Chapter 73
Marco's POV
I groan and lean my head on the table. I hate this. My family lineage is not who I am, and I hate people knowing about it.
"No. I ain't a Beta. My uncle is a Beta. My dad is the younger brother, so he didn’t get no ranked title. I’m just a pack warrior, like you, James," I sit up and shake my head.
"So you're a regular old pack warrior with Beta blood?" James says with a whole lotta sarcasm in his voice.
"Actually," Alpha Bronx interrupts. I look up at him to see a sly look on his face.
"FINALLY, some damn recognition for who we are," my wolf Clash huffs.
Oh man, please don’t do it. Please don’t do it. I beg in my mind.
"He's a regular old pack warrior with Alpha blood," the Alpha finishes his thought.
Shit. Why*d he have to call me out like that?
"Because you do, ese!" Clash growls at me, "Stop denying it and GET OVER YOURSELF!"
"Alpha, please stop. I’m no Beta and I certainly ain’t no Alpha," I can feel my face getting flush with embarrassment.
Clash groans at my statement.
gonna need you to explain this to me better. Is it too early for a beer? It seems like this is a conversation to have over beer," James says. He sounds confused and looks
afternoon, so I'm going to stick to water for now," Alpha Bronx gets up from
bottle for each of US. He sits down in his chair and leans back with his
Just your dad's," Alpha Bronx makes a motion with his hand like he is giving me permission to tell the story and crosses his
Bronx said, my old man came here when he met my mom. The Granite Mountain pack is tiny.
my uncle Roberto the Beta. They don't got no Gammas. So there was no ranked position for my dad," I take a deep drink from my bottle and look at James to check
Marco," James looks at me like he's trying to find the truth
but I never got no blood tests to confirm it. I don't need to. I'm the youngest of five brothers. There ain't no situation
you're joking, right? Look how big you are compared to your brothers. Shit, you're almost as tall as Bronx and practically as strong as him. There’s no way you don’t have Beta blood. I would put money on you having Alpha blood," James
his head, still leaning back in his seat, "We could get the blood tests done if you wanted to, Marco. If it
no stupid blood tests, Alpha. It don't make a difference in who I am and what my life is. Nothing changes with whatever would show up on that piece of paper," I explain, "I don't want no one to treat
be proud of. All those years your dad trained US growing up and no
you? Why?" James still don't understand why
He didn't want people to know he came here because he couldn't be a ranked member somewhere else and he always taught US
at everything but put your best into everything you do.' You sound so much like
will say, it makes more sense
still feel like a thousand eyes are on me even though there is only three of
he smiles and holds his bottle up. I finally let myself breathe a sigh of relief and clink my
promotion to intelligence officer for the
we set our bottles down, someone giggles in the
mate," James smiles and pushes his
so much comes from the room next, then the Luna's little
over, gentlemen. Let’s collect our mates and get some food other than milkshakes into them," Alpha Bronx stands up from
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