The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya

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“Dean, something is up and you need to tell me what it is? I tried to be patient but you are acting weird.” I hated being so strict with Dean.

It was just clear something was up, something that seemed to not only affect him a lot. But his job too. And it was my responsibility to make sure the pack members were okay. With not being the Luna yet, I could choose whether to handle this myself or to let Isabella deal with it. Dean was my friend, my Gemma, and it was a task I would have to take on soon anyway. In two years I would start taking over some of Isabella’s tasks. I would start with handling conflicts that would more than likely need a longer time to get settled. Both as a means of training and practicing when we still have another Luna to help me out. And to make sure that the involved parties wouldn’t be forced to tell their story, to talk about their problems to two wolves. Our pack members would be the ones who chose who they wanted to help with their issues. Taking all of that into consideration Dean would just have to deal with the fact that he was the first one I would help like this. And because of our relationship, it made more sense for me to help him too.

“I am so sorry to be doing this to you, Ayla, please don’t hate me for it” Dean went from cold and awkward to fighting back his tears.

I don’t know what unsettled me more, what I did know was that whatever this was. I wanted to help him. He acted like he had done something to wrong me already. I still trusted him though, so much so that I promised him I would not get mad with him. Let alone hate him. As he steered the car onto a road I did not recognize he told me I couldn’

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he was trying to find the courage to tell me what he had done or was going to do that would upset me

can be your Gemma anymore, Ayla I would like to still be

over something like that. I did wonder where this was coming from though, when we went to our respective homes yesterday he seemed to be happy with his new position. Telling me he would go out shopping for furniture with his parents after dinner

Gemma and she still is my best friend. So there is nothing for you to worry about.” He seemed to relax slightly at

what made you decide this in your first week. Up to yesterday, you seemed happy with your new position. To the point you went shopping for furniture.” I hoped Dean would not confuse the worry in my tone for anger or disappointment. All I wanted to do now was

happy with my new position, honestly I wish I did not have to quit I would never. I honestly don’t see another way out. It was something my father told me

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reason I knew all of this was because, during that first BBQ, he had walked up to me. He had told me how he felt back then and how I had proven him wrong. He had been kind to me and vocal about his support for me from that moment on. It was Dean’s mom, Rob’s mate who had pointed the opening for a Gemma out to Dean. Rob seemed like one of the good ones. Who adored his mate and would do everything to keep her and their children happy. Him stopping Dean to have a job that made him genuinely happy made

I don’t have a mate yet as you know. And the chances of it being someone from our pack are extremely small. He would have to still not be eighteen then?” I don’t get why Dean is bringing up his mate, or his lack thereof. Still, I listen to him happy to see we are on a road I recognize. And

Dean, we spoke about that when you got

to be with my mare right?” I nodded because I have