Pursuing My Rejected Alpha

She grabbed his brother away from Ronan as if the latter had done a major, unheard-of crime.

“Lulu, are you alright?”

Annalynne cupped Lucien’s face in her palms. “Why are you so pale? Did that perverted Alpha bully you again? Tell me, I am going to teach him a lesson.”

Said perverted Alpha shot Annalynne a dirty look.

Lucien was barely able to suppress a chuckle. Did Annalynne forget that that perverted Alpha happened to be his mate? But yes, he did bully Lucien in the jacuzzi. Not that Annalynne needed to know about that.

“Anna, are you hungry?” Lucien pulled at Annalynne’s elbow in an attempt to distract his sister. “I am famished. Why don’t we get something to eat?”

Delighted at the prospect of spending some alone time with Lucien, Annalynne stuck her tongue out at Ronan out of schadenfreude.

“Take that, Alpha Ronan! Don’t disturb my brother anymore! He’s with me now!”

.....

“...”

Ronan put both hands against his waist and glared at Annalynne, who looped her arm around Lucien’s and dragged him away.

The Alpha pondered whether he should attempt to kidnap Lucien and make a run for it.

Despite having taken advantage of Lucien once in the morning, his thirst was far from being quenched.

It was of course entirely Lucien’s fault.

Why must his Luna look so good in that shirt and pants?

He looked as gentle as a fairy and as innocent as an angel, but Ronan knew what kind of seductive and tantalizing body hid underneath.

The Alpha cleared his throat and averted his eyes from Lucien’s mesmerizing figure.

‘Lulu, I love you,’ he called after his mate via Mind Link. He had to remind Lucien just in case his Luna forgot.

Lucien turned around and shot Ronan an indulgent smile.

‘I love you too, Ronan. I’ll be back.’

Ronan and Lowell stayed behind at the lavish resort entrance, looking at the siblings’ retreating figures.

“Well, that leaves you and me,” the Alpha nodded at Lowell after the objects of their desire had gone out of sight. “Why don’t we take care of the birthday dinner then?”

“Of course, Alpha Ronan.”

The Clearwater siblings went to take a walk along the beautiful beach. In summer afternoons, it was bustling with tourists.

Some were sprawled across their sunbathing sheets or chairs and fell asleep under the sun.

Some were either swimming near the beach or playing volleyball on a nearby volleyball court.

Some others sat under huge umbrellas and were immersed in a good book, good music, or an animated chat with each other.

Lucien and Anna headed directly to the food stalls.

The siblings shared a common interest in unhealthy junk food, which Annalynne got to enjoy a lot more than Lucien on daily basis.

Ronan had been very strict with Lucien’s diet. The latter could not remember when he last enjoyed fried chicken or a burger or a pizza from a fast food restaurant.

Today, he especially needed some comfort food to fill the gaping hole in his heart.

Annalynne could not help but stare when she saw the tray full of food that Lucien placed between them. It was enough for at least four people.

“What’s up? Eat,” Lucien said while grabbing three french fries at once.

“Wow. Lulu, are you so hungry?” Annalynne asked after a gulp.

“Yes,” Lucien answered nonchalantly.

He chewed on his burger full of indignation. Still plagued by the poor destiny that Sean and his mother suffered from, Lucien ended up asking Annalynne for her opinion.

Of course he could not tell Annalynne outright about Seam’s identity. Although he knew that Annalynne could keep a secret, he already promised Sean not to tell anyone.

“Say, Anna... What would you do if you are forced to be part of a belief system that no longer makes sense to you?”

Annalynne blinked in confusion.

“Sorry, what?”

“... To put it in simpler terms, what if you are forced against your will to do something?”

Annalynne’s mouth dropped open.

“Uh, I guess I will fight it. I don’t want to just resign myself to my fate.”

Lucien gave his sister a thoughtful look.

“What if you can’t fight it?”

“If you really want something to happen, you will find a way. Otherwise, you will find an excuse.”

“...”

Maybe his sister was right. Self-admonishment was not going to help the Moon Goddess’ banished children. He needed to do something big. Something meaningful. Something that would change the mindset of the entire werewolf community.

Lucien smiled at his sister and ruffled her hair affectionately.

“You are so smart, Anna. I love you.”

Annalynne’s cheeks turned pink from her brother’s praise.

“Ehehehe... Do you really think so?”

“Mhm,” Lucien nodded. “My Anna is the smartest.”

Having been praised by her brother, Annalynne smiled all the way until they each returned to their own suites.

“Aaaaah,” she said, the broad grin was still plastered across her face. “Lowell, do you know that I have the absolute bestest brother in the world? Lulu is so amazing~”

“I know. Oh, speaking about your brother... You left your phone in the suite. Your father called about an hour ago.”

“Oh, really?”

Lying across the bed with her feet swinging up and down leisurely, Annalynne picked up her phone and made a call to her father.

“Hi, Dad. What’s up?” she said when the call finally connected.

Gordon Clearwater’s voice rang out from the other end of the line.

“Anna? Dad needs to talk to you. Make sure Lulu isn’t listening.”

“Okay...”

Annalynne pulled herself into a sitting position right away with furrowed brows.

“Dad, we booked two different suites. He is not here. What happened?”

“Oh, alright. It’s nothing bad. I have a birthday gift for Lucien. Since I can’t be there to give it to him, can you help me out, Anna?”

“Okay...? What is it?”

“I sent a package to Amaranthus Dream Resort a few days ago, addressed to you. I just got a notification that it is now at the reception desk. Please pick it up and give it to Lucien tomorrow, will you?”