Alpha Zander
Chapter 40

*Charwood Beta Heir Daniel Richmond (Danni) *

I got home just as the sun rose, stumbling through the door.

Billy managed to give us all a ride home because he had stopped drinking a while ago. Thankfully I didn’t drive in the state I was in, half wasted, and wouldn’t remember where the f**k I was going.

I start making my way to my room when I hear a thud and crashing sounds from upstairs.’ Should probably see if everything is all right,’ Sam tells me. Grumbling because I know he’s right, I head up the stairs towards Zander’s room. As I get closer, I hear a thud and gr0aning sound. I couldn’t smell anything different in the hallways, just Zander’s scent and our Alpha, who was down the hallway at the other end. I knocked on Zander’s door to see if he was ok. He gr0aned again, sounding in pain.

Opening the door, the foul stench of stale alcohol and vomit reaches my nose. Zander’s lying in the middle of his bedroom floor like he’s passed out from trying to get out of bed. A few bottles are scatted around the floor. Some still had liquor in them as it spilled while he tried to move.

I sigh and move over to him, trying to help him up. “Come on, big guy, let’s get you in the shower.” I bend down, grabbing one of his arms and wrapping it over my shoulder for support as lift him. I bring him to his bathroom. He starts babbling incoherent words while I try to put him in the shower. Some of them make sense but not a huge amount. I shove him into the shower with his clothes still on, I’m barely in my right mind to look after him, so l try to do the best l can right now.

After about 15 minutes of sitting in the shower, he looks better. His eyes can focus and recognize where he is.

“I f****d up Danni, Grace pregnant, my mate, f**k my mate, she probably hates me,” Zander starts rambling.

He found his mate, and he’s been keeping it a secret. How the f**k has he been doing that. I sit there silently as he continues to babble. What’s the saying a drunk man’s word is a sober man’s thoughts?

“Ashleigh, f**k, she looked devastated when Grace said,” he mumbled.

That one gets my attention. Beta Ashleigh is Zanders, mate?

I sit up a little straighter and lean in, feeling the water, making sure it’s not too hot or cold. Trying not to seem too surprised or interested by his words.

“I tried to go to her, tried to want to talk to her about it all, but I couldn’t. What was I supposed to say to her? ‘I’m sorry’ won’t be enough.”

So he chose Grace over his mate? Is he f*****g stupid? He chose that b***h over our Luna. Anni told me she had to head home early to help Grace pack. I was confused at first, but now it all makes f*****g sense. I told him a thousand times she’s a crazy b***h, but he never listened to me.

“You need to talk to her. Tell her you are trying to figure this out, so she doesn’t want to reject you. At least by going to her, she knows you are still in this with her and that you choose her instead of Grace.”

“I love her, man, and I f****d up. I can’t face Ashleigh right now,” Zander sighs, scrubbing his hand over his face. I roll my eyes. He won’t listen to me in this state.

“Come on, let’s get you cleaned up,” I grumble, trying to help him out of the shower.

He stands and strips out of his clothes and throws them over to the laundry hamper. “I’Il stay in a bit longer, still stink,”

He mumbles.

I nod and head back to his room. I gag as the stench hits me again. I move to the two windows opposite his bed and yank them open, trying to get some fresh air. The sun is halfway in the sky, slowly rising to start the day. I look at his bedside clock and see it’s about 6.40 am. Dam, I hate winter.

Moving back around the room, I start collecting the empty bottles to throw them out. Il have to get one of the maids to come in later and clean the floors to get rid of the stench.

Zander comes out of the bathroom a few minutes later, towel wrapped around his waist and hair w.et. At least he can stand on his own now.

“Just leave them, don’t worry about it,” Zander mumbles, seeing me holding the bottles.

I nod, setting them up on his dresser, “you good?”

“Yeah, man, thanks.” he nods back. “I can manage from here.”

“Don’t tell anyone,” He says as I’m about to head out. I turn around, frowning in confusion.

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“Don’t say anything to anyone about Ashleigh,” he demands.

I sigh. He’s still set on no one knowing. “It is a good thing, man. She will be good for you. She’s your mate, our Luna. You can’t hide from her forever. She might have some good input on this situation.”

“I know, just until this s**tis over, I just have to figure out what to do about Grace, then will talk,” he says I shake my head, disagreeing with everything he has done in this situation, I mean, I may have freaked a little bit as well, but I wouldn’t have walked away from my mate. I would have asked for her help and advice.

“Your choice, man.” I shrug, reaching for the door.

“What else could I have done?” he asks, sounding defeated.

I looked up, meeting his eyes. He looked drained, exhausted from lack of sleep and too much alcohol. I can tell he’s been beating himself up over this.

Sighing, I fold my arms across my chest and say, “Look, before jumping into anything, make sure Grace is pregnant, and make sure it is yours, Don’t throw away your Luna for something that might not be true. In the first place.” He wouldn’t listen to anything I was saying before, so maybe this will help him. “Talk to Ashleigh. She is reasonable and understanding, and as far as I can tell, obviously very forgiving with all the s**t you have done.” I smirked, trying to make things a little lighter and less stressful.

He sighs, looking completely defeated, scrubbing a hand over his face and closing his eyes, trying to gain some sense in all of this mess.

“I’Il get going so l can get a few hours sleep before mum starts calling me for duties,” I mumble, grabbing the door handle and heading out.

“Yeah, thanks, I appreciate it” he nodded as I left his room.

I send a little prayer to the moon goddess, praying that he will sort his s**t out and that we will have our rightful luna standing by him.