Becoming the Luna

Chapter 286

Dream makes his way up the stairs, distracted, he couldn't believe that so much had happened in just one day, he now not only had a full time job but also had to move in to the Pack House immediately.

He definitely didn't see all this coming when he woke up this morning, he couldn't say it was all bad though.

The flights of stairs were one thing though, they were way too much, he was burning calories by just standing on them, he doesn't want to imagine how much is being lost by climbing up the stairs.

He gets to the third floor without any unlikely meeting of anyone, steps getting slower without even realizing it, it doesn't save him from losing his balance though.

The stairs were big enough for multiple people to use at once so he doesn't pay attention to the people passing by him until the fake blonde from earlier discretely puts out a leg to trip him.

Losing his balance is easy considering that he hadn't been paying attention in the first place and he starts to topple over the banister which would make him end up all the way down on the first floor, most likely face first.

Keiran grabs his arm in time though, helping him regain his balance, sharp eyes watching the Pack member that had obviously tripped the secretary.

Keiran preferred to stay away from the Pack and everyone else seemed to liked that, he couldn't blame them for getting antsy because of his presence though, he was a descendant of the previous ruling family anyway before the Astons.

He held no grudges and had no willingness to take back on the strain of running a Pack, especially one as big as theirs had gotten.

Well, he was also not expecting the previous Head Beta to personally call him to ask a favor, he couldn't say no to the Old man, old family friend and all that jazz.

And just as he'd always thought, the Pack was full of assholes, he was surprised about the secretary though, when he had done his research, he found out that the secretary was Erin Baker and that was very recent news, did she get fired likeToday?

"Thank you." Dream says a little breathless, clutching the tablet in a death grip. "Again"

Keiran had already put distance between them. "Sure." He mutters, eyes distant. "You're going to break that device." He adds.

Dream shakes his head, breaking out of his daze to glance down at his arms and see that Keiran was right. "Oh." He mutters, continuing his journey.

The gravity of the situation was finally sinking in, if Keiran hadn't somehow caught him in time, he would have been badly hurt or worse and it was just his first day.

Why was he hated so much? He had never done anything to them! He didn't even know them.

"Are you okay?" Keiran asks just as they get to the fourth floor and Dream remembers that the other is still here.

"Yeah." Dream whispers absently, keeping his eyes down. "Wait," he glances up sharply, the information just clicking. "You're on the fourth floor, do you want to see Dale?"

Keiran inhales sharply at this, the Omega couldn't be a Pack member, it would explain why the rest of the Pack were trying to get rid of him.

What gave it away though was how Dream referred to the Alpha so casually, were they a thing? Was that why he was almost pushed off the stairs?

"Yeah." He responds.

"Oh." Dream exclaims, a little flustered. "I-I I'll take you to his office then." It was perfect, he needed some time alone to put himself together anyway.

"Here, just knock on the door." Dream directs, making himself scarce immediately.

Keiran faces the door and knocks on it, startling Dale inside, who was just about to call up Dream again even though he knew the other wouldn't appreciate it.

He expects the door to be pushed open and Dream to walk in but when that doesn't happen he invites the visitor with a frown on his face.

"Good afternoon, Alpha Aston." Keiran says smoothly, coming in and closing the door on his way in. "Did I come at a bad time?" He notes with a slightly raises brow.

Dale quickly buries his disappointment under a mask of professionalism. "Not at all Mr. Banes, please have a seat."

"You don't seem too pleased to see me." Keiran notes with a tilt of his head, expression neutral.

Dale grinds his teeth, placing both arms on his table. "Maybe I just don't understand why you would agree to this." He says bluntly.

Keiran leans back at this, blank expression in place. "I have no desire to take the leadership from you." He explains simply. "I'm just doing a favor for an old friend and as soon as I'm not needed it'll be like I was never here."

Dale falls silent at this, trying to make sense of the situation.

Keiran would be the perfect candidate for Head Beta, he was shrewd, had an eye for business and his people skills were top notch but he also happened to be a direct descendant of the previous Alpha family.

"Besides I'm just a lowly Beta, I don't see the Pack picking that over you."

Keiran wondered while he was still pushing, this was exactly what he had hoped for, the Alpha getting put off by his lineage and giving him a loophole out of this unwanted situation.

He was fine with his predictable life, the numerous digits of money he got on a daily, his mansion, a little ways in the woods, far away from civilization.

He didn't need anything like a fascinating male Omega who was in the middle of a situation straight out of a telenovela, or the unspoken tension that would always be present between him and the Alpha but for some inane reason, he wanted to be the Head Beta.