Damon’s phone rang, waking him up. “What? Talk to me.” He looked at the clock. Phone calls at three in the morning were never a good thing.
“Sir, it’s Tommy. I’ve been here for three hours. The plane landed, and she wasn’t on the plane. I’ve checked she didn’t reschedule her flight. I tried her cell phone and there was no response. I tried contacting her several times over the last hour. I’m not sure how you want me to proceed.” Damon sighed in exhaustion, though he felt concerned too. Emily seemed so interested in this arrangement. Something must have happened. He’d need to call her and if she didn’t respond, he’d call her previous alpha. Someone must know what’s going on.
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“What do you mean, everything’s settled? James, you’re screwing with my life here. You’re abusing your power as an alpha. This could start a war, for fuck’s sake. When will you ever listen to me? I won’t be able to fix this disaster this time because I’m involved in the mess.” Emily searched around for her clothes. She couldn’t believe now what they’d just done, and it paled considering his words. Emily couldn’t get her mind wrapped around it all. Usually, she could work out what his intentions were, but not this time. She’d been completely and utterly sideswiped. “We need to talk.” That was all James had to say before he pulled her back to him and away from their clothing on the floor.&nb
“Any response from young James?” Haden came up behind Janine and stood unnervingly close behind her. Janine felt very aware of him and couldn’t help but wonder why he did it. She knew he was aware of what he did. “No, and he’s not normally this impulsive.” Haden raised his eyebrow at Janine as she stepped away from him before turning to face him. “He usually has Emily or me, warning him of missteps he might encounter.” Haden sighed and shook his head. He didn’t comment on her strategic retreat, but continued to speak about her son. “What you’re saying is the boy never learned to think completely for himself. As an alpha, he must learn that all his actions and decisions have ramifications.
Evan sat at his desk having a private mental meltdown. Without Emily to ask, he struggled to find everything within the encyclopaedia of notes she’d given him. The bloody thing was even cross-referenced. Still no word from the search groups. He’d found nothing in all those notes about where Alpha James would disappear to. They’d checked the local motels and several of the hunting cabins, but nothing. “Luna, Alpha Haden, can I help you with something?” He prayed they needed him for anything else but searching for Alpha James. Just so he could get away from the feelings of failure and incompetence. “Have you heard anything from the search parties?” Janine asked in a gentle voice. Evan thanked his lucky stars she wasn’t in that angry state anymore. It was rare to see her in a full-blown a
James tossed his cell phone on the counter and looked out the kitchen window over the sink. His mother was now looking for him. Of course, she was. That was her job right now. How was he going to get everything back to where it needed to be? Nothing felt right, but his mother would make things worse by confusing the issues. He needed more time with Emily. Sex with her proved that. Even now, he wanted to experience it again. That never happened to anyone, not even Rebecca. He needed to figure out what was going on between them in his head and with her. She needed to know what she was doing would be a mistake for everyone one. But where did he start? How did he start? How did he tell her he’d never truly felt the need to mourn Rebecca? He’d tol
Damon couldn’t get through to Emily and it worried him to no end. Now he tried to get in contact with the alpha of her pack and still no response. This was his last attempt to contact him before he did something drastic. Dialling the last number, he possessed for that pack. He contacted the private offices of the pack. It rang and for once didn’t go to voice mail. “Hello? Janine DeMarre speaking.” Janine hoped it would be James, but it dashed her hope when a western accent came through the phone line. “Good afternoon, Ms DeMarre. My name is Damon Forsyth. I’m the Beta of the Orian’s Forest Pack. I’m looking for Beta Emily LaMont or Alpha James DeMarre. Are either available?” “Good afterno
Haden found his daughter finally with her latest lover, and he thanked the gods it wasn’t serious because the boy may be a gamma looking to be an enforcer one day. He was no alpha and not her true mate. For that reason, he took the day to pack her off back to their pack’s territory before she could further embarrass him. He worried about the next generation and their ability to function as leaders. His next problem was his obsession with helping Janine. No, the obsession wasn’t with helping; it was with her. She was his obsession, and he didn’t care that they’d started off insulting each other. He would fix this for both of their benefits. He promised himself that they would spend more time together after they found the chil
James enters the bedroom he thought of as Emily’s finding her pacing the room. He knew that look on her face she’d given him that look many times when she wanted to know what he thought he was trying to prove after he’d done something she didn’t want to deal with. “You need to come clean on exactly what you want here and tell me upfront. I don’t understand what you think this will prove or how you’re going to stop unrest or even war between the two packs. Do you have any concept of what position you’ve now put me in? I have a verbal agreement with Damon, and I’m in jeopardy of reneging on it. How dare you be this selfish?” Emily stopped in the centre of the room and waved a finger at him as she threw these words at him. 
With their bags in hand, Damon and his entourage left the landing area to find the car rental shop. But the scent of wolves from several packs caught his nose. One scent was Emily’s pack. They’d sent several people to welcome them and bring them to the Gibbous Moon territory. “Beta Damon, welcome. I’m Janine, the current Luna of the Gibbous Moon. This is Alpha Haden of the Silver Hills. From my pack, we have Eva, Jordan, and Hugh. Jordan and Hugh will help you with your bags, and Eva has kindly agreed to be your liaison and guide during your stay with us.” The older female wolf said as she smiled warmly. He sensed no nervousness in her at all. This was a wolf who was confident in her position and power. Note taken. The petit