*Yep, Reader Discretion is still advised*
“Different?” My brows creased. “Mine is different too?”
“Too?”
I sighed. “Yes, I meant to tell you last night, but you were passed out by the time I got out of the shower. You were sleeping so peacefully I didn’t want to wake you. But yours looks a lot different.” I sighed and ran my finger over my mark on her neck. “It looks like a crescent moon.”
“What, really?” She grabbed her phone and turned on the self-facing camera. “What? I don’t see it... it looks the same to me.” She bit her lip. “Here, look. Tell me yours looks different.”
I looked perplexed at the screen. It
The rest of the week was somber, mass funerals were held at mydad’spack; entire families were buried together. The guilt that radiated from my mate wasstifling, and I have no idea how to get her through it.I’vetried everything I could think of, even watching the NCAA tournamentdidn’thelp. And when UNC lost in the Final Four it backfired on me.The new TV was already here and getting hooked up.As we entered our packhouse we heard the new sound system in the entertainmentroom,and Icouldn’thelp but smile as most of the omegas that stayed in the packhouse were in there. One of them looked up and waved at us. “Alpha! Luna! Quick! The King has announced a press release! The Head of the Council is there too!”My browfurrowedand my mate sighed. “What now?” She murmured
I woke up early, it was still dark outside but the bed beside me was empty. I was startled at first and worried. Did something happen? Why didn’t Samantha wake me up?Pulling myself out of bed I notice my phone is lit up with an unread text message.Love: Hey, something came up! Had to check out something last minute. If you get this before I get back come find me! Love you! <3Ifurrowedmy brow and quickly got up and changed, what could have happened this early in the morning? Tiptoeing out of the packhouse I glanced up, the sun would soonrise,and the early spring animals were starting to wake up. A few pack members were moving around, some heading to the gym while others were yawning and walking towards the main gate to start their shift.Passing a few of the omegas whowere in charge ofbreakfast I nodded and smile
The next few months bounded by, on June 2ndwe went to my parents’ pack and celebrated Chris and Lauraascendingto the Alpha and Luna titles. Even though itwasn’ta full moon it was the same day our parents ascended yearsago,and Chris wanted to keep it. Ron and Orla also ascended that night, and Orla’s mating ceremony was done under the full moon on the 12th. Jake was finallyinitiatedas Violet’s mate and second Beta in July and life was starting to settle down comfortably.We ended up buying that land in Vermont, and construction was starting in the hopes we could be operational by the start of the season. We got a lot ofpushbackfrom existing slopes but Samantha just powered through, adding moreamenitiesto make our property more cost effective. The real problem she is facing now is staffing. Sheisn’tagainst using localhumans,&nbs
*Five Years Later**Ben’s POV*“That’s enough for today.” I glared as the rogue breathed his last and the others in the cells shrank away from me. “You.” I pointed at the one trying to hide in the back. “See you tomorrow.” I growled and made my way out of the cells.“Good job, Alpha.” One of the guards said. “We got a lot more out of them today than we did yesterday.”I nodded. “Yes, another slave trading rogue cell. Give the notes to Beta Violet, she will email the Council with the names of the packs who have been dealing with them.” I said as I wiped my hands on a nearby towel.“Yes, Alpha.” Hesaid. “The portable shower is ready for you as well. You knowMs.Amy will throw a fit if you get blood in the packho
Alpha Eric rubbed the aches out of his tired neck. He was getting too old for things like this. He glanced over at his beta, Matthew, who was busy looking through some files on his laptop as they rode in the backseat on the way to the annual Alpha meeting which was being held in the Ridgemount Pack. A 6 hour trip away from his pack and family, who all stayed behind in the Black Hill territory. His territory. His pack. For now. Hopefully his eldest son, Christopher, will finally decide its time to take up the mantel and let him retire. At age 48 he was ready to start living his best life. Retirement life. He sighed, maybe he should have groomed his second or third son for the Alpha title, at this rate he would be a great grandfather before his son took up the role.“Its your fault, you know.” Matthew said beside him not even looking up from his computer. “I told you once he found his mate you should have pressed further, but no, you had to make
I sigh I was run my fingers through my dark brown hair, my duffel bag nearly packed with the essentials I will need to last for 4 or 5 days. I really don’t want to go; I really don’t want to do much of anything anymore. At 21 years old I have been to too many of these dances only to leave alone. I can’t find her and its really starting to affect my daily life. Some days I just stay in bed all day not even leaving my room to train or eat. Someone knocks on my door and my sister calls to me. “Hey Ben? You decent?” A second later she pops her head in my room with two dresses in hand “I can’t decide which one to wear, the red one or the black?” She holds up each one and neither one has enough cloth to be considered a dress.“Neither” I say gruffly. “What about the light blue one with the sleeves? Its October and we are going further into the mountain range remember?”“
My father looks from me to my mom; the valet and other members from the SilverFang pack are attending to our belongings and car. “Why don’t we all go in together?” He finally asked, worry evident in his voice. He is right, I shouldn’t meet my mate as nervous as I am. I’m sure she is just as anxious to see me and at least one of us should be as sane as possible. Heck, she might realize I’m here and jump me right on the dance floor. I can feel my face start to heat up at that scenario before my mom pulls me from my thoughts. “Get those ideas out of your head Ben, you should at least know her name before you start trying for pups.”“Mom!” I started, a little too loudly, “what if she was close by!” I look around nervously. Good, no one is even paying attention over here.My dad laughs “come on kid, let’s go inside” he offers his arm to my mom an
Her gorgeous green eyes go wide, holy crap. Her cheeks flush only slightly, clearly she was not expecting that. But now she really might reject me. What the hell is wrong with my mouth. I look up at her amused face. My heart sinks as she starts to giggle.“Well, you don’t like to beat around the bush do you? Straight to business.” She smiled at me and returned to her chair. “But unless you want me to call you ‘uh, um MATE’” She enunciated each syllable just as I did. “You better tell me your real name.” She motioned for me to sit in the chair in front of the desk.“Uh, I’m sorry. My name is Benjamin Alex Shields, from the Black Hill pack.” I fidgeted again as I sat awkwardly in the chair, trying my best to look cool but probably failing miserably. “My father is Alpha Eric Shields.”“So your sister is Lily, right? I met her earlier t