Jeremy POV
It has been days since Alpha Damien left with Amber. Who would have thought that our Luna would be a royal? I don't know how that is going to work out for our pack. She as a person seems like a good person, I can't even say anything bad about her. But everything I was ever taught about royals says that they are bad news.
Let's hope that they find some good information from the elders. I don't know what could be taking this long. I had assumed they would only be gone for a day or two. I can't help but have this feeling that something is up though. There have been multiple rogue sightings across our land, but as soon as we go to get them they disappear into thin air. And it isn't as if they just disappear, there is no possibility of tracking them because their scent disappears as well.
I can understand a sighting of a rogue or two, but twenty or thirty in the span of two days? No that is crazy! Now my ass is on the line if anything goes wrong. I don't know why Alpha Damien couldn't just send Amber up to the elders to get answers and stay back.
Amber being here has been changing him. He hasn't been as angry and miserable, so that's a win. I just hope she changes him into a happier person altogether. Ever since he took over as Alpha, I don't think I have seen him truly happy.
"Jeremy boo!" an incessantly high-pitched voice rang throughout the halls. Lord why does Gretchen always have to try to talk to me? I mean she is completely hot with her short petite body and her big knockers, but that voice of hers is so annoying.
I turned and started walking the opposite direction that I heard her voice coming from. "Jeremy! Where are you going in such a hurry?" she whined while following after me.
I let out an aggravated groan and turned quickly to face her. She quickly made her way to stand in front of me, looking up at me with those bright blue eyes of hers. "Gretchen, I am really busy today. I don't have time to entertain you." I groaned.
She took her hands and placed them on my chest as she inched her way closer. Rubbing her hands across my pecks she leaned in and whispered, "Well what if I planned on entertaining you?"
I grabbed her hands quickly, stopping them from traveling anywhere else on my body. Pulling her hands off of my chest and pushing them away from me, I gritted out, "Gretchen, you know I am waiting for my mate. I don't appreciate you trying to seduce me.'
She let out a sigh and rolled her eyes at me. "Jeremy you are so boring! What if you live your whole life waiting for your mate?" her voice was getting too high pitched to tolerate anymore.
I growled at her, my wolf pissed off at Gretchen as well. "If I have to wait my entire life for her than I will. I don't want to settle for second best when I can wait for the best." I turned to walk away again when I heard her voice again.
"Well that's fine, I only wanted to pass my time. I have my sights much higher than you 'Beta'" she said as she air quoted the word beta.
I had my hand around her throat in an instant and she was pinned against the wall. "What is that you said?" I growled, staring her in the eyes. The look of fear on her face was enough to satisfy my wolf. "And where is it that you have your sights on little maid?"
The look of fear was replaced by…satisfaction? Amusement? I couldn't tell. I loosened my grip on her throat just enough for her to choke out the words, "The Alpha of course." A smug smile had taken over her features.
I dropped my grip around her throat and started laughing. It wasn't a chuckle but a full hearty laugh from somewhere deep down in my belly. I was laughing so hard that I had tears coming from my eyes.
Gretchen stood there with her hands on her hips shooting daggers my way. "And what is so funny about that Beta?" she yelled.
When I could finally manage to catch my breath and slow down my hysteria, I looked at her in disbelief. "If I really have to tell you then you are completely delusional Gretchen. You need to get your head checked out!" I chuckled again as I walked down the hallway to make my way for my rounds.