" Is there anything else I can help you with tonight " Shaman Hugo ask. And for some reason it felt like he wanted to tell us something.
Something important, so I improvised
" Is there something that you believe we should know? If so,please tell us we're kinda lost here. We realize that there must be a reason that We met before Andie come of age."
The old fuck grinned at me " I'm sure there is, but I don't think I'm the one you should ask. My best guess would be Andie's wolf might have the answer your looking for. You see if she didn't want your wolf to find her,she could have hidden herself from him until Andie turned eighteen when her scent changed."
"What do you mean by when her scent changed?" I hope like fuck it never changes, she smells so hot , sexy as fuck.
" Exactly what I said, Andie's scent is what your wolf recognized as his mate. Your wolf actually has no idea what Andie looks like.But he knows his mates scent very well. For some reason Andie's wolf reviled her scent to your wolf.
Zack ask yourself does Andie's scent match the young lady that you know now as your mate. Or does it seem like something more mature and exotic like what you think Andie will be like as a grown woman."
I didn't have think about that one very hard. My baby girl smells sex, and erotic like a seductive vixen, but right now she looks like a skinny fourteen year old." Okay, I think I understand what you're saying. So, Andie's scent won't change when she turns eighteen because she already smells like she's supposed to smell when she's old enough to mate."
" correct, Andie's wolf has allowed your wolf to recognize her scent, the scent of his mate. If she hadn't allowed it to change it would have done it naturally when Andie turned eighteen."
I turned to my girl and see she seems distracted, my guess is she's already talking to her wolf.
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Andie
"Roxy, Roxy I know you can hear me.
ROXY ANSWER ME DAMN IT!" I screamed at my wolf.
"What?" She growled like she didn't just hear everything Shaman Hugo said.
" Don't what me?" I gave her the same attitude she gave me.
" Girl, I was taking a nap, now tell me what you want or leave me alone and let me go back to sleep." She said sounding all grumpy and crabby.
" So you're saying you didn't hear what Shaman Hugo just said?"
"Who's he, and why should I care what he said?"
" Well for your information he's the Shaman here at the Starlight Pack and he just informed me that you changed my scent so that Zack's wolf would know I'm his mate." I briefly explained the conversation to her crabby ass even though I don't really think she was really taking a nap like she said.
"Like my good friend Mark Twain said, lies, damned lies,and statistics." She grumbled, confusing the hell out of me.
I mentally rolled my eyes at her " Just what the hell does that mean"
" It means that this Shaman Hugo guy don't know what he's talking about."
" So , you're telling me you didn't change my scent?"
" No girl , you still stink. I just covered that greasy French fry smell with my lovely scent."
" Okay, okay, so why did you cover my scent with yours?" I Growled at her smart ass.
" So that boy would keep your stinky tail."
" Stop calling me stinky." I snapped "And answer my question?"
She rolled her damn eyes at me. " I did answer your question."
I tried a different approach " Why did you want Zack to keep me?"
" I didn't ,Selene did. And don't ask me why because I don't know."
" Why couldn't you just tell me that in the first place." I ask slightly disappointed that I don't know any more now then I did before.
" Because it wasn't my story to tell." She sighed laying her big white fluffy head on her paws.
" Cheer up and get some rest ,you get to take a run with your mate tomorrow." I tell her, I was glad to see she wagged her bushy tail.
I took a moment to compose myself before lifting my head to see Zack's curious steel gray eyes staring at me.
I shake my head and sighed." She said Selene wanted you to keep me, but she doesn't know why."
" That's it" He sounded as disappointed as I am.
I shrugged my shoulders " Yep, that's all she said." Well, she said I was stinky but I wasn't about to tell him that.
Shaman Hugo patted Zack's shoulder a wide smile splayed on his face " Selene must have a very good reason, my advice to the two of you is just relax and let Selene take care of everything."
Zack stood up grabbed my hand giving Shaman Hugo a nod, "Shaman Hugo, thank you for your advice, enjoy the rest of your evening"
" Any time Zack, Oh, and congratulations."
" Thank you" Zack murmured, And started pulling me across the room towards the bar again. I'm beginning to think Zack has a drinking problem.
Before we made it across the room some old guy and his wife stopped us. He held out his hand offering Zack a hand shake.
" Congratulations Zack, this must be your lucky week. Finding your soulmate today and becoming Alpha of your pack tomorrow. Just how lucky can one man be." The old guy grinned
Zack took his hand greeting the old guy with a smile " Alpha Herald, thank you " he murmured and nodded towards the lady " Luna Carla,I hope you're enjoying the party."
" We are ,thank you for asking, Carla and I just wanted to let you know we're happy for the two of you. And Miss.Hunt" the old guy smiled at me
" I'm glad to see you standing by Zack's side even though you can't feel the bond yet. You know it's not really necessary to feel it to fall in love." The old guy grinned glancing over at his wife. That's when I noticed her scent, the smell of a human.
I blushed " I'll keep that in mind, Alpha Herald."
I guess Luna Carla noticed that I had turned red, she patted Alpha Herald's arm and smiled at me "I'm sure with a doting Alpha for a soulmate she'll get there in no time." Her voice was soft and reassuring, making me feel more comfortable. The way a true Luna should, strengthening my faith in the moon goddess.
Zack chuckled pulling me closer to him
"Thank you for the well wishes" he murmured nodding at the old couple "Alpha Hearld, Luna Carla, y'all have a nice evening."
Alpha Hearld nodded back with a big smile " See you around Zack"
Zack nodded to the old guy before we walked away. I glanced up at Zack who was already smiling back down at me, both of us ask the same question in unison.
" What?"
" You go first" he was first to say
" I didn't know other Alpha's had mates that couldn't feel the bond. It makes me feel better about us. I know we're not in the same situation as them we are in a much better place. Eventually I will feel the bond, however Luna Carla never will. But she has all the confidence and compassion of any other Luna I have met. It just proves without a doubt that the moon goddess knows exactly what she's doing, it's just reassuring that's all." I shrugged
Zack pulled me closer with a wide smile on his face, not that sneaky smile that my brother gives girls, but a genuine happy smile. Leaning down he whispered in my ear. " I have never doubted that we're going to be okay. Actually I think we're going to be great together. And yes sweetheart, the moon goddess knows exactly what she is doing, never doubt it. Not even for a moment." Then he kissed my temple even though a bunch of people were watching us, I assume to see if Zack was going to do something inappropriate.
" Is there anyone else here in a situation similar to ours" I asked, Zack stopped walking for a moment, glancing around the room.
"There is" he confirmed jotting his chin towards a couple who looked around forty years old setting at a table by the stage "That's Beta Landon,of the White Fang pack, his mate doesn't have a wolf. She was injured in a plane crash when she was a child. Her wolf sacrificed its self to save her life."
We walked on over to the bar, I climbed on up on a bar stool and Zack ordered drinks for us and told me about a lot of stuff I didn't know.
" You sure do know a lot about the people here? So, I guess knowing all this information about people is part of being an Alpha and my dad knows this too." I guessed
" Yes, And before your brother takes over as Alpha he will need to learn about every Pack in North America. It's not just useful it's also necessary for the protection of your pack."
"How so?" I ask intrigued by this new information. Even though I'm the daughter of a powerful Alpha, my brother will be my packs next Alpha. He's trained all his life to take on the responsibility of leading the second largest pack in North America. And believe me, my brother is no slouch. He may be the biggest hoe on the planet but he takes his role as our next Alpha serious. He's never late for his classes or training, he's only sixteen but he's big, muscular, and super fast.
Sometimes I go to the gym to train with him. I gloat all day if I catch him off guard with some slick move my dad thought me just to keep Peyton on his toes. It's mine and dad's little secret, Peyton has no idea dad is teaching me how to fight. I love the shock on Peyton's cocky face when I knock him flat on his back, it's awesome.
" To guard against attacks, a direct Alpha challenge isn't the only way to crumble the pillars that hold a pack together. There for , you need to know the weaknesses and strength of the leaders of each pack. Right now while all the leadership is at this party every Alpha here has his most experienced guard keeping an eye on what's happening in his Pack. Your dad has commander Raymond White in charge right now. And I'm just guessing here, but I bet he calls Commander Raymond every night."
" You know Commander Ray too?" I ask a bit surprised.
He chuckled like I said something stupid " I don't know him personally, I have a file on him. The same as I have on everyone in this room. He's part of the leadership of your pack."
" What type of information is in these files?" I ask wondering exactly how much Zack knows about me.
" Mostly just general information, let's take your dad's file for instance. It has his name, pack name, your mom's name with a brief profile on her" Zack glanced over at the table where my mom and dad was setting with my Aunt and Uncle surprising me again " Things like your mom is from an Alpha family and Alpha Ellis is your moms brother. My file also has your brothers name in it, with a brief profile on him as the next Alpha. Then you and your sister are listed as unmated daughters." He chuckled " But that's outdated information now."
" That's it?" I ask a bit disappointed.
" How can that give you any clue on a person's strength or weakness?"
" It's a little bit more detailed then that, but not much ,like it has the number of pack members which is a strength, your dad's personal wealth and the training program he uses for his guards that's all a strength. Who your dad's beta and gamma are, but I have separate files on them. The only weakness a strong Alpha like your dad has is his family.Mostly his daughter because your brother has his training and Strength to protect himself and your mom has the combination of the mate bond with your dad and her own alpha abilities. However your sister only has her alpha abilities to protect herself. And now that I found you, you have the same protection as your mom, our bond and your own Alpha abilities."