'Wake up!' Ragnar roared in my head. 'Must find mate!'
The moment he said that, I knew something was off. Ever since Ragnar discovered that Elrich was our one and only mate, all he wanted was to be around him and last night was the most incredible night in my life. I lost control but everything about it felt so damn good. I might even gotten a wet dream about last night.
I knew that witches and vampires were never meant to be a thing, but there was something that binded me with Elrich and no natural law mattered to me anymore. He and were soulmates now.
'Must find MATE!'
Fuck, Ragnar just wouldn't shut up. I was waking up from my sleep and the fact that he was the one rebelling against me sleeping, meant that he'd definitely jump at the opportunity of me being unconscious and taking advantage of that. Hell he'd probably go on ahead and take Elrich again and that probably wasn't a good idea, especially since Elrich was probably asleep and I didn't want to disturb him in his sleep. But something was still off, it felt like something was missing.
His scent still filled my nose but it also lacked something. It lacked his presence.
Immediately my eyes shot open and when I lifted my head, Elrich was gone. He wasn't in my arms or anywhere around me, he was gone. Fuck! Where the fuck did he go!?
I immediately got up. Vampires don't sleep, but I was also half werewolf so I kinda sleep sometimes and after last night I couldn't help but fall sleep. I was just so relaxed, clearly too relaxed because my mate went missing.
I scratched my head and tried to think. I my have been a little disoriented but also couldn't help but think that something might've happened to him. But if something did, I should be able to feel it through the matebond. It was weak, but it was there and matebonds only grow stronger as long as the bond between the two pairs grow stronger. This clearly wasn't going to play in my favour–
"Hey guys! He's over here!" I heard PJ's yell. I then turned my head and saw him standing ontop of a branch before he came jumping down. He crouched to balance himself after landing and then he turned his head to look at me. "What the hell are you doing out here, Wolfy?" Wolfy was the name most called me around here.
I tried to think of something to say to him. It looked like he was looking for me, it looked like quite a few have been looking for me. I was technically the strongest on this pack, so it wasn't necessary for them to babysit me at times, but Zack had to do it if he wanted to stay in the council's good books.
I didn't answer PJ's question. If anything, I suddenly felt annoyed. I was frustrated because I didn't know where the fuck was my mate and I also wasn't in the mood to answer one of his dumb questions. PJ was one of my bestest friends, if anything, among the people that made me feel home in this pack. But today just wasn't my day.
The rest of the pack soon showed up with Zack appearing among them. He looked quite relieved when he saw me, but then suddenly all of their looks changed when they looked at my neck.
PJ stepped closer and literally sniffed at me. I was about to punch him in the face but froze when he suddenly yelled out. "Holy moly! Greg got marked!
Fuck.
I growled shoving him away from me. I definitely wasn't going to deal with this, so I started walking. I saw that Zack had some clothes for me, I grabbed them from his hand and wore those shorts.
Everyone around me began laughing and cheering and the boys were just being boys. Even Zack came patting my shoulder and then James, the gamma came up ruffling my head. "Woohoho! So tell us, what's her name?" He cocked his eyebrows. These fucks were being very nosy and annoying.
"Fuck! Just drop it!" I snapped, to which James obviously reacted and stepped back. I pulled the t-shirt over my head and tugged down the hem. Ragnar didn't like how James went and made the assumption that it was a shewolf and I knew deep down that all of them did.
Thankfully Zack could see that I didn't feel like dealing with all these men and their testosterone. Half of them didn't even get their own mates, and being mated was sort of a big deal in this pack. He'd ask all of them to go now, telling PJ specifically to lead them back and then he waited till we were alone before folding his arms and looking at me. "It's Elrich, isn't it?"
I looked a thin almost in disbelief. I didn't think he'd figure it out so quickly, I even wondered if he followed me. "How did you figure that out?"
"I don't know. I saw Elrich and you run off into the same direction and then find you naked in the forest with a mark on your neck and definitely not carrying the scent of a she-wolf." He shrugged. "I suppose even a ten year old could figure that out."
I cleared my throat, because he was right. I wasn't exactly being discreet when I followed after Elrich and anyone would've been able to connect the dots.
"Does anyone else know?" I then asked, keeping my voice low. I didn't give a fuck what other people thought, but there has been one or two guys trying to cause problems for me. The guy Grey, the wannabe beta who always tried to be on my case. The guy was a total douchebag and would run to off to the council the first chance he got. Silvermoon North was the only pack willing to take me in and I wasn't going to let anyone ruin that and try and take me away from my mate. Elrich is mine!
Zack could almost tell what was spinning around in my head, so he shook his head reassuringly. "Nah. We both know PJ, he would've told the whole world of he knew it was Elrich and everyone was too busy trying to get fucked at the bonfire to even notice. Your secret is safe with me."
I smiled at him, appreciating how he was always looking out for me. He didn't even judge me for being mated with guy since homosexuality wasn't very common here especially in the largest and most powerful werwolf pack in the world. Zack had always been the brother I always wanted and sometimes it even felt like he was like an older brother to me. He'd even tell me stories about Elrich and apparently he, Elrich and PJ grew up together. There was even a time when he'd tell me ridiculous stories of how he and Elrich never got along because he once thought Elrich threatened his alpha position because of how strong Elrich became at the time. Elrich hadn't awaken his werewolf gene yet but still was a witch and he could've easily taken the alpha position from Zack if he wanted to.
But Zack soon learnt that Elrich never wanted that and that Elrich never thought of himself to be better than others. He learnt that Elrich was alone and needed people to make him feel home and so he made it his duty to try and let Elrich feel a part of their pack. Since then I knew that Zack was a great person and there no better person other than him to lead the pack.
"We should head back," He then said, shoving his hands inside his pocket.
"Do you know where Elrich is?" I asked one question that has been nagging me this entire time.
Zack only smirked and began walking. "God knows where he is. The guy is either everywhere or nowhere! But you should start at the packhouse!"
Great, as if that wasn't of any help. I shook my head and then we began walking, also thinking to myself and wondering if maybe Elrich was avoiding me on purpose. If that was his tactic then it sure as hell was working. Maybe I should try and give him a message.