"What happened? Where is she?"
Alpha Howard asked anxiously as he stared at the messy appearance of the young warrior in front of him.
"A-alpha, we were ambushed by the group of hunters on our way here because of the hunter that we captured. They surrounded us and Ms. Gene instructed me to go here instead of helping her and bring the captive with me while she fight them."
Francis reported the situation anxiously, even though he knows that she can handle that group of hunters, he still can't help but feel useless when being surrounded by the group of hunters.
On the way here from the Red Moon Pack, after he mind-linked his alpha that they're nearing the border, they were suddenly surrounded by atleast twenty or so hunters saying that they have to let Tiago go.
Francis knew that they can't let Tiago go or it will bring disaster to them so he insisted not to let Tiago go, while Genevieve being silent the whole time.
Not wasting anymore time and knowing that they won't easily let Tiago go, the group of hunters immediately went to attack the two of them.
"Drive and I'll protect you from behind. Also, bring this with you."
After fighting for a minute, Genevieve suddenly said this to him and threw Tiago towards the foot of his motorbike. It took him just a few seconds before understanding that Genevieve wants them to go back to the pack first.
Francis never felt so useless in his entire life except this time, knowing that he'll be a burden to her, he immediately tied Tiago onto his motorbike while Genevieve keeps on protecting him.
He then tied up Tiago to his motorbike, started it and immediately rode it towards the border of their pack with Genevieve blocking the hunters who was about to follow them.
After telling them the whole story, every wolves can't help but to look at the captive that the hunters were trying their best to get back. And there they saw a much messed up look of the captive.
"That's Tiago?"
Like the Red Moon Pack, the pack memebers of their pack also asked this question when they saw the state of Tiago. Ezekhiel and his friend, was also quite shocked when they learned that this messed up looking guy was that Tiago.
The reputation of the famous Tiago was not a secret among the wolves. Tiago was third of the most feared wolf hunter. First was their leader, and second was the shadow guard of their leader.
Suddenly, Ezekhiel smells something that almost made him and his wolf go crazy.
'Mate.'
Ezekhiel and his wolf, Raven, said as they search for the source of those musky rose scent.
After searching for a while, his eyes landed on the messed up looking wolf that had just arrived and his eyes dilated when he found the source of that addicting smell.
Just as he was about to be disgusted, his wolf shouted in his mind.
'That isn't mate, stupid! He just have our mate's smell on him!'
Ezekhiel heaved a sigh of relief knowing that Francis isn't their mate. Yeah, right. The scent that they smelled were coming from him. He thought that... Nevermind, at the very least, he's relieved that it's not what he think it is.
But what made them, he and his wolf, quite annoyed was the scent on him that comes from their mate. He didn't know how he got that smell on him, unless they hugged each other or worse, kissed.
Ezekhiel stared at Francis which caused the latter to shiver and turned to look towards him when he noticed that he was being stared at by an angry looking future alpha.
Just by looking at him, tells him that his presence is of that an alpha. So he's guessing that this is their future alpha.
"Y-yes?"
Francis asked nervously, which caused the other wolves to looked at the two of them.
Luna Howard looked at her son, who's now looking annoyed and immediately have a guess in her mind. She then turned to look back at Francis and then at her son. Before coming to a conclusion.
"Oh! Is he your—"
"No."
Not letting his mother finished her sentence, Ezekhiel immediately cuts her mid sentence, afraid that it might disgust him once again. Just thinking about it made him terrified.
"Oh, i thought he is your—"
"Mom."
Once again, he cuts his mom before she can finished her sentence which made his mother laughed out loud.
Looking at the interaction between the mother and son, Alpha Howard turned to looked at his son and asked,
"You feel your mate?"
Alpha Howard asked with a raised brows which caused Ezekhiel to grimace.
"Dad, it's not what you think it is. I just smelled the scent of my mate on him."
Ezekhiel said, his eyes glancing at Francis. Francis can't helped but shiver whenever Ezekhiel turned to look or just glanced at him. He feels like he have an unforgettable sin that he have done to their future alpha.
"Oh. So that's why you've been glaring at him since earlier!"
Kyle exclaimed as he noticed since earlier the way Ezekhiel glares at Francis. Ezekhiel rolls his eyes on him and continued staring, rather, glaring at Francis. Wanting to have some explanation regarding the scent of his mate that comes from him.
He also hope that it's not what he thinks it is like how they hugged each other or worse, kissed, because he might kill someone right here and now. He's also been having a hard time suppressing his wolf.
"U-uh, i don't know what kind of scent you smells on me but there's only two that i kind of had an close contact."
Francis said slowly, afraid of making Ezekhiel more angry than he currently is.
"Who?"
Beta Ethan asked. He didn't know why but he had a hunch that it might be his neice, considering that she's with Francis doing a mission.
The moment Beta Ethan asked, Luna Howard looked towards him and immediately guess his thoughts. Thinking about the possibility that it might be Genevieve, she didn't know how to explain her happiness.
"Who is it?"
Luna Howard asked Francis excitedly, even though she already guess who it might be.
"Him."
Francis said as he pointed towards Tiago, which caused them to turned and look at Tiago, after looking at Tiago, they turned to look at Ezekhiel and was about to ask when he cuts them off.
"Not him."
He said, not giving them the chance to ask. He knows what question they were going to ask him and fortunately, Tiago isn't his mate or else, he'd immediately reject him.
'Don't reject mate.' His wolf said.
'I know, I'm just saying that if it's someone like him, I'd rather be mateless.' Ezekhiel answered to his wolf.
"And who's the other one then?"
The question that Ezekhiel has been wanting to ask, was asked by his friend, Kurt.
Everone then turned to look at Francis as they waited for his answer. Some wolves had a guess, while some wolves doesn't. Some wolves who guessed who Ezekhiel's mate would be were feeling grateful to have a powerful luna.
Francis contemplated for a few seconds before answering. And his answer, shocked almost everyone that knew her.
"It's Ms. Gene."