Sutton
"Alpha Sutton, welcome".
"Thanks, Alpha Cade we appreciate your time".
"No problem, shall we take this to my office".
"Lead the way".
I follow Cade into his pack house and to his office that's on the first floor of the house. I just got back from the mating tour two weeks ago and I didn't find my mate. I was a bit disappointed about not finding him when half of the pack members from my pack found there mates. Am already Twenty three and have been running the pack for five years, it would be nice to have someone to share the responsibility of running the pack with are even to fall asleep and woke up to.
Cade leads me into his office along with my beta and third and his Beta and third. We spent the next couple hours going over the old treaty that our dad's and former alpha came up with. We agreed on most of what was in the treaty and added a few things and took out a few. All in all the whole process of reading, discussing, amending and signing the new treaty took four and a half hour and my ass was long fast asleep. We emerged from Cade's office about one-thirty in the afternoon.
I hate asking for help when it comes to pack business and asking for help to train my members was the worst. I was the only female Alpha on this Continent and there was only a handful of us around the world. Sufficing to say I had to work twice as hard to prove to a bunch of broad-chested, heads up there asses guys that I was just as good an Alpha as they were and even better than most of them. It took me a year and a half into being Alpha to realize that no matter what I did or how good a fighter I was, I was always going to be a little girl in their eyes and girls weren't meant to lead packs. The only reason I'm here doing this is that my dad asked me to. He and Cade's dad are good friends and our packs are neighbouring each other so in case of attacks or anything we have each other as help. I can't say I disagree so here we are, though we haven't had a need for help in a long time who's to tell what the future holds.
As we exit the pack house Cade's pack member is pouring into the Yard coming from the right side of the house. Male and female all battered, bruised and bloody. Cade release a heavy sigh beside me and I look up at him.
"You're not under attack are you".
A small part of me was wishing they were. The beast was much overdue for a kill, she wanted to sink her teeth into flesh and feel it pulsing as blood fills our mouth before we rip flesh from bones. She longs to hear the scream of agony, the plead for Mercy and smell of fear as they cower before us. Yes, we were long overdue.
"Everything fine Sutton, put away the claws please".
I look down and sure enough, my claws were out. No doubt my eyes were black, my gums were tingling as my canines threatened to make an appearance. Taking a deep breath I try reigning the beast but she smelled blood and she wanted it yet she understood this was not the time or place.
"Then if you're not under attack what's wrong with them".
"My head warrior and trainer is out of town with his mate for a few days and his son Victor has taken charge of training till then".
"Too bad," I said dryly, slightly disappointed that Athena and I wouldn't be tasting blood today. We'll probably have to go hunting tonight though. On the other hand, I like this trainers style, they all look like they've come from war.
"Okay, then we'll get going and let you handle all this, thanks for having us alpha Cade".
"Sure, it was nice seeing you again Sutton".
I let it pass that he didn't show me the same respect that I showed him by using his title. I had to learn long ago that I couldn't go around killing anyone that I didn't like me or did something to offend me. He should consider himself lucky that I'm letting it go considering Athena his in a killing mood.
Descending the steps of the pack house my beta and third fell into step beside me. Our car was parked across the yard and halfway to the car I smelled the most disgustingly wonderful smell, peppermint, and coffee. I heat peppermint but coffee, I love coffee. The scent was strong and close by it was sending my wolf into a frenzy. Athena is both agitated and excited at the same time.
>"Athena what is it ?.
>"Mate, he's close but won't answer my call".
>"Are you sure?.
>"Yes he's here I can smell him".
Stopping I took a deep breath, the smell of peppermint and coffee potentate in the air. I look over Cade's pack members still standing in the yard my mates definitely in this pack but as I scan the male members all I see are a bunch of pussies ready to tuck tail and run if I so much as blink at them.
"Alpha what's wrong?, Malakhi my beta says tapping me on my shoulder.
"I sensed my mate is close by".
"Surely not one of these wolves, their children Alpha".
"No, not the-, I was about to say them when a thought popped into my head. I can feel him, he's definitely close by but maybe I'm not smelling him, rather am smelling his scent all over his other pack member and that would mean he's the pack trainer.
"Cade, I called out interrupting whatever he was saying to his pack members. He was still standing on the steps of the house and I was about twenty feet away in the yard. "I sense my mate is within your pack, I can smell him, is this all your member's training today.
"Everyone's accounted for and Victor doesn't come around unless he has to, wait your mate's not among these members".
"No he's not but his scent is all over them, where this Victor that you speak of". I already figured that this Victor person as to be my mate but just in case I don't want to rush especially since his wolf hasn't answered Athena's calls.
"I'll take you to him, he lives about ten minutes from here".
I wanted to ask why, why would he have a pack member living so far from the pack house, what if there was trouble but I kept my questions to myself I'll get my answers soon enough especially since my mate will be joining my pack soon. Malakhi and Tobias my gamma as opted to wait by the car while Cade takes me to were my mate supposedly is.
True to his words ten minutes south-west of the pack house was a nice clearing with a two-story wood cabin. My mate was definitely here, his scent was all over the place and the single heartbeat I was picking up from inside the house had a strong presence. He should be able to sense my presence and pick up my scent from this distance but still, his, wolf doesn't respond to mine. We round the corner into a small yard with a dirt trail leading to the door of the house that was painted black.
There in the doorway was my mate. He's perfect and tall. Why the hell is everyone always taller than me, I'm alpha dammit. He has yet to look in my direction but was eyeing Cade with open hostility. His eyes were a deep grey colour like the beginning of a Storm but the contempt burning in them right now made them look like two orbs of silver.
"Thank you for bringing the lady all this way Alpha, that will be all. Alpha Sutton, you may come in".
My eyebrows shot up into my hair at the way my mate address Cade, maybe that's why he lives out here. Cade starts shaking and I can feel the power coming off him in spades. He looked ready to shift and I was tempted to step back and watch it play out but the truth was if Cade did attack my mate I would rip his throat out. Seems that wouldn't necessary though.
"Let's leave the dramatics for another time alpha, Alpha Sutton please come in. Something was wrong with this picture. From Victor's scent, I can tell that he's an omega. Since when do Omega talk to there Alpha that way. Athena and I have no issue with the fact that our mate is an omega, omegas are the backbone of every pack, something about him was different though I couldn't quite put my finger on it there was a dark energy roll off him and I couldn't decide if it was good or bad.
Cade walked away gambling about finally getting rid of the bastard. And again I was left to Wonder.
He held the door open for me, his face blank of any emotions. I wore the same neutral expression and step through the door.