Chapter 7: Mate, Mine
Silas
“Si! Is the guest room for Alpha Sid ready?” I was helping my brothers get ready for the new White Ridge Alpha Sid Eld. Davy asked me to double-check the guest room.
“Yeah, I just finished checking it. I wish we didn’t have to train a New Moon Alliance Alpha. It feels wrong.” It’s been a little over a month since that night, and I still haven’t slept right.
“I would agree with you, but from what I hear, Alpha Sid is a total badass!” Cory walks up and plops down on the sofa next to Davy. I grab a chair across from them.
“What do you mean, badass? That pack was evil and did horrible things. You both saw firsthand what the New Moon Alliance did.” I grit my teeth.
Davy leaned forward, looking around and in a hushed tone, “Not Sid. When he found the raid group crossing his pack territory, he led them to the facility and fought his own pack members. Word is he was not happy with the previous Alpha and tried to report it but was stopped somehow.”
“The Gamma from the Koray pack was there and told me that Sid delivered a dead Reed Tarlo to the packhouse himself. Tarlo bled to death slowly. Like Sid kept the wounds open! Complete savage.” Cory seemed to be fangirling over the new Alpha.
“I don’t know. It seems pretty farfetched if you ask me.” It was going to take more than rumors to convince me.
“Dad said Alpha Sid comes from a long line of Betas. He said his dad was murdered when he was a kid and the Tarlos replaced the Elds as Betas. Dad said Sid’s father was a really good guy and Beta.” Davy had a point, and I trusted dad’s word over anyone else.
“From what I heard, Alpha John and Alpha Gideon like the new Alpha.” Cory was still fangirling. As we are sitting in the great room of the packhouse, a bunch of she-wolves start trickling in, and they are all dressed to the nines.
“What’s with all the females?” I motion to my brothers to look.
“Ugh. Alpha Sid is mateless, so it looks like word spread fast. I guess they are all hoping to be the next Luna.” Davy shakes his head. Cory and I roll our eyes.
“How old is Alpha Sid? Do we know?” the guy had enough to worry about without being hound by a bunch of rank-hungry females.
“Dad said he thinks he’s around our age, and if the goddess picked him, he’s at least 25.” Davy sat back on the sofa and watched the parade of she-wolves with disapproval written all over his face. Before he met Liz, he rejected rank-diggers, as he called them, left and right.
“I hear he’s pretty scary-looking actual, so this will be a show when all these she-wolves see him.” Cory chuckles.
“What’s he look like?” I mean, I had to ask.
“They say he looks like a demon-wolf. Flame red hair and yellow eyes even I in human form! Freaky right.” The look on Cory’s face was way too serious for what he had just said.
“HAHAHA! Seriously! A demon-wolf! Cory, I think the sun has fried your brain.” Cory glares at me.
“OK, you two, we need to get ready to greet the new Alpha. I just got word they are five minutes out.” We all get up and go out front to meet the new Alpha and greet Alpha Gideon. Maybe I shouldn’t judge the new Alpha based on the old one, but it would be hard.
“Bram, should we talk to Gideon while he’s here about going to the Guard?”
“No. We are needed here.”
“Are we really NEEDED here?”
“Yes. Do you feel it?”
“What?”
“Shut up and concentrate.” Bram was snappy, but I closed my eyes and just let my instincts take over. I felt something like a pull toward the SUVs coming our way.
“What is that?”
“Don’t know. Be on guard.” My hair was standing on end. Every fiber of my body was on high alert.
The SUVs stop. Gideon gets out along with a few warriors. Then the passenger door opens, and I’m instantly hit with the incredible scent of red currents mixed with cinnamon and the mating pheromone.
“MATE!” Bram screams in my head. I jolt to the open door and see the longest sexiest legs I have ever seen in my life. A low growl comes from my chest.
I hear the sweetest voice, “Mate.”
I follow the lines of those legs up to a tight stomach and small perky breast, a long elegant neck. Her face was beautiful, pale, sprinkled with freckles, mesmerizing amber-colored eyes, and bouncy curly red hair. She was perfect, and she was mine. I can’t help myself. I pull her out of the SUV and into my arms. She’s tall; I’m barely a head taller than her.
“Mate. Mine.” Is all I get out. I know she feels it too. She’s holding on to my arms so tight. She looks stunned. I’m awestruck, too, by how perfect she is.
“Well, this is interesting.” I turn and see Alpha Gideon and Alpha Conor staring.
“Alpha Conor, I would like you to meet Alpha Sydney Eld, the new Alpha of the White Ridge Pack. It looks like she just found her mate also.” What did Gideon just say? Alpha Sydney? This beautiful she-wolf was the new Alpha? The demon-wolf was a girl and my mate?
“Well, now you both have the same expression, at least.” Gideon chuckles a little. I look around, and everyone is just gawking at us.
“Let’s take this up to my office. Youngbloods, you should come along as well.” Alpha Conor Amaris waves us along. I don’t know what to do. I know we need to go with him, but I don’t want to let her go.
Sydney whispers, “we need to follow. You have to release me.” Her whisper voice sends chills up my spine. It’s the sexiest sound I’ve ever heard.
“No.” I pull her tighter.
“You’re making a spectacle. Let me go so we can talk in the Alpha’s office.” Her expression changes for the first time, and I realize Bram has taken more control than usual, and I was making things awkward.
“Will you hold my hand?” I still wanted to touch her. I had finally found her, my mate.
“Fine. Let’s go.” I take her hand, and we walk together. She straightens her back stands at her full height, and I realize she’s at least six feet. Her knees must have been bent when I pulled her out of the SUV. She’s wearing a purple high neck sleeveless button-up shirt with black dress shorts and sandals. Damn those legs. I was glad she was wearing shorts. I finally take a look at her pack mark. It’s amazing. It’s a mountain range with clouds and birds flying. Above the mountains is a full moon, showing she is a ranked pack member. How did I miss that? I wonder what her Alpha mark looks like on her back.
“I’m sure we will see it, and soon she will hold our mate mark.” Bram was on a high we had been waiting for so long to find our mate.
“You know all our marks are going to change now. I mean, we are mated to an Alpha. This is crazy, but she’s hot.” I could stare at those legs all day.
“Stop staring at me.” I’m snapped out of my conversation with Bram by my mate. She looks at me out of the corner of her eye.
“I can’t help it. You’re stunning.” She turns as red as her hair. We had just walked into Alpha Conor’s office.
“Cory, please shut the door.” Alpha Conor sits behind his desk. “Please, everyone, have a seat. It looks like we have more to talk about than originally planned.”
“Everyone, please let me introduce the new Alpha of the White Ridge pack Sydney Eld. To answer your question, yes, she is the rumored Syd from the night of Raids, and yes, the goddess chose a female Alpha. Syd, you want to say anything?” Gideon takes a seat, and Sydney stands up. Wait, are the rumors true?
“Well, first, thank you for welcoming me into your home and taking the next few weeks to train me. I hope to improve the lives of my pack and hope you all can help me do that. Ummm… and this man’s my mate, but… I don’t even know his name yet.” How stupid of me I didn’t even tell her my name. She knows nothing about me, but I know a bunch about her. She sits back down next to me but looks straight ahead. Everyone is silent. I stand then I kneel on one knee in front of her.
“Mate.” I take her hand, and she looks deep into my eyes. “My name is Silas Youngblood. I am the third son of the Beta bloodline of the Amaris pack. I have been waiting so long to find you.”
“Well, Alpha Syd, you now have a Lumiere.” Gideon leans forward in his chair.
I scrunch my brow, “A what?”
“A Lumiere is a male Luna essentially.” He nods to me.
“Lumiere Silas! That sounds so nice. Welcome to the family Alpha Sydney.” My mother was on her feet and pulling Sydney to hers and into a mama bear hug.
“Thank you. Um, I know everyone has so much to go over, but could Silas and I have a moment alone?” A smile takes over my face. Time alone with my mate? Yes, please.
Chapter 8: Alone at LastSydney“Thank you. Um, I know everyone has so much to go over, but could Silas and I have a moment alone?” I just needed a moment to process. I can’t believe I found my mate.“Of course, you two just met. Silas, take Alpha Syd down the hall to the guestroom. You can talk there away from prying eyes.” Alpha Conor ushered us out.“This way.” Silas retook my hand. His hand was so big and warm. It was ruff and calloused from years of training. I could tell because mine are the same.As we walked down the hall, I couldn’t help but analyze him. He was taller than me by a few inches, with dark hair and dark eyes. His skin was sun-kissed for what I can only guess is outdoor training. He’s as big as any Alpha male I have ever seen. “Mate.” Thora just kept repeating it over and over.“We found him, Thora. Now, what do we do?”“We mate and mark him as ours.” Right when she said that, Silas pulled me into a guest bedroom.Wait right now! I don’t know what to do. I don’t w
Chapter 9: It's LumiereSilas"Sydney, I'm sorry." I am not exactly sure what I did to set her off, but she's clearly pissed at me. I grab her wrist, trying to get her to look at me.She shakes me off. "It's Alpha Syd. If you will excuse me, I have work to do."I just let her go. I felt like she would push back if I pushed any more, and I wouldn't like it. "Damn it. What do we do now!""We wait for her to cool down." Bram was more understanding than I expected. I needed some advice, and the one person I trusted most was my dad."Dad, you busy?" I mind-link him."In the Beta office with your brothers.""I'll be there in a second." I head over to the Beta office. It's weird now that it's not my dad's office anymore. Davy is a good Beta, but I think Dad was better. I don't knock; I walk in and plop down in a chair."Si, how's it going, son?""Yeah, how's it going, Luna." Davy could be such a jerk."Davy, knock it off. Your brother's rank is higher than you be respectful.""Dad, come on,
Chapter 10: Can I Trust HimSydney“Thank you, Alpha Conor, for letting me come here and train. You are a great help. I hope to one day be able to repay your kindness.” It hasn’t even been a full day of training, and I feel like my head is going to explode. How was I going to manage the next two weeks?“Alpha Sydney, I think it would benefit you greatly to include Silas in your training. He’s been training to run a pack his whole life. He’s technically not ranked here, but it’s like having a second Beta. I always knew Silas would have an extraordinary mate. I just never guessed it would be an Alpha. Considering all you and your pack have gone through, it just proves the goddess favors Alphas.” He chuckles and gives me a wink.“That’s good to know. We haven’t had much time to get to know each other yet.” That was the truth, but I was starting to feel bad for how I left him. Damn it, I hope he accepts me.“Mate will not reject us. He’s our blessing from the goddess.” Thora’s confidence
Chapter 11: Our Run Silas Once dinner is done, I rush us out of the packhouse and to the tree line. No one tried to stop us. It’s dusk, and the late summer air has a coolness to it as the breeze passes. I’m standing downwind of Sydney, and I’m met with bright notes of currents and spicy cinnamon every time a gust comes by. Her curls are tousled, and I want to reach over and tuck them behind her ear. “You’re staring again.” This shy coyness of hers is only for me. “I can’t help it. I think you are amazing. Come on, let’s shift. I want to show you something.” Bram has been eager to meet Sydney’s wolf. She ducks behind a tree to undress; I crane my neck, trying to sneak a little peek, but she picked a big tree. I strip and shift. I’m met with a beautiful red wolf with amber eyes when I step out. “That’s why we couldn’t tell if her wolf was surfacing; they have the same eyes. I’ve never seen that before.” I am in amazement at her wolf. As big as an Alpha male and her copper-hued fur
Chapter 19: Temptation Silas I take a deep breath and calm my pounding heart. Damn, that woman can twist me any way she wants. I can't wait to actually spare with her. No one had knocked me on my ass except my dad when I was younger. I chuckled, just thinking about her devilish look before she knocked me off balance. I want to see that look later tonight in a different type of sparing session. I pull my bag out of the locker and take out my clothes. I take another deep breath to now calm my building desire, and I start gagging. I'm hit with the most obnoxiously sweet floral scent. Is that air freshener? I need to talk to Sydney about that gross. It burns my eyes. It's so strong, and then I hear a giggle. I'm on high alert. That's not a male, and it's not an air freshener. I growl, a warning. "Who are you, and what do you want?" I don't even turn around. I hope they are smart enough and run away. "I'm Amber, and
Chapter 12: Left Unsaid Silas I want to make her smile again. “I don’t know. You seem to know how to kiss pretty well.” There is my sweet mate shying away, hiding her blush from my gaze. “Shut up; we have to get going.” Her hair is over her shoulder, exposing the back of her neck, and it’s turning a lovely shade of red. There’s an innocence about her when it comes to her and me. It just makes me want to tease her more. Her reactions are so cute. I hope that never goes away. “They are all ours. Thora is beautiful and powerful, the perfect Alpha female, and she’s only mine.” Bram was pining for his mate, and so was I. This whole day was a storm, and I just wanted to relax and spend time with her. “I couldn’t agree more. I don’t mind walking behind her. Look at that ass and those legs. So perfect I want to sink my teeth into them.” It was a perfect view. She might find all her pants cut into shorts
Chapter 13: Elder Issues Silas I step out of the SUV into a dimly lit curved driveway in front of a cabin-style packhouse. It’s smaller than the Amaris packhouse, but it fits. It’s almost quaint. This will be my home now. This is where my children will grow and become Ranked members. This is where my new life will begin. I shut the door to the SUV. Sydney and Gideon are immediately rushed by a gaggle of what I guess are about seven elders. Beta Lucas is close behind, shaking his head. He looks exhausted. A few of them are completely ignoring her and only addressing Gideon. They are just interrupting each other, and you can’t really make anything out. Every time she tries to say something, she gets cut off, and I can see the frustration in her eyes. She is trying her best to be respectful, but she’s not getting the respect she should for them. I walk up behind Sydney and simply place my hand on her back. I want her to
Chapter 14: Our Fight Continues Silas “What?” I seemed to already in one day have the affinity to piss Sydney off and not even know how. “You know what! Don’t play dumb! I wasn’t done talking about the rogue attack and the letter.” Even when she’s mad, she’s cute. “We should get some sleep. It’s been a long day, and we haven’t even had the time to get to know each other.” I lean on the desk and look deep into her eyes. For a split second, they looked like they got brighter. It must be her wolf pushing forward. “It doesn’t matter I wasn’t done, and you don’t get to dismiss my meetings. It doesn’t matter if we are mates or not.” I see that lighter amber flash again. She must be fighting with her wolf as well. I know Alphas are stubborn, but she was on another level. “Nothing is going to be resolved tonight anyway. Everyone is tired, and the portal is in the hospital anyway. You need sleep.” I lean d