5: Submissive Gamma

Tania, who was unaware of the fact that her pack had declared her wanted or that the pack she was approaching had a shocking secret waiting for her, traveled all night through the heavy rain so she could get to her destination as soon as possible, but despite her speed, she only arrived at the Wild Willows pack the next afternoon.

By the time she arrived at the border, she had been driving for more than twenty hours, was exhausted from all the driving, and had a temper and it didn’t take long for the patrols to know that. However, they still kept calm knowing she was a pack wolf, not a rogue.

“Ma’am, you have to calm down and identify yourself and the purpose of your visit. No matter how mad you are, we can’t allow you into the pack if you do not do that.”

 “Didn’t I just do that? I said I am the Alpha’s mate. Didn’t you hear me the first time?”  Tania asked with irritation while the patrol guard took a good look at her.

 She had pink hair, or was it a wig? He wasn’t even sure, her nails were excessively long, her fake eyelashes were shaped like butterfly wings and she called herself the Alpha’s mate? Even if the Alpha was mated, they were sure it would not be a woman like her.

 Their Alpha was a good man who was gentle and protective of his pack, a woman like this, was not one who would arouse his attention at all.

 The man put on a patient smile, “Ma’am I am so sorry, but our Alpha is not mated yet.”

“Then you go inform him that his mate is here!”

“Miss…,” The patrol guard took a deep breath, trying to control his temper,  “We can’t just inform the Alpha about strangers. If you do not know who you’ve come here to see, I think you should leave.”

“So you want me to leave without informing your leader?”

“Ma’am you’re the one who refused to cooperate.” The patrol guard told her with a strained smile.

“Well then, I wonder how your Alpha would react when he finds that his alliance mate was turned back at the border. I will go back to my pack immediately.” Tania said and reignited the car.

 The guard panicked immediately and stopped her, “Hold on, ma’am. Did you say you are the alliance mate?”

“Does it matter what I say, you won’t even believe it,” Tania replied with a mocking smile. She knew he had heard of her, and immediately took pleasure in making things hard for him.

The patrol guard swallowed and glanced at his colleagues who were watching from afar and were no doubt listening to every one of their conversations.  He had heard that the Alpha had been granted an alliance mate, in fact, everyone in the pack had heard of it but no one took it seriously.

 To them, their Alpha’s mate was only the one accepted and acknowledged by the Alpha. It didn’t matter who was allied to him as his mate, the person meant nothing to them, but that didn’t mean they would mistreat such a woman.

“I am sorry for my actions, ma’am I would contact the Alpha immediately.”

“Good, hurry up then,” Tania replied and the guard hurried away.

Tania wondered why he had to go somewhere else to mind link his Alpha, but soon she found the answer to that question when the patrol guard returned with another man.

 He was tall, muscular, and tanned due to thorough training under the sun.  Tania had also noticed this pattern in the patrol guards too, the men of the Wild Willows pack were very tanned which meant they trained a lot and this pleased her and made her even more interested in meeting the Alpha.

 The man paused the moment he saw her, stunned, and for a few seconds, he didn’t know what to do. His facial expression seemed to say a lot, but in the end, Tania didn’t understand any of it and was impatient.

“And you are?” She asked. She knew he was a pack leader from his aura, but she was not sure which of them he was.

“Ah, sorry, I am the pack’s gamma, Connor.” Connor introduced himself very respectfully which surprised the patrol guard.

Other than the fact that this woman was an alliance mate, was she related to an important person? He wondered as he took a thorough glance at Tania who had opened the door by now and was stepping out. The moment she stood, the men were surprised at the length of her heels which brought her to the same height as they.

 Her leopard print mini dress was so short she dared not bend, and her long legs... all the men looked away with tacit understanding, a faint blush appearing on their faces.

But the patrol guard couldn't help but notice that other than her sexiness, there was nothing special about this woman, she didn’t even have the breath of an Alpha’s daughter or a leader’s daughter. She was very ordinary. But still, the gamma assumed a submissive posture, why?

The guard glanced at Connor and frowned, wondering what exactly he was missing. At this moment, Tania, who didn’t know what he was thinking, spoke up.

“So I assume you should be the one leading me into the pack?” She asked. She noticed this man's unusual submissiveness, but she didn’t really care or read too much meaning to it.

“Yes…”

Before Connor could finish speaking, the key to the car was thrown at him, Tania immediately turned and got into the back seat. Ignoring the surprised men.

 Connor soon came to his senses, picked up the key that had fallen to the ground, and got into the car while ordering the guard to return to his post. He drove towards the pack while stealing glances at the woman who sat silently staring out the window.

 If he said he wasn’t shocked, he was lying. He didn’t know what was wrong with him or what came over him the moment he saw her, but he had a guess. He had a feeling as to why he was submissive. He knew it was his duty, but he never imagined she would be someone like this.

Why did she have to be someone like this? Why did he have a feeling the peace of this pack was going to be a thing of the past with her here?

 He sighed, and immediately opened the link, issuing orders and informing Justin and Cod of her arrival. He spoke with Justin and Cod for some minutes while stealing glances at Tania.

Tania felt his constant gaze on the ride to the pack but she ignored him, instead, she was more focused on this pack and she must say, the pack really lived up to his name. The pack was surrounded by thick willow forest that most likely gave one the creeps at night and the small town that made up the pack was located deep within this willow forest, it was a thirty minute ride from the border. 

Even as they drove down the tarred road, they occasionally saw patrol vehicles, and she saw a glimpse of patrol wolves watching them for the canopy of the forest which impressed her. The security of the pack, in her own opinion, was superb, they were alert and up to task.

The small town looked pretty good, with a tarred road and brick houses on each side, the pack members were living a pretty normal and harmonious life which she had come to associate with packs but did not appreciate. It didn’t take long before she arrived at the Alpha’s mansion where a group of women dressed in maid uniforms were lined up waiting for them.

 Directly opposite the mansion was the vast expanse of land where she saw people training and realized it was the pack's training ground. She felt surprised at this, while most packs had their training grounds in a secluded area, this pack had it right in front of the Alpha’s home, what were they trying to say? She wondered with a raised brow.

At this time the car came to a stop and Connor alighted from the vehicle, walked to her side of the car, and opened the door for her. Tania did not care for his curtsy at all and immediately alighted, the moment she did, the women were shocked. Even Connor couldn’t help but blush again before looking away.

Tania’s long, fair, and toned sexy legs were the first thing that was exposed to the maids who immediately shared a surprised glance, the moment she stepped out and they had a full view of her look, they were shocked.

 Was this the alliance mate? Their new Luna? They all wondered but pushed their wonder aside when their leader signaled them.

“Welcome to Wild Willows pack, miss.” Seven maids who had lined up in front of the house greeted her in unison, surprising Tania a bit.

So was this a show of discipline and courtesy, because if they were to talk about courtesy she would ask where the Alpha was. He was the one who wasn’t man enough to await or find his true mate, he wasn’t man enough to choose one from his pack and had her come here as an alliance mate. She’s here now and he didn’t even come to welcome her.

What a disrespectful spoiled man.

Tania thought and snorted, in fact, this disrespectful action of his made her glad. Since she arrived at this pack, she had been very unhappy. A lot of things here were just right and to her liken so much that she feared she wouldn’t want to leave. Seeing the Alpha act disrespectfully made her very glad, in fact, it would be better if he was very disrespectful and arrogant in person so she could leave here sooner. After all, which strong Alpha wouldn’t be proud and arrogant.

She was very pleased.

However, hearing her snort in response to their greeting surprised the maids and even Connor, they expected her to smile and respond when they greeted her even if she did it in pretense, but instead, she snorted. They shared a glance and swallowed. It was not hard to see that she would be a difficult person to serve.

“My things are in the car, take them to my room and be careful with them,” Tania ordered arrogantly, stunning Connor and the maids further.

 No one knew how excited Tania was at this moment and how eager she was to talk some sense into their Alpha, so she didn’t even notice their shock as she turned to Connor, “It’s funny how your Alpha doesn’t even understand the simple meaning of courtesy. So you are the one to lead me into the mansion when I am his guest?”

“I..." Connor was a little speechless,  "I am sorry if our action offended you miss…”

“Tania, my name is Tania.”

“Yes, Miss Tania. The Alpha is not feeling very well and cannot come to escort you into the mansion.”

“So I have to go see him on his sick bed?”

“What? No, Miss Tania, he’s waiting for you in the living room.” Connor answered with a frown, what was wrong with him it wasn’t just him who was submissive to this woman, it was his wolf.

 Damn it.

She didn’t even care about the Alpha or didn’t she hear what he just said? What kind of a woman was this? How was he supposed to protect someone like this? How was he supposed to serve a woman like this?

How was Justin supposed to deal with a mate like this?

 Yes, she was Justin’s mate and not just any mate. His true mate!