Recon

Alpha Prince Orion 

We had decided to do a bit of recon on Thursday night , around the area where the fights are held . We can only get entry for up to five people, so we decided to figure out where it was best to have the warriors wait for orders and with the best advantage . I haven't really spent much time in this area; it's mostly deserted , old buildings and forest .

Sitting in the car as we drive around I can understand why the fights are held out this way , it would take a good thirty minutes to get any kind of authority out here . As we turn to the last street before the forest line, Onix starts to pace in my head . “ What's wrong? "I ask him .

“ MATE” that's all he kept saying over and over . “Stop the car “ I almost shouted to my Beta . “ Really here , why?” he asks while giving me a strange look . Jumping out of the car , I ignored him . My senses lead me towards the forest line  .

I have no idea who I am looking for and if I'm honest I was starting to think my wolf was playing me . “Alpha what are you doing? “ My Beta asks me,coming  to stand next to me . “Onix keeps repeating mate over and over “ I say while trying to listen for any kind of movement in the trees .

Just as I was about to give up and turn back I heard a twig snap , it was faint but it was definitely there . I couldn't stop my feet walking further in , it was dark and even my enhanced site could hardly pick up anything . Then I saw a flash of gold fur , the wolf was huge, almost the size of mine and beautiful .

I kept moving forward , why can't she sense me ? . My wolf was almost drooling in my head while repeating Mate over and over . Suddenly her head shoots up in my direction . The most amazing gold eyes lock on to me , she growls at me . Onix is whimpering , “why is our mate rejecting us “ my wolf pain is mirroring my own .

By the time I had got myself together enough she had turned and ran , she ran so fast . I just stood rooted to the spot feeling like my heart had been ripped from my chest . Come on Orion , she is here , you know what her wolf looks like , what she smells like . Fresh strawberries and a hint of lemon .

I now have a new goal but first I need to think about my duty to the packs I need to save the teens .  I need to keep a straight clear head , then I will turn this city  upside down if I need to , she is my mate and I will have her.

Leonor

Thursday nights were always reserved for Jewel , she needed to run . She always says she can heal me quicker once she's been out . She always told me that we were a special kind of wolf , a gift from the goddess . She once told me once we found our mate we would be whole and our gift would become clear .

It killed me to say this but I had no interest in finding our mate . My mother dying turned my father  into a beast of a man , he would mentally torture me . That was before the proper beatings started , my small child body became his punch bag .

I remember the day Jewel came , I thought I was dead when her voice came into my head . My father had been drinking again and i didnt have dinner ready as I was late home from school . He beat me , told me it should have been me, not my mum . He left me on the kitchen floor bleeding out and went to the bar for more drinks .

I am so lost in my thoughts that I had jogged to the edge of the forest line. It's our normal route , I jog the two miles to the edge then I let Jewel out. We have done this every week for over a year . I had been running on my paws for almost an hour when she suddenly stopped, spun around and headed in the direction of the warehouse . “What are you doing ? This is miles out of our way "I ask her . Then the one word I had been hoping to avoid came out of my wolf's mouth “MATE” .

My heart started to beat erratically , NO NO NO this can't be happening . We stop , she turns and that's when we see him . Tall , tanned and the brightest green eyes I had ever seen , not to mention the mop of black curls on his head . I have to say even though I most certainly do not want a mate , the goddess did good .

There is something familiar about him , almost like I've seen him before . The man before us was nothing short of power, his aura is that of an Alpha , that in itself made me think Jewel got this wrong . She was set on going to him. It took all my power to get her to turn . She started to growl at me but turned , her pain was almost suffocating me like i couldn't breath for her pain . 

Shifting back and getting home , I was almost in a daze . Jewel has refused to talk to me , she took herself to the back of my mind and curled up. I can feel her pain , I know she blames me .

Lilith was lying on the sofa when we got home. I know my friend , I know she can sense something is up . I am extra grateful that she only asks if I had a good run and nothing more .