Benji’s POVWe drove away from the airport in the two black SUVs to our destination in the Northeastern Territory. It didn’t take long to feel like we had stepped out of reality and into the fantastic pages of a fantasy novel. Large multi-colored trees towered over the winding roads like guarded sentinels to the beauty of the looming mountains in the distance. The giants of rock and earth with their jagged peaks rose into the mystic clouds to see the heaven like stairway to the gods.I couldn’t catch my breath from the multitude of hues before me. Everywhere I looked it was something new to see. A paint and canvas of field of wildflowers, rows and rows of farmlands, groups of cabins all scattered around the vast lands. Was the North frozen in time by some magical spell preserving its beauty?“Twenty more minutes and we will be at the capital packhouse…” Our driver said breaking the silence of the vehicle.But I couldn’t comprehend anything but what my eyes were seeing. Massive fields
Conrad’s POV“Alpha Conrad, we don’t expect anything but food and shelter. We are here to do a job at YOUR request, not be wined and dined. Now we will be leaving here in just a few minutes and should be at your pack in about….” There was a short pause, “in about two hours. Is that satisfactory to you?”Who the hell did this Sherlock person think he was talking too like that? I am the Alpha! Yeah, I insinuated that he was expecting some glamorous welcome. Dr. Mason was an arrogant ass, he better be worth all of this fuss. We know nothing about this doctor. He could be a fake for all I know. This was the first time we have spoken since Doc said they were on their way from the states to the North. Ok. Yes, I dropped the ball on my duties to reach out, but I have been a little busy, so I left that task up to Doc.I was stunned by his snarky attitude, but if I retaliated there was a chance he would turn around and leave. Doc would kill me if that happened. I would have to grin and bare it
Conrad’s POVI enter the pack house through the Omega staff entrance on the far side of the building. I didn’t want to come in through the front doors. I wanted them to think I was waiting for them, not off doing my duties. I cross through the long hallway to find my Delta Canice standing impatiently pacing. He must have known I’d come this way. When he sees me, he lets out a sigh of relief.“Hey, they here?” I say as I rush by him. Our boots’ footsteps echoing on the wooden floors as we sprint to the front of the packhouse. I hate being late. There’s a rule I always like to follow: if I am on time, I am late, if I am early, I am on time and if I am late, why did I even bother showing up?He nods as he follows close behind me. “Yeah, they are in the living room waiting to meet us. Shamus is already there with Sean.”My wolf, Titus, starts to pace back and forth in my mind. Lately he has been agitated, but never explains why. He is growling and snarling close to the forefront. ‘What i
Benji’s POVThe nurse leads Artemis and I to a door marked with “Chief of the Hospital” in big black letters on the frosted glass. She knocks and a low voice answers. We walk in and see a man with dark rimmed glasses sitting behind a single desk. He’s a typical werewolf male, tall, well-built, and handsome. He has short reddish blonde hair which styled to one side and deep blue eyes. He looks up from his desk and eyes us curiously like he wasn’t expecting to see us.“Dr. Lancon…” The nurse bows and exits the room. I look around at the walls of the office and see several diplomas and certificates neatly framed along the walls.Artemis moves forward and decided to start the conversation. “Good afternoon, Dr. Lancon. I am Artemis, Head warrior from the Blue Eclipse Pack.” She reaches out her hand and the doctor shakes it. “This is Dr. Benji Mason. You requested her assistance with the recent epidemic.”Artemis steps out of the way so I can offer my hand, but the doctor doesn’t move to ta
Bennet’s POVI wake up to the sound of knocking on my bedroom door. The sun is not fully up above the mountain view, I look at the time and groan in irritation. I have only slept about three hours and this sexy gay man needs at least 9 hours to function without pulling out my bitch card and slapping someone with it.Another knock… Dammit I hope it is not the Alpha again. He has been giving me a look I can only describe as confusion and uncertainty. While Benji was off doing her superhero Sherlock thing at the hospital last night, the rest of the team and I went to have dinner with the Alpha and his squad with a few of their warriors who were assigned to us. He requested I sit next to him at the long Alpha table. He periodically would glance up at me from his dinner plate which sent a shiver up my spine. Not the kind that make your dick get up and sing the praises to the Cum Gods, but the one that makes you wish you had bought stock in pepper spray. Don’t get me wrong, he is drop dead
Bennett’s POV“Well, well, well, Isn’t it the human who always came in second place…” Hazel smiles a toothy grin as she gives me a sneering look as if I am something disgusting that needs to be taken out with the trash. Her blonde hair swinging with the sway of her hips. Her tight skinned dress is tackier than my grandmother’s couch. ‘Probably made out of the same material.’ I think to myself.What in the hell is she doing in the North anyway? Wasn’t she supposed to be back in the Crystal Lake Pack with her parents, demoted to Omegas? After what happened with the Alpha King of the States, I thought she was band from traveling. Does Ciara and Alpha Mars know she is here? Shit. I should call them. I move to stand closer to the woman’s bathroom; hoping Hazel’s destination isn’t the same. “Well, isn’t it the skank who’s been around more times than a Merry Go Around at the state fair.” I smile back as I cross my arms. Hazel and I have been enemies since middle school… debate enemies. We
Conrad’s POVMy morning has been complete shit since the moment I woke up. First, I didn’t sleep well because of my avoidance behavior situation with Hazel. I knew she was going to try and come to my room last night for sex, and since I THINK I potentially met my mate... Very Male... mate. I didn’t want to do something stupid like sleep with her. Do humans feel the pain of betrayal? I didn’t want to find out and every time she is near me with her floral fragrance, I lose all control of my senses and my dick has a mind of its own. So, I did the only thing a strong Alpha like me could do at that moment. HIDE. I hid in my kids’ room. Hazel wont come near my kids. When I woke up stiff and irritable from sleeping on their floor, I realized I was running late and wasn’t able to meet Dr. Bennet and his team before they went to the hospital like I was hoping too. I wanted my wolf to get another good sniff of him, maybe he got the whole mate thing wrong?‘I smell mate.’ Is all Titus keeps tell
Conrad’s POVI paced back and forth of my suite, periodically checking the clock on the wall. Five more minutes til I have to meet the doctor for our da… I stopped myself. Nope! Dinner, not date. I ran my hand over my face in frustration. My mind still completely confused. He smelled like my mate, but when I looked into his eyes, I didn’t see mate, but he’s human, so who knows what that means! Ugh! My mind sounded like a broken record. Over and over, the same tune… Uncertainty about whether he was my mate or not.I checked the wall clock again, time to go. With a deep breath, I steel myself for tonight. It was just dinner… Not a date. I walked down the stairs to the ground floor, keeping my eyes peeled for Hazel. I made up some farfetched excuse as to why I couldn’t have dinner with her like she wanted. She seemed to believe me, so I wasn’t going to say much more.Leaning against the railing of the stairs, Bennet stood scrolling through his phone. He was still wearing hospital scrubs.
Conrad’s POVI have come to realize I can’t go back to how things were now that I have my second chance mate. After dinner with Benji, we went to pick up Falon and Finnley from their school’s bingo event. Everything I had ever desired for my life clicked into place watching Benji with my kids. Sitting in a red and white booth at the small 50s diner, surrounded by the vintage deco, I found my life. Benji animatedly talking to my pups as they scan the dessert menu. She sings along with the jukebox while using sign language so Falon can enjoy the music as well. Finnley comes out of his quiet introvert self to sing along to “Rock around the clock” and for once there is a smile on his face. Benji’s presence in our lives is glueing back the pieces of what was once broken.‘I doubt she even knows what she is doing to us.’ My wolf, Titus, purrs in my head as he watches through our eyes. ‘I wish I could talk to her wolf. She is weak, but I can feel her and sense her. I can sometimes hear her
Benji’s POVSean looked at Bennet, his eyebrows skewed together like he was looking at something out of this world. “You know I could crush you with one hand and be justified by the words you are spewing at me, right? Also, my name isn’t Stephan.” The hulking giant of a Beta towered over Bennet, but that didn’t phase my cousin one bit. Bennet placed his hands on his hips, stared right up at the Sean and let him have it. Oh damn, here we go…“I am going to give you some advice… I know you asked Ashley out to dinner, but that doesn’t mean shit to me. I was only being nice in the chatroom because I didn’t want her to feel bad and we had more important topics to talk about, but now that you are standing in front of me, I am going to reconstruct your ego. I only remember names of people who aren’t complete twat-waffles. I don’t treat people I care about as if they aren’t worthy of love and affection! Don’t think we forgot your little speech about how awful State wolves are and how much you
Benji’s POVWith the smell of sex in the air, we held each other close while catching our breaths. The atmosphere in Conrad’s office was electrifying. Our bodies still connected, I could feel him pulsing in me, letting the last bit of remanence of his seed spill into me. He nestled his nose against my neck and kissed the marking post with his soft lips. A shiver ran through me as his hands caressed my back. Being in his arms made everything feel right.“We didn’t use protection…” I whispered as I held him tight, my legs were still wrapped around his waist.He hummed with a smile, “Is that ok? You are my mate after all. I know we still have a lot to talk about and there is a lot going on, but I want this that is building between us.”“I do too.” I whisper back, hugging him closer. Our bodies molded together perfectly even if we were on a hard cold wooden desk.“Hey, I have been meaning to ask you, what happened the other day when you woke up crying? You just kept saying you were ok. If
Conrad’s POV(Mandatory Alpha Virtual Meeting)I was filled with a renewed sense of determination since Benji told me that Tomas was awake and responsive. He wasn’t completely out of the woods, but he was back in his right mind temporarily at least. The news of Tomas’ returning quickly spread through my pack. The emotional fog that seeped into my pack was lifting with the news of Tomas’s slow recovery. Other sick wolves were given the medicine and it was just a waiting game to see if they also recovered as well and how much.Tomas was removed from the jail cells and returned back into the pack hospital. I had the privilege of escorting his parents to his new room. It was like he was back from the dead. His mother sobbed into my arms while his father hugged Benji. I smiled at Tomas who gave me a slow nod of respect. He quietly spoke with Benji for a few minutes before she recommended he get some more rest. “Alpha.” He whispered and I turned to look at him. "Thank you for not giving up
Benji’s POVI checked Tomas’s vitals for the hundredth time in the last few hours, but there wasn’t any change. His heart rate was steady and there was no movement or muscle reactions. The tranquilizer was doing its job and keeping him asleep. Holding open his eye lids, I checked his pupils with a light, no change. His eye color was still red when they should have been a “A beautiful brown” according to his mother. I will admit he was a handsome man, but nothing like Conrad.Speaking of the devil, Conrad texted me to check in, but all I could say was nothing yet. He wasn’t happy or mad that Tomas’s parents volunteered him for the medicine. I think Conrad was trying to avoid showing emotions toward the situation which I didn’t blame him for. Tomas was a pack member and Conrad respected all his members in his pack and in the territory.‘Dahlia, Can you sense Tomas’s wolf?’ I spoke to my wolf through our bond, but she just shook her head. It was like his wolf was dormant which wasn’t a g
Benji’s POVI stood outside the small meeting room in the pack’s hospital taking in a few last minutes breaths before I faced the families of the sick wolves. The different states of illness weighing heavily on my mind. A few wolves were in the beginning stages of the poison, while others were in more advanced stages and degrees. Some were in jail cells fighting off the feral wild madness while others were on the brink of death. Tomas, the warrior I had taken a personal interest in his recovery coming to mind. His parents have spoken with me several times about his days as a top warrior and his mate who was a teacher before she turned feral. They loved to brag about their grandbaby as well. Tomas was all the child had left, so I wanted his recovery more than anything.“Sherlock?” Artemis spoke up behind me. I turned to look at my friend, my expression completely raw with emotions. She gave me a knowing smile. “These families need hope and eventually a cure… Go talk to the families lik
Text Message ConversationsBenji: Conrad? Are you busy? For a quickie?Conrad: Hey love, never busy for you. For a quickie huh? I’m always up for a quickie. Do you want me to come to the lab or do you want to come to the packhouse?Benji: Can you click on the link and meet me in the secured chat room?Conrad: Oh, So you want to do some dirty talk first without anyone knowing huh? Benji: And can you send the link to your squad as well? The password is Saved by the BellConrad: Wait… What? You said QUICKIE! And Why didn’t you put that whole thing in one text message? You got my hopes up… and something else up as well. I haven’t seen in you in over 24 hours, my dick is hard and disappointed.Benji: Ew Perv! Now click the link and meet the team in the chat room with your squad.Secure Chat roomBenji: Bennet why did you call Conrad a perv? And I never told you to tell him Quickie! I said Quick-LY! As in time sensitive. Sorry Conrad, I gave Bennet my phone to text you for me since I was
Benji's POV “Why not? Telling him what your family said and how you feel will change… Oh…” Then it dawned on me. Why he wouldn’t tell Bennet yet. Knowing Bennet, he would tell him to chose his family. Family is so important to Bennet since he was adopted. Dean nodded his head.“I made my choice and I don’t regret it one bit. Even if he doesn't accept me, I can't be with a family that would abanded me so quickly just because of who my mate is.” Dean’s eyes met mine and even though there was some sadness in his dark orbs, there was also hope. “Now just need to win him over.”“OH NO! You are not being in charge of the trivia cards again! I can’t be stuck in a room for the next Goddess-knows how many hours listening to you rant and rave about 80s and 90s pop culture!”We heard Ashley yell at Gray through the door. I laughed and Dean looked mildly amused. “This is going to be interesting, isn’t it?”I smile warmly at him, “Yep…” Then a thought occurred to me. “When Bennet does accept you,
Benji’s POV (Forty-eight hours prior to Alpha Meeting)“I am going to send maintenance to come clean up the mess, and then I am going over to meet some of my warriors so we can get to the bottom of this. Ok?” Conrad’s words gave me no comfort as I continued to look down at the frozen image of the man on the screen. I was pretty certain I had seen him before, but I couldn’t quit put a finger on it. I simply nodded my head, but I was already formulating plans of my own in my head as Conrad and his men left the lab.I can’t believe someone would destroy the lab. I mean, this isn’t the first time someone tried to stop us from solving a mystery, but it was never to this level of intent. The broken glass, destroyed computers, books shredded, our lab equipment… all just gone. This just solidify my thoughts that the illness was man-made and I needed to get to the bottom of it. With new determination, I looked around the room at my team. If I was going to get them back to their A game, I am go