‘How about we get out of this pack and clear your head?’
‘Go.’ Rip agreed.
Holden informed Jeremy he was going for a drive, to get away from all smell of the mating ball.
‘right boss. I’ll keep an eye on our pack.’
Holden did not want to be here when the moon set, and it seemed neither did Rip. He was headed towards his car, coming down the front of the pack-house steps when Rip froze his body and surged forward. The wind was blowing towards them he’d spotted Ky’ra leaving her house “Mine.” Rip suddenly growled inside Holdens mind
‘What?’
‘Mine.’
Holden took a deep breath in and goddess he could smell her scent, brought to him on the wind that was blowing, Honey…Ginger and another breath in…Lavender. Goddess she was his mate. The moon wasn’t even set yet, but they both knew it, they watched the wolf disappear into the forest heading east, to patrol probably. She didn’t know it though.
No wonder Rip had been off all day, he’d been trying to scent out his mate all day and even this morning, but hadn’t been able too.
‘Jeremy get out to front of pack-house NOW.’ he practically yelled the last word down the link.
Jeremy appeared in record time clearly hearing the urgency in his Alpha’s tone, “What’s wrong Holden?”
“I just found my mate.”
“What really?” he was already looking around him searching for a she-wolf in question. “Where? Did she run off already. Goddess Holden did you scare her off.” he asked, but only half joking.
“The moons not set yet, go protect her. It’s that Grey wolf from this morning Ky’ra.”
Jeremy laughed now “no wonder Rip growl at me.”
Holden pointed in the direction Ky’ra had headed off to “Eastern patrol I’m guessing.”
“Alright, you not going to go?”
“No I’ll deal with it tomorrow.”
“You sure boss? If she doesn’t scent you, you might miss your chance.”
“It’ll be fine, I know now. That is all that matters.”
“Okay…if you say so, boss.” Jeremy shook his head, but was already stripping his clothes off, copped a wolf whistle from some she-wolves who were headed this way. He turned and grinned at them, took a moment to show off all his muscles, bloody horny bastard, then shifted right in front of them and headed off into the woods.
Holden picked up his Beta’s clothing and he headed for his car, still wanted to get away from the scent around him. They couldn’t do anything about their mate until after the moon set anyway and that was over an hour away. He pulled out his phone as he walked over and checked the luna phase, smiled to himself. Had all night and into mid morning to sort it out so it seemed, the moon phase wouldn’t actually change til nearly 10am, good.
As he walked around his car his eyes fell on the claw marks that were scratched all over the drivers door and all the way down and along it to the tailgate, the drivers side door handle was crushed as well. “What the…” Anger boiled inside of him, this is just what he needed. Tested the handle, the door did not open. He opened the back door and tossed Jeremy’s clothes in and slammed the door shut. Snapped half a dozen photos of the damage and headed back into the Half Moon Pack, pack-house in search of the Alpha, at least he didn’t have to worry about a mate finding him, he had one now.
He was going to demand that Alpha Corey find the culprit and make them present themselves before him, they would know fear soon.
Alpha Corey was easily found, sitting at a table waiting for the moon to set. Watching over the mating ball with his Luna next to him, and his Alpha Unit right there. “Alpha Corey I need a word please?” his tone was full of annoyance, he had curbed his anger, didn’t need the pack Alpha thinking he was spoiling for a fight.
“What can I do for you son?” he asked smiling up at him.
Holden was irked by the word son, the man maybe his senior but Holden was not his son. He held out his phone “That is my car. I just found it like that.”
Alpha Corey’s smile turned to a deep frown “I’m sorry” he nodded and handed it back “Let me go look, see what I can determine.”
“Oh I can think of one person in this pack that might do it, that mutt of yours.”
Alpha Corey raised and eyebrow at Holden “Now why would you think young Ella would do that? Haven’t even seen her yet have you?”
“Actually.” Holden said as they headed through the pack-house “I saw her this afternoon, she turned her bow on me. Again.” he grated the last word out.
Alpha Corey sighed and shook his head. “Did you disrespectfully call her a mutt again?”
Holden frowned. When he didn’t answer, Alpha Corey raised an eyebrow. They stopped outside, and he glanced at the car.
“Did you?” he repeated.
“Yes-but it was an accident. I meant to say it internally,” Holden replied with a shrug.
“Hm. It does seem your car is damaged.”
“No shit,” Holden snapped, irritated by his seemingly indifferent tone.
“Manners, boy. I’m older than you, and I haven’t needed to release my beast in quite some time. He doesn’t like your tone, just so you know.”
“What are you going to do about this?” Holden asked, trying to rein in his temper. The last thing he wanted was an Alpha-versus-Alpha conflict-especially not in front of his mate. She was one of their highest-ranked warriors; seeing him clash with her Alpha wouldn’t go over well.
Alpha Corey rubbed his chin thoughtfully, then sighed. “Ask her, I suppose.”
He turned and walked back into the packhouse, with Holden close behind. Holden waited as Alpha Corey flipped through what looked like roster paperwork.
“Ah, she’s on border patrol tonight,” Corey said. “I’ll link her to come here. Give me a minute.”
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