“She did. Aggressively exploded out of young Ella, let out a mighty howl, snarled at all of us like we were the enemy actually. Angry wolf right from get go. You don’t want to piss her off. And a real short fuse to match.”
Holden was frowning now even deeper “Aggressively exploded?”
“Yes son, took less than 2 minutes, first shift was akin to an alpha shifting for the first time.”
“Who are her parents, where are they?”
“Parents killed I believe.”
“You believe? She’s part of your pack, how can you not know the answer to that question?”
“Didn’t see it? Nobody here did.” he shrugged.
Holden didn’t like that answer. His pack was much larger, but he still knew all his pack members history, every pack member had a file with all their details in it. How else were you suppose to keep track of family linage, who was mated to who, pups born, lost family members to rogue attacks everything was in those files, and they were updated regularly.
Even those four young girls he had rescued, the day he’d come across Ella, had files, and the trauma they had suffered was documented, their medical files from his pack doctor included, due the trauma of the situation.
Trauma was not to be taken lightly, could cause all sorts of issues. Turn a she-wolf rogue if it was to much for them to handle, turn them mute or even make them completely isolate themselves from other pack members. Male wolves could become so aggressive they turn on other pack members, for seemingly no reason and could go rogue as well.
“You got a file on my Mate, I could read?” he asked hoping the man at least kept records.
“Yes, but not my place to give it to you.”
“What. I’m her Mate and an Alpha. You will give it to me.” he demanded.
To his amazement Alpha Corey shook his head, “Yes, you are an Alpha, as for her Mate? You haven’t claimed her and she has not accepted you, so that doesn’t count right now.”
Holden glared at him, this man was insane “I am her Mate, and I want that file.”
“You may have been gifted to her by the goddess son, but I didn’t see either of you accept each other, or have I missed something today?”
Holden was starting to loose it “I already told you I would be claiming her.”
“Mm, you did.” he nodded “but you haven’t, so without Ella’s permission I won’t give you her file. I already told you, she has a history and if she wants to tell you, she will. Its actually not for me to say.”
Even Rip was getting pissed off now, this man wasn’t going to talk, he’d only met the man 2 days ago and he in all appearances looked like the most laid back and relaxed, Alpha he had ever met. Yet here he was stubborn like an Alpha alright, his appearance was deceptive that was for sure. Holden had thought him to be a bit of a joke, a betting, gambling man, who just made fun of everything.
He felt Rip surface, he wanted to know about his mate too and was getting to the point of expressing his dislike and rage.
Alpha Corey’s hands lifted “now now, calm down son. I swore to her, I wouldn’t tell anyone. Now if I go telling you son. What good is my word?’
Holdens jaw tightened and was ticking “Why would you swear something like that?”
“Because I needed to, no on in this pack will readily give you her history and I mean No-one. Or I will punish them myself.”
That gained Holden’s undivided attention “Is it that bad?” he changed tactics.
Alpha Corey was no fool, stared right at him for a full minute “You’d have to be the judge of that, when she tells you, and that son will take trust.”
“She told you?” his anger was abating if she had trauma he would have to give some leeway.
“She had no choice at the time. That is all I will say on the subject. But try and relax. She will come back like I said, her twin sisters are here, she will never abandon them.”
“There is room in my car for both of them as well. I’ll just take them too.” he shrugged what was two more females to his pack.
“No actually you won’t be. The twins will be staying here.”
Holden frowned, it took less than 10 seconds for it to dawn on him “The Gamma’s twin girls, that’s who you’re talking about.”
“Yes and neither Gabby nor James are just going to hand over the girls to you. Not after your display the other night…not that that would matter.”
“Why are they with your Gamma and not Ella herself?”
“Again you might want to talk to her on that one.”
Holden was not getting anywhere with this man, what ever her story was, he was not going to part with it. Her history can’t be all that good, if no one was allowed to talk about it “Do you think she will go willingly with me?”
“I don’t know, to be honest” he shrugged “You handle her the wrong way, you might find yourself facing a formal rejection.”
Holden nor Rip were impressed at all now “She’s that stubborn?”
“Not usually, but can be at times.”
“I’ll just mark her then.” Holden shrugged and waved a hand dismissively, once his mark was on her she’d have no choice and the Mate Bond would grow and she would submit to him in a matter of days. If she still didn’t want to be his mate once she produced him an heir he would just reject her and set her free.
Rip growled at him at this thought. Holden ignored him.
He found Alpha Corey glaring at him now “You will not forcibly Mark or Mate her. I guarantee you she will kill you if you do. Marked or Mated it will make no difference to her and her wolf. If you do take her from here and she calls me and tells me you have forced her, I will come and collect her myself.” there was anger in every word he spoke.
“That would start a war!”
“Only if you’re still alive when I get there. And I will not come alone.”
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