Beauden is in his office, pacing and looking at his watch. He can't believe Wisdom hasn't arrived for work yet. "Damn it. I know I was wrong for taking her like that. The thought of her fucking that bastard pissed me off. I couldn't help myself. I wanted to claim what was mine. Damn, my mate was so tight. That's when I realized she was a virgin." He sits down, rubbing his head, and thinks about when he went downstairs to leave. But he drank another glass of wine and got dressed to leave but stopped when he heard the water running, poured another glass of wine, and sat in the dark to drink it, arguing with himself how he didn't want or need her as a mate or the Luna of my pack. When I wanted the hell out of her beautiful ass, when he tried to walk out the door, he couldn't leave her.
"I had to mark her." He walks over to the window, looking at the front gate. "Where in the hell are you? Father said you're never late. Why aren't you answering me through our mate link? I hate to admit I miss her." He's looking at Deshal walking up the porch. "What does that bastard want? His ass better stay the hell away from Wisdom. Her gorgeous ass is mine and wears my damn mark. I see that I'm going to have to kill his ass."
Alpha Carmine is sitting at his desk worrying about Wisdom. She has never been late, nor has she ever not answered him when he contacts her through the link. "Something has to be wrong. " He's about to stand up when Addy informs him Deshal is there to see him and says it's crucial.
The Alpha didn't waste time ordering her to show him in. When Deshal walks into his office, Alpha Carmine sees the anger in his eyes. "Where is Wisdom? Is she alright?"
Deshal shook his head. "No sir, she isn't. I'm sorry to bother you, Wisdom asked me to bring you this." He hands Alpha Carmine the sealed envelope.
Alpha Carmine looks sternly at the young man, hoping he will tell him if Wisdom is hurt. But that doesn't happen. So, he opens the envelope and then stops Deshal from leaving, and points to a chair.
Deshal takes a deep breath and thinks, “keep your promise. Don’t kill that bastard son of yours yet.”
He reads. Dear Alpha Carmine. I'm sorry for leaving on short notice. Yesterday my mate showed up at my house. He had his way with me without my permission and then marked me. The arrogant jerk said he didn't want me except in his bed. You and my mother always told me my mate would love and protect me. I guess it was only a fairy tale. I need to get away from here for a while to clear my head. Deshal will take care of my house until I return. Don't work too hard and don't worry about me. I'll miss you and I love you.
Deshal’s looking at the Alpha, clenching his fist before he hits his desk
“The bastard violated her. “ Carmine grits his teeth. “How dare anyone harm her."“Yes, sir. Twice throughout the night." He’s looking at the Alpha, throwing his computer at the wall. “How is she? Who is he? Where did she go? I need to see her.”
“Sir, I don’t know where she went, she refused to tell me. After all the crying, she’s dealing with it better than I expected.” Deshal looks at the chair going out the window.
Alpha Carmine tries again to contact her through their link. After he couldn’t reach Wisdom, he called her phone, but his call went straight to voicemail.He tells Deshal he can leave but let him know if he hears from her.
Deshal is walking to the door when Beauden walks into the office. He rolls his eyes at Beauden, trying hard not to rip his head off.
"What did he want?" Beauden points at the door
His father sits on the sofa, "He's having a problem with a mate."
Beauden looks at the broken computer and window. "What happened in here?"
"That isn't any of your concerns. What was the reason you came in here?" Carmine looks at his desk at a picture of him and Wisdom.
"Wisdom hasn't arrived yet. Have you heard from her?" Beauden picks the picture up, looking at his mate.
Carmine sees the lustful look in his eyes and wants to see his reaction. "It appears Wisdom left the territory this morning."Beauden head snaps, looking at his father. "She can't leave," he kicks the desk."Why can't she leave?" Carmine stands up, still looking at him."Shit," Beauden thinks and tries to compose himself and looks out the broken window and thinks, "My mate, you can't run from me." Beauden takes a deep breath. "No reason. Where did she go, and when will she return?"Carmine is walking closer to him. "You sure are interested in Wisdom coming and going? Hell, you even sound worried about her. "
"It's because she's a member of our pack. Nothing else." Beauden stands the picture up on the desk. "Bull shit. You're her mate. Don't you fucking deny it." Alpha Carmine hits his desk.Beauden nods' "Yes, Father, she's my mate. Now where is she?" He's punched in the face as soon as he finishes his sentence.
Carmine kicks him in his stomach and then punches him serval times before he's choking. "I don't know where she is. Wisdom left because of the fouled shit you did to her. How dare you harm her." He throws him on the floor and kicks him in the face. "Your ass better find her, fix this fucked up shit you did, and bring her home. If you ever in your life hurt her again, I swear I'll kill you."Beauden' wiping blood off his face. "Yes, Father, I will. I'll get some trackers on her right now." He stands up and rushes out of the office.
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After driving a little over two hours, Wisdom arrives a mile from Bitterbite Warriors, Alpha Peyton Carlson's pack. He was a good friend of her parents and granted her permission to stay there for as long as she wanted. She asked if she wouldn't tell anyone she was there. Once he promises her, her whereabouts are his and his pack members' secret.
The next request confused Alpha Carlson. That was, he could have someone train her to fight. He quickly agreed because he strongly believed every wolf should know how to protect themselves. But he can’t figure out why Larisa and Ossian never allowed their daughter to be trained.When she got settled in the two-bedroom house, she rented from one of Alpha Carlson's members. She knew she had to call Deshal to let him know that she was safe and had made it. Wisdom didn't want him to worry. She couldn't believe it when he told her Beauden had trackers out looking for her. Alpha Carmine is mad as hell. They didn't talk long. She wants to take a bath and lie down. Deshal makes her promise that she'll eat before she lays down.
Wisdom sits on the sofa, picks a throw pillow up, and cuddles it. "Why is the arrogant asshole tracking me? He didn't want me and rejected me." She and Sequoia blocked Beauden and Klondike before she left home. She was tired of him asking her where she was. Wisdom falls asleep.
Later that day, Beauden met with some of the women of the pack. The women look at him strangely, wondering if he is following Alpha Carmine's orders or if it is his. He orders them to call every pack to inquire about Wisdom and inform him when they find her. Beauden looks out the window at Deshal and remembers his father saying he was there because he was having problems with his mate. "That bastard was speaking about my mate. How dare he call my mate his. Wait a damn minute, did he tell my father about last night, or did Wissy?" Beauden mumbles, narrowing his eyes, still looking at Deshal. He's brought out his thoughts when Alpha Carmine tells him Alpha Boyd, his daughter, and Beta has arrived. "Be on your best damn behavior. Tonight after dinner, I want an update about Wisdom. Your ass better have some good news to tell me." Alpha Carmine is walking toward his office. “Yes, Father, I have members calling around for Wissy as we speak.” Beauden walks into the office behind him.
Alpha Carmine can't believe he raised a fool. He knew Beauden was arrogant but assaulting his mate. But he never thought he would do something so foul "Damn it if I didn’t need his ass, I would have killed him. Larisa, I should never have agreed to Wisdom, not training. I should have insisted on her training. That was one of the reasons I had her working in the office with me. So I could protect her. I failed. As far as her shifting I wasn't happy about her not shifting but that was something that I couldn't allow." Efrem walks into the room with a large folder. “You were right about that damn Alpha Boyd. His ass is in so much debt. He can’t dig his ass out with a backhoe.” Carmine takes the folder to read. “So, it seems they may be interested in more than being allies. I wonder if they plan to, “he stops talking and his thoughts go on to how Maeve was interested in his son. “Where is Beauden?” “He left about thirty minutes ago. I heard Wisdom left.” Efrem sits down. Carmi
The following morning Beauden met with the women he had called all the packs regarding Wisdom. After they have yet to locate her, Beauden doesn't take it well and yells for them not to sleep until they have her whereabouts. Alpha Carmine was walking down the hall when he heard all the yelling and women screaming. He ran to see what was happening but never expected his son to lose control because Wisdom was gone. Alpha Carmine tells the women to take a break. Beauden sits down. "I don't know what's wrong with me. What if I can't find her?" He covers his face. "Damn, as bad as I hate to say this. But that's a possibility. I still haven't figured out why you dared to assault your mate." Carmine slaps his head. "Something came over me. I didn't particularly appreciate knowing my mate had a boyfriend. The thought of someone touching her got the best of me." Beauden rubs his head. "Father, I want Wisdom home. I need her." Carmine looks at him strangely. "Son, I'm confused
Einar was tough on Wisdom during their four-hour training. He wants her to be as skillful as he is. He could see that she had been hurt. Wisdom reminds him of his daughter Nain. He didn’t ask what happened, it was her business, and she’ll share it when she is ready. Wisdom and Einar are sitting under a tree eating a cheeseburger. She’s looking around when she notices a handsome brown-haired young man who can’t seem to keep his eyes off her. Einar notices it too. He looks at the man. “That’s Whitman Carlson, the Alpha's youngest brother. He’s visiting for a few months.” He looks at the mark on her neck. “It seems you are already mated to another.” She lowers her head, then looks in the other direction and starts back eating. Whitman makes his way over to them introduces himself and sees her mark. He figured she was rejected by what his brother told him about her. But Peyton had forgotten to tell him how beautiful Wisdom is. He sits beside Wisdom and introduces himself. A few mi
Pandora has been trying to talk Paulo into leaving with her. He refuses and says he may be an Omega but he’ll never be a stinky rogue. Paulo tells her to tell her parents about him and the pup. Pandora refuses and runs out of his house. He started to run behind her but didn’t. “If she’s that ashamed of me then she doesn't deserve to be with me.” He closes the door and calls Quinta, his girlfriend, to come over. Paulo was only with Pandora because she was the Alpha’s daughter. He thought one day they would mate. He never expected her to get pregnant. But when she told him he stepped up to the plate and offered to take care of her and the pup. She refused his help or to tell anyone about her pregnancy and him being the father. She gets in the car and speeds away. Pandora waits until she’s out of her parents’ territory before she contacts her parents to tell them she’s left. She thought for sure Paulo would have left with her then she cusses him for being a rogue and for destroying h
Wisdom didn’t want to move to the pack. She didn’t want to be a burden and told Einar that she’d be okay staying at the house she had rented. He tells her he’s following Luna Mazi's orders. Wisdom thought about questioning him but she has learned you never question the Alpha and Luna. When she, Einar, and the two warriors arrive at the house. Einar enters first to make sure no one is waiting for her. Then he motions for her to come in. He walks outside looking around the yard. He walks around the house to Wisdom’s bedroom window and squats down. He looks at the ground and then starts walking until he comes to a boulder. Einar walks around it a few times then squats down. He shakes his head "Not on my watch” They returned to the main packhouse Kiri showed Wisdom to her room. Einar walks into another room and closes the door where the Luna is waiting for him. He isn’t in there long. As he’s walking out the door. She tells him to keep her updated. Mazi walks to the window looking
It has been two weeks since Wisdom left. Beauden decided not to call the trackers off. He knows what his father said about her returning after she’s worked out some things. But he can’t take the chance of her changing her mind. He contacted Kace to divide the trackers out and not stop looking for the Luna unless he gave the order. “Damn it Wissy why in the hell are still blocking me?” He yells looking down the hall at Deshal on his cell phone and laughing. “That bold bastard is talking to my mate after I announced her Luna of the pack.” He rushes out of the room but stops when he hears a man's voice on the other end of the phone. Deshal had it on speaker and was talking with Lonergan, his father. Then he heard Deshal saying he was stopping by Wisdom’s house to water her plants before heading home. Beauden clenches his fist. The thought of another man looking after his mate’s property is driving him crazy. Alpha Carmine is walking toward them. “Oh no not again.” He sees Beaude
Pandora has lived in neutral territory since leaving her parents' pack. She has tried calling Paulo serval times but he isn’t answering her calls or replying to her texts. Pandora thought her parents would have sent a search party after her. She was disappointed when she contacted one of the members to ask her about it. The young lady didn’t even know she was gone and told her no one had left the pack. That news angers her and she bumps into a man and falls to the floor. "You should watch where you're walking" The man turns his nose up, looking down at her. She frowns and looks at the man to go off on him. But instead, she smiles looking at the handsome long blonde-haired man with blue eyes. Pandora raises her hands out to him He shakes his head ‘Don’t even think about it.” The man walks away. Pandora hit the floor with her fists. She hears someone laughing at her. “It’s not funny.” An older man walks over to her and extends his hands. “Yes, hell it was.” He sniffs her “Y