Chapter Four

I was devastated when my mate said there was nothing I could do, I was so desperate to be with her. Everyone knows nothing was more important to a werewolf than his or her mate, but it seems mine forgot.

All through the night, I did everything I was supposed to do as a worker. 

I could not help but glance at my mate from the other side of the room now and then. 

When it was time for the man she was betrothed to enter, I was shocked.

It was a vampire.

I knew him from the neighboring vampire group around the pack. A vampire and a witch, what else could go wrong?

I was so angry that she could easily go with a vampire, but wouldn't fight for me, a werewolf. 

I wanted to cause a scene, but I knew I could not because humans were present.

I held in my anger all night, and thankfully the two betrothed did not touch inappropriately, it would have been chaos.

As I stood in the corner, I thought of ways to make my mate want me, but there were none. 

At the end of the ceremony, it was announced that the real marriage will be held in a month. I believed that gave me enough time to plan.

Before it was time for us workers to leave, I paid my lady one last visit, promising her that I would be back for her. 

She gave me a confused look, not understanding what I meant by will be back for her. But a promise is a promise and I intend to keep to it.

I returned to my pack that night, feeling restless. I needed to take the vampire out of the picture.

I knew where the vampires stayed, I just needed some companions to make it happen.

I became the Alpha, my father was old enough to go to where every old Alpha is required to retire. 

I became the leader of my pack in less than one week. I commanded every wolf, they were mine to command. 

I let that go into my head as I approached the pack warriors one night.

"I am your Alpha, and I have a job for you tonight", I began, using my Alpha voice. "Someone took something from me and we must get it back, a vampire thinks he is the boss, we must show him that is not true, are you with me", I asked.

The pack warriors looked at each other probably thinking I was being unreasonable, but none of them dared not speak up.

They had no choice but to follow my lead and do whatever I tell them to.

That night we raided the vampires' home and bit every single one of them, unbeknownst to me, one had escaped. 

I was happy I had specifically gotten rid of the one that was betrothed to my mate.

Now, it was time to get back what was mine.

I sneaked back into the castle to talk to Quinn, my mate. 

I went straight to her room. 

Thankfully when I got there, she was alone.

"Hello again", I spoke, making her jump into the air from being startled.

"What are you doing here?" She asked after she caught herself. 

I stepped closer to her, I knew she would be able to resist the mate bound if I was in her space, and I was right.

"I came here for you", I caressed her arm softly, making her lean into me.

As if something clicked inside of her, she abruptly took a step back and looked at me accusingly "Did you kill him?" She asked.

I studied her face carefully, trying to determine how to answer her, but I figured he wasn't exactly angry.

"Yes, I did, I did it for us", I answered and took another step closer to her.

"For us? Are you insane? I will never ask such from you", she was starting to get mad, so I did what I could to keep her quiet, I could not risk anyone knowing I was there.

I kissed her. Her lips were as soft as I remember them. I deepened the kiss, she did not object but instead pressed herself more into me. 

I was glad the mate bond was at least working, what I wasn't happy about was that she was mad at me. I broke the kiss.

"Don't be mad at me, I genuinely did it so we can be together without barriers", I explained

"Without barriers? Okay, have fun explaining to my father", she laughed dryly leaving me confused 

"Why would I explain it to your father?" I asked

"You think you can just sweep me off of my feet and we will ride into the sunset? 

No, you have to ask for my hand from my father, that is how things are done here", she explained to me.

"Okay, I will talk to your father", her face lit up when I said that. She was not expecting me to agree.

"Okay, I will be waiting for that day then", she told me while walking towards her door. She held it open for me.

I nodded and smiled as I walked towards her, dropped a kiss on her forehead, and left as secretly as I had entered the castle.

On my walk back to my pack house, I was deep in thought about how I was going to talk to my mate's father so he would approve of our union. I was ready to do anything. 

I was not paying attention to my surroundings, I was shot at by someone, whose face I couldn't see, and the arrow was poisoned, leaving me weakened. 

There was nothing I could do, I was alone, and I could not defend myself. I succumbed to darkness.

When I woke up, I was in an underground cell chained with silver, there was no means of escaping. 

I really wanted to see the face of my kidnapper. Who would dare attack an Alpha werewolf?

I tried escaping from the chains, but they would not bulge and I was getting weaker and weaker. 

It was at that moment that I prayed for a miracle from the Moon Goddess if she would listen to my prayers.

It wasn't long before the door rattled, and I was hopeful that it was someone who would rescue me. I thought wrong.

It was my mate's Father, the leader of the witches coven. I was surprised to see he was behind my kidnapping.

"Why are you doing this", I asked

"You ruined my plans, now I will ruin you", he laughed bitterly and slapped me across the face.

I was confused about what plans I had ruined. 

I didn't do anything, other than secretly teeing his coven to see his daughter who happened to be my mate.

I was confused and angry.

A confused and angry Alpha werewolf on a full moon was not a good combination. 

He got what he deserved. 

He got what was coming for him.