Chapter 7: CHP.7-Leave My Hormones Alone

The Alpha lead me back out the house, again leaving me to trail sorely behind him. We exited through the front door, beginning to walk across the grass patch surrounding the house and toward the buildings of the village.

I felt my anxiety begin to spike as the houses grew closer. Where was he taking me?

We had only past two houses when he took a sharp left and trailed up the steps of a two story brick house. There were a few males drifting around, and I was quite certain one of them would spot me soon, or at least scent my Rogue smell.

Alpha Zeke knocked on the door twice. Immediately I could hear shuffling, a toilet flush, and even the word 'fuck' muttered once. The door flung open aggressively and on the other side stood an older gentlemen, wearing a half tied up robe, slippers and thick circular glasses. His face held annoyance till he registered the large Alpha standing on the other side of the door.

"A-Alpha Ezekiel," he bowed lowly, "please come in." The gentlemen stepped to the side, motioning inward to his House. Alpha Zeke bent his head as he stepped inside and I quickly slipped in behind him.

I looked around the old-fashioned looking foyer before returning my gaze back to the old man. Who I found to be staring at me in shock. I raised an eyebrow in an aggravated manner, questioning him.

"Forgive me you just look like-, well, someone I used to know." He sighed to himself before looking at Alpha Zeke who was busy staring at me with a hint of amusement on his face.

"What can I do for you Alpha?" Chester asked eagerly, obviously keen to help.

"This is Cecil, I'll need clothes for her. Two sets of trousers, t-shirts, socks, boots and um, undergarments." I nearly smiled at his discomfort when mentioning 'undergarments'.

"Of course, I'll take you to the front room, while I go check if I have anything in stock. I believe I do as the items haven't been in big demand recently." He chuckled to himself as he begun to lead us through the house. He took us into a small dome room. It had a centre sightly raised podium, with mirrored panels lined in front of it.

I was placed onto the small podium while he took my measurements for the clothing sizes. Commenting to himself about how 'underfed' I was. He was measuring the size of my hips when a voice broke the silence.

"Fuck, they weren't lying, you've found a female."

Chester bowed his head and exited the room muttering an 'excuse me', leaving the wolves to discuss in privacy.

The Alpha growled at the intruder, but the growl wasn't aggressive. More just one of annoyance. I felt my thighs clench together from the sound. My body automatically responding to the power our mate displayed in that single growl. My response seemed to be driven by my wolf, who was in my head, belly up asking for him to take us then and there. I scowled at her, telling her she needed to get her hormones in check. He would not be 'taking us' then. Or ever.

Thankfully no male in the room seemed to catch my hormonal response as the conversation continued.

"Beta Dion. What are you doing here?" The Alpha's question was casual, as he leaned against the wall beside him. Even when leaning against the wall it was clear the Alpha was the much larger male. Still a forehead taller than his Beta, who seemed to reach around 6"5.

"Alpha, my apologies. I was training the pups when I heard rumour of a female. In your company no less, and couldn't help but investigate. However, I was not expecting it to be true, or for the Female to be quite so delectable." The Beta winked playfully at me, he seemed harmless as he displayed a grin that appeared to reach his eyes. While his comment seemed creepy, his tone and attitude conveyed it as flirty banter. Causing me to relax and smirk at his playfulness.

"Ahh, she's even more exquisite when she isn't scowling." The Beta remarked again raising a hand to fan himself as if he was suddenly hot. However, this comment was met with an aggressive growl from the Alpha. He rose from his casual stance against the wall before squaring his massive shoulders with his Beta, positioning himself between Beta Dion and me.

"Behave yourself Dion. That Female is mine." The Alpha flashed his teeth as a warning. Again, my body creamed from the power of his growl. My wolf melted in my head, she loved his dominance. How he claimed us as his. She begged me to bend over for him right there.

This time my bodies response didn't go unnoticed, as I saw the Alpha sniff the air and immediately turn to me. The colour gold bleeding into his light blue eyes; his wolf had obviously come to the party.

"Careful mate, I'm finding it hard enough to control myself as it is. You keep reacting like that and I won't stop myself from helping you sate your needs." The Alpha's voice dropped to a seductive tone, as his gaze swept over the length of my body, coming into focus on my breasts.

"Don't worry Alpha, If I need to sate myself I won't need the help, just a shower." My voice taking on the same seductive tone his had as I lowered my eyes to focus on the bulge forming in the front of his pants. The Alpha swallowed before taking a step in my direction. Our eyes connecting again, I knew mine reflected my wolf similarly to how he did.

Our bubble of sexual tension was popped as laughter echoed throughout the room. My gaze shifted to the Beta who was bent over holding his stomach as he frantically gasped trying to intake air between his fits of laughter.

"Fuck, I like her. Two hours and you're already wrapped around her finger you horn dog," Beta Dion pushed the words out between fits of laughter. The Alpha rolled his eyes in annoyance and adjusted the front of his pants. The Beta kept laughing as he wheezed out; "Look, he's a tight ass so if you ever want someone who isn't always angry, my room is just down the hall from his." Alpha Zeke released another growl of annoyance causing Beta Dion to howl even louder with laughter.

Clearly this wolf got a kick out of annoying his Alpha. Once he had managed to stop having a cackling fit the Beta carried on the conversation; "How are you going to introduce her to the pack?"

"I will introduce her as Luna, once she bares my mark. And not a moment before then." The Alphas' words were spoken with conviction, he had made up his mind.

I remained emotionless to his comment. I knew it would not happen, as in a few days I would be out of here. But I could not say that or disagree with him. I had to remain docile, let him believe I wanted it. Build his trust. Or else he would have me on guard, and I would never escape.

"But for now, she will stay near me. Guards signposted outside whatever room she is in. I don't mind the gossip spreading, let the men have entertainment in these rumours. But what cannot happen is other packs getting a whiff of this before I have marked her. She is valuable and men will come wanting her while she remains unmarked. Call a meeting with the council, I want them in the Great Hall in 10 minutes and not a moment later."

Beta Dion nodded in understanding, before turning on his heel and striding out the door. The Alpha turned back to face me, opening his mouth to speak but was interrupted by Chester striding into the room holding items.

"Alpha, apologies for the interruption but I had a few items in stock already that would suit her needs perfectly. Obviously made for the she-wolves before the war." Chester chuckled to himself, his eyes cast down as sadness crossed his features. He quickly regathered himself before continuing;

"The undergarments are quick to make as there is um, little cloth required to stitch. I assumed you would want her wearing them sooner rather than later and will have the rest of what you asked for delivered to your room this afternoon." Chester walked over to me and placed the pile of clothing into my hands.

"Thank you Chester. They will be amazing I'm sure." My words were soft and genuine. Chester bowed his head.

"Thank you, Luna Cecil." My words were stuck in my throat from shock. I had never been gifted such a prestigious title, let alone a title I had no claim to. But what shocked me more was how right it sounded. How right it felt. Like I had carried this title with me my entire life.

And I didn't like that at all.

Chester turned to the Alpha and bowed his head again, "Alpha, it was a pleasure seeing you as always."

"Fine work Chester, thank you for accommodating us." The Alpha nodded his head at Chester, dismissing him from the room and leaving the two alone. "Get changed, I'll wait outside." The Alpha departed the room closing the door behind him.

I released a breath I didn't know I had been holding. I quickly stripped out of the Alpha's clothing before going through the items I had been given. A plain black t-shirt, leather pants, a black jacket, socks, hiking boots, and underwear. I picked up the underwear for inspection, a red lace G-string and a red lace bralette.

I shook my head. Chester seemed to be a bit of a sly dog, gifting me such raunchy undergarments.

How he had crafted these in the time Beta Dion was here I would not know. I slipped on the clothing. Surprised to find everything fit perfectly, and clung to my frame tightly.

I gazed at myself in the full-length mirror one last time. The women gazing back at me seemed to be even more unrecognisable now. The way she held herself, with such poise and authority, she looked like a Luna.

The thought unnerved me.

I quickly spun around and exited the room. The Alpha gazed at me as I walked into the hallway of the house. His eyes quickly running the length of my body. He stepped towards me, lowering his head into my neck, pressing his nose to my skin and inhaling. I remained paralyzed with confusion.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing?"

The Alpha pulled back, his distracted gaze meeting mine. "I can't say I'm not disappointed to see you not wearing my clothing. But fuck, all I can smell is your scent, and it's driving my wolf crazy." He lowered his head one last time to press his nose against my neck again, except this time before he pulled away he nicked the soft spot of skin where my neck and collarbone joins. Where his mark would go.

The feeling sent electricity down to my core, igniting a fire in my belly that had a gush of liquid releasing from me. He raised his head, smirking as he smelt my reaction. He had done it on purpose. A deliberate tease. Two could play that game.

I gazed up at him through my lashes. Feigning want, leaving forward I returned the favor. Leaning into his neck I inhaled deeply, before giving a teasing nick onto the skin. However, his body remained the same. He obviously knew what I was doing and wanted to see me fail.

Fine, I could play harder too.

I ran my tongue along the thick vein that tracked up the side of his neck. Extending my canine teeth I ran them along the skin playfully. I felt him shudder in response. I smirked, I wanted him to be at my mercy more. He should know who was really in control. I grabbed a piece of skin between my teeth, suckling at it I raised my hand to palm him through the front of his jeans. Feeling the bulge underneath my palm, I couldn't resist but to give it a small squeeze.

I had no idea what I was doing, I was reacting on pure instinct. My body seemed to understand his needs and knew how to meet them without me even instructing it to. He groaned in response to my hand. I released the skin on his neck, smirking as the dark hickey formed, easily seen. His eyes came back into focus as he realized I had pulled away. His eyebrows creased as he realized what I had done.

"We have to leave to attend a meeting now, but don't worry mate. I will be returning that later." The Alpha headed towards the door, obviously expecting me to follow. I rolled my eyes and began to walk after him. We entered his house again. After taking many different doorways that again had me confused on which was out, we strolled into the dining hall. The place I had eaten before. However, this time instead of being alone we had company.

There were 7 male wolves seated at the end of one of the long tables. Beta Dion was among them. Their conversation quickly ceased as they saw the Alpha enter the room. All of them rising from their seats with their heads bowed. The Alpha strode to the head of the table, choosing to remain standing. I remained by the door not wanting to go in.

"Council." He acknowledged them, a subtle way of allowing them to sit.

The men sat down, busy among themselves until one of them noticed me by the door. His gaze meeting mine. His eyes were piercing as if by the one look he could see into my soul and knew every piece of information about me. The male next to him followed his gaze to me, his eyes widened in surprise while his mouth dropped in shock. Soon every male had turned to face me. Each holding their own dumbfounded expression.

The Alpha followed the gaze of the men. My eyes immediately turning to him, he tipped his head towards himself, a silent command telling me to go to him. My body headed the command before I could even process what had occurred. My head held high as I strode across the room to meet him, my face holding back any emotion from the wolves.

"Gentlemen, this is Cecil. The reason this High Council meeting was called. She is my mate." The Alpha placed a firm emphasis on the word 'mate'.

I arrived beside him, not close enough that we were touching, but close enough where I could feel the warmth being emitted from his body, and felt his scent wrap around me like a safety blanket.

Gazing at the gentlemen I made sure to really see them. There were 5 I had never met before. 3 were older males, sprouting grey hairs and their faces starting to crinkle from age, but they still looked capable of defending themselves should a problem arise. The other 2 were younger. One happened to be one of the largest males I had ever seen. Even seated the broad planes of his shoulder's looked expansive, completely packed with muscle, he looked like he could crush my frame in the one hand. His body was covered with tattoos, wrapping from his wrists up both arms, and even peaking out the collar of his neck. They were tribal, he was a warrior wolf.

My gaze shifted to the last unknown male. He was smaller than the warrior but still large, he was the first wolf I had made contact with. His gaze raked my body, and in the centre of his forehead sat a large crescent moon. The moon was surrounded by strands of soft clouds, that ran along the top of his eyebrows, wrapping down the sides of his face and stopping towards the top of his cheekbones. My breath caught, he was an Oracle. A man who could receive a message from the Moon goddess. I had never seen one in my life, as it was said only one was born every 35 years. My gaze shifted to the last two men on the table. Doctor Scet, who offered me a kind smile, and Beta Dion who threw me his signature wink.

All males waited patiently while my eyes had shifted between them. Allowing me to observe them and intake their details. If we were in wolf form, they would let me smell them. A gesture that showed they wanted me to feel comfortable around them.

"The reason I have called you here is firstly to introduce you to her. She will be around the pack soon, and I wanted her to have a few males she could trust and rely on. The second reason I call you here is to discuss what will happen. I am well aware of the scale of this situation. A she-wolf hasn't been spotted since the two that surfaced a few years ago. She is valuable. I know how many will come in search of her. Therefore, I will not have word of her escape this pack until she bares my mark, and she is officially my Luna. Is that understood?" The Alpha continued his speech, making sure to make eye contact with each individual at the table. Challenging them to disobey him.

I growled inside, hated as they spoke about me as if I were a breeding mare, but I could not complain right there, not without causing an argument with the Alpha in front of his men. Something I knew he would not take kindly to.

"Of course Alpha, but I must say, even with your mark Males will come far and wide to take her." One of the Elder males spoke, his tone gentle but firm, he did not want to provoke the Alpha but still wished to stress his point.

"I understand Elder Mark, but no wolf pack except the Shadow pack could even rival against us. And the rest are not dumb enough to destroy their own packs for one she-wolf. Which means I suspect that if they try to take her they will do it secretively and without causing a war. Warrior Diesel," the large warrior male perked up, intent on listening; "You will assign two of your best warriors to be her personal protection until she bares my mark." Diesel nodded his head.

"I promise Alpha, you will not be disappointed." Diesel spoke with pride, he obviously had copious amount of faith in his men.

"Alpha if I may," Doctor Scet spoke up, the Alpha nodded his head, allowing him to continue. "Luna Cecil was found yesterday, her body is young and highly sensitive, her wolf will be excited at finding her mate and push her body into heat. I'm afraid that it could be as early as tomorrow when it hits her. If she isn't marked by then I believe you will struggle to keep your own pack from trying to rut her, not just outsiders." The wolves around the table nodded in agreement. My heart raced, I would go into heat? And as early as tomorrow? This could not happen, I knew without a doubt that if I had not left before my bodies instincts would take over and I would be begging the Alpha to mark me.

I was out of time. I had to leave. Tonight.

The Alpha considered his position.

"Diesel, I want those two guards to be marked. At least then they won't be affected if it happens to start when I am not around. Until then she will remain in this house close by me. And I will end her heat as soon as it begins." The meeting continued on for a few more hours, topics changing from me, to training updates, food stores and so on. My feet began to ache as I remained standing beside the Alpha for so long.

"Okay, meeting adjourned." My ears perked up as I heard these words. I was excited to sleep, my body began to feel heavy and sluggish from the events of the day. I needed to sleep soon. So that I could escape tonight.