Chapter 14

Wyatt

I sat in my packhouse suite. It was on the top floor, and as much as I hated to admit it, my wolf was right. But now, this was a matter of principle. The girl was mine first, as was the hustle from the bakery. I was pissed; no one would take what was mine. I had been stuck at home for days, and I had finally started to walk. I can’t believe that punk.

I took out the map of the territory and sent for my 3 top lieutenants. They sat on my black leather couch. They would organize for me what I couldn’t do right now, because I needed at least one more day of recovery. It was to be simple. Kill the wolf and bring me the girl. With him gone, if I mark her, she will become my mate. I will not be submitted, and nor would I back down.

I will not mark her. I thought not helping you would force you to see that. Said Frost full of venom. He didn’t help me, my punch had no bite, and if I would have died, it would have been his fault. I shut him out, I didn’t even want to talk to him. Honestly, we hadn’t been on good terms lately. This nonsense had put a rift between us, but I was tired of waiting. I was tired of being without a Luna. I was incomplete, and I could feel that even if we weren’t true mates, she could fulfill that emptiness.

But how would I win her over? I overreacted, but I also know her human nature. She must see me as a monster by now. This death has to look like an accident, or at least that I wasn’t involved. Then I can sweep her off her feet. Then I can take her, bring her here and show her the good life. I know she has bigger dreams than running a little store with an old human, barely able to lift a box.

-------Autumn---------

I woke up in my bed and Oliver was passed out on my couch, still in his suit. His mouth was wide open, and I could see his teeth. They looked pretty sharp. They were really white and shiny, despite all the meat he eats. His claws were out too, and I figured to just leave him alone. I did my morning routine, and put on an orange t shirt with black leggings, and a black zip up hoodie. I went to knock on Oliver’s door. No one answered. I sighed. I really wanted Oliver to get some sleep, he was probably really tired, but I didn’t want to be alone.

I picked up his hand, but it wasn’t as warm as it usually is. He was sleeping, his breath was heavy and steady, but he didn’t wake up. “Oliver, wake up.” I kneeled down and kissed his cheek, but when he breathed out, I noticed his breath smelled like metal. I began to get worried, and I didn’t know anyone’s number. He had a phone, all I had to do was find it.

I felt around his muscular body, looking for it, and I heard a vibrate from under him… he was laying on it. I hesitantly reached under him, blushing like crazy with all the strength I had… I’d never felt a man’s butt before, and this was not the way I was expecting. He was massive, and I had a hard time getting it, but I inched my way to the damn thing. It was locked with a fingerprint. I picked up his hand, and put his thumb on the little circle pad, and noticed he had missed messages.

I looked at all the contacts and looked for any name I could recognize. I saw Beta Chase. I knew who that was, and I called.

“Alpha, why aren’t you in the office?” He said somewhat sternly.

“Um… this is Autumn. He won’t wake up and his breath smells like metal.” I said concerned.

“Shit. Don’t move, I’m coming myself.” He hung up and I became worried. I want to do something, but all I could do was look at him asleep. I could make him a little more comfortable. His clothes looked tight. I loosened his tie and unbuckled his belt. He took a deep breath. I let out a sigh of relief.

There was a knock on my door. I opened it, He bowed to me, but looked annoyed. “…Lady Moon, this innocent Luna.” He grumbled, walking past me. I realized I didn’t check who it was after he said that. “What’s wrong with him?” I ask ignoring his comment. He took a bunch of wolf like sniffs and slung him over his shoulder like he weighed nothing. “He smells like silver.” He said bluntly.

He picked me up and slung me over his shoulder too, dropping my phone out my pocket on the floor, and ran top speed down the stairs. I heard someone running behind us, just as fast as Chase. “Shit.” He growled, making it echo in the stairwell. There was a growl in response.

He put me down, placing me in the front seat, and Oliver in the back. There was a man that came off the stairwell, in a crisp tailored suit. He wore shades, and had his dark brown hair slicked back. “Give me the girl.” He growled.

“Piss off, mutt.” Growled Chase in response. They both turned into wolves, ripping their clothes to shreds and fought. The man with the dark brown hair turned into a dark brown wolf, while Chase was a light blonde one. They reared up on their back legs, and bit at each other, neither one looking like they would back down.

Oliver’s breathing was speeding up, and getting more shallow, but there was nothing I could do while Chase was trying to protect me. I heard growls, and got nervous for Chase. There were suddenly more wolves, but they seemed to help Chase. They all had their tails high, and the dark brown wolf ran off, being pursued by a few other wolves.

Chase turned into a naked man, and put on what was left of his ripped apart boxers. The remaining men and women were also naked, and didn’t seem to care. “This place is no longer safe for the Luna.” Said Chase growling. The other’s growled too, I guess agreeing. “Keep watch, and I’ll link you with updates.” He said like a leader. The authority in his voice reminded me of an officer.

He got in the car, and they went back to the lobby butt naked, I assumed, and Chase sped off like a madman. We got stuck in traffic. “Every damn time!” He growled, his eyes flashed silver. Oliver continued to pant in the backseat. He rolled over on his side and threw up on the floor, and all I could smell was metal.

The traffic jam cleared, and Chase went at least 100 down the street until we got to the hospital. It was massive, and he didn’t go into the emergency room parking lot, he went to the back, and there was a small tunnel and separate garage that he had to use a pass to get into.

He parked and slung Oliver over his shoulder, and seemed to be talking to someone. He walked faster than I could keep up with, and there were nurses and doctors ready to treat Oliver. “How did he get poisoned?” Asked the nurse. “I don’t know.” He said with a growl.

They rushed him into the building and down the hall. I ran a good bit behind them, but I could see the turns they were making. They put him in a room, and started hooking him up to machines that took the blood out his body and back again. They put needles in his arm, and injected him with a glowing blueish tinged liquid.

“He should be stable by this afternoon Beta.” Bowed the doctor, with an army of nurses behind him. “Good.” He said like it was an order.

“If I may ask, my Beta, why is a human in your presence?” Asked the doctor. “She is Alpha’s meal.” He said without hesitation, and I shuttered. I started to back away from Chase, but he grabbed me before I could go anywhere. “You will behave human, as you have been, or I will devour you on the spot.” He growled. “But-” he cut me off. “I did not give you permission to speak,” He growled at me, and roughly grabbed my arm, taking me into the room Oliver was in, closing the door.

I backed away from Chase until I was against the wall, behind Oliver. But should I be? It just didn’t add up. He pressed his ear to the door, “You’re disobedience, and my Alpha’s predicament has left me too cross to eat. Be silent, and you may yet live a little longer, and pray that Alpha isn’t as ravenous as I think he will be.” He growled. He continued to listen, and slowly walked to me, my heart was pounding out my chest. “Sorry, it was the only thing I could think of.” He said rubbing the back of his neck.

I let out a sigh of relief. That man can lie. He had me believing it too. “…Chase why didn’t you just tell them who I was?” I ask quietly.

“First, in here call me Beta. Second, Oliver didn’t want anyone to know until you two were official. I’m just trying to respect his wishes, please don’t ask any more questions, I don’t want someone getting snoopish.” He warned quietly, listening, facing the direction of the door.

I pulled out Oliver’s phone and I texted Mr. Smith that I wasn’t coming in. I told him why, and he understood, but gave me a warning to let him know in advance next time. I sat there, quietly scrolling Bookface and Cherper on Oliver’s phone. I looked at all his photos like a weird stalker, and sent myself a friend invite.

He had gone so many places, and he was shirtless in every one of them. The beach, the gym, the Nigrina Falls in Grandia. As I scrolled, I saw photos of a man that looked just like him, but with brown eyes. He was a little shorter, and with a woman that must have been his mom. They were at dinner, and Oliver took it selfie style, with him in the middle, being kissed by his mom. Her eyes were like his, but her hair was blonde.

There was a knock on the door that made me jump. Chas-Beta answered the door. “We’ve come to see Alpha.” Said the men. It looked like there were about 5 of them. They all looked over 40. They all turned their heads to me, ignoring Beta the moment they came through the door.

“Why is there a human here” Growled one, his eyes changing colors. “She’s Alpha’s meal.” He mentioned casually.

“She smells too much of him to be simply Alpha’s meal.” One narrowed his eyes.