Chapter 132

Alpha Gabe

As soon as Beta Roger sends me the girls photo, I'm logged into the system. I recognize her right away, it was very high profile when she went missing. Her parents are in politics in California. They are well known in both the human and werewolf circles. The strange thing is that after their daughter went missing, they were only away from work a few weeks. Mrs. Kennedy looked haggard in the press releases that followed and rarely spoke. Mr. Kennedy aged significantly, and their other two children were removed from the school they were attending and placed back at the pack school. The humans were told they were sent away to a secure boarding school. Mariah Kennedy was never found, no trace of how she was abducted. Could she really have been in Guatamala this entire time? Seems odd that she wasn't discovered.

I pull up my system and start looking at records of pack members names in all of the packs in Guatamala, no Mariah Kennedy. I send Beta Roger a text. "Do you have record of where in Guatamala there?"

His response comes back pretty quickly. "Not where, but a who. Alpha Juarez." Bingo. I know of him. He doesn't follow with staying up technologically with the rest of the world. His pack is very well hidden, they are practically jungle people. That leaves me with searching the system for names, but no way to verify what the girl might look like. The closest name in his pack that comes up is a Marie. Marie has a birthday listed and it so happens she's about nineteen years old. No other information. Parents are listed as deceased. Marie is listed as unmated, works for the Alpha as his "personal assistant". I grunt at that, no Alpha from a pack that small needs a personal assistant.

Immediately, I call another Alpha that I know who isn't far from this Alpha Juarez's village pack. I say village, because that is how he operates and he stays off the radar of the councils and the king. He's rarely seen, even at big events. Alpha Sanchez answers on the fourth ring, sounding like he's out of breath. "Sorry to disturb you," I say. "This is Alpha Gabe from up in Montana. I'm hoping you can help me locate someone," I tell him. We exchange a few pleasantries and then I let him know that I'm trying to find a girl who is listed as part of Alpha Juarez's pack. He tells me that he was actually just there a week ago for a mating ceremony. I tell him I'm looking for a girl who is in the system as Marie and that she's the Alpha's personal assistant. Alpha Sanchez laughs before informing me that this young lady is no one's personal assistant. "Okay, then what role does she play in the pack?" I ask.

"She's basically his sex slave, as I understand it," Alpha Sanchez tells me. "He has no use of an assistant, his book keeping is minimal. She doesn't even answer the phone there."

"Can I send you a photo? Will you be able to tell if it's the same girl?" I ask.

"I don't see why not, send away," he tells me. I send him the picture via email and we end our call. I'm about to call someone higher up in the council when my phone rings. My caller i.d. tells me it's Alpha Sanchez.

"Looks like her, except that photo, she looks pretty young. How old is she anyway?" he asks.

"Now, I think nineteen. In the photo, she's fifteen," I say. "I might need your help," I tell him. "I'm going to have to send someone there, I can't come myself. I have my own mess here in Montana right now. Would you be willing to help us have a meeting with Alpha Juarez and in a way that allows us some face time with the girl?"

"What is this about Gabe?" he finally asks. I give him very minimal details but I can tell he's very surprised by what little I have revealed. "So she's an American shewolf. I suspected as much," he tells me. "Her accent is all wrong for here and she's extremely timid with Alpha Juarez."

We make a few arrangements and I return to my intentions to send someone from the council to Guatamala. I'm looking through our database, trying to decide if it's better to let one of the men go who is already here and aware of everything or if we should reach out to the King. This is after all, now crossing borders into other countries. We have to tread lightly. I'm about to make a call when there is a heavy pounding on my door. I give permission for the warrior to enter and when he does, I'm immediately concerned. He looks disheveled and out of breath. "What's going on?" I ask.

"Alpha," he bares his neck and then quickly continues with his message. "Dawson and Michael have found Alpha James. Cody sent me to inform you that there is a problem."

"What is the problem exactly?" I ask.

"It's Michael, his wolf has become extremely agitated. The Beta fears that only an Alpha will be able to command him not to kill Alpha James. Dawson assured me that he thinks Michael will be okay, they are talking through his wolfs anger, but Beta Cody wasn't so sure. What do you want to do sir?"

I had not expected this at all. I figured they would find him, however not this quickly. Michael wasn't kidding when he said he could track him the quickest. Now I'm sitting here stuck with a choice, to either go out and pull Michael back or finish gathering evidence against Alpha James. With that thought, I quickly realize that a dead Alpha James cannot be tried for his crimes and that many unanswered questions may remain so if we allow Michael to kill him. "Give me ten minutes," I tell him. "I will meet you in the yard and you can take me to them."

The warrior leaves and I call an emergency assembly of the present council members. I give them the quickest version of what I know and ask them to handle the situation in Guatamala. They agree and I'm flying out the door with several of my own guards on my tail. Time to bring Alpha James back and put an end to this insanity.