Instead of giving his maker to the alpha, Kyle had gone to him and asked to be a part of it too. He never asked for anything in return except for was a little bit of respect for the maker and the pack but that was the one thing it seemed neither of the pack or the maker could give him. Not Lily, Kyle thought. She saw his worth and appreciated him. He knew about her history too, she was just like him. If she was anyone's mate, she was his, not James. God knows he'd treat her better than that arrogant bastard.
Tonight was the final straw for Kyle, he was no longer going to be the maker's little pet. No, not anymore! He considered going to Andrew and explaining every little detail of the maker's plan, but he hated the alpha and the pack almost as much as he hated the maker. As soon as he discarded that plan another one came into his mind. Kyle smiled with satisfaction, it was perfect.
Not only would his new plan make the maker, the alpha, the pack, and that stupid, arrogant James Lacrosse pay but he'd have the prize all to himself. A growl of satisfaction ran through Kyle at the thought. Soon they were all going to see what his worth was soon and it'd be too late for any of them to stop him! Kyle glanced towards where his maker was talking to that pathetic omega before running off to begin preparations. James scrubbed his skin until it was pink and tender. How the hell did he manage to get so dirty last night? He shut off the shower and grabbed a towel hanging on the wall. Werewolves were not too different than most humans. The wolf influenced them, but it was nothing a little willpower and self-control couldn't handle. All werewolves have to shift during the full moon and the balance between wolf and human tipped to the wolf's advantage.
The human becomes a mere influence on the wolf, but it's the wolf that calls the shots in the end. They're able to remember what happened during the night and know where they are when they come back into control. When James shifts the beast always gains control but James is always aware of what is going but he can't influence the beast in any way and vice versa for the beast. During the full moon shift, James is lost completely. So he never had any idea of where he is when he was when he wakes or how he got there. Normally he got flashes during the day of the events of the night before and he'd be able to piece together more or less what had happened.
James dried himself off, wondering how he'd come to wake next to Lily. She freaked out once she had woken next to him and realized she was completely naked. At the time, he was too surprised to react, waking up to a woman screaming and demanding that you to look away wasn't exactly the best way to wake up, even if she did provide a nice view. He got a sly smile on his face as he remembered just what a nice view she had provided for him.
James felt his blood warm and his body grew tense as he let out a lusty sigh remembering her athletic nude form. He refused to give her a second look before due to she was only a human, but now she wasn't human anymore. He'd probably never get to actually act on his already forming fantasies since she was practically the alpha's daughter, but that was the point of fantasies in the first place. James left the bathroom with the smile on his face as he pulled on a t-shirt and jeans.
He tried once more to remember the events of the previous night, wondering with a little jealousy if his beast had gotten to taste her first, but his mind was still blank. Though as he thought about it, that probably wasn't even possible due to their differences in size and shape. With a mental shrug, he decided to try later in the day to figure out what had happened. For now he had more important things to do.
He wanted to check out the woods this morning and see if he could find the scent of the imposter, James was sure he would be able to pick up something out there. Maybe he could find where the little prick was hiding and that might possibly lead them to the "maker" as the imposter called him. James left the hotel after a large breakfast. Whatever the beast had done last night, he obviously hadn't gone hunting.
James crossed the parking lot into a small field that lead to the forest. Once he reached the tree line he raised his nose to the air and sniffed testing the scents on the wind. He didn't catch the scent he was looking for, but that didn't surprise him. He entered the woods about fifty feet before he removed his clothing and safeguarded them by a tree before he shifted. The beast lowered his nose to the ground and began the search for the scent of the imposter werewolf.
He was still angry at him for getting away and using such a cowardly trick when he used the net. The woods were full of fresh scents from every werewolf that had come to the shifting age. It would take even his superior sense of smell a while to decipher all of them and find the scent he was looking for. After a couple of hours, he finally found what he was looking for. Now it's time for you to lead me to your little den pup, he thought eagerly, quickly rushing through the woods following the trail.
He halted in surprise when he realized the scent lead him around the alpha's home. How he could've come so close without being detected by a pack member, he thought confused and continued to follow the scent. The imposter had walked all around the house until if went off in another direction deep into the woods until it suddenly stopped. The beast growled angrily wondering how the ass managed to mask his scent so well.
The beast howled with frustration and continued to sniff out the forest, hoping to find the scent. It took him nearly three hours but he finally picked up the scent again, it was a fresher than the trail around the Alpha's den and the beast growled with anger when he discovered the scent revealed that the imposter had been snooping around Lily's. If that pup thought the beast would allow him to get within fifty feet of her then he was dumber than the beast originally thought.
The scent then moved off in another direction, deeper into the woods. But just when the beast thought he might be getting somewhere the scent just disappeared, again. He let out a loud frustrated growl frightening several birds into flight. He started from zero once more and with his nose close to the ground went in search of the scent.
It was late in the afternoon when he finally gave up and headed back to the edge of the woods near the hotel. He hadn't been able to pick up the imposter's scent again. He shifted back to James, who quickly dressed and walked back to his room. He wondered why the imposter was hanging around the alpha's house and Lily's apartment, which James didn't understand why that made the beast so angry.
He got on his bike and headed towards the alpha's house to see if they encountered anything strange that night and to warn Andrew that the imposter has been checking out his home. "Where have you been, man?" Tony asked with clear concern when he'd seen James. "We have been trying to reach you all morning," he stated.
"Did something happen?" James asked, worried that something had happened to Lily. That single thought nearly stopped him in his tracks. Why the hell was that his first thought? He gave himself a mental shake and reminded himself to stay focused. It was one thing to have some fantasies, but it was another to let her take over his thoughts. Tony moved his head side to side with a look of disapproval.
"No or at least nothing new anyways but you had us all worried man. Dad wanted to have a meeting today and no one could get in touch with you. We thought something had happened to you," Tony told him with a harsh tone and James felt the alpha factor flow through him making James bow his head and quickly apologize.
"But honestly nothing could happen to me, Tony. I am the feared James Lacrosse after all," he replied with a small smile, but Tony just gave him a stern look. "I've been tracking the imposter through the forest all morning," James explained sheepishly sticking his hand in his pants pockets once he realized he should have told the alpha of his morning plans.
"Did you find anything?" Tony asked eagerly and James sighed heavily, shaking his head negatively.
"Not much, just that he was hanging around the house and Lily's apartment last night. But just like the trail with Greg, his scent suddenly disappeared and not even I could pick it up," he explained looking up at his friend who was a good head taller than him since he was standing on the porch. Tony let out a growl of frustration.
"How the freaking hell does he do that? I thought it was impossible to completely mask one's scent!" He scowled angrily and James wished he could offer him something, but he was just as clueless as him. They walked inside the large house which was buzzing with life.
"James there you are! Where have you been, young man?" Mrs. Roberts asked him from the kitchen with the same harsh tone as Tony had used. Tony gave him "I told you so" look and left James to fend off the angry alpha female alone. He put on his best charming smile and walked into the kitchen. Lily was helping Mrs. Roberts with lunch, she looked at him only second before averting her eyes and his smile grew brighter at her apparent discomfort.
"Don't you even try to charm you way out of this one mister," a very angry Mrs. Roberts stated with her hands on her hips giving him a look that made him squirm. He quickly muttered an apology and explained briefly what he had been doing. "Well, you have a cell phone for reasons like that James. Next time try to remember that!" She told him with her no-nonsense tone and he nodded quickly in agreement, not feeling brave enough to debate the matter. "Now go on and get out of here and stop getting Lily all flustered so we can finish lunch," she demanded. Lily head shot up in surprise.
"He is not making me all flustered," Lily demanded with a horrified expression nearly tossing a large mixing bowl to the floor in her anger.
"Of course he's not," Mrs. Roberts replied with amused tone and James smiled evilly seeing the perfect opportunity.
"You should really lighten up Lily. Sometimes you just need to laugh about things," he teased, throwing her exact words back at her. She narrowed her eyes at him with a scowl that made him burst out laughing; he told her he would make her eat those words. Revenge never tasted so sweet, he thought still laughing.