Amber's pov
I woke up after having slept barely a few hours. I was unable to forgot about the events of last night. Who was the mystery wolf and would he tell someone what he saw?
I couldn’t focus on this right now, Alpha Axel and his pack would soon arrive and I needed to help get the Mansion and packhouse ready. We needed to set up all the rooms at the packhouse, fill the pantry and I brought some of my fresh vegetables and fruit. We needed to decorate the dinning room in the Mansion and make preparation for Dinner that night.
I started at the packhouse, making sure each room looked nice. Alpha Axel was bringing his Beta and the Beta’s mate. Plus his Delta and some security. When everything looked great in the bedrooms in the packhouse, I went downstairs to head to Alpha’s mansion.
I heard noises coming from the kitchen, people talking very seriously. Suddenly I smelled Eucalyptus and Sandalwood, I turned my head slightly trying to sneak a peak at the person that smelled so nice. But before I could see I heard Alpha Drakes voice.
"Welcome Alpha Axel, I wish you would have told us about your changes to the schedule. You’re rooms are almost ready and we welcome you and your guest to attend dinner at my house later this evening."
I quickly ran out, ran towards the mansion, where I closed the kitchen door behind me. The rest of the staff was still busy decorating the dinning room, so I had a moment to calm down and think. Even I could not deny the very big possibility that the wolf I met last night was Axel's wolf. He even had his eyes, how could I not have noticed before. This was even more reason to avoid him for the time being.
I didn’t know if I could trust him, I thought I knew Axel until he started to ignore me and wanted no contact with me. Maybe he was more like his dad than I thought, if that was the case he would want to power of my wolf to himself and I didn’t even know what this all would mean for Elias.
I started getting some things ready for dinner, chopping some vegetables, making some dough to bake small buns later. But my mind was still spinning, I decided to bake some desserts. I wasn’t a great cook like some of my colleagues, but I loved to bake when I had the time. Perhaps this would calm me down and keep my mind occupied.
I made some brownies and something I hadn’t had much practice making : macaroons. I knew making them would require my full attention and I didn’t even notice the rest of the staff coming in and making dinner around me. They knew by looking at me, I was in the zone and left me alone.
Baking had worked to keep my mind busy, before I knew it was time to serve dinner. I was on clean up duty in the kitchen, to avoid the dining room. Every time one of the courses was finished someone brought in the plates and I cleaned them and helped set up the next plates. It was like an assembly belt, each of us working in sync with each other without saying much. The last plates were send out, with small pieces of my brownies and a macaroon and some other small pastries made by the other kitchen staff.
Dinner was almost over, I just needed to help clean up the last plates and I could head home. I didn’t even notice the kitchen door opening until I smelled a familiar scent. I kept my head down and my back turned while continuing to clean the kitchen. Just hoping he wouldn't notice me.
"Dinner was lovely, I just wanted to give my respect to the chef", a familiar voice said. "I especially enjoyed the dessert."
His voice was almost the same as how I remembered, but more mature and with more authority. Axel sounded like a real Alpha. I heard one of my colleagues Bill answer, while I slowly turned around. I tried to make myself invisible, as small as possible and keeping my head down.
It was disrespectful to have your back turned to an Alpha while he addressed you. So I hoped he wouldn't notice me.
"Thank you Alpha Axel, you are too kind. It was our pleasure. Most of the dessert was made by our colleague in the back near the sinks." Bill said.
I cursed at Bill in my head, why would he mention me while I was doing so well staying hidden this evening. Of course I quickly felt guilty for blaming Bill, he didn’t know the true reason I was back here and just wanted to give credit.
Alpha Axel slowly turned his eyes towards me. I hoped he wouldn’t recognize me, I didn’t look like that teenage girl he had a summer fling with. I have had a baby and that changes a body, I had wider hips and less perky boobs (let’s be honest), I had gained some muscles from training and lost some of the baby fat in my face.
At twenty-one I was a woman and looked like one. But I still kept my head down just in case and nodded as a way to acknowledge his presence. It look like he was smelling the air for a moment and then turned around and went back out the kitchen door.
I couldn’t move for what felt like forever, frozen in the same spot hoping he wouldn’t have recognized me as his teenage crush or as the wolf he met yesterday evening.
When I could finally move and felt the coast was clear, I grabbed my stuff and headed out the back. It didn’t go great today, but it could have gone far worse, I thought to myself. I couldn’t wait to see Elias, but because dinner ran late he was spending the night at Cassandra again. I would pick him up after breakfast and we could enjoy our Sunday together.
I was walking home my mind repeating the events of today, the way Axel sounded and smelled. I didn’t realize his sent before meeting my wolf. When I met my wolf my senses became heightened and I could hear and smell better. But I’ve never smelled anyone so clearly, I usually have to stand very close to someone to really smell them like that. When I hug Cassandra she smells like cinnamon and honey. Brian drinks too much, his scent is covered by alcohol. Elias smells like fresh cut grass. I love to sniff his head while he sleeps and breath the fresh scent in.
I was almost home when I bummed into something hard and big. I landed on the grass. A few seconds later the scent hit me. No, no, no! I couldn’t run away, that way he would know something was up.
I softly spoke, "my apologies Alpha Axel, I was not paying attention to my surroundings."
I tried to look down,while still sitting on the grass. He stuck out his hand and grabbed my arm to help me stand up.
"We’ve got to stop meeting like this, bumping into each other," he said jokingly. "You are the wolf from yesterday right? The one that outran me? I recognize your scent. Where you the one who made the desserts as well? They tasted great."
"Yes, that’s me, thank you Alpha Axel," I said while keeping my eyes on my shoes.
"Please look up at me," he said gently. “I won’t harm you or tell your secret."
I instantly knew what secret he meant and my wolf breathed a sigh of relief after hearing those words.
I slowly lifted my head to meet his eyes. And there he was, beautiful as ever. He got even muscular and bigger, with a few added scars, I noticed. One that scarred his eyebrow and could have cost him his eye. Luckily his bright blue eyes were still intact. His golden hair was shaved on the sides and a bit longer on top. He stared at me for a second before the realization hit him.
"Amber! Is that you?!"
Axel’s point of view. Was that Amber? No it couldn’t be! I had been trying to follow the scent of the wolf I met last night. She smelled like wild flowers. Later that day I smelled it again, while meeting with Alpha Drake at the packhouse. We were early, we stayed in a horrible hotel on the other side of the forest and I couldn’t stand being there any longer. The food was horrible, the matras lumpy and dirty. And when I couldn’t sleep, I let my wolf out for a run. That’s when I noticed the other wolf, it was big but my wolf wasn’t scared. He just wanted to play and tackled her to the ground. Sometimes happened with the wolf's fur, it glowed. It looked magical. I instantly wanted to know more about it. I apologized to Alpha Drake for our early arrival, but once I explained the state of our hotel, he understood perfectly fine why we couldn’t stay there any longer. Alpha Drake was often mentioned in one of dad’s rants. He was the type of Alpha dad hated, he was too soft and kind and le
Chapter nine: Amber’s pov: "Amber?! Is that you?" Alpha Axel asked, a shocked look across his face. "I’m so sorry to bother you, I will leave you alone. I know you don’t want any contact, so I will head home now Alpha Axel," I mumbled very quickly and almost ran to my house. Leaving a stunned Alpha standing there. I knew I could have handled this better. It was kind of low to mention his last note. Five years had gone by, he probably had enough to deal with without worrying about me. I made myself some chamomile tea to calm my nerves and help me sleep when I heard a knock on the door. Before I could open it I saw a note being slipped under the door. I picked up the note and carefully read each word: "Amber, would you be willing to meet me for lunch tomorrow at the packhouse? A." Axels point of view: I slipped the note under the door and quickly left. I noticed she had a swing on the right side of her garden and lots of vegetables and flowers on the left side. I planned on aski
Amber’s pov I didn’t sleep well, tossing and turning in bed. I had read the note so often I had memorized every word. When I woke up I took a shower and headed to Cassandra’s house. Elias was so happy to see me, he was hugging me and jumping around. I had missed him too, even if it was just for two nights. I asked Cassandra if she could come over in a bit, because I needed her advice. Elias was on the swings, while we sat on the bench outside. I told Casandra of the note and what had happened last night. "I think you should give him a chance. He might have changed. He’s an Alpha now, so he might just want to make sure there are no hard feelings about the past. Or perhaps he has questions about why you left, you told us you didn’t tell anyone that you were leaving and where you were headed right?" Casandra always had a way of calming me down and asking the right questions. I explained, " I just don’t want him to feel obligated to have me be a part of his life, because of Elias. He
Axels pov The meeting went great. I shared my plans with Alpha Drake and he seemed really surprised. "You're really nothing like your father are you? I don't want to speak ill of the dead, but that man didn't have a kind bone in his body. I was surprised he was killed by a rogue, because what he lacked in kindness he gained in ruthlessness." Alpha Drake was right, my father was a strong and ruthless bastard. I explained, "the rogue used a silver blade laced with wolfsbane." I saw the look on Alpha Drakes face, a face of pain mixed with relief. "I hated the bastard, but I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Wolfsbane hurts like a bitch. It does feel a bit like karma though, wasn't he known for carving up traitors and rogues with a silver blade?" I quickly changed the subject, I did not want to think about my father to much. "I am glad you feel this way about me, I can use all the help I can get. Some of the old guards aren't happy with my chances and I have been feeling some resistan
Axel pov Elias did look like me, that much was true. He had my eyes and my hair color, but had a darker complexion than I have. He reminded me of myself when I was that age. I could see Alpha Drake staring at us, looking very nervous. When I took a good look at the boy I could see someone else, his curls and the dimple in his cheek. The shape of his mouth and his button nose. He might have gotten his eyes from me and he had my build. But I could still see Ambers features shine through. I couldn't leave the boy hanging, the boy, my boy, my son. I tried to calm down and said, "hi Elias, it's nice to meet you. I will have to talk with your mother first, but I think you might be right." Almost no-one else had witness our conversations, most were still busy sparring. I could see Alpha Drake getting more nervous by the minute and Beta Logan was looking at me and Elias and back at me, trying to make sense of the situation. I needed time to think, to deal with the mind blowing revelation
Ambers pov Alpha Drake mindlinked me during work that I should meet him at school as soon as possible, but not to draw attention. I quickly left work and walked towards the school in a fast pace, my wolf and I really wanted to shift and run towards the school, but that wouldn’t really be low key. Alpha Drake stood near the school gate looking very serious and a bit scared. I hoped Elias was okay, he would have said something if he wasn’t okay right? "Hi Alpha Drake, I came as soon as a could. What happened?’ I asked as politely as possible, while my wolf wanting to tear the whole school down in search of my son. "I tried my best to hide him, I even skipped the younger kids training, session, how could I have known Gamma Rayne would switch thing around. Especially today," Alpha Drake started rambling. This was the first time I’ve ever seen my Alpha this nervous. "Just tell me please, is Elias okay?' I asked almost in tears. He realized I thought Elias was hurt or worse and calme
Ambers pov I woke up and quickly ran towards Elias bedroom shouting his name. Brian was still knocked out, I saw on the clock it was two hours later. Wolfbane usually keeps you knocked out for at least sex hours, perhaps my special wolf was to thank for my quick recovery. Elias' room seemed empty, but there were no signs of a struggle. They must have used the gas on him too. I couldn’t think straight. There was a knock on the door and when I opened it, one of the omegas that worked at the packhouse stood there. "I have a note from Alpha Axel for you" she said, gave it to me and left Axel didn’t do this right? He wouldn’t just kidnap his son. I did lie and kept his son from him for five years. But he said he would talk to us first. He wouldn’t do this right?! I was panicking, trying to calm myself down enough to stop shaking and read the note. "Hi Amber, there was an attack at my pack.I will try to come back as soon as things calm down here.We have a lot to talk about, I am not
Chapter fifteen: Axels pov "I know you want to rip my head off right now, but we have your son. If you ever want to see him again you let me walk out of your office right now. I will be back soon enough with our demands," Mofran said while looking at me like he had already won. I picked him up and shoved him again the wall, almost choking him. "Why would I believe a word you say?!" I growled. How did he even know I had a son, I didn’t even know until yesterday. At that moment my phone started ringing. "I’d pick up if I were you..." Mofran teased. With one hand I held on to Mofrans throat, with the other I grabbed my phone. The phone call confirmed what Mofran had said, Elias was taken. What Mofran didn’t realize was that Amber had gone after them already. I wasn’t going to make her chances of finding Elias any smaller by mentioning this. I slowly put Mofran down. He said,"you’ll be hearing from us." Before he walked out the door. It had already been a few hours since he was ta