ALPHA JOSH POV
As he stood outside the pack-house to greet the king he saw a few of the Kings guards hurriedly escort a small girl into the house. With a puzzled expression he faced towards the King.
"Welcome back to the Hallow pack, my King. May I ask about the gir- "
"I will introduce you later. For now, let's get ready for the festivities you no doubtedly have planned for my visit." The King said with a smirk on his face.
With a smile across his face Alpha Josh said "Ahh, yes. The festivities nothing too big, Your Highness. Shall we, my King?" Motioning to the front door of the pack house.
"Josh, enough of formalities. Call me Loklyn."
"Well then Loklyn, I will have my coordinator, Jane, show you to your room." Alpha Josh said waiving Jane forward. "Jane. Please show Loklyn and his men their rooms."
"Of course, Alpha. Right this way, Your Highness." Jane tuned on her heels and walked towards the stairs.
"Thank you, jane" Loklyn said following her.
While Jane showed the Loklyn and his men to their rooms Josh went to make sure everything was ready for the festivities. He walked to the kitchen and talked to the cooks. Once they confirmed everything was going according to plan, he thanked them and made his way to the dining hall. Walking in everything was spectacularly decorated. The long table in the center of the room was decorated in different shades of blues and silver tablecloths. Blue and white roses ran along the center of the table.
The Royal blue and silver banners that hung around the room held the Hallow Pack crest. A single wolf howling at the moon.
Lost in his awe of how wonderful the dining hall looked he didn't realize Jane standing next to him until she spoke. "Alpha." She said breaking his thoughts.
"Yes, Jane? I'm sorry I was admiring all the hard work you've done. It's amazing!" Alpha Josh said with pure admiration of how the dining hall looked.
"Thank you Alpha." Jane took a moment to look around the room to see everything looking exactly how she planned it before she continued. "The King and his men are all set up in their rooms and said they would be down in 20 minutes."
"Wonderful. I supposed we should get ready ourselves, then." Alpha waved his hand towards the door to escort Jane out.
They parted ways to their own rooms get ready for the festivities of the evening.
As he entered his room. He went straight to the shower. He wanted to wash the stressful day off and be relaxed for the dinner with the King and his mystery guest.
As he stepped out the shower, he went to find the suit he had sent for earlier in the day. Once it was on, he looked in the mirror to check the fitting and make sure it was correct. Indeed, it did. The Royal blue suit to match his pack crest was fitting for the night. He quickly placed in his cufflinks before doing last minute touches to his hair then left the room. He made his way to his office to prepare for the meeting with the King the next day.
Alpha Josh POV Before they entered the dining hall Josh saw the King hand Olivia to Arya and peek his head through the door moving his head side to side to look around. “Coast is clear.” He whispered waving them forward. “The big mighty King scared of a little omega she-wolf.” Josh chuckled. “Now I know who to send if you ever try to go to war against me.” “Pfft. I am not scared of her.” The King scoffed as he entered through the doors. As soon as the king was on the other side of the door he stopped in his tracks and stiffened. Cause Josh and Arya to almost run into him. Josh poked his heads around the King to see what made him stop when he heard Janes voice. “You three are 15 minutes late for dinner.” She scolded them while pointing her index finger in their direction. “Calm down, Jane. You’re scaring the King. We had to get Olivia” Josh laughed. The King squinted and stared at josh through the corners of his eyes. “Shh. I told you that in confidence.” Josh just shook his he
Arya POV Arya had always heard people talking about the mate bond and its pull. How you wouldn’t be able to tolerate being away from your mate. How you would always want to be near them and touching them. And all she has wanted to do since she recognized him as her mate was to be by his side constantly. So, how could she not want to share a room with him? Sleeping next to him inhaling his intoxicating scent all night long. Just that thought was enough to believe she had died and gone to paradise. “Is that a good surprisingly? Or a bad one?” The Alpha laughed taking a step closer to her. “It all depends.” She smiled taking another step closer leaving about a foot of space between them. “What would it depend on?” His smile faded and his eyebrows scrunched together. “Is there a room with a nursery attached? Or at least a room that’s across the hall?” She stepped closer making their chests almost touch. His eyes glistened with excitement as he spoke. “I suppose if I say yes there are
Arya POV “Have you heard anything about the rogues?” Josh asked Mitchell eyeing his every move. Arya watched Mitchell closely to see if he was lying. She had been married to him for 3 years. He may have been a shit husband, but she still knew him better than anyone else in the room. “Which ones? The ones causing havoc around my borders, stealing and causing issues with my pack members? Or the ones I have heard are breaking into the houses of witches?” Mitchel said casually. “There are rogues at your borders? Why haven’t we heard about this?” Her father asked. “Because its my pack and I am handling it. why would I involve other packs or the king for a measly band of rogues?” Mitchell replied. “Fair point. As long as you have it handled.” Her father nodded. “I was meaning the ones robbing the witches. Have you heard anything more about what is going on with that?” Josh asked. “Nope. Just they are breaking in when no one is home, apparently. Not sure what they are looking for.” M
Arya POV She stood there and watched their wolf’s fight. No one did anything. No one moved. “Do something. Stop them!” She wasn’t screaming at anyone. She just needed someone to stop them. She looked to the King and pleaded. “Father. Please. Stop them. They will kill each other.” The king looked at her sadly. “I’m sorry. I can’t. This is Alpha Josh’s territory. It goes against our alliance. I have no power here. The Alphas must handle this one.” She let out a sob and turned back to look at the two Alpha’s. She wasn’t sure what she was feeling in that moment. Fear? Anger? Sadness? Maybe a combination of all three. Everything bubbling to the surface ready to explode. She tried to calm herself down before it could, but it was too late. “STOP!” Her aura exploding out of her with enough force it brought everyone, except her father, to their knees. She watched as Alpha Josh and Alpha Mitchell shifted back into their human forms. She glanced around at everyone before her eyes fell on Alp
Alpha Josh POV Something was off about the phone call with Alpha Mitchell. He sounded angry that Arya was on Alpha Josh’s territory. At least he agreed to come. Though Josh was worried what would happen when the Alpha got there. How would Arya react to seeing him? He would be here in 30 minutes. He didn’t get the chance to tell her when he would be here. She had to go check on Olivia. As Josh walked to her room to tell her about Alpha Mitchell, all he thought was what if this plan goes terribly. He couldn’t think like that though. He knew that’s what she would be thinking, and he needed to show her she was safe there. If he showed his worry right now, how could she trust him to keep her and Olivia safe?As he stood in front of her door, he took a deep breath. He was about to knock when he heard her say “You can come in, Alpha Josh.” He had a slight smirk impressed with her boldness today.Opening the door to the room he only thought of how he never wanted to leave again. Her intoxi
Alpha Josh PovJosh looked at his mate and then Loklyn. He didn’t want to lie or hide anything from her. He wasn’t even sure if he would be able to.“I will answer anything. I want us to be truthful to one another. No lies or secrets.” He nodded to Arya and sighed. “We haven’t heard from him about you running away. Which is odd. My pack borders his. This should have been the first place he checked. So, why hasn’t he? And why was he wanting to know about the witches? It just doesn’t make sense.” it was as if speaking those words something clicked and he looked at the King. “Could Mitchell be behind the rogues?”“What rogues?” Arya asked making josh look at him. “There have been rogues breaking into witch houses. They aren’t hurting anyone, only breaking in when no one is home. They are taking grimoires, family trees, anything about their histories. We aren’t sure what they want them for. We think someone is behind it but haven’t been able to find any proof. The witches asked us for h