Chapter Five

Adam's POV

“Mate, Mate is here.” My wolf growls in my head in anticipation. 

My eyes skim round the office we stepped into in search of her.

I trip slightly in disbelief at the sight in front of me. My mate, more beautiful than ever, is right in front of me. 

Her eyes turned cold once they met mine. “Welcome, Alpha Adam,” the former Alpha Dave calls out.

I heard he passed the title down to his foster daughter, it would seem she took right after her, Dad. The rogues have been unable to pass their borders.

“Thank you, Sir. This means so much to my pack and I.”

He gestures towards an empty seat. “Take a seat, we have a lot to talk about.”

My back feels stiff. I peer around and it seems as if certain persons were staring at me with hostility. 

I take the seat and focus on my mate. 

“Adam, I'd like you to meet my princess and Alpha, Mellisa Wright Woods.”

I take in a sharp breath in utter shock. How?

“W…wow, eeeeermmmm. T..that's great.”

I turn my gaze towards my mate, the one I rejected. 

“Get mate,” my wolf all but screams in the back of my mind.

I shut my eyes, my wolf is pushing forward. He's been silent and distant for the past four years. Since after I rejected her, Daruis, my wolf has been distant from me.

I am trying to force him to go to the back of my mind. 

“Alpha Adam, are you okay?” The former Alpha voices his concern though with an unfamiliar feeling lingering beneath. 

“Yes Sir, I'm fine.” I answer with gritted teeth. 

“Perfect. Let's begin then.”

“Well, let's move on.” My mate then stands up and walks off to a large round wooden table, where there's a map of our world, Meldova, spread out.

“Please join me.” Her voice resounds round the room, authority seeping from every word.

Several loud footsteps fill the room, bulky figures crowd the large space. We all walk in a file surrounding her.

“What are the red crosses all over the map?” A middle-aged woman asks in curiosity. 

“Well since we are all here. The spaces on the map marked red have been overrun by the rogues.” She continues, raw power resonates off her.

What happened to her? She is so different from the sweet and timid Mellisa I knew. Deep down a small part of me wants to believe that she was innocent of the allegations of infidelity but the issue is that all the evidence pointed at her being guilty. 

“That's a huge land mass, almost as large as ours.” An older man noted.

Now that I actually take a good look at it, the rogues are gaining too much ground. Shame covers me as my own pack grounds have the red mark.

“We need to contact the Council of Alphas. Something needs to be done to push the rogues back or else it won't be good in a few months.” Aiden, my mate's Beta states thoughtfully. 

It would seem that my mate just noticed this, since her eyes widened at the realization. 

My eyes couldn't get off her, she looks almost ethereal. How didn't I see this earlier when we were together? It would seem like I was covered with so much anger that it blinded me.

“Yes, it would be important.” She answers him then turns to me. “Most importantly, Alpha Adam, we would like to give our old pack house to your pack.”

She then skims through the map and points at a dot that is a part of her lands.

“This is the old pack house at the northern bank. It is serene and so far the safest part of the pack lands.”

She then proceeds to say.

“We have around a hundred and eighty rooms. It's built like a fortress and very spacious, you can move in a week.”

“Thank you very much, Mellisa. This means so much to my pack and I.” I say in appreciation, this is too good to be true.

Her cold gaze meets my warm eyes.

“It's Alpha Mellisa to you. Do well to remember.” The spite in her voice makes me stumble on my words.

“I made the decision so that your pack can have a level of autonomy at least as long as we have them here, and a safe space for kids to grow.”

That was the mate I knew. Always caring and going the extra mile for others. Even when I pushed her off it never took her kindness away. 

“Thank you Alpha Mellisa. This means a lot to us. We can never repay you.”

She then gives me a short nod and walks to her table.

“Well, the meeting is adjourned for two weeks. Gentlemen have a great day.”

She then takes her seat. I took the chance and sat facing her.

Everyone stood to leave, I remained seated. We need to talk, I don't know what about but we do.

Former Alpha Dave, gave me a once over and walked towards. “Alpha Adam you should be on your way, the meeting is up.” He seethes dropping every form of courtesy. 

My wolf riles at the threat, who dares come between my mate and I.

“I would like to have a talk with the Alpha, Sir,” I said.

“How dare you……”

“Dad, it's fine. I'll be alright, I'm a big girl remember.” Mellisa's sweet voice says to lessen the tension.

A full blown smile plays on my lips. I've been an empty shell without her, even with the betrayal. 

He hesitates a little then says with completely black eyes. “She's my baby, Adam. I may have let you in my pack in one piece for courtesy sake. But you won't be so lucky again.” He then stalks out.

I can sense him right outside the door. In fact there are around six people outside the office door.

She shifts her eyes from his retreating back to me. “What do you want, Alpha Adam?” Her face contorted in a sneer. 

“What happened to you, Mellisa? First, you're an Alpha, the last time I checked you didn't even have a wolf.”

Her expression turned icy. “I can see you have nothing reasonable to talk about, Alpha.”

“You should leave now, and close the door behind you.”

A growl passes through my lips at her arrogance. I'm a freaking Alpha and would not condone disrespect.

She raises a brow at me, “Look, Adam you rejected me, so let's leave things the way they are. If someone deserves to be mad it should be me.”

Burning fury raged through me. “You betrayed me and our bond, pretending to be a naive little girl. All so you could weave into my heart and rip it right out. Banishment was out of the kindness of my heart.”

She didn't utter a word, just picked herself up and walked out of the office. 

I stood up and moved with large strides so I could meet up with her.

“Is your guilt eating you up enough?” I voice after her.

I was so lost in my anger that I didn't notice a small figure approaching my mate.

“Mom, I was waiting for you.” A little voice echoes in the hallway.

A sharp gasp escapes my lips.