Chapter Two

Logan

The morning started peeking through my office window. Hitting my face. Shit! I fell asleep in my office again. Damn it. I heard a small knock on my door.

"Come in," I said in my commanding voice. Try to keep a strong face as it opened.

I felt my face immediately soften when I saw my mom come in through the door. I reached up to my face to rub the sleep out of my eyes.

"Awe hun, did you fall asleep in here again?" She came over with a tray full of breakfast, and sat down in front of my desk. I nodded like a five year old holding on to her hand again. Grabbing the coffe cup to a sip, to try and wake me up a bit. "You need to stop doing that. It's not healthy for you're neck. And for Aspen."

Aspen was my wolf. And she was right, my neck hurts. I can only imagine how Aspen would feel if when we shifted later for our run of the grounds.

"I know. There's just so much to catch up on. Dad had issues when he got sick. He didn't feel up to doing this." I looked down at my plate as I mentioned dad. I didn't want to see the hurt of my mother's face, she had lost her only mate. And since he passed, I had to take over for the Moonlight Pack as Alpha.

"Understandable, but we can't afford for you to be next. Especially me." She stated.

I grabbed a fork full of eggs and shoveled them in my mouth as a watch a weaken smile appear on her face. "I know its only been a couple of months. But he would've been proud to see you like this."

She rustled my hair before turn towards the door. "Oh, can you get Max and you'reself presentable this sunday?"

Max was my beta, it seemed fair. His dad was my dad's beta and we were best friends and fighting buddies. Plus he was the only one out of all the candidates I trusted. "Why?" I asked politely.

"Moon Waterfall packs Luna, Ellen. She invited our pack to her stepdaughters 18th birthday."

I rolled my eyes. "Ma, is this youre way of trying to get Max and I to find our mates again?" I ask her, in a calm but awnser needing voice.

"Yes," She anwsers without missing a beat. "And, Ellen and I came from the same pack. She was one of my closets friends, she's finally happy and wants to share that with me. We are going!"

She started walking out the door. "You know I'm the Alpha now right?" I called after her.

"Thats why I said yes on youre behalf!" She remarked. I chuckled as I heard her snicker down the hallway.

"Whats got her in a good mood?" Max asked as he walked through the office door and took a seat.

"We are going to a party this Sunday. Moonfall pack."

"WHAT?!?" Max jumped out of his seat, and bolted out the door. "Cyntiha, wait Cynthia!!!!! I already have plans!!! Cynthia!!!"

I laughed as I watch him chase after my mother down the hallway and her completely ignore him.

"Give it up bro!? No point!" I called after him. I turned on my heel to head upstairs to grab a pair of grey shorts and a t-shirt.

I came back to the front of the back house and laid my clothes on the bench under the tree. I let Aspen shift and consume me, so we could go for our morning run around the grounds. Mom was right, Aspen huffed, because he was so stiff. He stretched, before we went for our run.