Five

I don't know where I am going. It's been a few hours out here and all I can think about is my mate with someone else.

We haven't even had our first kiss! Maybe I took too long? I asked Aura.

How could we have taken too long when we just met him? Aura snapped.

I guess you have a point, but most mates kiss at first sight!

She rolled her eyes.

Chan, we've been through hell and back, it's okay. She assured me.

I nodded my wolf head. I know she can feel it because I'm in her natural form.

That bitch should've known better. I mean, I'm now her Luna and at Cresshaw pack, if you pulled anything on the alpha or Luna, you'd be dead in a second. I don't feel bad for what I did. I'm sure I'll get a big smack in the face for it if they find me. My mate isn't who I thought he was so now I believe he's capable of doing it.

I sighed, suddenly feeling the exhaustion. I stopped by a creek and got a drink of water and subconsciously laid down.

Before I knew it, I was asleep.

Tate POV:

"Channing!" I roared, running out the door after her. "Channing!"

I was about to shift until my father used his alpha tone to stop me. I froze immediately, feeling slightly hurt at the tone, but pushed it aside. I turned around and met my whole pack's questioning gazes. My father came forward with the sleeves of his button up rolled up and his hair disheveled.

"What did you do?!" He screamed in my face.

I flinched back slightly. After a few moments of silence he exhaled.

"How could you?" He asked with a break in his voice.

"You know she's broken. I saw how she was starting to feel safe, how she was starting to trust you. Hell its only been about 35 hours since you met her and she felt semi-comfortable! Do you know how hard that must've been for her to even open herself up a little bit?"

I stared at the ground. Guilt consuming me. I don't know why I made out with Lisa. I honestly don't. I was feeling so much lust for my mate at that moment, that when she came in and sat on my lap, I lost it. The whole time Cato just growled in my head chanting the same thing over and over again, This is wrong. This is wrong.

I don't know why I didn't just push her off of me. My stupid hormones!

Lisa was going to be chosen as my alpha female if I didn't find my mate by 30. I am 26 after all so I only had 4 more years. That still doesn't make it right though.

"I'm very ashamed of myself.

Is that what you wanted to hear? That my mate got me so fucking aroused that I felt the need to find some slut because I didn't want to pressure her?! Gawwwww!" I screamed in frustration.

I gripped my hair and fell onto the ground landing on my bum. I let tears escape my eyes which is rare.

All my pack members were staring at me, watching their alpha - a grown man - cry.

"Son, that is no reason to be unfaithful. The goddess blessed you with hands and cold water for a reason. Now, Channing needs time to cope. If she's not back by sundown tomorrow we'll send out a search party. Am I clear?" He scolded me like a child.

A few chortles were heard throughout the crowd. I nodded, still too ashamed to look up.

-

Those two days we're the most long, and excruciating days of my life and still nothing. I've never been this distraught. I can't focus on any of my alpha duties, despite my father telling me to give her space and "go on with my life." He doesn't get what I'm going through. He doesn't understand what it's like for your mate to be missing.

"Alpha?" A sickly sweet voice calls from outside my office door.

I narrow my eyes, immediately knowing who it is.

"What?" I spat at her.

I can practically see her rolling her eyes at me.

"May I come in?" She asked.

I stayed silent for a moment before replying.

"Yes."

As soon as that word left my mouth I regretted it. Lisa strutted in, wearing a disgusting short red dress, black stilettos, and the worst makeup I've ever seen in my life. Her bleached blonde hair was a ratty mess like she purposefully made it that way. I can't believe I was going to make her alpha female.

"Babe, now that bitch is gone, we should continue what we started from the other day," she said suggestively.

It's too bad werewolves heal so fast cause then she wouldn't be able to do anything.

I growled. She just chuckled and climbed onto my desk. Cato was getting pissed. He doesn't want this skank near us. I tried pushing her off my desk, but she apparently thought I was trying to tease her.

"Oh baby I knew you liked a little tease, but damn this is fun," she whispered into my ear.

I shivered in disgust. Suddenly she started kissing my jaw and that threw me over the edge. Cato came completely forward and threw her off my desk.  

I heard her groan.

"Baby what's wrong?" She asked.

Cato didn't like the nickname.

"Shut the fuck up you bitch! You ruined my life. You made me lose my mate. Why can't you get the hint?! I don't want you!" I screamed in my alpha tone.

She flinched back and submitted.

"You're so hot when you're angry. I love it," she said chuckling as she brought her eyes back to mine.

I'm sure they're still pitch black because I could see the fear visible on her face, though I know she's trying to hide it.

"I, Alpha Tate Dreg banish you, Lisa Youngblood from my pack," the words just flowed from my mouth easily.

Like saying hello. I felt Cato grin in victory, but I on the other hand felt kind of bad. She may have been a bitch but she was still a good warrior in our pack.

Shut up! You know what she did! Cato reminded me from the back of my mind, as I retook control.

I looked down at Lisa to see her holding her chest painfully. The pack ties are breaking off. Pretty soon she'll have a headache from the lack of mind links.

"You have until sundown to get off of my territory. I never want to see your face again rogue." I growled.

She nodded and scrambled to her feet then sprinted out of the room as if her life depended on it. Which technically now it does since my pack doesn't tolerate rogues.

Channing POV:

"I don't think she's been alone for long. Look at her. She's not rugged and she smells like a normal wolf," a man whispered.

"Yea I know but I've never seen a wolf that shade of grey before. It's pretty hot." I heard an oomf followed by a screech of pain.

"I don't know if we should take any chances. You know what happened last time," a different man hissed.

I slowly opened my eyes and flinched at the bright light.

"Shit! She's awake!" The both whispered simultaneously.

I jumped up in fighting stance, my wolf snarling at the two handsome, shirtless men before me.

Tate is so much better, Aura purred.

I rolled my eyes at her.

"Why are you on my territory rogue?" The taller guy of the 2 questioned me.

His territory?

I cocked my head showing him I didn't understand.

"Can't you feel the dominance? I'm Alpha Layton of Greenwood Pack and this is Beta Allen," he said arrogantly.

I like his personality already.

I shook my head and nudged the ground, trying to ask for clothes. Beta Allen got what I was saying and handed me the spare shirt in his hand. I trotted behind a tree and shifted.

When I came out, their jaws dropped.

"H-hi," Allen said.

I blushed a little trying to pull the shirt down lower.

"What's your name rogue?" The alpha asked in a bored tone.

"Channing Stephens of Blood Moon Warriors," I announced proudly.

Immediately they both kneeled and bowed. I was a little confused but didn't say anything. I just stood there awkwardly.

"Um you can get up now," I told them sheepishly.

Both men hopped up and dusted off their legs.

"My apologies Ms. Stephens. Why don't we go back to my pack house and talk about this in my office?" Layton suggested.

I nodded and followed him and Allen through the woods.

Maybe this could be a new beginning.