Chapter 6

The morning after the party, I had woken up early to talk with my father at breakfast. He was a busy man. He was Alpha of one of the biggest packs in the area. Sometimes, it seemed like there were just too many wolves in the pack for him to control at times. We always had issues with fights breaking out among our pack. I never understood why, though.

I was really young when my father decided to expand our borders and take in more wolves. He always said there were so many wolves out there with no home or direction. He just wanted to help them all. I admired that about him. Maybe that was Sawyers case. Maybe her family never had a pack to live amongst, which is why they chose to live with humans.

I headed for the dining room. Dad sat there drinking his coffee while waiting to be served. Mom was sitting next to him, looking over some documents.

"Morning son! Come join us!" his voice boomed through the room. He always knew how to draw attention.

"Good morning, Father. Mother," I rounded the table and leaned in to give my mother a kiss on the cheek before sitting next to my father.

"You're up early," she eyed me carefully.

"There was something I was hoping to discuss with you both."

"What is it?" my father asked.

"On our way to the lake house for a party the other night, we met a wolf. Close to my age, but she didn't seem to know she was, and her scent seemed off too. It was almost like a mix of human and wolf. She worked at a diner in the human town."

"Not uncommon for some wolves to live amongst the humans. You know that."

The waiters came in with plates of food. My father started to dig in.

"Continue," he said.

"Well, she wore this pendant. I think it may be the reason she doesn't know she's a wolf."

"What sort of pendant?" he said as he placed a fork full of food into his mouth.

"It was a wolf with a full moon in the background."

My father suddenly started choking, so I patted his back, "What do you mean it was a wolf with a full moon?"

"I mean, it was a wolf with a full moon in the background. What's wrong with you? You okay, father?"

"Yea, the food just went down wrong. Have to watch myself these days, I am getting older," he nervously laughed.

My mother looked at him with concern written all over her face.

"Tell me more about this girl."

"Well, I don't know much. I caught her at a party the other night so I could ask her more about the necklace. She didn't know much about it. That's why I think she may have been given it to keep her from shifting. Like someone wanted her to blend in with the humans. Maybe her mother and father? I just can't figure out what pack it would have been from."

"Son, I don't think that's for you to worry about. Forget about it. I would also leave her alone," he looked at me sternly. I knew he wouldn't want me to see her again. He didn't want anything to do with the humans. He was concerned about protecting the pack.

"I was thinking of going to the lake house again today. Maybe spend the week there with Max and Elizabeth?"

"As long as you go straight there. No more visiting this diner. You should have plenty of supplies at the house."

I stood up to leave.

"I don't want you visiting this girl anymore. Okay?"

If he knew she was my mate, he would freak out. He didn't need to know this, so I kept it to myself.

"I promise!" I said with my fingers crossed behind my back. What he didn't know wouldn't harm him. I'd get to the bottom of this.

"Goodbye darling! Have fun at the lake house."

"Thanks, mother!"

With that, I took off to my room to pack a bag. The lake house was closer to the human town. I mindlinked Max and Elizabeth to tell them to meet me there later that evening. That should buy me enough time to stop into the town and watch her for a bit. Give me a chance to observe and catch an opportunity to speak with her.

Once I finished packing, I left. The drive would take me a couple of hours to get there. That should be plenty of time, especially for a weekday. She was probably at school. I'd park the car off in a plaza parking lot and then walk over to the woods, which seemed to surround the town and watch for her by the school.

She was my mate and I had to know more. She smelt good and looked amazing. The most beautiful girl I had ever seen. She had long golden brown locks that had been sunkissed by the sun. She had a slender, althetic build but curves in all the right places. Her skin was slightly tanned, and her lips a beautiful shade of pink. I don't think she knew just how beautiful she was. If she did, she wouldn't let a guy treat her the way that guy did at the party. Who cheated on a girl as beautiful as her? I'd never let her slip out of my grasp if she was mine. Then again, I did have a girlfriend back at the pack. Her name was Shiloh, or Shy for short. We've been together for a couple of years now, and my parents were fond of her. I'm sure they wouldn't approve of Sawyer, not with the way they reacted this morning.

With Saywer not even aware of being a wolf, maybe I wouldn't have a problem letting her go.

"She's ours and worth pursuing."

"Okay, Tye," I said just to calm him down.

"You should break up with Shy now and focus on finding Sawyer. She needs us. We need to mark her and make her ours."

"That's not happening anytime soon. Especially since she's unaware that she's a wolf."

"In due time, Krewe. She will know, and you better listen to me. Otherwise, she will leave and be someone else's mate."

"Yea, yea," I shoved him back to the darkness of my mind and focused on driving.