The Alpha's Little Bride

Mrs. Hansen

On a desk of mahogany stood an office phone, it was on speaker phone and it had two furious men on the line. In the background, there was a woman sobbing, but not participating in the conversation. Behind the desk sat alpha Wyatt, and in front of the desk sat beta Earl and Pearl. The alpha and beta were trying to defuse the situation, while Pearl had her hands clutched in her lap and was looking down at the floor. She had new clothes, and Wyatt had made sure Pearl had gotten anything she needed and then some. The alpha on the other hand roared out for everyone to hear “she’s barely eighteen! Have you no decency?” Alpha Wyatt was not about to be shamed nor swayed by any other alphas’ opinion, in his mind Pearl was his.

“I know how old she is, she came with me willingly.” The beta on the other end pleaded with alpha Wyatt “Please alpha Wyatt, she didn't know what she went to. She is too young to settle down with her mate, she doesn’t even feel the bond!” Pearl’s father sounded desperate on the other end and it made Pearl feel like she disappointed her family. Wyatt looked at his mate with a soft expression “Pearl baby, tell your father that you came here willingly will you?” His voice was soft and tender as he spoke to his mate. But while speaking to the alpha and beta of her pack he was flat and assertive. Pearl looked up at her mate and cleared her voice “mom, dad? I followed alpha Wyatt, he didn’t make me go.” Suddenly they could hear some bustling, then her mother's voice. “Pearl honey? Please come home, you are too young for this. You can be his Luna when you turn eighteen. Perhaps then you will feel the bond.” Alpha Wyatt interjected the right way to clear any confusion “Mrs. Hansen, Pearl stays with me. I will not let go of my mate. I have searched for her for years. I will do anything to keep her safe. I promise you that no harm will come to her.” The woman on the other end started sobbing and they could hear the beta try to calm his mate. The alpha on the other end took over the conversation, he sounded irritated at best. “Alpha Wyatt, this is unprecedented. Every werewolf has to ask the alpha for permission before he takes a mate to his pack. She’s also only eighteen, it’s too young for anyone to leave their home. She’s too young to mate and be marked.” Alpha didn’t respond to that and the awkward silence was crushing everyone’s spirits. The alpha on the other end croaked out in a faint voice, he seemed absolutely shocked. “Please tell me you didn’t already mate and mark her.” Alpha Wyatt cleared his voice, he seemed very uncomfortable with the question.

“I did not mark her, I wanted to but she said no. I will not do anything without consent.” From the other side of the line, they could hear Pearl’s mother wail even louder as she realized that the alpha had taken her daughter to bed. The alpha in the other line was seething “you f*cking bastard Wyatt! She’s only eighteen and you took her to bed?” He was roaring out the last bit, he was appalled by his actions. Alpha Wyatt shrank a bit in his seat and Pearl almost crumbled in shame. Alpha Wyatt was just about to defend his actions when the other alpha cut him off and continued “Send her back before this turns into a war! You can’t just snatch little girls from our pack and do whatever you want.” He was angry at the alpha, he had a devastated beta with his mate that lost their young daughter overnight. She was so close, but still so far away out of reach. Alpha Wyatt squared his shoulders and looked angry as he slowly worded his sentiments.

“Alpha Holloway, I would be cautious if I were you. I have many more warriors than you, and I also have plenty of packs around us that will choose me over you. So think before you threaten with war.” His tone was icy and dripped with malice, he had no temper for this. In his mind, he was fully in his right, and no one would challenge him beside the alpha from Pearl's pack. He knew very well that they were no match to his pack. The line went silent for a while before the soft voice of Pearl’s mother broke through. “Please, let me see her. I can’t lose her like that.” She was pleading, her voice was laced with pain and despair. Alpha Wyatt could not deny such a request, he was a hard alpha but he was not brutal. “Yes Mrs. Hansen, You can see her. Anytime you want, just come over to my pack and you can spend time with Pearl.” The mother sighed on the other end and Pearl finally peered up from looking at the floor. She smiled for the first time being in that office, the realization that she could see her mother again soon made her face light up. Wyatt grinned at the sight, he loved to see Pearl smile. He had only known her for half a day and a night, but he was already madly in love. He did notice that her long hair had a dull and light brown color, to him it looked golden. He did not notice that her young body had still not developed all the way, to him she was perfectly plump in the right places. He did not see how she was shy and awkward, he only saw a meek and submissive Luna. And when Pearl looked at Wyatt she saw an intimidating man that swooped her off her feet like one of those princesses in a romance novel. She was smitten by the idea that someone very powerful wanted her, she had no real experience in life to give her any indication that leaving with him at the age of eighteen was risky at best.