The Black Forest's Beta

Chapter 9

I stretched out as I woke up, I was confused seeing as I didn’t know where I was at first. I looked around finding myself in a bed. I looked behind me and saw an indent where I had been sleeping with another person. I yawned and got out of bed finding a note and the black dress I liked yesterday on my bed, along with a new pair of shoes.  

[Emmaline, there is a shower in the bathroom, I have the shampoo and conditioner the hairdresser recommended for you. When you’re done come out for breakfast.- Raphael] I smiled at his neat handwriting and did as he said in the note. I washed my hair like the hairdresser showed me, then I conditioned it. I found a small bronze square and read the package. It was a damage repair mask, I smiled and used half the mask before re-washing my body seeing as I had already done so when I used the conditioner. 

I rinsed everything from my hair and body and turned off the water. I used a grey towel to dry my body, then my hair which felt so freaking light. I brushed the brown snarls and pulled on a pair of black sheer panties before slipping on the dress. Once it was on I pulled on my new shoes which were a pair of sandals. They showed my feet under little black leather straps. I smiled and brushed my teeth with a wrapped toothbrush before leaving the bathroom. 

When I walked into the main sitting area of the plane all eyes turned to me, I squirmed and went to Beta Raphael’s side. He grinned and put some food in front of my face. I ate all of it happily, although the orange juice tasted really bad after brushing my teeth. I felt Ozzy braiding my hair, he was doing two french braids and he went down both sides of my head. 

“What are you doing Ozzy?” My mate asked. 

“In a few hours Emma’s hair will be curly again.” He said as he worked on the second half of my head. 

“Okay.” Was his response. We began to descend a few minutes after I finished breakfast. Beta Raphael gave Ozzy and I more gum that we chewed until the plane landed on the ground. I looked at all of the men in the plane and I realized they were all dressed similarly. They had on nice looking slacks in different shades. Alpha Gunter and Gamma Elias were wearing black, Tobias had on Navy blue and Keifer was wearing a dark green. Beta Raphael was wearing a charcoal grey pair of slacks with a black button up shirt, his sleeves were rolled up to his mid-forearm. He was wearing nice black leather shoes, his hair was combed back so no strands were untamed. His stubble was neatly trimmed, his dark eyes were on me as I looked over him. Alpha Gunter was wearing a Navy shirt with his slacks while Gamma Elias was wearing a deep red shirt. Tobais’s shirt was a glaring white while Keifer had on a light grey button up. 

I looked back at Ozzy who was wearing a lighter grey colored slacks, his shirt was a dark mustard yellow. His hair was combed neatly and falling around his face nicely. He was also wearing nice shoes that were a dark chestnut brown. Ozzy looked really good in yellow. “You look good in yellow Oz.” I voiced. He beamed as he looked me over. 

“You look really nice Emma.” I smiled at him and looked back at Beta Raphael who smirked and pressed his lips to my temple. 

“Sembri assolutamente delizioso.” He said in his native tongue. I never told him, but in the library in my pack were a few language books, Spanish, Latin, Italian and Turkish. I had only gotten through Latin and Italian. “You look absolutely delicious.” He said in english. I felt my cheeks flare as I turned my eyes to him. 

I leaned into his body and put my lips next to his ear. “I could say the same goes for you.” I whispered for only him to hear. He growled lightly as I pulled away and stood up. The pilot, copilot and flight lady opened the door and descended. We all followed suit, Alpha Gunter went first, then Beta Raphael had Ozzy and I walk down, he followed me, trailing behind him was Elias, Tobais and Keifer. 

We all got into a large vehicle where Alpha Gunter slid into the driver’s seat. Beta Raphael got into the front beside him. I sat in the middle seat in the next row, Ozzy sat beside Alpha Gunter while Gamma Elias sat behind my mate. They began speaking German and I cursed the pack library for not having the German language. 

We drove through the crowded streets and we ended up parking amongst a variety of different cars. We all got out and I looked at the old stone building of which some was missing. My jaw dropped open as Beta Raphael chuckled. We all did a tour of the historical Colosseum. We got to go inside and see where the famed gladiator fights took place. I swore I saw the ghost of a man covered in blood dueling with a different ghost who was twice his size and also covered in blood. 

“This is….indescribable.” I said as we took in the sights. We got back into the car and Alpha Gunter drove us to the pantheon. We took another tour in which I paid no attention to the speaker. I was too busy looking at the architecture of all the people who used their hands to carve the once smooth, polished stone. Once the tour was over Beta Raphael pulled me aside and smiled down at me. 

“We are headed to see Alpha Lucianno, we’ll go to the other places later, okay?” I nodded, I was happy I was able to see the colosseum, it was my biggest wish. Beta Raphael smirked and kissed my forehead before he grabbed my hand and walked with me back to the car. We got in and drove for a while before coming upon a large mansion style home in a rural area with spread out homes. 

I grabbed Ozzy as I watched some wolves fight. “Stay here miele.” Beta Raphael said as everyone else got out. Alpha Gunter snarled once he got out and shut all the doors. All the wolves turned to him, I wanted to cry when I saw how menacing they looked with their dark red eyes. Alpha Gunter along with Beta Raphael and the others shifted taking on the wolves. I was so busy watching them I didn’t realize Ozzy and I were being watched. 

My heart was hammering in my chest as I lost sight of my mate, I was worried for him. These things were called blood rogues, they were nasty creatures with no humanity meaning they killed for no reason. I saw a woman being chased by a rogue, I followed her with my eyes. That’s when I saw red eyes glaring at Ozzy and I through the window. 

I screamed as loud as I could as it ripped the door from the car, on the passenger side. I pushed Ozzy back and kicked the wolf, it snarled as I continued to kick it. I cried out as it bit down on my calf, I kicked it in the eye with my other leg making it yelp. A monstrous roar came from close by, the rogue jumped back as a large beast came into view. It stood on two wolf like feet. It had hands with long sharp claws, a face with a long muzzle with razor sharp teeth. The thing was covered in dark grey fur as it ripped into the rogue, killing it insanely quick. It’s golden eyes turned to Ozzy and I, my thundering heart slowed for a moment. It looked at my leg and used its large paw-hand to inspect the wound. 

“I’ll be okay.” I told him, the moment it touched my leg I could feel the mate sparks. Beta Raphael was the thing before me. A long tongue came from the maw and licked the blood away gently before he turned and roared. He stayed close to the car, keeping Ozzy and I safe. I looked past him and saw the woman again. 

A powerful feeling washed over me and I knew I had to help her. I turned to Ozzy and pointed to the back row. “Get in the back and lay on the floor.” He nodded and did as I said. Once he was down I got out of the car and looked around, Beta Raphael saw me and growled lowly. I pointed and ran into the thicket. I heard him following me, as I reached the woman who was covered in blood. Hers and a blood rogue’s. I looked at my mate who tilted his head and snarled as another wolf came closer. 

He attacked, not giving the other wolf a chance to hurt this woman or myself. I pulled her to the car as they fought. I got her in the car and began applying pressure to her wound. I found napkins in the glove box which I used to absorb the blood. 

She was healing slowly, much like I did. I took note of her beautiful strawberry blonde hair and pale complexion. Her face was littered with small light colored freckles. She was shorter than me, but her body held more weight. I wanted to be as plump as she was. Her gut had a nice roundness to it, her boobs were larger than mine, and I could tell she had a nice butt. 

I tended to her as the fighting continued. After about half an hour her wound was healed and I could stop straddling her unconscious form. I looked at my mate who was fighting three rogues at once. I wanted to cry out, but within a few bloody seconds all three were dead. I heard the bellow of a different beast and I looked over to see two more, one was a bright copper color, the other was black with light grey furs on it’s legs, face and hands. 

They faced an onslaught of rogues before the black one howled, the girl beside me woke up and jumped into a sitting position. She looked around, her eyes settling and widening on my mate who was still guarding us. She went to scream but I covered her mouth with my hand. “He won’t hurt us.” I said lightly. 

“Who are you?” She whimpered, her dark blue eyes filled with tears. “Where am I?”

“I’m Emma, you’re in our car, in your pack driveway. I saw you run into the woods, you were being chased by a rogue.”

“Why did you save me?” She asked while avoiding eye contact. 

“Why wouldn’t I?” I asked in return. 

“I’m no one of importance, just an omega.” I shook my head and lifted my dress where my bruises were still showing, she looked at my skin and winced. 

“I was an omega just a few days ago, but Alpha Gunter and Beta Raphael saved me. I’m returning the favor and taking you with us.” I felt a huff of air on my back and I turned to my mate who popped his head into the car when I said his name. I pointed to the girl and he tilted his head. “I’m taking her home with us.” He made a sighing noise and made a face before shaking his head. I pouted my lips and crossed my arms over my chest. “She’s just like me.” He blinked and sniffed before making a different noise, he pulled away before he went back to playing bodyguard. 

“Just like you?” She jumped as Ozzy scared her from the back seat. “I’m Ozzy.” 

“This is my brother. What is your name?” 

“Gisela.” She said quietly as she caught sight of the other two beastly creatures. “Why do they look like that?”

“I don’t know.” I said shrugging my shoulders. “When was the last time you shifted?” 

“About a year ago.” Her accent was different from both Beta Raphael’s and Alpha Gunter’s. “Alpha Lucianno’s pack came to my home in France and took his mate, our Luna. I was her personal omega in our pack and she made me come here with her so I could continue to dote on her. I have been too busy taking care of her and doing omega chores to shift into my wolf.”

“I shifted once on my 15th birthday, then our old alpha commanded me not to.” 

“I’m only 14.” Ozzy piped. 

“What is your wolf’s name?” I asked her. 

“Odette.” She said with a light smile. “And your wolf?”

“Her name is Cassie.” I heard my mate snarl and I whimpered lightly when I saw a wolf jump on his back, successfully knocking him to the ground. My heart thudded as the foul smelling creature snarled as he went to kill Beta Raphael. "NO!" I snarled, with more power than I thought I had in my body. The wolf turned to me with a nasty smirk like feature on his maw, it leaned down ready to kill what was mine.