The Black Forest's Beta

Chapter 11

I drove the five hours it took to get to Milan Italy, Alpha Gunter requested we take another stop so Luna Gisela could have nice new clothes like Emmaline and Ozzy. I nodded and thought about what more I could get for Emmaline while we were in the shopping city. When we finally arrived at the hotel we would stay at after shopping,  I noticed she was fast asleep. I went to grab her and wake her up when Silvio stopped me. 

(Carry mate.) He told me as he purred at her small resting form. (Her wolf needed her strength, they are both exhausted.) I sighed as I lifted Emmaline up. She weighed about as much as a feather, her head fell against the left side of my chest just over my heart. Ozzy looked at her worriedly as I carried her to the room Alpha Gunter had just booked for us.

“Is she okay?” He whimpered as I set her down beside him. 

“Ja.” I told him yes in german. “She is just resting.” I sighed, not wanting to put her blood soaked clothes on the bed. “Ozzy, grab a shirt and some trunks for Emma, I’m going to clean her up.” Her hair was still braided, and I could see dried blood in the brown twists. I brought her into the bathroom and gently woke her up. 

“Hmmmm?” She grumbled from my embrace. 

“We are at a hotel miele, I wanted your permission to bathe you free of the rogue blood.” She looked at me with her tired grey eyes and yawned before nodding her head and going back to sleep on my chest. I sighed and began running water that was warm enough for her. Maneuvering her out of her dress was not easy seeing as I didn’t want her on the floor.

Silvio came to life as her bloody dress fell to the ground in a black pool of lace. Her body was on full display other than the panties that were soon off as well. I felt myself harden at the sight of her rosy pink n*****s. My mouth watered as I pictured myself suckling on them, I could hear her calling my name as I groped her plump breasts. 

Regaining control wasn’t easy with a mate as gorgeous as Emmaline. Somehow I managed to get her into the water, which woke her up. “It’s cold.” She whined. I unclogged the drain and let the water out before turning the nozzle to make the water even hotter. I stopped and looked at her for confirmation. She shook her head and sighed when the water about melted the skin from my hand. “Perfect.” 

Emmaline rested back as I unbraided her hair, I pressed my lips to her forehead when I was done and she gave me a tired grin before yawning. “Rest miele, I’ll take care of you.” She sighed and nodded, I watched her muscles relax and her breathing deepen as she fell back to sleep. I used the soap of hers I placed in my suitcase after Ozzy brought them in. I washed her hair carefully, by the time I was done with the shampoo and her body the water was a nasty pink color so I drained the water before I refilled the bathtub so she could rest in the warm water while it was clean. 

Once the new water was in I used her hair conditioner and what was left of the hair mask. I used my hands to clean her face which brought a smile to her lips in her sleep. I desperately wanted to kiss her, I wanted to taste her as I dragged my thumb across her full bottom lip. I fought with my desires and overcame them before I rinsed the mask from her soft hair, once it was gone I drained the bath water and grabbed the pale yellow hotel towel. 

After she was all dried off I put her in my shirt and a pair of underwear. The sun had fallen from the sky and a knock sounded on the door just as I laid Emmaline under the blankets. Alpha Gunter and Luna Gisela walked in and looked at the bed. Ozzy was sitting beside her sleeping form, he was re-braiding her hair. “We’re done shopping, do you want to fly home tonight or tomorrow?” Alpha Gunter asked.

“You’re done already?” I asked, looking for the time. 

“Ja, we went to the mall. The stores were right next to one another and Gisela knew what she wanted.” I sighed and looked at Ozzy. 

“Ozzy what do you think we should do?” He sighed and looked at Emmaline who had a small frown on her face. 

“I think we should get to Dark-moon sooner rather than later. I believe it would be good for her to get a chance to get familiar with the pack and land before she shifts again.” I nodded agreeing with his intelligent analysis.

“Looks like we are leaving tonight then. I’ll get Emmaline ready.” Alpha Gunter nodded once and took Gisela away. I had Ozzy put a pair of black leggings, I threw in with my clothes on Emmaline before he carried her to the car. I drove to the airstrip where our plane and pilot waited on the dimly lit runway. A stranger stood with him, he was prepared to take the cars back to Alpha Lucianno’s pack. We all got on the plane, I set Emmaline on the couch before I got set up in my usual seat and opened the laptop. 

I felt bad when dinner was served because I had to wake my Emmaline. It was nearly 9:00 at night, she had been sleeping since around 5:00. She kept yawning as she ate, her Salmon and asparagus were only half finished when she curled into my shoulder and fell back asleep. I was just happy she ate anything considering how drained she was. Another 2 hours after dinner and we finally landed in Germany. It would take us another two hours by car to reach the Dark-moon pack so again I carried her from the plane to the car. 

Memories of how I met her flooded my brain, how limp and unresponsive she was. I settled with her on my lap as Gamma Elias and Keifer got in the front. Tobias and Ozzy sat in the back talking about the Avengers movies which of course Ozzy couldn't wait to see and tell Emmaline about. Gisela and Gunter sat in the middle row with Emma and I. 

Gisela was in the middle, her inquisitive eyes seemed glued to my mate as she looked upon her worriedly. Gunter kept his hand on her back, trying to calm and reassure her with his touch. “Why is her wolf so weak?” Gisela finally asked, the question must have been eating her from the inside out. 

“Because she hasn’t shifted in so long. I think Emmaline accidentally drew on Cassie’s strength today when she was fighting the rogue. When everything was over and done Emma gave Cassie her strength back which exhausted her.” I informed her while looking at my sleeping mate. 

“She is a very kind wolf. Not many others would risk zer safety for one zey don’t know.” I nodded and kissed her smooth forehead. 

“Ja, she is.” I nuzzled her face right next to her ear. “Ich liebe dich.” I knew she wouldn’t understand even if she heard me, but I had to get it off of my chest. 

The rest of the ride was filled with music from the radio and Ozzy and Tobais’s chatting as we all recovered from the day's events. By the time we arrived home it was nearly midnight. Our car turned into a tiny village full of traditional wooden houses and buildings. I loved how the pack still looked as it did nearly three hundred years ago. We had just added a few more buildings and remodeled the inside to comply with newer technologies. 

The Black forest was directly behind our homes, making it a perfect place to let our wolves out and run. The pack house was a larger version of the rest of the homes in our small village. Not many wolves resided in it seeing as everyone pretty much had their own homes. Emmaline and I would be living in my wooden cottage with Ozzy until he was 18, and old enough to find his mate and create a family. 

The car pulled to a stop before the pack house where only a few wolves waited for us. I sighed and held Emmaline closer to my chest. Once the car came to a stop we all got out, I still held her, refusing to wake my exhausted mate for anything other than food, and a change of clothes. 

“What is wrong with Miss Emmaline?” Mila asked as she looked at her. 

“She is just sleeping Mama.” Gunter said with a smile as he walked over and hugged her. “When she wakes up, call her Emma, she prefers it.” Mila nodded and looked at her husband who dragged his blue eyes over Ozzy. 

“You must be Ozzy.” He nodded and stuck his hand out. Former Alpha Luis shook his hand and gave Ozzy a light grin. “Let us retire for the night. We will have a proper feast for your return tomorrow.” 

“Ja, come on Ozzy.” Keifer aided Ozzy in grabbing Emmaline’s things before we brought them to my house which was the second home away from the pack house. It was the same traditional type house as all the others. It had two floors and a basement that wasn’t visible from the outside. We all walked in and I heard Ozzy’s jaw hit the floor as he looked around. 

Instead of the old chunky wooden floors I had nice planks of varnished mahogany. The walls were a creamy white color, the furniture was mostly made of cherry wood. I had two black leather reclining couches in the living room along with a new kitchen and small library/ office area where I did my work. I carried Emmaline up to the second floor where my bedroom and one spare room resided. Both rooms had en suites attached along with mid- sized closets. I set Emmaline in my large king sized bed, Ozzy pulled back the blankets and I pulled them back over her sleeping form. 

I chuckled and my heart thumped lightly in my chest as her lips turned upward in a smile. We showed Ozzy to his room where Tobias had carried his things. “Woah.” He said looking around. His eyes were red and they watered as he looked around. “Thank you Beta Raphael.” His voice quivered as he spoke. 

I walked over and pulled him into a small hug. “You’re my family too now Ozzy.” 

“I don’t understand.” He said after I pulled away. “Why do you care more than my sister?”

“Emmaline…” He shook his head, stopping my words. 

“Lorelai.” He crossed his arms over his chest. “She left Emma and I. She never called or wrote, never checked to see if we were okay…..You’ve known us for what? Five days..and you’ve done more than Rory did in 13 years.” I sighed as he shook his head angrily. “Sometimes I want to find her, just so I can show her what she left us with.” I sighed as I tried to think of a way to calm him down. “It’s over now though. Turns out I got a better older sibling than Rory anyway.” I smirked and ruffled his hair before chuckling. 

“It’s late. You can put your things away tomorrow, get some sleep little brother.” He smiled and hugged me once more before I turned and left. I walked into my room and sat beside my sleeping Emmaline before reluctantly getting up and taking a shower. 

Once I was free of the rogue blood I slipped into a pair of sweatpants and got into the soft mattress beside Emmaline. She rolled over to face me, still fast asleep. A smile graced her face as she unknowingly curled into my side. 

“Ich liebe dich.”