Blue meets Brown: The mate's mark

Chapter 7

Jeremiah:

I watched as Madeleine stormed out of the office. I had adjusted myself accordingly by putting my throbbing hard c**k in the waist band of my trousers before she even opened the double doors where my beta was standing looking at the floor with his head held low, guilt written all over it.

“Alpha Jeremiah, it was a pleasure to have you here. Please let me escort you out” said Beta Adam. Where did he come from? He certainly wasn’t standing nearby otherwise; he would have heard the commotion. I simply nodded, searching for any expression on his face to alert me he knew what had just happened. There was none.

As soon as Beta Adam opened the doors, I stormed out of the house and towards the car, my beta hot on my heels. I got in the car on the driver’s side, needing the adrenaline, I sped away towards the nearest bar. After a few moments, my beta found the courage to speak “Alpha, please forgive me. I was concerned that the Yellow Furred packs beta might hear you two… I... I interrupted you both, I apologize.” I simply just laughed and looked at my beta. Alex was my friend before he was my beta. I couldn’t stay mad at him.

How could I be so stupid?

Thinking back to when I first arrived at their home, I was excited to see her again. I have fond memories of that night. I remember feeling angry when she wouldn’t answer my questions honestly, and how I almost f****d her into oblivion before she told me she was a virgin. I love knowing I am, and will be her only one, that no one has had a taste of her. “Mmm, I strongly agree. You should have marked her today!” screamed Scar. “You know that would have been a mistake, and besides, what the hell was that back there? We were only meant to introduce ourselves to our mate, not have our way with her in her dad’s office!”. Silence… Scar was unwilling to speak to me. He wasn’t happy about holding back, it was up to him, he would have had his way with her and marked her. It’s stupid.

I didn’t like the situation any more than he did. I know I need to try and stay away until her birthday, but now that I have had her, I know this is not possible, so I will at least stay at arm’s length.

“She looked so beautiful in that dress. She looked angelic. Those long slender legs, wrapped around our waist, I could smell her arousal and that of her wolf. I can’t wait to meet her. Jer, with her wolf nearing the surface, other males are going to sniff around her. We need to keep her safe. If you are going to be so stubborn as to not mark her yet, you need to at least be near her, daily!” barked Scar. I know what he was saying was correct, but it’s not going to be easy. I need an excuse to be near her… Wait a second, I have that excuse. I agreed to personally take over the case of the young missing she-wolves.

I know I have no right to be overprotective, but Madeleine is drop-dead gorgeous. I wouldn’t be surprised if she had a line of eligible suitors. I may know she is my mate, but she does not. I need to be smart about this, and not push her too hard before she knows, otherwise she may grow to hate me. My old antics won’t cut it this time. I need to reevaluate and come at this from a new and different angle.

Alex cleared his throat, breaking my deep thoughts.

“So… You found your mate. I say this as a loyal subject and friend, but don’t you think it would be easier to get into her good graces if you simply told her that you were mates?"

“If she was a year away from turning 21, then maybe, but she is a few weeks away from her birthday, my wolf could smell hers. Besides, what happened just now shouldn’t have happened. I lost control momentarily; she has a mouth on her”.

I groaned and slid a hand down my face as I pulled into the Blue Orchids bar. “Alex, come, we have business to discuss”. I got out of the car and threw the keys to the valet. Walking up the wide steps 2 at a time, I was greeted by a waitress. She was in her mid-twenties and stunk of cheap perfume, her large breasts being held back by the flimsy shirt, one wrong move, and they would practically spill out. I wonder why a bar this aristocratic allows their waitresses to dress so cheaply. The waitress was overly friendly towards me, sensing that I was someone of importance, she nodded my way and escorted me to a table near the open long-standing windows, and blaring firepit and gave me a menu – she hovered for too long, stealing glances at me and Alex. “A bottle of whiskey, and 2 glasses. That will be all” I simply said as I gave the waitress my black card and urged her to leave.

After we got our drinks, I thought for a moment. “Alex, there is something odd going on in the nearby packs. She-wolves not long turned are being kidnapped. I want to know what is going on. Let’s start by talking to the alphas and get a list of those who have gone missing and see if we can discover a pattern”. Alex simply nodded and started sending messages to his contacts whilst I did the same. We spent most of the evening at the bar, speaking to surrounding packs and coming up with a timeline, whilst my mind remained on my mate.

My phone rings, it is the Alpha of the Herring Gale Pack. “Alpha Jeremiah, I received a message that you were trying to urgently reach me. I don’t usually respond to demands, but I know your ranking, and I have a feeling I know what you are going to ask. It is about the missing females, am I right?”. I didn’t much like Alpha Jasper. I find him very arrogant, he thinks he knows everything about everyone, and it winds me up. “That is correct. I would like a list of all the females in your pack that have gone missing, and their home life information… Parents, siblings, where they work. You get the idea. I would like the report to be faxed over to me by tomorrow. Going forward, I am taking over this case”. I didn’t bother saying please, because he couldn’t refuse me. As he said, I am in fact at a higher ranking than him, in status and power. Not many know this about me, but I have been growing my pack for some years, and I am higher in Alpha ranking than most in the country… If not the world. Alpha Jasper knows this information because he broke a deal with me to keep his pack to himself, but I do in fact have a stake hold over most of his lands. Otherwise, I won’t let the surrounding packs know this information, at least not until I have the formal introduction ceremony held by the council.

“Yes Alpha. I will be sure to get this information and send it on”. I could hear the sarcasm dripping from his voice, and him barking orders to his staff as the call ended.

After a few more phone calls. I decided to turn my phone off and enjoy the rest of the night. I ordered another bottle of whiskey as the real work starts tomorrow.