Luka
As soon as we entered the building Antony was being pulled away by Kevin to meet the alpha and beta of the pack. He looked hesitant to go as he looked back at me with a nervous gaze, I let out a breath of a laugh before mouthing that I was going to go and find Tyler which seemed to ease his nerves.
I waited till I couldn't see them anymore before going to look for Tyler, I found him a few minutes later surrounded by a group of she-wolves. I rolled my eyes as I walked up to him and leaned my arm on his shoulder, "Sorry ladies, he's taken." I said, smirking when I heard Tyler let out a subtle groan.
Their faces seemed to drop but quickly brightened back up as they began looking me up and down with thirsty gazes that had my skin crawling with disgust, "Well how about yo-" thankfully before the she-wolf could finished I heard my name being called.
I turned around and smiled as I was met with a familiar face, "Richard." I said walking away with Tyler, towards the older alpha that had called me. Richard was an alpha that went by alpha Rick, he's fourty-seven and would usually have passed his title down by now but because he met his mate so late his only child is only eight years of age which is way too young to take over a pack.
As soon as I reached him I was pulled into a warm hug that I immediately returned. Richard's like a father to me, after my parents died in a rouge attack while on a visit to a neighboring pack he was the only alpha that wasn't trying to take advantage of my little experience and instead helped me become the alpha I am today.
"I wasn't aware that other alphas were going to be here." I said as we separated.
"Well this is a new pack, they're just trying to get as many alliances as possible. I'm surprised you didn't get a direct invite as well."
"Oh, now that I think about it I probably did and just threw it away since I don't usually make alliances with newly formed packs that aren't well known." I admitted. His brows furrowed in a scolding manner at my declaration before sighing when I let out a nervous chuckle.
"It's good to make alliances-"
"With the right people." I said, finishing his sentence and using his words against him.
"I did say that, didn't I." he answered with a laugh and I nodded with a small smile as a reply. We spent at least two hours talking and catching up before he was called away by someone, "Have fun." he said with a smile as he patted my shoulder one last time before leaving.
As he walked away I turned around to find Tyler sitting at a table with a she wolf, I rolled my eyes again and walked up to the table sitting down a chair away from them but this time I decided not to interfere. As I sat there watching them flirt I started to miss my mate, I could smell him so I knew he was close but I didn't want to disturb him while he was working so I just decided to distract myself with a few drinks.
*****
"Hey Luka, You alright?" I looked up to see Tyler looking at me with an amused expression, "Bro, how much did you drink?" he asked with a laugh. I tried to look around but immediately groaned as the bright lights made everything blurry. I fished my phone out my pocket and saw that it was now midnight which meant the ball would be ending in two hours and that I had spent four hours drinking and sleeping.
"Do you know where the balcony is? I need some fresh air." I groaned, Tyler nodded and pointed towards an opening that was covered by a pair of large maroon curtains.
I nodded and stood up to go but stumbled back as I tried to gain my balance, thankfully Tyler's arms caught me before I could fall, "Woah, dude do you need me to carry you there?" he joked, but I could see the concerned gaze he hide behind his humor.
I scowled as I softly pushed him away, "I'm fine, don't worry." I said, patting him on the shoulder as I passed by him and headed towards the balcony. As soon as I walked past the curtains I was hit with a cool breeze that had me letting out a satisfied sigh.
I jumped when I suddenly heard a voice to my side, "Rough night?" the voice said and when I looked towards the direction of it I was shocked to see a tall man smoking with his arm leaned over the railing of the balcony. He had gelled back black hair and was wearing a regular button up black shirt with black suit pants.
"No." I said walking towards one of the outdoor couches, "I just had a little too much to drink." I answered flopping down on the cushioned seat. I watched with hooded eyes as he flicked his burnt out cigarette over the railing with a low chuckle before coming towards me. I couldn't help but tense up when he suddenly came and sat next to me, for some reason he gave me a bad feeling.
He leaned back on the couch but didn't say anything, "Woah." I mumble causing him to peek over at me with a confused expression, "Oh no sorry, it's just you look a lot like my mate." I said, embarrassed at my uncontrolled outburst.
He let out another deep chuckle, "Is that supposed to be a complement?" he questioned in an amused tone.
I shrugged, "I guess so, but no matter how much you look like him you'll never be able to compare to his beauty." I said with a smug look.
"Is that so?" he hummed.
"Mhm."
he looked out infront of him with a blank look, "You know you should really mind what you say." he mumbled before turning his head to the side with a wide close-eyed grin, "What if I took offense to what you said, hm?"
I narrowed my eyes at his question, "I hope you did! if your someone who thinks you're more attractive then my mate, you deserve to have your confidence knocked down a bit!" I replied irritatingly before turning away.
His eyes widened in shock before he was letting out a very loud and irritating laugh, causing me to furrow my brow in confusion, "You're really feisty, almost makes me want to keep you all for myself."
I turned to him with a raised brow, "I'm not something anyone can own" I spat.
"Of course not, that's why I want you." he said and I flinched when I noticed him coming closer until he was right beside my ear "I want to know how long it'd take to completely break you." he whispered. I quickly shoved him away before quickly getting up from the couch but was stopped when he suddenly grabbed my wrist and harshly pulled me back down.
"Don't worry I'm not going to do anything, yet." he whispered next to my ear, I winced as the feeling of his hand started to burn my skin. I groaned when I suddenly started to feel more dizzy than I had previously, "Wait are you...?" his eyes widened before he bursted into a fit of hysterical laughter, "It seems like this is going to be much more fun then I had previously thought." he mumbled wiping at the tears that formed at the edges of his eyes.
He crossed a leg over the other, leaning his elbow on his leg before resting his head against it. He watched with a humored gaze as my headache and dizziness grew, "Oh dear, it seems like you're going you faint. looks like we'll have to continue this conversation later." he said standing up from the couch. "I can't wait to see the look on Tony's face when I force him to watch as I slowly kill and torture you both." he snickered, sending a shiver down my spine as everything went dark.
*****
Antony
I let out a sigh of relief as I looked at the time on my phone, two o'clock time to go home. I bowed and waved goodbye to the alpha I had been speaking to before heading towards where I had last seen Tyler, "Where's Luka?" I questioned as I reached the table.
He turned and pointed towards a large pair of maroon colored curtains and a quickly walked off in that direction without another word. Once I was on the other side of the curtains I looked around before stopping when my eyes landed on my beautiful mates sleeping form.
I let out a sigh of relief as I went up to his unconscious body that was laid across the outdoor couch, I crouch down once I was close enough and combed my hand through his hair. Smiling at his bodies unconscious reaction to my touch, I ran my eyes over his body before grabbing his hand and slowly lifted it towards my lips, freezing when I noticed the bright red bruise that wrapped around his wrist. I unconsciously let out a deep growl when I caught the same scent as before coming off my mate, causing him to furrow his brows before slowly opening his eyes.
He smiles as his eyes focus on me, "Babeee" he mumbles drunkenly as he begins to get up into a sitting position.
I place my hands on his knees to gain his attention and looked him in the eyes, hiding my worry as I struggled to make my face as serious as possible, "Love, can you tell me who was out here with you?" I questioned softly, but all he did was furrow his brows in confusion.
He smiled drunkenly as he reached his hands out towards my face, "Why so serious?" he questioned, using his index fingers to pull the corner of my lips up into a smile before letting out a drunken giggle. I let my head fall and sighed realizing that I wasn't going to be able to get anything out of him and that he probably wouldn't be able to remember anything tomorrow.
I let out a small breath of a laugh, "C'mon you alcoholic." I said reaching one arm around his waist and the other under his knee before picking him up bridal style, causing him to let out another giggle that had me soft in seconds. I planted a few kisses around his face causing him to giggle more until he let out a yawn, "Go to sleep." I whispered and he nodded before putting his head into my neck.
As I walked out to the limo I noticed Kevin standing outside with a worried expression, "What happened?" he asked as I put Luka into the car with Tyler. I checked the car to make sure both Tyler and Luka were still asleep before sighing and rubbing my hand down my face.
"He's back."