12. A Little Mess
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"What happened to Mate?" Alex whimper disliking his mate sad expression.
"It's odd.. how I feel ok to share everything with you. When I have lots of trouble speaking out a single words.. maybe it's because you can't speak.. talking behind my back. I'm really grateful to meet you Cookie" she smile down at him laying on her lap. Staring back at her.
"If you know what Cookie means.. I'm sure you'll hate it or even think I'm silly" she chuckle softly.
"Isn't she beautiful? So precious.. too beautiful to be ours" Jared say staring at his Mate dreamily. Sparks flying around. Alex nod agreeing with him.
"That word is one of my favourite. I love Cookies.. they are small and crunchy with sweet warm smells. Maybe i shall bring you some too" she tilt her head staring at him who reciprocate her tilting his head.
"That means she love us too" Jared say feeling delighted.
Stacey returns back home only after promising him she would be back for the weekend. Spending her entire day with him. Jared reluctantly let her go.
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"Alpha you called for me?" Phoebe enters the Alpha room. Her face stoic and cold staring at the man before her. A man desperate for power and imposing fear on one's. Merciless and heartless. With the coldest heart. No affection.
"How is the training with the new warriors?" His voice rough and cold staring at her. Leaning back on his chair.
"They are doing well Alpha. You'll have the result you want in two months" she reply back not wavering from his cold predator eye.
"Two months? Is that the best you can do. So worthless expected from a female. I'm the strongest Alpha and you know what that means? I work hard for the name. Fame. Not to be destroyed by a weakling like you as my heir.." he stood up from his chair behind the table. Walking towards her in slow agonising fearful steps. She prepared herself for any outcome.
"I trained you for eighteen years straight to be my strongest heir. To bring glory to my name. To my pack whom you would rule after me. Every werewolves should cower and fear upon hearing my name.. my pack. And I work hard for that all my life. I succeeded after the Alpha and earn this name and fame for myself. What should you do as my heir? I earn the strongest Alpha title making my previous Alpha proud.." he stare down at her as she stood straight hardly keeping her strong posture.
"You couldn't do something so simple.." he snap refering to the engagement.
His cold eyes burning into her skull. He growl making her flinch despite her will. A hard stinging pain emit from her right cheek. Her head jerked from the strong impact of his hard slap. She immediately composed back her stand like it never happened.
"If I don't get the result I want in two weeks.. you know very well what the consequences would be. Or you haven't have enough my daughter?" He whisper with a sinister smile while she stood frozen.
"You only have one title to earn to prove you're worthy to be call my heir. The Luna Queen. That's what a useless weakling like you can only achieve. Don't let me down.. my daughter" he walks out of the office patting her shoulder. It was his unspoken warning.
Her body tremble with fear remembering the past. How the Alpha of her pack, her father locks her up in the dungeon at a very young age of five. Trained her daily to the point she could bear no more. Inflicting enormous pains and fears which later turns to nightmares.
Suffering from physical injuries.. broken bones. Arms dislocation, cut wounds at a very little age. She learns to fight when she should be pampered, doll up, playing with her friends.
She was isolated from every one. Over time she learned to master her fighting skills. Hiding her facial expressions. Masking it with the cold distant look. Learnt to hunt the moment she shifted. Her body still covered with long healed bruises of whips and cuts she had gotten during her training.
She exhale shakingly calming her wolf. Walking out of the office. Outside the pack house. She stared at the group of Omega's working collecting firewoods. Among them a particular black hair stood out. Her wolf howl excited running in her head at the side of that black hair. Talking and laughing with the people around them.
How she longs to exchange a word, exchange a glance. No matter how desperate she was. She knows better than anyone. It was impossible.
Taking her desperation and longing she turn walking away. Not aware the particular black hair eye was on her. Longing for the same like her.
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"You stink" Tom say sniffing Stacey with Livy in his arm. Jared scent was mix with her. Stacey blush.
"Really?" She sniff her dress but she couldn't get any smell nor sweats.
"Like another big Wolfie" Tom say raising his hand indicating something big. Stacey frown confused.
"Is it that bad?" Tom nod immediately. Stacey grin awkwardly.
"Thank you Tom Tom for watching after Livy. I'll wash up.." she ruffle his hair taking Livy from him. Heading towards her room.
After bathing Stacey lay down in bed thinking about the event that took place. A smile creep up on her lips remembering Jared. She blush replaying his handsome face with that sexy smirk. He surely would be a heart breaker.
She drifted off to sleep with a blushing smile on her face. Waking up early the next day excited to meet Cookie. Stacey feels comfortable being with him than with any other human. She prepare some brown cookies leaving some for the family she left the house along with Livy. She rides through the woods with Livy in her cycle basket in the front.
She choose a simple yet comfortable clothing for the day. A blue short rip jeans matching it with a peach colour crop top, topping it with a oversized jacket and her favourite pink sneaker.
"Livy are you excited we're meeting a bigger size of you" Livy barks on her arms.
Stacey reach the spot between the two big trees. Jared was not there yet. He runs as fast as he could to reach before her. Leaving the meeting putting a whining Cameron incharge. Spending time with his mate was more important to him than forming an allies.
He pants reaching the spot with Stacey back facing him. He excitedly runs towards her sniffing the air.
"Hi.. there. You ran here?" She ask turning around frowning looking concern.
Jared lay down besides her feeling content with his mate touching him. Only to be disturbed by a small sharp bark making him freeze. He frown looking at the small white dog pup on her lap. Continuously barking at him.
Alex growl possessively. His eyes flicking between hazel and golden brown.
"Livy shh.. this is Cookie. He won't hurt you" stacey cooed stroking the little pup making Jared growls back. He felt ignored by his Mate. Though it wasn't.
"Cookie don't growl.. this is Livy I told you about. The small puppy.." she smile at him excitedly. Jared calm down knowing Stacey was happy. But Livy never stop his barking.
How could a dog not fear a wolf? But Stacey was so oblivious to notice a wolf and considering it as a big dog.
Jared growls loudly making Livy whimper snuggling more towards Stacey. But that make him stop barking. Stacey pat him stroking his little fur.
"Let's kill they pup. He's stealing Mate from us" Alex growl possessively wanting the little pup blood. Jealousy over whelming him.
"Alex stop. Stacey would be sad" Jared sigh embarrassed feeling jealous over a pup.
"This is a Maltese puppy.. he's only five months old. I wonder what breed are you Cookie.." she stare up at him besides her.
"I'm a Werewolf not a dog breed" Jared sigh helpless with his Mate naiveness.
Stacey gave him the cookies she bake but he make no attempt to eat it. Staring at her dumbfounded. After a stern look from his Mate he eat a piece, then another one. Finishing everything.
They lay down on the ground listening to the soft music playing on her phone. Jared laying on his stomach staring at his Mate besides him. Desperately hoping to embrace her one day. In his human form and not wolf form.
Jared watch as Stacey nuzzle more into him deep in sleep. He move letting her upper body rest on him with her puppy. He soon drifted off to sleep exhausted. To spend the entire day with her he over work the previous night.
Stacey whimper and groans stirring slightly in her sleep. She could feel her right leg going numb. Like a rope tying her leg up. A cold sticky thing wrapping her leg. No able to bear it. She open her drowsy eyes looking down.
Rubbing her eyes not fully awake from her sleep. She blink sitting frozen. Gulping again. Her heart beat picking up. Slowly pounding more and more. Maintaining eye contact with the big black snake the size of her wrist wrap around her right leg. She let out a loud ear piercing scream.
Progressing everything. Jared stood up immediately growling looking around for any threat. Sniffing but found none. Livy start barking staring at the snake wrap around Stacey leg. All her leg beneath her knee wrap up by the snake.
"Cookie" she whimpers tears forming in her eyes. Feeling helpless. Too scared to touch the snake and her leg going numb.
"Jared Mate leg" Alex say.
"Where did that come from..?" Jared say glaring at it clearly piss with what he is seeing. How bold of it to touch his Mate when he haven't even touch her that much.
He move towards it trying to sherd it off. But it wraps more tighter around her leg hissing at his approach.
"No we can't. It would bite her.." Jared stop himself realising. He can't shift back infront of her. That would make the situation worst.
"Cookie stay back. It would bite" Stacey say worried about him. Jared growls glaring at her when she should be the one worrying about herself. But sadly whimpers again seeing the tears on her face.
"Mate is crying" Alex whimper as helpless as him. He can't leave her to go shift. The snake would focused on her leg once he leave. Even possibly biting her too and he can't let that happen.
"Alpha King are you alright? We heard our Luna Queen screaming. Is there any danger. Shall we come up?" Cameron mind link him making him frown. How did he possibly hear?
"How did you know where we are?" Jared growl snapping back. Did they put a spy behind him? But he didn't notice anyone behind him.
"Alpha King you forgot to mask your scent" Cameron replied back.
They followed his scent reaching the spot to find them peacefully sleeping together. They left quickly not wanting to disturb their Alpha king and Luna Queen. But stayed closed keeping watch.
"Get here quickly" Jared order. He would deal with them later but it was partially his fault. Too excited to meet his mate he forgot to mask his scent. That would put him and his Mate in danger. If a rogue or enemy pack sniff him out.
"Cookie.. someone is coming. They are approaching us" Stacey say getting more stiff then she already was.
Jared sniff the air smelling his Beta and his warrior. No other people.
"They are approaching us. Cookie go hide. Quick. They can't see you.. you'll be in trouble. Go hide" she say panicking. He would be taken away or even hunt down. He ignore her not making the slightest move.
"Cookie go hide" she shouts getting more stern. Despite with the snake hissing at them.
"Go hide now. They would take you away.. or even killed you. Go hide now or I'll never come back again.. ever" she say making him go stiff. Even in this situation she is in. She is worried about him being taken away.. kill? Seeing by some others?
Jared felt touched but growl disapproving his mate stupidity. Why can't she care about herself before caring about someone else?
"Cookie go hide now or you'll never see me again" Jared stare at her panic concern face. Her voice trembling slightly. He whimper turning around.
"Take care of the thing troubling your Luna Queen .. your priority is to ensure her safety. I don't want her hurt even the slightest.. and Cameron.. DON'T TOUCH HER.." he mind link Cameron ordering him sternly. Growling possessively.
He can't even save his mate. He walks away sulking. The moment he turn behind the tree Cameron came running in with two other men.
Surprise at his Alpha possessiveness.
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