The Alpha's Unexpected Mate

Gaia POV - "Gaia, do you have everything?" My mother asked. "Yes mom, only what I can carry on my back" I replied. We are leaving tonight. My uncle Angus is the new Alpha. He took over the position after my father was killed by rogues a month ago. The Elders wanted someone to take over temporarily to let me grieve the loss of my father, but Angus proclaimed he would never give up the position because HE should have been Alpha, not my father. So my mother and I decided to flee. He was forcing my mother into marriage, another thing he believed he should have had instead of my father. We packed only what we could carry on our backs. For me, a few clothes, a pair of shoes, and a photo of my parents and me. "What time is it?" I asked my mother as quietly and as calmly as I could. I didn't want my mother to hear how nervous I was about leaving the only pack I knew. Even though all my good memories died with my father. "11PM, we need to get going, the patrol shift change is at 11:30." she said hastily. She grabbed my arm, pulling me away from my thoughts and towards the door that led to the hallway. As she poked her head into the hallway, I took one last look at my bedroom, taking it all in for the last time. Once the coast was clear, we descended the 3 flights of stairs to the main floor of the packhouse. We quietly made our way to the front door. Just as we were about 5 feet from the door, Angus and my father's Beta Jeffrey, were walking up the front steps. "S**t" my mother whisper-yelled. "This way" I grabbed her hand and pulled her to the right of the door, around a corner. The door creaked open and the sound of heavy boots filled the almost empty main floor. There were a few Omegas cleaning the kitchen and prepping for tomorrow's breakfast, but they hadn't seen us. "So the wedding ceremony will be a week from today", Angus said with a sneer. "C'mon Angus, Luna Lilian will never marry you willingly", Jeffrey said sadly. "She will come around eventually, when she sees I am 10 times the Alpha Peter ever was." Confidence apparent in his voice. I clenched my hands into fists, anger rising within me. My hands started to burn and my eyes glowing a copper-amber colour. My mother reached for my hand and I quickly calmed myself, focusing on our escape. Angus and Jeffrey disappeared into the kitchen and before the front door could close we slipped through. We made our way as quietly as we could across the porch and down the front steps. We made a b-line for the tree line. Once we made sure no one had seen us or knew we were gone, we began our walk. I had hidden an SUV deep in the woods just outside our border. After about 20 minutes of silence, my mother began to get restless, groaning and grunting. "What's wrong mom?" I asked, concerned. "It's Angus, he's mindlinking me, he's wondering where I am." She said nervously. I could hear the worry in her voice. My frustration got the better of me and I snapped at her. "Shut him out! Don't let him in! Put a block up." I almost yelled. She looked hurt, but only for a moment. She concentrated a minute then nodded at me in confirmation. We walked another 10 minutes, then we reached the border. As predicted, the border patrol shift change was taking place. While the warriors conversed about the night and gave their reports, we slipped across the border. We waited a few minutes to make sure no one knew we were there. When nothing happened, we pressed on. After another 10 minutes, we reached the SUV hidden under lots of brush and branches. As we began to clear off the car to begin our journey to freedom, a pack-wide mindlink rang in our minds. "Gaia and Lilian are gone! FIND THEM!" Angus ordered. My mother and my eyes met. Pure panic and fear clear on our faces. We hurriedly cleared the last of the debris off the SUV. Suddenly, we heard footsteps thundering toward us, approaching fast. "They found us!" My mother whisper-yelled. "Not yet they haven't." I said with as much courage as I could muster. "Get in!" I jumped into the driver's seat with my mother close behind into the passenger seat. As I inserted the key into the ignition, warriors burst into sight. I turned the car over and hit the gas, leaving the warriors in my rearview mirror. I released the breath I didn't realize I was holding. My mother followed suit but we weren't out of danger yet. We still needed to get as far away from our old pack as we could. Soon after, howls filled the silent night air. "There's no turning back now" my mother said with new-found confidence. "We are together, that's what matters" Reaching for her hand as we drove towards our freedom.