Oakley's POV I had fleeting thoughts of my mate when I left the pack house that morning. I kept feeling compelled to go down to visit her, but I fought the temptation and continued on my way. I couldn't waste time on some pointless attraction to her. I had assigned duties as an Alpha I needed to focus on my meeting with the leaders of other were beings, not let my unimportant mate interfere with my agenda. As we started the trek, I kept having a nasty sensation in my stomach, but I didn't care because I had left my Beta Camilla in charge of the pack, so nothing could go wrong. I feel horrible right now! I asked Finn about his unease, and he informed me, but I ignored his remark. When we reached the pack house and I smelled Red only to notice blood as well, I just had to

