The Hybrid Luna & Her Alpha Mate

Chapter 10. Hope

Hope's POV

I packed up the few things that I had and called the diner to let them know that I was quitting and wouldn't be in that way. They could get someone else and not be left hanging. "We are going to our pack, and Bev and Bre won't be able to hurt us anymore. they thought that you didn't have a wolf, and that is why they were so mean to you," Isla says, and that has me confused. How would they be able to tell that? Man, I need Nate to explain a lot because I can't keep up. How do you know if someone is a wolf or not? It didn't take me long to get packed up and ready to leave. "Are we driving or something?" I finally broke the silence. He had just been watching me for at least 5 minutes and I don't know how to handle someone watching me. He kinda just looked at me like I lost my mind and started looking around the room. "Umm, is that all that you have with you? Do we need to go pick up the rest of your stuff?" he was acting like I should have more than this at a motel. " No, this is all that I have, and this is kinda where I live, so there is nowhere to go back to. Remember I was a foster kid. When I turned 18, I was on my own and that is the best way to keep it." Just then Scarlet popped back in out of nowhere, and she had Asher with her. Scarlet seemed nice even when I was their waitress. Asher, on the other hand, I am not too sure about. At least he isn't hitting on me anymore. I wonder if it's just some sort of bro code, or if he changed his mind or something.

"Alpha, I can take us back to the pack. We will be back in no time. Will Luna be coming with us now or is she coming later on?" Why is she talking about me instead of to me? This is starting to piss me off. " Hey, he doesn't speak for me! I have known you longer than I have him, and I am not going to start taking orders." turning towards Nate, " Alpha, thank you for saving me from those guys, I guess. But I think I can take it from here. Have a nice trip and I'll catch you guys later. I'm not going to unpack. I have already quit my job, so I might as well move on and hit the bus station. Before I knew what is happening, he grabbed me by the arm and spun me to face him, and he is growling, "Our mate liked you calling him Alpha, he is so sexy maybe he will punish us for being disrespectful." Isla linked to me and I swear I can see a bushy tail wagging in my mind " Listen to me Hope, She wasn't asking me to make the discission for you, she was asking if we had already picked a way to travel. Now little mate, unless you want me to show you what an alpha will do when he is being disrespectful.then I would cool down OK," he whispered in my ear. I could feel his breath on my ear and neck. It is making it hard to think straight, and maybe he isn't so bad anymore. At least he didn't say that out loud so everyone could hear it. "See, I told you he wanted to punish us, the fun kind. I wonder if he will spank us or if there will be something else." God, she is so horny and, honestly, I'm not much different, because I'm pretty sure I would let him do whatever he wanted to me.

"Everyone grab hands, and we will be back in the pack in a second," Scarlet tells us, and next thing I know, we are standing in front of a large ranch-style house. It looks so homey. Why are there so many people walking around? What is this place? I took a tour of the place and was given a room on the top floor of the house and was told breakfast would be starting soon. This place is beautiful. Everything is so green, although the humidity will take some getting used to. Nate came up behind me and told me that breakfast was ready, and he wanted me to meet everyone. The table was full of everything that you would ever want, and the coffee smelled like it was strong. The last person to enter the dining room was this huge man. He was about the same height as Nate, with broad shoulders and the same muscular build as all the men here. He had silver eyes and dark brown hair, and a tan complexion. He stopped short and just stared at me, and here I am sitting frozen like an i***t. "Brooke, is that you? It can't be you have been gone for 16 years. How are you here?" He almost sounds like he is hoping that I am this Brooke person and I guess he isn't far off because that is my middle name... weird. "Dad, this is my mate. Her name is Hope. I met her when I went to get Asher in Arizona." Nate sounds confused about why his dad is acting strangely. "It's nice to meet you sir, it's funny though, because that is my middle name". I half laughed, trying to ease the tension in the room. Then the guy that introduced himself as Kia gasped, jumping up his chair, falling over with a thud. The once loud room was silent enough to hear a pin drop. " I figured it out, Nate. Her scent is the same as the former Gamma. I'm sure we could find something of his to confirm. Did Gamma Travis have any pups?" his eyes darting all over the room. The intimidating guy that called me, Brooke, told everyone to get back to eating and walked my way. "Hope I am so sorry if Kia is right, and I'm sure that he is, because you look just like her. I would like you and Nate to meet me in the office after lunch. I want to get a whiff of his scent, to make sure that he is correct." He turned and walked out the door. How could I have ended up in Arizona? If my father had been here, I'm sure my mother must have been too. Most importantly, why did I have to grow up alone?