The Alpha, His Mate....and Her Partner

2. HIS MATE

Cole's POV

When I got the call from Occult Institute, I wasn't too surprised, I just got off the phone with Jason, who gave me a summary of what I walking into. I had to use the student entrance before of the renovations on the main building foyer and I forgot how frustrating these corridors are to walk in to the back hall where we hold meetings. All these scents I can smell the rogue from here, they must have had to use this entrance to bring him in, which isn't safe for the halflings. I know I'll have to address the matter once I get to the hall, we cannot be risking other people's kids even for a good cause. As I reach the first intersection of the building, the most mesmerizing scent of fresh vanilla sticks and cream drifts up my nose making Orion, try to push to the surface as he yells 'mate' at me in my head. I stopped and started concentrating on her and before I knew it, I was following her scent and the meeting that was due to start 5 minutes from now was long forgotten to me. I got closer and closer to the hall, without realizing and suddenly Orion went crazy, trying to push him back and fight to keep control was straining.

'Orion! What the f**k man! Do you want to scare our mate or what?! What the hell do you think you're doing?' I roared at him.

'Someone has tainted our mate, can you not smell it, fool! He has left his scent on her and tainted hers.'

And that was when I caught it, the smell of ground coffee, tethered with her sweet scent and I felt my eyes shift as Orion took over our vision to try and hone in on this maverick, who dared to touch our mate. Before I knew I was fuming and felt myself start to shift, just a few feet from the hall and let Orion completely take over. We burst through the door and immediately met the eyes of our mate who looked at us with the most captivating eyes, light brown eyes that felt like they could see me, not just through Orion's ice blue eyes, but as though she could see my dark brown eyes within Orion's. Orion let out a growl to give our mate forewarning that we were going to approach her, as we moved closer to our mate and before we reached her, the groundmen and guards surrounded her, as though protecting her?

'Why are they closing us off from our mate, she is ours, they should have closed her off from the devil's demon that had his way with her.' I heard Orion ask, before baring his canines and giving a warning growl for the men to move away from our mate. As we stood there towering over all of them, on all fours, none of them moved even my own (who are devoted to the school above me when on campus), I turned my attention to Fiona, the current Mother of the witches Coven and Dean of the Institute as she approached me and started to speak.

"Alpha Cole, if you may. Please head into the lavatory and shift, it has come to my attention that we have something other than the young pup we find ourselves having to take in. So, you being able to speak would be highly appreciated."

And I slowly made my way to the lavatory, not wanting to shift in front of so many, not that I had anything to hide, but I didn't think my mate would want my junk front and center in this meeting and also the fact that she would be seeing me for the first time. The lavatory entrance was made for time like this, more accurately for when a wolf is in form and has to shift back without being bare in front of others. I shifted and followed the passage that led to the back of the lavatory where the higher-ranking wolves' lockers were housed and opened my locker, I donned some sweatpants and vest along with my sneaks, mindlinking Jason to have someone bring one of my suits for the next time something like this happens. I walked out to find everyone seated around the round table and an empty seat next to my mate, as I made my way to that seat, Fiona, stopped me and motioned for me to sit next her, while speaking to me telepathically, 'Again Cole, I must ask that you hold restrain yourself, that is not what you came for and we will address the matter at hand first and then move to my chambers to discuss your mate, as you know she is still a student of mine and therefore all matters will be handled by me, unless the partner of said student is a student as well. Now calm yourself.'

In that moment I wanted nothing, but to rip her head off, for pulling rank on me, but I knew better, she's a witch, the Coven Mother at that and facing her will take more than just my strength and cunning tactics, so I followed her instructions, all the while, watching how my mate, would not lift her head to look at us. As soon as I got into my seat, Fiona drew everyone's attention to her as the meeting commenced, "Now that we have everyone here, we can start our meeting, as everyone has been made aware, a werewolf pup was found on the outskirts of the institute's grounds, having shifted for the first time, the boy is currently in the gym infirmary being looked over and assessed, even so I was able to retrieve some information before a block came up around his conscious. He had no knowledge of being a werewolf or that he was undergoing a shift. He is an orphan and chased out of his foster home by his drunken father last night after being beaten to pulp and left on the road outside of town, he was trying to find shelter, but his emotions got the better of him. He is already 16, but all this time his wolf has been communicating with him, but the boy thought his wolf was/is his conscious. We need to have this pup, taken in by one of the packs and then when he is ready, he can be brought into the institute. Now are there any questions?"

And then a ringing sounded accompanied by a vibration, everyone turned their heads to follow the sound and all our gazes fell on my mate.