His Unforgettable Mate

An unexpected turn

Marcus POV

Since the day by the lake a little over 2 years ago, I have yet to find my mate. I know she is out there somewhere, but where is the question? Most days I have a short fuse. There are only two ways I can find release from this hell I have been going through. On any given day, I am either training with the warriors or I go out to find someone to satisfy my hunger for my mate with some willing female. I have become the Alpha, who is either feared or worshiped by those I come across. Most women want to be in my bed since they have heard that I go all night without slowing down. Ronan is constantly telling me to go find mate. I have given up for now and just want to do what I must for the pack. In an hour, I have a meeting with my Beta, Simon. Until then, I decided to go over reports of rogues in the area. Over the past six months, we have yet to catch any of the rogues threatening those who live on the edge of our border.

Simon walks in as I finish the latest report. He walks over to the table along the wall in my office and pours himself some coffee. "Simon, have you heard anything more about the rogues?" I asked him. " We had another siting last night of the rogues but were unable to apprehend them. I get the feeling there is more to this than just rogues. These guys are just too well trained to be simple rogues tormenting the ones who live on the border." says Simon. After thinking about what he just said, I remember a report from a couple of years ago about one of the neighboring packs that was causing some problems close to their border. The report mentioned their Alpha and that he was using the omega's in his pack as slaves and then they would simply disappear. I'm not certain what the truth is or just rumor, but I need to investigate this further. " Simon, I want you to do something for me. Do you still have close ties with some of the Scarlet River pack?" Simon thinks for a minute, then says "Yes Marcus, I have a couple of cousins that turned out to be mates to a couple of their warriors. Why do you ask?" Marcus considered his words carefully before answering " I have a sneaking suspicion that they may be the ones behind the reports of rogues at the border that reminded me of something from a couple of years back. I just need to confirm that I'm afraid of what really is happening before we make any moves."

Ally Pov

I turned 18 a few weeks ago and have yet to find a mate. Though truth be told, I am not in a hurry right now. I have been training with my dad and the other warriors of our pack so that I am able to protect myself from any unwanted attacks. Over the past few months, we have been having issues with another pack called the Scarlet River pack. Some of the females in the outer parts of our border have gone missing and they fear who may disappear next. Our Alpha, Nicholas, has been adding extra guards around the main compound to protect the females within. After training, I go home to take a shower and spend some time with my best friend Molly. All afternoon we talked and watched movies together.

At 10pm we decided to go to the lake for a swim. The lake is within 15 minutes of my home and the main compound. We know that we should be safe there since an extra guard has been added. After our swim, we decided to lay on the ground in front of the lake and talk some before we headed back to my house. While talking, we hear a noise behind us. As we were turning toward the sound, six wolves came out of the woods surrounding the lake. If these wolves were part of our pack they would mindlinked to us to let us know they were near, but no warning was issued. The lead wolf shifts to his human form and we recognize him as the Alpha from the Scarlet River pack. Our Alpha, Nicholas and my dad had shown us a picture of him in order for us to know what he looked like just in case. The Alpha of the Scarlet River pack goes by Colin and his wolf is known as Xavier. As he comes forward, he sneers at me but his eyes are glued to Molly. He can't be her mate, since he already has one. Molly is starting to shake. I suspect he is looking to take Molly as one of his slaves. She is beautiful with her black hair and emerald green eyes. Molly has never trained to fight another wolf before, unlike me. I am one of the top warriors in training at the moment thanks to my dad.

As he came closer to us, I put Molly behind me and whispered to her silently to shift when I told her to and make a run for the lake. I mindlinked to my dad and told him what was going on. On the count of three, we shifted and I took a warrior stance in front as Molly took off running. I knew I was no match for six wolves but I had to keep them occupied while Molly escaped. After a couple of minutes, my resistance weakened and I missed a block from one of my opponents, which turned out to be a big mistake. My vision started to go black and I knew nothing more. My last thoughts were that I hoped Molly was safe and could tell my dad and the Alpha what happened.