The Alpha's Feisty Mate

Ray (15 Part - 2)

Ray (15 Part - 2)

“There’s two large bedrooms with en-suites as well as a main single toilet at the side” Sam explained “Each room has an intercom which allows you to contact anyone including Nick and his secretary. The kitchen all has water, fizzy drinks and ice in the fridges, along with basic foods like eggs, breads and meat slices for sandwiches. There’s also making of tea and coffee as well as snacks in the cupboards. Our kitchen staff are happy to come up to make anything else desired. Alpha, there are also some basic clothes in the wardrobe for your personal use”

I nodded, my eyes taking in possible ideas for my own pack and coven house. Sam was about to walk out before i stopped him.

“Let Tim know to come up here once he is done. He can have the other room” I said

“Here?” Sam asked in surprise, “but we have a room for him alpha. We have enough space”

“I’m sure you do” I nod “But it’s only for a few hours. No point in more work for no reason. Plenty of space here”

“If that’s what you want alpha” Sam said, his head bowing a little

He left two pass keys to the room on the granite coffee table before closing the door behind him. I sighed, walking to one of the rooms and opening the double doors. I whistled in appreciation as I looked at the king sized bed and all the rich mahogany work around the room. I walked to the bed and flopped onto my back and got up almost immediately.

I could do with a shower. I thought. I walked up to the impressive wardrobe and opened it; my eyes popping out when I saw what was inside. I touched the expensive branded material as I took in the various suits, shirts, jeans and tops as well as various shoes on offer. I opened the first small drawer and raised my eyebrows when I saw matching cufflinks and watches and then saw the range of underwear in the next drawer. ‘Basic clothing ’ my ass! There was almost thirty thousand pounds worth of designer gear here.

I took a leisurely walk around the mini apartment and nosed around, more ideas for our own pack coming to mind. I called Jason, video chatted him and updated him about everything (except the Kai chat) and Jason was just as impressed as I showed him what was in the room. After almost fifteen minutes, I let him go and had a cold shower which helped me clear my mind. I heard Tim come into the room just as I stepped out and looked at my phone, surprised that it had been almost an hour and a half since I last saw him.

I heard his appreciative whistle and his ‘hot damn’ exclamation as he discovered goodies in his room. I dressed in blue Armani jeans and a dark blue Balenciaga jumper before wearing the white trainers provided. I walked out of the room and bumped into a sweaty Tim

“Boss” Tim said with pleasure “Can we upgrade our top rooms like this? There’s some crazy ass s**t in that room…and in yours judging by what you have changed into”

“I know, right? Crazy. I’ll look into it but …I know Jason was impressed when I showed him earlier. You just getting in?” I asked

“Yea” Tim nodded “Gonna shower and grab a tea and i’m ready to go”

“We have a little time” I said

Tim walked off, muttering about luxury and soft materials. I chuckled, my wolf huffing out his appreciation too. I made myself a coffee, sat down and put on the tv just for some noise and started to play on my phone. Before long, Tim and I were eating snacks and discussing various topics when we both broke up in surprise when we heard the knock at the door. I got up and went to open it

“Alpha. It’s time. We leave in twenty minutes” Sam said

“Sure. We are ready” I said, surprised that I had relaxed enough not to notice the time

Sam nodded before leaving. I saw Tim stand and we both walked to our rooms as we both went to the bathroom once more and made sure we were ready. When we both opened the door, we saw Simon and Scott walking towards our room and we met them in the middle

“Did you see the size of the room?” Scott asked

“Forget that, have you seen the clothes?” Tim asked back

“I’m seeing them now” Scott chuckled when he looked at us

Simon chuckled as we all walked down to the foyer, his appreciation of the rooms telling me that he would be updating his own pack house soon enough. We walked down the stairs, out to the main ground foyer and out the door. When we stood outside of the house we saw six cars and the various combinations of warriors who were getting into them. Sam and Nick smiled and guided us into the cars. As we got further and further away from the house and from Glasgow, Tark started becoming restless once again. I could hear his pacing in my mind, his deep breathing causing me concern and I told him to calm down but he wouldn’t listen. I saw Tim and Simon look at me as Nick drove us but I just shook my head.

Within half an hour we were in Livingston town centre as Nick started to speak to us on how we would be doing this. He explained the use of multiple cars, decoys and hidden location as he drove past the main centre and towards a more secluded area where there was a large park, walkways and small, quaint shops, cafes and offices. Once parked, Tark wouldn’t let me sit still

Move. Quick! Tark said

What is with you? I growled You’re going to make it obvious

Protect! Make sure no matter what! But it won’t be easy Tark said

What won’t? Are you talking about the girl? I asked

“Ray you ok?” Simon asked

“Look, everyone in place. Some are at cafes…some in the park while others have gone into the antique store where the van is meant to go to” Nick said

“Tark is antsy again. Really badly” I explain

I felt my head explode, pain hitting it as Tark whined. I heard the other’s talk before they grabbed me and pushed me to sit down.

“What’s happening?” Simon asked

“s**t boss…nosebleed” Tim said

He grabbed some tissues from the table across from us and Nick started speaking quickly into his mobile phone. I heard a new voice come out and speak to us and from the snippets of conversation and smell, it sounded like another shifter and the owner of whatever cafe i was sitting at. I wiped my nose, my eyes too heavy to open at the moment due to the pain in my head. A cold glass was pushed

into my hand and I was told to sip is slowly

I took a small sip and sighed as cold, ice water went down my throat and I felt a little better. I nursed the water slowly, my tongue running over the ice in the glass when I felt I could open my eyes a little. I saw Scott who had his hand on my arm, his eyes closed as he chanted and I realised he was helping me to heal with Kelsie’s help or maybe even on his own.

Simon and Nick were looking around while Tim flanked me, keeping me protected. Almost another five minutes later, the pain started to ease but Tark was quiet. I was able to open my eyes properly and when Nick nodded, I saw a bowl of ice cream sitting in front of me

“What?” I asked

“Sugar level. May help” Nick said

I took a small spoonful and the taste exploded in my mouth, making me moan in appreciation.

“Could you maybe not moan like that when I am trying to heal you, people will get the wrong idea” Scott said gruffly

"You wish" I muttered

Simon and Nick laughed as I glared at him. Suddenly, Nick stiffened and he spoke loudly as he moved away from me

“There here! There’s been an attack!" Nick shouted

“f**k! Look” Someone else shouted

I got up from my seat and turned around, my heart hammering in my chest so hard I thought I’d pass out.

“s**t!” Simon shouted “There going to flip!”

A large white lorry was hurtling down the street as the driver tried to keep it steady, I saw the blown out tire on the left back side come off and the rubber fall away. The driver tried to manoeuvre safely but even from this angle and distance, I could see it wasn’t easy. I saw the small family car overtake the lorry when, with a loud bang another tire of the lorry blew up. The car in front of it tried to keep their own car steady and I realised what had happened

“Someone’s shooting at them” I shouted

“f**k!” Nick shouted “Evasive manoeuvre…spread out”

“Get these people out of here” Simon shouted

Tim and Scott along with a few others started moving the pedestrians and non-shifters away as much as possible, screams of fright and worry rent the air.

“The park!” Nick shouted “The park! Get to the park..it’s safer”

The small car shuddered as one of it's tires blew out, causing the driver to jerk the car hard to the left; his car smashing up onto the pavement and hitting the tables and chairs as they flew over their car like in the movies. The screams of the female and a young pup in the car could be heard and I started to run towards them, wanting to help.

No! Lorry! Tark growled

What? I asked him

Lorry! Bleeding. She’s bleeding and hurt! Quick! Tark growled

Suddenly, the sounds of tired screeching could be heard as the lorry’s third tire was shot off by the black land rover behind it with tinted glass. f**k! The lorry bumped up onto the curb and tipped onto two wheels as the driver tried to keep a hold of its wheel. I could see from the corner of my eyes that the small family car had now rammed itself into a brick building where a bookstore was and some of the warriors ran to help them. Tim covered me as bullets started flying from another blue land rover that seemed to come out of nowhere.

I saw Nick and his people also pull out guns and I thought what the f**k? This s**t didn’t happen in the UK! We didn’t get shootouts! What the actual f**k? Tark growled and Tim, Simon and I with five others started to run towards the now severely damaged lorry and Tark started howling. Just as we got close to the lorry, it finally tipped onto its side, going down as it still hurled across the park; its body leaving a deep trail within the grass and scraping it up as dirt followed. I could hear the shouts from behind as something registered in my brain about a fight but just as we got to the lorry, a large pop sounded as the engine caught fire and blew the engine cover high into the air before it fell back down.

The flames licked high as black smoke covered it, making it almost impossible to see the lorry. Someone must have still been alive because we heard the opening of the door and a big man tried to step out before stumbling and falling

“f**k!” Simon shouted “We gotta get them out”

“You lot go that way. We can take the left” Tim shouted.

I started running with Tim when large rocks were thrown at us. I saw men in black balaclavas and getup running towards us with various weapons in their hands. s**t! Simon growled as three other warriors ran with him towards them to attack and I continued my path towards the lorry with Tark growling in my ear.

I had just gotten to the burning lorry with Tim when the smell of fumes, blood and oranges hit my nose. What the f**k? Why was I smelling oranges? Just as Tim and I saw the man get up again, he looked at us; his hand lifting up before he froze, shock on his face

“No! f**k no!” He said, coughing

“Wh-” I cut off, shocked

Because before me, as he mouthed a word I didn’t understand, part of his brain exploded and his dead body fell backwards with a splattering of blood. s**t! I ran to the side and saw the lorry door open and the smell of oranges and blood hit me again. Tark howled in pain as what he smelled finally hit me

Mate! The orange smell was my mate! f**k!!!! My mate was in there. How? Why? I didn’t know but Tark’s anxious behaviour and his insistence on me helping the lorry now made sense

“Mate” I whispered

“What?” Tim shouted

All around me i heard fighting and shouting, growls and the tearing of flesh and weapons and yet there was a ringing in my ears

“Mate…my mate is in there” I shouted

I heard Tim inhale and we both ran and climbed the side of the truck to get to the open door. I had to get her out! The engine fire meant the whole lorry could explode at any time! I looked into the open door, my heart hammering harder when I saw a part of an arm sticking out but all bloody and buried under debris

No!

“s**t! It’s going to explode” Tim shouted

“Help me” I replied back as I tried to jump down towards my mate

“We can’t,” Tim shouted back “It’s going to blow. You can smell it”

“HELP ME!” I screamed, my foot part way in the door

“I’m sorry alpha” Tim shouted

I felt myself being dragged back in a tight grip and I struggled, screaming and swearing and I fought him. I was stronger and was making way out his arm when I felt more arms grab me and drag me back

“NO! NO YOU FUCKERS! SHE’S IN THERE! MY MATE IS IN THERE! f*****g LET ME GO!” I screamed

“Grab him harder!” I heard Simon shouted

“f**k! He’s strong” Someone else said

I felt the arms and hands grab me tighter and sounds of mini explosions started going off in the lorry. Tark howled and snarled, my body twisting as I started partially shifting…my intent clear as I tried to make my way to my mate.

We all fell backwards as I fully shifted and I stood back up to leap onto the lorry when with a might bang, the entire lorry caught fire as it burns up from the inside; the the explosion so great that it threw me back further away from it.

I tried to get up but Tark had somehow receded back into my mind and I shifted back to my human state. I heard people shouting and running as different cries rent the air. I wanted to howl, to scream and cry but instead; I lay broken on the cold wet grass as I lost the will to live..my consciousness slipping as I watched the lorry burn up to a crisp, with my dead mate inside it