Kaleb's POV
"We can't find her Alpha."
We were in another meeting with Alpha Daniel. I finally got a chance to sit with him and to explain the situation with Simone. He was angry that I hadn't told him about her being my mate when I first found out. How was I to know that my wolf would start giving me so many problems after rejecting her.
He sent pack members looking for her but nobody had seen her since the morning of the party. Her bedroom didn't have much in it to begin with but we had seen that what little she did have was gone. We had assumed that she ran away. Alpha Daniel said we needed to find her but I didn't understand why. She was just an omega. I'm sure we can come to some solution about my wolf without her.
"She's may be an Alpha by blood," Alpha Daniel interrupted my thoughts.
"What? What are you talking about?" Jason asked just as confused as I was.
Alpha Daniel began to tell us the things that Simone's father told him all those years ago. He didn't want to believe anything her father said but when he asked one of his father's old friends about the situation, he confirmed that his father's destined mate was the daughter of the late Alpha from Silver Springs Pack. All he knew was that Alpha Daniel's father rejected her. He didn't know anything of a pregnancy.
"So Simone is our family?" Jason asked.
"NO," Alpha Daniel replied. His voice laced with anger. "I haven't had any confirmation about a pregnancy."
"But from what you've said, there's a huge possibility that Simone's father was your brother." I stood from my chair and began pacing. I was confused. On one hand I felt like accepting Simone as my mate would be a betrayal to my parents. On another, she could definitely be strong enough to be my mate if she really did have Alpha blood.
"He was not my brother. He was a traitor." Alpha Daniel stormed out of the room.
Jason and I sat confused. "What now?" I asked him.
"I think we should do a little investigating of our own. Silver Springs isn't too far from here. We can drive there tomorrow to see what we can find out."
"What would that do though?"
"I don't know about you but I want to know really happened. This isn't only about Simone; its about us too. What if what her father said was true? We know that Simone ran away. What if she has the same ideas that her parents had and want to come back here and get revenge. We'll be taking over soon and everything will fall on us just like everything my grandfather may have done fell on my father. I think we should have all of the facts," Jason said.
He was right. We had to find out as much as we could. If she was really like her parents she would definitely come back for revenge especially with the way she had been treated here plus being rejected.
"Ok man we can go. But should call their Alpha first to let him know that we're coming. Us just showing up might cause some unnecessary problems"
"You're right. And I think they have a few witches there so maybe we can get their help on your wolf situation," he told me. I was more than ready after hearing that. I had never met any witches. If one of them could help me that would be awesome.
Sebastian's POV
Simone wanted to go see the backyard but thankfully Skyler intercepted us before she opened the door. My mom had done a really good job of having a little party for Simone set up on short notice. She didn't know anyone here besides the ranked members so this party would also be a great opportunity for her to meet some of the pack.
The backyard was filled with balloons and streamers. Two tables were filled with food. On the other side was a table with a cake which read Happy Birthday Simone. The table was also filled with cupcakes and an assortment of other treats. The DJ was waiting for us to give him the ok to start the music. Pack members began to fill the backyard all wanting to get a look at our mate. I hope she would love this and we wouldn't be overwhelming her.
I got a mindlink from Skyler letting me know they were on their way down. My brothers and I went inside and stood by the door waiting for her. When she walked over to us she looked gorgeous in a blue strapless dress. She smiled and quickly walked over to us.
"Simone, we know that things have been rough for you and we know that yesterday was your birthday," I started.
"We think that is is unfair that you didn't get to celebrate all of the birthdays you should've been able to, so we had a little surprise set up for you," Silas finished.
Sage and Skyler opened the doors and we took Simone out to the backyard.
"Everyone deserves to celebrate their birthday." Sage kisses her cheek.
Her face lit up and tears began to fill her eyes. "Thank you so much," she said between sniffles. "No one has ever done anything like this for me before."
"You deserve so much more and we'll spend the rest of our lives showing you how much you mean to us," I told her.
"Let's enjoy your birthday party," Skyler said pulling her away from us.
The music started playing and the party came to life. I could see Skyler introducing Simone to a few pack member. She was smiling and looking like she was enjoying herself.
Simone's POV
I can't believe they threw me a birthday party. I definitely wasn't expecting that but it explains why Skyler wanted me to change into a dress. I was introduced to a lot of the pack members and they were very welcoming. The food was amazing and the cake was out of this world.
As the party started to die down, everyone begin to say goodnight and head to their homes. I was tired and could definitely use some sleep. I went to my mates who were also ready to go. We headed inside but not before Skyler reminded me that tomorrow was shopping day. I had never been shopping so I was excited about this. I really liked Skyler and was looking forward to spending some time with her.
We were getting ready for bed when Silas got a mind link from someone and they had to leave. I didn't want to go to bed without them but I know that Alpha's were usually very busy. They told me to get some rest and that they would be back as quickly as they could.
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I woke up to an arm being wrapped around my waist. I smiled when their scents hit me. My Alphas were back. I had been having a hard time getting to sleep but their scents mixed with the warmth of their bodies helped me drift off into a peaceful sleep.
I woke up at 6am and my mates were already up getting dressed. I looked up and smiled at them.
"Good morning," I greeted them.
"Good morning. How did you sleep?" Sebastian came over kidding my forehead.
"Better after you came to bed."
"Sleeping next to you is much better than sleeping alone," he told me.
"Definitely," Silas chimed in.
I got up and prepared to take a shower. I was excited about going shopping with Skyler.
"Before you leave we want to talk to you about the meeting we had last night," Silas told me. "We'll talk after you get dressed. I'm sure Skyler will drag you out right after breakfast."
After showering and dressing I sat down while they told me about their meeting with Dr. Lilly. "I don't know what my parent's ranks were before they met," I told them. "All I know is that my father wasn't originally from Halfmoon. They had been the head warriors since before I was born."
"We think that your father may originally be from Silver Springs Pack. We're going to set up a meeting with them to figure everything out," Sage told me.
I was nervous about the members of Halfmoon looking for me. I didn't want to think about what would happen if they did get to me. I don't understand why they would be looking for me. They treated me like trash my whole life. They should be happy I was gone.
I was happy that we would have warriors with us while shopping. It made me feel much safer and showed me that they really were going to protect me.
After breakfast I officially became a member of Dark Sky Pack. It felt good to me able to mindlink everyone. I head was flooded with Welcome Luna's.
Silas introduced me to the warriors that would be with us today. First there was Brady. He was very tall and muscular with dirty blonde hair. His eyes were dark blue. His mate Jessie was also a warrior and one of Skyler's best friends. She was coming with us too. She was a tall and pretty brown skinned girl with medium length wavy dark brown hair. Another warrior named Mike was also coming with us. He was just as tall as Brady with the same dirty blond hair. I learned from Skyler that he and Brady were cousins.
We all piled into the SUV and headed to the mall for a day of shopping.
Sage's POV
Simone's party was a success. She cried some but laughed a lot. I couldn't keep my eyes off of her the whole party. So many pack members showed up, I thought she would be overwhelmed with all of the attention but to my surprise she wasn't. She laughed and talked with a few and even played with some of the pups. Everyone seemed to like her.
We were getting ready for bed when Dr. Lilly sent us a mind ink saying that she needed to speak to us about something important. I didn't want to leave Simone alone but we knew Dr. Lilly wouldn't interrupt us for something at this hour unless it was important.
We headed to our office where Dr. Lilly was waiting for us.
"Sorry to interrupt your night Alphas but I have some information that I think you may want to hear."
We headed into the office and all take a seat waiting for Dr. Lilly to speak.
"I have a sister at Halfmoon Pack and also a sister at Silver Springs Pack. Sometimes we get together for lunch. My sister Rose is a doctor at Halfmoon. When we were having lunch, there was a lot going on. Rose said they were looking for a pack member that disappeared. She said a pack member disappeared after being rejected by her mate. The gave me a description and she was talking about Simone. She told us that if we spot Simone try to help her and don't turn her in to Halfmoon. She told me about how badly Simone was treated and that no doctors would help her whenever she came in. She was the only doctor there that would help when Simone was injured."
"Does she know why they're looking for her," Silas asked. "It can't be just because she ran away."
"Rose said she heard a pack member talking about how Simone may have some ties to Silver Springs Pack. Also, the future Beta was the one that rejected her. He seems to be having issues with his wolf ever since."
"What kind of ties?" I asked. We had been allies with Silver Springs Pack since our grandfather was Alpha. Our families grew up together.
"He probably wants her now that he thinks she may be an Alpha but he can't have her," Silas said and growled.
"My other sister Violet is a warrior over at Silver Springs. She said that the future Alpha and Beta scheduled a meeting with their Alpha. Apparently during the battle that Simone's parent's died in, Simone's father said that Alpha Daniel was his brother. Simone's father was originally from Silver Springs."
"If Simone's father was Alpha Daniel's brother then that means she is of Alpha blood and not omega," I thought out loud.
"My sisters said they will let me know if they find anything else out. I told Rose that Simone was safe. She said she would love to see Simone if it was ok."
"Thank you for bringing this to our attention Dr. Lilly. We will talk to Simone about seeing Rose," Silas told her. "And we will discuss everything else."
"No problem Alphas. We have to keep her safe; she's our Luna. Goodnight."
Dr. Lilly left the office leaving all of us thinking.
"Ok so what's the plan?" Sebastian asked. "Apparently Halfmoon wants her for something or else they wouldn't be looking for her. They can't have her."
"They won't get her," I told him. "She's protected here and they would be dumb to try to go up against us. We need to add her to the pack so she can be able to link us just in case."
"She's supposed to be going shopping with Skyler tomorrow. I'm not sure if that's still a good idea with them looking for her," Sebastian said.
"We can't keep her locked up here," Silas said. "That's what they did to her. We'll just send some warriors with them. She needs to have guards on her at all times."
Since our packs weren't too far from each other, we all frequented some of the same spots on the human territory whenever we were off of packlands. We couldn't risk the chance of someone seeing her and trying to harm her.
"What about school?" I asked. "She still has a few months left before graduation. If she goes, she'll see them for sure."
"I'm still good with the principal there. I'll see if she can complete her last assignments from home and still be able to attend graduation. They're not going to take that from her," Silas said. "I'll call Silver Springs in the morning to set up a meeting with them. I think we should talk to Simone about all of this and see if she knows anything about all of this."
"Sound like a plan. For now, I'm heading to bed," Sebastian got up. "I don't know about you two but I've been away from my mate too long."
"Our mate," I said. "But I'm with you."
***
The next morning we told Simone about what we learned the night before. She was a little nervous about the Halfmoon pack members looking for her but we let her know that her safety was a priority and they wouldn't get her. She didn't know much about her parents except that they were the head warriors. She couldn't believe the news of there being a possibility of her being related to their Alpha.
After easing her mind, we ate breakfast and officially joined her into the pack. It put my mind at ease knowing she would be able to link us if she needed us.
After she left, I got some omegas to transfer our things from our old bedrooms into our new shared bedroom. Everything should be done by the time she returned home.
**
Since Simone was gone for the day, I went to my office to get some paperwork done and check some emails. We had a few alliances that needed to be renewed and we had a message from the Alpha of Halfmoon Pack about the alliance they wanted with us. After the way they treated Simone, I definitely wanted nothing to do with them and I'm sure my brothers would agree with me. Thinking about it, I think we should give Simone a say on what to do about them since this is also her pack. I'll talk to my brothers about it and see what they say.
I was in the middle of going over the training schedule for the pups that would be training age soon when there was a knock on the door and my dad walked in.
"Hey son. How's it going?"
"Everything's ok. Just finishing up some paperwork."
"How are things with Simone?"
"Things are slow but she seems happy and that's all that matters."
"Absolutely. Your brothers told me about your talk with Dr. Lilly. "
"Yeah," I took a deep breath. "It's a lot for her. She's caught in the middle of things that started before she was born. But surprisingly she' taking things well. She's a lot stronger than they thought she was."
"I just can't wait for the look on their faces when they see her again,,,and with her mates." He laughed.
"Yeah. That'll be a sight." I laughed with him and it gave me a thought. "I think we should invite the Alpha of Halfmoon over to discuss the alliance they want with us. But we should do it after she's bee marked."
"Well son, I would like to sit in on that meeting just to see their faces. You think like your mother." He stood up and continued to laugh. "I'll see you at dinner. I have to go see your mother right now."
Finally done with the paperwork, I headed to my bedroom and began getting ready for afternoon training.