After the Alpha’s Death

Chapter 14

Rose POV

Harry and Luke were on their way to the pack house to check on her as they were striding to the ballroom.

“Is everything ok?” Luke asked concern in his voice.

“Everything is fine.” Rose growled back, “is everything ok in there. Everyone hasn’t left have they?”

“No but lots of people have been asking where you are, you better get your excuse ready.”

“Great, I just need a quick word with Alpha David then I will mingle I promise, just run deference until then please.” She begged.

“No problem.”

They walked into the room as a group, Rose leading her friends.

“Mate.” Connor growled from beside her. He stared into the crowd of people but didn’t move from his Alpha’s side.

“Go.” Rose said giving him a small push and he ran to meet his mate.

“Mate.” Astrid shouted in Roses head.

“No. Astrid not now. I just need to find Alpha David.” Rose told her wolf not listening to what she had to say.

“NO, Mate! NOW! He’s on his way over.” Astrid insisted and Rose suddenly realised that her wolf had been trying to alert her to their own mate. She could smell the amazing scent of her mate now and Astrid was right he was on his way over. Rose froze. She couldn’t breathe. She had to find Alpha David quickly and sort out the situation in the prison but the pull to her mate was almost too much to ignore. She couldn’t look for her mate now she had just killed an Alpha in single combat, but her mates scent was intoxicating and she wanted to go to him more than anything.

Her eyes were drawn into the brilliant blue eyes of her mate which contained just a hint of green that made them look like the deep ocean. She tore her eyes away from his and took in all of him. He was absolutely gorgeous. He had perfect wavy blond hair that looked like he had been running his hands through it all night scooping it out of his eyes and over to the left. He was tall at 6 ft 4 but had a boyish charm about him. She found that she was staring right into his eyes again and she couldn’t stop. Astrid was leaping around in her head. She was very impressed by the look of their mate. Rose closed her eyes to break the trance. She couldn’t do this now. She was the Alpha and she needed to act like one. Her mate was so close now, his scent so strong and thick in the air she couldn’t smell anything else. When he was two steps away she whispered. “Not now,” and turned and walked away from him. She felt like everyone in the room was watching her but when she looked around the only one watching her was her mate. She spotted Alpha David and walked towards him.

“Please can I have a quick word outside?”

“Of course.” He replied. He kissed his mate on the hand and followed Rose out of the ballroom and towards the prison.

“Is everything ok?” David asked.

“Not really we had an altercation in the cells just before the ball. That’s why I was late. I would like you to watch the video please. If you can?”

“Sure.”

David followed Rose all the way through the prison to the cells. He stopped at the bloody scene raising his eyebrows questioningly then looked into the cell that held the three dead wolves. Rose didn’t slow down to look for herself. The control room door opened as they approached and the guard held the door open for them. Once inside David asked who the wolves were.

“My sister, her mate and his beta.” Rose replied emotionless. The guard had set the video ready to play on the screen and Rose started it. The three of them watched the fight unfold on the screen. Rose flinched as she saw the wolves bite her. Her body still hurt like hell. Astrid snorted as the final wolf laid dead on the ground.

“I am impressed.” He said proudly. “We will have a meeting in the morning to discuss this, but try to enjoy your evening, this is your ball, there are lots of wolves here to see you.” Rose knew it was true. Many wolves had come for her but there was only one wolf she wanted to see tonight and that was her mate.

“Thank you Alpha.” Rose replied with a bow and turned to leave.

“We will need to have a meeting first thing in the morning so don’t stay up all night.”