Worlds Collide

Chapter 5: An Issue

I landed in Montana and it was indescribably beautiful. The air was different. It was definitely colder here. I gathered my luggage and went to the rental car station. They were expecting me and gave me the keys to my car. I walked outside and looked for my car. Once I approached my car, put my things in, and went to get in a large hand grabbed my arm. Out of pure reaction, I pulled back the thumb and bent all of the way back as I turned to look who was grabbing me.

 “s**t! Ma’am, I’m sorry. I should’ve announced myself! Please let go!” A large wolf-shifter pleaded with me.

“Who are you?” I quirked up an eyebrow at him and continued with my reaction. His thumb was about to break.

“I’m the Beta of the Wolf Creek Pack. I’m here to escort you back to our pack safely. f**k! Please let up before my thumb breaks! My bad!” I looked at the Beta on his knees. He was handsome, pale-skinned, freckled, with honeyed hair, a beard, and blue eyes. He was big and strong, but right now he had miscalculated a very capable she-wolf. I sighed and decided to let him up. He immediately pulled his hand back and gave me a crooked smile. He was handsome. I saw the mate mark on his neck and smiled back. “Name’s Lance. I’d say it’s nice to meet yea, but I’m afraid you might throat check me.”

I chuckled and helped him get up. He brushed his pants off. “Nice to meet your acquaintance Lance. I’m Genesis. Genesis Williams. I didn’t know that I was being sent an escort.”

“My Alpha and Luna insisted that our Beta and I pick you up, but they informed us before we left that you had your own car and to have you follow us back to Wolf Creek. By the way great instincts.” The Gamma winked at me and flashed me his pearly whites. “I’m Esteban, Gamma of the Wolf Creek and it’s a pleasure to meet you. I uh…kinda had you pictured differently.” He rubbed the back of his neck and when he said that. I looked at him curiously. “Well, we ... uh, understood you are expecting, so we had you pictured you being more ‘dainty’ I guess?” He gave me a sheepish grin and looked at Lance.

I threw my head back and started really laughing. “Dainty huh? Well, word to the wise, a lioness is not dainty, a mama bear is not dainty, and I am not dainty. Especially recently being widowed.” I choked down a fake sob at the end. The guys immediately looked helpless on how to handle a pregnant she-wolf. I went from hot to cold. They opened my passenger car door and ushered me inside. The Esteban took the wheel and followed Lance back to the pack. He left me alone for the most part. Once we were within the pack territory we went immediately to see the Alpha and Luna. After the meet and greets, it was Lance that took me to my new home. He informed me that breakfast was always between seven and nine in the morning, lunch was from eleven-thirty to one thirty, and dinner was from six to eight in the evening. They had bonfires on Saturday nights. I was asked to please notify any of them if I needed to leave their pack territory for any reason, so they could either send me with an escort or notify the neighboring packs if I was going to be stepping onto their territory. I agreed. There was no need for me to be a brat or complicated. I was starting a new journey and I needed to do it quietly. Everyone was so nice and upfront that I found myself respecting them and their requests.

My home was quaint and cozy. It was a three-bedroom and two-bathroom, single-story home with a small backyard. It had a large porch in the front. I understood from the Luna that she had her Beta, Gamma and a few of the Omega females decorate the home from top to bottom. They even did the nursery and kept the colors in soft yellows and greens since the gender was unknown. It was so beautiful. The guest room was an office where there were custom built-in wall shelves that homed hundreds of books. I had my very own laptop atop a cherry oak desk that was adorned with a pink orchid. I smiled at the nice gesture. In my own room, it was decorated with dark woods and greens. There was a forest green duvet on the bed. It was breathtaking and I loved the plants inside of the room. There were Aloe Vera plants in the bathrooms and live palms in on my dresser and gentlemen’s dresser. I laid down in the bed and it was heavenly. Not even my own bed was this comfy. Within minutes I was dozing off while caressing my tummy.

Clouse POV

It wasn’t long after the Mexico incident that Zach had called me with vital information that would send me on my final destination to my Queen. Zach had met me back at my mansion in Fort Worth, Texas. He revealed everything he had found out in one of the local’s bar in the Bahamas. We called the team and called them off of the search because we had found her. We didn’t really find her, but it was enough for me to connect with her. The elite team informed us that they would still be on standby if needed. I appreciated their offer. Perhaps I would call on them later.

I listened carefully to what Zach had told me and we immediately got to work. We researched everything about the Wolf King and his family. Everything about them was well hidden. I’m a royal and I started getting irritated that it was easier to find me and I’m centuries older than any of them. I frowned. No pictures could be found. They were highly respected. The news was in print about the sudden loss of her daughter, but again no picture. I was getting so agitated I flung one of my chairs across the room and screamed in frustration. Zach looked at me completely bewildered by my actions. He came around the table I think to console me, but that only instigated a fistfight between us.

“Clouse. My King! STOP!” Zach was blocking me and pushed me back. He caught my fist then my leg as I tried to kick him and before I knew it I was sailing through one of my walls. I got up with extended fangs and claws. I charged at my friend once again and this time it was him and I going through a couple of walls. I was over him panting.

“I’m done and got that out of my system. I needed that.” I got up and extended my hand. He took it and gave me his infamous smile.

“No problem. You finally got some nookie from your actual mate and now you can’t find her. You’re sexually frustrated.” He shrugged his shoulders. “I can’t blame you. The sketch artist provided a gorgeous picture of our Queen and I also indulged while I was in the Bahamas.”

I smiled when he said that. “I figured you did. Those Bahama Mamas have always been your Achilles Heel. You’re right though. I am craving her like a drug.”

BING!

We both looked at the computer and then at each other. Like children, we raced to it to open the email first. I was the victor. We had one of the best computer geniuses in the world looking for what we were. A picture worth five million dollars. Zach called my bank and immediately had it wired. I stood there looking at my Queen who turned out to be none other than the daughter and Princess of the Wolf King. She was exactly as I remembered. I hit the ‘Print’ button. Zack looked at the picture and then me.

“Clouse, now that we have confirmed your mystery woman. I have an idea. Just hear me out.” Zach took off his Fedora and leaned both hands against the desk.

“I’m listening.”

“Perform a dream spell. Beguile her. Find out where she is. She is here in the states. She is in hiding. You can find her, claim her and we can ascend her to your Queen.” Zach was stating all of this with conviction, but he still had thoughts running through his mind. I could see the wheels turning. “I know that you getting to her won’t be easy. We have alerted all supernatural beings by looking everything up.”

“Hmmmmmm …. That does present an issue. Let me try your suggestion first. It’s been a week since I’ve found her. I’m sure we will have company here pretty soon because you are right that us digging around has set off alerts.” I nodded to Zach. “We need to leave the mansion and…..”

My voice was drowned out by glass breaking and a loud BOOM!