Chapter 10: Part of The Pack

Gabriel's POV:

After a lifetime of solitude, I have finally found a place where I can belong. A place where I can be myself and not have to worry about my secrets being discovered. They want me here. They are even glad to have me.

So many of my pack members have approached me today to introduce themselves and want to be friends. It's so surreal and I love it. Being with my mate and her pack has made me so happy. I'm happier than I have ever been in my life.

Nicole and I were out for a walk. She was showing me around the pack when one of the pack warriors came running up to us.

"Some of the bears survived and have escaped, " he said in a voice laced with worry. "How do you know this?" I asked him. He told me that some of the warriors, himself included, were out on patrol of the pack perimeters and found three large holes in the place where the avalanche had occured.

"Alright, let me get Nicole to safety and I will meet you there," I said. The warrior wolf turned and ran back in the other direction. " I'm ok going back to the pack house alone," she said. "No, there could be bears hiding inside the perimeter. I won't take any chances with your life," I demanded. Nicole huffed but allowed me to escort her back to the pack house.

Once she was safe, I ran off to the place where the avalanche occurred to meet up with my warriors. When I arrived I saw the three large holes that the perimeter patrol found. I decided we should try to dig the other three up to see if they were alive or dead. I had a good idea of where they had fallen and knew where to dig.

I instructed them to shift into their wolves so we could all use our paws to dig. It would be much easier and faster than using shovels, I thought.

We all dug holes until we found the three other bears. They had not survived and had shifted back into their human forms. This confirmed my suspicions. They were indeed were-bear shifters.

I took out my phone and took pictures of the faces and bodies of these men. Now we could begin our investigation into who they are and hopefully why they attacked.

I instructed them to take the bodies to the pack hospital and put them in the morgue. I wanted the bodies to be examined and any attempts to identify them taken. I wanted finger prints, dental x-rays, photos of tattoos, and anything else that could be used to help us identify them.

I also instructed them to notify the human police in town to come and get the bodies and blame their deaths on a surprise avalanche. The human police could look for driver's licenses and run their recognition software on the finger prints and facial recognition. Also checking for missing person reports.

Our pack was located very near to the outskirts of a nature and wildlife preserve. We disguised ourselves as a deed restricted community. The pack house taking on the look of a private resort country club with many amenities.

I left the warriors to execute my orders by themselves and walked to the pack house to report all of this to the Alpha. He needed to know what we are up against. We also needed to set up a time for us to go into town to see if I could locate the man I saw from Nicole's attack.

After speaking with the Alpha, I sat down with a phone book and called several contractors. I needed to get some bids on the construction of the infrastructure I wanted to put in place here. I felt it would be believable for a "private resort" to do some upgrades and remodeling.

I didn't think Alpha Nickolas needed to be involved with this. Nobody knew how to protect something important better than me. It quite literally was what I was born to do.

When I finished with my calls, I went to find my mate. She and her Mom were working with the party planners getting ready for our mating ceremony this weekend. I was counting down the hours and minutes, desperate to mark Nicole and make her mine officially.

She wanted to wait until then before we made love for the first time and I respected her decision, but both myself and my wolf were going crazy. We are both so horny for our mate. Every night being in bed with her in my arms, having her delicious scent of white chocolate and strawberries all around me, was driving Goliath and I insane.

We knew that our mate is gorgeous with her long blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and beautiful face. We also knew how delicious her body was. We have seen her naked several times already in both human and wolf forms and we know that she has curves enough to make many other women jealous. She has large full breasts with peach colored nipples, wide hips, and a sexy as fuck round ass that we can't wait to fuck. I had to readjust my pants just thinking about her ass. I didn't want her mother to see me pitching a tent and drooling.

There is something special about her ass that drives us wild. Goliath remembers our first night together in the cavern. How her ass looked in her wolf form as she hopped away from us, tail wagging and wiggling. It took everything I had to keep Goliath at bay. I had to tell him not to pounce on her and scare her away. He listened back then but he won't wait much longer. He wants his mate, Isabel, and the want mine.

Even now, standing in her parents bedroom, I can't stop raking my eyes up and down her body while licking my lips. I want to taste every inch of her.

Almost as if she could hear me or sense my eyes on her, she looked up at me, her eyes meeting mine, locking in on one another as our pulses raced and hearts fluttered. Then she took her tongue and slowly ran it along her bottom lip before biting down on it. The lust in her gaze nearly making my control snap as a low rumble came from my chest. Goliath and I growled with desire from her teasing us.