Chapter 14: Alpha

I slept like a sloth when we came back from our trip. I went to bed early and just woke up late in the morning. I stretched my arms, hoping to find my mate beside me, but to my disappointment, he was gone already. He must be busy; I hope there are no problems when we are gone. Feeling down, I forced myself to get up from bed and went straight to the bathroom.

I removed my clothes and put them in our laundry. Still feeling sleepy, I forced myself to walk to the shower. I forgot to turn on the shower heater, so I was surprised when the water dripped into my skin. The coldness of the water made me fully awake now. After cleaning myself, I wiped myself and wore my robe. While walking toward the wide mirror above our sink, I wondered if Vincent had marked Tia already. I am curious if there will be some changes to Tia. Men are so possessive when it comes to their mates. Erik is also like that but has self-restraint. I always see his wolf surface from time to time; I wondered if there was a time when Erik couldn't control his wolf.

Why do you think some men couldn't control their wolf when their unmarked mate was in front of them?

It's because our smell can drive them crazy. Angeline replied using her most flirtatious voice. I rolled my eyes and started brushing my teeth, washed my toothbrush, and put it in the cup.

I left the bathroom and made my way to our walk-in closet. On the right side is where Erik's clothes and things are, while mine is on the left. I walk while scanning my clothes, looking for something I want to wear for the day. I saw the pink backless dress and chose to wear it. I decided on my gray flats, went towards my vanity table, and put on some light makeup. Making sure I looked okay, I went outside the room and went to Erik's office to see if Erik wanted to eat breakfast with me.

As I walked to Erik's office, some of the pack members greeted me; as I got near Erik's office, I saw many members go inside and some left. He must be busy, I thought. I peeked at Erik's office; he was busy talking with our officers. I smiled, feeling dejected; he was alive; I hoped he had eaten his breakfast. I'll eat by myself. I said to myself and walked down the stairs to the kitchen.

Some members sat at the long table happily eating, so I got nervous seeing them there. Now that I think about it, I never really got the chance to be with the members like this. I am contemplating if I should continue walking towards the kitchen or return when they leave. I turned my back to go when someone called me out.

"Luna!" She shouted. I was surprised at the sudden call and nervously glanced behind who had called me. I saw the members at the long table looking at me, looking confused. I smiled at them. "Good morning," I greeted. They all stood and bowed at me. "You enjoy your breakfast," I said. They all sat down and continued eating, but they were consuming quietly this time. Seeing them like that made me sigh, and I went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

"Oh! Let me cook for you, Luna!" Some red-haired lady offered; you could see her move nervously. She took a pan inside the cabinet with her nervous hands and put it on the stove. She walked towards the fridge and grabbed the bacon. As she was trying to open the bacon, she accidentally let go of the bacon scattered on the floor. Surprised at what happened, she and I crouched down and picked the bacon on the floor. Our hands suddenly brushed each other when we tried to pick up the same bacon on the floor. In this tense situation, I couldn't stop myself from laughing; I laughed so hard that even the nervous member in front of me couldn't help herself from laughing. We both laughed, and soon after, the members of the long table laughed.

I washed the bacon I picked up, and she put some oil in the heated pan. The tense atmosphere from earlier was gone, and I am now comfortable with the current situation. "I'm Lia," She said while I was putting some bacon on the pan while she was washing her hands. "I'm Clara Lee," I introduced myself. "Oh, we know, even before Alpha introduced you," She said to me while wiping her hands. I looked at her, confused, "Beta always talks about you; he kept on boasting, saying he has a cute little sister," someone said at the table. My jaw dropped, and I was shocked at the information I had gotten. The burnt smell of the bacon is being seen in the air in our heads.

"Shit!" Both Lia and I shouted at the same time. Even the members that were eating at the long table panicked. I turned off the stove, shoved the pan with bacon in the sink, and let it soak in cold water. The members, with me in the kitchen, looked for a cloth to fan the black smoke roaming around the kitchen.

"What happened!" Erik, who was sprinting down the stairs, shouted in panic. In a few seconds, he's standing right in front of me, holding both cheeks and looking straight into my eyes. "Are you alright?" He asked. I smiled and nodded at him, feeling the warmth of his hands. The electricity feeling that I always feel when he touches me resurfaced again. My wolf howled in happiness in me. Erik looked at me from head to toe. Erik kissed my forehead and hugged me because I didn't sustain any injuries.

"I felt your emotions earlier," Erik whispered. He must have been scared that something had happened to his mate. He is my other half. After all, we complete each other. "I'm okay, don't worry," I whispered back and patted his back. He pulled away in our hug, and my wolf whimpered, calling our mate back. I closed my eyes to control my wolf. Luckily, Angeline understood that Erik needed to work and calmed herself.

The black smoke was already gone when my mate decided to return to his office. I cooked a new bacon set and ate with the members sitting at the long table. Lia picked my interest, and I think we will be good friends. I was always on guard for everyone except for Lia. Sometimes with Erik, but I always have my guard up. Lia has this thing about her that makes me put my guard down.

Erik's POV

When I came back late in the evening last night, I saw Clara cuddled up in bed wearing my pajamas. She must be lonely, I thought. I washed and lay beside her, and I put my arms around her neck to let her sleep on my chest and for me to hug her. I kissed her head and let myself drift to sleep.

I woke up early in the morning because someone kept trying to mind-linked me, and I blocked everyone when I lay beside Clara. I carefully moved Clara's head into the pillow and fixed the sheets to cover her adequately.

"Report," I ordered. Someone is constantly trying to mind-link me early in the morning even though the mind-link is blocked, and it must be an emergency.

"Alpha, this is Farkas, one of the pack warriors. We are surrounded in our hunting grounds, and Gamma Ian is with us."

I growled and punched my table. I stood up and ran outside as fast as I could. I opened the door and changed to my wolf form. I heard my bones cracking, and I felt my paws on the ground in a few seconds. How dare he mess around in my land!

Third person's POV

Both the rogues and the pack members of Silver Growlers pack growled at each other. The rogues surrounded the members with the Gamma of Alpha Erik with them. They were sizing each other and watching each other's moves.

The ears of the pack warriors perked up when they heard their Alpha howl. Gamma Ian howled back, signaling their Alpha the location. Erik arrived and growled at the enemies before him in a few seconds. The Alpha, seeing his pack warriors being circled up by the rogues, made his blood boil.

Erik stepped forward to the rogues while growling at the enemies. His presence holds so much power that even rogues will feel the pressure. Some became hesitant about attacking, and some rogues were waiting for their companions to move. One rogue couldn't handle the tense atmosphere and attacked Erik, but one rogue couldn't hurt the most powerful Alpha. Much less kill him. In an instant, the head of the attacker rolled to the ground. Alpha Erik, who is called the strongest and ruthless, is seen in this scene. The members who saw their Alpha fighting started killing the other rogues to get near their Alpha. Erik let his pack finish off the other rogues and continued walking towards his Gamma.

"I want all of them dead" Erik mind-links his warriors and orders them to finish all the rogues. The loyal warriors started attacking aggressively, showing why they were called the strongest, not wanting to let their guard down. The encirclement of the rogues got destroyed, and the members cleared the way of their Alpha, not letting anyone go near him. Erik arrived and was now in front of Ian. Ian bowed and greeted his Alpha.

"What can you say about this situation? This mess?" Erik asks his Gamma through mind-link, ensuring the seriousness and irritation are heard. Ian got nervous and lay down on the ground showing his Alpha surrender. "I'm sorry for disappointing you, Alpha" Asking for forgiveness from his Alpha, hoping to appease his anger. "Enough. We will talk about this later," Erik said and turned his attention to the battle that was currently happening. Looking and observing his pack warriors fight the rogues. Seeing the struggle almost then, Erik walked towards the direction where the pack house was. Erik howled, and at his signal, the members finished up the battle, and they made sure every rogue was lifeless. Gamma Ian followed his Alpha from behind and howled for another call to the warriors to follow. Erik started to run through the woods to return to the pack house. The Gamma and the warriors followed from behind.

Erik's POV

I ran through the woods so fast that I could almost taste the air. My pack warriors are trained properly but seeing that they can't even push through the encirclement, they still need more training. They are still weak if they get intimidated when the number of enemies surpasses theirs. The packed house was coming into view, and I went around the trees to look for a change of clothes. And I saw some shorts and wore them. The others followed, and we all went inside.

"Change and come to my office," I ordered while gritting my teeth. My warriors should always be ready to fight and should always be strong. Always. I thought and growled. The members that were around me backed away, and the omegas whimpered. I closed my eyes to calm myself, especially when near my mate. Our link is more vital when we are near each other, and I should control my emotions so that she won't feel them, making it the reason to disturb her sleep.

Thinking about my mate calmed me down even faster. I walked and made my way to our room. I opened the door slowly and saw my beautiful mate sleeping. I closed the door and went straight to the bathroom. I thoroughly cleaned my body with soap to ensure no bloodstains would stay on my body. Clara will get worried if she sees some blood on me.

Stepping out of the shower, I wore my bathrobe and entered our walk-in closet. I picked up some of my suits and quickly changed. While fixing the button around my arm, Clara turned into the bed. I thought that she would wake up, but to my disappointment, she was still sleeping. I smiled and walked toward the bed to get closer to her. I stared at her for a few seconds, kissed her head, and left the room.