Kai is almost uncontroble as he snarls, ‘I don’t care. | will kill him! She is ours! | will have her even if | have to kill Cyran to do
it.‘ It''s all | can do to maintain control of Kai before he acts on his statement. Thest thing we need is a war between our packs.
| force the shift and take over in my human form, running back to the packhouse. Kai is fighting me and snarling in my head.
‘Kail” | yell at my wolf and stop running to focus on him. ‘We are not starting a war because you have suddenly decided you want
her. If you think she’s our mate, then we need to be smart about this. He has a head start in gaining her affection, but if the mate
bond is there, it will pull her to us. If we anger her, or worse, hurt her, it could drive her away from us forever.’ That finally gets
through to him and he calms down.
The packhousees into view and | find one of the many trees with hidden clothes, grabbing a pair of shorts before walking in
through the back door.
The packhouse is never locked because peoplee and go at all hours. Those on patrole in during breaks to eat or get
something to drink, warriors train at all hours of the day and omegas work around everyone else’s schedule. When | walk into the
kitchen to get a bottle of water, | run into my mother. She’s in one of my dad’s shirts with a robe over it and | don’t want to think
about why her hair is messy or why she’s making two sandwiches.
“Hey mom.’ | state, hoping this awkward moment won''tst too long.
“Hey honey! Did you have a good night?”
| lied, “It was great and then Kai and | went for a run, so I’m heading to bed.
“Okay sweetheart. Oh, by the way, | forgot to mention to you when we were at the memorial Thursday night and you asked about
Cara. | invited her to your party next weekend. | know we invite all of the pack members, but you mentioned that you’ve never
met her and | realized that she doesn’t really attend pack events, you wouldn''t have ever really had the chance to unless you
knew her at school. | made sure your father told her that it was a bit more than a request so she''ll definitely be there. And your
father also made sure to invite her father with a strong emphasis on the request versus invite.” She smiled at me.
so
An idea began forming in my mind about how | could start making an impression on my girl. “Thanks Mom!” | replied
enthusiastically. “I really appreciate it. | don’t like not knowing our pack members. Dad has made sure to drill the importance of
knowing all our pack members into my head. And with her being
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her.
We said goodnight and | walked up the stairs to my room thinking about my n. | have one week until my birthday party. When |
get to the third floor, Chase is kissing his red—head goodnight. As | walk by, | mind—link him to find me tomorrow so we can talk.
He pulls away from the girl and looks at me, Everything okay Alpha?”
I smile at him. “It will be, juste find me when you''re up, no rush.”
The next day after breakfast in the packhouse, | find my father in his office. | confirm that Cara has been in his training sses
every morning, even on the weekends, and that he gave permission for her to be trained in the afternoons by her father rather
than attending my training sses.
Afterward, | find my mother and give her my request for my party. She’s so excited that I’m showing an interest in not only my
party but also possibly finding my mate that she’s willing to do anything | ask, although this is an easy request toplete.
Finally, | meet up with Chase and give him my n for the week leading up to my party including the request of my mother.
“Dude, are you sure? You will basically be staking a im once everyone figures. it out.”
| look at my friend. “I’m absolutely sure. So let''s figure out the logistics.”
“You got it. You know I’m always here for you, no matter what you need.”
| do. That’s why he’s my best friend and future Beta. He will always have my back.
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