Blake Sterling walks into his officeâ¦Cody Dawson, his Beta is already there, with Damon Barrett, his Gamma. He asks whatâs on his agenda this morning and Cody tells him âYou have the new lone wolf to swear inâ¦she arrived in town yesterday. Helena will be coming in with herâ Blake tilts his head âWhat do we know about this girl? Whereâs she from? Sheâs Helenaâs niece? So, Iâm assuming, she must be a hybrid? What background did you find, Damon?â Handing Blake a folder he says âNot much background, really⦠she was born in Fayetteville, North Carolinaâ¦moved to Tifton, Georgia when she was seven. Raised by a single mother, who passed away three weeks ago. Alpha Brennan reports she and her mom caused no problems and stayed to themselves. She helped the pack out a few times..with location spells and warding bordersâ¦healed his mate after childbirth..due to some complications. A talented witch, by all accountsâ¦powerful. No one has seen her wolfâ¦she runs alone. The people in Tifton werenât overly friendly so she stayed pretty much to herself. Father unknownâ¦but Brennan says she is highbornâ¦he could smell Alpha. She will be 18 in ten days and moved here as Helena is her only familyâ
âAs long as she doesnât present problems.. We arenât a community of many lone wolves and itâs not something I want to make a habit of!â Blake remarks. Cody says âShe will be living in town with Helenaâ¦training to take over the apothecary! Iâm hoping sheâs cute! Can use some new eyecandy!â Damon laughs âEven if sheâs ugly, youâre still going to try and hit it! You know you will!â Cody shrugs and Blake smirks âUnless I hit it first!â They all laugh and Blakeâs wolf Athos pipes up itâs time we find our mate. Weâre approaching 22 winters and these she-whores arenât doing it for me! I want my mate! âSorry, buddy.. not interestedâ¦I will take a chosen in a couple yearsâ¦but mates make you weak! Remember dad!âAnd it killed him when she died! Iâm not letting that happen to us!â Yep! Just how it isââWait! What? No! You like fucking too!â âWhat? Yesâ¦I didâ¦didnât I?â I remember he loved our mother! I remember he said it was a timeless love that he wouldnât trade for anything. âSelfish! You are throwing away our Goddessâ gift! â weâll see. Wonder if youâll be saying that when I refuse to let you go dickie dipping all over town! Do I? Have you ever felt my presence when youâre whoring around? And Athos didnât respond. Blake sat a minuteâ¦then askedâ¦âWhen you guys are getting busy with a girlâ¦is your wolf present?â Damon shakes his head and Cody replies âNopeâ¦Baxter is saving himself for his mateâ Blake ponders that a couple minutesâ¦âAthos is being a prickâ¦wants his mate and threatening to not let me fuck anybodyâ¦not sure I know how to feel about that!â Cody and Damon both start laughing âDamn, bro! Thatâs going to piss Cynthia off! Wanna be a fly on the wall for that fight!â Fuck!
A knock at the door interrupts their conversation, and as Cody opens the doorâ¦an alluring smell of honey and cinnamon wafts into the roomâ¦bringing Athos to attention! Oh fuck NO! Helena walks in, with the most beautiful girl Blake has ever seen! Plum colored hairâ¦braided..reaching down her back, nearly touching her waist.. violet eyesâ¦barely 5â tall and heâs pissed!
He tells them to take a seat âWhy should I allow you lone wolf access to my territory?â She smilesâ¦a beautiful smile that lights her eyesâ¦âAlpha Sterling, I have requested recognition so my wolf, Arielleâ¦has a safe place to run and hunt. I am a lone wolf, sanctioned by the werewolf council, thanks to Alpha Brennan⦠but without your packâs access, I will have to take my chances in the national forestâ¦which causes a danger to her. However, it is a risk we will have to take, if you refuse.â Blake sits there several minutes, arguing with Athos âIâm not feeling it. I will grant her accessâ¦but I want nothing more to do with her!â I said I will grant access! Nothing more!â I think sheâs our mate! Itâs not definiteâ¦we wonât know until sheâs 18â¦but I can feel it! You think Iâm playing? Fuck this up and you wonât like what follows! â
He raises his eyes to her face and says âWe will grant you pack privileges, but I will tolerate no troubleâ¦no problem or disrespect!â She nodsâ¦anger showing in her eyes âOf course⦠I guarantee you will never see me! Other than allowing my wolf to run and hunt, I want nothing to do with pack, either. I will bother you no furtherâ¦once swearing in is done!â Helena looks at Blake asking âIâm sensing hostility, Blake⦠you donât know my nieceâ¦yet, you seem to have made up your mind she is a troublemaker? Why is that?â He sighs âHelena, I respect you and your craft. My problem lies in the fact that lone wolves are unruly and thwart authority. I want no problemsâ Alexis smirks â Amusingâ¦I avoid trouble. I have always done so. I live my life by the adage âdonât start noneâ¦wonât be noneâ I will adhere to that! Trust and believeâ¦I will not be a problemâ¦unless trouble reaches out to me. Like you, I dislike being disrespected!â
He nods and proceeds with the ceremony that will allow her link to his ranksâ¦and dismisses them. Cody looks at him âDude! The fuck was that!?â Blake groans âI donât know, bro! She just pisses me off and I donât know why! Athos is being a dick! Gave me a headache! Itâs already dinner timeâ¦Letâs head to the Wolfâs Den and grab a bite and some drinks!â Both guys jump up âHell yeah!â I need to get a good drunk on..and sort through whatever shit is happening in my head!