Without a Wolf

Chapter 5: Night Troubles

Charlie

We walked into the restaurant and I instantly saw the alpha. He had black hair that curled at the end, he was fairly muscular like me, and he wore a grey shirt and ripped jeans. He would've looked intimidating if I wasn't an alpha too.

As soon as I entered the building, he looked over at me. He knew who I was, and I had my Beta, Justin, and my third, Finn, with me as well as three more guys outside by my truck. This guy had two others with him as well, which I'm assuming were his Beta and third. No doubt he had others waiting outside as well.

We walked over to them and he stood up to show respect for being close to my territory. I nodded to him and he nodded back. We all sat down at the table of six and waited for the waitress to leave with our drink orders before we spoke to each other.

"So, how come you wanted to meet out here?" I asked.

He smiled, and that made me mad.

"I think we should at least try and behave before we tear each others' throats out," he said.

"And what would give me reason to tear out your throat?" I asked.

He smiled again. "Well, I'm a new alpha, moving in near your territory, that usually gives packs a reason to attack each other."

I nodded in agreement.

"I'm Michael Hayes, Alpha of the Twilight Moon pack," he said, extending his hand over the table.

I shook it. "Charles Malone, Alpha of the Bright Night pack. This is Justin Snyder, my Beta, and this if Finn Jones, my third."

Michael nodded at each of them. "This is Tyler Harrison, my Beta, and Andrew Fisher, my third."

The waitress then brought our drinks and took our order for food.

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When the three of us entered the house, Sophia was standing there shifting her weight, which she always did when she was nervous. I stopped just inside the door and she looked at me.

"Um, hi," she said nervously.

"Hi," I said.

"Can I, um, talk to you?"

I nodded and she walked through the hallway into my new office. I followed her in and I closed the door behind me. When I looked at my sister again, she was standing behind the desk looking at what was on it. I noticed she was looking at one picture in particular; the picture of her, me, and Tommy smiling when we were younger.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" I asked.

"I'm sorry about what I said this morning," she said. "I've been having a hard day."

I smiled and pulled her into a hug. Although we were twins, I was a head taller than her. "It's alright."

I felt her relax. "Thank you."

"Don't worry, I'm sorry for wanting to protect you so much. I know you can easily beat up a wolf, so I'll give you one guard of my choice, alright?"

She looked up at me and smiled. "Deal!"

I laughed and we both left the office and entered the living room to find Daniel standing there with...Samson?

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Sophia

"Hey Daniel!" I said. "Hi Samson."

"My lady," Daniel said, bowing at the waist like usual. He knew it bothered me.