Alpha Ultima

Chapter 15

Tyler, though not happy about it, agreed to stay in the cells over night until the full moon arrived in three sleeps time as long as he would be let out in the mornings. Liam escorted him out of the conference room once our meeting finally came to an end.

I was exhausted, my eyes felt like sand paper and my shoulders sunk under the weight of everything that had happened today. Quinn stepped up behind me and wrapped me up into his arms, carrying me bridal style out of the room with Xander following behind.

Too much was happening at one time. Mateless wolves, baron wolves, impending war, my missing Beta, and possibly losing the Moon Goddess. How had we gone from such a normal day, to the shit show that had fallen upon us?

My heart clatters against my chest, filled with guilt. I had been so focused on my own fertility issues that I had missed everything else going on with my pack. The very people who loved and trusted me with their safety and I had failed to see what was happening with my own eyes. It took a meeting with outside pack members to finally pull me away from my own selfish problems to see that there were bigger things going on.

"Stop, Little Wolf." Quinn whispered and presses his lips to the top of my head.

"We can hear your thoughts running overtime. This isn't your fault, love."

I gulped and nodded my head. Of course my mates could feel my turbulent bouts of emotion. Our bond had done nothing but strengthen over the years. We were one.

"I'm having a hard time with this. I just feel so overrun with guilt." I whispered, tears building in my eyes.

"We know, love. Let us take your pain away for tonight."

Xander steps ahead of us and opens up our bedroom door, pushing it to the side so Quinn can walk through. The scent of our joined space brings a sense of calm over me. Taking a deep breath, I settle into Quinn's arms a little further.

Looking around our room, you can tell the peace it emanates. Soft cream colored walls, different plants tucked into every corner and hanging from the roof brought a sense of elegance and nature, making us feel more at home. The large California King sized bed sits comfortably in the middle. The dark grey sheets and accent pillows that were infused with a material called night-slick kept them from being torn by a sudden shift, or if someone became a little too... excited, to say the least.

My cheeks flush as a memory flashes through my mind. It was maybe three or so months after Lupin and I became one, I was still learning how to control my other half and to restrict the emotional take over that sometimes happened.

That particular morning, I had woken up alone. My mates had slipped away in the early morning to deal with some pack crisis or another and I was bitterly disappointed in the chill of the morning.

The full moon was coming that night and I was famished. No, not for food. Though any normal day of the week, food would calm the beast inside of me, but not that day. I was starving for my mates and their touch. My beast and I needed to be fed and what did they do? Those bastards snuck out of my bed as to not wake me. Unlucky for them, they woke something else.

"My loves?" I whispered softly through the bond. "On a scale of one, to fifty-two, how busy are you at this exact moment?"

It didn't take long for their interest to peak through the connection we shared. It wasn't often I bothered them while they were working, so I'm sure they were confused on how important it was for whatever I wanted.

"What did you need, love?" Xander questioned.

"Well, I can tell you that I am definitely in... need."