Chapter 1

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Ryder's Pov ~
I woke up with a tired and exhausted look on my face as I lay in my king size bed. While I got out of bed I was wondered about my mate. I wondered how she would look with my arms wrapped around her delicate body and what would occur when I kiss her. I would cherish my mate and that was absolute. While I finished getting myself ready I wondered while looking at the bed when my other half would sleep next to me. It didn't matter if that mate was human I would just ask our pack witch to turn her into a werewolf and then bam! She would be mine.

I exited out the bedroom door into the pack house. This pack house was filled with about 859 pack members. The average amount for a pack was around 200 - 300 but for the best pack in North America, I would say we are doing quite well.

Going down the stairwell of the pack house into the kitchen was my 3rd younger sister Allison and my 1st younger sister Reece. Both of them were supportive and helpful especially the 4 year old little sister Allison. My sister Reece, 15 years old, was baking with Allison. Both my sisters cheerfully said, "Good morning Ryder!"

"Aww you made me muffins I am so glad I can have them," while taking a muffin of my own.

"Hey," Allison screeched, "those are for mommy and daddy's anniversary."

"Oh well if you don't mind, I might tell you a little secret, the ingredients you used were poisoned by an evil rat lurking around the house, do you think you can catch it?"

"Definitely!" And off Allison went.

"You know, you're going to make her find a rat for nothing, she takes these things quite seriously," scolded Reece.

"Yeah, yeah like that would actually happen. Anyways I am going to go for my daily run. Exercise can't wait any longer." As soon as I said that I burst out the front door to see Stephanie, the pack slut.

She always seems to cling on to me like a leech on a human. I kind of wish that she would just disappear but sadly that couldn't happen.

"Hey sweetheart, I missed you last night."

"You have got to be kidding me" yelled my wolf.

Well this is what I had to deal with... "Leave me alone Stephanie, I am waiting for my mate and you know it!" I growled at her.

She cowered and whimpered, "but honey what is wrong with you? I thought you loved me?"

"Leave me alone!"

I ran out into the pack territory just wishing in my head that she would meet her mate then she could finally realizing doing one night stands will never be beneficial but actually hurt your relationship. Only somebody as dense as her couldn't understand such an easy and simple lesson. Maybe she didn't know what a mate could do to you? Ugh whatever why should I care.

I ran through my lake that I named myself, The Starry Moon lake. I passed by a few packmates houses and then finally reached the border to meet my friend Jason.

I mindlinked him, "Anything suspicious near the border?"

"Nothing so far Alpha"

"Good, for now keep doing what you are doing I am going around the town for more mate hunting"

"Good luck Alpha"

I ran off the border of the territory. It has been 6 months since I became the official Alpha and turned 18. I thought I would meet my mate but I couldn't find her within the pack. So now, I've started to search outside the pack borders in wolf form. I got permission from other pack leaders to arrive in their territory, but only if I mindlink them before crossing.

"Alpha Carson, I am crossing into your land, please note to all border patrol that I will be lurking in the area."

"Got it bud."

I kept running. Since I have already searched the malls and the stores I knew my mate couldn't be there. This time I decided to search the neighborhood of humans and werewolves. I skimmed through the area but then I smelled this wonderful smell of pine and orchid and I knew it could only come from my mate. I ran in that direction as fast as I could to find that a little girl was the source of the wonderful scent.

I looked at my mate playing with the toys she had in her hands and smiling with overwhelming joy. That made my heart swell in happiness. From what I could tell, someone was babysitting her right now. A young 16 year old werewolf came out and cooed, "C'mon Penelope, we have to go inside."

"Hault" I mindlinked her.

"Alpha of the Red Moon Pack! what brings you here?"

"I saw you playing with this child, Penelope and I thought this child was awfully cute and decided to greet this little child."

Still in wolf form, I expected my mate to scream and hid behind the babysitter, but instead Penelope went up to me and grabbed me and yelled, "Wolfie."

"Can I take control?" Said Aura

"Of course but let me have time with mate too, okay?"

I felt my conscious slip into the back of my mind where I could witness everything that Aura did.

Aura pressed his nose into our mates tiny hand. He then started moving in closer to our mate. Next thing I know, I hear "What are you doing with my child?"

Aura growled immediately at the babysitter for disturbing his time with his mate. Penelope then started to cry. Aura did something unexpected, he grabbed the child by its clothing and set it down. He then immediately laid down making the baby lean against his fur. This is when we both realized, our mate was too young to be a Luna, too little to protect herself, and too little to understand.

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