Scent of a Mate

Chapter 12

After rewriting it twice and many weeks of frustration and tears and hereby present Chapter 12.
I'm sorry if it's not very good. I promise a better and a quicker updates Chapter 13.
- Torrvi

Nate
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I was so close!

So freaking close!

Laura just had to interrupt Ricky and I. If it had been someone else that had interrupted us they would have had their heads taken off, but it just had to be Laura. Laura is like the older sister I never asked for and some people find it impolite to decapitate your older sister.

I looked down at Ricky as we walked towards the office. She had a smile on her face but I could tell by the way that she fiddled with her fingers that she was nervous for this meeting.
She always carried herself with confidence and presented herself as a carefree person; however, the more time I spent with Ricky the more I realized that deep inside she was scared of rejection. Her sudden outburst in the hallway confirmed that.

I also realized that Ricky would fit in perfectly with this pack. She was so relaxed around Craig and immediately worked her charm making him instantly like her. I mean I always knew he would like her, but her ability to keep herself collected and friendly while meeting new people is something I could never do.

When we were about to reach the office where the meeting took place, I grabbed her hand and pulled her back. Her eyebrows pulled together in confusion.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

I don't know why but I was suddenly nervous about her going to this meeting. Common werewolves aren't used to being around many high ranking werewolves.

"If in the middle of the meeting you ever get too overwhelmed, you can let me know and I'll pull you out."

Her eyes widened in surprised and amusement.

"Why would I get too overwhelmed?" She asked while putting her hands on her hips and allowing a knowing smirk to grow on her face.

My face started to get hot again. I didn't usually allow people to know I cared, but this woman saw right through me!

"All of our leaders and elders are in that office and sometimes these meetings can get a little intense."

Intense is putting it nicely. These meetings usually ended in a brawl whenever the elders showed up.

Nicky shrugged her shoulders and nodded her head.

"I know." She stated nonchalantly.

I raised my eyebrows in surprise.

"Wha- what do you mean you know?"

Nicky looked down at her fingers and started to pick at her nails.

"Well... I don't like to bring it up...but I've been to high ranking meetings before."

That's strange...

I furrowed my eyebrows and analyzed her. Common werewolves rarely go to high ranking meetings, especially ones with elders present. The only reasons a common werewolf is present at a high ranking meeting is because it committed a serious crime or its in serious danger.

Is my mate a criminal?

"Why would you go to-"

"Can we just go inside now? The meeting's already running late."

With that Ricky turned around and walked into the office on her own. As I watched her confidently strut into the meeting I couldn't help but wander what life Ricky lived before I found her.