Royal Rogue [Book 2: Royal Series]

Chapter 9

I rub the back of my neck, sighing. We sat in Gabriel's office, trying to figure out a plan on how to find Dylan. By we, I mean me, Cameron, Gabriel, Sofia, Joseph, Landon, Logan and a few other pack warriors.

"What about we send trackers into the woods to see if they can pick up a scent." One of the Pack warriors, Nick, suggests. The room was silent, each thinking the idea over.

"Obviously The Royal Rogue isn't stupid. He knows we will come looking for him. What if he does a surprise attack or takes our trackers like he took Dylan?" I say. I wasn't good at strategies, but I knew The Royal Rogue was not dumb. That I was sure of. Again, the room is silent but only for a second. "If we can't do that then what are we going to do?" Gabriel asks, sighing in frustration. I thought about this. The only reason The Royal Rogue was here in the first place was because of Cameron and I.

His hurting innocent people for us.

A pang of guilt whips my heart, making me feel terrible. I shake my head.

It is all our fault.

My mate grabs a hold of my hand, giving it a reassuring squeeze. Stop thinking like that. None of this is our fault. Dylan knew that his life could be in danger. He knew what he was getting into.

If we weren't here, then none of this would of happened. Maybe we should leave.

We can't leave even if we wanted to. There is no doubt that the Rogue will take advantage of us as soon as we cross the borders.

We aren't weak, Cameron.

We are anything but weak, princess. But we don't know what he's capable of. It's dangerous and I can't put you in that harm.

There are lives at stake.

Which includes yours.

I sigh in frustration, rubbing my free hand over my face. We have a duty to fulfil, Cameron. We aren't normal werewolves.

And I have a duty to fulfil as a mate.

I growl lowly, irritated. My stubborn mate was absolutely impossible. I stand up, having enough of everything. All eyes turn to me in questions but I ignore them and just walk out. I needed a break and I needed one now.

Don't go too far.

I don't respond, too annoyed to. My wolf was annoyed as well. She didn't like being told what to do, not even by her mate.

I head to the Pack garden where my bonding ceremony was held. It looked the same as it did the last time I was there. Flowers everywhere. The grass was as green as could be and the birds chirped. The wind blew softly, making the bushes rustle. I walk down a path leading to a small wooden bench. The garden was huge and I have yet to explore every inch of it. My bonding ceremony was held on the other side. Trees with white flowers lined the path and made the path even more special. I sit down on the bench, taking a deep breath.

I watch as a bird landed on a tree branch. It chirped happily, looking around. It looked as if it didn't have a care in the world. Sometimes I wish I had a life like that, a carefree one. But then I remembered that I loved who I was, proud even. I couldn't imagine my life any different.