Rouge's Trail

XXXVIII

Mike's POV

"Shut up, Ryker," I yelled at the dimwitted Omega standing in my way," I don't have time for this. My Beta is in trouble."

"But, sir, there is a she-wolf out there. She is begging for help. I believe she is withchild, sir."

"Then find her a midwife and lets go."

"Alpha, sir."

I started off around him but when I did I caught sight of the girl. She was dirty and ragged, her clothing torn and her hair sticking out in all directions from sleeping Huntress-knows-where for so long. She looked up at me with pleading eyes and I fell silent, guilt swarmed me when I thought of another Alpha finding my Lacey like this and not helping her. I went to the poor girl and kneeled down so I could face her as she was sitting helplessly on the ground.

Though it was obvious she had been in the sun a lot lately, her skin lacked a tan and was instead bright red from the hot tears streaming down her pretty face. She looked up at me, maybe recognizing who I was because she started pleading with me to spare her life. I could sense she was a rouge. Maybe that's why she doesn't have a mate looking after her in this state.

"What is your name?"

She mumbled and started sobbing more.

"What is your name? Mine is Mike."

"Isa..Isabella."

"Isabella, I can help you. Do you want me to help you?"

"Please, my baby... I have to find the father, I have to find Ajax. Jax, I need him, please..."

"I'm going to have it arranged that you are sent back to my pack house. You will be watched over there and I will find this Ajax for you, okay?"

She started crying a little less and just stared at me with those big eyes.

I stood up and looked towards Ryker again, this time he was standing with his head down waiting for directions.

"Take her back to my wife."

"Yes, Alpha."

Ryker helped the blond woman off the ground and gently guided her towards the cars we had parked not too far away.

One of my leading wolves, Ted, came up to me with a map. I had been telling him everything that Luke told me about the Russian wolves but he hasn't found a pack like the one Luke was talking about. The Russian pack is known for being cruel and cold, yes, but they don't have a Beta named Valentin. They have an Alpha named Adrik but he is seven years old and his Beta is his father's best friend, Grigory. His father died a few months ago of old age and his mother has been reversing the damage caused by years of tyranny ever since.

"Did you find anything more about this fake Beta from Zasnezhennoye Pole?"

"I did, actually."

He took the Europe-Asia map and spread it across the ground below us. Behind his head I watched as a group of scouts came back and traded with another group, the leader of each exchanging information so they could know what they are looking for. 

"It seems that the Zasnezhennoye Pole pack has a total of five subpacks- similar to how we used to. Each one has a different Beta and Alpha but they are all lower in status than Alpha Adrik. They are in Pabrade, Kemihaara, Tes, Ivalo, and Tbilisi."

"Which one is Valentin from?"

"We don't know, Adrik's father liked to keep his sudAlphas a secret from the outside world so they would be safe in case something happened to his family. But, Alpha, there is something you should know about the packs."

"What is it?"

"Well, they were all formed prior to the first World War, back when Russia had all it's land. That's why they are so far spread. It seems that they reflect their history quite well, if you know what I mean."

"I don't, Ted. Stop using code."
"Alpha, the Zasnezhennoye Pole pack is known for its violence towards rouges, but it's a little know fact that they like to trade young rouges as slaves between themselves."

"And you think that because they are after Luke and he is with November, they had November."

"That is my theory, sir."

"Then it seems that we have to find my Beta and let him to decide what to do with his mate."

All the wolves around us were busy looking for a solution to my problem and behind me I heard a car engine start and drive off. These wolves are the best of my pack, warriors deep in their hearts. Just one look at them and you can see they are in desperate need for a fight after the peace the Jade Forest has known for years.

"Lets move out!"