Beautiful as You Are

Chapter 2 · Coming To Collect

Akilles' pov

I growl in anger as I rise from my peaceful sleep as I hear the blaring of my alarm clock. Dismissing it, I get out of bed before walking to my lavish bathroom. With a walk in shower, claw tub, and a sink, every woman's dream. Staring at my reflection in the mirror, I smirk devishilly at my ink covered body. The intricate and complex designs of tattoos covering my whole body excluding my face and feet.

Turning on the skin boiling water, I step in washing myself in Axe Bodywash. I begin thinking of the reason of my travels to the Golden Dawn pack.

Going through the pack mail. Its mostly complaints about the teens partying to loud. But the thing that made me rumble out a earth shattering growl was the paper saying they had breached our contract of allowing my pack, The Black Bulls, to import and export goods.

But recently I have did some digging and my profit and exports have came up short. The Golden Dawn Pack is the only pack that the route goes through so in much effort I am blaming them. The Golden Dawn's Alpha, is known for being deceitful, manipulative and conniving. The only reason for my bringing a contract up with them is because exports and imports of goods supports the pack. Making us the wealthiest pack in America.

Growling in aggravation I call Alpha Ryder, drumming my fingers in irritation.

"Alpha Akilles' what may I do for you today?" Alpha Ryder spoke sounding as arrogant as ever. "You stole from me you son of a bitch. I am coming down there tomorrow and I'm coming to collect on what's mine. Get five rooms ready. I'm coming tomorrow." I growl before hanging up abruptly.

Mindlinking my beta, gamma, one of my pack doctors and a two of my warriors. "Whatcha need Alpha?" Omar, my beta said as he looked at me. "Omar, I need you to run the pack for the next three to four days or so. Alabaster as my gamma I'm gonna need you to come and help keep me as calm as possible. Marco and Thaddius I'm going to need you to search for who has stolen our merchandise. Martha I want you to come just in case blood is split and we need aid.  Tomorrow we leave at dawn for thr Golden Dawn pack." I growl as I clench my fist.

"Yes sir, Alpha but what has happened precisely?" Alabaster asked looking confused. "As you all are aware we had a contract with the Golden Dawn pack to export and import goods througb a routr that passes through them. Profits are coming up short and products are missing. So we're simply coming to collect our dues. Your dismissed."  I explain before making them leave.

Leaving the shower, I dry off completely before going to my room. Putting my lotion on, I slip on a 3 piece Armani suit before grabbing my bag.

Going down to the kitchen I pile my plate high with food. Eating it quickly, I put my dish in the sink, I meet Alabaster, and my warriors outside. Alabaster and I share a car, seeing as he and Omar are the only people I can tolerate.

The drive was quite which I appreciated very much. "Something special is going today. I feel. Maybe it's our mate." Lazarus, my wolf said as a anxious feel spread through me. "I hope so I'm tired of not being able to connect to anyone outside our parents." I sigh as I reply to him.

"Yes. This life has been quite lonely if not for our parents. But I'm ready to be with mate. I know they'll be perfect to us." Lazarus smiled a toothy smile as he huffed in happiness. Not bothering to reply as I hear Alabaster calling my name.

"Alpha Akilles'."

"Yes." I say blandly as I feel the car stop.

"We have arrived."

Nodding I look out the window seeing a two story mansion made of brick. There were pups outside playing tag, their mothers watching from a afar. Seeing Alpha Ryder looking as arrogant as ever as he stood on the porch.

Growling lowly, I exit the car grabbing my bags approaching Alpha Ryder. "Welcome everyone. Lets get you settled into your room and we'll have the meeting tomorrow at say 9." Alpha Ryder said with a coy smile as he rubbed his gray beard.

Smirking my infamous ruthless smirk, "Fine. I want a tour of the territory." I say making him gulp. Going inside, the sweet smell of honey and chocolate hits my nose with the underlying smell of metallic...blood.

"Why is mate bleeding?! Mate! Protect! Mine" Lazarus telled as I felt a possessive growl. "Maculosus puella get in here." Alpha Ryder growled. Out of the kitchen stepped a beautiful girl...no woman. Out stepped the most beautiful woman I've ever laid my eyes on. She was dressed in clearly oversized clothes covering her caramel colored skin. But what caught my eye was the slightly pinkish marking around her full lips and below her eyebrows.

Even though she wasn't looking at me I know, she had smelt me. Even though I was enamoured with her beauty, my eyes were stuck to her wrist that was bleeding.

"You wretch! Your getting blood on the floor!" Alpha Ryder growled at her making my beaty flinch with a whimper. "I'm s-sorry Alpha." My beauty whimpered backing away. Letting loose a definite growl I grab everyone's attention even my mates. Letting me see the hazel brown eyes that make me smile softly.

"Our rooms." I say. With a nod my mate begins walking in the directionof our rooms. Me, closely following behind her like a love sick pup wanting attention. My mate quickly showed the other to their room.

"Lets get you cleaned up mate." I say as I place a hand on her back nudging her inside my room. Finding the bathroom, I place her on the counter much to her surprise. Pulling her sleeve up, I clean away the dried blood from the already healed cut.

"Why are you not rejecting me?" She asked softly as she looked timidly at me. Meeting her eyes with my shock blue eyes. "Why would I, darling?" I ask looking at her. "....They all said you would." She mumbled though I heard her loud and clear. Growling lightly, "Who is they? I'll rip them to shreds." I growl as I grab her hands.

"...the entire pack. But it doesn't matter, I'm used to it." She shrugged.

"You shouldn't need to be." I growl as I slam my hand beside her head into the mirror making her flinch. "Apologize to mate. NOW." Lazarus demanded.

"I'm sorry, darling. I didn't mean to scare you like that." I say softly as I rub her arms trying to calm her down. She didn't day anything except  give a shuddering breath.

"What's your name and why do they call you maculosus peulla?" I asked as I calmed down. She was silent at first not letting a peep loose. "W-Will-Willow and that means spotted girl in Latin. They call me that because I have vitiligo." Willow says looking away from me. "Well Willow, I'm Alpha Akilles'. But just for you, you may call me Akilles'. I'll be protecting and giving you all the love and attention you want." I say as I look at her with a smile.

"You'll realize you won't want me soon enough." Willow said softly her head tilted down, before she left my room in a hurry.