MOON BOUND

man I've ever met. Goddess! I can't get her sent out of my head. She smells like fresh flowers during spring. My train of thoughts abruptly stop when Liam my Beta and second-in-command steps right in

the compound," I say. Thankfully the rest of the pack warriors return before we finish our conversation. "Alright guys lets move out," I yell out. "Yes Alpha!" they shout back. Eventually everyone is packed up and ready to go. Minutes later we're already on the road back home. We pass through Clybourne park into the heart of the woods. Finally we reach the wards and pass through it. I had it constructed by a witch who lived not far from here to detect and prevent the entrance of threats to the pack. The ward's were designed to protect the pack should there ever be an attack like the one five years ago. We go through at least three checkpoints which I put in place before we finally arrive at the heart of the compound. The compound is probably a very misleading name since it's basically a whole town. Me and Liam walk ahead to my office, leaving the pack warriors to their devices. We get to my office then Liam shuts the door and stares at me. "Alright, tells me what's going on with you," he says in a curt tone. I'm not bothered since he's basically the only person to ever talk to me normally. Knowing that he could easily sniff a lie from a mile away, I decide to give it to him straight. "I found my mate," I jump straight to it. "Some asshole was harassing her outside the club so I stepped in and helped her". "And you've just thought to tell me this now," he yells so loud my ears might burst. "So where the hell is she, why isn't she here?" "I don't know where she is. She kind of got pissed off at me, took a taxi and left" "So you're telling me that after year's of searching for your mate, you just let her go?" "I didn't exactly let her go. I was shocked. I didn't expect to find my mate during a stake out. Besides I got her scent so it should be easy enough to track her" "That's good news. We can begin the search tomorrow and have her brought here," he says beaming with joy. "I don't think that's going to work" "Why not. Is