Disappear

n Woods, US Ar

July 1

Pack

es entering their fourth day. Four armed guards supplemented the usual Monday morning gate security, two with patrol rifles and the rest with holstered pistols. I knew my Beta

eway was private la

river's side window and smiled at Lou Masterson, one of my high school cl

d, and the tall redhead won't give me the ti

f a challenge." At seventeen, I'd enlisted in the Army just a week after graduating from high school. I joined the famed 82nd Airborne Division, earning my jump wings and rising to the rank of Corporal. As soon as I tu

Get going; the Alpha wants to

a grassy area a few hundred yards from the Pack House, as the paved lots were filled with recreational vehicles and trailers. I

ne of the mated Omegas in the Downeast Lakes Pack

imbed into the passeng

aid. "Find yo

ant a mate right now with everything going on in my life. It wouldn't be fair to her to ex

ame to a stop in front of the Pack House. "Sally is inside at

ck House. The doors were open, with security guys posted on each side. The ten-foot-tall doors looked like solid wood, b

led entryway, and I barely had time to drop my bag b

Her boss was only nineteen, having met the Alpha at the previous year's Scratch n Sniff. Adrienne was still getting used to being a Luna, so she relied on Sally

ld me as she straightened my tie. "The Alphas are in his office. I'll

t getting more sleep

ent had a unique status among our kind. We were able to move freely throughout Packs in the performance of our duties, though we would notify the Packs when able that we were prese

lf-dozen Alphas and Council members filed out. I stood and bowed my head respectfully as they passed, only looking up t

four and in his physical prime. He was still growing into the job he'd taken over almost three years ago. His mother died of cancer, and his fath

ouncil normally wouldn't have let the Games come to a Pack ruled by a newer Alpha, but Chairman Platt insisted the other Packs would p

tion on my Luna's shapely figure, accented by the tight dress she had on. She was gorgeous, with a delicate face framed by dark red hair tha

ll, how did the other Alphas focus on anything else with her in the room? Maybe Alpha Nathan used

. If I had a woman like tha

esktop as the safest option. "Warrior Trainee Sean Woods

, Corporal,"

nodded, knowing that most things I wanted to say would get me in trouble. The Army had ta

o report back to Fort Bragg in two

things during these Games. Help your father with his duties, a

ue. "And the thi

going to be all-consuming for the

the door. It was a short walk to my parent's house, where my bedroom looked just like it did when I left for the

knocked off the trail. Get out to the two-mile point where the trail takes that hard left before t

t time in months, I stretched before heading out through the trees. I didn't want to run the trail while the event was in progress, so I looped throug

grass as he took the wide turn. Another tracker was ten seconds behind and looked to be winded as well. After almost fifty miles of running hard, they had

ad to slow down, but their chaser didn't. I tilted my head when I saw the red wolf was a female with long legs and a narrow wai

hen a howl, and th

, and I was up and moving before I realized what was happening. I ran down the hill a

rld to chase her down. I blew past the group of males, growling at one when I noted MY mate's sce

loudly, confused as to why MY MATE would be running from me! All I

ards the finish. The leader broke the tape, followed a few

that her back legs got tangled. Since we were running at a full sprint, she wiped out with me cl

en she froze, her head turning to the side as she looked at me. I got to my feet just before someone

moved in front of him and whined. My ears dropped, and I moved towards her, taking a deep sniff of her n

od but wasn't an active Alpha. I stared him down; I didn't care WHO h

" my father told the group. "Congratulations, my boy. Now ta

made sure to lay my scent down on her sides by rubbing against her. There were

down on her heels in her excitement. "I can't believe you found her!" I led my mate through the door and int

nks,

is her

l breathing hard from the run, so it took a minute before she changed back for me. In place of the long-legged wolf was an athletic

pissed off at me, and she had a decent punch when she hit my shoulder. "Tha

over, and nothing mattere

my arm, and I relaxed into the sensation of the mating pull. "Tra

he saw ALL of me. My arousal was obvious. Our wolves were eager to join, and her body was already preparing

said as she turned