Chapter 6

Cole

I cross back into the territory, shift, and grab the clothes I had left on a tree branch. I start up toward the pack house. Man, I can’t seem to get my mate Winter. My tiny little mate. She is gorgeous. So, I don’t know, but man. This is definitely not the position I ever thought I would be in.

My mate is a rogue. How on earth am I going to explain this to my mother and father? They are going to flip! Maybe not my father so much, but my mother is going to be beside herself. She hates rogues. I have often heard her say they are a scourge on the earth, and instead of creating more of them we should just kill the wolfs who break pack law.

My Beta, Marcus runs up to me “Where have you been Cole? It’s late, and no one has heard from you all day.”

Well Marcus I just found my mate, and I hate that I had to leave her, but she is a rogue. So, what the fuck am I supposed to do? I think to myself. “Sorry I just.... Umm....met my mate.”

“What, you met her? Well, where is she?”

I can see him looking around trying to find my mate. “Marcus she isn't here. I don’t know what to tell you. I found my mate, and she’s a rogue." There is no reason to beat around the bush with my beta. I am all mixed up in my feelings, and don’t know how to handle this situation. It is not exactly a normal situation, and I don’t know how I’m going to manage it.

I know Marcus will be rational and give good advice. He is not only my beta. He’s my best friend. I have known him my entire life, and I trust his judgment. We have always been there for each other, and I am so glad I have his council. I truly believe if something happened to me, he would be a great Alpha.

“What do you mean she is a rogue? Is she feral?”

“No!” I retort. “Look, I’m going back tomorrow to find out her story. I just hope the reason she got kicked out of her pack is not something horrible.”

“What are you going to do? I mean your parents will flip. And I know you are Alpha now, but they will not like it. If she did do something horrible you can’t just take her in. You will have to just settle on a Luna who isn’t your mate. I know that is very unconventional. Either way it is weird I guess.”

“Look Marcus if we could just keep this between us for now, I would appreciate it.”

“It goes without saying brother.”

I head to my office to handle pack business. I eat in my office and finish up. I head upstairs to take a shower and crash. I lay there thinking of Winter. Goddess she was beautiful. Even though she was dirty and man her wolf. Dante starts talking with me saying he already missed her and wanted her next to him. I know Dante wants to claim her and keep her, but I make sure he knows that may not be possible. He starts to whine, and I push him to the back of my mind.

I feel bad for Dante. I mean it wouldn’t just suck for me, but for him too. To live without his mate. To live without our mate. The idea is just painful. I am so hopeful that my mate is a rogue for some other reason than her having done something against her pack laws.

I just can't believe I met her. I have been waiting a good long time for her. I just don’t want this to go to hell. It would suck to have to pick a mate. Honestly, the Moon Goddess made me a mate. I don’t want to have to reject her because she is a criminal. It would just be heart breaking not to mention painful.

I began to think of what Marcus asked. Is she feral? It is apparent from how she is keeping her camp. From what I saw she is not. But I have to wonder how close she is to becoming a feral wolf. Is she on the verge of her sanity?

I mean; she seemed sane. She didn’t say much, but maybe she is just shy. I have no idea. I also wonder how old she is. She looked young. No doubt she was a woman. Any man would notice that, but she did not look to be my age.

How did she come to be a rogue so young? Maybe it is a recent thing. But I doubt that; seeing as she looked as if she had been on her own for a while. She also took down an elk by herself, which I'm sure takes experience.

Someone who was recently made a rogue would not have the skill to hunt as she did. Nor have a shelter most likely. So, how long had she been out there and why? Maybe it was her parents who committed a crime, and she left her pack to be with them. That seems plausible.

If that is the case, I would have nothing stopping me from making her a member of my pack. The Red Dawn pack. I hope that is the case. I wonder if she will like it here. Will she make a good Luna? Naturally as my mate she would take up the position of Luna if she joined the pack, and we complete the mating bond.

Thinking of completing the mating bond makes my chest flutter. The idea of claiming her and making her all mine. To be with her to fill her with myself. The thoughts of what we will do in my bed are making me stiffen under my sheets. I need to take a cold shower. With all these thoughts of Winter I finally slip into blissful rest.