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**Michael POV: **

“Alpha the first wave of attack was successful we were able to get through their first defense line”, my Beta Gar.

“Good, I don’t want this attack to last damn day. Have this battle done in less than an hour. Also, I want the Alpha and his family alive”, as I look over the map of the Moon Dust pack.

Looking over the map of the pack land, I see that this particular land will serve my pack greatly. There is a natural lake, the ground is good for growing crops, hell I could build high-priced condos here just for the hell of it. Alpha James, is more stupid than I thought. He turned down a peace treaty because he didn’t want of get rid of his Harem. I don’t get it who the hell would want to fuck a woman that everyone ran through already, especially men underneath your station.

He came to me with the idea of a peace treaty. Moon Dust Packed only has 1000 members. Which is nothing compared to my 3000 members. The treaty would have benefited both of us me more than him. But he would have made out good though. I get his unused land to do with as I please, as well as a yearly tribute of  one million dollars. In return he gets my pack protection, if he wanted to attack a pack that had no treaty with me we would support him in the fight. Thus he would have a guaranteed win with my army of wolves. James was about to sign when he saw that there was more of the contract. The dismemberment of his Harem, breeders, or any form of sex enslavement.

All my contracts are non-negotiable. I have one rule. Once I spend time and effort into creating a contract it has to be signed by any means necessary. You either get down or lay down and James choose the wrong choice. I start to feel uneasy Eos is trying to push forward, normally he is okay with me being in control. But ever since we go to Dust Moon Pack he has been acting weird.

• “We need to go to the battle now!”*, Eos says in a panic.

*   “What?, why everything is fine we are whinning”,* I asked confused.

*   “We need to go NOW.…RIGHT FUCKING NOW!”, *he starts to yell and walks in a circle in my head.

“Okay…okay…whatever it is I hope it is important. I am going over the blueprints for the new construction project I have planned for my new lands”, I say annoyed with him.

Leaving the comfort of my command control four warriors followed me towards the battle. I smelled something that had Eos going nuts it smelt amazing. Following the scent I  found a woman barely alive with a deep bite mark on her side. Looking closer she is missing a chunk of flesh.

“She is still alive, help her she is important to us”, Eos said.

“What do you mean by important to us?”, I asked confused.

“She just is I can’t explain it I feel it”, Eos said.

“Is she our mate”, I asked excitedly.

“No! but she is just as important”, he replied.

“Carefully take her back to the pack and have the doctors work on her. I want her alive when get there no excuse”, I ordered

“Yes, Alpha”, they said as they picked up the woman and took her to the pack.

Continuingly to walk, I smell the stench of blood, sweat, and despair. At this point the battle is over, and the injured of the opposing pack is being rounded up. The dead of Dust Moon Pack are being dumped into a mass grave once they are all in there it will be set fire to, we don’t have time to bury everyone. The dead for my pack will be sent back to pack lands to be buried. The injured will be taken care of here, in the pack hospital.

The wind blew and I smelt the scent of strawberries, and dark chocolate, with a hint of mint. following the scent it leads me to a group of my men standing in a circle cheering. I heard a man and a woman scream, her scream made my blood run cold.  I run to the commotion what I saw may my heart stop, Reem is attempting to rape a woman here for everyone to see and none of my men attempted to stop it, I don’t condone any abuse of women in my pack the penalty for it is death. I growled and everyone except Reem stopped.

Mate! She's my mate, the mother of my pups!

I'll tear apart whoever hurt her, even if I have to kill half of my army!

Gar came running towards us all of the men's heads were bowed in submission. The woman is still lying on the ground a male not too far from her. I have no idea what the fuck is going on. A lot of people are going to die when I get my answers and unfortealy they will be my men.

“WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON HERE!”, I yelled.

“Your men were going to rape my Rati’, Alpha James said.

“Are you her father?”, I asked, I don’t remember him having a daughter.

“No, she is my…my…love”, he said as I walked towards her. If he wasn’t hanging on by a thread I would kill him but I need him alive to sign over all his properties and finances.

“She is not yours and will never be again. She is MINE! Take him to the hospital and keep him alive. Be for you go Alpha point out the men responsible for her state please”, I say trying to hold on to my and Eos sanity.

Alpha James did just that, he pointed out those who were responsible for hurting my mate. I had those men arrested and sent to my pack lands dungeons. This was supposed to be an easy battle, I was supposed to win the battle take all assets and be on my merry way. But now I found my mate, I have to trial and execute some of my men and I have an Alpha who claims my mate as his. Picking my mate up I bring her to my command center and call a doctor for her.

Looking at her, I am in awe. She has beautiful raven hair paired well with her caramel skin, and even though she is battered and bruised, she is still insanely attractive. I am going to kill however hurt her even if I have to kill half of my army. She Is not on the skinny side but not plus size either. She is just right she have pup baring hips, when I got to my command center the doctor was already waiting there for us. As is put her down on the bed the doctor started working on her then Gar walked in shocked that the woman was in my command center on my bed. I motion for him to follow me outside.

“Gar, I need an investigation done before I try and execute whom ever done that to her”, I say as I point to the woman on the bed.

“Okay, who should I investigate?”, he asked

“All of the men that were arrested. I want all of them questioned and interrogated if need be I want an answer as to what happened”, I said trying to control Eos.

“When you left I asked questions to the buy standers. The woman in an  attempt to save Alpha James challenged the men who were going to kill him. They chose Don to fight her”, Gar said.

"What were the terms of the challenge?", I asked.

“According to the men, if Don won she would be his to do with as he pleased and if she won they would allow her and Alpha James to leave unharmed”, Gar said.

“They had no right to agree to let Alpha James go. So who won”, now I am intrigued she put her life on the line to save James.

“She won, she killed Don and from what I was told she attempted to get James and Reem sucker punched her. Then attempted to rape her and that’s when you came”, Gar said which made me furious.

“Reem and Don are dead but the rest of my men will pay for not intervening”, I said as I punched a tree and half.

“What’s your deal Michael you seem to take an interest in the woman you know her. You are prepared to kill ten of our men to avenge her”, Gar asked well since he is my best friend and Beta I have to let him know.

“She is my mate”, I whisper.

“Come again?.... She’s your what?”, Gar asked confused.

“She’s my fucking mate!”, I said through gritted teeth.

“No fucking way”, he said laughing I don’t know what is so funny.

“What the fuck is so funny?”, I asked annoyed.

“Dude you just won a battle against her pack. She is going to hate you. Does she know?”, he said.

“I am not sure if she was passed out before I could confirm she is aware or not”, I said.

“How are you going to handle all of this?”, he asked.

“First, I am going to punish those who hurt my mate. Second, I am going to straighten out her relationship with James and nip that in the bud. Third, I am going to pray to the Mood Goddess that she realizes I am her mate and gives us a chance”, I say.

“I wish you luck”, he said with a smile.

“Thanks, I am going to need it. Shit maybe you will find your mate here too”, I said.

“Goddess I hope not. I would hate to have to tell our pups how we met”, he said which caused my heart to skip a beat.

“Stay and notify me when she wakes up I am going to talk to Alpha James”, I said as I walked away.