His Luna’s Already A Luna
Chapter 16

Nick POV

Jeremy screaming down the mink-link at him, shot him to his feet the book dropping from his hands 'ALPHA' pure urgency in his voice.

'What?' he shot back keeping it short.

'Incoming Alpha wolf, chasing after your mate eastern border NOW!

Nick was gone like a shot, out of the library down the hall, hit the stairs vaulted off of the landing and hit the ground floor with one hell of a thud, then shot for the front door. He noted on his way across the pack house, he wasn't the only one on the move, the whole Alpha Unit was running for the front door. Nick got there first, he was faster.

Rip surged forward and shifted him the moment they were out the door, shredding through his favourite suit in the process. Bolting at top speed for the border, where his Mate was in trouble. Being hunted by another Alpha Male. 'Rip coming full speed.' he told Jeremy 'how many?' Just one, she taunt him into it boss.

'What the...keep her safe.' he was furious with her now. What the hell was she doing, taunting an alpha wolf, making it go after her, was she so crazy, so damned fearless. She'd had no trouble shooting an arrow at him, or throwing knives at him, ripping into his car. His mate was bloody insane it seemed, and clearly not afraid, to go up against an alpha wolf.

He saw the alpha wolf, a hundred or so meters from the border, saw Ky'ra howl and it was massive he'd not heard, a female wolf howl like that before. Then she was growling and snarling, pure aggression flooding out of her, he was utterly shocked at her. A full blown challenge from his mate, to the alpha before her, even he and Rip both understood that. Almost and Alpha Duel challenge.

The Minute the other wolf accepted the challenge, Rip was filled with rage and ready to kill him, Ky'ra was off a second later to go after him herself, 'bring her down' Nick yelled at Rip, she was going to get herself killed and he hadn't even gotten to claim her yet. Rip was fast and strong, slammed his body into hers from the side and she fell, rolled over, had not been expecting any interference from anyone, it seemed.

Rip stopped in front of her, blocking her from view, and sent out a massive warning growl towards the other alpha wolf. Rips ears were flat against his head, his tail was dropped low, his hackles were all up, his whole body was filled with tension. Ready to sprint off and take down the other alpha, if he didn't heed his warning, to stay back.

Then Alpha Corey was right next to him, his wolf also sent out a massive growl of a warning to the other alpha. One alpha wolf verse two alpha wolves was the warning. The wolf stopped but didn't back away.

Ky'ra however apparently unhappy about the interference, was running around back and forth trying to get past him and her Alpha, clearly wanted a piece of this Alpha wolf for herself, so much aggression was pouring off of his mate, it was undeniable she wanted to fight him. He couldn't reach her, they were not marked or mated and she wasn't a member of his pack yet.

Jeremy what the hell?'

'I don't know boss, once she got a look at his human, she was all anger and aggression, taunting him almost instantly, maybe she knows him. 'Wrangle her for goddess's sake.

Rip and he were watching the other Alpha wolf, who was now watching his mate, going completely crazy with rage it seemed, with great interest. Though it was no longer trying to come for her, to many wolves around now, more had arrived it seemed, to many for one lone alpha wolf.

They were having a hell of a time trying to corner his furious mate, and it took the entire Alpha Unit, plus Jeremy and several others who he didn't know. She wasn't trying to attack any of them, just push past them.

The minute Ky'ra was forced back to pack territory and herded away the other Alpha wolf turned and ran off back the way it had come. Rip was still snarling, but turned and stalked his Mate, she was actually surrounded by 8 wolves he noted. 3 were the Alpha Unit, the other 5 he didn't recognise.

'Jeremy go ahead and get me pants.'

'Yes boss!' and his wolf Cal was off running ahead to do exactly that. He knew when and where to be a Beta.

Rip shifted them back to human form the minute Jeremy appeared with clothing, jeans and tee-shirt, he dressed and continued to stalk after his Mate. He could see the Luna and Gamma's mate both standing by the front of the pack house, both looked at Ky'ra with great concern. The Luna was holding a dress in her hand, for when Lucinda shifted he guessed.

He was not at all happy about her having to shift in front off all of these wolves, no one should see his mate naked but him. The minute he heard the first c***k of her shift, he stepped forward to shade her body from prying eyes, and the minute that dress was on her.

He clamped a hand around her arm and dragged her into the pack house. To the Alpha's office, he didn't much care, this wasn't his pack house or office right now. The Alpha's office, was where their showdown was going to happen.

He was surprised that she had enough strength, to yank her arm from his grip, but he thought it was more to do with the way she had done it, twisted and pulled so hard and fast towards his thumb that it was forced to snap back. He lost his grip on her, she was indeed well trained, it seemed.

He watched as she stalked over and sat in front of her Alpha's desk, 'done this before' he thought to himself. He stood and watched the yelling match, saw her wolf size up, her own Alpha shocking him completely, but she did back down a minute later when his Alpha aura was forced upon her. Her blatant disregard for him being in the room, her not wanting him there at all, was ticking him off as well.

Getting right in her face he made it very clear to her, she would be answering Alpha Corey's questions, or he would be the one tearing strips off of her. Rip was pissed off at his mate, for putting herself in danger, but he had backed off now, was actually snarling at Nick for threatening her.

Staring right into her eyes, he was just mere inches away, they were a beautiful light honey brown colour, he could see some green in their, Ky'ra was staring back at him as well, but not on the surface. He liked her eyes, surround by those thick black lashes, ones that would rival his own. He was going to enjoy looking at them, when they weren't so full of defiance and anger. He wondered what they would look like filled with desire and l**t for him.

His instincts shift his thoughts, to the current situation and as he was watching her, realised she was getting real angry at him, could tell just from the way she was looking at him, she was thinking about lashing out at him, but was in two minds at the same time. "Do you really want to find out Lucinda...you might not like the answer." he grated, it seemed to work, even though he was fully pissed off at her stupid behaviour, out there today, it was clear from all the snarling his wolf was aiming at him, Rip was not going to let him hurt her 'leave her' he was practically roaring inside of Nick's mind.

When Alpha Corey asked him to give them a minute, to placate Rip he did, though he did tell her it was not over, he was going to get answers, to her reckless behaviour.

He didn't go far prowling around the foyer of the pack house, where there was the Alpha unit, her retrieval team, Ah the other 5 wolves he thought. The Luna and the Gamma's mate, as well as a tired looking Jeremy. Poor bastard, had barely any sleep 'Jeremy go get some sleep.' he told him. Jeremy just looked at him for a moment, his Beta instincts were still up and he just shook his head 'I'll wait the outcome boss.'

It completely took him for six, when his Mate came out of the Alpha's office, tears streaming from her beautiful golden brown eyes, and running down her lovely face. Rip whined at his Mates distress and Nick moved towards her on pure instinct, as mad as he was, he was concerned by her state, felt the urge to comfort her, wanted to pull her into his arms and tell her it would be alright. He just about had her, when she moved so quick he couldn't believe it, ducked under his outstretched hands and turned away from him, then ran away from him, literally ran.

He tracked her outside, no one stopped him, not the Alpha unit, not her retrieval team, not the Luna or the Gamma's mate even, and he knew, he was currently on bad terms with that woman. He stopped on the front step, he could see she was headed for her house. Watched her go inside and slam the door shut, his alpha hearing even picked up her locking the door.

Rip was very unhappy 'our mate is distressed.

'I can see that. Nick acknowledged

'Don't you dare, hurt our mate! Rip snarled at him all of a sudden, then stalked off to the back of his mind. Nick frowned he hadn't wanted to hurt her, it was weird though, how he'd gone from really furiously mad at her, and wanting to lock her up, til he got his answers, to in just one second of seeing her so upset, tears spilling down her face. Yo wanting to wrap her tiny body in his big arms and comfort her, his anger was gone right this minute.

He had not liked seeing those tears, how upset she was, it didn't sit well with him at all. Rip disliked it even more, he didn't really understand his sudden change of mind, or mood towards her, his feelings were confusing him, to say the least. He stood there looking at her house for a long time, trying to decide what to do about it, about her to be honest 'I want my mate' Rip snarled at him.

'I'm not going to reject her Rip, calm down.' he muttered to his wolf and he wasn't, he did want her for himself. The Mate Bond he'd read about today, was already drawing him to her, he had known it last night. He was going to claim that tiny she-wolf for himself. Just didn't realise at the time, that his bond to her, could be so strong. That he would want no other, his father and brother's bonds had never been like that.

He'd heard Deny talk about it and chide him "You just wait and see, when you find your mate." Nick did know deep down, wolfs did like to mate for life, he'd just never seen it, in any of the higher Ranked members of the pack growing up, they marked mated and rejected at will, for the next thing that they liked that came along. He'd just presumed, it didn't apply to Alpha's. Until he'd read the book today.

He hadn't known who she was at the time, and had been more than happy to know his mate, was sexy as hell, curves in all the places he liked, and a strong warrior, she was perfect for him, because their pup would be good and strong.

Now that he also knew, she was the retrieval specialist girl, it was a bit more difficult. He had insulted her on more than one occasion, called her a mutt, and it was clear she was pissed off about it. Likely Ky'ra was too, that was why they got this mornings response. Just now in the Alpha's office, she had reminded him about calling her a mutt, he being her mate, was not out weighing her anger over the insult, he could foresee more difficulties ahead.

She challenged him right away, about disrespect the minute he'd brought it up, 'if you can dish it out, you should be able to take it. a smile touched his lips. His men that day had called her a feisty one. They had not been wrong. Nick headed back inside "Jeremy what actually happened out there today?" he knew his Beta was tired, could actually see it, but he wasn't going anywhere, Nick could see that too.

"I don't really know boss, she wandered about, I think an abandoned pack territory, didn't feel like rogue territory to me...then that Alpha wolf appeared, Cal was instantly up and nudging her to leave, it growled at as both, Cal nipped her to get her moving, she went. It chased, though I think only to get us off the territory. When it stopped chasing she stopped running...the alpha shifted and all I could see was Ky'ra really watching him, like she was trying to see who he was maybe, then all of a sudden she was taunting him and challenging him. I think brought him back here on purpose."

"Really wanted a piece of him" nick mused "Why is the question."

He sent Jeremy off to get rest, he actually went this time no argument, just wanted to report to Nick, he guessed. A good Beta he was.

But he still had no answers about what and why his Mate had wanted a piece of that Alpha wolf.

He found himself, under the watchful eye of Luna Lindy, he was going to have to apologise to her, at some point. He didn't like it, but knew he was going to have to do it. Actually was a little surprised, she hadn't had him removed from her pack already. Goddess that was a hard one, to get his head around. Her pack, as much as it was the alpha's.