The Tiger Prince's Witch
Chapter 38 - Black Mist Pack

Shila looked at the tall, handsome man that had just declared her his mate at the same time as she did. Her wolf Lea had told her he was their mate. She was nineteen and had thought she would have to wait a lifetime to meet her mate due to being a hybrid.

"What's your name?" Gary asked. He couldn't take his eyes off the beauty in front of him.

"Shila, what's yours?" She asked in almost a whisper.

"Gary. I'm the alpha of the Black Mist Pack. Are you a witch from Spirit Energy?" He asked, aching to touch her, but he didn't want to scare her.

"Yes, but I'm a hybrid. I'm part werewolf as well. Are you okay with me being your mate? I'm not a full werewolf." Shila looked down, preparing herself for the rejection. She shivered when he touched her chin with his finger raising her face to look into his almost black eyes.

"Why would I not be okay with that? If you're my mate, that means you're perfect. Are you okay being my mate and living with the pack as my luna?" Gary asked, still holding her chin in his hand. He didn't want to stop the tingle he felt from that light touch. Her eyes opened wide.

"Your luna? I'm okay with that, but how will your pack feel?" Shila was so used to feeling like an outcast that she also expected it with the pack. However, Gary smiled and put his arm around her shoulders. She felt little electric shocks running through her body.

"Let's ask them, shall we." He turned her to the people who had come out to see who the visitors were. She felt nervous facing them, just waiting for them to tell her to leave.

"Everyone, meet my mate and your luna Shila. She's a hybrid werewolf witch from Spirit Energy." Shila gasped in surprise when everyone started cheering and coming up to congratulate them. Anna and Kamryn came up last. "Congratulations, I'm going to miss you," Anna said, hugging her friend.

"At least you can teleport to visit us. Can you believe this? I can't wait to tell my parents." Shila said in excitement. She looked up at Gary, who still had his arm around her. She finally felt like she belonged somewhere. "Hi alpha, my name is Anna, and this is Kamryn. We came to talk to you about preparations for the fight with Santi. However, it looks like we also delivered your mate." Anna held her hand out to him, as did Kamryn.

"I'm glad to meet you both. Please come in so we can talk." Gary led them inside the large packhouse. It was four stories made of brick and looked more like a large mansion than a packhouse. When they walked inside, the floor was dark brown bamboo. It accented the cream-colored walls nicely. There was a large staircase leading to the upper part of the packhouse and long hallways on either side. Gary took them up to the second floor and into an office off to the right. "This is my office. We can speak here." He sat on one of the two dark green couches and pulled Shila next to him. Kamryn and Anna say across from them.

"As you know, Santi will be attacking us soon. I agree with your assessment that there is someone telling him what to do. We want to prepare everyone on how to fight against his black magic, so we don't use up all of our energy fighting him before the real monster shows itself. I brought Shila here to help train your pack because she's a hybrid, and I thought she'd be the best to work with the pack." Anna smiled at her and saw her blush slightly.

"Thank you for coming and bringing my mate. I will be forever in your debt. We'll fight with you to defeat Santi and whatever else is coming. He tortured one of our she-wolves, and I would like to get justice for her family. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you." Gary held Shila's hand tightly. As happy as he was to have her there, he didn't want Santi to find out about her. She would be in danger if he knew a Spirit Energy witch was mated to him. "Right now, just follow Shila's lead. Don't worry about Santi finding out about her. She can pretend to only be a wolf while training just in case Santi has someone watching your pack." Anna looked between them, and Shila nodded. "My wolf Lea will love that. She doesn't get out as much as she'd like to. I'll make sure your pack is ready." She said, looking up at Gary. He was so big she felt like a child next to him.

"Our pack. You're my luna. This is our pack now." He put his arm around her and felt his heart melt when she leaned against him. He'd been waiting for her and couldn't be happier to finally have her by his side.

"Is there anything you want from us before we leave?" Kamryn asked. He wanted to get Anna home as soon as possible. It felt like they were too out in the open.

"Actually, would you mind meeting some of our pack members? Not many of them have seen weretigers, and we've always admired the Spirit Energy coven." Anna and Kamryn exchanged a look.

*"I'll place a shield over the pack grounds so no one can see if outsiders try to get in."* Anna mindlinked him, and he nodded.

"Sure, we'd be happy too," Kamryn said to the alpha, and they all stood up.

Gary led them outside, holding Shila's hand. He felt like if he wasn't touching her, she would disappear. He couldn't wait to get her alone so they could talk and get to know each other. Cyril was ready to mark her, but Gary told him he was going to go at her speed. She was exceptional, and he didn't want anything to cause her to have any doubts about being with him. When they got outside, they were greeted by his beta and his mate.

"Joshua, Chloe, this is my mate Shila, and this is prince Kamryn and his mate Anna from Spirit Energy. Joshua is my beta, and Chloe is his mate." Everyone shook hands.

"Thank you for helping us get out from under Santi. We've been living in terror since he came into our lives." Joshua said. He had thought Santi was going to be the death of their pack. "We're glad to help and thankful to have such a strong pack on our side," Kamryn answered. As they walked off the deck, another couple approached them.

"Hi, you must be Kamryn and Anna. I'm Callum, and this is my mate Jessica. I'm Gary's gamma." They held their hands out, and Gary pulled Shila over.

"This is my mate Shila." He said proudly.

"Nice to meet you, luna," Callum said, looking at the petite woman standing next to Gary.

Shila smiled shyly. It would take some time for her to get used to being called a luna and having so many people around her. She had always kind of kept to herself.

Gary took Anna, Kamryn, and Shila around the pack grounds giving them a tour and introducing them to the pack members. Everyone was happy to meet them and thrilled to have the backing of the tigers and Spirit Energy. They were also over the moon that their alpha had finally met his luna. Although several young she-wolves were secretly disappointed, they had hoped he would choose one of them to be his chosen mate.

Shila immediately picked up on their energy, and when she was ready to shrink back from them, Lea yelled at her telling her to have a backbone. She straightened up and greeted them with a smile while putting her arm around Gary staking a claim on her mate.

He beamed down at her. She hadn't made a move to touch him up to that point, and he had been worried. However, he could clearly see she was letting everyone know he was hers, and he couldn't have been happier.

"Well, I think we're going to take off. Please let us know if you need anything." Kamryn said, shaking Gary's hand. He saw Anna freeze next to him, and she looked at him with fear in her eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked. She looked toward Gary and Shila.

"I placed a shield around the pack grounds in case anyone tried to spy on you while we were here. I didn't want to bring unnecessary trouble to your pack. I can feel someone trying to get through the shield that shouldn't be here."