rupting nervousness I noticed Will's lanky figure come stand

, I tilted my head and sniffed the air. Several different scents mingled in the air along with my pack's, so it was hard to differentiate, but one in particular stood out. Well that was....strange. It sme

h amusement. I felt my pale cheeks flush and I instantly looked down. "I don't know." I muttered truthfully. I decided to st

't let them smell my fear. We had to be strong and keep our pack formidable. I took a few deep calming breaths through my mouth and hoped the others would do th

re a few assorted rocks and boulders around the clearing, which was plenty big to hold all of us and more. In the m

that. There were more than a dozen Black Mountains Pack members scattered in a half circle

Jack, the Beta, strode over to stand near him. My father, who had checked in with me numerous times duri

up at him again; he really was a good friend to have. Slowly, forcing my heartbeat to slow down through my contr

ery single one had one or multiple visible scars on their tanned skin. They looked like they could weather any hardship thrown at them. The smirks on their faces, c

I don't see the Alpha or Beta..." he trailed off as suddenly, in one motion, the Black Mountains Pack stood up and straightened, loo

d my breath as the intoxicating scent became overpowering, which left me furrowing my brow

be several inches over six feet tall, and even from this distance I could tell he was built of solid muscle; it was as if his b

ne. If it were anybody else I would have been dazzled at just how stunningly attractive this werewolf was. He looked almost surreal. The moonlight reflected off of his taut muscles and

r way and caught me staring. My Wolf was oddly silent, withdrawn, and I could tell something was wrong by the tension that crackled within

t his pack, forcefully keeping my eyes from him, remembering Will's warning. The Beta was standing by

as a whirlwind of emotion and couldn't figure out what was going on. I had to brace myself against Will, who thankfully just assumed I was terrified and wrapped his arm around

his voice. My various emotions were derailing my coherent thought and I was unsuccessfully trying to encourage my wolf to come out of her dazed state, but to no avail. I glanced u

avoid glancing anywhere near him, instead focusing on inanimate objects around the clearing. A rock, a tree, anything! I began to mindlessly count the trees, aware how stupid it was, as the minutes passed by. I just knew that I couldn't lo

, clearly confused by my lack of interest as the Meeting continued. I vowed to explain everything to him later when I had figured it out

as actually a concerted effort to avoid looking at him, and I was shocked that my Wolf was so distant

y ripple run through my pack. The feeling of static anger snapped me to attention and I sh

upmost respect-" Alpha Brett began, his authoritative voice ringing o

und of his gravelly voice again made me shudder, though it wasn't entirely unpleasant. What the hell was I doing

pack members has not been paying attention to anything we have been saying so

dropped to the ground as I took a shaky breath, trying not to shiver in horror. I felt his burning gaze on me

! My Wolf was whimpering deep within me, though I couldn't interpret her tone. Some

y, confusion in his tone. He spoke al

s incredibly rude to be playing games in my head instead of paying atten

s visibly shaking now, and I could feel Will staring at me in horror. H

me I could tell it was from the enemy Alpha. He was approaching, godammit! My feet were glued to the ground. I wanted to

f me and an angry, deliberate snarl that made me inwardly cringe and renewed my shaking, despite my effort not t

ng to force me to look at him. I squeezed my eyes shut. He wasn't using a Command in his tone yet my Wo

as Alpha Brett chimed in. I felt their ang

ot ignore. My head snapped up and my eyes met his. I knew something big was g

my world

I just stood there, stock-still, unable to comprehend what was happening until my Wolf started forcefully pushing one concept

. It couldn't be him...but dee

was m