Mercury’s P.O.V
It had been two weeks since we sent Cheyenne up to the Moon Goddess and I had kept to my word. I had been trying and it was extremely hard, but I was really trying to keep my promise to both Cheyenne and my kids. They needed me and so did the pack, so there was no way in hell I was going to let them down, but Isaiah had been constantly fussing over me and it was driving me a little stir crazy.
“Isaiah, will you go out and have some fun, enjoy yourself. I promise I will be okay.” I said, hoping that he would listen to me this time, but he just shook his head.
“Dad, I don’t want to leave you by yourself.” Isaiah replied, making me chuckle.
“Son, I have a whole pack here to keep me occupied, plus your grandfather will be here in a few minutes. We are going to go over the next collection, so I’ll be fine. It’s time for me to get back to work because if I don’t get back out there then everyone will think they can take my throne and that s**t just isn’t happening.” I said, but Isaiah went quiet.
“Fine, but if you need me then I want you to link me straight away and I’ll be right home.” Isaiah replied, after a few seconds of silence, making me laugh as I hugged him.
“I thought I was the parent out of the two of us.” I said, shaking my head. He was always a daddy’s boy and I didn’t mind at all, especially as he was my only son. Isaiah left my office and I flopped down in my chair, sighing.
“Goddess Cheyenne, I hope he finds his mate soon because he is going to drive me nuts. I might be old, but I’m not that old and I definitely don’t need to be fussed over.” I said, chuckling just as Cheyenne’s dad Hawk walked into my office.
“Are you talking to Cheyenne again, son?” Hawk asked and I nodded.
“Yeah, just telling her about how I hope Isaiah finds his mate soon.” I replied and he smiled.
“I’m sure he will. Come on, let's get down to business. I want the old Mercury back and I am sure everyone else does too.” Hawk said, making me smirk.
“Be careful what you wish for.” I replied and we both started laughing.
Isaiah’s P.O.V
I really didn’t want to leave dad on his own, not after what happened two weeks ago after we sent mom off. I had been keeping a close eye on him and I knew that it was driving him nuts, but I was seriously worried about him and how he was coping, but he did say that grandad would be there soon. I decided to do as he asked and go out for the night, maybe even have a few drinks to wind down a little. I took a shower, dried off and then got dressed, wearing jeans and a black t-shirt, then I put on my dad’s leather jacket that he gave me a few years ago. I put my shoulder length dark hair into a ponytail, then I was ready. I went back downstairs and checked on dad one last time.
“Hey dad, do you need anything before I go?” I asked and he chuckled at me.
“Go, leave already.” Dad replied, chuckling at me. I nodded and headed out of his office and the pack house. I had heard about this night club and I wanted to check it out. It was called the Black Forest Wolf Club, which seemed more like a pack name than a club name, but hell, why not, I thought and made my way there. It only took me thirty minutes to get there and when I arrived the building was bigger than I had expected it to be and from what I could see of the outside it looked pretty cool, plus it had a huge neon sign on the front of the building. I walked closer and saw there was a guy standing at the front door, but from the smell of him he was definitely a wolf. I walked right up to the entrance and the man must have recognised me from my dad and mom because he immediately nodded at me.
“Hey man, I’m sorry to hear about you mom. Go right in and have a few beers, but don’t get too crazy, alright.” The man said, bowing his head out of respect.
“Thanks man, no problem.” I replied, smiling and walked inside. I took a look around and saw that the inside of the club looked just as badass as the outside of the club. It had a huge dance floor with strobe lights and mirrors on part of the stage, so I guess that whoever was dancing up there could see themselves. There weren’t many people here just yet, so I decided to head to the bar and order my drink. As I walked to the bar I could smell this amazing intoxicating smell, but I carried on walking up to the bar.
“What the hell is that? It smells like strawberries and lemons.” I muttered to myself, looking around to see if there was any she-wolf that was looking for me or sniffing the air, but there weren’t any and I hadn’t even shifted yet, so how could I smell my mate already? The scent got stronger and then I heard the most beautiful voice I had ever heard in my entire life.
“Hi, do you want to order a drink?” A woman said and when I turned around I was met with the most amazingly beautiful woman. Her eyes were a bright green and she had long dark hair that lay over her shoulders, but there was also something different about her and I couldn’t put my finger on it. She didn’t seem to be affected by me one bit, but why not? Couldn’t she smell my scent or sense me as her mate? Maybe she hadn’t shifted, I thought to myself, but then I sniffed the air and found the reason. Holy s**t, Goddess, she is a human, my mate is a human.
“Are you alright?” She asked, breaking me out of my daze.
“Er, yeah, I’ll have a beer please.” I replied, shaking my head. She gave me a curious look as she sorted my beer out and when she handed it to me our hands touched for the briefest of seconds and I felt the sparks, telling me that she truly was my mate. Could this be true, I have a human mate? Is this actually allowed? When I get home I’m going to have to talk to my dad about this and see what he says. I noticed that more people were coming into the club and it was starting to get crowded, which I was thankful for as it would drown out her scent. I didn’t want to introduce myself to her, think about her or anything else until I had spoken to my dad and confirmed that I was allowed to be mated to a human. I mean humans weren’t allowed to know about us, so how could I have a human as a mate. I walked around and saw some of the pack were here too, so at least I knew people here. I went over to them and we hung out, dancing, laughing and having fun, but my mind kept wandering back to my beautiful mate. I watched her serve drinks to other customers and also watched how they all flirted with her, which made me angry, but she never once encouraged them, which made me so happy. She had the most gorgeous smile and she had me so hypnotised by her that I never noticed Cora walking over to me until I felt her hand on my arm. I turned to look at her and saw her batting her eyelashes at me, making me wonder what she was up to now.
“Hi Isaiah, I was wondering if you could give me a ride home as my ride left without me.” Cora asked, making me roll my eyes at her because I already knew where this was heading.
“Yes, I’ll give you a ride home.” I said and she blushed. It was getting late out, so I put my empty bottle on the table and then turned to face Cora again.
“Come on, let's head out.” I said and she nodded, grabbing onto my jacket as I walked out of the club. I unlocked my car doors and we got in, so I began to drive back to our territory. As I was driving Cora placed her hand on my thigh and then began to move it up and down, rubbing my leg. I was already rock hard after seeing my mate and I seriously needed to let some stress out and well, it's better than what I was planning on doing tonight by myself. When we got back to the territory we got out of the car and Cora grabbed my hand, leading me to her house. I didn’t put up any fight and willingly followed her, walking inside and shutting the door behind us.