You Promised Me, Alpha!

Pack Meeting

The next day, I maneuvered my luxurious Mercedes-Benz into the parking lot.

As usual, it was the center of attention on the campus, with heads turning to admire my baby for the umpteenth time. Alongside Alpha Romero’s Cadillac Escalade and Beta Jace's Maserati Levante Trofeo, my ride was the most expensive in the car park, but actually in the pack as well.

As the most talented marksman of all the packs in this region, I had already made a small fortune at the early age of 15. Online, I offered my services as a private detective and sniper for the Alphas of the various packs and mates who suspected their better half of infidelity. Without revealing my identity, I took orders and executed them with perfection. So far, I have only satisfied clients, and they were generous in paying my hefty fee.

My parents almost freaked out when they saw the pricey car I bought for myself a few months ago. My father immediately wanted to see proof of my income. I explained that I was a successful application developer for companies. I was able to convince him with some invoices from my own secret offshore detective agency. But after this extravagant purchase, I kept a low profile, no more expensive presents to myself.

"Lori, have you heard? It's all over social media. Louise, the Chief Warrior's daughter, is missing." My best friend Meg ran up to me, her face all concerned. "She was out late last night. Alpha Romero confessed to spending the night with her. She left his house in the middle of the night and was never seen again after that," she rattled on as she pulled me along to the entrance of the school building.

As we were about to climb the stairs, we saw Alpha Romero sitting on a bench, his head resting in his hands. Meg hesitated but stepped over to him anyway and sat down next to him in silence. I studied him closely; he looked terribly tired and defeated. Like me, he was eighteen, although I was two weeks older than him. His body promised to grow into formidable manhood, partly because of his many hours in the gym.

"Alpha," Meg whispered after a few seconds. "I know you blame yourself pretty badly for not taking her home yourself. But you couldn't have foreseen this to happen. And who knows, she might turn up one day," she tried to comfort the young man. Slowly, he lifted his head and looked at her with empty eyes. He nodded.

"I really hope so. I blame myself for not being more careful. My dating record doesn't look particularly clean," he sighed sadly. Meg patted him on the shoulder. She had always been so worried about this Alpha's well-being.

"Aaahh, don't worry. You still have three years to find the future Luna. When you meet her, the Moon Goddess will make sure nothing goes wrong. She will love you unconditionally, nothing will keep her away from you. Have faith, Alpha."

I frowned in surprise at my bestie's words. I prayed she too did not become interested in Romero either. It would hurt me terribly to have to deal with her too. Her friendship meant the world to me.

When Meg rejoined me, the Alpha looked up at me for a moment. Of course, he didn't recognize me, as always. A pang of betrayal and sadness washed over me. Still, I managed to nod politely and continued on my way into the school building with my friend.

"I feel so sorry for him, Lori. There must be a curse on him. All the women he has a date with avoid him like the plague. A few have even fled the pack without an explanation for their strange behavior," Meg whispered now. As always, she did not expect an answer from me. I was always a silent listener; conversing was not really my thing. By now she was used to having a monologue with me.

We walked into our science class; almost all the students were already there. This university was a mixture of all the surrounding packs, built through joint investment.

I found the usual seat, threw myself on my chair, and pulled out my books. The lecturer had not yet signed in, so the students were standing, talking together in groups. And the topic of the conversations was none other than Louise's disappearance.

I sharpened my were-hearing. Most of them felt sorry for the Alpha and agreed with Meg that he should just wait until he met his Luna. Every parent had already forbidden their daughter to meet him or even talk to him. He was shunned by the females. I chuckled, if only Louise had heeded this warning. She was a beautiful woman and could have tried her luck with the future Beta instead, the pack's man-w***e. But that b***h thought it was better to fish in bigger waters, and that was fatal to her.

I sighed deeply and flipped through last week's homework on my iPad. This Science teacher was strict; everyone got her personal attention when it came to working out assignments.

With a grin, I looked out the window towards the pack border where I dumped Louise. I doubted she survived the encounter with the rogues. A woman in their hands was rare, and I was sure they would make good use of her.

Hearing the teacher step in, I shifted my gaze.

Meg came to sit next to me and opened her books as well.

"Have you finished your assignments? You left my house late last night, but luckily we had it largely figured out," she murmured.

Yes, that was why I hadn't been able to detect Louise earlier. Science was a pretty difficult subject, and Meg and I concentrated on getting the homework in order. With my attention completely elsewhere, the b***h was able to sneak into the bedroom with the Alpha unnoticed.

"I did it," I told her briefly, probably the only words she would hear from me for this week. But she was used to it, and soon we had all our attention on the job.

Hours later, we walked down the steps to the car park.

'All members of Eclipse Howl must sign up for a pack meeting with Alpha Thoseo this afternoon,' echoed through the pack mind link.

When Meg froze, I looked at her calmly. In no way was I surprised by this.

Although it had not been announced, I was sure Louise was the subject...