His Missing Luna

Chapter Four

Peyton's Point of View

Six months later.

"I'm so sorry, Alpha..It's another dead end. We think we missed her by minutes." My Gamma Nathan spoke quietly as he delivered the disappointing news. It was the same every single time.

I clenched my fist and the glass in my hand shattered into a thousand pieces. I'd completely forgotten I was holding it.

"It can't be" I wailed into the receiver, not unlike a small child who had lost his favorite toy. I watched as the gashes in my hand started to pull back together. They disappeared completely within just a few seconds. During this time Nathan said nothing.

I hated that silence. I'd heard it so many times over the last six months it was driving me insane. I roared in frustration, picked up the nearest object to me and threw it against the wall.

"That's the fourth phone this month, Peyton." My Beta Finn reminded me unhelpfully. I gave him my death glare and he bowed his head. "I'm sorry, Alpha."

"I AM SICK OF HEARING f*****g APOLOGIES!!" I yelled in my Alpha voice. In my mind I could hear the whimpers of my pack as they felt my displeasure through the pack mind link.

I took a few deep breaths and picked up the receiver once more. "Nathan? I need you to find her. I don't care what it takes, what you have to do, or who you have to kill. Just find her."

"Yes chief," said Nathan, and he disconnected.

I put my head in my hands and sighed. I was completely losing my mind. Day after day, I became more angry with the whole situation. How the f**k did she keep slipping through my fingers?

"Did you ever consider that she may not be your mate?" Finn asked in a faint voice.

Dice growled out a warning. The sound ripped through my body and out of my mouth. Talk about poking the bear!!

Finn immediately threw his hands up in surrender. "I mean no disrespect by that Alpha. But did you ever think you were chasing after a dream rather than a reality?"

"Of course I've considered it." I snapped at him. I'd done nothing but consider it.. But on a cellular level, I knew that Amelia was my mate. I'd known ever since I'd held her as a baby when I was around five years old.

Finn looked at me uncomfortably, he clearly had more to say on the issue.

"Go on!" I demanded. "Spit it out." Finn had been my best friend for over fifteen years and making him Beta was the easiest decision I had ever made. He was the only person who could talk to me about this without being killed.

"This pack needs a Luna, Peyton. And you need a mate. At the very least you need to get laid!"

"Not helping." I spat at him through gritted teeth. He was right on both counts, but there was only one girl that could fulfill both roles and she was currently missing in action.

Finn rubbed his chin and seemed to consider his words a little more carefully before speaking again.

"There have been several sightings of Amelia over the last few months. But every time we get anywhere near her, she vanishes! She's harder to catch than smoke. You said yourself, Juliet warned you that you would never find her. We know for a fact that she's disguised her scent. I think it's possible she's housing some kind of perception filter too, she might not even know she's giving it out. In the thirteen years since Amelia was taken from our pack, you have only come across her once, and that was by complete coincidence. I'm worried that unless that happens again, you'll never see her."

The sympathy that rested on his features made me want to gouge his eyes out. We'd had this conversation so many times and it always ended in the same way. He looked at me with such compassion that I had two choices. Either let him see me break down or get rid of him.

"Get out." I told him calmly. There was no need to yell at him. I was at my most dangerous when I was quiet. Plus, yelling made it look like I was losing control - which I was, but he didn't need to know that.

"Peyton-"

"It's Alpha! And don't you ever forget it." Was I being a d**k? Of course I was - But this was about self-preservation and nothing else.

"I'm sorry sir." Finn bowed his head in respect and retreated out of my office.

"Yeah, me too." I muttered once the door had been closed and I was sure that he was far enough away not to hear what I was saying.

'I'm sorry.' Dice mumbled dejectedly.

'Oh Moon Goddess, not you as well? What on earth have you got to apologize for?'

'I should have let you chase Amelia. If I had, you would have caught up with her'

'We don't know that for definite... and even if we did, would we have seen her? Perhaps Finn was right about the use of a perception filter.'

'I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, Peyton. We saw her with our own eyes. What exactly does this filter thing do?'

I pondered the question for a few seconds before answering.

'I'm not a hundred percent sure..... but I know exactly who to ask.'

For the first time in a while, I felt a little positive.