Harmonee and Channing are laying in bed. He's admiring her beauty as she sleeps. She's the first woman that he has ever woke up next to. The room that he usually brings the she-wolves to is on the first floor. Channing would have s*x with them, afterwards, he would come to his bedroom. The next morning Logan would have Philip to drive them home or wherever they want to go.
"Harmonica, my Sweet Pea, I'll wait as long as it takes." He smiles looking at her, rubbing her head
She purrs
Channing looks at her strangely. He thought back to last night when he was kissing her neck and nibbling her ear. Titan is talking about Sapphire in Channing's head.
"Good morning" she turns to look at him.
"Good morning Harmonica. How did you sleep?" He kisses her forehead.
"Best sleep I have had in a long time. As if I had drunk a cup of catnip tea." She kisses his cheek as she gets out of bed.
"Catnip tea" He mumbles looking at her. "My mate is a little peculiar." He's thinking as he gets out of bed. Channing walks into the bathroom behind her.
Harmonee is brushing her teeth. "What are you going to do today?" She looks at him through the mirror.
"After I announce that you are the Luna. I have some business to take care of in my office. Mrs. Lonnie and Mrs. Ali come in every day to do the cleaning and laundry. Logan and I cook for ourselves. Are you okay with that?" He wraps his arms around her.
She nods her head, purring.
"Okay, now I know that I heard that." He is thinking.
Downstairs Carmen and Logan are cooking breakfast. She is humming as she plates the food.
"Do you believe that Harmonee and Channing didn't mate last night? She was only teasing, right?" Logan sits a carton of orange juice on the table.
"There are some things that Harm teases about. That is not one of them." Carmen looks at Channing holding Harmonee's hands walking into the kitchen.
Logan looks at a smiling marked Channing. He mind-links him. "So did you two complete the mate processing last night."
Channing pulls the chair out for Harmonica. "Nope. We only marked each other. Sweet Pea isn't ready yet." He mind-links Logan, then kisses the top of Harmonee's head.
"Damn he sure is happy as hell for a man that did not get any." Logan is thinking. "So Harmonee what do you do for a living?'
Harmonee is feeding Channing some hashbrowns. "I own and am the CEO of Knights Technology"
"Do you travel a lot?" Channing asks in between him chewing. He didn't want her to be away from him.
She shakes her head. "Not really. I mostly worked from home. We don't go into the office but a few times a year."
That got Channing's attention. "We? Who is this we?" He stops chewing looking at her.
She laughs " Carmen and I are we."
"Oh, okay" He is holding a slice of bacon close to her mouth
Carmen and Logan are laughing.
"Alpha was about to on a rampage." Logan points at Channing
"You damn right I was." Channing kisses Harmonee's cheek.
In the yard, all the members have started gathering close to the house. All waiting for them to hear what their Alpha has to say.
Rebecca, Alica, and Omala are standing together, looking around.
"I wonder what is this about?" Rebecca waves her hand around the huge crowd.
Omala leans closer to her. "I don't know but that b***h spent the night. Her car is still parked in front of the house. In the same damn spot."
"That doesn't mean anything. She will be gone in a few minutes." Alica looks at her watch. "But I have to admit this is the first time one of the bitches has stayed this long."
Rebecca folds her arms. " It can't be his mate. Because he came back from the mating ball alone and he hasn't been out anywhere to find her. So that means this b***h has to be one of his playthings that he needed. But don't worry when I am Luna I will treat you two fairly."
"You sure sound pretty confident that he will choose you if he doesn't find his mate. He might pick one of us ." Alica nods her head looking at Omala
"Alica is right. It can go either way. Alpha is coming out" Omala points at Channing, Logan, and Carmen.
Channing looks around at his large pack with so much pride. "As you all know the Beta and I went to the mating ball a few nights back. Many of you have seen this beautiful young lady walking around. But now it's time to do some introductions. Logan found his mate. This is Carmen Fisher, our female Beta."
The members are clapping and cheering. They are looking at Carmen. She is 5'7" with long brown hair and brown eyes. Logan kisses her cheek.
"See he is still available. Alpha will be mine soon." Rebecca smiles,
As soon as the crowd stops clapping. A large smile comes on his face. "Yes, I also found my mate at the mating ball. "Alpha Harmonee Knight." He extends his hand to Harmonee, as she walks out the door. "We now have our Luna." Channing gives Harmonee a peck on her lips.
Now the members are howling, clapping, and cheering Harmonee's name.
"See they love you almost as much as I do already." Channing lifts her chin and places his lips on her. He wraps his arms around her, pulling her into him.
Rebecca, Alica, and Omala are looking at the couple kissing with their mouths open.
****
"Rogues"
Rogue leaders from New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut are meeting with Palmer Budig. He has claimed the title of the king of rogues. But no one calls him king except for the men that he is over.
Palmer looks around the room, everyone here knows who we are here about. That son of a b***h Alpha Channing Parker. Three weeks ago he and his damn pack killed over two hundred of my brother's men" He looks over at his brother, Rex. "We can't let that bastard kill us off like that."
"Yes, Channing has been a thorn in all of our asses. But that is only when we go after him or his pack. I am on the top of the list of wanting to kill him. But if we all join forces what do we get out of it? I want his land just as much as you all do." Holden looks around the table at the others. "I have my own battle in Connecticut with Alpha Brodie and his son Denver."
"Holden is right. We all kill Channing and then fight each other for his land. That doesn't make any sense. I sure as hell will not fight with you to kill him, just to hand his land over to you and anyone else on a silver platter." Dusty yells. "So I will just take my ass back to Pennsylvania."
"I am happy with Vermont. If and when I decide to fight Channing it will be my own doing. Because why would I take half of a pie when I can have it all. Call me if you come up with something to offer me then we can talk." Don walks out of the room.
Holden and Dusty walk out behind him.
Scott is the only leader that is still in the room with Palmer and Scott. Scott is from New York and has over three hundred members.
"Palmer, I want Channing's land also. I am not going to be around the bush. I will fight with you. But as soon as we kill that bastard. You and I will battle it out. Let me know if you are interested. I have two she-wolves waiting on me." Scott walks out of the room.
Rex sits down "I hope you know that you can't trust any of them. We are rogues, all of us want the golden prize. All the Alpha's are in an alliance with Channing once we get rid of him. The other Alphas will be at our mercy."
"Then we will have to find another way to kill him" Palmer hits the table.
****
"Dark Moon Wolf pack"
Channing is sitting behind his desk, working on one of the companies that he owns. He is a successful businessman. He is the CEO and owner of Channing Parker Enterprises.
Titan has been talking about Diamond and Sapphire all morning. So Channing thinks that he wants to buy Sweet Pea and Diamond some jewelry. He remembers the sapphire necklace that his grandmother left him to give to his mate. Channing smiles as he is walking over to the safe that is hidden behind a picture.
Logan is reading over some papers.
"Tonight I will give this to my Luna. Titan has been talking about sapphire for two days now. This is the only sapphire I know of." Channing is holding up a platinum, 1.75-carat oval sapphire solitaire pendant, and diamond necklace.
Harmonee and Carmen walk into his office. She sees the necklace that Channing is still holding up. "That is beautiful. Sapphire and diamond, are my favorite gems.
Carmen laughs, shaking her head. Her mate is looking at her. "What is so funny?" He is wondering
"My surprise seems to be ruined. I was planning to give this to you over a romantic dinner tonight. It belonged to my grandmother. Titan was right about you and Diamond loving sapphire. Now maybe he will stop talking about sapphire." Channing kisses her nose.
"Oh Honey Bee, that's not the Sapphire that Titan was talking about it." Harmonee kisses his cheek.
Channing looks at her confused. "Then what?"
"I'm not a Hybrid. I'm a Tribrid." She shifts into Sapphire, her black panther
"Tribrid?" Channing yells looking at the large black panther. "I knew that I wasn't crazy." He turns to look at Logan pointing at her. "See I told your ass that I saw a huge panther."
Logan is pointing at Sapphire with his mouth open. He is trying to say something but the words won't come out.
Channing just realizes that Harmonee had spent the night with him. "You had to be close to me. That's why you purr. Damn my mate is one of a kind." He is looking at Sapphire shifting back into Harmonee. "s**t your clothes are still on you." He walks around her smiling.
Harmonee is looking at him laughing
Logan is still looking at Harmonee "She is a panther, not a werewolf?"
"No sweetie, she is a vampire, a black panther, and a werewolf. " Carmen rubs Logan back, shaking her head.
Channing is smiling as he puts the necklace around Harmonee's necklace. "Moon Goddess I don't know what I did to deserve a special mate. Thank you, I promise I will protect and will never hurt Sweet Pea" He is thinking as he wraps his arms around her.