The Slave's Warrior Mate

First Meeting

5. Emery

Our group has been on the road for three days. We should make it to the White Fang Pack by nightfall. We stopped in a town for lunch. We are all starving, we skipped breakfast to get an early start today. We are all sitting at a table with our plates in front of us. Myself, I’m having steak and fried potatoes. Gracie is in my head dancing and singing her food song. ‘Food, Food, I’ve got my food. Delicious food, just for me. I gots my food’, I snort. This wolf is crazy. She is the only one I have ever known to have such a crazy personality. Chris looks up at me. “Your Wolf going nuts over her food again.” Laughing, “Yah, you know it. Have you finished going over the file yet?” I ask throwing my napkin on my plate.

Chris looks at me. “I have. I don’t think I have ever come across anything so despicable in my life. The male in these pictures is being used as a punching bag. What I want to know is who are the two we keep seeing in the pictures that always seem to be beating on him.” I nod my head to him. “That is what I want to know. My main concern is finding him and making sure he is still alive. We need to do interviews quietly when we get there, because if our intel is right. That couple there are the future Alpha and Luna of the White Fang Pack.” I can feel Gracy in my mind growling thinking of what the two had done to the innocent male in the picture. Chris looks at me. “Well, we have our work cut out for us.” He looks around the table noticing everyone was done eating. “Come on guys, let's get this show on the road.”

Gracy is groaning in my head as I get back into our black SUV. ‘Come on Emery, don’t get back into that nasty vehicle. Can’t we run the rest of the way? I need some fresh air!’ I didn’t close the door. I get back out. “Change of plans guys. Can I have a volunteer to run the rest of the way with me?” A huge wolf gets back out and grabs two empty packs out of the back seat. I look at Chris in the driver’s seat. I get a s**t eaten grin on my face. “Let’s see who gets there first, shall we?” A smile spreads across his face. “Your on.”

We get about a mile into the forest when I stop and strip. I’m not shy, I’m a wolf and am used to walking around naked in front of others. I fold my clothes up and put them in a special backpack that stretches with us when we change into our wolf form. Putting the backpack on, I look at the guard. “You ready?” I get a nod from him, then turn around. “All right Gracy, you’re on girl.” I feel Gracy start coming forward in my subconscious and hear her singing. Diana Ross’s song I’m coming out. ‘I’m coming out, I’m coming out. I want the world to know I’m going to let it show.’ I can’t help laughing the whole time while we are changing forms. I take the back seat and let Gracy take complete control. She knows where we are going and why we are going there. My wolf is one that will not put up with mistreatment of any kind. The Moon Goddess did a great job when pairing the two of us together.

It was getting late when we come up to the edge of the forest right before the clearing entering the White Fang Pack lands. We both stop and change back into our human forms. Getting dressed, I mind link Chris to see how far away they are. “Chris, where are you at?” I’m zipping up my jeans when he finally answers. “We are coming up to the gate now.” I come walking out of the forest to see our SUV coming to a stop. I can sense six wolves trying to surround us. I walk up to the SUV as they come out of hiding. They must have sensed who I was because they bent their heads baring their necks in submission. I look at each and every face. “At ease guys, at ease. We are here for the Alpha Ceremony. Let us through and let you Alpha and Luna know we are here.” The guard that is closest to me nods his head and gives the command to open the gate.

Back in the SUV with Chris and the rest of the gang, we start down the road leading to the packhouse. I feel Gracy, she is getting agitated. She is pacing back and forth in my head. ‘Gracy, what’s wrong? Why are you so jumpy?’ She starts huffing and puffing. ‘I don’t know Emery. Something is here. I feel like something major is going to happen here. Do me a favor and stay on alert while we are here.’ Wow, this is the first time she has ever acted like this. ‘I promise you Gracy. I will stay alert and ready for anything, but you have to calm down or I won’t be able to.’ I feel her lying down in the corner of my mind, sighing.

We reach the packhouse to see a middle-aged male and female standing at the front door. We reach them and come to a stop. Well, I think to myself, here we go as I plaster a smile to my face. I step out and take a deep breath. There is something in the air here. I can’t put my finger on it but I’m confident I will find it before I leave. I turn to the Alpha and Luna. They can feel my aura and know that I am the future Alpha King. There is a look of surprise come across the Alpha’s face. I just smile at them. The Luna recovers first. She bows her head “Alpha”, she says, knocking sense back into her mate. They both bow their heads, baring their necks in submission. Chris looks at me with amusement in his eyes. I don’t know why, but everyone always assumes I’m a male, must be the name.

“At ease Alpha, Luna.” They look up to me and the Alpha takes a step forward. “Alpha Emery I presume?” I nod my head once looking at him. “Yes, and this is my right-hand, Chris and our guards.” The Luna is cowering behind her mate peaking out at me. Makes me wonder if she is battered also. “Well, it’s nice to meet you. Come, let’s get inside. Dinner has been laid out in the dining room. We will have your bags taken up to your rooms. The whole fourth level is for you and your guards.” We follow them into the packhouse. I come to a complete stop. Taking a breath, smelling a minty chocolate smell. I feel my heart rate pick up. Gracy comes to full front quicker than I have ever felt before. My whole body starts to quiver. ‘Gracy, what is going on? Is something wrong?’ I felt Chris pull on my arm, guiding me through the house into the dining area.

‘Emery, there is something here that we need to find. That smell I don’t know who or what it is but it’s important for us to find.’ I’m sitting at the table listening to the conversations going on around me. ‘I agree with you, Gracy. We will figure everything out. We have a couple of weeks to do so.’ She instantly calms down. I look up into the eyes of the people around me. The Alpha is staring at me. I can tell he is trying to figure me out. I think he knows that something is up since I came instead of my father. My father himself is known for being laid back. When attending these Ceremonies, while my reputation is known as being the strongest warrior known at the Palace. I have a straight face when talking to him. “Alpha Lye, you must be proud of your son being ready to take over the pack and give you and your Luna time alone.” He opens his mouth to talk to me when the door opens and a couple walk into the room.

The Alpha and Luna stand as they walk into the room. My team and I continue to sit. Not showing any respect to the future Alpha and Luna. I could see the pissed off expressions on their faces and all I could do is laugh in my head while I have a straight face showing. “Ah, here is my son and his mate now. King Emery, this is Alpha Dirk and Luna Kasey” I look at them and that is when the realization hits him of who I am. With my stare on them, they bare their necks in submission. I nod my head at them. “At ease guys. Come sit and join us.” Just then I get a mind link from Chris. “Emery, that’s the couple that were in the pictures. It looks like our intel is right on the money this time.” I continue to have my straight face when I respond to him. ‘Were in dangerous territory Chris. I want you on red alert the whole time we are here. Make sure the guards are on their toes also. I’m starting to have a really bad feeling about this place.’