Jamie’s POV
The next morning I was up early and out checking on the Omegas that work the gardens and the orchard. Afterward, I went to check on crop growth and yields, along with water evaporation samples due to the heat. Everything was flourishing thanks to a lot of science and teamwork. I also needed to grab some equipment from my field office for the meeting today. If this Alpha was smart he would be bringing me several soil samples, so I needed my pH testing kit. I know what you're thinking right now, and yes, I'm a nerd. I'm a massive plant nerd.
Freddie had met me at my field office to take the equipment that was needed to Duncan’s office for me. He's so helpful.
“Here Freddie,” I say to my brother's Beta, handing him the testing kit. “Take this to Duncan’s office for our meeting later, please.”
“Yes, ma’am,” he replies, slightly bowing his head.
I shake my head at his gesture. We then share a smile before he leaves my office. He had a mate years ago but she was cruel and abusive, so it forced him to reject her. Most of the time you hear of male werewolves being the abuser, but a female can be just as abusive with their words and actions. She was an awful creature and we hadn't seen her in years. Thank the Moon Goddess.
Freddie is a sweet guy and I hope he finds a second chance mate out there somewhere. It’s not normal to get a second chance but he needs a mate. If anyone on Earth deserves a different mate it would be him.
Freddie is about six feet tall with caramel-colored skin, a great muscular build and light green eyes. Normally the girls just drool all over themselves at the sight of him. I think Tara is the worst when he’s around with her drooling and her s****l harassment comments. I’m surprised he hasn’t caught her comments by now. If he has he never says anything. Which doesn't surprise me at all he's a classy type of Beta.
I head back out to check blueberry production for the day after I leave my field office. The fruit patch has to be my favorite place in the gardens. Filled with blueberry bushes, blackberry vines and strawberry vines. Everything is growing great and starting to produce fruit that’s almost ripe. I check each bush and vine for anything ripe to pick. About thirty minutes into my work Tara finally shows up.
“Well good morning sleepy head. You know it’s like nine in the morning right,” I say shaking my head.
“s**t happens,” she says, grumpy as can be. I can’t help but grin and chuckle at her broody attitude. “Well crap,” Tara huffs out of nowhere.
“What now?” I ask, looking at her, concern written all over my face.
“Looks like I’ll be out here on my own,” she says, crossing her arms. “Duncan mind linked me to tell you that the Alpha of the Hunters Moon Pack is here, and he needs you in his office.”
“Ok,” I say with a sigh. “I should be back soon. I honestly don’t think this will be a long meeting.”
“I hope you're right. It’s boring out here without you,” she whines.
I give her a quick smile and a hug before heading to the packhouse to wash my hands before going to Duncan’s office. It wouldn't look right if I walked into the meeting with dirt covering my hands and under my fingernails. After washing I head to meet with Duncan and the others.
Walking down the hall to the Alphas office I get hit in the face with my favorite smell in the world, spring rain in the pine trees. I stop for a second to grab my phone out of my back pocket to check the weather. I didn’t think it was supposed to rain today, but the weather has proven me wrong plenty of times. I pull up my weather app and see nothing on the radar. Then what is that heavenly smell?
“MATE,” Zara howls loudly in my head.
“What? Where?” I ask.
Freezing right where I am with wide eyes looking around. My heart starts to speed up in my chest.
“He’s in Duncan’s office,” she tells me excitedly running in circles in my head.
I just stand there staring down the hall towards the office, my heart pounding even louder. I feel like anyone could hear it if they were close by. I try to take a deep breath to calm my heart down.
“GO TO HIM,” she howls even louder than before.
I take a deep shaking breath and straighten myself up. Trying to calm down so I can meet my mate for the first time. Releasing my breath as I start walking towards the office again. The smell gets stronger the closer I get. I start to get anxious as I step into the open doorway. The office door is open and I walk in with a smile on my face as always.
As I step into the room I see Freddie standing at the door waiting for me to arrive so he can close it behind me. He's always the doorman, the silent observer and a mental note-taker. He's great to have in meetings. Duncan is at his desk in his chair as always talking away. That's when I see the Alpha and Beta to the Hunters Moon Pack are seated on the couch in the corner of the room.
I stop and just stare at him in the middle of the room, my breath now caught in my chest at the sight of him. My Goddess, he is the sexiest thing I have ever seen in my life. Those crystal blue eyes I could drown myself in, they hold all his secrets bare to the world and I need to know them all. Plump pink lips just right for kissing, a masculine jaw with a cleft chin and mid-length dirty blond hair that I wanted to run my fingers through. I could just imagine kissing his lips and running my fingers through his hair. Sitting on that lap and doing all kinds of dirty things to him.
Did I mention all the muscles? You could still see how muscular he was through his button-up green shirt. He was wearing my favorite color! He had dress pants on that were pretty tight-fitting, showing off his muscular legs. I could only imagine what his ass looked like, cause he was sitting on it. He is the definition of yummy.
He then smiles at me. He definitely noticed I was staring at him, along with every other man in the damn room. I’m instantly embarrassed and irritated as I turned towards Duncan, closing my eyes and clenching my jaw. Where did all those dirty thoughts come from? Was I turning into Tara? She might be to blame here.
“Dame it, I’m an idiot.”
“No you're not, he's ours to stare at,” Zara comforts me.
Duncan stands up from behind his desk drawing my attention, while Freddie closes the door and the two visitors rise from their seats. Instantly I’m on edge. I’m trapped in this room with my mate and he probably doesn’t even know I’m his mate. I was staring at a man that doesn’t even know what I am to him. What was he thinking at this time? What was he thinking of me eye-f*****g him?
Duncan clears his throat and then says, “Jamie this is Alpha Cameron of the Hunters Moon Pack and his Beta Rambo.”