The Alpha & The Great White Witch

The Ball

Alley POV:

 When we arrived I noticed how neatly decorated the area was with lights over the canopies and vines wrapped around the poles, several tables had been covered with different colored flowers and chairs, each table seating about 15 people per pack. It had to be held outdoors because we didn’t have a room big enough for so many people. My mother had a flooring company come and set up huge wooden flooring outside so everyone could walk comfortably, mainly the women wearing high heels on grass can be difficult at times. The floor reminded me of the inside of a tree with all the different markings but it had a gloss coat over it to make it smooth. Behind the floor was a bar where people could get any extra drinks that they wanted. On the opposite side was the food tables.

    The tables where everyone would sit surrounded the outer edges of the floor leaving the middle open for those who wanted to dance. Overall it was beautiful and I was amazed that my mother had managed to get it all done before the night arrived. We walked over to the buffet tables and checked the variety and quantity of the menu we had chosen, it was hard to tell what everyone would like so we decided to have one table that had seafood with shrimp, crab legs, crab cakes, lobster and different types of fish. The other table had meats like steak, burgers and chicken and a salad bar at the end with all the sides anyone could hope for. I could feel my mouth watering at the sight of all the delicious food. "Did you not each lunch?" Tye asked while Jackson’s face held a frown. "I had a light lunch and we snacked in between." I said, grabbing a plate and heading to the meat table before my brothers had a chance to scold me for not eating enough.

     My brothers stayed close by, always scanning the area. One by one, everyone slowly piled in and started mingling. It amazed me to see so many people get along for a change. Everyone was dressed to perfection, the Luna of each pack had nearly 4 guards plus their alpha mates. None of them looked worried at all, everyone looked rather happy and relaxed. After we got our food, we sat at our table with a few other people from our pack when I overheard my brothers talking about the recent rogue attacks and I couldn't help but be curious about what their angle was or if anyone had figured it out yet. Surely by now someone had captured one and questioned them right? How else were we going to know the reasons behind their actions? Some believed that they were looking for a source of power but nobody knew what power and if that helds any truth. 

    "What is the latest on all the rogue attacks, why are they attacking everyone"? I asked Jackson. "Who the hell knows with those dirt bags, they have no sense and live to make others lives hell". I couldn't agree more but something told me that it was bigger than we all realized. Feeling a little flushed from the wine I decided I needed to get a little further out of the venue to get some fresh air, needing to get my mind off of all the issues that were currently going on. "I need some fresh air if you boys don't mind". Jackson turned to look at me and I guess he saw my face and decided not to argue. "You are to take at least one of us, no exceptions". Jackson replied. "No worries,  I will walk with her". An all too familiar voice said. We all turned around to see Tyler.

    "Like hell Tyler unless you want her to break your nose again". Tye responded with a grim look, obviously still mad that Tyler took a cheap shot at me and then insulted me. "I never got the chance to apologize for my remark and I would like to talk to her about it if you don't mind". Tyler said. I became annoyed immediately, Tyler had the balls to tell me that I was the weakest link in my family even though I could beat our best fighters. Hence his broken nose, not to mention he had the audacity to take a cheap shot at me. "I am willing to hear you out but anything you have to say to me you can say in front of my brothers or you can take that apology and shove it up your ass." I snapped. Both my brothers coughed to hide their laughter but didn't bother to hide their smiles full of pride. 

    "That's fine by me as long as I can get the chance to apologize properly". Tyler replied with his eyes cast down to show his respect. As we walked a little farther I welcomed the cool breeze, it felt nice against my warm skin. "You have 5 minutes to say what you want to say". Jackson snapped, clearly impatient. "Listen, what I said about you being the weakest link was out of hand and disrespectful. I spoke before I had the chance to think. I knew you were strong but my pride got the best of me when I lost to you. I apologize for my behavior and hope that you can forgive me. I would also like to apologize for my cheap shot, that was uncalled for and unacceptable, again I hope you can forgive me". Tyler finished in a rush. 

    "I do accept your apology however, if you dare disrespect me or anyone else in this pack I will come back to kick your ass. No one is beneath you remember that." I replied to him letting out my alpha aura to show that I was serious and I looked at my brothers to see if they wanted to say anything but they didn't. Tyler dismissed himself and we stood outside a little longer before walking back to the ball. "Do either of you feel uneasy about the attacks?" I asked. "Alley they do it just to do it, sure there are rumors but we don't know the actual truth." Jackson said. "Don't worry little sis you'll always have us, you can't ever get away from your brothers’ protection." Tye said, giving me a soft smile. Tye had always understood my worries a little better than Jackson, not that Jackson was mean or anything but he was trained to think a certain way, to have facts before speculating."We should probably head back, I'm sure mom will be looking for us." Tye said "I'm surprised she hasn't started yelling at us through our mi-" I couldn't even finish my sentence, I raised my nose inhaling a scent that stood out and hit me like a ton of bricks.

    The most mouth watering scent I had ever smelled. It smelled like the forest after it rained with oak trees and chocolate mint. It was a strong scent. It was the greatest thing I had ever smelled. As I turned my nose to follow the scent my brothers noticed, immediately tensed and stepped closer to me. I couldn't pinpoint where the smell was coming from. I needed to know who it belonged to. "Dad, I think Alley smells her mate, what do we need to do?" Jackson barked through our mind link. "Bring her to me NOW!" Our dad yelled back. Still in a daze my brothers grabbed each of my arms and started hauling me towards our dad. I didn't even realize they were practically dragging me towards my dad. Rose was going nuts in my head begging me to follow the scent, she knew who it belonged to but I couldn't think straight. I couldn't move my body to follow it. 

    All of a sudden a loud, vicious growl shook the ground making everyone freeze. As we turned to see where it came from the man was in front of us in a flash. "MINE!" was all he said before reaching out to remove my brothers hands from my arms. Both my brothers pushed me behind them and let out vicious growls to warn the man calling me his mate. It was as if there was a standoff between the three. My brothers trying to protect me and the man wanting my brothers away from me. Rose was going crazy in my head "MATE MATE MATEEEE"  I stood in shock as I tried to take a step forward when my mother and father rushed forward. "Boys stop! this is Alpha Quincy." Alpha Quincy? Of the Blackwood pack? How have I never met him before? Their lands are less than an hour from ours! "She is mine." He growled. "Alpha Quincy, these are my sons, they would never hurt her. I promise, she is my daughter." My father said. Alpha Quincy snapped his head to my father, his eyes black, showing his wolf trying to surface.

    Rose was trying to surface, mad that she was being kept from her mate, she started growling at both my brothers. I was fighting to keep her back and I was struggling. The last thing anyone needed was Rose coming out and fighting everyone in her way, she is incredibly strong. I felt my entire body start to shake and second by second it was harder to keep her in control. My eyes locked onto the man in front of us, he turned his head back to me and I could see he was struggling just as much as I was. Both of us had to contain them somehow, his eyes snapped next to me and before I could see who he was looking at he met my gaze. It was as if nothing else mattered in that moment. 

    My mother came to my side, making sure that I was okay and wrapped her arm around my shoulder whispering in my ear "Rose I know you can hear me, you need to stop fighting no one is keeping you from your mate." I felt Rose calm down slightly as if she understood. "Breathe Alley." I heard her say before giving me a slight push forward. My brothers backed away but not too far and never took their eyes off him. I stepped closer to him and when our eyes locked the only thing I whispered was "MATE". I watched as he struggled to regain control over his wolf. He reached his hand out to my face cupping my cheek, I felt sparks where his hand had touched, his hands were rough but not in a bad way, I leaned my head towards his hand and closed my eyes, I felt his thumb brush under my eye making me snap my eyes open. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to him sparks erupted everywhere, then he buried his face in the crook of my neck breathing in my scent to calm himself. I watched as his eyes flashed between black and blue? I couldn't really tell, I knew his wolf was close to surfacing.

     No one said a word for what seemed like forever. "Alright everyone get back to the ball, everything is fine." My fathers voice echoed through the air and everyone went back to what they were doing. My mate gently touched my face again and I felt the tingling sensation of sparks. I could feel Rose purring in my head, this is what we had been waiting for. I had no idea it would be like this. The stories we have been told were nothing like this. I gasped from the intensity and my breath started to hitch just as he was about to say something a female wolf shrieked  "ROGUES!!"