Simply His (+18)

"There is pain when one waits"

*Caleb*

She accepted us, and both my wolf and I were happy. My wolf was howling at the moon and wanted to tear some enemies apart so we could go back to her fast. I was driving from the airport towards the Smithson's land, and I was dying to sink my teeth into some rogue's flesh.

I left her with Cara at my hotel, I wasn't going to take any chances with Gideon on the loose, and I was personally going to take that matter into my own hands once I returned. When we said goodbye, she struggled to let me go, and it made it so much difficult to turn and leave. She needed time to see what the pack life was, and I couldn't bring her to battle right after I showed her the truth. No, we still needed time, to get to know each other better and hope she will choose us.

As I opened the window, the smell of battle and blood filled me. I hit the accelerator and drove straight to the residence. Alex was in wolf form alert as he kept looking around worried. When I got down, he mind linked me the updates. 'I am worried this might be a distraction for them to hit our land, Alpha.'

His thoughts already crossed my mind. 'Yes, Alex, I thought about that too. I made Craig prepare for an attack, and he has doubled forces. I am going to talk to Demark and Smithson, then we are out for blood, brother,' I said as I ran inside the house.

There was not much to be said, Demark got up as soon as I walked into the room and the Smithson kid was in bed angry and upset. He wanted to make his pack proud, the poor pup was just young and inexperienced. "Order your warriors to follow my order, and I will eliminate the threat to your land once and for all," I promised.

He looked at me wide eyed, afraid and confused. His beta was an old wolf and he leaned close to him, putting his hand on his shoulder. What ever he told him in their own frequency, made him accept the need to combine forces to defeat the imminent threat. He closed his eyes and howled. Outside, his warriors howled in response.

After that, as I ran through the unfamiliar woods, I left his warriors guide me and their eyes became mine. We were coming for blood, we were coming for revenge.

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*Meadow*

I snuggled in his bed and pulled the pillow to me as I took a deep breath and the smell of his scent filled me. I understood what he meant when he said he wanted me there while he was gone. Gideon had been out of his apartment according to Cara, and with no trace of him at all, I didn't feel safe. If he were going to try something against me here, it would be insane and dangerous for him. That, and Cara was right next to me, he would have a heart attack facing her in her wolf form, which she refused to leave.

At first, I was shocked when Caleb left, and Cara started to strip. She looked at me and said, "I won't leave you alone, I will just be here as my wolf and this way I can smell Gideon faster if he ever comes near." After that, I saw her bend over to remove her pants, and I quickly turned around to face something else. When she changed, she was quiet and laid next to the balcony, looking outside. I understood she was sad and lonely, she missed Alex. Her golden fur was beautiful under the moonlight.

When my phone rang I picked it up quickly, smiling as I heard Caleb on the other side. "I already miss you..." were his first words to me and I felt myself blush.

"I miss you too," I said back.

It had been two hours since that, when I thought I was finally calmer and would be able to fall asleep. Before I did, I went to the living room, where Cara lifted her head to look at me, I smiled and waved at her. "I am just going to get something to drink, do you need anything?"

She just shook her head and returned to her pose. It was Sunday night, and I didn't know how to bring the subject, but the next day was going to be difficult as I needed to go back to work. I made my way to the small kitchen and got a bottle of juice, then I noticed some raw meat waiting at the bottom. If anything I knew for sure was that animals such as wolves and dogs, love to eat.

I pulled out the meat and looked around for a pan. Dropped a tiny bit of oil then waited for the heat to make it ready, while I put the meat in the microwave to warm it. Once the oil started to show small bubbles, I put the pieces of meat and started to cook it. I didn't know much on how Cara liked her food, but I found the condiments and began to experiment. I was always good at the kitchen, so it wasn't hard to make it smell good. I peeked saw Cara looking towards me with her nose up.

I finished the meat and looked for some plates, and since I couldn't find one deep enough for water, I cleaned a big ashtray from the counter table and used it for the same purpose. I walked towards her, and she lifted half her body when she saw me kneel next to her. "You need to be strong if you are going to be my guardian, Cara. And I take care of my guardians," I said with a smile as I left both food and water next to her. I pulled a bottle of juice with me, and I sat on the floor near her, looking outside to the sky as I laid my back against the sidearm of the big couch. "I miss him so much, it hurts. But you and Alex have been together for so much longer... I can't imagine how hard it must be." I said looking up to the moon. I heard her whimper softly, and I looked at her, she nodded.

"I have to go to work tomorrow, Cara... I know he won't like that, probably... but my life needs to continue, I need to do my things. I have bills to pay, work to do," She huffed, and I avoided to look at her, staring up at the moon. "I know I will be safe with you there close," It was true, I knew she would be near.

After some time, I reached her head to pet her softly, then said goodnight. The waiting was going to be hard. My world was slowly shifting centers, and I needed to adjust.

Next morning I woke up hitting my phone's alarm clock and when I sat on the bed, I rubbed my eyes trying to remember how I got there. The moment I did, I felt such sadness as I missed him. I took a shower and put my outfit on, thankful that I had my mind in the right place when I accepted to come there and went to pick up a change of clothes first. If I were going to be staying there, I needed to pick up more things from my apartment. It would be easier for me to stay there, but I was aware of Gideon's state of mind, and I was going to be causing stress on Caleb if I did. I didn’t want to add to his worries.

The morning was easy back at work, and my nemesis was nowhere to be seen. At our morning meeting, my boss asked me how I was feeling and I said I was much better. He asked me what plans I had to put my strategy into motion and I was caught by surprise. I hadn't been preparing for a fast application, so I asked him for time, and he gave me one more week to finish the insertion plan and set it into motion from next Monday on. I was Ecstatic; it meant I had his permission to show my potential with it. If only I could stop thinking on Caleb all the time, it would help me concentrate.

Since Gideon was a no-show that day, I was asked to do several of his duties. I led a meeting of the central office staff and finally I was free for lunch. Cara was waiting for me in her human form in front of the building; she was smiling, but without Alex, there was a spark missing, I could tell.

"Alpha asked me to take you to the little place you went once at the corner," She said guiding the way. "After that, I managed to arrange a meeting with your boss."

"Wait, what?" I said as I stopped.

"I managed to get the security tape from Friday and there is evidence of Gideon acting against you and the daughter of your boss. Alpha asked me to show this evidence, and I intend to follow his orders," She said to me with a grin. "Come on, I can hear your tummy growl, let's feed you."

I followed her in silence, still processing her words. She ordered me a chicken sandwich and orange juice, then sat in front of me looking outside. "And he is nowhere near the building, I would have smelled him if he was."

"You call him Alpha," I asked as I took the sandwich and started to eat it.

"Yes, we only called him 'boss' while you were unaware of his real identity. There is much of our culture you need to learn to understand how we behave and why. But basically, we wolves are used to living in packs. A pack is a large number of wolves, and they all follow a leader, someone who gives orders and looks after us. The head of our pack is Caleb, and He is called an Alpha. It comes naturally for us to call him that way, even if we are angry or sad or upset at him, he is our Alpha, he had won that place a long time ago, and no one would dare to challenge him for it."

"Alpha... the first one... the one on top. Somehow calling him that makes it more important, more relevant."

"Yes, it really does," She said nodding.

“And you mention a pack, if I am correct with the theories and stories, every pack has a name, right?” I managed to ask between bites.

She nodded with half a smile. “That is correct, our pack’s name is ‘The Aegions’… It is of Greek origin, and it makes reference to the immortality that the Goddess Athena had with a special mythical clothe cover,” She chuckled then shrugged. “Each pack has a name that is related to a place or what is most important to them… Some call themselves ‘Sun Seekers,' ‘Crescent Moon’ or ‘Bone Breakers,' it all depends on what they want to reflect upon themselves,” She said with a small smile. “Most just recognize us by ‘Rowen’s pack,’ which is our Alpha’s last name.”

I nodded then waited some seconds before I asked something else. "Are they in great danger?" I asked a little afraid of the answer, she smiled at me tenderly, and that made me relax.

"Meadow, he is one of the strongest and more powerful Alphas in the entire continent, and my husband is his Beta, second in command. They will be fine, the others should be afraid."

I was ok with knowing that, the enormity of his importance became second place for now; I was happy he was safe, and he knew how to take care of himself. I could live with that for the moment.

We remained silent for another few minutes before I spoke again. "So you scheduled a meeting with my boss, and you have the tape. What is going to happen?"

She grinned. "Oh, I will be nice, trust me."