Soul Mates

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Laura Grace/LG/Gracie - POV

I sat looking out the window of the Black SUV remembering a different time. I held the file in my lap, closely guarded. I knew these days would come. I am on my way to my meeting, but knew I had to tell her when I got back. Kyle would be coming with the King.  I had watched him over the year as he moved up in rank. He was now right next to the King. Or should I say the new King, he just stepped up from his father 6 months ago. I had met the previous King when I went to get our Pack Charter, King Edmond said he thought what we were doing was noble, but he also never really thought we would be as big, strong or wealthy as we are now.  

The King granted Pack Partnership; all packs have to have them in order to show legality under the “Human Laws” for corporations.  Werewolves have evolved to use Packs as legal corporations to finance their lives. I just figured I would play with the “Big Boys” and work both sides, the “human” and werewolf side.  I had already kept the secret before the “Reject Day” as Lizzie and I call it. This morning brought back every moment for Lizzie and sitting here being driven into the city by Sarah our Gamma, and my personal bodyguard as she likes to put it, I can’t help remembering my own personal pain.

Flashback – 1 year ago

I watched as Lance carried Lizzie up to the house, he was in black athletic shorts he found in one of the bins we keep around the forest area. Lizzie had a blanket wrapped around her that we kept in “our place”. He stopped when he got to me and told me, “Thank you, she was right where you said she would be.” He smiled as he walked in and went right up to her room.  She was passed out from running and crying.  I let Lance go after her, while I took my conference call to finalize her now much needed Birthday Gift.

As I walked in her room to lay with her Lance stopped me, “How did you know she would be at the house in the unclaimed territory on the other side of the river?”

“Because, its our house. Lizzie and I always go there. It was her favorite place. Since its on unclaimed land and up for sale it is now hers.” I told him softly.

Lance looked at me confused at first then realizing, “YOU BOUGHT HER A HOUSE FOR HER BIRTHDAY!” How Lizzie didn’t wake up is beyond me.

“Shut up! Yes.” I whisper yelled.

He pointed to the door, following him out he turned to me, “How much money do you really have LG?”

“Wow Lance, I didn’t want to start comparing d***s this early with the men around here, but ok, I have enough for her to never depend on anyone again.” I said to him looking right into his eyes.

“You know I don’t mean any disrespect. I just had no idea. I knew you were a genius with numbers, but she’s not going to let you just give it to her.” Lance knowing his sisters’ pride so well.

I look him dead in the face and tell him, “I know, I have a plan. It was always a dream or back up I never thought we would need. I was always going to buy the house and land and present it as an add on to your fathers land and eventually your pack.” I tell him

“But now?” Lance asks.

“But now, I have other plans.” I tell him as I get a link from his father asking me to bring Lance and come straight to his office.

As I look at Lance he turns and says, “Tell my Dad I am on my way, I need to change.”

I head off to Alpha Brent’s office when he links me and says, “By the way, we are not done with that conversation.”

“As far as you need to know, we are for now.” I tell him and close the link.

I start down the hall to the office when I smell it. Evergreen and Cinnamon, it stops me dead in my tracks. NO, not now.  I do not need to find my mate today. I take a moment to contain Emmy my wolf and tell her “We are strong and confident; we do not get worked up over a man.”

“Speak for yourself sweetheart!” Emmy yells in my head. 

I start to the door again and knock. “Enter.” Alpha Brent says.

I open the door and see the most beautiful site in my whole life, Alpha Henry. The 6’5’ man built like a god of a man. His green eyes looked at me not giving any emotion. His dark brown hair accented his tan skin, giving his black suite a professional finish. He had his top button open with no tie.

“Ah, perfect, LG. You may remember Alpha Henry from our neighbors to the west? We felt with everything going on we should move up the meeting so Henry can leave since Luna cancelled the party.” Alpha Brent says as he motions for me to sit in the chair next to Alpha Henry.

“Sounds good to me, Lance is on his way. He needed to…” I am cut off as Lance walks in.

“Hello Alpha Henry, I am Lance Gold, glad to meet you finally.” Lance says as he extends his hands to the Alpha.

“Good to finally meet the next generation.  I have met Miss Richards before, but you were away I think.” Alpha Henry says as he sits back down.

“Yes, I was training with King Edmond. I m sorry I missed it, but I am sure LG had it taken care of. She may be a Beta but she is one of the smartest business people I have ever met.” Lance says to the Alpha.

“I am fully aware of Miss Richards capabilities. She is quite special.” Alpha Henry says.

At this point I am lost, he has no emotion toward me but complements me as if I am amazing? I turn to him and say, “Thank you, but it is all for the good of the pack, and call me LG please.”

This time its Alpha Brent that steps in and shows Alpha Henry the file with the treaty extension in it. “I think you will see LG’s handiwork here. Please look it over and we can discuss any questions or fine points of it.”

As Alpha Henry opens and looks over the papers he says, “Are there any real changes?”

“No, just the same land coordinates on the West. And same land rights for the water and neutral town in the middle occupied by humans.” I state leaning forward to show the correct coordinates on the page.  As I leaned forward Alpha Henry pushes back to not get anywhere near me. As quick as I lean forward, I stop and lean back. He looks at me with a deadpan face showing no emotion.

“I think it looks great, I will just sign here, and you can file this now.” He signs the form and hands it to Alpha Brent to sign, which he does and hands it to me. 

“Can you send it off now, just to make sure all is done?” Alpha Henry asks me.

“Sure, give me a few minutes, do you mind Alpha if I use your computer?” I ask Alpha Brent.

“Sure sweetheart.” He says to me as he moves and gives me his space. I quickly put the document in the scanner and put it in a file and send it off the Wolf Council and send a copy to Alpha Henry as well as myself for back up purposes.

“Done. Alpha Henry you should see a confirmation now in your e-mail.” I say smiling sweetly from behind the Alpha’s desk. Thinking Alpha Brent should now relax and be open to talking to his mate. Only looking at his face I can see it is not the idea he had in mind.

“Perfect. Now I can finally get the second part of my trip over with.” He says urgently.

Lance looks at him curiously and says, “Second Part?”

“Yes, I think Miss Richards here knows what I am talking about. She is my Mate.” He says almost angrily.

I swallow hard looking at him, after the events this morning I have no idea where this is going. “I did get the feeling, but since you didn’t reciprocate, I had a feeling there were extenuating circumstances.”

“You are a smart woman, as much as I would love to have your brain, I do not need you. I have a woman at home, and we are happy. My pack thinks of her as my Luna and she is already pregnant with my son.” Alpha Henry says flatly. “I just need to reject you so I can move on with my Jazmine. Thus, I Alpha Henry Stone of Stonewood Pack formally reject you, Laura Grace Richards as my mate and Luna.”  He says urgently.

I sat in shock, no tears, no emotion. I felt like my chest was going to cave in. I stood, and turned to Alpha Henry, “I formally accept your rejection. Hope you have a nice life. My work here is done.” I say flatly as I walk out acting as if nothing happened. I got to the end of the hall when I heard Lance yell.

“WHAT THE FU@K, MAN!” Lance growled.

Alpha Brent calmly said, “I think you can safely say that was the last extension for a while. You can leave and please accept this as a rejection to the invitation of your Luna ceremony.”

Last, I hear is Alpha Henry asking what the big deal was as I shut the door to my room and went to my bed as I rolled into a perfect ball and cried into oblivion.

A few hours later I hear my door open, “Gracie?” its Lizzie.

“I am sorry Lizzie, come in please!” I say as I sit up and open my arms to her, she comes over and hugs me as we sit on the bed.

She looks at me with her red eyes, “Is it true? Did you get rejected too?”

“Yeah.” I said softly.

She swallows, “What are we gonna do?”

I smile and go over to my desk and get her “gift” out.  I hand he the flat t-shirt size box to her. She looks at me confused and says, “Really, a t-shirt is gonna fix this?”

“No, silly. Open it!” I smile, pushing down all my pain.

She opens the box and inside is the deed to our place. It is the 20 acres and antebellum style house to the east of the Golden Moon Pack. She looks up at me confused. “Is this a deed to a house?”

“Its our house. Our land. Our future.” I look at her half smiling. “Want to hear my plan now?”

                With hope in her eyes she reaches out, “Come here bit@h! You truly are my soul!” she smiles. “Let’s hear this crazy plan of yours!”

“We, you and I, are going to start our own Pack!” I tell her with a sparkle in my eye!

Lizzie looks at me like I am crazy. “Ummm, why? And who would follow us? We need an Alpha?”

“Oh sweetie, we have an Alpha, and we are going to take in all the abandoned, rejected and lonely.” I say with a smile and continue, “We will start with the rejected from here that need a fresh start, as well as put out a notice to all the other packs and I already know a few Rogues from the city.”

She is still looking like I have lost my mind. “How are we going to afford all of this? And who is the Alpha?”

“Money is not the issue.” I wave my hand. “I made a cool 2 million this morning when you were jumping on my bed.”

“Oh, really a cool 2 million, just like that.  Oh no biggie. WHO THE HELL ARE YOU? Jeff Bezos?” She looks at me wide eyed.

“Oh no, more like Theresia Gouw.” I say rolling my eyes. “That’s beside the point.”

“Beside the point? Beside the POINT? Who the hell is Theresia Gouw?” Lizzie is still shocked. “Ok well, tell me, who is the Alpha of this Lost Souls pack?”

“Perfect you just named your Pack!” I say with a snap of my fingers and bright smile. “Crap I have so much to do now that we have a name. Oh, and the plans for the house and builder.”  I start making a mental list.

Lizzie just sits there looking at me with her mouth open, “My Pack? Wait my Pack?”

“Yes Alpha, and I am your Beta!” I say smiling as I walk to my desk.

“You honestly think this is gonna work? Or that my father will go along with this?”  She says to me as I flip on my computer.

“Yes, we will be 5 minutes away, we put in a road between the 2 packs. Oh, that reminds me I need to call the county for a road permit!” I say as to add it to my list.

“Hold up!” she says coming up behind me. “How long have you been thinking about this?”

“Come on Lizzie, it was our dream. You have to remember!” I say turning looking at her.

As the recollection from when we were 10 and found the place comes back to her, she looks at me wide eyed, “WE WERE 10!”

“And we were brilliant!” I say with a smile!