Chapter 10

**Cole**

“No Cole, I would never reject you. I would simply let you claim me, I guess, and live out here in the wild. I would never ask you to give up your pack if you did not want to, but I could never reject you. It would be an atrocity to throw a gift from The Moon Goddess away. I could never reject her gift.“

“I also could never ask you to choose between me and your pack. That would be wrong too. Therefore, I would remain a rogue and just live on the outskirts of the territory. That is if you choose not to reject me for not accepting your Alpha.”

“But why are we discussing the what ifs? Your Alpha won't accept me like I said before they don’t like rogues, and last I checked that is what I am. So, I guess the question now is are you going to reject me, or is something else going to happen?”

I really don’t like that she thinks I will reject her. Her answers though are interesting. She would remain in the wild if that is what it came to. I am definitely impressed by her brain; the way she thinks things out. Little does she know that I am going to accept her.

If all goes well, she will be the Luna of my pack. “Don't worry about the Alpha. He’s a good guy. He will let you in the pack, and he’s not cruel. Well, not to members who follow the pack law and respect others. To his foes he is cruel to the utmost.”

“You can’t be too sure. You don’t know he will accept me into the pack. How do you know what he will say? I would not trust him so easily and blindly? Have you spoken to him since yesterday?”

Oh, my little mate she has no idea. “Trust me he will.” I assure her.

"But you don’t....”

I cut her off “I know for a matter of fact, because well, he is me. I am the Alpha.



**Winter**



Goddess, he’s an Alpha! He was sitting here playing with me! Asking me all these hypotheticals, and he knew the truth the whole time. That is just uncalled for. But still, he is the Alpha. So, I guess it is his call if I become one of his pack members.

“So, will you come back with me?” Cole asks me. I do like the idea of being in a pack again. Not to mention the idea of being with my mate is appealing. Why am I being so hesitant? This is what I have been asking the Goddess herself for.

If I go with him, I will not only get the chance to be around others again, but to have some things I sorely miss. Not that I should base this decision on a craving, but I miss drinking things besides water from a stream.

“Well, I think I will take you up on that offer then. I will go with you.” As soon as I said it, I felt joy spark within me. I will be part of a pack again. I have my reservations of course, but I know this is the right decision.

Athena is excited about joining the pack. She definitely misses other wolfs. She will finally have a chance to run in a pack again. I just hope they do pack runs and oh, pack hunts too! She is quite the joiner. Not only is she excited I am as well.



**Cole**



Yes!!! I am so overjoyed she agreed to come back with me. There will be many werewolves that are not happy, but I will be. They should just be happy that their Alpha found his mate. There will those who hate her though because she has been a rogue.

I know in the beginning there may be some sort of resistance from pack members. I'm sure once she is initiated into the pack, things will be much smoother. I know the viewpoint from most wolfs is that rogue wolfs are gross and mangy.

That is the furthest thing from the truth when it comes to my Winter. She is stunning. The very opposite of the grimy rogues I have had the displeasure of encountering before her. I admit my mate is definitely not like the prim in proper she wolfs I am accustomed to, but I like that she is different.

I am just so freaking happy I did not have to push her to return to the pack with me. It would have been so hard if she had refused me. It is not that I want to control her. The fact of the matter is I have been waiting for her a long time, and I don’t want to have to wait anymore.

“Okay I’m ready, but before we go, I have to ask.... Do I smell different to you, like a rogue? I know we tend to have unique scent. At least that is what I have heard from other pack wolfs. They really seemed to mind the scent of a rogue?”

“Well, honestly I am having an extremely hard time telling if you’re a rogue by your scent. To me you smell like cinnamon and rain. I find your scent to be quite intoxicating. I am probably not the person to ask that question to. From the first time we met I have had trouble identifying any rogue sent on you.”

I wonder why she asked. Maybe she is self-conscious. I don’t think she needs to be. Like I told her; I can't even really make out she is a rogue by her scent. I guess that is one thing I have never had to deal with.

I have never had anyone call me out because of what I don’t have. It is usually the other way around for me. I get called out to face people because I'm an Alpha. She gets called out because she is without a pack or home. Maybe we have more similarities than we think. Yep, I like my mate.