Chapter 15

**Ashton**

“What? No! Why would you even ask that of me? And even if I did, I sure as hell wouldn’t be telling you that” I growl, hurt that he was even asking me that when I was still physically connected to him and our pack.

Sighing, he moves to speak again. “Sorry… it’s just.. It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just… Someone’s going around the Moon Walker pack and trying to stir up trouble for all of its guests. I was able to catch wind of it while looking for my mate last night. She was being targeted by those of this pack because of who she is”

“Seriously? Like does this pack have no moral? It’s like they enjoy seeing other people suffer. Is she okay at least?” I ask, genuinely concerned for Isaac’s mate.

“Yes, thankfully I got to her in time. But I just wanted you to be on the lookout for your mate. This pack might just target her too.” admits Isaac, who was now worried for my mate as well.

“Thanks for the update, but I get the feeling this is much more than a couple of pack losers trying to pick on your mate, what’s really happening?” I question, knowing it was much bigger than that.

Shifting his gaze, he moves to look away, something telling me I wasn’t going to like what he had to say as he moves to speak up. “Father called me” admits Isaac, his voice taught as he does.

“And?” I push, never seeing him like this before, not even while at Alpha school together.

“Father says that the Council has been snooping around our pack, poking their noses where it doesn’t concern them among other packs. Always claiming that they're searching for a wolf who seems to be rare or special if you want to look further into it.”

“Rare? In what way? I thought only wolves who were white were considered rare” I say, shocked that the Council was poking their noses into other pack matters.

“Apparently there’s a wolf out there with fur white as snow that sparkles like moon dust and they seek to claim it for themselves. Saying that not only does it bring unity to the packs but this wolf also has some kind of magical property to them as well” admits Isaac.

“Wolf with white fur that sparkles like moon dust? Well not sure who that is but it’s definitely not my mate, not Elise” I move to tell him, positive that my mate was not who they were searching for.

“Elise huh? Alpha Hayes?”

Noticing the way he was now looking at me, he managed to catch the slip of my tongue as I mentally scolded myself, haven't had the chance to properly tell him who my mate was exactly.

“Yeah, about that… Elise and I, We’re mates” I say, a bit timidly now, unsure if that was still a good thing or a bad thing at the moment.

Taking a pause, Isaac hums as if processing what it was that I had just told him before I finally see him grin. “About damn time… Mate or not, it was hard to watch you sit and mope about her all day, every day.”

Appalled, I moved to shove him just a little. “I did not mope! How rude of you to even say that about me”

“Did so… Remember that day at the Alpha meeting? A meeting that every Alpha was forced to attend and I reluctantly agreed to take you with me so that Damian could stay with the pack.”

“Yeah”

“Who do you think moped the whole entire time we were there? YOU! Every time someone tried speaking to her, or even tried to approach her, all you did was mope or growl or glare, luckily for me I didn’t have to Alpha command you into staying in the room” admits Isaac as if trying to prove a point.

Growling at being called out on my bullshit, I move to glare at him, knowing that he was right. So right that I didn’t want to admit it to myself, opting to throw on a pair of lounge pants instead, knowing that we still had time before the actual ball.

“Okay, Okay, you made your point… let’s hear about your mate” I murmur, having had enough about me and was now curious about who Isaac’s mate was.

“Sophia?” blinks Isaac, having been caught off guard by the question.

“Yes” I say, my eyes now on him.

“Well, for starters, she’s fucking amazing, absolutely amazing. Her 5’8 frame is petite and thin. Beautiful black hair and gorgeous blue eyes. And her smell, her smell is divine. A mix of honey and rose. God, I can’t get enough of her. Oh and she comes from the pack, Blood Rose too.”

Blinking, I’m not sure if I actually heard him correctly or not, so I move to ask him again. “Did-Did you just say, Blood Rose? As in Lycan King, King Alexander’s pack? Is she Lycan?”

“Lycan? No, but she does come from Lycan King Alexander’s Pack. She’s an Omega there and now she’s mine. Anyone who dares oppose her will face my wrath, she’s my mate and our future Luna.” growls Isaac, now moving into protective mode, daring someone, anyone to touch his new mate.

“Whoa, easy there. No one will hurt our new Luna, I promise, Damian will make sure of that, after all if he’s too take my place as the new Beta, he better be willing to protect her at all costs” I say, a bit jokingly, knowing my brother would for sure protect our new Luna no matter what including his own mate. For it was always engraved into us, especially at a young age that it was our duty to protect those who needed it, including the next future Luna and Alpha.

Sighing, I slowly manage to get Isaac to calm down. “Sorry, it’s just, I really love Sophia and with her as my mate, I worry, worry that something terrible might happen to her, especially if the Council caught wind of her. For they’ll never approve of her, no Omega could ever be our next Luna.”

Hearing that, I growl. “Those fucking idiots need to butt out of other peoples lives. It’s like they have nothing better to do than dictate how we run as a society.” I admit, never liking the Council to begin with, as did many of the other packs.

Chuckling, Isaac can’t help but agree. “I know. And be careful. If the Council somehow heard you speaking out of tone they would punish you.”

“I’d like to see them try,” I mutter, my eyes glancing at the clock, Isaac and I having been talking for a while since my return.

“Anymore news on Kaylee?” I suddenly ask, curious to see if he had spoken to her recently since being told about her pack.

“As a matter of fact, yes, Father has given me a number in which I can call her when I want too. It’s a direct line to her aunt's house who’s currently living at the Dawnguard Pack. I actually called it earlier, while I was waiting for you” admits Isaac, his voice now amused.

“Oh? And?” I ask, now curious myself.

“According to Kaylee, Alpha Rees seems like an ordinary Alpha, except for his pompous, cold, and standoffish behavior and attitude towards her. She’s told me he absolutely refuses to see her or be anywhere near her” chuckles Isaac.

“Why? Why does she even try then? He clearly doesn’t seem to care nor want anything to do with her” I move to say, not sure why Kaylee was even trying to be near Alpha Rees, especially if he, himself wanted nothing to do with her.

“Simple.. You idiot… She’s his mate. And according to her, he’s only like that because of him being confined to a wheelchair, And according to his Beta, Beta Tyler, he was never like that until he had a run in with the Hunters. They’re the ones responsible for putting him in a chair in the first place and while he’s in one his attitude towards others have gradually shifted” admits Isaac.

“Why doesn’t his wolf help him then? Surely he’s not completely wheelchair bound” I say, now wondering about his wolf.

“His wolf is in some kind of stasis, whatever those Hunters did to him, they clearly did a number on his wolf. His wolf barely responds to him which has left the healing process a bit slower. And while the bond is there, Kaylee’s wolf struggles to make that connection with him, almost like his wolf’s in hiding, healing and once better it’ll return to help Alex” answers Isaac.

“Well fuck, talk about luck of the draw… I hope Kaylee can help him heal with his lack of wolf” I admit, my eyes now eyeing the clock yet again.

*Soon, only a few more hours until the Mating Ball and then, Elise will all be mine and only mine,* I muse, excited to finally be with Elise once and for all. Isaac eventually leaving to head back towards his room and to where his mate was still currently staying. Leaving me to my own devices until it was time.