Chapter 15 Jacob POV Watching my alpha carry his mate into his suite, an element of peace settles over me and my wolf. Our Luna, we finally have our luna. This is the start of a new and amazing future not just for Drake but for our entire pack. Honestly, I was so afraid that we were never going to find her. Drake may not have seen it, but the council of elders have been getting nervous. An ally among them has been keeping me in the loop regarding their secret meetings and discussing replacing him as our alpha and before he descended into madness. I don't care what anyone says, to even think such a thing is treasonous. Despite the lack of a luna, the pack adore and respect Drake. He protects them like no other would. I have sent word to my ally that their concerns are mute now however there will be harsh consequences for all of them when I get my hands on them. Their plotting was a threat to my alpha and my entire pack, and in a way to my Luna. Had they carried out their plans before this trip, the Luna would have never been located. She would have died this night. The anger climbs with in me again as my wolf, AJ, is clawing at me to be released. Desperate to have those old men pinned under his paws. Controlling him is taking all of me, I must distract him. Think of something else. Ah This pack, something is very wrong here. It smells wrong. The people in power are corrupt and self involved. They look at you for your worth to them. Ordinary, every pack has one or two like that. This pack seems to be full of them. The people in the outer villages are different. They are honest and hard working, almost to the point of repressed. Them seem in fear and I have to wonder what of. We are only here another day so it doesn't give me much time to work it out. I need to send a message to our Gamma, Marcus, who is our lead warrior and stationed in the next state, with our elite squadron, should they be required. It is not often that they are so they tend to use this time to run exercises and develop new skills. "Marcus" I open the mind link. Communicating at this distance is not easy, but it does come in useful and is a well guarded secret. "Jacob" I hear a sigh of exertion, I was right, they are training. "Your presence is required by your Alpha and Luna" I add that on to see if he catches it. He has been a keen to find her as Drake has. " . L.... Luna??" It's almost a whisper. Like he doesn't dare hope that he heard me correctly. "Yes Marcus, our Luna, Lorna, is in need of you and your teams protection during the rest of our visit and the journey home after the ball, as well as the attention of our pack doctor" "Doctor! Is she alright?! What happened!! Who are we killing?!" He growls through the link. Each word becoming more angry than the last. "She is ...... complicated, but the alpha wants her assessing immediately" "...... "Marcus?" "Apologies beta, I was ordering the collapse of our encampment, we will be with you before dawn. Are the hosts aware of our arrival?" "No and let's keep it that way, we are in suites near the top of the pack house" "We will find you, Gamma Out" The mind link cuts off and I decide to get some rest before their arrival. Stripping off I jump in the shower. Not caring about the temperature, I rinse off all the evidence of our excursion in the forest. Quickly drying off I crawl into bed, naked as always, and close my eyes. I only have two hours until dawn so I had better make them count. AJ is stirring in my mind, he is trying to tell me something. He wants me awake, why? I pull from my surroundings. I'm not alone. I bolt upright about to shift when the scent of who it is settles on me. I groan, looking out the window, it's still dark. 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