The Rogue Kings

having to leave my pack territory for more than a month was just ridiculous. Four weeks since I had been back in my own territory and I missed home. I was also still a good four hours away.

eep breath. I had four hours. Four hours of peace before I was bombarded with a frantic Gamma, a missing Beta, and the mountain of paperwork I was sure was sitting on my desk. Being Alpha was not as glamorous as it was portrayed w

snuggle into my own bed that I wouldn’t have to worry about if a woman had been snuck in to have pu

the bareness that winter brought. Next year was going to be a panic though. The Elders decided that I had until the end of the year to find a mate. They wanted a Luna and by goddess, they would try to

at he felt her loss. He was inconsolable for a long time. He had already lost his mate, our mother. Losing Aelia tore him and he never full recovered. I

was adamant. It was the reason why he would disappear. A whisper here or there would send him on another manhunt to find her. She was gone though. Despite their weird bond and her power

not wanting a mate. That was never it. Ever since I was younger, I dreamed of a mate. Someone I could love and hold dear. After losing my sister, a hole in my heart opened. I f

five she-wolves, I was done. I refused all of them. If I couldn’t mark them, I couldn’t carry on the Alpha line. It was ending with me. This threw my father further into himself and the rare times I saw him from when I was sixteen to when I was nin

er ID. Sighing, I answer. “Sam, I am a

the territory. I was hoping maybe you could

“Sure Sam. I’ll se

ry, my territory. Pulling over, I took a minute to take stock in my pack. Nothing was on the territory

. I want to head home.

Nate came out from the trees, wearing sweats and a ripped t-shi

ks, S

. Sam was the o

as his elbow rested on the window. “He needs t

ny of this before. I chose him for his brain,

ate gazed ou

anyt

me anyways.” His bitter words ma

. “Just next time, wait till I get back. S

pulled into the pack house and checked my desk. For now though, I could enjoy going home. Nate was silent, looking out the window. We drove through the

n’t blow a gasket. I

hut. Getting out, I looked after him, confused. He patted Sam on the shoulder as he walked

it’s good to h

my shoulder and walked into

too, Sam. It seems e

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se. Meredith, our head Omega, came up to me, a smirk on her f

wash. If there is something that was smuggled into it that doesn’t loo

w was quick as she exited and I tu

in the door. I was

Alph

ching for a second, I looked back at him. “…33 minutes. You may tell me all the details on that, no doubt, multi-page

needed a shower. A nice long soak under my own shower, in my own room, without the worry of

it’s lovely to