SWNOVELS Chapter 9~ First Thing
Damien stepped into his father’s office and said “He’s one of the three Alphas. I would like you and Aaron to sit in and listen to what he has to say. I know how I’m going to play it.. I just don’t want to lose my temper..and I know with you and Pladieus in the room…Demon will respond to you” Paul nods and says then let’s go!
Damien breezes back into conference and apologizes for the interruption and introduces Paul and Aaron. Then he speaks “Please, Nicholas…continue” Nicholas clears his throat and stutters through his next statements “My pack may be small..but we are growing. And the best way to do that, I need alliances. I need larger packs backing me to get the appropriate doors opened. I realize we are further apart than is ideal.. but an alliance protects you..as well as it does me” Damien scoffs “How so? Again, I am failing to see any benefits. From what I’m hearing…your “new” warriors and their behavioral problems sound too much like rogue mentality for me to be comfortable with. You have still adamantly avoided any information about your missing mate..and if you want any help from me at all…those blanks need filling “
Nicholas sighed..and says “There is limited information I can give you…simply because my information is limited. The girl in question is a bastard daughter of an alpha in Louisville. She is my chosen mate.. a part of a deal I made with her father. I had to wait until her 18th birthday to claim her…which is in two months, at the end of March. I don’t have a photograph of her to even help you recognize her, if you saw her. Like I said..she is a special wolf and is in danger. I just want to protect her and get her back to Missouri where she is supposed to be” And Damien smirked…he responds “I fail to see how I can help you. I haven’t been made aware of any runaways in my territory..and I can say everyone residing in My territories are pack members. It sounds to me like you are looking for a needle in a haystack. Without so much as a picture of this girl, how can you be certain you’ll even know her yourself, if you see her? How would you recognize her?” And Nicholas retorts “I will know her! Trust me on that! I may not know what she looks like! Or even a decent description…but she is a mantled Alpha and there is no other she-wolf in existence with such a thing!” And Damien laughs…saying “There it is! There’s the reason you want this girl! You want the mantle! You do know she can’t pass the mantle, if you aren’t her true mate..don’t you? They do educate you people out there in the backwoods..right? You’re chasing unicorns and I cannot see my way clear to agree to help you in any way. You don’t even know what she looks like! It’s a wild goose chase I will not indulge in…Good day, Nicholas” Nicholas slammed his chair back and stood….glaring daggers at Damien, who just sat calmy…watching..until Nicholas stormed from the room. Paul stood up to leave with Aaron, and said “I’m leaving our pack in very capable hands! I’m ready to sip cocktails on the beach!” Laughing, he walked out.
Damien sat there…looking at the guys. He says “Blaze…research the BloodRiver Pack…I want to know what alliances he’s acquired in the last two months he’s been seeking…also..all known associations, especially any new ones. I want to know his affiliation to Devereaux..and I damned sure want to know about his ‘new’ pack members. If that fucker is building an army I need to know! I want everything on him…right down to when he takes a shit!” Liam tells them he is going to speak to Andre’…with his pack being in the area, he will have something that might shed some light! Damien jumps up saying “I’ll come with..I want to see Lynette in action “ and they all laughed and walked over to the training center.
As they stepped through the doors, Damien looked around in confusion. All his warriors were lined up..leaning against the walls…staring at the center ring. He thinks ‘why are they not training’ then he hears the ringing clang of blade against blade and spins his head to what they were looking at… in the center ring, in spandex shorts and a sports bra…with her sable hair wrapped on the top of her head in a messy bun…was his mate. Spinning and twirling, what looks like a katana, over her head and around her stomach..landing blow after stinging blow on her uncle. He had nicks and gashes all over him and she had one nick on her thigh..and another on her upper arm. Damn! She’s fast! He couldn’t stop watching…he couldn’t Not watch her! She’s phenomenal! She spun left and under his arm..to snap up behind him with the katana braced against his neck. She grins from ear to ear and says “You’re slowing down, old man! That’s three!” And laughs as he lunges at her and tosses her over his shoulder and bringing her to Damien. He smiles and says “She’s learned all I can teach her. If you’ll excuse me, Liam has asked to speak with me” and walks away.
Damien pulls Lynette into him and just breathes her in. He asks her to walk with him..and takes her hand. They head out into the woods and he tells her about the meeting with Nicholas. She thinks a minute… “Damien…it seems like it’s more..like I’m missing some significant detail . I am told my sperm donor wants me dead..then we hear I have been sold to another alpha. I’m missing something!”
Damien kept quiet for a while…thinking over everything she said. She’s right. Something doesn’t set well! Three alphas want the mantle.. what does Devereaux really want? Colette is his true mate and he would have known her general location by the pull alone! And not once did he go see her..not once had he tried to contact her. He needs to discuss that with Andre’
Damien looks at her beautiful face and smiles “Would you like to go for a run? Demon needs to stretch “ She grins and nods…stepping behind a tree to strip! Damien shifted into the all black of Demon and walked over to lick Lacey’s muzzle.. She was solid sable and almost as tall as Demon! A stunning Alpha she-wolf…and she is his! Demon twisted and leaped…running off. Lacey crouched and sprung…passing him.
Damien links her ‘you have a mark behind your ear.. it’s not defined enough to tell what it is..because of your fur..probably. Is it a birthmark!? The fur is such a beautiful golden color..stark contrast to the mahogany! ‘ She nods…letting him know “it’s a birthmark..and even in my skin, it’s hard to see. Behind my left ear.. a crescent moon and three stars. My mom won’t tell me what it means..but I know it means something! She gets anxious when I asked her about it..so I stopped. I forget about it mostly..unless it is itching or burning..but that only happens when it glows” They had run the perimeter of the pack lands and returned. He stepped over to the tree where his clothes were…and she did the same. She walked up to him and he pulled her into his arms, kissing her lightly.. Then he tilted her head to see the mark. She laughed out loud telling him “I knew that’s the first thing you would do!”