The Alpha's Surprised Mate (Book #1 of Silver Moon Series) novel Chapter 18

Eighteen: The Meeting

Dustin

Mykayla’s heat only lasted two days. As amazing as it was, I am tired. That girl actually wore me out. I am not complaining at all. I thoroughly enjoyed every second, but I am pretty sure I haven’t slept in 24 hours. Luckily I have one more day to recover before returning to work. I am just glad it’s over for Mykayla’s sake. I hated watching her in all that pain. I am desperately hoping she has a pup growing inside her. I am currently sitting in my office waiting for Kaleb, Nate, Natalya, Ashton, and Brighton to show up. We have a meeting in a half-hour with the three people that Natalya knows. She is certain that they can help with our problems. Rogue sightings have increased, and we know there are at least three people spying on Mykayla. I haven’t received any more pictures, but Mykayla told me that she had had a weird feeling the last two days as if she was being watched. This pissed me off! I was brought out of my thoughts as they all walked in. It’s still funny to see Natalya and Brighton together. They hated each other when we were kids. The adults were constantly breaking up fights between them. They all sit down in their usual spots. I asked Kaleb to let the patrols let them cross our borders when they drove up, but Natalya told me don’t bother because they wouldn’t be driving.

“Then how will they get here?” I ask very confusedly.

“I will get a text from them and let them know what room I am in, then they will be here.” She explains.

We all give her a look like she is crazy. We are sitting there talking when she gets a text. We all look at each other. She answers the text.

“What are they, witches?” Nate asks, concern in his voice.

“No, we are not witches.” A new female voice answers with a laugh.

We all look to the side, and there is a guy standing there. I give him a good look. I swear I have seen him before, but I can't recall where exactly I have seen him. He is the same height as me. He has pale strawberry blonde hair and sapphire blue that fades into hazel towards the middle. He has the same body build as the guys and me. We look around, but no other women are in the room besides Natalya.

“Hello, I’m Chris.” He introduces himself.

He gives all a huge smile, and I don’t sense any hostility or danger. I do get this strange sense of power from him. Not magic like witches but power. I also can’t smell what he is. Normally I can smell what species the creature is, but not him. I look over a Kaleb as he is looking around frantically and shaking. I started to get concerned. I think I know what's going on. He confirms it when I ask.

“Kaleb, what’s wrong?” I ask him to get up and walk over to him.

“Mate.” He replies.

“Don’t look at me; I am not his mate.” Chris huffs out with a devious smile.

“It’s not him. She is here.” Kaleb explains.

__FLASHBACK__

It has been one month, and I keep getting a whiff of that amazing scent. I had been catching the scent for years, but it had gotten stronger over this last month. It smells of chocolate, raspberry, and a hint of coconut. I have been trying to track down the owner of this scent. I know it belongs to my mate. I also keep getting this feeling through my body every so often like I am close to her. I caught her scent the day that Dustin found his mate Mykayla. I have also caught the scent at the gym Natalya trains when I have gone to watch her train. I came close one day. I caught the scent and followed it to a pond in a park, but then it disappeared. I will find the owner of the scent.

“Hey, what is wrong, you just found your mate, and now you are acting like it's the worst thing ever,” I say to him.

“I am glad I found my mate, but let's be real. She is a goddess there is no way she is gonna want to be with me a lowly werewolf.” He says quietly.

“I might be a Beta to this pack but I am way below her standing.” He states and walks out.

I can tell this is killing him. I don’t think he noticed her looking at him or scooting closer. She was almost in his lap by the end of the meeting. I think he is way too caught up in the fact that she is a goddess. I fully believed she felt the mate bond. We leave my office, and I go looking for Mykayla. I find her in the backyard watching the girls in the pool. She has on a pale green bikini with black trim. I wonder if I could untie those strings with my teeth, I start to think. She sees me and arches one of her eyebrows like she knows what I am thinking. I smile, walk over to her lounge chair, and sit down.

“Get your mind out of the gutter. There are children present.”She snarkily replies.

I laugh at her and give her a kiss. I hear the girl's fake gagging sounds and laugh. She asks how the meeting went, and I tell her everything that happened and what we found out. She is shocked to find out that they are gods and goddesses.

“Are they gonna help?” She asks.

I tell her we struck a deal and that yes, they are going to help. I also tell her about one of them being Kaleb’s mate and what happened with him. She is both happy and sad for Kaleb and hopes they can figure everything out.