The Alpha's Young Mate novel Chapter 4

Clayton's POV

After breakfast Damon and I had a meeting about a rogue attack on a pack just to the north of us. It was only a couple of rogues that attacked that pack and the rogues were killed by the pack, but they most likely were put up to attacking. Since it was only two rogues against a whole pack they knew they would be killed, so they had to be working for someone.

I soon got distracted as I smelt the wonderful scent of my little Rose right before Damon opened my office door to leave.

I stay in my office and just listen to Damon talking to Rose, her voice brings me comfort when my mind is hectic with thoughts of rogue attacks and if my pack is going to be targeted on my first whole day being the alpha.

After awhile I hear her run off and my wolf gets sad that she isn't near. I still smell the sweet scent of candy and roses though. I then lean back in my chair as I go over everything in my head; I don't know how I am supposed to tell Damon that his daughter is my mate, I don't know how I am supposed to tell anyone that I, an alpha, is mated to a girl no older than 6.

Damn, I don't even know how old she is yet.

After an hour of planning to protect my pack and sending border guards out I noticed I could still smell Rose's scent, which is weird.

I stood up from sitting behind my desk and walked over to my large office doors being opening one. There on the floor lays a small brown teddy bear. I bend down and pick it up knowing it belongs to Rose.

Without thinking I start to head down the hall with the bear in my hand, following Rose's scent to find her and give her the bear. I follow her trail to the pack play room where most pups are during the day. I scanned the room but I don't see her anywhere in sight.

I then catch her scent again, near a door, but it's mixed with another young pup's. I go out the door and look around, she isn't anywhere in sight. My wolf starts to get anxious and worried.

I continue to follow the scent of Rose and the other young pup until the trail leads me to the Northern Woods. I sigh; pups know they are not allowed in the woods especially without an adult. The reason we have that rule is because of rogues.

Rogues are the most dangerous thing to packs, or any werewolf in general. To go up against a rogue by yourself, especially when you aren't an alpha, is stupid because you will most likely lose.

I run my fingers through my hair as Damon's voice rings in my head,

'Alpha, three of the pack guards you sent out to make sure no rogues come in our territory were just attacked by rogues.'

Just as if it was on cue.

I mind message him back,

'Are they alright? Which border were they guarding?'

'Two were killed, the other injured badly. The one that survived says they were guarding the Northern Border.'

Well if shit couldn't get any worse.

I don't know why but I immediately punched a tree near me as I answered back, 'Your daughter and another young pup are somewhere in the Northern Woods, by now those rogues have crossed the border and are most likely deep in the woods.'

I start to shake with anger as I stare into the woods straight ahead of me.

'Five pack fighters are coming with me now, we'll meet you at the Northern Woods edge for a plan.'

Being how I am, I shift into my grey wolf and I run in the woods to search for Rose by myself. I'm not waiting for anyone's help, my mate could be hurt!

I mind message Damon as I run through the woods after Rose.

'No plan. Just get your asses into these woods!'

'Alpha, that's not a good idea to go up against rogues without a plan. That is suicid-' I growl madly and cut him off, 'I'm the Alpha! Do as I tell you!'

I cut the mind-link so he can't continue talking to me so I can focus on following little Rose's trail; she went far into the woods. Great.

My wolf starts to worry more and soon my ears hear everything, from a little butterfly's wings flapping to the thudding of my paws against the ground. My vision turns everything red when Rose's scent is cut-out by the smell of rogues.

I've never been so mad, I've never wanted to rip a rogue's head off so bad in my entire life, oh god, I swear if they so much as touch Rose I will make them suffer throughout their entire life day by day.

I stop running when I hear a little girl scream, I then run in the direction it came from.

When I walk out from behind the tree, Rose jumps into my arms. She hides her face in my neck as she starts crying her big blue eyes out.

"H-he b-bit me." She chokes out, pulling her face from my neck so she can look at me.

I soften my voice to calm her as I speak, "Nobody is ever going to hurt you again. You'll be okay." I pause and wipe the tears from her cheeks with my thumb.

"I'll always protect you." I then add.

Damon then shifts, behind a tree like I did so he can put clothes on, before he walks over to us. Rose hurries out of my arms and hugs him. He picks her up and kisses her arm that the wolf bit while I walk over to the other little girl.

Tears stream down her face as she looks at me with her brown eyes. "You alright?" I ask the young pup. She nods her head yes as even more tears start to pour out of her eyes.

I hug the girl and when we pull away I wipe her tears like I did for Rose. This little girl isn't my mate, but she is part of my pack. I am the alpha, I have to look after my pack — they are my family.

"What's your name?" I ask her,

She sniffles her nose and says "Alexa."

"Well Alexa, you're safe now." I smile at her before I pick her up and set her on the back of one of my pack fighters to bring her home.

I look over at the other pack fighters while they get rid of the bodies of the deceased rogues and bring the injured one, that bit Rose, to the pack house to be questioned and tortured. I turn back around to see Rose walking over to me as her dad shifts back into wolf form.

"Alpha, can I ride home on your back? Daddy said I have to ask you if it's okay."

"Of course you can." I say before shifting into my huge grey wolf. I bend down so she can climb on before we start heading home.

My wolf is happy now that she is safe and with us. I now know what it's like to have a mate; you would do anything to keep them safe, even if it means getting yourself killed.