HELLO PET
Jake and Isabelle were snuggled up in bed when Jake sat up abruptly clutching his head. "OW!!!"
Isabelle bolted up right alarmed "Jake are you ok"
Sorry love I didn't mean to scare you or wake you the little devil Mike just mind-linked me rather... loudly to tell me to remind you to meet him after breakfast and to make sure we were up getting ready for breakfast he's...keen and persistent we get up now he is being very annoying about it. He gets annoying straights from his Father." Jake grumbled rubbing his pounding head.
Isabelle giggled she really was growing very fond of that pup. " Well then let’s not keep him waiting," she said stretching then jumping out of bed.
Jake looked at the bedside clock. " IT’S 5 FLIPPING AM!" He roared.
"I know dear but I don't want to keep him waiting too long, I am just going to nip into the shower quickly if you cared to join me but if your too tired..."
"I am up!" Jake shouted as he leaped out of bed, rubbed the sleep from his eyes quickly and followed Isabelle towards the bathroom, he loved their morning routine and wouldn't miss it for anything.
After their daily steamy shower once they were dressed they headed downstairs and found a sleepy looking Carl standing behind an excited looking Mikey waiting on them at the bottom of the stairs.
"Auntie Bella!" Mikey said as he ran to her and hugged her "You smell like Uncle Jake. His scent is all over you!!!" Mike shouted making the passing pack members look at her and smile knowingly which made Isabelle blush and Carl burst out laughing. " Is that because you are nearer your time to phase Auntie so your mate bond is stronger so that's why you smell so strongly of Uncle Jake and he smells so strongly of you " Mikey again shouted embarrassing her further it seemed his ability to embarrass her was another trait he got from his father.
"Yes that's exactly why, wow you're so clever Now why don't we got and get breakfast and plan our day then we can go to the kitchens and ask Mable if she would be so kind as too pack us a picnic?" Isabelle getting rather good at interacting with pups said changing the subject quickly.
"Sure Auntie, I have tonnes of ideas what we can do today..." Mike grabbed her hand and tugged her towards a table babbling about his plan for the day whilst Isabelle followed obediently and nodded along with his plans.
After breakfast Jake, Isabelle, Carl and Mike headed to the kitchens where Mable wrapped Isabelle in a warm motherly hug. " I have missed you I stayed away these last few days to let you settle in with the warriors you didn't need me following you around fussing and worrying about you like an old hen. But promise me we will have a proper catch up soon," Mable asked once she finally let go of Isabelle and Isabelle could breathe again she replied. "Of course I would love that."
Mable packed them a picnic then after reminding Isabelle of her promise dashed out the kitchen in a hurry shouting something about supervising the she-wolf's doing a chore. Isabelle turned to Jake and Carl " Are you sure it's okay if we spend the day together and I miss training today to do so."
"Of course it is. It might even give the warriors a chance to catch up to you and tomorrow it might be you getting your as...I mean bottom kicked for a change." Carl replied looking at Mike his mates warning about his langue still ringing in his ears.
"Yes, maybe it will, if you still don't want me or a guard to accompany you I will leave you too it but stay within pack borders and if you need us we are just a mind-link away Mike okay," Jake asked looking at Isabelle for reassurance he trusted her and this was his land but for some reason his wolf was on edge today.
"Thank you, but I am sure we will be fine, we will be back for dinner and we will stay in our borders I promise." Isabelle smiled at her mate making him slightly less nervous.
"COME ON!!!" Mike shouted and started to drag Isabelle out the door his patience gone.
Isabelle gave Jake one last smile and managed to mouth I love you before she was dragged away.
"Bye then son I love you too!" Carl shouted after them sarcastically. " Honestly that pup has no respect for proper authority or customs... like saying goodbye before going or asking permission before doing something like leaving, I have no idea where he gets it from." Carl said
Jake looked at him in disbelieve " Yeah it’s a real mystery" he replied sarcastically as they both headed towards the training ground for this morning’s warriors training.
It was amazing to see Isabelle interacting so well with Mike, he loved that pup like a nephew and his wolf howled in happiness and longing see his mate being so good with the young pup made him yearn for pups of their own as Isabelle demonstrated what an amazing mother she would be.
He hoped they had a lovely day bonding and full of fun getting up to all sorts of mischief but for some reason his wolf was on edge and there was a small part of him that wanted to tell them they couldn't go and telling him to keep a close eye on Isabelle. He had no idea why he felt that way, the patrol packs had not reported anything unusual and he neither smelt, saw or heard of anyone or anything on his lands that was a threat. Maybe as their bond grew each day he grew more possessive over her He thought.
Whatever was causing the small feeling of unease he pushed it aside for Isabelle's sake since he picked up on no immediate threat she deserved for him to respect her freedom and independence so he comforted himself with the thought he would see her at dinner and turned his attention to his warriors channelling his attentions elsewhere.
Isabelle was beginning to regret her outfit choice it wasn't at all practical for the continuous running around Mike had her doing. She was wearing flat slip on sandals a white floaty and thin strapped sundress that came down to her ankles with the dresses hem trailing slightly on the grass as Mike dragged her around all of his favourite places excitedly giving her a tour. So far they had visited his school, his favourite playground, his favourite bakery where they were treated by the owner to a large cake to add to their picnic hamper and Mikes house where he showed Isabelle all his favourite toys and Isabelle managed to get a quick fifteen minute rest and a quick catch up with Ariana before Mike dragged her off to the pack garden where they currently were.
Isabella was sat on the grass long past worried about her white dress getting dirty and enjoying a proper rest. She had thought warrior training was hard work and tiring but keeping up with a pup especially one as lively as Mike was a lot more tiring.
She took a deep relaxing breath and then took in the scenery surrounding her, the garden was truly impressive.
The garden was a few hundred acres of grass that despite being cut short still blew in the breeze. Families were scattered across the acres enjoying picnics, sunbathing and entertaining their pups.
To the left there was a huge collection of exotic varying bright coloured flowers purely planted for the packs enjoyment and they gave off a wonderful scent. To her right the land had been used more practically and there was huge plots of organic fruit and veg planted for the packs consumption. Isabelle was impressed that the leisure needs and practical needs of the pack had been combined so well and the scene of families scattered enjoying the beautiful weather reminded her of her childhood pack as they too loved being outdoors.
"What are you thinking Auntie Bella" Mike asked as he sat by her side and handed her a bouquet of beautiful flowers he had picked her.
"Wow thank you they are beautiful" Isabelle beamed " I was just thinking seeing all these werewolf's outside reminds me of my childhood pack they loved being outdoors too and I have many fond memories of playing outside when I was your age." Isabelle replied smiling.
"Wow that's cool Did you have a garden too Was the garden your favourite place to play" Mike asked looking at her excited.
"No we didn't have a leisure gardenlike this one we had working gardens like the one on the right there where we farmed produce for our own needs but mainly to sell. That was how we made our income mainly farming. We did however have a huge forest and that was my favourite place to play."
"Like our Red Woods I have a secret spot in there I like to play in too. What was your forest like"
Isabelle laughed at the pup’s excitement. "Well our forest had tall trees that had leaves of every colour you could think of in the autumn displayed on them and mountains of crunchy fallen leaves to jump in It had all sorts of animals living in it from creepy crawlies to birds and rabbits you could hunt, it even had a beautiful river that had fish swimming in it. My favourite thing about the forest was the river I loved swimming in it in warm days and trying to catch fish with my own hands, I had a secret place between two huge rocks that I went to think."
"That sounds just like our forest Auntie my favourite place is by the river too on a huge rock that I sunbath come.... come on I will show you and we will have our picnic there!" Mike shouted excitedly and he stood up and drag Isabelle excitedly.
"I don't know Mike its nearly 3pm we should maybe have lunch first then we can go for a quick walk in the forest before heading home in time for dinner."
"Come on Auntie Bella, I know the perfect place to have lunch in the forest and it’s not too deep in the forest just in the middle and the Northern patrol pack pass by the spot I want to go too at 5.30pm so we will see them and can go back home with them so we won't be late for dinner." Mike pleaded.
Isabelle smiled at him his puppy wolf eyes finally winning her over. "Fine as long as it’s in the middle of the forest and not near the borders as we promised we wouldn't cross borders and I don't want to cross a border by accident and as long as we meet the Northern patrol at 5.30pm and go back with the mit should be fine I suppose."
Mike smiled at her excitedly and renewed his dragging of her towards the forest.
Isabelle laughed and carried the picnic basket along eager to reach Mikes secret spot and enjoy the yummy foods inside it, both completely unaware of the danger they were walking into.
The Rogue Alpha had awoken in a good mood considering the shocking news he received about his mate yesterday.
He supposed last night’s entertainment was the cause of his good mood, he had immensely enjoyed taking out his anger on the little she-wolfs virginal body but not nearly as much as when he killed her, that was when he reached his ultimate pleasure. As he recalled last night's memories of her screams of pain and pleads for mercy his body shivered in pleasure and thanks to his interrogation of her he had also managed to gather some useful information that would mean he could possibly enjoy a reunion with his mate sooner than planned.
Looking around their camp he could see his warriors were in a good mood too thanks to last night’s entertainment also. They would get a chance to show their gratitude towards him for allowing them to find their pleasure defiling the she-wolf after he was done with her soon enough, he had great plans for his army.
For today however his plan was to lay low in the woods camouflaged by their cloak of magic that disguised their scent and made them invisible as well as protecting them in a soundproof bubble, until nightfall where he would use the knowledge of the towns layout the towns and pack house's security system and the route and timings of the guard’s patrols to try a test run to see if he could sneak into the pack house to Isabelle's room undetected and out safely again. If it all went okay tonight it would mean tomorrow night, he could infiltrate the pack house and take Isabelle out quietly right under the packs noses. He looked down at the lifeless corpse of the she-wolf or what was left of her and smiled almost sweetly at her body.
"Thank you for your co-operation. I couldn't have made of my extraction plan without you dear the information you...volunteered...was most helpful."
He then nodded at two of his Rogues who dumped what was left of her body with an uncaring thud in the hallow unmarked grave and buried her before the Rogue Alpha cast a cloaking spell on her so no one would ever smell her body or see her unmarked grave. The Rogue Alpha mind-linked his Beta the instructions for his Rogues for the day before he took his breakfast his Beta offered and nodded gratefully at him before returning to his tent intending to rest after exhausting himself with last night’s entertainment - he would need his energy for tonight.
Isabelle and Mike had made it Mikes secret location.
It was indeed beautiful. The leaves were displayed on the tree branches in varying beautiful colours just like they did in her childhood forest and Mike had taken her to a large rock by the river bed that over looked the beautiful tranquil river, it made Isabelle feel as joyful and carefree as she did when she was a pup.
"It’s so beautiful here Mike, thank you for taking me here and sharing your special place with me." Isabelle smiled at the pup kindly.
"You're welcome, Auntie, I am very glad you like it and I don't mind sharing it with you at all since we are friends." Mike said sincerely with his head in the picnic basket as he rummaged through it and turned to look at Isabelle with his face covered in chocolate icing.
Isabelle held back a giggle, it was obvious he had licked some of the icing off the cake when he claimed to be finding plates so they could eat but she decided not to call him out on it but leave him to think happily that he got away with the mischievous gesture. " Did you find plates okay you were searching for a very long time" Isabelle said smiling
" Oh yeah I did sorry." He said as he handed her a plate blushing slightly. Isabelle smiled and then began setting up the picnic not being able to smell the scent of or see the invisible predator sneaking up on them.
The Rogue Alpha woke up with a jolt, he could smell her and she was close by He rubbed the sleep from his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming then ran from the tent to find his Beta.
" Damien can you smell that!" The Rogue Alpha shouted excitedly as he dragged him towards his tent.
" Wait... is that It's her It's definitely her and some mongrel..." Damien the Beta replied in shock and then smiled at his Alpha.
" I thought I was dreaming but it's definitely her She's close by and only with a pup completely unprotected! Quick grab two of the strongest warriors and let’s go fetch my little mate whilst we can get the rest of them to stay vigilant in case it’s a trap but make sure they are packed up and ready to go and get 10 of them to go up ahead get the getaway cars to the South east exit point of the forest and have them fired up and ready to leave in 20 minutes!" The Rogue Alpha ordered before heading to the tent to freshen up and change quickly whilst his Beta carried out his orders, he did after all want to make an effort for his Reunion with his dearest mate.
Isabella stood and went to the picnic basket behind them to get Mike a juice box as requested leaving him to relax on the rock dangling his feet idly in the cool river. She turned quickly when she heard a loud splash scared he had maybe slipped and stumbled into the shallow river but what she saw in front of her was much more terrifying.
The Rogue Alpha's Beta had Mike by the scruff of his t-shirt holding him tightly as he coughed and spluttered up water, his legs dangling frantically off the ground and his body was dripping wet.
Before Isabelle could react the Beta held a cloth over Mikes face as Mike struggled for a few seconds before going completely limp.
Isabelle was just about to charge at the Beta when the voice of her nightmares spoke sending a chill down her spine. "Hello pet...I missed you..."