After carrying a scared Sadie back to the house, my wolf couldn't be more elated. She had no problems jumping into my arms when she was scared. Whether it was intentional or not, I'll take all the touch from her I could get.

Even in the moment of her being scared I knew she felt the soft tingles in our skin as we touched. When her forehead touched my neck as she tried to hide herself from the "sister snake" was absolutely adorable.

Sadie was really innocent, her blush was contagious and made me want to blush right back the way she traced my tattoos with her fingers once we were back at the house.

Saying goodbye to her and letting Rebecca know I had some business to take care of Sadie went to her room. My sister was my angel and now that I finally had my own goddess to calm my beast my mood was light considering what I was about to do.

Sadie shut the door and Ethan and Marco immediately took in my face and knew I meant business.

"Get the Gamma and meet me in my room." I huffed. Nathan was my friend, we have spent many years together and he has been holding onto the title of future Gamma once my father released his Alpha title for me to inherit. However, his title and his life is on the line.

When I held Sadie in my arms, I knew what he did. The bastard had been putting his scent on her, to ward off any potential males that wanted to claim her. Her body has the ability to change into a werewolf once mated and that is rare to find in humans. Instead of waiting for his own mate, he was going to steal another.

It is also said if a human has this trait, that he or she is destined to meet someone that is a werewolf, and the Moon Goddess, Selene has claimed her as such. It's common knowledge that all werewolves are taught.

With Nathan's smell on her, to which I do not know how long he has been putting it on her, covered a lot of her scent. I should have been able to smell her a mile away due to my alpha abilities but I only smelled her once I reached the lake house.

The whole misunderstanding of me yelling at my precious mate a week ago and causing her pain, could have been avoided if he didn't mess with the Moon Goddess' plans. I'm angry, hurt and livid. My wolf wanted blood and sure as hell I did too.

What would he have done if he had marked her? Claimed her as his own? The thought makes me growl loudly causing the dance floor to disperse while I head up to the third floor master suite.

Nathan was already there, he knew he was in deep shit.

He was already on his knees, no one had to tell him to lower himself in front of the Alpha that he committed a crime against. He was ready to die for his crimes.

Not hesitating, I barged in the room and with one swift motion slammed my fist to his face. Luckily for him, since he is a destined Gamma, he heals quickly. He will still feel the pain but heal enough so I can ram my fist to this little shit's head.

Blood pooling at his mouth, his nose slightly crooked and his eyes filled with bloody tears, I pulled him up by his collar and threw him into the wooden chair. My Beta Ethan and Delta Marco flanked both sides with their arms crossed. They were also disappointed in their friend. At least I have a few loyal pack members.

"Talk." I growled. Nathan knew what I wanted. The whole fucking story. The sorry excuse for a Gamma knew that if he left anything out I would torchure him slowly. He's seen me do it countless times and I wouldn't even bat an eye at doing it again.

"When I first saw her..." he choked. "I knew she was different. Her smell, the way she carried herself, her innocence..." he trailed off. My anger was rolling off in waves into the room and even Marco and Ethan were feeling it.

"She was different, she loved the small things. I wanted her to myself. I couldn't imagine any other woman being better than her and I wanted the best. If I had known..." he tried to finish, but I finished for him.

"Had you had known she was mine, would you have faltered?" My knuckles started to turn white against the pressure of my hands.

"Yes." He breathed haggeredly.

"I find that hard to believe, in fact, I think you are lying. You wanted to mark her sooner than you originally wanted." Walking around him a circle, like he was my prey, ready to pounce, I continued. Shrinking down to his shivering form I whispered in his ear, "because you released your scent to cover her own as soon as you heard me coming from the car."

Nathan's eyes grew wide while the others stood in shock. Neither of them knew just how high my alpha senses could go, but now the little fucker knew.

I was done playing with him, I felt betrayed. I was hurt by the possibility I would have never found her in time, losing a friend, a Gamma. We had been through so much together and he did this, behind my back. To take what was MINE.

I took the right side of his arm and with a swift pull I dislocated his arm from his shoulder. His cries were becoming too loud so I gagged him with his own bloodied shirt that I ripped off his body.

Not wanting to make more of a bloody mess I decided to break every bone that I could. Starting with his other shoulder and slowly breaking his upper arm, lower arm, fingers, his upper and lower parts of his legs.

Tears brimmed his red eyes, something I've never seen much before this day. He must have cared about my mate, my Sadie. This only angered Caspian as he started to come forward.

Giving him what he wanted, I let him come forward. Caspian knew that we weren't in a basement and if Sadie somehow found blood anywhere it would frighten her. Caspian for once, was restraining himself, something I knew that Sadie was helping with even though she didn't realize.

"My mate, MINE." He growled as he bit his canines into Nathan's shoulder. His cries muffled with the bloodied rag.

"Never touch what is MINE. You are lucky she considers you a friend. We still may kill you!" Caspian bared his teeth right next to Nathan's throat. I could feel Caspian lick the blood from Nathan's shoulder on our human tongue.

Caspian retreated back in my mind and I came back to the surface. The taste of metallic still lingered on my teeth. I started to back away slowly.

"Get him cleaned up, I don't want him disturbing the party." I turned to head to the bathroom and gripped the handle. "Take him back to the Pinecreek Pack house. Put him in the cells with the silver bindings around his ankles and wrists. I'll deal with him later. And get someone in here to clean this shit up."

"Yes, Alpha." Marco and Ethan replied. With heavy hearts they did what they were told. Nathan had done this to himself. He tried to hide the one thing I have ever wanted from being a werewolf, my mate, my love.

Throwing your scent on someone else's mate was highly offensive and if it was to be done the one accepting the scent had to consent. Obviously, Sadie didn't consent because she has no idea of this world.

Once showered, we all headed downstairs hearing the bass throughout the large living room. Nathan was escorted out of the house with my Delta and Beta.

I saw my mate in the corner taking a few shots from Rebecca, trying to calm Sadie's nerves. At this point, I think I would need a few drinks to calm down but walking closer to her my wolf was instantly starting to become calm.

He's a bi-polar son of a bitch.

I knew Sadie was feeling things she was unsure of. A mate's bond was special and very intense. She's never fallen in love, been in a relationship or kissed someone. I'm just glad Rebecca shared this with me through the mind-link a few minutes before we headed down.

Taking it as slow as my wolf will allow will be tough, but I would do anything for her.

After taking a few bites of her sandwich, she looked up at us coming down the stairs. She had a pink dress that I know she was uncomfortable in, her small little body was cowering in the corner. Her hair was cascading down her back with curls at the end of it.

She looked perfect.

Her back was towards me so I decided to gently take the back of my rough hand and follow the back of her arm. She shivered, knowing she was feeling the tingles in her arm. Sadie turned around and seeing her face up close was like looking at the goddess herself.

Breathtaking.

After apologizing and asking for a dance I should have given her a week ago, I led her to the dance floor. Everyone parted ways for us to join in a slow song. Everyone was staring, but lucky for me my mate only had eyes for me.

There had been rumors that I would never have a mate due to my rough nature, that the Moon Goddess couldn't give me someone to even out my dark soul. I was heartless, a warrior but I was dedicated to our species and to the King and Queen of Bergarian, kingdom of the werewolves.

Even though my father still held the title, I did most of the work. Only he and the king still had the command to still control me, somewhat.

The only reason why I haven't been given the title was because of my wolf and my temperament. Hoping that I would find my mate one day and even out my soul so I could rule the Royal Warrior Pack with not just with violence but with grace.

I could feel her looking at me, trying to memorize my face. I saw her look at my eyes, my lips and I could even feel her hands that could not even reach around my neck brush my chest. My wolf kept purring and I'm sure she could feel the vibration in my chest.

When she would notice I was looking at her, she would blush and turn away, only to find me grinning like a fucking idiot.

I could hear the whispers around the dance floor mentioning they have never seen me smile. Many were smiling, happy that the protector of their homes was finally finding his happiness, or maybe it was relief that I wouldn't be the most terrorizing monster they have come to know?

Either way, I didn't care because I finally found the only person that really mattered anymore.

It looks like I found my love, my soul, my grace.