I was angry and I could feel my wolf clawing underneath my skin to be released. I had put us through a bit in the past week and I knew control wasn't something I had completely grasped yet. I had only been an alpha for two years now and had to learn on my own how to deal with the urges of my beast. It didn't help that I had spent those two year locked away and subjected to all forms of treatment under Kellan's control. I quickly pushed those thoughts to the back of my mind knowing that would only stir up the beast more.

I moved through the strange house not sure where I was headed but when the sound of muffled voice reached my ears I let my legs carry me towards them. The closer I got the more I could hear the anger in the voices. This caused excitement to stir inside me and I knew she wanted violence. I rushed towards the voice.

"You're going to keep your mouth shut or so help me—" Marshall growled viciously. I could hear the sound of a threatening growl, "Or what? You think you can beat me into submission?" Leo taunts.

"Stop it! You're both acting like idiots!" Libra jumped in with a exasperated sigh. I moved into the archway of what looked like some kind of old sitting room. Marshall and Leo would be standing chest to chest if it weren't for Bunny who was standing between them with a look that told me she was on the verge of crying. Libra stood off to the side behind her brother with where arms cross over her chest defensively as she stared the two brooding males down.

Bunny's eyes snapped to me and I felt my desire for violence fade. My wolf wanted me to handle the problem and protect the pack, even if it was from themselves. I moved into the room, "What's got your panties in a twist now?" I tease hoping to draw the attention of there wolves away from each other and toward me. Neither of them looked away from each other, "This idiot wants to tell Silver about leaving the house and the hunters." Marshall states. Leo's eyes narrow into challenging slits, "He's our alpha he should know about what happened—"

"You heard him earlier, he doesn't care about being our alpha! So stop being such a kiss ass." Marshall growled in annoyance. I rolled my eyes at there ridiculous argument, part of me wanted to turn around and leave them too it but Bunny kept looking at me like she wanted me to help. I blew out a breath and moved closer to them, "You shouldn't talk about him like that. Even if he doesn't want to be your alpha—he's still an alpha and you should respect him."

"Then maybe he should act like one!" Marshall snarled at me turning his attention away from Leo to me. My wolf stirred within me and I gritted my teeth to keep from snarling back at him, "Be careful Marshall—I don't think you want him to show you what it means to be alpha." He continued to stare at me his chest heaving up and down but slowly I watched a flash of guilt and regret flash through his eyes. I knew he was just acting out because of everything that had happened in the past twelves hours or so. Hell, I think we were all a little stressed and so were our wolves.

I took in a deep calming breath, "I know you are upset but that doesn't mean you need to snap at everyone. These are your pack mates—they only want to protect you and do whats right for everyone—just like you do." Marshall relaxed further and his shoulders sagged. Bunny eased herself closer to him and rubbed his arm gently, "Marshall—Leo is right. We need to tell Silver about the hunters, in case they try to track us or something. It was my fault for running off. I saw how upset everyone was without Silver and I know I'm the best tracker. I only wanted to help..." Marshall pulled Bunny into his arms and held her tight. The sight made my heart tighten and I looked away from them biting the inside of my cheek. I felt the anger toward my mate build again. How could he neglect his pack like this? They clearly needed his leadership and protection but he wanted none of it. It looks like I am going to have to give him a piece of my mind or fist if he doesn't change is tune.

I sensed him before he said anything, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end. I suppressed the urge to growl at him for sneaking up on me like that—I hated having potential threats at my back, mate or not. Spending years locked up with rogues had made my wolf a bit snappy about certain things.

"Why is it that every time I come back everyone is so temperamental? You'd think you were all a bunch of pups instead of grown wolves." Silver teases but I can sense that he is trying to also defuse the tension in the room. He moves deeper into the room and closer to me. I took a small side step hoping to keep the distance between us because I didn't trust my traitorous body with him being close to me.

"What's the problem?" He asks and I can see him cross his arms over his impressive chest from the corner of my eye. I swallowed hard and tried to keep my attention focused on the small pack that looked to be sweating bullets now that they had their alpha's undivided attention. He waited patiently for someone to answer but it looked as though none of them had the courage to fess up like they had been arguing they needed to do minutes before. I rolled my eyes and turned my gaze toward Silver, "They wanted to tell you about the hunters they ran into—"

I watched Silver's demeanor change from relaxed to concerned. He green eyes seemed to search over his pack as if he was inspecting them for injuries. I did my best to suppress a grin when I realized that perhaps he did care about them more than he wanted them to know.

"What were you doing that far away from the pack grounds?" His voice was strained and I could tell he was doing his best to keep his tone from being harsh. The gang looked guiltily at each other and Bunny took a hesitant step forward out of Marshall's hold, "It was my fault—" She kept her eyes downcast and her body looked to be shaking, "Everyone was so upset without you and I'm the best tracker. I thought if I could find you and bring you back—" She whimpered a little and my wolf rose at the sound wanting to comfort her, "I just wanted to help..."

I glanced back toward Silver when he released a heavy sigh, "I don't want you guys to in danger yourselves over me. I apologize for being gone for so long this time—" He ran a hand through his hair in a stressed manner.

"I'm sorry too—but I really thought I was on your trail but instead I found Grace instead. I'd probably be dead if Grace hadn't protected me..." Bunny lifted her gaze towards me with a small smile on her lips and some hero worship in her eyes. I could feel Silver's eyes on me but I kept myself from looking towards him.

"Yeah well she'd probably be dead too if you hadn't found her." Libra threw in and I wanted to tell her to keep her mouth shut. I would have preferred that I have this conversation alone with my mate because I'd obviously lied about my identity. I chanced a small glance in Silvers direction and he was staring me down with a heated gaze that reminded me of when I was young girl and had disobeyed my father.

"Oh I'm sure she would have been fine—I mean she said she was friends with that rogue alpha—she got to be one crazy wolf to befriend someone like that." Marshall adds and I want growl at all them to shut the hell up because they are only making this worse for me. I swallow hard when I sense Silver's wolf rising toward the surface. It takes a lot to intimidate me but the power leaking out of him is enough to make me note that Silver would not be a wolf easily beaten if it came down to a fight.

As if he could sense the reaction he was getting out of me a slow smile crept over his lips, "Grace you've clearly left an impression on the pack—" I couldn't tell if he wanted to kiss me or kill me at the moment but my wolf was purring with excitement. I took a hesitant step away from him, "What can I say? I just have a way with people..."

"Everyone leave—" Silver growled, "Except Grace." He said pointedly. Once again the gang went scurrying out of the room without much provocation. I'm sure they were probably confused by there alphas sudden change in temperament but they weren't brave enough to question it. I glanced towards the exit myself thinking about how I might escape my mate as well. He let out a low growl as if reading my mind, "You will remain exactly where you are Grace. I won't be playing cat and mouse with you, do you understand me?"

It had been long time since someone had been able to order me around but I felt the command in his tone and my wolf wilted under his power. Normally I would say all alphas were generally on the same footing for power and dominance but somehow Silver seemed to be a completely different level of alpha. I glared at him, "What the hell is your problem? If you want to talk than talk—you don't need to use that tone with me!" I sneered at him.

"You lied to me when we first met and I hate liars..." His words made me cringe a bit but I didn't let the emotion show to much, "Also I think you know a lot more about these hunters than you are letting on. So mate—let's have a chat about who you really are."

I stared into his eyes and swallow my urge to bow under his power. He was my mate and that meant we were on equal footing. I might not bare his mark but that didn't mean anything to me, "Fine. I'll keep it simple and to the point. I was headed back to my old pack to challenge my uncle for the alpha position when I was attacked by the hunters. Thats when your pack found me—you know the rest..." I left out the fact that I had been tortured and held prisoner for the past two years but he hadn't earned the right to know that information.

Silvers eyes darkened, "Why would you need to challenge your uncle for the alpha position? You're obviously a rightful alpha..." I flashed him my fangs as my wolf rose to the surface, "It's none of your business! I told you what you needed to know—and the rest does not effect you."

He was less than pleased by my response to him, "You are mine! Therefore everything about you effects me." It was obvious that Silver was no longer in control and that his wolf was the one speaking. I doubted considering how reluctant Silver was to be alpha. I met his challenging gaze, "Until I bare your mark I belong to no one but myself!"

I'm sure that anyone that stepped near this room—hell anyone that stepped inside the house could probably feel the crackling of our alpha energies in the air. Neither of us moved and inch. We just stood still like statues glaring at one another, waiting for something to happen.

"You really don't want to push me mate—" He starts but I interrupt him with a snarl and a solid flip of my middle finger, "Oh bite me!"

I probably should have choose my words a little differently and saved myself the drama but as I said control wasn't something I had really grasped yet. Silver lunged for me with a fierce growl and I swung my arm landing a charged right hook to his face. He stumbled away from me and grabbed his face in shock. I could feel the sting on my skin and the ache in my bones from my strike. My wolf was right under the surface seething with excitement though I wasn't sure if it was from the violence or her desire for her mate—our mate.

His dark gaze swung back to me as he rubbed at his jaw, "That wasn't very nice..."

"Well, I'm not very nice. Something you should learn quickly and if you have a hard time grasping that concept—I don't mind teaching you, clearly." I say with a smug smirk.

He returned my smirk with one of his own, "If this is a game of whose the big bad wolf than you should be prepared to lose—mate."

I rolled my shoulders and cracked my neck, "I wouldn't be so sure..." The air seemed to sing with the amount of energy we were both pushing forth. Clearly the goddess had made a huge mistake when she paired to alpha's together. There was no way this type of relationship could work without us trying to kill each other. Although I did have to admit, my mate looked sexy as hell when he was thirsty for blood, even if it was my own.

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