Chapter 58
Alpha Gabe
Once I was back to the ranch, I immediately got on the phone with Alpha Chris. That asshole had some explaining to do. My pack was three times the size of his, and I had allies all over the country. All over the world in fact. They took a weak way out, shooting a wolfsbane dart at one of my highest ranking wolves. Dawson came from a long line of Beta’s. In fact, if he hadn’t of stayed in my pack, he was supposed to be Reta of his home pack. His grandfather was not happy when his mother told him that Dawson wouldn’t be coming there to be Beta. Next in line was Dawson’s sister. They had really hoped to avoid having a female Beta, but so far it had been working out just fine.
The phone rang three times before anyone picked it up. I asked for Alpha Chris when the she wolf answered and she placed me on hold for what felt like forever. “Gabe. To what do I owe the pleasure. Again. He bit out on the other end of the line.
You have some explaining to do, that’s what you owe the pleasure to. Don’t fuck with me Chris, I’m not in the mood. I was fuming.
There was a pause. ‘Very well. How can I be of service Alpha Gabe.” He sounded a bit sarcastic, but I bit my tongue.
“One of your patrols shot Dawson with a fucking wolfsbane dart. What kind of pussy shit is that?” I asked. Werewolves had an unspoken rule that you don’t use wolfsbane for every day use. It was strictly for torture tactics during war, or to put down feral wolves.
“Excuse me?” Alpha Chris sounded very surprised.
“You heard me. If he dies, I’m coming for you. You hear me?‘ I knew I was getting ahead of myself. I needed answers. I was to exhausted and angry to care at the moment.
“Yeah I don’t know anything about that. Tell me what the dart looked like. I’m going to have to investigate and call you back.”
1 rubbed my hands over my eyes. I needed sleep. “It was a dart, red and blue feathers. The dart was at least five inches long.
“Alright, give me till tonight. I assure you I knew nothing of this. I will call you back.” Alpha Chris hung up before I could say anything else.
I decided I needed to go check on the situation with the horses that were arriving today, they should have been here already and Ashlynn hadn’t been here to receive them.
I walked down to the stables and to my surprise, Jenna was there helping Cody put the mares into stalls. “So now my wife is a ranch hand,” I chuckled.
“It’s all hands on deck Alpha,” Jenna snapped back. “Besides, I’m doing this for Ashlynn. All we did was weigh them and put them in the stalls. She will do the rest when she gets home tonight.”
I had to admit, my wife looked hot in a pair of jeans and cowgirl boots. “Alright then, I’m going to get some sleep. I’m about to pass out. I’m expecting a call from Alpha Chris this evening, so if I’m not awake, please wake me.” Jenna gave me a kiss, and I turned to go get some sleep. This has been the longest two days.
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Ashlynn
The nurses chased me out of Dawson’s room throughout the day. At one point, the head nurse said I should go get something to eat and take a break from the room. I didn’t want to, but I realized I was pretty hungry. I’d spent the bulk of the morning and into the afternoon, my hand on top of Dawson’s, my thumb rubbing back and forth over the top of it. The machine’s continued to beep, but it actually gave me comfort as I listened to his steady heart beat.
I was sitting in the hospital cafeteria, stirring a cup of coffee mindlessly, while I stared out the window. I smelled the wolf as soon as he was near me and came to a stop next to my table. I turned to him. He was tall, had sandy blonde hair that was showing slight strands of grey along his temples. He had lines around his eyes that showed he smiled often, just as he was doing to me now. “May I help you?” I asked him, when he didn’t say anything.
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Oh yes, I’m sorry. Are you Ashlynn Cane?” He was still smiling. It wasn’t anything weird, just friendly, I noticed that he had Dr. Cortez on the right pocket of his white lab coat. I relaxed a little.
“I am.”
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