I’m alone.. in a pack full of wolves. I live here, with my grandfather… the Alpha of White Moon Pack. My mother’s pack. My father sent me here, four months ago.. He is the Beta to Alpha John Taylor of River Run Pack.. in Missouri….and he knew I couldn’t stay. The Alpha’s son, Jacob, is my true mate. He mated me.. but never marked me.. even though he promised forever.

His father forced him to mate the daughter of the Alpha of a neighboring pack for an alliance.. with the largest pack in the southeast. So, he did. Then, I found out I was pregnant. And every night Jacob fucked his daddy’s whore.. the pain was so bad I nearly lost my baby.

I have an appointment with the Luna Queen in an hour…I am going to ask her if they will break my mate bond. I am worried for Angel.. my wolf. She is heartbroken and me.. well.. I’m past the heartbreak. Now, I’m just pissed.

Pulling up to the gates of the kingdom, I tell the guard my name is Jolene Garrett… here for an audience with the Luna Queen. And after a few moments, he smiled and let me through. I drove up to the castle and got out of my jeep. A lovely woman and a man the size of a Redwood Tree was standing on the steps to greet me. She stepped forward and said “Please call me Lynette.. this is my mate, Damien, the King. It requires both of us to break your bond. Follow us.. and you can tell us your story.”

We arrive in a beautiful garden and she offers me a seat. Taking it, she tells me to begin. I try to smile.. “My name is Jolene Garett. I am originally from River Run Pack in Missouri. My father is the Beta.. August Garrett. My mate is the Alpha’s son, Jacob Taylor. He mated with me.. but he didn’t mark me. After two weeks of being together, he told me he couldn’t see me anymore. His father had arranged a forced mating with an Alpha’s daughter from a neighboring pack that his father needed an alliance with. I didn’t ask what pack..because frankly.. I didn’t care. All I was told is it’s the largest pack in the southeast. Every night, Jacob fucked his daddy’s whore.. and every night, I screamed in agonizing pain. I found out I was pregnant by nearly miscarrying. I am a white wolf. A healer. My wolf, Angel, wore herself out healing my child every night. So, my father decided to send me to my mother’s old pack. White Moon in Montana. My grandfather is still the Alpha there. I am nearly five months along now. And Angel is struggling. I don’t want my wolf to continue suffering. Had he rejected me, I don’t think we would be this bad”

The queen jumped to ger feet.. “That fucker didn’t reject you before he mated, marked and fucked that whore?” I shook my head and she grabbed my hand while the King took my other one. They chanted something for a few minutes.. and I felt an immense pain in my chest.. then a sharp snap like a huge rubber band broke in my chest.. I heard Angel whimper then she curled up to sleep.

Then, the pain was gone. The longing.. the grief.. and sadness.. just gone! And before I could stop myself, I hugged the Queen. I hugged the Queen! The fuck is wrong with me!? She just laughed and hugged me back. Not too many people can say that! She asked if I would stay for dinner, but I told her I promised I would be back by dark. My grandpa worries. She did tell me I am welcome anytime.

Back on the road, and headed home, my phone rang and I hit the answer button on my steering wheel.. “Hey dad!”

Are you doing okay?

“Fine, dad. As fine as I can be… why?”

Something is wrong with Jacob. And I got worried it might be happening to you.

“Hunh! Nope! I’m fine! And I prefer not hearing that fucker’s name. I don’t care that something’s wrong with him. His pain only makes me feel joy, if I’m honest. We can talk about anything else, Dad… just not him!”

I understand, peanut. I’m sorry. I will let you go.. FaceTime me tomorrow. Love you!

And he hung up.. While my face split in a huge grin!

I got back to the pack a few hours later, deciding to forego questions from my grandfather, I just went to my cottage. Fixed me a sandwich and caught up on my schoolwork. I enrolled in an online course for culinary school. I hadn’t thought this would be my life at eighteen.. but here I am. My eighteenth birthday, Jacob and I realized we were mates. I thought he was happy.. I know he was. We spent two weeks together. I didn’t want to have sex without marking.. it didn’t feel right. Eventually, I’m not sure if he convinced me.. or if Angel just wanted her mate that much. Either way.. he was gone the next day.

I kept asking my brother, Tyler, where he was. Why I hadn’t seen him.. every time, I tried to go to the pack house, I was stopped. On the third day, I got a text.. explaining why he hadn’t been around. You heard right.. a text message from this stellar, upstanding leader of men!

Next morning, I knocked on Grandpa’s office door and he told me come in. “Hey, Grandpa.. I was wondering.. can I join the pack here? I hadn’t asked before..because I think I was holding out hope against hope, I would have a home to go back to. But there’s nothing there for me” He stood up and pulled me into his arms. “Tell me about yesterday “

“There’s nothing to tell, really. I met with the Royal pair and they asked for my story, before making a decision. Once I told them everything, the Queen let me hug her, and they broke the bond” He sat behind his desk, never interrupting.. no facial expression. He listened.. then he nodded. “So, what are your plans?” I looked at him with a question on my face.. and he said “About that baby? You are eighteen. It’s an Alpha pup. On both sides… but the heir to River Run. You should consider allowing it to be raised within its’ bloodline”

I nodded.. then I stood.. “I will be gone by nightfall, Grandpa! I would say I appreciate your hospitality and all that shit.. but I would be lying! You no longer exist in my world! I know my mother would be so proud of her daddy right now!” And I spun on my heel.. marching back to the cottage. It took me exactly 37 minutes to pack my shit and leave!

“On the road again..”