ALESSANDRO'S POV
It's been three days since I have been out of town and away from my pack which is a common thing for any alpha. But for me it's not so simple as I like to take care of them by myself. Although I know that Merrick is very capable of doing her duty, but something is telling me that I need to go back asap. Also my wolf Damon is going restless as if someone is calling him. I have tried numerous time to stop him from whining but the stupid wolf is not listening to me.
"Stop calling me stupid. Without me you are nothing." Damon retorts through the mind link.
"Then you should suggest me a perfect name for you other than stupid." I tell him with a smirk.
"You are making fun of me now but just wait and watch till we get back to our pack land." By saying this he cuts off the mind link and retreat in the back of my mind. What the hell does he mean by this? I really think that I need a different wolf because this one is messing with my mind.
Both me and Giovanni who is the Gamma of my pack are heading towards our pack in my private jet and will reach their in five hours. We have gone to collect the new batch of weapons from a dealer. Yes. we keep weapons with us because nowadays there can be seen a lot of hunters who are trying to find werewolves and then sell them to some labs. But they are crazy if they think they can catch us or harm us. If this was the earlier time. they might have fought us but now the matter is completely different. Now we have modern weapons as well as modern combat techniques.
There is a werewolf council which is full of old hags who think that they can order me around. I hate being told what to do with my pack so it's obvious that I will never listen to any outsider. I only listen to my uncle who is like a second father to me, not only that he is the one who raised me and help me raise Ariel after the sudden death of our mother.
"Alpha, Beta Merrick is back in the pack house." Giovanni informs me.
"Hmm, that good to know." I reply absentmindedly.
"Are you alright?" He asks sitting across from me.
"Damon is being restless for some time and when I asked him what's wrong, he told me that I will know everything when we get back to the pack land." I answer releasing a sigh.
"I think he is tensed about the meeting with the council members where they will select a perfect luna for our pack." He replies making me clench my fist tight. No one in the pack know about my mate or should I say rejected mate and I intend to keep it like this. No need to discuss about someone who is not worth my time.
"Let's see then." I let out before looking out of the window towards the vast majority of the cloud mixing with blue.
Finally after a long wait, the jet lends to the airport. I thank the pilot and the crew for their cooperation. There is already a car waiting for us out of the airport so without wasting time we get inside the car fastening our seatbelts. I can see that Giovanni is biting his nails which makes me chuckle.
"Stop laughing at me." He grumbles.
"You really need to stop being scared of your papa." I tell him.
"You know well that can't be happening because there is only one person who is not scared of him and that is none other than my dad. I don't know how he handles papa so well while I nearly pee in my pants." This time I am not able to control my laugh anymore. Seriously for a 24 years old, he is a scaredy cat when it comes to his papa Oliver.
"Then why didn't you inform him about this trip beforehand? You should have at least call him ones to let him know that you are alright." I tell him after I control my laughter.
"He wasn't home when you told me to accompany you so I only got to tell dad about the trip. Also, dad promised me that he would handle papa but now he is saying that papa will beat me when I go home." He answers just as the car drive into our pack territory and Damon starts whining in my mind again making a headache grow pretty fast.
"Can't you stay still for sometime? You are giving me a headache." I tell my wolf who whine loudly making me curse inwardly.
Giovanni and I get out of the car before walking inside the packhouse where we live with everyone. There are many small houses in the pack land for the families who want to stay private but I prefer the packhouse for myself. Because that's what my father had done too.
The moment I set my feet inside, the strong smell of Rose mixed with Strawberry waved to my nose making both me and Damon go crazy. I take deep breaths just to smell the intoxicating scent. I don't wait for Giovanni and hurriedly walk towards the back lawn from where the smell is coming. Upon arriving there, I can see a lot of members of the pack so it's not easy for me to detect the owner of the scent. Just then I hear a sweet laughing sound making me turn my head towards the left and there she is playing with the pups.
"Mate." Both Damon and I let out at the same time but thankfully no one hear me.
"Let's go and meet our mate." Damon says but I retreat inside the packhouse.
"Why are you getting inside? Can't you see that our mate is here?" God damn this wolf need to shut up.
"We have rejected her so she is not our mate anymore. She is only a simple shewolf for us." I remark and block him before he can say anything.
Just as I am going to walk into my bedroom a small body collides with me. Out of instinct, I hold the person and when I look down I notice it's Isabella. I smile at her and help her to steady herself.
"I am sorry, I didn't notice you were coming." She says softly which is the best thing in her personality. She has always been a gentle person and that's why everyone likes her so much in the pack.
"It's okay. By the way, can you ask the cook to make something light for me? I need to freshen up and then go to the company." I let out.
"Yes, sure. I will tell her." By saying this, she goes out of there while I walk inside my bedroom.