"Who did you say is here? " Daniel asked , tearing his gaze away from the pile of documents on his desk.

"Your aunt, she is here " Ryan told him and drew his attention to the door with a tilt of his head.

" Oh boy " Daniel groaned and wiped his face with his palms, he was about to be treated to an endless chattering .

He began a countdown in his heart and soon enough, the door snapped open and her melodious voice echoed into his room.

" Daniel dear " she sang and marched towards him, engulfing him in a hug that knocked the breath out of him.

"Aunt phoebe " he returned the hug even though his bones were being crushed slowly.

Phoebe moved back a bit and took a good look at him , she then questioned him with her face all scrunched up " It's quite hard catching you around these days, what's going on? "

Daniel's eyes connected with Ryan's and they communicated through the mind link ,

Daniel : " Has she being keeping tabs on me? "

Ryan : " I think so "

Daniel : " Why didn't you mention it? "

Ryan : " I'm just as taken aback as you are."

" Daniel? " Phoebe asked waving her hand in front of his face.

"Ah, sorry about that " he apologized, ending the mind link conversation with Ryan " Just have a lot on my mind right now "

It was no secret that werewolves have the power to link minds with fellow werewolves and could range from mind link between individuals, mates and packs as they share thoughts, memories, emotions or feelings.

It was like their own mental facebook, just that it was more reliable and efficient even though it was limited by distance.

" Poor child " She cooed and cupped his cheeks with a sympathetic gaze while Ryan coughed purposely by the side.

This woman was still treating their alpha as if he were a ten year old kid, but he looked away when he saw the glare phoebe was giving him.

After the death of Daniel's parents, Aunt phoebe was the only relative on talking terms with their Alpha.

Ryan bet the others didn't give a shit about Daniel and were secretly hoping he would end up the same way his parents did so they could have a chance to take over the pack - in their dreams hopefully, cause he would protect Alpha Daniel with his own life.

Phoebe plopped down on a seat facing Daniel's desk and ordered Ryan " Get me a drink boy "

His mouth quirked but Ryan didn't say anything and mind linked the helpers to get phoebe her favourite fizzy drink.

Just because phoebe changed his diapers when he was still a pup, but she still treated them as if they were kids and though he knew she meant no harm , but it was a huge dent on his pride and reputation.

" So " She began while Daniel and his beta closed their eyes - it was about to begin.

"There are rumours circling around that you've found your mate "

" Eh? " Daniel's eyes flew open without hesitation , that was not what he was expecting at all.

" What did you just say? " he asked , shifting uneasily in his seat while he had his eyes communicated secretly with Ryan's.

Phoebe shook her head " You haven't heard it? Have you been cooped up in your office all day long? "

Then she noticed the grimace on his face and added "Did I say something wrong by chance?"

"You didn't say anything wrong " he assured her and took her hand, enveloping it with his big hand " But I'm curious who would spread such a rumour ? " he thought aloud.

If he could remember clearly, the two people who knew he had a mate was Judith and Ryan but these two were his most trusted henchmen and wouldn't run their mouth carelessly.

Unless they were not that discreet in their dealings as they thought or the dark witches were at it again.

But it was unlike their usual mode of operation, the dark witches wouldn't blow his mate's cover especially now he has discovered they need her for whatever catastrophic plan they have in the future.

Or maybe it was just the universe trying to restore its messed up order.

"But tell me, have you found your mate? if you've found her, why are you hiding her? Is she a human by chance ? Is she unaware of your feelings for her? " His aunt bombarded him with questions while he took a deep breath and massaged his temple.

Daniel could not wave her off cause he understood her concerns. Unlike them who were more in tune with their nature and could recognize their mate by scent, humans were more slower in comprehending and accepting such feelings.

"But wait a minute, why is your expression like that? " She queried all of a sudden and sprang to her feet " She knows? "

Shit, Daniel cursed mentally. He was never a good liar when it comes to his aunt phoebe.

As usual phoebe went on without giving him a chance to say a word " Or is she looking down on you because you live in the village? doesn't she know that we werewolves choose such a simple life for a good reason? and I bet she must be one of those city girls or those spoilt brats from little Town !"

She raged on and Ryan snickered quietly at the side, wondering how his alpha was going to get out of this one

Daniel scratched the back of his head. Where was he even going to start explaining? His aunt has misunderstood a lot of things and the last thing he wanted was his aunt forming an opinion about Lia wrongly.

It would pose a problem if Lia have a fall-out with his aunt whenever she decides to come to come to Kinney.

The village was named Kinney after the family of the earliest settlers years back . It was their current settlement and was contained within the boundaries of Little Town.

Due to the fact it was a rural area, humans from little Towns with no clue about their secret identity tend to look down on them due to their simple way of life .

They have no knowledge it was just an act to hide their true existence from prying eyes and greedy humans who would need their capabilities for their selfish interests.

Werewolves enjoyed freedom and locking them up while using them as lab rat was derogatory to their dignity.

"Aunt Phoebe could you please trust me ..... "

Daniel faltered midway when he felt Asher tap into the matebond and why was he sending a distress call? Unless...