*Adam's POV*

I was over the moon with excitement.

She joined my pack! I never imagined her joining my pack!

Usually, the Luna of a pack would have a completely different ceremony, but since she doesn't know of that yet and since she hasn't been marked and fully mated, I decided to do it the classic way.

It didn't do much. She's human and I'm a rogue Alpha. I suppose it's a pack of two members now. But as a human Annabelle won't be able to feel any sort of pack link until I mate her. Once I mark her the mind link will become available to her, and after we mate she'll finally feel the pack link fully.

Not that any of that matters anyway, the ceremony with a human doesn't work, so she wouldn't feel anything anyway. Besides the mate bond I didn't feel anything either.

I looked at her. It was now Sunday, and she was grading some papers.

Cade rumbled with pride in the back of my mind. He has been puffed out like a peacock ever since she joined the pack. We're both proud of our mate. She accepted us so quickly and is willing to learn more about our kind and customs.

Anna groaned and pushed the papers away from her. She stretched, making me glance up and down her perfect body before looking at me. My eyes snapped back up to hers. Shit, did she see me staring?

"Wanna go for a walk wolfie?" She suggested with a grin.

I heard Cade grumble in the back of my mind, but he did want to get out for some exercise. "You done grading papers?"

"Not really, but I'm sick of kids who don't know where Colorado is."

I chuckled and walked up to her, looking at the papers in front of her. "It's here right?" I guessed.

"The state below that. God, and here I thought you'd be better than them." Anna said with a deep, disappointed sigh.

Cade whined at the disapproval, "For the past six years all I knew was forest. I haven't needed to know the States in a while." I defended us.

Anna gave me a glare, "Well, now you're back in the human world! Come sit, I'll teach you." She said as she gave the chair next to her a pat.

"What happened to the walk?"

"The walk was before I found out you don't know your topography. You'll be earning your walks from now on. Now, we'll leave the house when you can name the states by heart." Anna explained to me in what I could only call her teacher voice. Not going to lie, it was very hot.

I sat down, "Please teach me." I told her, my voice coming out more husky than I wished it to be.

She paused for a second before nodding. For the next thirty minutes, she retaught me the states, and I was incredibly grateful for my Alpha training right now. It taught me how to pick things up faster, since an Alpha must know plenty about the world around him. It was nostalgic almost, it reminded me of when my father was teaching me about all the surrounding packs here in Maine. Their Alphas and their relations to us.

"Now, do we remember Chef MIMAL?" My hot mate asked next to me. If I hadn't spent half my life learning about control I would be taking her right here on this table. Fuck, her teaching is so sexy.

"Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. He's holding a Tennessee plate of Kentucky fried chicken." I told her.

"Good job!" she said and she patted my head, letting sparks escape all throughout my body. Cade purred in the back of my mind. Dumb mutt. "Now, final state for today, where on the map is Oregon?" she asked, "Be careful about this one. I might kick you out if you don't know it."

I smirked, "Kicking out your own Alpha? What a bold thing to state."

Anna smacked me in the chest, "If my Alpha can't name the state where his pack members came from, is he really a good Alpha?" she shot back.

'She's good' Cade chimed in.

'She is.'

I pointed to Oregon state on the map in front of me. Anna clapped her hands in approval. "Yay!"

I smirked, "What is my reward for getting it right miss Carter?"

Anna smiled and stood up, she came back with a collar and leash in her hand, "Your walk!"

I couldn't stop Cade's growl from escaping.

Anna pouted, "Come on Cade, it's not that bad!"

"He hates it even more now that you've proclaimed him as Alpha." I stated.

"Well then Alpha suck it up because I can't not collar you without looking suspicious." She shot back.

I grinned as Cade grumbled, 'She's a true Luna already.' I told him.

'She should learn about pack ranks! She's disrespecting us!'

'Cade, you know she isn't. She doesn't know what it truly means. And you can't deny that her ordering us around is incredibly sexy' I defended her.

'You're whipped.' Cade chided.

'Says the one who constantly craves her physical touch' I shot back.

"What is he saying?" Anna asked and I realized I hadn't responded to her previous statement.

"That he doesn't like you ordering us around." I spoke truthfully.

Anna bit back a smile, "I already told you Cade, in a few weeks we can pretend I've trained you really well and then you can walk without the leash. For now it's necessary."

'Whatever'

'You're acting like a pup' I told him.

'Shut it!'

I chuckled, "He'll put up with it for now."

Anna beamed, "Thanks Cade, I promise I'll take it off as soon as we reach the forest."

Cade grumbled a bit more before I made my way towards he bedroom to shift. He gladly took over, letting fur sprout and rearranging our bones.

He shook his fur before returning to our mate. She gave us a beaming smile before she put on our collar. Cade growled at it a few more times but complied.

It wasn't long until we reached the forest and the collar came off again. Cade ran through the forest for a while, leaving our mate behind. We didn't like doing that, but she told us she'd be fine at the edge of the forest near the hiking trail.

There is something about running wild in the woods that is so relaxing and freeing. The wind on your fur, the forest floor against your paws. The many sounds of forest creatures around us. It's a feeling that we will never get enough of. Living in the forest was incredibly lonely but it was also freeing in a way.

After around thirty minutes of running around freely, I noticed Cade slow down. Usually, this was the time we'd head back, but I noticed that Cade had different plans. He started making his way towards a bunny.

'What are you doing?' I asked, amused.

'Don't distract me.' was his cold reply.

I decided to give him his silence as we focused on the rabbit. Hunting had become a second nature to us, stalking the unsuspecting prey in front of us, getting low to the ground and out of sight, controlling our movements and breathing so we wouldn't make a sound. It was just as normal as riding a bike.

When Cade got into position to pounce, he didn't waste a second. The rabbit was smarter than it looked, sprinting away as soon as we came out of hiding. Cade chased after it, catching up to it and finally digging his canines into the Rabbits neck. Once he made sure the rabbit was dead he got up and started heading back to our mate.

'So, why hunt the rabbit?' I asked him.

'I'm providing for our mate.'

'Ah, our mate has a fridge that provides for her.' I informed my other half.

'Shut it. You're just jealous because you can't provide for her like I can.' Cade spoke, his head was held high in pride at this point.

'I think you're forgetting human standards Cade. Humans don't hunt anymore. I doubt she knows how to prepare the animal. And do I have to remind you who has been cooking all her meals?' I explained.

Cade just growled in response. I sighed, hopeless mutt.

When we reached our mate our mood raised significantly. Her beautiful blonde hair was in a ponytail, making her look like an angel in the forest light. She was typing away on her phone, a soft smile on her face as she watched the screen. She looked up as she saw movement in the corner of her eyes and smiled, before looking at us in complete shock.

'Good luck.' I spoke before jumping to the back of his mind.

"Uh... hey Cade, what is that?" she spoke, her voice sounding slightly uncomfortable. Great.

Cade placed the rabbit in front of her and looked up in pride. "Did you hunt it?" she asked and Cade nodded.

"That's cool!" She paused. "Uh... now what?" I busted out laughing, making Cade snarl at me. He gently nudged the rabbit towards Anna.

"Did you catch it for me?" She caught on. Cade nodded again and sat down, his tail wagging.

"Wow. Thanks, I've never had someone hunt food for me." She paused and I felt Cade puff with pride. "I feel kind of bad though, because I don't know how to prepare it."

'What did I tell you?' I sang to Cade.

'You can skin it for her! Don't act all smug.'

Cade picked it up and started walking towards her apartment. "Oh wait! We can't just walk across the street like that. People will freak out!"

Cade eyed the bag that she took with her and I could see Anna mourning the thing already. She sighed, "Come here, I'll put it in my bag." Cade beamed and jumped over.

I smiled, she is too perfect. Even though this isn't at all normal, she's still trying to accept it. I wish I knew what she was thinking right now.

After the rabbit was stored away and Cade had his collar back on, we headed home. As usual, Anna welcomed herself home once we came through the door. I headed into the bathroom to shift and clean myself up. The rabbits blood was still on me in a few places.

When I entered the kitchen Anna was standing in front of her bag, biting her lip as she was staring at the rabbit. "Uh... so sorry about that." I started.

Anna looked up and gave me a patient smile, "It's fine. It's sweet really. He tried to provide for his pack right?" she asked.

I nodded. And his mate.

"Well I'm flattered. Except I don't know how to prepare it at all." She gave me a sheepish smile.

"If you want I can skin and prepare it." I offered.

"Really? You can do that?" she asked in amazement.

I chuckled and nodded, before grabbing the rabbit out of the bag. "Yeah, sorry about your bag by the way."

Anna shook her head, "It's fine, it's an old one anyway. It's my supposed dog necessities bag. There's plastic bags, dog toys and dog food inside. Nothing of actual use." She paused, "Unless you like the dog candy I bought."

I scrunched up my nose, "No thanks." I placed the rabbit in the sink. "Uh... this might get a bit messy, so if you're not comfortable with that..." I trailed off.

Anna jumped up, "I'll grade the rest of my papers." She spoke quickly before running out.

I chuckled, then focused on the rabbit.

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