She looks up and when our eyes meet her, I heard my wolf repeat a word I though I'd never hear again.

'Mate'

I growl when I realize my mate is laying naked and in pain in the dirt while there are unmated wolves around. I take of my shirt and cover her. She flinched whenever my hand touched the skin.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" I ask with a kinder tone in my voice.

'What are you doing Titus,' Brody growls.

'Shut up,' I growl back.

My mate winces every few seconds. She held her stomach in pain.

"I'm going to take you to the pack doctor," I whisper to her. She looked panicked when I said that. She started frantically shaking her head. When I look at her eyes again I see the life slowly draining out of them. When she goes limp a different scent washes over her. She's in heat.

"SHE'S IN HEAT," A female wolf on border patrol says.

"Titus we need to get away," My gamma, Jacob, says.

I reluctantly back up away from her.

"Carry her to the pack doctor," I order the same female. She picks her up and starts to run towards the pack doctor. I mind link Dr. Jones, my personal doctor, and tell him to watch the rogue. I don't like calling her the rogue but that's what she is to other wolves.

"She-wolves usually don't start heat until they found their mate," Brody says. I growl at the fact that there could be another man involved with her.

"Why are you giving mercy to the rogue?" Brody asks. "Usually you kill them on the spot."

"My wolf says she's my mate," I say slowly barely keeping it above a mumble.

"But how what about-," Jacob starts.

"Brooke? Yeah I don't know how either," I sigh in confusion.

'Alpha I need permission to sedate her,' I hear Dr. Jones say in the mind link.

'Why do you need to sedate her?' I ask starting to run towards the pack hospital.

'Her heat is more intense than other she-wolves,' she says.

'I'm on my way,' I say then block any further mind links to me. I follow the sweet smell of honeysuckle and apples. I walked into the room and saw my mate with needles and devices connected to her. My wolf whimpers at the sight of our mate in this condition.

"Do I have permission to sedate her for a few days Alpha?" Dr. Jones asks.

"Yes you do," I say. She injects my mate with a liquid and I see her heart beat in the monitor even out.

"She'll be sedated for 24 hours. I'll come back to give her another shot in 12 hours."

"Thank you Doctor," I say then I take a seat on the chair next to the bed.

"With all due respect Alpha, why did you bring a rogue here?" She asks.

"I have my reasons," I reply plainly. I'm known for being the most brutal pack in the continent. I mind link Brody to bring all the pack work to the hospital. Through the hours a finish up my pack work for the day. I start to fall asleep and I let sleep take me.

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I wake up to the heart monitor letting out a long beep. I immediately wake up from my rest and jump up. I look at my mate and see that she's awake. I look at the floor and the device that was once on her finger was now not. I turn off the monitor and move slowly towards my mate.

"I-I'm sorry Alpha for crossing the border without permission," she apologizes.

"Why are you here," I say trying using a softer tone.

"Why are you here," he asks in a low voice.

"Dovevo andare via. Il mio compagno mi ha rifiutato e non posso più stare a guardarlo. Sarà il futuro Alfa e non riesco a vederlo come promemoria," I say in Italian. I do that when I'm nervous and right now is a good time to be nervous.

"Repeat that. But slower and in English," he says pulling the chair up to the hospital bed.

'Why does he smell like strawberries?' I ask my wolf.

'He smells better than mate,' she responds.

"I was um rejected by my mate yesterday, or today, I don't really know what day it is. But um he rejected me the moment I looked at him and he will be the future Alpha and I couldn't stand him being there as a reminder that I am unwanted," I say slower. He growls at the last part. He leans his head into the crook of my neck and breathes my scent in. The tingles I felt when he did that made me feel safe and uncomfortable at the same time. I move back away from him and look into his eyes.

"Sorry I didn't mean to do that," he says as a flash of hurt appears on his eyes. It disappears as fast as it appeared.

"What pack are you from," he asks.

"Th-the Blue Crescent Wolves," I stutter. I was really nervous around him but felt that I was safe also. "What pack am I in?"

"The Scarlet Moon Pack," he says taking pride in it. I yelp at the name of the pack. Alpha Titus was known as the most cruel Alpha in the continent. He kills rogues in sight.

"W-why didn't y-you kill me?" I ask, shocked. He growls but calms down almost immediately. His eyes turn black then into shiny gold letting me know his wolf is out.

"Mate," he says. The word sent shivers down my spine.

"What," I said my face showing I was shocked. "I-I already have a mate."

"He rejected you," his voice booming through the room. It's almost unheard of for the Moon Goddess to give you a second mate.

"You might as well reject us," I sigh. We were unwanted. My wolf whines when I say that but apart of her knew it was a possibility. It broke us when when Terry rejected us we figured we weren't good enough for anyone.

Alpha Titus' eyes went black then back to his sky blue eyes.

"Why would I reject you," he says his eyes showing hurt.

"Nobody wants me. Your Alpha Titus you need a strong mate one that can help you with pack work," I start.

"What's your family's status?" He cuts me off.

"Beta," I say quickly.

"Don't you have to train in school?" He asks.

"Yes Alpha Titus," I say. "I was top of my class."

"Number one call me just Titus. Number Two if you think I want a strong Luna, you are top of your class, doesn't that make you strong? You are beautiful and I couldn't ask anything more for a mate," he says. I was speechless I don't know what to say. No one has ever touched my heart more than he just did.

"You can stay in my pack until you decide what you want to do," he offers. My wolf jumps in my head at the thought of our mate and us staying close together.

"Thank you," I say accepting his offer.

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