Chosen by Fate, Rejected by the Alpha Chapter 6 - Reece- My wolf smells our mate!

Chapter 6: Reece- My wolf slls our mate!

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Reece

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The evening was already giving a headache. I welcod the main group that had already arrived by seven, Noah told I should have waited since there was still a steady stream of pack mbers coming up the path.

"If they couldn't be here by the ti it started, that's on them." I growled as I stalked off in the direction of the group I was supposed to be 'entertaining' for the night. The sooner I t with them and found out if any of them were my mate, the better.

Truth be told, I had already slled my mate. This morning, in fact. What were the odds? I had been running in the forest outside the compound, trying to burn off so of this pent-up frustration I've been feeling.

I was running with no clear goal in sight, just circling around and around. And on one of my laps around the forest, I happened to catch the faintest whiff of sothing different. Sothing that hadn't been there when I had started.

I followed the scent to where it was strongest among the trees. Whoever she was, she had been running through the trees the sa as I was. The scent was intoxicating. It had my wolf on edge and was almost enough to make lose all control over him.

Whoever she was, she slled like warm apples, vanilla, and so sort of spice. It was like an apple pie, and it was mixed with the sll of the wind just before a thunderstorm. I could sll the slightest trace of ozone and rain in her scent. She slled sweet, warm, and exciting. And I had to find her.

I followed the trail again, as it led out of the forest and back to the road. There were old trails that led toward town, but the freshest scent was heading back toward the compound. I followed, but the mix of all the other wolves made it more difficult, still I wouldn't give up.

I had reached the upper section of the compound, aning her family was high ranking. The elders would be happy about that. I didn't care. I didn't want a mate, my wolf clearly did, but I needed a mate. If I didn't find one soon, they would force to step down and hand my pack over to my cousin Caleb. That spineless twit wouldn't know how to run the pack, we'd be ruined in no ti.

No, I wasn't looking for this girl cause I wanted to, I had to. It made no difference that the sll of her was already tightening things in my body, and I was currently running around on four feet instead of two. No, simply put, I needed this mate.

"Alpha." I heard soone call out to as I was getting close to finding where the scent was the strongest. Where my mate lived. "We have a problem." My Beta was calling out to . Damn him, he would be getting an earful when we were back in my office. With a growl, I turned and ran back to my house in the forest.

I was now stalking toward the group of scantily clad won. They all looked like the sa type I was used to seeing. The only thing they were good for was a distraction. Taking my mind off sothing for a night but never to warm my bed again.

I've never slept with the sa girl more than once. None of them have ever been worth my ti for to go back to them again. All they were after was my money, my power, my status. They never really wanted , just what they could get from .

The group was exactly as I thought they would be. Giggling incessantly, grabbing onto constantly, throwing themselves at with no regard for their dignity or self-respect.

I played nice with them for as long as I could, but after nearly an hour their chatter was like nails on a chalkboard. It was driving insane. I had to get away from them. None of them were my mate. None of them slled like the girl from this morning.

The longer I stayed with them, the longer it would be until I actually found her. And wasting my ti with these won was angering my wolf to no end. He didn't care about these useless she-wolves. I had to physically pull my wolf back by the scruff of his neck to stop him from changing.

I excused myself from the group. I hoped it was politely but judging by the looks on their faces it was probably more forceful and angrier than I had intended. I didn't care, I just wanted to get away from them and they would get over it.

I wanted to avoid as many of the pack mbers as possible. I didn't need them asking how my mate search was going. I just wanted to be alone right now. I had to get away.

I had only made it halfway to the edge of the trees when I slled her. She was here. My wolf roared within . I nearly lost control of him again. I hauled him back with a grunt of frustration and followed my nose in the direction of the scent.

I did my best to avoid the people in my way as I hurriedly followed the scent. I admit I might have run into a few people or stepped on a few toes. But I paid no mind to them. I just kept moving with a single-minded focus.

I passed by the edge of the dance floor. Ducked under the tacky lights the elders had insisted on stringing up everywhere. The scent was getting stronger the further I went into the trees. She was still here. It was not like this morning when she had disappeared before I got there.

The night was dark, and the forest was darker, but that didn't matter. I could see just fine in the dark, and tonight I would just need my nose. I closed my eyes and followed the scent. The sll was stronger with my eyes closed, so intoxicating.

The scent had almost reached a fever pitch. My wolf was howling nonstop inside my head. I couldn't even hear the sound of the forest around . My entire world had zeroed in and had closed down to be nothing but the sll of the girl my wolf was searching for.

With my eyes still closed I took one last step, and my foot collided with a fallen tree. In a display of utter gracelessness, sothing I never expected to co from , I fell onto the tree. What I discovered when I fell, was that the girl was there, hiding on the fallen tree.

I fell, literally on top of the girl. She yelped a cute, yet muffled, scream when I landed on her. My face was filled with a mass of hair that caused to let out an actual growl of pleasure. I felt the girl stiffen beneath and I could sll fear instantly mingle with her intoxicating scent. Why was she afraid?

I disentangled myself from her, standing up to get a look at the person that fate and my wolf both said was my mate. I grabbed her by the elbow and pulled her up with .

"Trin are you out there?" A female was saying hesitantly.

The girl before gasped again. And while I was distracted, looking toward the voice that had intruded on us she turned tail and ran back toward the party. She grabbed the girl's hand and ran as fast as she could.

I followed after her, closing in on them. I saw that they t up with two males that seed confused and were heading down the drive. If I didn't hurry, she would get away again.

"Alpha Reece!" I heard one of the giggling she-wolves from earlier call out to . In no ti at all the entire group of fifteen she-wolves had surrounded , blocking my path to follow her.

"Where were you Alpha?" One of the gigglers asked.

"We missed you." They were relentless.

"Get out of my way." I growled. I heard their collective gasps of fear and indignation. I didn't care. I had to follow them, I had to find the girl before she got away again.

I pushed my way through the won surrounding . I weaved my way across the entire gathering as fast as I could. But by the ti I got there, they had disappeared. They were gone, and the scents were too mingled. I would have to track her another ti. My wolf was furious. Unintentionally, I let loose a roar of displeasure that seed to bring the entire gathering to a halt.

"Everyone leave! NOW!" I Yelled at everyone in attendance. I saw the fear, shock, and confusion on every face around as I stalked back into the house. My wolf was angrier than he had ever been and if I didn't get him away from innocent people, they would be in danger.