17. Gamma’s Return

Noah POV

Seeing what happens first hand when you piss off the Luna or threaten the ones she loves was sure a delight.

She was fierce and a force to be reckoned with.

I shall make it a mission to never fail her.

My mate was lucky to have her as a best friend.

'Mate, mate' Clay chanted in my head.

I hope that she found a place to hide out and wait for me.

'Of course she waited for us we are her mate' Clay barked back, offended that I would assume otherwise of our mate.

'I wonder where she would have gone' I asked him.

'She would go to her father, he would be powerful enough to keep her from being brought back'

He was right, and I needed to go straight away.

First we need to check on Cain and our Luna.

I saw Cain and our Luna by the pack house.

They looked to be talking about things but then it heated up to them getting a little close.

'We shouldn't get in their way, Cain and the Luna need their privacy. We can go find Nick and let him know what we need to do.'

'OK but we must hurry" Clay was understandably a little short of patience at the moment.

"TONY!" I was running up to him shouting hoping to get his attention fast.

He was the Delta of Blood Hunter pack and already doing his duty to make the territory safe even though he had a mate.

I had always wished for a mate and now that I had one, it was clear to me I put her above the pack.

Tony was busy tending to the wounded, and holding a few wolves from Jason's pack under force.

'I hate to leave them while so much needs to be done'

'but we have to at least ask.' Clay whinned

"Tony, hey do you need me for anything important?"

"Yeah can you help us do a head count of the remaining wolves from our pack and then send the ones that need medical attention over to the pack hospital and when you are done start going through the wolves from Jasons pack and make them submit or its dungeons for life, they are too dangerous to let free. Then check on the remaining female wolves and help them find their mate------"

It seemed that he was struggling with something, and he tried to continue.

I knew exactly what he needed.

"Check the females...find their…."

"Tony I want to head over to Blood Rain pack, I think my mate is there. That is the only place she could have gone where she wouldn't be hunted. She might have other females with her"

He turned to face me fast.

"My mate, check for my mate. If she isn't there ask everyone if they have seen her. I need you to find her for me, please" he was holding on to what remains of my bloody shirt and pleaded with everything he had left.

"I promise I will put the word out that Jasons pack has been disbanded and Alpha Cain has control of Blood Hunter once again. We will find everyone. Your mate is just as important as my own." I told him.

"I would go but Cain needs me here, he can't do this all alone."

"Please tell Cain where I've gone. He's busy with the luna, tell him i went to find our mates and the other half of our pack, he might not like it but that is the only thing holding most of the males together. Tell him to call Blood Rain and let them know I will be there in a few days." I shouted to Tony as I ran for the west tree line heading in the direction for Blood Rain borders.

Driving was out of the question, too slow, and flying-well in my current physical status I'm sure they would ask too many questions that I didn't want to answer.

I quickly shifted in the near by trees and off we were.

I didn't slow down and will only stopped for water.

It will take 3 maybe 4 days to reach them at my pace.

I needed to find my mate.

Andrea POV

I was running for a good 45 minutes when Cain caught up to me, I thought he might have been pissed off.

When he jumped in front of me making me halt in my tracks, I looked at him confused.

He started to shift and when he did he was-NAKED!

Siaya was too busy looking at her mate that she didn't listen to a word he was saying.

"My love?"

"SIAYA!" I trioed to shout.

It was a good 30 seconds before Siaya shook herself front the delicious meat that was her mate.

Cain Chuckled.

"Siaya he is talking to you." I said trying to get her attention again.

"I will help you find our son, but you have to trust me, we have to go to Blood Rain pack. Noah, our Gamma, is running into a trap. He's looking for his mate and he thinks she's there- her name is Denise, or Nessi."

Cain was staring at the both of us.

'Nessi! Her mate could be killed.' Siaya growled.

"Siaya we have to help him, if he dies and we didn't do anything to help, Nessi would be heart br…."

She didn't wait for me to finish, she turned northwest and started running.

We already knew our way home.

Noah POV

Clay was tired.

On the evening of the second night I had to talk him into sleeping for a few hours.

'Mate will be waiting for us.' Clay sounded so hopeful

Honestly, I didn't want to break it to him that she might not even be there.

The months apart certainly didn't help, I don't know if it was the distance apart or the weekly tortures but our mate bond seems to have dulled.

I could not feel her, her pain, her love or her life.

"Yes Clay...our mate is waiting for us. But we have to be smart about this…" I started.

*Pain*

I flinched a little.

Clay was holding out with everything he had left, and I was about to shatter what little that was holding him together, and possibly me.

"What if…what if we run into rogues. Clay we need to do this smart. We can not keep going, we will die before we reach her."

I could tell he knew that wasn't what I meant to say but he still accepted it.

He slowed to a trot before finally letting me have control and shifted back to human form.

Getting thru to him and him letting go of his fears was the smartest thing we have done together.

What wasn't smart was us running off without grabbing a pack of clothes.

I was now naked standing in a field of alfalfa.

I looked around trying to see what cover we could use, but there was just fields.

Off in the distance there was light but it was too far for me to make out what it was coming from.

I was so worn out that I really didn't care.

Clay and I both needed rest, so I laid down and sleep took me.

Andrea POV

I ran with everything I had, I just got to get there before it was too late.

I don't know how much of a lead Noah had or which route he took.

I never thought to ask, I just figured that we would run into him eventually.

I allowed Cain to take the lead, only because he was injured and I didn't want him to fall behind.

So when he stopped, I stopped.

When he needed rest I let him take one.

We hardly shifted back into our human forms.

Siaya was loving the amount of freedom and the time she spent actually hunting and running.

A few times I let her have complete control but she always stayed by her mate and never let him get too far away.

He wanted very much to get to know one another every time we stopped, but I was just focused on getting to Nessi and making sure she was ok.

She was practically my sister and I had to know she was safe.

After I check on her, I will head out again.

With or without Cain.

Noah POV

It was the evening of the 4th day, I was a few hours away when suddenly I heard the distant thundering of paws on the ground.

'Rogues!' Clay yelled through our link.

'How many can you sense?'

'5 maybe 6, I can't tell they are too close together' he shouted back.

I was suddenly worried, we could take on 4 maybe- but 6 there was no way. I was fortunate enough to not have run into more on my way here.

But I kept running, I ran with all that I had left in me to make it to the border of Blood Rain.

Within minutes I was surrounded by, not 4 or 6 but 9 wolves.

I dodged them the best I could but they had already started forcing us to a trot. Soon we were standing our ground being surrounded by the rouges.

Running all this way only to be just hours away from mate.

There was no way I was going to let them stop me.

I was going to get to her one way or another.

I growled as loud as I could, a few flinched but 2 growled back at me.

They started circling me, each round inching froward trying to keep me in the center.

What they don't know is that I have trained my whole life for a situation such as this, I knew just how to get out of it.

I darted back and forth charging at one wolf who held a gap between him and the wolf in front of him.

Just as predicted he flinched and froze as I darted past him.

Now to keep them apart.

They all broke through the trees and tried very hard to herd me in the direction they wanted me to go, but I always found a way out.

Clay had been running for so long I knew he was tiring and they knew it, soon they would start the 'kill chase' of a hunt.

Where one would keep after Clay, biting his hind legs, forcing him to run faster and therefore tiring him out to where he would collapse.

He refused to give them that satisfaction, when ever they thought he was slowing down he bolted in a different direction.

Making them start all over again.

But one such wolf got a too close to his right side and Clay managed to bite his front leg causing him to trip and go head first into a boulder.

'One down' Clay panted.

We were able to get a few more miles closer to Blood Rain border but I was still too far away to contact my mate.

I heard more wolves, relief came over me until they started charging at me.

More rogues and the wolves in back of me were back in formation to hunt me again.

I probably smell like a rogue.

Just as I thought I caught a break.

'What the heck! Now we got more on our tails.' Clay really needed a break.

'Clay we gotta get closer to the border, i know your tired but you gotta try'

'I am going to try something, you trust me' he said and I think he gave a little chuckle.

'Ahh...ok..what ever you think will help us get to our mate' trying to sound confident.

Suddenly I felt him slow down, wobbling and then he fell.

Their were 3 wolves very close to use and once he fell they growled and started coming close.

First they tested us, nipping at his tail and paws.

But he laid there keeping very still.

Once they were close enough he jumped up and closed his jaws around one by the neck, bit hard and crush the windpipe, he then kicked another while clawing the underbelly of another, getting to his feet the one he kicked came around behind him and tried to get his hind legs but he tucked his legs and rolled away grabbing on to the front leg and shaking until a chunk was ripped away.

One was choking, another dragging his belly limping away, and the third bleeding trying to run away.

He was certainly happy with himself and so was I.

He was able to catch his breath a bit before he could hear more wolves circling back.

I had to give it to him though, he got us 12 more miles closer.

He was just about to start running, when a wolf came from the east breaking through the trees, it was twice as large then the rogue wolves but this one had dark brown fur with what looked like shimmers of gold.

LUNA!

Andrea POV

It had been nearly 4 days, but we got to the outskirts of Blood Rain borders when Cain heard a large growl coming from the west of us.

When he growled I knew we found Noah.

By the sound of Noahs growl, he was in trouble.

This time I didn't wait for Cain.

I booked it as fast as I could, following the sound of rogues and a very determined Gamma.

I made it to a small clearing when a medium size tan and white wolf came running towards me.

'Great a rogue' I said.

' I think that us Noah' Siaya noticed a few wolves at his heels.

"We have to get rid of the wolves so he has a chance to get to the border."

Noah slowed a bit, then he submitted, I thought that was weird.

He probably thought that we were going to attack him.

Siaya manager to jump over him and grab the rogue that was closing in on him and snap it's neck.

Another 2 came from the trees and we didn't wait.

Siaya charged at then keeping them from getting to Noah.

For some reason, he was still here.

Looking at Siaya and I like he was a toddler waiting to be told what to do.

"Why hasn't he left for the border yet?" Siaya asked me like I would know.

He wanted to help but we needed him to get to Nessi.

Saiya growled at him to try to make him understand that he needed to head for the border, but we didn't have the pack connection yet so that wasn't a possibility yet.

When he tried again to help, Siaya growled louder and only because one of the rogues started for his direction and she had to literally drag it back to herself.

Thankfully Cain finally showed up, and he must have told him what we were there for.

Because soon after he bolted for the trees just east of the pack gates.

Finally!

Siaya huffed, while she ripped the front leg off one of the wolves and another had blood coming from its head so she kept kicking harder and harder.

Making the wolf disoriented, leaving them to become easy prey.

Just as I thought that was the last of the rogues, 4 more came from he shadows and Cain helped me out.

Once he was by my side, it was like we knew what the other was going to do and helped each other keeping them from sneaking up on either of us.

We manage to kill three but when we lost track of the last one, I got a little worried.

As Cain was leaving, I saw it.

It was coming across a little ditch waiting for Cain to get closer.

Just as it was going to attack him, I jumped in front making it bite me in the leg.

Siaya bit down on the snout making it release us but Cain tackled it away long enough for me to stand back up.

Just then I heard a lot of shouting, and that voice could only be Noah's.

He was back in human form.

Noah POV

Clay growled trying to warn her of the rogues, but she wasn't backing down.

He kept going in her direction and thats when I heard Cain in my head.

"Noah, Noah is that you. Luna and I are here" Cain tried over and over.

Clay slowed a bit but the Luna kept coming, and right when he submitted to her, she bared her fangs and jumped over him tackling a rouge, snapping his neck.

Another 2 came from the trees and she didn't wait she charged at them going toe to toe with them.

We ran to help but she growled at Clay and I.

He stopped and tried to figure out what she wanted him to do but he couldn't connect with her.

Clay was getting mad, it was his job to protect the Luna and she was basically telling him off.

He tried again, this time Cain and Ryker came through the trees covered in blood.

Clay looked at him and still tried for the Luna.

When Cain saw what she was doing to Clay, he connected with us through the pack link.

"Noah she's trying to tell you to get to Blood Rain, she's keeping them busy so you can make it to your mate", Cain then ran to catch up with his mate and they managed to take out the rogues no problem.

I wanted to go but Clay was a bit hesitant.

"She has her mate to help her, and it is Lunas wish for us to get to Nessi. We have to follow her orders" I convinced him.

He turned again to the west and bolted for the border, we did run into a few more wolves but they were a little too stretched out for them to catch up to us.

Right as we crossed the border we were attacked by the Blood Rain warriors.

They were all in wolf form and there was only one way to talk to them.

Clay instantly stood down and shifted giving control back to me.

"I'm Noah, Gamma of the Blood Hunter pack, I'm here for my mate. Please tell me she is here! My Alpha and Luna are also here they are fighting off the rogues." I shouted.

But that got the wrong reaction, they growled and started snapping at me.

"I'm Noah of the Blood Hunter pack, I just want to know if my mate is here. She is the daughter of Beta Aaron her name is Denise"

They growled louder and then another wolf came into view.

Judging by the size and the power coming off him, he was the alpha.

"Alpha Kelian, I'm Noah of blood hunter pack, my Alpha Cain and Luna helped get me here. I am just looking for my mate." Please let him be more level headed.

He shifted back and put on a pair of cut offs, then he tossed me a pair seeing as how I was still naked.

"Alpha Cain is dead, the Blood Hunter pack was taken over by Alpha Jason. What is your real reason you are here?" He commanded.

"Yes we were taken over but our Luna came, it was she who helped get us free, she showed up and Alpha Jason wanted to kill Cain in front of his mate. But Luna killed Alpha Jason and freed her mate. She is here with Alpha Cain"

He looked as if he didn't believe me, then he was furious.

"YOUR LUNA IS DEAD! NOW TELL ME THE TRUTH!' I flinched because he was using his alpha tone and it was hard not to submit.

I was about to answer again but Luna came running and she placed herself in between Alpha Kelian and I and started growling loud.

She had the guts to challenge him, to protect me.

Alpha Kelians eyes went wide, he looked like he was about to cry but held it all together.

"We…we were told you were dead, that you were killed by Jason" he spoke to my Lunas wolf.

Alpha Kelian reached out to touch her but she growled.

Clearly Luna was still mad at her father.

I don't blame her, he had her hunted.

But she calmed down anyway.

She looked at me and then back to Alpha Kelian, I didn't know what she was thinking.

Hopefully she could help get our pack members back home.

She ran behind a tree and came back with clothes on.

"Dad" she spoke softly.

He just took her in his arms and hugged her for awhile.

My Luna was crying when Cain and Ryker came through he trees, he had on cut offs as well and then approached his mate and Alpha Kelian.

"We tried to call Alpha, but when we were told no one got through we had to come here. We needed you to see for yourself that we have taken back Blood Hunter. Your daughter here saved our pack, she's one mean Luna" he smiled to her.

"Welcome home, and I welcome you as well gamma. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding , but rogues have been trying for months to get into the pack claiming to be from Blood Hunter in search of the females.. We never knew who to trust. I apologize "

"You mean they are here?" I couldn't control my tone, I was way to excited and anxious .

"Yes, including your mate and I believe so is the Delta female " he told me. I didn't wait, I ran straight for the pack house.

Andrea POV

"YOUR LUNA IS DEA! NOW TELL ME THE TRUTH!"

I know that voice from anywhere, that was my dad.

He thought we were dead.

Siaya was slowing down until I saw Noah, on his knees submitting to him.

'He wouldn't kill him right?' Siaya asked.

"Oh yews her would" I snapped back and Siaya picked up her pace.

She wanted to get to Noah and put herself between him and my dad.

When she did, the look on my dads face was pure shock.

His eyes went wide and he just stared at Siaya.

His eyes started to gloss over with unshed tears.

'Did he miss us?' Siaya asked feeling soft hearted, as usual.

"We were told that you were dead, killed by Jason" he sounded remorseful.

'He thought we died, he was still going to kill us. He sent us on the hunt" I argued with Siaya.

'Yes he did but looking at him now, I know we are safe with him.'

"Lets find out, lets sift back." I hoped he wouldn't kill us, but with my dad I never knew.

Siaya darted to a near by tree, and shifted.

After, we quickly grabbed a stash bag and searched its contents for something to wear.

"Dad" I was trying not to sound intimidated.

He then did something I really didn't expect.

He just came up and hugged me.

Not a little pat and release, but a full on squeezing bear hug and wouldn't let go.

I missed my dad.

It had been nearly a year and half.

The last time I was home was for the pairing ceremony.

Even before the paring ceremony night, I had been away for another 6months.

This was my first hug in nearly 18 months.

I couldn't help it, my dad didn't hate and he was glad I was alive.

Soon I felt his grip lighten and I smiled.

Just as I was going to tell my dad why I was there, I smelled Cain coming up too us.

"We tried to call Alpha Kelian, but when we were told no one got through, we had to come here. We needed you to see for yourself that we have taken back Blood Hunter. Your daughter here saved our pack, single handedly killing Jason. She's one mean Luna" Cain and my dad both smiled at me.

My dad hugged me a little tighter, and said,

"Welcome home. And I welcome you as well Gamma. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, but rogues have been trying for months to get into the pack claiming to be from Blood Hunter in search of the females. I sincerely apologize ."

"Your mean they are here?" Noah asked my dad.

Noah sounded like a kid who was told to get his favorite toy.

I chuckled at that.

"Yes, including your mate and I believe the Delta female is here as well" my dad said again.

This time Noah didn't wait, he just ran off towards the pack house.

The guys laughed, but I knew for him, his whole world was in this territory and he needed to find her.

I wanted to see her too, I had to let her know that I was alive.

Noah POV

I could hear laughter but I didn't care I wanted my mate and I needed to see she was ok.

When I got closer to the grounds I came to see at least 80 of our females and a few males. At least more half of the young ones close to them.

Thats when I saw her, she stood across the court and was holding a new born.

"NESSI!" I yelled as loud as my throat would allow, she heard me.

She handed off the baby she was holding to a female and ran.

"NOAH! NOAH"

She came running and I just scooped her up and hugged her.

She was crying and wouldn't let me go long enough to look at her.

I didn't mind because I also thought if I put her down she might be a dream.

"I knew you would come back to me, I knew it." She cried.

"I'll always come back to you Fire, always"

She was crying so loud I thought someone might think I was hurting her.

Soon we had a bunch of she wolves crowding us.

"Gamma Noah? Its gamma Noah! Hes here…Noah my mate his name is Richard have you seen him?…Gamma what about Hunter my mate he worked in the pack house…My mate Ira was a warrior assigned with Beta Nick is he well?"

So many females looking for answers to check if their mates had come.

I had no idea if they were alive or not, I was too focused on my own mate that I didn't think of anyone else's mate.

"Alpha Cain and Luna Andrea have freed the Blood Hunter packs, we will shortly be able to let you each call home to check on your mates. I promise you"

There was a round of cheers and cries, a few came up thanking me and hugging me but I really didn't do anything to deserve it.

I just hoped we will be able to pair the separated mates back up.

Some lives were lost but I prayed not many mates were taken.

Nessi held me tighter as I walked with her to the pack house.

I tried to sit her down but she wasn't letting go.

"No…don't leave me..please..if you're a dream I won't survive the pain again."

She was so worried that I was a hallucination that she didn't think I missed her just as much.

I needed to see her for myself, to see that she was really there as well.

"Gamma?..Are you ok?..Do you need me to get your father again?"

It was devilish of me to play with her at a time like this, but it was the only thing I could think of.

I stood there waiting for her next move.

"Did I do it again?…I'm so sorry Glen..I'm sorry you have to keep doing this for me. But you look so much like my mate that I can't help it. Maybe if we kissed I could feel if there is a connection or not."

I couldn't help it.

I growled so loud that I made her flinch away from me.

"I'll kill him! How dare you suggest on being with another! Do you have any idea what I went thru to find you?! I came all this way to find out that you have been..."

She was kissing me.

Just a as I was about to kiss her back…..*SMACK*

I just stared at her.

My mate, my beautiful pissed off mate had just punched me in the jaw.

"SERVES YOU RIGHT NOAH!" She tried to yell but she was hiccuping from crying so much that it came out just adorable.

I wanted to be mad but looking at her, her face covered in snot and tears, eyes puffy and red, and her cute little mouth up in a snarl.

My mate.

My snot faced mate.

I had her back.

Andrea POV

When my dad let go of me, he and Cain were talking about what happened at Blood Hunter and how many rogues were around his territory.

I, however, headed towards Nessi.

When I found her she was crying hugging Noah.

But there was something else, I felt a pull.

'MICHEAL!' Siaya yelled in my head.

'Hes here?' I asked making sure that I heard her correctly.

'Yes I can feel him'

"But he was stripped of his powers!" I told Siaya.

'He is Alpha born, powers or not any wolf can feel his Alpha blood.'

"Can you find him?" I asked Siaya.

'Yes' was all I got from her.

She had started to walk when we heard.."SERVES YOU RIGHT NOAH!"

I know that voice.

Nessi looked up from kissing Noah and she screamed.

"ANDI! ANDI! I knew you were ok. I knew it. She told me you were ok."

I thought she was going to give me a hug, but instead she grabbed my hand and ran me to a female holding a crying baby.

'Micheal' Siaya purred.

'They kept their word. He was safe all along.' I told Siaya.

"Wait! Nessi said SHE..who is she talking about?"

"She? What she? And they brought him to you" I was more relieved than surprised.

I was hoping that she would get to raise him if anything happened to me.

"Caly brought him to me 2 weeks ago"

Caly, I have to remember to thank her for all that she has done for him, I though to myself.

I was holding Micheal to me when I felt tingles on my arms.

Cain.

'Here's the true test to see if he will accept him or not' I warned Siaya.

'Yes he will, I can feel how much he wants him' she replied back.

"Can I hold him?" Cain asked me.

"Only if you give him back"

When I saw how much love Cain had in his eyes I knew I had nothing to worry about.

He held Micheal like he was worried he would break him.

And to be honest Cains large figure holding Micheal-who was smaller then a football-made Cain look even bigger.

If that was even possible.

"My son, what wonderful things you will do" Cain was beaming.

"Do you claim my son?" I asked Cain straight forward.

"Only if you claim me as your mate and claim my pack so that you will be their luna"

I couldn't help but smile.

"I'll warn you now though if you or Ryker reject me again I will be pissed off" he laughed and pulled me closer.

"I'll never be that stupid ever again, you are mine and I am yours. When we get home I will claim you, mate you and mark you" he growled.

"Well, by my leave Alpha. Do as you wish for I am yours!" I smirked earning a wide grin as he captured my lips.

I thought I had it all, my Alpha mate, my king son, and my pack.

The future holds too many things, and my son will learn to have us by his side.This is his future, his prophecy, and that is his story to tell.

Everything will be ok, I thought.

Until...…..

"AHHHHHHHHHH…." Someone close to us screamed.