Zack ( Addie and Damien)

" Thank you." Andie said shyly, taking my outstretched hand zapping my ass with those tingly little currents . Which quickly turned into that out worldly warming sensation that I'm totally addicted to.

I smiled and lead my girl down stairs towards the dining room meeting Damien in the hallway .He was coming out of a small power room acting a bit strange looking all around the area. Nevertheless he closed the door and fell in line with us matching his pace with ours but he seeming kinda jittery.

" Damien is something wrong at home ? Kendal's not having a problem with the pack with you and Jack out of town, is he?"I ask truly concerned, Kendal is Damien's Beta and a good guy. He's also a strong and confident warrior. But you never can tell what might happen when the packs Alpha isn't around.

" No, no ,nothing like that. I called Kendal about an hour ago and he said everything's fine at home. He ran some drills with the warriors and knocked off early to take Jennifer and the their two boys out for a pizza tonight."

" Well did you see a ghost in the bathroom? You look a bit wired up." I couldn't help but crack a joke. Perhaps a little humor will calm Damien down. Honestly he looks like he's about to shift which would be suicidal in another Alpha's pack house. It's a sign of aggression that's considered a challenge for power.

Damien laughed but only for a second before he looked edgy again " I don't know Zack, somethings not right. My wolf he's been acting strange every since I left that room with Luna Monica and I can't figure out what's going on with him." He confused , running his hand through his hair seemingly frustrated as hell.

"Damien I can assure you that nobody here wants to harm you in anyway. Hell I think my grandma has the hots for you." That got another good chuckle form him.

But then suddenly he stopped walking and looked around, his brows pulled together and he took a deep breath. " You smell that?"

I sniffed my arm " Do I still stink?"

" What?, no" Damien almost shouted and looked at me like I was the one acting crazy.

" We made a quick trip to the dungeon earlier but we took a shower. Do we still stink?" I explained my concerns about having that nasty dungeon smell clinging to my skin.

" No you don't stink." He waved me off and leaned over me sniffing towards Andie "something smells really good." He murmured taking another sniff in Andie's direction.

Which was beginning to piss me off " Dude that's my mate and yes she smells delectable.But if you keep sniffing her my wolf's going to go full out ballistic on your ass." I warned him and pulled Andie behind me.

" What" Damien yapped, throwing his hands up, palms towards me. " No man, it's not Andie, Andie smells like, well like Andie. I smell Carmela apples and fall."

" Fall, what the fuck does fall smell like? I full out laughed, not a little chuckle ,but a full out belly rolling laugh.Which I don't think Damien thought was very funny.

He just shook his head and tried to explain. "You know the smell of the woods on a crisp fall morning."

" Oh my goddess" Andie suddenly squealed. "Damien does that scent get you...Uh uh.. excited?" Andie finally stumbled out,her big blue eyes were wide open and she had the biggest smile on her face even though her cheeks were red as a tomato .

Then it dawned on me why my girl was so excited."Damien I think your mate is here ."

"Where?" Damien shouted,swinging his head around to look down the hallway.

" Not here, here, but here in my pack house."

" What hell are you talking about? My wolf would tell me if my mate was here."Damien grumbled, and even though he didn't seem to believe me he was still sniffing around like a hunting dog on a rabbit trail.

"And I believe that's exactly what your wolf is doing." I said ,grabbing Damien's shoulder shaking him a bit too get his attention." Just listening to me for a minute and I'll explain."

"Okay what?" Damien ask irritability, but at least he'd stopped looking down the hallway and seemed half ass focused on me now.

" Okay, what you're describing to me about how your wolf is feeling on edge. That's exactly how I felt the day I met Andie. From the moment she arrived at the pack house that day, my wolf was on edge. It felt like I was twelve years old again, back when I wasn't fully able to control a shift. Do you remember when we played pool that day?" I ask, then waited until Damien answered to make sure he was still with me.

" Yeah, yeah, that's how my fucking wolf is acting. But what does a game of pool have to do with my mate being here?" Damien asked irritability but at least I hadn't lost him completely yet.

" I'm getting to that part, just focus and stay with me here." I coaxed, giving his shoulder another squeeze to keep his eyes from wondering around the room.

"I mentioned the pool game because when I was playing pool I was only using it as a distraction to stay away from Alpha Lucius. Andie's scent was on his jacket and every time I got close to him my damn wolf wanted to sniff him. Now tell me where you're smelling this fall apple girl that's making you half hard and we'll find her."I concluded and laughed when Damien looked down at his cock.

" It's okay man, I know, I've been there." I reassured him giving his shoulder another squeeze to get his attention back on me again and off his half hard cock.

" Here in this hallway and it's kinda strong over there behind where Andie's standing." He murmured pointing to a spot close to wall. "It was also in that bathroom I came out of when I met the two of you in the hallway. That smell is the reason I went inside that tiny bathroom in the first place ."

" Well it's not Andie my girl don't smell like apples and moldy leaves. She smells sweet like roses and fresh oranges."I said proudly, giving my girl a wink.

Damien rolled his eyes ." Not moldy leaves, fall leaves" He sighed frustrated " Forget it ,are you just going to keep fucking make fun of me or are you going to help me?"

" Okay okay ,sorry about fuckin with you." I lied, I wasn't a damn bit sorry." Let's just work with what we have. We know the girl you're looking for is here in my pack house. And since there's not a big party going on it shouldn't be hard to find her. Come on, let's go to the dining room and ask my mom who's working tonight." I said, and waved my hand to get Damien to follow me.

" You don't know who's working in your pack house?" Damien ask absentmindedly.

" Normally I do, we usually only have a couple of women that clean on the lower two floors after six in the evening. Then we have our head cook and another woman that works in the kitchen.They usually work till about seven every night except for Saturday and Sunday. They're the only full time women working here and I promise you. None of those women are your mate all four of them already have a mate. But mom might have called some girls in to help with this little get together for Skyler and Chloe." I explained as I opened the door leading into the dining room and waited for Damien to go on inside.

After realizing Damien wasn't moving I turned to see why the fuck he was just standing in the doorway staring at the table like a zombie. Then I followed his line of sight and bingo. I believe we found the source of his wolf's agitation.

"Congratulations Damien,allow me to introduce you to your Luna" I murmured,giving him a little push on inside the dining room. Where Addie was setting beside her mom staring back at Damien with love struck puppy eyes.

Mrs. Blair squealed into her palms " Oh my goddess!" acting totally out of character for the second time today.

I guided Damien on over to the table and placed his hand on Addie's shoulder. And

Addie slowly stood up facing him . Then Damien growled and crashed his lips onto her's like the possessive Alpha wolf he is.All the old timers clapped cheered as mummers of congratulations came from around the table.

Which I'm sure nether one of them could hear even though they both have exceptional hearing even compared to most other werewolves. They continued to kiss each other passionately in the middle of the dining room with Addie's whole family watching.

Then hands started to roam and the buttons on Damien's gray dress shirt flew across the table.One actually landing in my grandpa Harry's plate who just grinned and quickly covered it with his napkin. That's the moment I realized I needed to stop them before they totally embarrassed themselves.

So I cleared my throat to try getting their attention and when that didn't work. I took a different approach by carefully placing my hand on Damien's shoulder and shook him slightly.

"Damien " I called out, while trying to stay as far away from Addie as possible. I certainly didn't want to get bitten for touching another Alpha's mate.

"What?" Damien groaned, popping his lipstick stained lips off Addie's as he painfully suppressed and swallowed the growl that tried to escape from his throat.

"Family Damien." I subtly reminded him of the other people in the room. "your mate is Skyler's little sister Addison Suzanne Johnson." I murmured, glancing back towards the table where all the old timers were watching the almost pornography scene.

" Little sister " Damien repeated, taking a half a step back to scan Addie's form from head to toe.

I couldn't help but laugh it at the pained look on Damien's face. It seems like everyone is weary now since I recognized Andie as my mate earlier then I should have. Needless to say Addie caught the skeptical look in his eyes or perhaps felt something from the bond ether way she didn't let him suffer as long as I would have liked.

Her eyes grew wide immediately throwing herself at Damien in a panic as she squealed.

" NO, please don't reject me I'm eighteen."

Damien blinked " Why would you ever think I would reject you? I've waited twenty-eight years to find you. And I would never reject you even if you were twelve years old. I would do exactly what Zack is doing. I'd take care of you until you could feel the bond." He murmured stroking Addie's cheek gently with his finger tips. And continued spouting out romantic bullshit and even praising Andie and me"I admire Zack and Andie's strength and commitment to each other and their fath in the moon goddess. But you're so young and beautiful I just pray you want reject me." I got to hand it to Damien he's one smooth motherfucker.

Addie sniffled and a tear ran down her cheek . " Why would I ever do that? She ask spreading her arm across the room in a sweeping motion. " Just look around you Damien, everyone here is fated mates. In the house I grew up in we don't reject our mates. We love and cherish them with all our hearts."

" Addison it's not just me that I need to know if you will accept. I have a son,he's two years old are you willing to have a ready made family at eighteen years old." Damien ask and I could literally see him holding his breath as he waited for Addie's answer.

"Absolutely Damien Ross, I will love and cherish not only you but new my son also." Addie smiled as she gazed into Damien's eyes she reached for his hand placing it on her heart as she spoke directly to him ignoring everyone else in the room.

" Damien, please don't doubt me, open your mind and soul to our bond and feel my sincerity. Have fath in the other half of your soul and the moon goddess.... " Addie was still talking when Damien suddenly grabbed a fist full of her long curly hair. Tilting her head back and smashing his lips on her's in a deep fiery kiss.

But thankfully I didn't have to pry them apart this time because the big round of applause coming from the table done the trick. Then Skyler's dad stood up and waved his hand in the direction of a cart that Mrs. Connie was pushing into the dining room with glasses of champagne on it.

" Everyone grab a glass." Beta Thomas shouted and waited until everybody had a glass in hand . Even Andie had a glass when Beta Thomas raised his glass high in the air his deep voice ringing out loud and clear"To my children and their wonderful mates. May you live a long and happy life but never forget to cherish every moment like it's your last. Oh and by the way thank you for making Blair and I grandparents."