Portico, Neversville

Nooooo!

I wake up panting from the dream I had.

𝐼 𝑡𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝒉𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑔𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛!

I try to calm my erratic breathing as Julius prowls dangerously in my mind.

𝐿𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡! 𝑊𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝒉𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘.

𝑆𝒉𝑒 𝒉𝑎𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒!

I was half way out of my bed before I recollected myself.

We won't go after her

𝑊𝑒 𝑔𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑔𝑜 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝒉𝑒𝑟! 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑚𝑎𝑑? The rage in his voice makes his voice even more guttural than usual.

Julius it was just a dream.

𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚. 𝐽𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚!! 𝐴𝑛𝑜𝑡𝒉𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝒉𝑎𝑑 𝒉𝑖𝑠 𝒉𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒.

Julius calm..

𝐷𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛. 𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝒉𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔𝒉 𝑡𝒉𝑒 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑑, 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑝!

Julius..

Too late. I had already shifted and racing into the woods.

Julius you will obey me and I say we stay.

I wrestle for control with my half mad wolf. Eventually I wrest back the control and I transform back to human form landing on the wet grass.

Wet and dirty, I walk back to my house naked.

I am finding it exceedingly difficult to keep a clear mind and stay on top things between Longing for my mate, the ongoing investigation and Julius half mad state.

Finding my mate but not marking has a negative side effect on my wolf.

Previously, I occasionally had sex dreams about her, now I had a dream of her with another man out of the blue. Will this be my new normal?

Julius is right, I need to be with my mate but the closer I get to finding a breakthrough with this case, I discover many more steps to complete.

I really hope this investigation concludes quickly, I do not know how long I can control Julius.

Bringing my mate here in the midst of these troubles is like trying to fight a battle on two fronts and I have no intention of putting my mate in danger. But the sex starved animal in me doesn't seem to get the memo.

Alpha, we have it on good word that Lee is in Portico, Neversville.

I am 30 minutes out. I will be there as soon as I can. Transforming as soon as I ended the conversation, I decidedly head East.

Somehow I end up running in the opposite direction.

Julius!

I forcefully shift back. Trying to reason with him. Julius we almost have him.

𝑇𝒉𝑎𝑡'𝑠 𝑤𝒉𝑎𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒.

I save my strength from arguing with him. At this point I can't shift, that means I have to drive there. Still, I am almost 10 minutes away from my house.

I will just have to trust my men to secure the parameter.

Maxwell, I will be late. You and others move and secure the location. Do not engage. Remember stay invisible.

Yes Alpha.