He’s My Alpha by Cassandra M (Jake & Clair)
Chapter 69
Clair
Luisa and I spent the whole morning together.
I was scheduled to meet with Alpha Noah before dinner so I wanted to hatch a plan with Luisa while we still had time.
I swear to the Moon Goddess, if I ever get out of here alive and unmated, I will take my cousin out of this hell hole.
Unfortunately, we didn’t really have many options to plan our escape, so we just spent the whole morning getting to know each other. And from what I learned about her, I think I already like her and wish I grew up with her, but definitely not in this place. No wonder my mother wanted to get out of here and ran away with Dad.
I was back in my room after lunch since I was not allowed to go anywhere else aside from where Alpha Noah wanted me to go, and my door was always guarded by two burly men.
After an eternity of feeling sorry for myself, Luisa came in.
Her face was void of emotions until the door was closed behind her. She then rushed to my side and grabbed me up from laying down in my bed. With wide eyes, she told me what she had heard downstairs at the office.
“Your Alpha is Jacob Galhart, right? He called today! “ Her voice was full of excitement.
My heart thudded loudly at the mention of his name. Did he find out I was here or was the call just a coincidence?
“Did you hear anything?” My hand was tightly gripping her arm.
“Yes, but not all because Uncle made me write some scrolls and I can’t stop writing, otherwise he will notice. But I heard he wanted to come here for a business proposal.”
My heart sank at her news. I was hoping he would come and ask about me.
“Hey! You’re supposed to be happy if he comes here. It doesn’t matter what the reason is. What’s important is that he’s coming.” She said, frowning at me.
I nodded and looked at her. How would I tell her that my uncertainties came from knowing my mate didn’t want me at all? “Yes, you’re right. Then maybe he will see me. Maybe he’ll help me out of here.”
“Of course, he will! He’s your mate. But the problem is, maybe Uncle will not let him see you. After all, he took you from his pack.” She bit her lower lip, looking at me.
“But maybe he can smell me? Then I need to leave a piece of my scarf or something somewhere where he can scent me?” I asked, but I doubted my own suggestion. What would he do if he scented me?
“Or I will tell him.” Luisa nodded, proud of her suggestion.
“You will?” My eyes widened in gratitude, I wanted to believe so much that she would help me.
“Yes, but you need to tell me what he looks like.”
I nodded, still holding her. “Of course, of course! But do you know when he’s coming?”
“No. Uncle said he would call him back with an answer.”
“So we don’t know yet if he agrees. When is the Claiming again?”
“Three days from today.” She said in a low voice.
I released her arm from my hold. My heart ached knowing I didn’t have much time left.
“I hope he comes before that. I’m sure he will tell me today to whom he will marry me off.” I let out a sigh, my shoulders slumping as my fingers fidged with each other. I then raised my gaze back to Luisa and asked her. “Luisa, I trust you that you haven’t told anyone that I know who my mate was?”
“Trust me. My lips are sealed.” She zipped up her lips and nodded at me.
“It should remain that way. Because the last thing I want is for the Alpha Noah to find out and stop him from coming here.”
Jake
Aeon just called a moment ago, and we’re now preparing to head off to his territory with four cars and twelve unmated warriors, plus me and my
Gamma.
Aaron had provided the warriors with Clair’s shirt, pillow cover, and blanket so they could familiarize themselves with her scent. If this were another situation, I would have gone on a rage about this action. This was too intimate, but I knew better. If I wanted her back, I needed to hold back my emotions.
Gavin, on the other hand, would stay back and hold the fort down while Aaron and I were gone. I had left instructions to my Beta to wait for Noah’s call for confirmation on the meeting I requested from him.
After making sure everyone had their mobile phones up and running, I gave the rest a go signal that we were ready to move.
We usually don’t use mobile phones because we could mindlink, but since we were not in the same area, and new information was needed all the time, we needed to have one now.
Soon, every warrior coming with me started climbing on their cars.
“Alpha, give me a moment.” Elder Rose hurried up at the exact moment I opened my car door.
“I don’t have so much time, Elder Rose. Talk now.” I told her.
“You need to find Clair before the full moon. The Blue Moon.” She said it in a hurry.
Annoyance brewed in me at her words. “I know that. I will find her as soon as possible, but I don’t give a damn about the Blue Moon ceremony right now. I want her back, blue moon or not.” I snapped at her. How could she think of the union when I didn ’t have any idea where my Luna was?
“You don’t understand, this is not about the ceremony.” She shook her head and coiled her hand on my wrist, daring me to look her in the eyes.
“It’s her heat. The Blue Moon is known for blessing unions, which means blessed mating as well.
Females in heat would experience heightened heat. It will be doubled, tripled maybe. And that’s what I fear will happen to our Luna. Are you getting what I mean? It may be too much for her that she may not be able to control herself around another Alpha. If it becomes too unbearable for her, she may let another Alpha touch her and worst mark her.”
My body went rigid and desperation crossed my features.
My wolf went into a rage and I could literally kill anyone right now as my claws started to come out while a loud growl reverberated from my chest.
Elder Rose let go of my wrist and she staggered backward while my Beta rushed to my side and held my shoulders, gripping them tightly to keep me in place.
“Alpha! Alpha!” His hold tightened. “We will find her! You and Echo need to control your anger. It will not help us when you lose control.” He tried to calm me down.
I breathed through my mouth and closed my eyes, trying to pacify my wolf. My claws eventually retracted as my breathing slowed down.
My Beta let go of my shoulder, and I felt a soft hand replace his, and I knew it was Elder Rose. “I know you can bring her home. We will offer a prayer to the Goddess for her. “
The trip to Argon’s territory was agonizingly slow.
My mind drifted to what Elder Rose told me earlier. Although I was eager to take her back before the Blue Moon, I could not guarantee that I could because, up to this moment, I had no f*uc*king idea where she was. And the reminder of her heat has been racking my brain.
I’ve seen how it affected the unmated men around her, and the thought of her giving in to her heat with another man and that she might end up being claimed and marked was killing me. I couldn’t get my head around it.
I needed to find her.
After five hours of uncomfortable travel, we finally reached the Blood Moon Pack, Alpha Argon’s territory.
Once we were permitted to enter the border, all the windows in the car were left open and the sniffing began.
We stayed for three hours, making sure all parts of the territory were scanned, but we didn’t find anything. I even took it to the extreme and flirted with one of the warriors to ask her for information about Aeon’s mate or their future Luna.
Echo had been disgusted with the presence of another female in close proximity to my body but I was able to control him. My wolf felt that we were betraying Clair. He kept growling in my head. It was hard to keep a flirting face when you have an angry wolf inside.
The female did try to kiss me, but I was able to hold her off and just kept rubbing her cheeks, flashing her a flirty smile once in a while. But all my effort went down the drain. She didn’t know anything and I just f*uc*king wasted my time on her.
Although she did mention that Aeon didn’t have any plans to attend the Claiming this year, I don’t know if I should believe that or not.
But one thing was certain – my mate was not here.
I shook Aeon’s hand as my warriors headed for the car. But before I left, he started asking about Clair, to my wolf’s annoyance.
“Jacob, I shouldn’t be asking you, but I had no one to ask.” He chuckled before he continued. “How’s Clair?” “I haven’t seen her in a few days,” I answered coldly. I wasn’t lying.
“I see. I was wondering if I could come and see her?
I refrained from creasing my forehead and masked it with a poker face. Aeon and I grew up together, but we’ve drifted apart these past few years. I used to trust him with everything, but looking at him right now, I see a different man. I knew I couldn’t
trust him, and I had no idea what game he was playing at.
“I will leave that decision to her. Once I get an answer, I will let you know.”
He nodded and stroked his jaw with his thumb. “ Have you chosen a Luna? Are you claiming someone at the Claiming this week?”
I tilted my head to look him in the eyes. I wanted to see if he was trapping me with lies, but I didn’t see anything unusual – just curiosity. Or was he just simply good at this?
“No. I’m not going. Are you?” I asked him back.
“No. Definitely not.” He snickered as if the answer to my question was an obvious one.