Game of Destiny Chapter 7-1 I walked down the street of the small town . The plan had been to stop at the diner to have lunch on the road back from a meeting 18 Strange a new alliance . That was almost four days ago , and I was still here . The reason was waiting for me as I turned towards the lake . She stood waiting where she told me we would meet . There was a paper bag on the table that smelled delicious . " You're here , " I said as I stopped in front of her , just a little too close . Just to see how she reacted . Said I would be , " she told me and looked up at me . Whoever this woman was , she had a good upbringing . She had mastered the art of looking up at me without meeting my eyes . Locking eyes with an pha was seen as a challenge if you weren't his mate or a close friend . " So you did . I thought I might need to eat a couple more meals in the diner to persuade you . You seem to have a stubborn streak , " [ pointed out . Point in question , she hadn't moved back despite me being in her space . Most wolves would have backed up the second an Alpha moved into their space . Unless they themselves were one . And if it was one thing I knew about this intriguing little.wolf , she was no Alpha . I had scented her as a wolf the moment I stepped into the diner . That had been a surprise . I kept a close eye on any rogues and migrating wolves close to my pack . Yet this woman had never pinged on our radar . " Getting tired of Rich's cooking ? " she asked . I chuckled . She was funny . Not at all . I'm considering staying until I have tried everything on the menu . That would take me a week or two , I think , " I said . She huffed . " Well , no need as I'm here . So why am I here ? " she asked . 1 want to get to know you , " I said , deciding to go with the truth . She looked surprised , then her wall came back up and I couldn't read her . It was part of what made her frustrating , and a curiosity . " Well , I could refuse . But you would just use your Alpha sniffer and find me and keep dropping by my work . So let's do this , " she said . For the first time since I had walked up to her , she averted her gaze and looked at the paper bag . She took it and climbed up and sat down on the table , resting her feet on the seat . " Coffee , black she told me as she fished a travel cup out of the bag . I sat down next to her , offering her the comfort of adding as much space between us as possible . " You remembered , " I told her and smiled . " it's hardly the most complicated way to have your coffee . She fished out another cup and placed it next to her . Next thing that came out of the magical bag was pecan buns and I had to swallow a couple of extra times not to drool . It's important to keep a small amount of dignity when you are an Alpha . " Here , my landlady made them this morning . I need breakfast to get me through this conversation . " " Thank you , " I told her and took one of the mouth watering pastries from her . " What do you want to know ? " she asked and took a sip of her coffee . " You're not a rogue ? " ? I asked , and just as soon as the words left me , could have kicked myself. The raised eyebrow on her face showed she thought it was an idiotic question . She didn't have the slightly sweet , sickening scent that all rogues had to them . The smell of decay . No , I'm not . I'm a lone wolf , " she confirmed and took a bite of her breakfast . I hummed , feeling a little foolish after the question . " Were you born one ? " I asked . Most werewolves stayed in packs . It was an ingrained need in us . But there were those that ventured outside the system . Either from being dissatisfied with the system , from a need to be alone , or feeling it was the only way . Sometimes wolves like that had mates and reproduced , their pups then didn't get an automatic membership into a pack and ended up being lone wolves as well . There were even the odd occurrences of rouges having pups . The pups didn't become rouges like their mother , they became lone wolves . 1/2 Chapter 7.1 . " No , I left my pack … There was a pause as she seemed to count . " Four years back , " she salil . It surprised me . She looked so young . Chapter Comments Rudite POST COMMENT He's a considerate alpha . Sounds like his pack is not like her pack . Looking forward to where this goes . VIEW 1 COMMENT < SHARE 2/2 Game of Destiny Chapter 7-2 " you left when you were around fifteen ? " I asked . She laughed . " Fighteen , " she corrected me , and I got another surprise . I had not pected her to be twenty - two years old . Only two years younger than me . She had been raised in a pack , she had lived in one most of her life . I wanted to know why she chose a life isolated , surrounded by humans instead of by her own kind . " Why did you leave ? " I asked . She glanced up at me . " You are asking a lot of personal questions , Alpha , offering no information in return , " she pointed out . Her accusation was fair . She had been more than gracious with answering my questions . But now she didn't want to expose herself further without getting something back . I had to respect that . " What do you want to know ? I asked . " Why are you here ? " she asked . די I was on on my way home f from a meeting with two Alphas Alphas from other packs . I just stopped to d to get some lunch , " I said . " And your pack is close by ? " she asked . It showed she had been raised in a pack that took pride in teaching their young the right manners . She knew not to outright ask where my pack's territory was . That was considered a challenge . Yes , it's about half a day's drive from here , " I said . " There shouldn't be any packs out here , " she told me . I smiled . She had done her research . " If you would have told me that two years ago , I would have said you were right . We are a new pack . We established ourselves out here just because the packs are far enough apart that we didn't feel squashed and they didn't feel threatened by us , " I told her . She nodded , then took a deep breath and looked at me , as if to find an answer to a question she had. I couldn't help but to study her . She was a beautiful wolf . The way her deep green eyes shifted with her emotions was fascinating- " I'm latent , " she said and took a deep drink from her coffee . It appeared every word out of her would surprise me , I thought . " As in you you don't have a wolf ? " I asked . " Yeah , like I don't have a wolf , " she said . There was an undertone I couldn't pinpoint . Bitterness ? Hurt ? Both would be understandable . " You smell of wolf , " I said . She smiled a sad smile . " That may be the case . But I'm twenty - two and I haven't shifted . " I wanted to tell her that there was still time . It wouldn't be a li But shifting this late would be highly unlikely , and I didn't want to give her false hope when she clearly had accepted her faith . " Is that why you left your pack ? " I asked . " It was the root of all the reasons I left , " she answered . " I'm sorry to hear that . " I didn't know what else to say . Are you going to tell me why we are doing this ? " " I told you , I want to get to know you , " I told her . " Yes , you did . You just didn't tell me why I hadn't , and I wondered if now was the right time to tell her . She was skittish , and I had 1/2 Chapter 7-2 a feeling she would bolt if Listowed too quickly . Hut she had asked a raight in the point question . She deserved an answer . " I want to invite you to join my pack , 1 told her . She looked at me I was insane . " You did hear the part about me being latent , right ? " she asked . " I did . There is no issue with my heating . " I said . " Maybe not your hearing , but you obviously have some issues , " she said , then her eyes grew bigger when she realized she had said it out loud . I threw my head back and laughril . " You are not the first one to tell me this , " I admitted . " Listen , I don't know why you want me in your pack . But I'm doing the on my own . I have made myself a new life that I like . " Don't you miss the pack life ? Being around your ownot having to hide who and what you are ? Don't you celebrations ? " I asked her , and I saw longing in her eyes before she looked away . She stared out over the lake . miss the full moon " Maybe , but that life is not for me , " she said . There was something deeply sad in the way she said it . The Alpha in me wanted to pull her into my pack , to give her the comfort I knew only a pack could offer . I instinctively knew she needed it . pack . " Before you turn me down , why don't you come for a visit ? Take a couple of days off work and come to the pack . It's a but it's a good one . If you give it a chance , I promise I will never step foot in this town if you turn my offer down . I will even make it out of bounds for the rest of the pack , " I offered . " I don't know , " she hesitated . " The moon will be full in three days . Come and celebrate it with us . She looked at me with those deep green eyes and I knew she stood on the very edge of accepting my offer . Chapter Comments Rudite POST COMMENT He's a considerate alpha . Sounds like his pack is not like her pack . Looking forward to where this goes . VIEW 1 COMMENT ✩ 6