Chapter 3 DENIAL

ZEPHYR'S POV

"Is it done?" I asked my Beta, Ronan. He nodded his head. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.

A mate was the last thing on my mind. I admit there were moments, when I had been younger, that I had secretly yearned for someone to call my own, but that was years ago. I had just come to terms that the moon goddess had forgotten to create a mate for me.

But then the moment I touched her it felt like the world had come to a stop and it was only her and I left in the entire world. I yearned for her. I could never have imagined that a rogue would be my mate.

"She put up a fight and she kept screaming for us to let her go." Ronan said, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Keep her in there until I make up my mind and be careful we do not know what else she can do. " I waved my hand and Ronan walked out, but not before shooting me a worried look.

As soon as the door closed, I faced up before closing my eyes. What a mess.

Could I really accept her as my mate? I didn't even know her name, she refused to tell me her name. She looked like she did not want me as her mate, the moment I asked my men to lock her up in one of the rooms in my house she began screaming and kicking.

Would Celeste accept this? After all, a rogue killed her mate and ever since then we had to put up traps in case rogue wolves came into our territory.

Why did she come into our pack territory, was she trying to steal from us? Or maybe she wanted to harm my pack members.

And what was up with the power she showed, was that her only power or did she have more? Was she a witch, but witches were extinct. Maybe a hybrid?

I let out a frustrated groan. I had so many unanswered questions. If I went to the room she was in would she answer my questions, probably not.

Being an alpha was not easy. My parents died when I was eighteen, and I had to step up as the Alpha of the pack. My father had always taught me to be strict but fair and to never abuse my role and power as an alpha.

My parents loved each other a lot and I had always admired the love they had for each other but they left me too soon. In my teenage years I had always hoped that I would have a relationship like theirs with the girl I had been crazily in love with, Celeste Everleigh. But that was until she found her mate a few months after my parent's death.

I had to be strong, as the alpha I had to let her go to her mate. Ever since then I vowed to sorely focus on my alpha duties. The person who had been with me through all these times was my friend since childhood, Ronan Draven, and he later became my Beta.

He was an excellent friend and Beta, even though I didn't tell him all these things I really appreciated him being around and always putting in his best effort for our friendship and pack.

From the look he gave me earlier I could tell that he wasn't happy with my decision to keep the girl in my house, but rogue or not she was my mate.

A knock on the door, got me out of my thoughts. I ran a hand over my face and sat up straight. I placed my hands on the desk in front of me.

"Come in." Ronan walked in with a determined look on his face.

He calmly sat down in the chair across from me. "Zephyr, we cannot keep her here."

"Don't." I said.

" I know okay, I know she's your mate but this girl is dangerous. Did you see how she knocked down Rick with flying stones, with freaking flying stones!" He exclaimed, waving his hands dramatically in the air.

"She has a power , so what?" I questioned.

"Yes, a power that she is not supposed to have. We are werewolves, we are not supposed to be able to do what she did and who knows if it's just one power. What if she has more powers that we know nothing about. She is a danger to you and to this pack."

"I will decide on what to do with her but for now she stays."

"Zephyr, have you thought about how Celeste is going to feel about you letting a rogue wolf stay in our pack? And about her being your ma..."

"Stop!" I used my alpha voice on him. He bowed his head in submission.

"She is my mate, nobody will tell me what to do with her. Only I hold the power to decide whether I will keep her or kill her." I said with a stern voice.

"I apologize for overstepping my boundaries." He bowed his head again.

I exhaled loudly, I didn't mean to be so harsh but if I wasn't I would never hear the end of it.

"Now go and ask Kierra to feed her. Unless I say so, do not let anyone else into that room except for kierra." I commanded.

His eyes widened slightly before agreeing. Kierra Ashthorne,was his mate. They had been together for two years.

"She's the only one I can trust with this." I said.

"I will get to it then." He replied before getting up to leave.

He stopped at the door and turned to look at me.

"Be careful with her. I'm saying this as a friend who is genuinely worried." He opened the door and walked out.

This was gonna be one hell of a ride.