The Alpha's Young Mate

Clayton's POV

After breakfast Damon and I had a meeting about a rogue attack on a pack just to the north of us. It was only a couple of rogues that attacked that pack and the rogues were killed by the pack, but they most likely were put up to attacking. Since it was only two rogues against a whole pack they knew they would be killed, so they had to be working for someone.

I soon got distracted as I smelt the wonderful scent of my little Rose right before Damon opened my office door to leave.

I stay in my office and just listen to Damon talking to Rose, her voice brings me comfort when my mind is hectic with thoughts of rogue attacks and if my pack is going to be targeted on my first whole day being the alpha.

After awhile I hear her run off and my wolf gets sad that she isn't near. I still smell the sweet scent of candy and roses though. I then lean back in my chair as I go over everything in my head; I don't know how I am supposed to tell Damon that his daughter is my mate, I don't know how I am supposed to tell anyone that I, an alpha, is mated to a girl no older than 6.

Damn, I don't even know how old she is yet.

After an hour of planning to protect my pack and sending border guards out I noticed I could still smell Rose's scent, which is weird.

I stood up from sitting behind my desk and walked over to my large office doors being opening one. There on the floor lays a small brown teddy bear. I bend down and pick it up knowing it belongs to Rose.

Without thinking I start to head down the hall with the bear in my hand, following Rose's scent to find her and give her the bear. I follow her trail to the pack play room where most pups are during the day. I scanned the room but I don't see her anywhere in sight.

I then catch her scent again, near a door, but it's mixed with another young pup's. I go out the door and look around, she isn't anywhere in sight. My wolf starts to get anxious and worried.

I continue to follow the scent of Rose and the other young pup until the trail leads me to the Northern Woods. I sigh; pups know they are not allowed in the woods especially without an adult. The reason we have that rule is because of rogues.

Rogues are the most dangerous thing to packs, or any werewolf in general. To go up against a rogue by yourself, especially when you aren't an alpha, is stupid because you will most likely lose.

I run my fingers through my hair as Damon's voice rings in my head,

'Alpha, three of the pack guards you sent out to make sure no rogues come in our territory were just attacked by rogues.'

Just as if it was on cue.

I mind message him back,

they alright? Which border

injured badly. The one that survived says they were

couldn't get any

tree near me as I answered back, 'Your daughter and another young pup are somewhere in the Northern Woods, by now those rogues have crossed the border and are

with anger as I stare into the woods straight ahead

pack fighters are coming with me now, we'll meet you

my grey wolf and I run in the woods to search for Rose by myself. I'm not waiting for anyone's help, my mate

I run through the

Just get your asses into these

a good idea to go up against rogues without a plan. That is

cut the mind-link so he can't continue talking to me so I can focus on following little Rose's trail; she went far into the

starts to worry more and soon my ears hear everything, from a little butterfly's wings flapping to the thudding of my paws against the ground. My vision turns everything red when Rose's scent is

so mad, I've never wanted to rip a rogue's head off so bad in my entire life, oh god, I swear if they so much as touch Rose I

hear a little girl scream, I

from behind a bush to see at least nine rogue wolves, and one of them were circling around

my body I jump out and run towards Rose, but a couple of rogues try to take me on before

and I quickly grab on to his throat, sinking my teeth in until I taste

other seven rogues turn to me and growl and right when they did Rose tried to make a run for it. After she got a few feet away

and that pissed me off. I let out a growl so big and deep that it felt as if the ground was shaking. The rogue that bit her

am superior and they all backed up slightly, before three of them decided to jump on top of me. My

to move in close on me, but I run and jumped right over their heads, landing right in front of Rose so

then ran over and hid behind my large grey

death. I look over my shoulder at her to

away from in front of the girls before I grabbed hold of the wolf that bit Rose. The other three wolves growled at me when I got ahold of him on the neck with my sharp teeth. I sunk my teeth deep enough to cause him pain, but not enough to kill him. Him — him I want

over on my back and kick the rogue that has hold of me, causing him to release. When the wolf that bit me is off

his head flies off. I turn and jump back

five of my pack fighters come out of the woods