The Alpha's Young Mate

Clayton's POV

I sit outside looking at the bear I gave to Rose two years ago.

She's such a sassy little thing when mad, it's actually cute. But, I hate that she's 'wad' at me, my wolf is 'wad' at me too now because our mate hates me.

It's my fault, I should've told Damon I didn't find my mate yet. I mean, how stupid can I be to think he was talking about Rosalind?

I also have to go to the LycanRiver Pack tomorrow with my mate. I don't know how I'm going to tell Blake my mate is six, unless I don't bring her with and tell him my mate is busy but I can't stand the thought of her not being in the same house as me and not being under my protection.

I sigh and stand up, taking the bear with me, I walk into the pack house and see Lacey talking to female pack member.

My decision is made; I'm taking Rose with me.

I walk over to Lacey, "Alpha Clayton." She says turning to me and bowing her head in submission while the other girl walks away.

"Lacey, I need to visit the LycanRiver Pack tomorrow and I want to bring Rose with, if it's okay with you since you are her mother."

"I understand you want her with you because she is your mate, but I don't think it would be too safe and Rose wouldn't be happy without me or Damon with."

I growl when she says it wouldn't be safe — she's safest when with me, I would do anything to protect that little girl! And she wouldn't be happy? I'm her mate, nobody can make her more happy than I can.

"Lacey, please. You could come with for Rose! I just can't leave her here."

Lacey looks at me with her blue eyes, the same color as Rose's big ones.

"Oh, alright. I'll go get her stuff packed." Lacey says walking away. Glad she said yes, I wouldn't survive one hour that far away from Rose.

The wind blows through my grey fur as I run through the Southern Woods. I stop running when I smell Damon, I turn around and see his brown wolf walking over to me.

'Damon.' I say through mind-link.

'Alpha Clayton, I heard you're going to visit the LycanRiver Pack tomorrow and that you're taking my daughter with.'

'Yes, I am.'

me, 'Instead of

make the decisions, Damon. Don't forget who the Alpha

my beta here to take care

while we're gone. Alpha Clayton, if you want Rose with

growl back at him and stand high above him. He shrinks his

he heads back to the pack, and I go for a

sunlight shining through my bedroom window;

I turn the water on in the shower and get undressed before going

my problems away and clears my mind, until I smell Rosalind's scent. It's not strong enough for her to be in my room, but then I remember her

with the teddy bear in my bed last night. I know, sounds weird for a 21 year old alpha to sleep with a stuffed animal, but it smells like

get out of the shower and dry off with a towel before I get dressed in

Once I get to their door, it swings open

wolf cries slightly -

love that little speech impediment Rose

with me to go to my car. Once our bags are in the trunk we

about one hour of driving Rose whines,

get there." Damon says giving her

to see a little gas station and I pull the car over immediately. I open my car door and step out, "Alpha Clayton, what are you doing?" Damon asks looking

would Rose like? I look around and see a giant chocolate chip cookie. I love chocolate chip cookies, maybe Rose loves them

grab one and go over to the counter

cookie a couple of guys walk in and their scents hit me. They're wolves. Rogues to be exact. Well this

me and growls, he starts walking over to me and I walk away from the cashier girl,

of the store, where the cashier can't see, and the two guys follow. I hide behind one of

jump out and punch him in the face. He stumbles backwards as the other guy runs over to us and pushes me into the shelf I was hiding behind, causing

quickly and tackle him into a different shelf that had

me off his friend and punches me in the nose and face a couple of times. I block his next punch he throws at me and I punch

tackled by the guy I had tackled down and he puts his hands around my neck as he starts to choke

before I swing the object and it hits his head. He releases me and I push him

from behind and I hurry and back up into a wall, which made the blonde guy let go of me. I then grab ahold of him and swing him down on the floor before grabbing one of the shelves, knocking it down on

gas station. The cashier girl

and then head out to my car. When I get in the car I try to hand the cookie to Rose but she doesn't

then turn to him and hand him the cookie so I can drive