Wyatt's p.o.v

I watched as Tessa and Blaze made their way to the beach for a bath. I have trust in Tessa that she won't do anything irrational. But that boy, her mate, I'm still a little cautious of. He dosent seem to have anything wrong with him it's just my instinct to trust family.

"Captain, we have a call for you over line 2."

Lieutenant Garrison said as she opened the door to my cabin. Her dark brown hair is tied back into a bun on the back of her head. It's high enough above the collar of her jacket to be regulation approved. She has an African American skin tone. Her personality and voice both give her the authority to be on the bridge with me.

"Thank you."

I tell her as my blue eyes meet her brown eyes and I stand. We run out of the room and up to the bridge.

"Captain on the bridge!"

I hear a crew member yell as I run into the room. All eyes turn to me as I run up to line two.

"Captain and alpha Wyatt Chandler."

I speak into the phone as I hold it to my ear.

"Hello alpha Wyatt, what a surprise to see you here."

A deep voice that sounds so dark could only belong to one person. The others have told me about him and how he uses a voice manipulater to change his voice. He also uses a call block so you can't track the call.

"Demitri."

I growl out and i watch as Deven and James run out of the bridge. They are probably going to go get the others, they will want to hear this.

"So you have heard of me, I'm flattered. But I will have you know that my army is at its strongest and largest. I plan to attack in three days exact. I'm only warning you because my mate pleaded with me and my son has betrayed me and sided with you."

He tells me and I hear footsteps approaching the bridge. I growl even more and Demitri laughs.

"I feel so very sorry for the poor girl that happened to be your mate. All that she must go through, the rapings, the fights, the constant dealing with you."

I growl into the phone and the line goes dead as demitri hangs up. All the other alphas and the kids run into the bridge as I slam the phone back where it was before.

"Who was that?"

Derek asked as he stood in the door way. I took several deep breaths as my hands clenched and unclenched from fists. My closed my eyes and when I opened them I looked towards the group.

It's time like this I really miss Maryam, my mate. She was killed during the red flu. There was no civil war at all, it's all been a lie. We have been calling the red flu the civil war so the other packs won't kick us out.

"Demitri that son of a-"

I began to say but Thea cleared her throat and sent me a glare. The glare said 'don't you dare finish that sentence with children in the room or so help me'.

"What did he say?"

Mark said and I turned my gaze to him. He held hands with my daughter and I still had suspensions about him but he dosent need to know that.

"He is going to attack us in three days time."

I spoke out as my hands gripped the counter where all of controls for controlling the ship are. Everything in me just wants to run out their on a suicide mission just because I've been without Maryam for over 29 years. When you survive the loss of your mate you tend to be on edge a lot. I, unfortunately, have not been granted the blessing on a second chance mate. Every time I see a happy couple I have to walk away or contain my wolf.

"Why on earth did he tell us?"

Jaylin asks me and I look towards her. Her long brownishred hair is behind her shoulders and her mark is showing. As an alpha I notice these things, as a captain I since these things, but as a man who survived the loss of his mate, I can feel their love for one another. A love I no longer have.

"His mate begged him to and Jacob is here. He didn't say much but the reason why is still unknown to me."

I speak out as I let go of the counter. I managed to push down my wolf and block him out.

I find it hard because my own granddaughter has a mark of a male on her neck. My daughter has a mark of a male on her neck. Every female in the room has a mark on her neck. And here I am, with no female bearing my mark.

"I see, well thank you for calling us. We should be going."

Ace says and everyone begins to leave. Tessa sends me a small smile before she leaves and I smile back. Deven and Tex are both at my sides as well ands Wolfe and James.

"Deven I want you to take one-fourth of all the warriors and train them. Tex you are going to do the same as well as James and Wolfe. Wolfe is want you, Burk, and Garrison all working together on your one-fourth."

I tell them and they all run out of the bridge to complete their tasks. My emotions were getting put of hand along with my thoughts.

Nearly every woman I knew held the mark of a man on her neck. Almost every man I knew had the mark of a woman on his neck or a woman on his arm.

As an alpha I noticed these things. As a captain I since these things. Yet as a man who lost his mate, I can feel these things. I feel the love that they share and it hurts. I wish to feel that same love again and I can only hope.

Well I could. It's clear that fate hasn't granted me the blessing of a second chance mate. I'm a 67 year old man and I'm mateless. It's not supposed to be that way, but for me it is.

A battle rages on in my mind. My wolf aches for the touch of our mate. But that's just it, we can't have it. Our mate is gone and dead and has been for a long time. Maryam is dead and I am all alone.

I am all alone.

I'm all alone.

I. Am. All. Alone.

Alone.