Brant POV

As I lay there in bed with my beautiful mate in my arms sleeping peacefully, I can't help but think about what happened just a little bit ago. I wasn't planning on it but I'm glad it happened. When she told me to take her, I felt my world fall into place as she said those sweet words. I didn't waste any time in taking her either. It was magical and just so heaven like that I want to do it again and again. I can feel myself getting hard at the thoughts of her body undermine, panting moaning and pulling at every inch of me she could get her hands on. Her hand now is on my lower stomach, touching that sensitive patch of skin that drove me crazy the first day I met her when we "fought". I closed my eyes trying to keep calm, so I don't wake her and take her again.

I looked at the clock after I heard her stomach growl, dinner was ruined now and it's getting later, and I know she needs to eat as do I. I slowly remove her from me, and she opens her eyes as she feels herself being laid down beside me and she quickly wraps her arm back around me whining that I let her go. I smiled at her.

"Darling we need to eat, your hungry and so am I. if you want, we can go get some food or I can make something really quick, your choice but we need to eat." I said and she shook her head no and buried her face in my side and I chuckled at how adorable she is. After a few minutes she looks up at me still looking down at her and she nods. She removes herself from me and wrapped the sheet around her sexy body and went into her bathroom to take a shower.

I got out of bed and put on my boxer briefs and went into the kitchen and made some chicken wraps with the chicken she had in the fridge. After I finished placing a couple on a plate for her and myself, she walks out wearing a long yellow skirt with a white blouse and white flats. Her hair was laying on her back and she had light make-up on. She smiled at me and kissed my cheek and sat down at the island. We eat and talk, getting to know each other as she said this evening was about as we were eating. I learned that she hates the cold, she loves Christmas and she has a passion for reading. She likes to sit in the window seat in the living room with the sun shining in with a hot cup of coffee and a good book with a blanket around her, time to herself to relax she said. She loves the color baby blue but now my eye color is her favorite. She likes to play sports and hates long nails on her. She said they break to easy in her daily life. She chews on her lip when she's nervous or thinking about something, she likes to spend time with the pups and take them on runs, she has done that since she was little, she told me. She has a soft spot for this one pup who is five, he lost his parents in a car accident traveling to another pack, so she spends a lot of time with him. She wants me to meet him this evening at the gathering. Her favorite TV shows are Charmed, the one with Prue, not the new one that sux, Supernatural, NCIS and The Walking Dead. She likes to cuddle and be lazy, but she hasn't been able to since the pack got bigger and she is now the Alpha of the pack. She also likes to spend time at the watering hole with a high cliff she dives off of and has a waterfall. That will come in handy later on.

After we were finished eating and talking, we make our way down to the living room after I got dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans and purple polo shirt. We go outside and see everyone working to get everything ready for tonight. Emma goes to a group of warriors who are building an arch in between trees. I watch her as she talks to them and pride filled my chest as she grabbed a piece of wood and placed it in place and nailed it to the brace of the arch. I watched her help build it with the warriors and they glanced at her often and I could see the pride in their eyes for their Alpha. I looked around at everyone, watching them work to put tables together, streamers up and lights everywhere. A few were setting up a place for music and food.

It was amazing. All of this just for her to introduce me as her mate, this day is important to her as well as me and the pack. When an Alpha finds their mate, the pack gets stronger and feels more complete as it forms an instant feeling of a family, someone to look over them and protect them like a mom and father would their children.

I noticed Steve was off by himself, so I walked over to him. He and I became good friends since we met. I liked the guy. He didn't have an Alpha ego that most have which made me like him even more.

"Hey man, how are you? Haven't seen you in a few days." I asked as I sat down in the chair beside him.

"Hey, I'm good and you?"

"Wonderful man, wonderful." I said smiling a wide smile.

"I see how wonderful you are." He said pointing to my beautiful mark left by my mate. It was somehow the same color of her eyes; it was a rose and the stem went around to the back of my neck with the petals on the side of my neck. It was beautiful. My mark was the same color as my eyes on her, it's a wolf with the moon and stars going to the back of her neck, our marks also have our names on each other, they are truly amazing.

"Hmm yea, it was worth the wait that's for sure. Have you found your mate yet?" I asked him and his face paled and he looked sad.

"Yes, he's giving me a hard time and is ignoring me for some reason. He's an Omega from one of the new members packs that joined. He seems afraid of me and that hurts." He said in a soft sad voice. I reached my hand out to him and took his in mine and looked at him in the eyes.

"Everything will work out, I promise. He is a lucky guy to have you as his mate. You are one of the best Alpha's I have ever met, just be patient with him and show him you're a good guy and just take it his pace. Find out something he likes and surprise him with it." I said and he nods smiling slightly. "What's his name?"

"His name is Tony, he's beautiful. He's around five eight with a lean body and muscles in all the right places. His hair is a dark brown and his eyes are so green, makes my heart skip a beat when I see them. He's perfect." He says with awe in his voice and a sparkle in his eyes. I smiled at him and I knew how he felt, it's how I feel around Emma, she is perfect in every way possible.

"I am sure it will work out with you and Tony. Maybe this week we can go out, us four on a double date. It might make him more comfortable with more than just one on one or maybe he will freak with three Alpha's around him." I said and he chuckled lightly and sighed.

"I sure hope not; I don't need him more scared you know. I found him weeks ago and the most I know is his name. It's killing me not being able to have him in my arms, having him near me longer than two minutes. I need more and I'm sure he does to. Mates can't be apart for to long you know that. I just want him to be ok." He is worried for his mate which is understandable. He's right, we can't be without our mates for to long, it will slowly drive us insane without them to calm us down.

"Well I can talk to him if you'd like. Sometimes an outsiders help is what is needed at times and you're a friend so I would help you." He smiles and nods.

"Thanks, I'll take all the help I can get. I need to know why he's so afraid of me or if it's of wolves in general. I think he was abused in his old pack because he acts like he was." When he said that I felt my blood boil. Abusing an Omega is the lowest a wolf can get. Just because they are bigger and stronger than an Omega doesn't give them the right to hurt them. It's not the Omega's fault for being born one. That is one thing I noticed about here, everyone is treated the exact same, at least in front of Emma, what goes on when she's not around, I have no idea, but I intend to find out. If Omega's are being abused, I will personally rip those who are hurting them from limb to limb.

"Hmm well if he was or still is, I will find out. We will figure this out Steve, I promise." I said and he again nods, closing his eyes and sighing. We sit and chat for a bit before I see Emma is done helping the warriors building the arch and it now has vines and flowers on it. It looks beautiful, I can imagine one of them for us and her in a beautiful wedding dress standing next to me, getting married to one another. That thought makes my heart smile.

"Thanks Brant. I'm gonna go get ready, it looks to be about time for this to start and congratulations on your mate, she is wonderful." He said standing up and I did as well.

"That she is Steve, that she is." I agreed looking over at her. He smiled and walked into the house to get ready and shortly after I went inside to see if anyone needed help with anything. I made my way to the kitchen and spotted a man who looked like Steve's mate and went up to him.

"Hey, can I help you with that?" I asked as I watched him mix some fruit in a big bowl. He looked up at me quickly and looked back down at the bowl and nodded slightly. I went over to the other side of the huge island and he handed me a big spoon and pointed to the watermelon and nodded to it and looked at the spoon. I got what he wanted and started to dig the spoon into it and placing the pieces into the bowl.

"I'm Brant, what's your name?" I asked trying to start a conversation. He looked scared and nervous with me next to him.

"My name is Tony, sir." He said just barley above a whisper, I had to strain my ears to hear him.

"You don't have to call me sir Tony, it's nice to meet you. How are you liking it here so far?" I noticed he tensed up and looked scared at my question. "Hey if someone is hurting you, you can talk to me about it. You are safe here but if we don't know what is going on, we can't help you." I said and he looked up at me with tears in his eyes. My heart broke looking at him so broken and hurt. He closed his eyes and the tears fell. I quickly grabbed him and took him into my arms and he sobbed into my chest. I felt his arms wrap around me holding onto me tightly. I walk us into a room down the hall and sit on a couch after I closed the door. I just held him and comforted him as best I could. He was sobbing and shaking so hard that I felt his body grow weaker.

"Shh it's ok Tony, your ok. I will help you. You are going to be ok." I said trying to sooth him and it worked a little as his sobs turned into quiet cries and eventually, he calmed down and let his grip on me go.

"It's been happening to me since I was old enough to get beat. Day in and day out I would get beat for nothing. They treat me like I'm lower than dirt and they tell me if I tell they will kill me. I don't want to die but I am tired of getting hurt. Look." He says and takes his shirt off, making me gasp loudly at what I see. His whole upper body and stomach are black and blue, with cuts and old scars and dried blood. He turned around and his back is even worse. There is one long scar going from the base of his neck to the bottom of his back, down the middle next to his spine. It's read and puffy, it looks old, but it doesn't look healed.

"Goodness Tony, what happened?"

"They used a blade laced with silver and wolfbane, they tortured me weeks ago before we joined, and it won't heal. My wolf is so weak from the poison that he can't heal me like he does. It hurts so much and I'm ashamed, I found my mate but I'm so scared to show him my body because I don't want him to be sickened at the sight and reject me. That is the worse one on my body, the emotional one is worse. The day they did this to my back, they tied me down on my stomach ripped my jeans and boxers off and raped me as they ran the blade through my skin. I am so ashamed that I let them get me in that position in the first place for them to attack me like that." He said as tears fell from his eyes again. I swear I am going to kill each mother fucker who hurt him. They will not live to tell a soul of their pain after I am done with them!

"I need a list of names of who it was, and of who is still hurting you if it's anyone new. Alpha Emma and I will take care of them, you don't have to worry. I can talk to her and see if you can stay in her suite to make sure you are safe until they are taken care of but right now, let's go to my room get you cleaned up and well go to the pack doctor and see if he can help your back. Later on, after the ceremony we will talk with Alpha Emma about this, alright?" I said and he nodded and gave me a small smile. We walked out of the room and went up to my room. I found him a pair of shorts and a t shirt and he went to take a shower.

Emma is not going to be happy once she finds out one of her pack members is hurting and possibly was hurt under her watch. I pity those who laid a hand on Tony.