I feel as if a weight is lifted off of me and as I surface my wolf is there comforting me. It is like an out of body experience and now I am being reunited with my physical self.

I held down the fort while you were gone.

Her voice makes me feel safe as if I am home once again.

What happen?

Nothing that you should worry about! But you have someone eager to see you so open up your eyes.

I surface and my eyes take in a bare room for a moment I feel as if I am back in my own room with the exception of the beeping of a machine. I groan and see Hunter sitting in the chair staring at me as if waiting for me to vanish.

"What?" My throat is dry so my voice comes out raspy.

"Nothing it's just that it is you." He smiles and I feel a pounding headache come on.

"Of course it's me who else would it be?" I sigh and see that there are crumbs on my chest and a half eaten sandwich sits in front of me. "Was I your table?" I look over at Hunter and he shakes his head.

"Silver was eating."

"Oh," I shrug when I realize that I do not know who Silver is, "wait a minute who the hell is Silver?" Hunter sighs.

"She's your wolf. We got to meet her while you were asleep." He met my animal spirit.

They met you? Silver I like the sound of that.

And I like having you with me.

"Was she a talking wolf or what," my curiosity getting the best of me.

"Actually it was you but not you." Hunter waves his hands around as if trying to explain it better.

"What do you mean," my eyebrows pull together as I try to understand him.

"She was in your body but her eyes weren't yours. She has brown eyes." Brown eyes.

I wish I could meet you.

As do I. But I got to meet Hunter and well he is an amazing person.

I know.

The doctor walks in and checks me over. There is nothing wrong so I am allowed to leave. Hunter grabs my hand and we walk out of there together.

"Thank you for taking care of me." He stares at me lovingly with his soft golden eyes.

"No need to thank me I will always put you before anything." His hand gives me a gentle squeeze and I relax and rest my head on his shoulder as we walk through the hallway. "Let's go to the dining hall you have people waiting on you."

"Okay."

We walk and the chatter is loud even with the door close. Hunter opens it up and as if it were the first day again silence. This time I do not hesitate I spot Andrew and walk confidently towards them with Hunter by my side.

"She's alive!" Andrew shouts as if he were talking about Frankenstein.

"Of course I am." I snap at him giving him a playful shove.

"I was getting worried when I couldn't talk to you...and Alpha Storm didn't allow us close to your room." His eyes dart to the head of the table and for the first time I look over in that direction and he is staring at me.

"Excuse me I need to talk to him." I release Hunter hands and he exhales loudly.

"Of course," Hunter sits down next to Ken.

"Oh look at my alpha nice mark." Ken says loudly and Andrew gasps.

"You're marked." I walk away quickly not really sure if I want to stay for that conversation.

I can feel people's eyes on me and at the moment I do not care. When I reach the front Zeke glares at me but Calvin happiness radiates off of him.

"Melany you're okay!" He pushes his chair back and gets up coming towards me. He surprises me but giving me a bear hug, "I'm so happy that you are okay." I pat his back but when I hear him sob I rub his back in a comforting gesture.

"I'm okay," I can feel the warmth of his tears on my shoulder and I fight back my own tears that is something that hits me hard when a man cries.

"I know but I thought..." he hiccups and then pulls away, "excuse me." He wipes away his tears roughly with the back of his hand and I see that Zeke is fuming in his seat.

"Excuse me alphas," Derek nods his head and Zeke gets up and walks out of there as fast as he can.

"Alpha Blake, take a seat." Calvin sits back down and for the first time I see that they were holding a meeting there are papers in front of them.

"I'll talk to you in a better time." I turn to head back.

"This is fine." His hand gestures for me to sit in Zeke's seat next to him. I grab the chair next to Calvin and sit next to him. This does not go unnoticed. "What can I help you with?"

"Where were you? You vanished for two days straight."

"I was training and I needed to clear my mind." He seems impassive but I know better and he has something up his sleeve.

"I just wanted to know if you are seeking revenge on me for beating you in the arena because I am not going own without a fight and..."

He raises his hand for me to stop. I shut my mouth, "I am not seeking revenge you beat me fair and square in front of everyone. Plus I don't see myself like that type of alpha." I can see that Calvin is not comfortable being here and I know that he wishes he had taken off with his brother.

"What kind of alpha are you?"

Without missing a beat he states, "A respectable one."

"And I'm not?" I question.

"You are."

"Then learn from another respectable alpha and give your pack members some freedom. Get out of their heads and let them breathe." I throw a glance at Calvin and he is looking at the paper in front of him as if it held all the secrets of the universe.

"I don't tell you how to run your pack so don't tell me how to run mine." I bite my tongue but suddenly I unleash it on him.

"I bet if you would have won you would have seen me as an unworthy alpha and you would tell me how to run my pack." Calvin cringes and starts writing down on a piece of paper to keep busy. "Calvin, why don't you leave?"

His eyes dart to his alpha he has not given him the orders to leave. Derek looks at Calvin and nods his head. It is as if a mouse trap snapped on his butt he jumps out of his seat and leaves the dining hall.

"I run my pack the way I see adequate." His jaw clenches and I see that his jaw muscle quiver as he bites back what else he wants to say.

"You're suffocating." I hiss.

"You think it is easy being me? They don't have privacy. What about me? My every move is monitored, my every order is being evaluated, and the worst part is everyone is down my throat about my mate. So if they think they have it tough they need to suck it up or they know where the door is."

I groan loudly, "what is it with you and kicking people to the curb." I slam my fist on the table causing for more eyes to look my way. "That is the difference between you and me. I had a father to look up to guide me and you have a father that looks down on you and shoots you down. Just thank your lucky stars that he is still here for you." I scoot my chair back and get up without being excused. I head back when I feel someone grab my shoulder turning me around.

"Don't talk about my father like you know him." His eyes are fuming and I know that I hit a nerve.

"I don't have to know him to read you like an open book. You're the Alpha of Alphas start acting like it." I say through clench lips.

"Maybe I shall." He turns around and heads back to his seat.

I turn around again and I see Hunter is standing looking at me for reassurance that I am fine. I give him a sarcastic thumb up and he rolls his eyes. I walk back to my table and Hunter stand in wait until I get to his side.

"Looks like you're getting under his skin."

"Good because I am about to dig deeper," the doors open and Zeke and Calvin are walking back into the dining area. My eyes lock on Calvin and he lifts his head a bit but whimpers in protest and lowers it again and walks pass me. "Calvin." It is as if I did not talk to him he takes his old seat next to Derek and none of them look my way.

"And it appears that he is shaking you off." Hunter says as he wraps his arm around me and guides me back to seat.

Mark my words I will find out why you are like this. What does your father have on you? Why are you so cruel to the people closest to you?

"Does he really think that I come off that easy?" I say mostly to myself.

Andrew and Ken are happy that Hunter is marked and they ask when my turn will come.

"Soon," Hunter says as he kisses my forehead. His scent calms down my riled up wolf and myself as well.