Sitting on the plane, I contemplated my options. I was flying to Tokyo to avoiding being captured by my mates; plural, mates. I don’t even want one, now I have two alpha males.

Not only does this mean that it will be easier for them to find me due to the mating bond that starts when mates meet, but now they’ll be even more determined to find me. Before I was the hunter they were trying to track down and kill; now I was their wayward mate. And if I know alphas, they’ll do anything to find me again.

“Would you like anything?” I broke out of my thoughts and looked at the flight attendant as she gave me a tight smile. I could feel the irritation wafting off her in waves as I shook my head. “No thanks.”

She nodded and continued walking. I breathed a sigh of exhaustion and guilt as I rested my head back on the head rest, sleeping.

-

Walking through the busiest street in Tokyo I smiled. No Rieker, no wolves and no possessive alphas on my tail. I walked into the nearest Subway and ordered three foot long steak sandwiches. Usually I wouldn’t touch this shit, what with all the grease, but I was famished from the fifteen hour flight. I’d work it off later.

In ten minutes I had inhaled the food and drunken two bottles of water. I collected my rubbish and was about to stand when a large body slid into the booth with me. I glared at the man in front of me and pushed down my irritation. “What do you want bear?” I hissed, cursing myself out for not noticing he was here.

The bear smiled and I growled irritably. “Just helping out my good buddies, I’m surprised you didn’t smell me when I came in. Are you losing your touch Rory?”

My hands balled into fists as I stood and chucked away my rubbish.

He smirked and I was so tempted just to snap his thick neck and be done with it.

“You didn’t do a good enough job at burning down the hunter’s compound in Blagoveshchensk, we got your files; we got everything. Did you have fun killing those innocent wolves? Did you enjoy their blood? Did you enjoy torturing them?” He hissed, getting in my face.

I swallowed the lump in my throat and stood, pushing past his huge 7 foot frame of pure muscle.

“Well did you?” He followed me, pestering me through the crowded city. I took a sharp turn into an alleyway and pinned him up against the wall.

“You don’t know anything, just get lost and go back to your masters, tell them that I died or something. I don’t need you all chasing me while I’m hunting.” I hissed.

He chuckled and pushed me backwards into the opposite wall. Although I’m strong and could take a fully- grown male werewolf, bears are a whole different ball game. They’re stronger, tougher.

“See that’s the thing; we’re trying to stop you from hunting those innocent wolves that you seem oh so fond of killing.” He said darkly.

I growled and reversed our positions again. “Who says I was hunting wolves? Have you even stopped and asked yourself why I killed hundreds of hunters?”

“I’ll humour you, why did you kill them?” He smirked.

“They got in my way; just like you.” I pulled out a knife I’m smuggled into the clothes I’d stolen and plunged it into his stomach. It wouldn’t kill him, but it would most definitely slow him down.

He growled and clutched the handle. I looked to the top of the wall and got ready to scale it. “You really shouldn’t talk about things you know nothing of. Keep out of my business or next time I will kill you. Consider this your last warning.” I hissed.

He chuckled and watched me. “Sorry but Alex and Nick are my best friends.” I raised my eyebrow at his meaning and hissed when I felt a sharp stab in the side of my neck.

“Son of a bitch!” I growled as I pulled a dart out of the side of my neck. “Fuck you!”

“Now, now mate, you shouldn’t use such filthy words.” My head snapped to the side as I watched as the alleyway filled with the outlines of huge hulking males.

I shook my head and swiftly climbed the wall in front of me, shaking off the effects of the dart. I felt another prick on my side, another on my thigh, my back, my arm.

I kept climbing, ignoring the numb feeling spreading through my limbs. It was like déjà vu all over again; this time we were in the city though. I reached the top of the wall and swung over the side, onto the roof. As my body disappeared another shot was fired and plunged into my thigh.

I ran as fast as I could as the numbing quickly spread through my body. I made it out of the city quick enough and fled into the darkness as the noisy crashes of my pursuers following behind me reached my ears.

There was a small expanse of trees and I ran into them shifting as I went in hopes of fighting the numbing effect and getting out of here. Tokyo was not my favourite place, too crowded and smelly.

I snapped to a stop as a filthy, mongrel stepped out of the shadows, his fur matted with shit, black eyes that showed no humanity and scars running the length of his body. He was a rogue; and not a sane one.

He growled and leapt onto my back, his immense weight combined with gravity pushing my down onto my belly. Although I was weak from the drugs and smaller I would never give up.

I swivelled my head around to bite him but he had positioned himself in a way that allows him to dodge my jaws and keep me locked down on the ground.

I could hear and feel many, heavy footsteps approaching, some men, most wolves. I wiggled around, trying to escape and in a last desperate attempt I bucked my hind legs up to try to dislodge this wolf. He was too heavy though and he hardly budged.

Growls echoed throughout the clearing and hundreds of wolves broke through the trees, led by two identical males. They were taller than anyone else and towered over me by a good two feet. They were huge with gorgeous shaggy fur that caught the slight moonlight, causing their coats to have an ebony tinge; like my coat. They were by far the most aggressive, dominant and proud males I have ever seen; which is saying a lot.

Before they could help me I took the distracted rogue by surprise and rolled. I went in for the kill and ripped him to pieces. His howls, whines, growls and snarls echoed around the clearing. I took a step back, spitting out the bloody flesh in my mouth and glared at the wolves in front of me.

‘Shift.’ A deep, angry voice echoed with a vengeance through my mind and it was hard for me to resist his order, while everyone else obeyed immediately.

I growled, showing my teeth and raised my scruff as multitudes of naked males stood proudly in front of me.

‘Bite me.’ I bit out with as much venom as possible, pushing my way into his and everyone else’s head to show them just how much they didn’t know about me. Since only alpha’s could do that to their packs. I’m neither an alpha or part of a pack.

Both my mates shifted, standing there as nude as the day they were born and it was hard for me not to let my gaze drift south, instead I settled on glaring at the taller man, the biggest werewolf I’ve ever seen. This was Alpha Alexandros Knight. The wolf who’d come the closest to killing me.

 “It’d be my pleasure, and yours.” He paused and smirked. “Somehow I don’t think you really mean it though. Come with us willingly or I’ll personally take you down myself seeing as those darts weren’t sufficient.”

He stepped to the side and gestured to Nicolaos. “So you have a choice, come with us willingly, accept us as your mates and face the council or,” He picked up the gun. “I’ll shoot you, chain you up and then you’ll face the wrath of the council.”

I growled and backed away from him slowly and prepared myself to run, my muscles coiled with tension. My gaze was firmly fixed on Alexandros who was holding my gaze, challenging me. I growled at his challenge and held his stare.

“I’ll countdown to five and you’ve had better made your decision otherwise I’ll go with the second option.”

Breaking eye contact I growled again and flung myself onto a branch above them, hoping to surprise them and give myself a small head start.

“Second option it is mate.” His amused yet angry, deep, husky voice reached my ears as he lunged after me. Although fast, I wasn’t fast enough to escape my mate. I was too tired, my movements too sluggish.

The drugs finally kicked in and I felt myself shift back as I went limp and fell off the branch into strong, warm arms. Warmth spread through my body as I closed my eyes and allowed the darkness to overcome my senses.