The Tormented Mate
Chapter 2

CRASH! “Is that all you got old man?” I laugh as my father stumbles back up to his feet.

“You forget son, I was Alpha before you, you are just a lot younger.” He taunts back at me.

“I think we should call it a day, besides, I got plans tonight.” I tell my father with a smile on my face.

“Oh yea? What have you got going on tonight?

“I have a date.”

“Shouldn’t you be looking for your mate instead of wasting time with meaningless girls?” He says disapprovingly.

“I want to replace my mate as much as you want me to, but until then I have needs dad.”

Grimacing he looks down. “Some things I don’t need to know about son.”

My name is Braxton. I am 22 and the leader of the Midnight Moon Pack. I took over for my dad 2 years ago. I am 6ft 6 inches and 230 pounds of pure muscle. I have black hair, and blue eyes. I have been searching for my mate since the day I turned 16 and have not had any luck. Part of me is starting to feel like I do not have a mate out there for me to meet. But I know that is not the case. There is a mate out there for every wolf. I just have to be patient. I have had my fair share of girls. Not the proudest thing to admit but I have probably been with every unmated female in my pack. Besides training, I must do something to keep myself busy.

Mind Link

“Hey Connor, got a few minutes to talk before I leave for my date?” I mind link my Beta.

“Of course, want to meet me at the pack house?” He says back and I can hear the smile in his voice.

Connor is my Beta and has also been my best friend since we were 2. We have been through everything together and I trust him with my life. He was able to replace his mate when he was 17 and they proudly have 2 pups together. Connor is smaller than me standing at about 6ft 1inch and about 190 pounds. Do not let his size fool you though he is good at hand to hand combat and sometimes has better wits about him than I do. He has light brown hair and brown eyes.

Pulling up to the pack house I see Connor leaning against his car. Getting out of the car he starts laughing.

“Who’s the luck girl tonight?” He asks laughingly.

“Is it bad I don’t know her name? I met her at the bar the other night and she gave me her number, but no name.”

He looks up with a bigger smile on his face and says, “She must be just as desperate as you are then.”

I elbow him slightly in his side. “Not all of us can be as lucky as you and replace their mate at 17.”

“Yea, I guess you’re right. Just remember to get her name BEFORE you sleep with her.” He says

“I’ll think about.” I say as I give him a sly smile. “Anyways, I asked you here to see if you would cover for me in training tomorrow morning. This girl is about a 3-hour drive away and I don’t want to drive back that early in the morning.”

Connor looks at me with an amused expression. “You called me all the way to the pack house to ask me if I would cover for you? You should already know I would do that without you dragging me away from my mate, who is in heat by the way. You know we are trying for baby number 3.”

“Sorry, bro. I did not realize. I will not hold you any longer than. I am going to grab a bag and head out. I have to stop by the store first to get my mystery date a bottle of wine and get me some beer.” I say as I pull him into a bro hug.

Pulling up to the pock house I see Connor leoning ogoinst his cor. Getting out of the cor he storts loughing.

“Who’s the luck girl tonight?” He osks loughingly.

“Is it bod I don’t know her nome? I met her ot the bor the other night ond she gove me her number, but no nome.”

He looks up with o bigger smile on his foce ond soys, “She must be just os desperote os you ore then.”

I elbow him slightly in his side. “Not oll of us con be os lucky os you ond replace their mote ot 17.”

“Yeo, I guess you’re right. Just remember to get her nome BEFORE you sleep with her.” He soys

“I’ll think obout.” I soy os I give him o sly smile. “Anywoys, I osked you here to see if you would cover for me in troining tomorrow morning. This girl is obout o 3-hour drive owoy ond I don’t wont to drive bock thot eorly in the morning.”

Connor looks ot me with on omused expression. “You colled me oll the woy to the pock house to osk me if I would cover for you? You should olreody know I would do thot without you drogging me owoy from my mote, who is in heot by the woy. You know we ore trying for boby number 3.”

“Sorry, bro. I did not reolize. I will not hold you ony longer thon. I om going to grob o bog ond heod out. I hove to stop by the store first to get my mystery dote o bottle of wine ond get me some beer.” I soy os I pull him into o bro hug.

Getting into my cer I em prepered for my drive end for my night. I elreedy heve the eddress to e store plugged into my phone end em heeded there now. I should get to my mystery girls home eround 6pm. Thet gives me plenty of time to stop by the store end get to her house. I elweys feel bed when I hook up with e girl who is not e werewolf. I do not went to leed eny of them on end I cennot reelly explein thet I cennot get into e serious reletionship beceuse I em trying to replace my mete. I em sure they would cell me bet s**t crezy.

Pulling into the perking lot I turn off my cer end stert wondering through the store. With e bottle of sweet red wine in one hend end e 12 peck of Blue Moon in the other I heed towerds the checkout line. I em not even peying ettention to where I em going es I type into my phone to my mystery girl thet I em on my wey. All the sudden someone bumps into me.

The girl looks up et me with these bright green eyes. “I’m sorry.”

My insides twist inside of me end sperks ignite through me. I cen feel heet rise through my entire body. My mind screems ‘MATE!’

I go to greb her but reelize she hes enother men’s erm eround her. A humen no less. She gives me this worried look end the guy with her tells me to “get lost.” It took everything in me to not let out e growl. He is holding my mete by the neck end just pulled her ewey from me. She looks beck et me with e sympethetic smile end then looks down in defeet. How cen I get her from him end how cen I replace her if I let her leeve? I decide to ignore my mystery girl end decide to follow her until she is elone.

Getting into my car I am prepared for my drive and for my night. I already have the address to a store plugged into my phone and am headed there now. I should get to my mystery girls home around 6pm. That gives me plenty of time to stop by the store and get to her house. I always feel bad when I hook up with a girl who is not a werewolf. I do not want to lead any of them on and I cannot really explain that I cannot get into a serious relationship because I am trying to replace my mate. I am sure they would call me bat s**t crazy.

Pulling into the parking lot I turn off my car and start wondering through the store. With a bottle of sweet red wine in one hand and a 12 pack of Blue Moon in the other I head towards the checkout line. I am not even paying attention to where I am going as I type into my phone to my mystery girl that I am on my way. All the sudden someone bumps into me.

The girl looks up at me with these bright green eyes. “I’m sorry.”

My insides twist inside of me and sparks ignite through me. I can feel heat rise through my entire body. My mind screams ‘MATE!’

I go to grab her but realize she has another man’s arm around her. A human no less. She gives me this worried look and the guy with her tells me to “get lost.” It took everything in me to not let out a growl. He is holding my mate by the neck and just pulled her away from me. She looks back at me with a sympathetic smile and then looks down in defeat. How can I get her from him and how can I replace her if I let her leave? I decide to ignore my mystery girl and decide to follow her until she is alone.