Chapter 3

HUDSON I'm all ready for this stupid date with this human. I look at my Beta, who has a funny smirk on his face. "You look handsome," he says. I let a low growl slip through. "Shut up Rex. I'm doing this to help Jackson. His daughter needs our help," I said through gritted teeth. "I hate that I have to date this stupid human just for them to get her out." Rex laughs. "Bet she would be a sweet f**k, though," he says. I smirk, knowing that he might be right; she is the school's slut. Everyone has had her. "You should have taken her instead of me," I said. "Nope can do, Huds. I have to help Austin bring her back. And anyway, she has a big thing for you," he says, grinning. But it changed straight away with a stern look. "Your sister would chop my nuts off if I ever went near her." I can't help but laugh, but I'm soon frustrated again. "How long do I have to be on this date?" I asked with a whine. He laughs again and turns to walk out. "Ask the Alpha," is all he says as he heads to his room. I glance at myself in the mirror; I am wearing a button-down black shirt and dark jeans. I have gelled my brown hair back. I'm wearing my sneakers too. I am a big guy, I have muscles and a six-pack, but that is just the werewolf part of me. I think this is supposed to be the look for my mate when I find her, but she hasn't come to me yet. "Well, you look handsome," says a sweet voice with a hint of a laugh too; I smile as I look back at my sister, Daisy. "Laugh it up. What are you doing while I'm on this stupid date?" I asked her. She smiles. "I'm going with Rex to help him and Austin," she says. "She might need a woman's touch." I look at her. "She's human; I think she will be fine," I say, but her eyes change when I look at her. "You don't know anything about the girl, so before you judge her, know the facts first," she says and turns away. What the hell was that all about? Daisy is Rex's mate, so obviously, they would be together. Many wolves in our pack have their mates, but I'm still waiting. I sigh and glance to make sure I look okay; even though this is a fake date, I still need to look the part. I headed out of my room and straight down the stairs. Rex and Daisy are waiting for me. Rex has a stupid smirk, but Daisy has a frown. What the hell have I done now? "All ready to get the girl?" Rex smirks. I growl. Daisy steps away from me and walks into the next room. "What the hell have I done now?" I asked Rex, and I looked back at him. He looks back at me, not smiling now. "Let's just say Daisy has a sweet spot for Brooke," he says. "Never judge a book by the cover dude. That girl has been through hell and back." I look back at him; I don't know anything about this human girl. Jackson said she was human like her mother, but he never cared about that. He loved her, but that stupid woman he married took her away, declaring him an unfit father. I shrug and head to my car. I got in and started the engine. I speeded away and headed to the house to pick up Madison. It took me twenty minutes to get there due to my speed. I got there in half of the time it should have taken. As I came closer to the house, Asher, my wolf, was restless. "What the hell is wrong with you?" I said through our mind link. "Nothing, we shouldn't be on this stupid date. We need to find our mate," he says with a snarl. He never liked the idea of the date, but he understood the situation about the human girl needing to be freed. "Look, it's only one stupid date. Trust me, we won't be long," I tell him; he groans. I pulled up to the house. The house is small, but it looks nice. It even has a driveway. I place my car behind their car in their driveway. I headed to the door, and I rang the bell. The door opens to a woman I know as Madison's mother. I smile. "Hello, I'm Hudson. I'm here to pick up Madison," I said; she looked me up and down, smiling. Did she just check me out? Oh God, I need to get out of here. Asher laughs inside my head as he notices what just happened. "She is too old; she is like an old woman," he roars. I ignore him. "Please come in, Hudson. Madison won't be long," she says as she opens the door wider for me. I stepped inside and walked into the living room. It had been cleaned recently as you can smell bleach. Someone comes running down the stairs, Austin. He looks at me and doesn't say a word. But he does send me a message through the mind link. "God help you, man." I glared at him. "Austin, this is Hudson, Maddie's date," the old woman said. "Nice to meet you," he says. "Would you like a drink?" I looked at him and smiled. "Yes, please, Could I have a coke?" "I will see what is taking Madison so long," says his mother; she looks at me and smiles. She turns and heads upstairs, calling Madison. Austin looks upstairs and then back at me. "Come into the kitchen to get the drink," he says. We both turned and headed straight into the kitchen. It's small but there is a door on the side. Austin looks at the door; I can sense the guilt and sadness. "She's in there," he says through the mind link. I sniff, but what catches me off guard is my wolf. He is bouncing around like a mad dog. The smell is really sweet, and the scent of vanilla. "MATE!" Shouts Asher I looked at the door and then back at Austin. I must have given him a funny look as he looked at me and mouthed, "What's wrong?" I take a step closer to the door, the scent of vanilla is powerful, and my wolf is going nuts. "Go to your mate, go to her right now!" he roars. "She's in pain and hurting." I place a hand on the door handle, but a stale perfume smell floods my nostrils. I scrunched up my nose and removed my hand to see Madison standing in the doorway. I let a growl slip through. Oh my goodness, she looks like a slut. She is wearing a small black dress that barely covers her ass and high heels. Her long bleached blonde hair is curled and hanging down by the side, don't get me started on her makeup. "You look beautiful," I said as I walked toward her. I place a kiss on her cheek, and she blushes. But the perfume was strong and made me feel sick; I had to move away quickly. "We had best make a move," she said to me. I nodded but looked towards the door to the side of me. "We need to go to mate, now!" roars Asher. I have to block him; I need to stick to the plan. I know who is down there; I have to help them get her out. I recovered quickly. "Let's go," I said quickly. Madison looks at me, her face goes a bit pale, but she recovers and smiles at me. She grabs my hand and takes me straight to the front door. We are out of there before anyone can say anything. "Where are we going?" Asked Madison as we got into the car. "Oh, I thought some food," I said through gritted teeth. "Anywhere else?" she asks. I look at her. I'm not dealing with her all night. "No, sorry. I have to help my father with some work," I said, and I'm technically telling her the truth as I will soon be the Alpha of the pack. Her face falls. "Oh, I thought this would be a long night," she says. I opened the window and started the engine. I didn't say anything to her. I looked in the mirror at the house where my mate was. I drive, but I go slow as I need to get hold of my father through the mind link. "DAD!" I said through the mind link. "You left son," he says. "Yes, please tell me I can just leave her there at the restaurant," I asked. My father laughs through the mind link. "It's that bad, hey, son?" "She is wearing too much perfume, but I have to ask something," I asked. "You mentioned to me about finding my mate after this." "Yes, son," he says. "What's up?" "What if my mate is human?" I asked. "You will accept her as your mate," he says. "Please tell me it's not her, the slut.” "No, it's not her," I said quickly. "I was just asking, as I know an Alpha needs their Luna's to be strong, but human mates are not strong; they are weak." "Son, your mate will make you strong, whoever or whatever she is," he said. I looked at the road ahead of me. "I will see you in a little bit, and please contact me in an hour saying there is an emergency at work or something," I said. My father laughs through the mind link again. "You might enjoy yourself, son," he says and closes the mind link. "You okay, Hudson?" asks Madison. I gave her my award-winning smile. "Yes.” She smiles back at me and then looks toward the window. I know who my mate is. I have to wait till later. I get back to driving as we head to the restaurant. I don't know whether or not I should tell people, but we will see.