Chapter 5 Joelle and Zander's p.o.v

As we walk out the front door I feel the fresh air hit my face and I have never felt better about leaving this place. I shield my eyes from the sun. I feel Zander's hand on my lower back guiding me to his SUV. I can still hear Lucas screaming that "Zander can't just come in a take me." Alpha Mace is trying to calm him down because he knows that if there is a fight Lucas will not win and he would probably die. "Luna, may I help you?" I hear a growl from Zander but Derrick just smiles. "She's my Luna Z I just want to take care of her." "I know I know," Zander says. "I just can't help it.

Ben doesn't like it either haha." I hop in the back of the SUV and get comfortable. We start on our way to the hotel to pick up their stuff and then drive three hours to the airport. "Little wolf, wake up, we are here." I open my eyes and see that I am laying on Zander's shoulder. I sit up and blush because I'm embarrassed. "It's okay little wolf I am your mate." He brushes a strand of hair out of my face and cradles my face. I think he's going to kiss me. We are so close I can feel his breath on my face. "Do you know how beautiful you are?" "No, I've never been told that. I've been called names my whole life. "There is something that I need to show you, Zander." "What is it little one?" I slowly slide my pants down to show him my birthmark which is a wolf howling at the moon. It's very weird. "I know that birthmark. I've seen it before in books. What are you, princess?" "Zander Willow told me that I'm a hybrid. What do you mean? I am a part wolf and part witch. Willow showed me a couple of my powers." "You are a hybrid?" "Yes, I'm sorry if that's a problem." "No no little one. That's awesome. Will you show me Willow sometime?" "Yes of course." Home, that sounds nice.

Zander's pov

I can't wait to get my mate home. After getting our stuff we get back into the SUV and my little mate fell asleep on my shoulder. She smells like a warm apple pie. I know that sounds weird but that's what she smells like to me. You see we all get a certain smell and only our mates can smell it. All I can do is stare at this beautiful woman that's next to me. I slowly raise my hand careful not to wake her, I move a strand of hair from her face. I hold her hand and I feel the warmth and the static. It's a good feeling. "Alpha I need to show you something." "What have I said about calling me Alpha? It's just Zander for you babe." "I'm sorry Zander she bows her head. I need to show you something else. She undoes her pants to show me a birthmark that is a wolf howling at the moon. I've seen that in books before. "There is something else. I'm a hybrid." "What did she just say?" "You are a what?" "I'm a hybrid part wolf part witch. Willow has shown me some of my powers." I have my mate and as soon as we get there, I'm taking her straight to Doc Jones. My little mate seemed to be tired as I watched her close her eyes. "Did she not get to sleep? What did they do to her? I am still angry about the bruises that cover her body." I mind link Derrick and told him I wanted all the information on the Brimstone pack and I told him about her birthmark and that I wanted information on that as well. Once at the airport, we get to the jet and I sit back and relax. My little mate is already snoring softly. She has a bruise on her face as well. "I want to tear them apart," Ben says. "You aren't the only one." I let her lay on my shoulder again. I don't think she knows just how much of a hold on me she has. The warmth and static feel amazing. I slowly drift off to sleep." Z, wake up buddy, we are almost there." "Oh man, thanks. Oh little mate, wake up we are almost home." "Huh, what? Oh, I thought I dreamed of you rescuing me from that horrible place." I reached up and cradled her face in my face. She leaned into it. She's basking in the warmth and static that my hand brings. "No, my love, it wasn't a dream. I did indeed take you away from that horrid place. You are safe with us." "We are about to land. Please put on your seatbelts." We are almost home mate. "How far is the packhouse from the airport?" "It's about an hour from here." "Okay, I was just wondering. How many people are in our pack?" I love the fact that she said our pack. "We have about eight hundred people in the pack." After we landed we gathered our bags and headed to an SUV that was parked out front. We slide into the back seat. It's a quiet ride because I think she was nervous. The ride seemed to take forever. I can't wait for our mate to see her new home. I take great pride in my pack and home. It's almost a mansion. There is timber all around us so we can be ourselves without the humans seeing us. We also had a huge park on the land for the pups to play on. The iron gates to help keep my people safe. Picture this, flower bushes that line the driveway all the way to the mansion. I look at my mate as we pass through the gates. I watch her eyes get huge in size as we make our way up the path. "This is where you live," she asked? "No, this is where we live."