“Mmm.” I couldn’t help but moan at the chocolate goodness. I needed the delicious taste of chocolate to temper my frustrations from the morning. When I moaned after tasting the goodness, Anthony had a goofy grin on his face. Dad just chuckled at me.
“What? I’m enjoying my cake. You know how much I enjoy my chocolate cake. I just wish this was Mom’s cake, it would taste so much better,” I mused to no one in particular.
“I know what you mean. Your Mom makes the best chocolate cake. Wait until you taste it Anthony, you’ll become a fan in no time,” agreed Dad as he enjoyed his cake as well.
“Chocolate cake is a staple at our house. This and chocolate ice cream are my go-to snacks for frustration and being upset. Don’t forget that,” I revealed to Anthony with a hint of mischief in my eyes.
“I won’t forget it anytime soon, believe me,” teased Anthony with a wolfish grin on his face. ‘I want you to moan like that for me tonight in our bed,’ cooed Anthony as he waggled his eyebrows at me.
I just blushed at his comment in our mate link. I bet he could make me moan like that tonight. I was brought out of my thoughts with a knock at the door. Dad went to answer the door and Anthony gave me a smoldering kiss as if to say, ‘This is a sampling of what is to come tonight.’
Beta Walsh entered our suite with our Commander of the Elite Force. He had a map of the perimeter (territory) and the territory itself so we could conduct a grid search for Doyle Kessler. We set up the map and got to business around the kitchen table. After introductions were made, we got to work.
“Melanie, it’s so good to see you again. It’s been a while. It’s a pleasure to meet your Mate, Anthony as well. I’m happy to hear that you got a Second Chance Mate. I know those are rare in your world. Congratulations,” Commander Torrey exclaimed as he shook Anthony’s hand.
“Thank you, Commander Torrey,” I replied.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you as well Commander Torrey,” replied Anthony.
“Let’s get down to business shall we?” demanded Dad as he spread the perimeter map on the table for everyone to see.
We all studied the map for a few minutes to see how large the Royal Pack was and all the areas that needed to be checked. As I looked at the map, I saw all the possible places he could already be hiding out waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Dad finally asked if anyone had any thoughts on how we should proceed. I knew he wanted to hear what my thoughts were first so I offered him my unfiltered thoughts, good or bad.
“Dad, as I look at the map, I see all the places where he could already be hiding out and waiting for an opportunity to strike. I was thinking, and this is just me thinking, why don’t we start from the center and go out? If we start with a central location and go from there, we know where he is not,” I suggested with a look of uncertainty on my face. I wasn’t sure if what I was saying was good or bad.
“Okay. Commander Torrey, What do you think? Should we start with the center and work our way out or do the opposite? Or do you want to do grid searches?” asked my Dad.
“Well Delta Troy, I like what Melanie suggested. She’s right if we start with a central location and work our way outward. Then, we know that we have secured those locations. We can also lock down the perimeter with the patrols to ensure that no one else comes in. If Doyle Kessler is here, we will find him,” advised Commander Torrey with absolute certainty.
Dad and Anthony had a look of pride on their faces when Commander Torrey said that my plan was the best plan to use. We used the suite as a base of operations, Anthony was going to start crossing off locations after they were searched and called in by the teams searching. Commander Torrey left to organize his teams to begin the search for Doyle Kessler.
Commander Torrey quickly organized his teams. They stepped into action within 20 minutes of receiving the command and picture of whom they were searching for. The first place they searched was the Conference Center. Every building, room, nook, and cranny was searched by the Elite Force.
It was a slow process of searching the entire pack territory, but it was being done. It took the Elite Force seven and a half hours to search every building, barn, and structure of every kind in the territory. The only way Doyle Kessler could possibly be there is if he was there in disguise or if he was so well hidden in a secret compartment that no one remembers knowing about.
We all went to sleep knowing that we were all a little safer tonight. I had to get ready for the Championship Match against my best friend Melissa. I knew that whoever won, it was going to be a Brookwood Pack victory. And that was okay with me. I was more worried about finding Doyle Kessler ever since he went missing.
Anthony definitely did his best to make me moan like I did with my chocolate cake. He has learned how to play my body like a fine violin. He was hitting all the notes perfectly.
I woke up to soft kisses being placed gently along my neck and then to my cheek to my lips.
“Mmm. What a wonderful way to wake up this morning,” I purred as I wrapped my arms around his neck to bring him closer to me.
“I wanted to wake you up softly and gently. Did I accomplish this?” cooed Anthony with more kisses along my neck.
“Indeed, you did. Mmm. I’m getting spoiled,” I purred back at him as I kissed him soundly and passionately. I woke up feeling frisky this morning. I needed my sexy time this morning.
“Mmm, someone woke up feeling a little frisky. Maybe I need to take care of my girl before we have our breakfast,” purred Anthony.
“Yes, please,” I cooed as I couldn’t help but have wandering hands this morning. My hands were going up and down his back to his well-toned ass. I gave his ass a firm squeeze to let him know how much I appreciate his body.
Anthony didn’t waste any more time; he knew just how turned on I was by how I was touching him. We made love before we got out of bed and took our showers.
Dad opened our family link, ‘Melanie, are you ready for breakfast? Alpha Richard wants all of us to eat together this morning before you and Melissa have the Championship Match. Are you and Anthony about ready?’
‘We’re getting dressed now. How long do we have until we need to be downstairs?’ I inquired of my Dad.
‘About 15 minutes, give or take 5 minutes,’ answered my Dad with a chuckle.
‘Okay. See you then Dad,’ I replied and ended our link.
“Anthony, we need to be downstairs in 10 minutes for breakfast. Alpha Richard wants all of us to eat breakfast together before the Championship Match,” I shared with him as I finished getting my clothes on.
“I’m ready. Do I look okay?” asked Anthony in his semi-casual dark blue dress slacks and a light blue button-down long-sleeve shirt.
I stopped to admire my mate. He was handsome but put him in business clothes and he is drop-dead gorgeous and handsome. Yes, I was caught drooling. I don’t care! He is MINE to drool over.
“You look absolutely handsome,” I replied with a goofy grin on my face.
He walked over to kiss me after I finished putting another outfit in my training bag.
“I’m ready to go down to breakfast. I put my other outfit to change into afterward in my bag just in case I needed one. So, let’s go before Dad decides to call again for us. Shall we?” I cooed to my handsome mate.
“Yes, we shall,” he cooed right back as he kissed my lips softly. He guided us to the door. He opened the door just as Anderson was about to knock on it.
We followed Anderson to the huge dining hall for breakfast. Noah followed us to make sure no one interfered with us. We got our breakfast and took our seats at our table with the rest of our pack.
“Good morning Alpha Richard, everyone,” I exclaimed as we sat down.
“Good morning Melanie and Anthony. I trust you both slept well?” inquired Alpha Richard.
“Yes, we did. Thank you for asking Alpha,” answered Anthony for the both of us.
“I wanted all of us to eat together this morning because Melanie and Melissa compete against each other this morning. Then, shortly thereafter, Joshua competes in the Championship Match for the Males at 10 AM. Then, we have the Celebration Luncheon to award the trophies at 1 PM. I just wanted to make sure everyone is on the same page,” Alpha Richard stated.
“Yes, Alpha,” we chorused together.
“Now, this morning, it should be interesting to see who will win between Melanie and Melissa. Seeing how they both change between 1 and 2 so often, it will be interesting. Good luck to both of you. Just know, no matter who wins, I’m proud of both of you,” stated Alpha Richard. “Joshua, good luck to you as well.”
“Thank you, Alpha,” we chorused together again.
‘Hey Melanie, do you want to stay in human form during our match or do you want to do both human and wolf form? I thought I would give you the option to choose. I was kind of hoping we could stay in human form for the match. What do you say?’ Melissa asked me through the pack link.
‘I like that idea. Let’s stay in human form and give them a show of what a real match looks like. I haven’t had a real workout so far this tournament. Have you?’ I inquired of Melissa.
‘No, I haven’t. I like how you think. We can showcase some of our skills for them to so see what we can bring to the table. What do you think?’ Melissa noted with enthusiasm in her voice.
‘I like the way you think. Let’s do this. Let’s give them something to cheer about,’ I exclaimed with a gleam in my eye.
My Dad saw the look in mine and Melissa’s eyes and chuckled. He knew we were plotting something for the match. He didn’t say a word, but he continued to chuckle at us.