Sold To The Alpha
A Lost Princess Chapter 11

Making his way back to his room, Riley sent a link out to his Beta Daniel, asking him to come up to his room immediately, stepping through his door he had just enough time to tidy the clothes littering his bed and floor into the washing hamper before Daniel opened the door, striding inside as he looked Riley up and down with a grin saying, 'So, you've finally grown a pair and decided to go after Bella?' Growling Riley threw him a dirty look, 'It's not that I needed to grow a pair, I had to get it past my mom' he grumbled.

'Aww Riles had to get his mommy to let him go out to play' Daniel teased as Riley flipped him the bird.

'Hey, you feel free to go and tell the Luna that she doesn't have the right to tell me what to do' he replied casually as Daniel's eyes flickered with a slight fear.

'Nah, you're ok mate, I like my face the way it is, no way am I telling the Luna jack s**t' he said laughing.

Throwing his rucksack on the bed, Riley started to toss clothing out of his drawers, packing them quickly as he talked.

'We need to get going quickly, before my mother thinks up another reason why we can't go, I think our first point of call should be the Silver Cross pack, talk to Bella's friends and see what they remember' he said determinedly. Daniel nodded, 'Who else are we taking with us?' he asked, 'What about Bailey? he's a good tracker, or Tanya? she's probably the strongest warrior in our year' he offered.

Mulling over his Beta's words carefully, Riley reluctantly shook his head, 'I think we should just go on our own, one, we'll be less conspicuous travelling and two, we don't know what we are up against, I don't want to put any more people in danger than we have too'. he replied.

Daniel looked doubtful but nodded his agreement, 'if that's what you want oh future Alpha' he said with a small smirk causing Riley to throw the socks he was packing at his head. Catching them deftly in his right hand, Daniel easily lobbed them back toward's his best friend where they dropped neatly into the open rucksack.

'He shoots he scores!' Daniel yelled, doing a pretend victory dance in his chair as Riley scowled at him.

'Show off' he muttered annoyed.

'Say's the wolf who struts round campus with half the female student body hanging off him' Daniel shot back with a wicked grin.

'Hey it's not my fault i'm a whizz with the ladies' Riley replied with a shrug, 'If you need pointers, you only have to ask mate, no need to get salty' he added with a sly wink.

Rolling his eyes, Daniel chortled, 'Mate, I have no need for your cheesy chat up lines'.

'True' Replied Riley, 'You are more than capable of spewing out your own, it's like watching verbal diarrhea when you get going' he shrugged.

Hopping up from the chair, Daniel smacked his back affectionately before making his way toward the door, 'i'll go pack up some stuff, i'll meet you downstairs in thirty minutes?' he asked.

Nodding silently, Riley carried on packing, not looking up as the door clicked shut behind him.

'I'm coming for you babe' he muttered to himself as he reached under his mattress for the small silver pocket knife his grand father had given him when he was younger and first started to train with the pack warriors, tucking it into his pocket securely before hefting the bag onto his shoulder and making his way downstairs to the kitchen to raid the cupboards for some rations.

Thirty minutes later saw the two friends stood by the front door as Chloe hugged both of them tearfully, 'You both be careful' she ordered sternly, 'I still think you should take more people with you' she added.

Hugging his mother back, Riley smiled down at her, 'Mom, we will be fine, as a duo we can hide much easier if we spot trouble we don't think we can handle, we can sneak around with less chance of anyone noticing, it's better this way' he said gently.

'Well just be extra careful because if either of you die, i'm going to replace your bodies, resurrect you and then kill you again for breaking my heart' she told them vehemently as the boys laughed, giving her and James one last hug each before setting off out the pack house door.

Walking down the driveway, Daniel chuckled, 'You know the Luna was dead serious about resurrecting us right?' he asked.

'Oh I have no doubt that should either of us die, not only will that warrior be resurrected, the surviving one will also be cut down by her grief' Riley agreed solemnly before they both laughed.

'So we'll just make a pact now that neither of us will be dying on this trip then' Daniel said, stopping suddenly and spitting in his hand before holding it out for Riley to take. Spitting in his own hand, Riley grabbed his Beta's grasp giving it a firm shake. 'Deal' He agreed, 'but you know this whole sealing in spit thing is pretty gross don't you?' he added wiping his hand down his trousers with a grimace.

'Yeah' agreed Daniel, 'but I really enjoy the look of horror mixed with disgust that crosses your face every time I make you do it' he laughed dodging out the way as Riley aimed a right hook at him.

'Bastard' Riley muttered under his breath, before continuing to lead the way down the driveway and out of the protection of the pack house's walls.

As the pair walked along the roads that led toward the Silver Cross territory, Daniel looked over at him, 'Is there any particular reason we are not taking a car?' he asked conversationally.

Shrugging his shoulders, Riley replied, 'because we have no idea where this mission is going to take us and I really can't see that she is going to be holed up in some Motel just off the highway' he retorted, 'we need to be on the ground so we can ask people if they have seen any sight of her, any whispers of a girl being held, can't do that behind a damned steering wheel' he grumbled.

Sighing heavily Daniel nodded, 'fine, just don't ask me to carry your tired a*s when your feet start hurting' he replied tartly.

After a few hours the duo stopped at a small diner that was situated just off the main road they were following, making their way inside they were greeted by a friendly young guy in his late teens with shaved blonde hair.

'Good afternoon guys' he greeted jovially, 'A table for two today?'

'Yes please' replied Daniel, 'by the window if its possible' he added.

Nodding he led the way over to a small booth that was next to the window that overlooked the small car park that was situated between the diner and the passing cars that were speeding down the road. Handing the pair menu's he waited expectantly for their drinks order.

'two Strawberry milkshakes and two bottles of water' Daniel requested, keeping his eyes on the server until he had walked over to the kitchen and disappeared behind the swinging door.

Perusing the menu, Riley mumbled to himself as he tried to make up his mind about what to order. Returning with their drinks, the waiter grinned at the two warriors, 'soooo, what tickles your fancy today gentlemen, i can recommend the four tier bacon cheeseburger with all the trimmings, you won't feel hungry after that! It also comes with fries, onion rings and coleslaw to help you wash all that beefy goodness down' he added. 'Sounds good, i'll have that' Daniel said, handing back the menu

Looking toward Riley, the waiter raised his eyebrows waiting patiently as the teen continued to look through the menu, finally handing it back with a sigh, Riley said 'I'll have the same'

Nodding enthusiastically the waiter said 'Excellent, two of our famous four tiers coming right up gentlemen, you won't be disappointed, oh and so you know, my name is Eric, if you need anything at all just give me a holler and i'll run right over, ok?' Smiling as they nodded, Eric turned on his heel and walked back to the register to greet a family who had just entered, seating them before heading back to the kitchen to give their order to the chef.

'How long do you think it will take us to get to Silver Cross territory?' Daniel asked

'I'm hoping to hit their border by nightfall' Riley answered, 'Once we get into some wooded areas we can shift and run, its too dangerous right now, we don't want the locals screaming about seeing two massive wolves running down the road' he growled as Daniel laughed.

'If we can get there by nightfall we can crash at the pack house, see Bella's friends in the morning and set off tomorrow afternoon to start searching for her' Daniel mused as Riley nodded sipping his milkshake.

Soon their food arrived and the two hungry wolves dug into the gigantic burgers, demolishing the entire plate in a few minutes. Returning to clear their plates, Eric looked at the two surprised, 'Wow you two must have been starving, I've only had a few patron's manage to clear that plate and never so quickly' he said impressed.

Grinning Daniel replied, 'ahh we have unbelievably high metabolisms, that was a light lunch mate, can we grab the bill?' he asked as the waiter nodded chuckling, taking their plates back to the kitchen before returning with their bill. Dropping thirty dollars on the table, the warriors drained the last of their milkshakes, grabbed their bottles of water and gathered up their belongings before heading back out the door toward Silver Cross and the beginning of their search for Isabella.