Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 20

Once they had exited the office, Vaughn spun the warrior around aggressively to face him, 'so in all the time we have been heading in this direction, you didn't once think to say that you had a history with the Alpha of the pack?' he whispered angrily. Dragging the Prince away from the door, Rowan checked around them before replying, 'why do you think I wanted to keep my face covered, I was hoping we could just get you permission to search and get out of there, leaving before she realised' he hissed, 'the Alpha of Silver Cross knowing I'm alive is not good for her or me, no-one else must know I'm here Vaughn, no-one' he growled.

Vaughn pulled his arm out of the warrior's grasp, 'don't worry, I have no intentions of sitting through another meeting like that' he spat, 'lets just search the pack and see if this Crescent moon person is here' he added as he turned on his heel and stormed back toward the stairs, Rowan following behind him.

Reaching the bottom step, they were met by Darcy who sensed the pairs hostility to each other but tactfully ignored it.

'Your Highness, the Alpha has instructed me to sort out rooms for you and your guard within the pack house, when you are ready to be taken there please just stop any member of the pack and they will link me immediately' she said with a smile. 'Thank you Gamma' Vaughn replied with a smile, the Gamma bowing respectfully before leaving them to their own devices. 'Where too first?' Rowan muttered quietly.

The Prince stood still and concentrated carefully, feeling a draw toward an area outside of the pack house. 'This way' he murmured back, leading the guard out of the front door and into the sunlight. As they made their way around the grounds, they noticed the curious stares of the passing pack members, each of whom gave a respectful head bow as they passed the Prince, giving him the feeling that Isabella had informed her members via mind link, that he was an important visitor and as such should be respected but not approached.

Striding across the gravel, the sounds of laughter reached them, walking closer they came across a small group of two females and two males.

Clearing his throat, Vaughn waited until the group faced him with a look of surprise.

One of the young girl's who looked to be slightly younger than him, stood up from her sun lounger by the pool and made her way toward them. Vaughn could feel Rowan stiffen slightly at her approach but shook off his feeling of unease as he gave the young beauty a powerful smile. 'Good afternoon, Prince Vaughn I presume?' she asked, eyeing him suspiciously.

Taken aback that she knew who he was, he stood silently as she broke into her own smile, 'mum already mind linked me and told me that you were here and to help you in any way I can' she said as she slipped her hand through his arm and drew him over to the others.

'Mother says we met when we were younger but I admit that I do not remember it' the girl continued as they walked the final few feet together, coming to a stop in front of the girl's friends. Indicating to herself, she said, 'I'm Gabriella, Gabby to my friends, Alpha Isabella is my mother, this is my older brother Nathaniel, or Nate as we call him, next in line to the Alpha title' she added waving her hand at the tall warrior who stepped forward to give his hand a firm shake. 'Prince Vaughn, a pleasure to see you again, it's been many years' Nathaniel uttered as the Vampire gripped his hand in greeting.

'Yes, my fathers were very reluctant to allow me to visit other packs in my youth, something about a love of fire' Vaughn replied with a wry smile causing the Red head who was yet to be introduced, to giggle.

'This is Sierra, newly arrived from the Oak Ridge pack' Gabriella continued, as Vaughn took the she wolf's hand in his own and placed a kiss on her skin causing her to blush furiously as the warrior behind her growled and pulled her back to him. 'And the jealous man behind her is her mate, Landen who is our future Beta' Gabriella finished with a roll of her eyes.

'Apologies Beta' Prince Vaughn replied immediately, 'I was brought up by someone who is two hundred years old, I was taught that you do not shake a woman's hand when you meet, plus as a former resident of my father's pack I feel connected to your mate, I meant no disrespect to your mate bond' he said with a smile.

Landen nodded tersely, as he extended his own hand, 'no offence taken Prince Vaughn, unfortunately it's a natural reaction that runs through us all' he replied, his easy grin creeping back across his face.

Turning behind them, Gabriella viewed the warrior that was still stood silently behind them, 'and who is your friend Prince Vaughn?' she asked appraisingly.

'This is my guard, uhh, he has been appointed by my fathers to keep me safe' Vaughn replied quickly as Rowan bowed his head to the group, being careful to keep his face covered.

Gabriella stared intently at the cloaked man, her eyes narrowing slightly before Prince Vaughn distracted her, 'so Princess Gabriella' he started.

'Just Gabby is fine Prince Vaughn' Gabriella cut in easily.

'Of course, Gabby' Prince Vaughn corrected himself, 'and please call me Vaughn, the whole Prince thing makes me feel like I have to be on ceremony all the time. Anyway, Gabby, I assume your mother informed you that I am here in search of my mate but would like to keep a low profile if possible'.

Gabriella nodded, beaming brightly, 'of course Vaughn, I will be happy to show you around so you can look for your mate, get you close to the she wolves to see if they are the one, whilst fending them off from your Alpha charms' she added with snigger, causing the Vampire to blush slightly.

'Thank you Gabby, I would really appreciate that' Vaughn replied with a smile.

Walking back to her sun lounger, the Princess quickly pulled her shorts and a t'shirt over her swim suit before slipping her feet into some strapless pumps and walking back to stand beside the Vampire Prince.

Waving at the other three, she said 'I'll see you guys at dinner OK?' before grabbing the Vampire's arms and steering him away, the young Prince, looking back toward the forest that had been behind the group occasionally with a pained look, but allowing Gabby to direct him so as not to draw attention.

'OK Vaughn, lets get this party started' Gabriella grinned as she linked arms again and dragged him toward a group of she wolves that were training. Clearing her throat loudly, she drew the young girls attention, each one stopping their work out to bow respectfully. 'Ladies, this is a visitor of the Alpha's, she has said that we are all to greet him respectfully and make him feel welcome' she said with authority.

'Yes Princess' the girls chanted before coming forward one at a time to shake the Vampire's hand and introduce themselves. Vaughn looked into each girl's eyes as Gabriella waited expectantly before giving her a side glance, her face falling slightly before she waved to the girls, 'how about we show our visitor what we can do ladies?' she asked as she sat down on the grass, Vaughn sitting down next to her as Rowan remained standing behind them.

The girls immediately bowed before making a circle with the two leaders, then a pair making their way to the centre to spar.

After watching the she wolves for half an hour, Vaughn politely clapping as they bowed to him, the pair scrambled to their feet and continued on their way around the grounds.

'So not one of our main warrior females then' Gabriella teased, nudging his shoulder, 'I feel like one of those blind date TV show hosts, we'll replace your perfect match somewhere Vaughny' she said with a grin. 'Vaughny?' the Prince repeated with a laugh.

'Hey, we are almost related! Your dad and my Mum are well close, what with our Grandads being best mates and all' she scoffed.

Vaughn smiled easily, 'I wish I had got to spend more time with you all when I was growing up, I feel like I missed out on a lot' he murmured sadly.

Gabriella tossed her hair over her shoulder as she grinned, 'ahh we'll make up for that now Vaughny, now you have visited once, there is no reason for you to not keep visiting!

The afternoon passed peacefully, the pair replaceing way to integrate with the female pack members, each one bringing disappointment to the pair for different reasons.

Finally Vaughn stretched, 'Uhh, I could really do with a run, my wolf hasn't been out in days' he grumbled in annoyance.

Gabriella's eyes lit up, 'we could run in the forest if you want' she said excitedly, looking at the Prince expectantly. Vaughn brightened as well at the Princess' words, nodding eagerly as they headed over to the trees.

Pulling on the Prince's arm, Rowan hissed quietly, 'Vaughn, I can't shift in front of the Princess'.

'Just step behind a tree if you want to stay hidden Rowan, it's just a damn run, will you relax' Vaughn muttered back angrily.

'Are you two coming?' Gabriella called from the tree line, looking back at them impatiently, 'I already linked mum and she said that as long as your warrior is with us that we are fine to run in the woods but not to go too deep due to the Rogues' she added. Vaughn stifled a laugh, drawing a quizzical look from the young teenager, 'Oh I just don't worry to much about Rogues with my warrior, he is very skilled' Vaughn replied hastily.

Shrugging, Gabriella walked off to some bushes to get stripped and shifted, the two men walking in the other direction, taking off their clothes and shifting into their wolf forms. Vaughn's Black Alpha wolf stepped out from the trees, bowing his head slightly toward the pure white wolf, his face smiling at the small black patch that was on her ear.

Gabriella's wolf looked behind him for his warrior, though Rowan remained hidden, Glancing over his shoulder, Vaughn shrugged before flicking his head to the she wolf and setting off at a run into the woods, Gabriella giving a yip of excitement and setting off after him.

The warrior stayed out of sight of the pair, though they could hear his paws pounding the ground, keeping up with them as they ran and jumped, Gabriella's wolf nipping at Vaughn's tail teasingly as he growled playfully, turning toward her, giving her an opportunity to streak past him with a howl of laughter.

Finally they slowed slightly, entering a large clearing that had logs laid on their sides as makeshift seats around a stone circle that would usually hold a fire.

As they approached, the realised that another was already there, laying on her side in a small patch of sunlight that had managed to fight its way through the thick green canopy above them.

Giving a yip of excitement, Gabriella leapt onto the sleeping she wolf who growled in annoyance before pushing the white wolf off of her and stood up regally, stretching out her strong muscles, her chocolate brown fur shimmering in the sunlight. Turning so that she was facing her attacking friend, Vaughn felt a gasp in his throat as a white Crescent moon patch of fur came into his line of sight, it was her!

The Chocolate brown wolf nudged the white wolf with her shoulder before looking over at Vaughn and coming over toward him, her eyes cast downward as she sniffed him tentatively.

Vaughn breathed in, his head becoming scrambled as her scent wrapped around him like a blanket, the scent of cinnamon apples infusing him, as the she wolf purred gently, she looked up, her eyes meeting his as his wolf went into shock, 'MINE!' his wolf growled in their mind, his own shock mirrored in the she wolf's eyes.