The Wannabe Warrior
Chapter 11

Maidson POV

I grabbed my phone and called the Alpha; I was not going to have this; no woman should be in my room this late and the deliberate attempt to cause me pain was inexcusable. I had remembered I was supposed to call Matilda, but at the late time of night and knowing all the work she had done today, I thought about letting her sleep.

‘Madison? Its late.’ He answered the phone, it did not surprise her that he recognised her number already and he was still up.

‘Come to my room please.’ And hung up, not waiting for an answer.

Not more than two minutes past and the Alpha was at my door, he did not knock, he walked right in with his beta behind him.

The Alpha looked around the room and back at me, who was leaning against the wall near the open window.

‘What is the problem? I expected to replace an intruder or some danger.’ He asked, confused.

‘When I arrived in my room, a cleaner was in there, spraying my bed and giving me a message.’ I replied politely, but deep down I am still seething.

‘I smell lavender, it is not unusual to spray that in the rooms.’ The Beta answered.

‘Is that all you can smell? Try again.’ I quip.

They both come closer and sniff the bed.

‘No, just lavender to me.’ The beta says again, while the Alpha took a sniff, stood up and leaned back down for another sniff and let out a very slow growl.

‘Wolfbane?’ The Alpha asked, as if in a question.

‘Is it customary to spray wolfsbane on visitor’s beds?’ I quipped back, my anger slowly abating. I wanted to sleep, but with someone trying to cause me harm, they would need to give me another room.

The beta leaned down to smell again, and having been told what to smell, he picked up the faint smell underlying the lavender.

‘I am a very good tracker, distinguishing smells as my specialty. Don’t feel bad you did not pick it up right away, Beta.’ I said softly.

‘Talk to me.’ The Alpha pushes as he sniffs around the room, looking for hints of other sabotage.

‘The maid was spraying the bed when I entered, and with the lateness of the night, thought it very strange. On her way out she gave me a message, one I take offense to and you are lucky there is not a bloody body on the carpet at that moment.’ I tried hard not to vent my anger out on the Alpha.

‘Who was in your room and what was the message?’ The Beta asked, this time. He was obviously not liking me, taking my time in explaining.

‘I was told to stay away from Zane, as he is hers, and that she had even been in bed with him, regardless of whether he had bedded another woman. I believe mates counter bed partners, don’t you?’ I asked the Alpha, while staring at the Beta.

‘Karen.’ The Alpha says at the same time as the Beta. Both obviously knew who had been in his bed, whether recently or not. I did not know, but it confirmed to me that she was telling the truth.

I nodded, disappointed he knew who I was talking about.

‘Though it is not my place to say, I will tell you this, Zane never had s*x with that woman. She snuck into his room when he was drunk and climbed into his bed, when she came to clean up his room and tried to bully every female who looked at him with the same story, can he deny she had been in bed with him? No? However, he was still fully dressed when he woke the next morning, and she was naked beside him, her work uniform on the floor. I think my son has complained for years that this woman is trouble and I happen to believe him.’ The Alpha explained thoughtfully.

‘He has been saving himself for his mate. No way would he have bedded that woman, when there are so many others that have thrown themselves at him that are of better ilk than her.’ Spat the Beta in disgust.

‘Regardless of whether he has or has not been with this woman, I do not take kindly to that sort of threat, I am a warrior of reasonable ability and control. She is lucky I did not harm her, as I wanted to bring this issue up with you, before the wolfbane smell faded, so I had proof of my bed being tampered with and I would like a different room for tonight and I want that woman dealt with. Please.’ I add as an afterthought, but hopefully they will see it as my anger taking over and not a real order to them.

‘May I make a suggestion.’ The Beta coughs embarrassingly.

We both turned to look at him.

‘We leave the room as is, and get the doctor here to take the bedding and test it. I doubt finger prints are needed as you saw her spraying, and as she is cleaner then, her prints would be there anyway.’ The beta started, but hesitated to say more.

‘Agreed, the more physical proof we have the better.’ The Alpha answers. I understand this reasoning.

‘Where should I sleep?’ I asked with a frown, not sure if they would take the girl into custody tonight or not and I don’t want that woman in my room again.

‘Where you should have been all along, by now, with Zane, go and get mated and get this out the way, please.’ The Alpha pleads.

‘If I mated with him, he would want me to stay, and not track. I won’t allow that. If you promise that I can still do the job I came here to do, I will comply, even if I don’t want to.’

‘I Alpha Ezekial vow to make sure you are out of the mate’s bed and out tracking as per your reason for being here, and will keep my son from trying to keep you here.’ The Alpha pledged, his eyes on me.

I nod, I did not want to get mated, but with a mad woman on the loose, I needed to get this over with, and that was a sad way to put a mating, and then I guess have to fight to be allowed to do what I came here to do and Zane better not get in my way. Alpha told the Beta to wait for the Doctor and explain what needed to be done, then he escorted me out of the room and up to the 3rd floor where my worst nightmare was waiting for me.

The Alpha knocked on a door half way down the hallway, and a sleepy Zane opened it up, his eyes widened when he saw me behind the Alpha.

‘Zane, my boy, get mated, before we have anymore Karen issues. I have had enough.’ He pulled me from behind him and gently nudged me at the door, then closed the door behind me, leaving me standing there staring at an almost naked Zane.