I sigh as I hear my Beta and lifelong best friend James reach for me through the mind link "Err Bi I think you're going to want to come see this." He says. I rub my face tiredly "What is it James, I'm busy." I reply as I stand and stretch. "Anubis there's um... er... intruders if you will... and.. shit okay they said something about your father-" I don't hear the rest of what he was saying. I practically run out of the office as I make my way out of the palace that I have called my home, I almost shift when I exit the palace as I feel the walk across the courtyard feels to slow but I am the Alpha, and I cannot scare my people.

I make it across the large courtyard in record time and find myself in the large open field that separates the palace walls from the forest. I see my Beta talking to my Gamma Alice, but conversation ceases when I approach. I come to a stop and before I can say anything the intoxicating smell of rain and linen laundry. My eyes immediately go to the woman of the two people who stand before us, and I am almost knocked on my feet. She is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen; her hair is cut in a short buzz cut the same as the male that stands with her. The top of her hair are swirls of yellows, oranges and red that fade down into a golden brown; it looks like her hair is fire. She has heterochromia eyes; her left is a vibrant green with gold flecks that seem to swirl around within the iris, her right is a fiery red that also has golden flecks that swirl within the iris. Her and the male she was with wore jet black human military uniforms, and large metallic collars that dig into the muscles of their necks. Affixed to the front of each collar is a round little dog collar with what looks to be a four-digit number engraved into the face of it, unlike the male the female has similar metallic cuffs digging into the flesh of wrists and ankles.

Her eyes go wide in recognition to what just happened, and she turns to the male next to her, they look at each other in a silent argument no one can hear. I feel a prickle of jealousy at their closeness and can't stop myself from growling "Mine!" The male's eyes go wide for a moment looking between the woman and myself, before he begins to laugh hysterically and dodges the womans foot stomp. "Oh, this is good. This is better than good, this is great wait until the others get a load of this." He says laughing. "I will skin you alive if you dare breathe a word of this to the others, we are not continuing this so fall back as I ordered." She hisses. I growl again as I have to fight off the urge to shift my claws already digging into the palm of my hand, making a small amount of blood trickle down into the grass. Thanks to my accelerated healing my palm heals quickly.

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I go to talk but the woman stops me holding up a hand "Listen, we came for your help because your father told us too. But that has changed-" She says before getting cut off by the male. "It has not changed, you stubborn brat. We need your help and so does your father. There will be an exchange in a weeks' time, and we need your people to follow a plan we have laid out. Basically infiltrate, ambush, free and flee; I'm Antitritium and this loudmouth is Rose she's basically my sister in all ways but blood. Don't follow or you'll fuck things up." Antitritium says hold out his hand. I take it and we shake hands and Rose growls, when we let go, he puts a hand on Rose's shoulder and steers her towards the forest.

I'm back in my office looking out the window watching the darkening sky, my fated is one of them and they have my father. I pace back and forth in front of the window my mind tumbling with thoughts as I try to make a plan. I am brought out of my thoughts when there is a knock on my office door, I growl in irritation as I walk over to the door and fling the door open. There standing before me was the woman who I was to wed if I never had found Rose, I glare at her and then take a deep breath before exhaling. "Hey handsome wanna have some fun? I saw you storming out and being all pouty when you got back. How about a little destresser?" She says reaching for my pants. I grab her hand stopping her and shake my head at her, before taking a step back to create some distance.

"Look Sammi I apologize I didn't come find you sooner I had a lot on my mind. But-" I start to say and she steps in the room closing the door and cuts me off. "I know silly that's why I came here come on Anubis let me help you unwind you don't have to be the big Alpha King right now." She says trying to touch me again and I put my arm out to stop her and put more space between us. "I can't do this with you anymore Sammi, I found my fated and per the contract we are no longer engaged. I'm sorry Sam but I can't I'm sorry. I don't know what to feel towards her, but I know that I need her, that is unfair to you and I'm sorry. But I can't stop thinking about her and the things I need to do now to ensure her safety." I plead.

"So, what you find some bitch that smells good, and I get tossed a side like garbage?" She asks raising her voice. I growl before I can stop myself and clear my throat "She's not some bitch that smells good, and if I remembered correctly, it was you who insisted that this clause was in our arrangement. Look you will be taken care of financially and won't have to work a day in your life, but we are done as of this afternoon." I say. Sammi slaps me across the face and before I can do anything I'd regret James bursts through the door. He beer hugs Sammi from behind forcing her hands to her side, before dragging her from the room kicking and screaming.