The Designated Mate novel Chapter 72

"Thank you for meeting with me at such last minute, Alpha Carmichael," the man - who'd I'd figured was Alpha Williams - said. I just nodded once and motioned for him to take the seat in the chair across from my desk.

"Start talking. What you have to tell me better be good or I'll fucking cut your body up and feed you to the pack hogs limb by limb," I sneered, letting him know that I meant business. I watched his throat as he gulped in fear.

"Well, Alpha, it all started with you, actually," he began, piquing my interest immediately. I quirked a single brow and nodded for him to continue. "I'm sure you're more than aware that every pack is fearful of you and your forces. You've grown exponentially and your power expands farther than almost any other Alpha in history. For this reason, Alpha Rhymes contacted me and offered me his Beta's daughter as a mate in exchange for a treaty between our packs. It was a preventative precaution as both our packs aren't located too far away from your own. After seeing a picture of the woman offered, I naturally said yes; she was one of the sexiest females I've ever seen-"

"Get on with the fucking story, Williams," I hissed, cutting off his incessant ramblings. I didn't give a flying fuck how hot he thought this chick was. At the end of the day, she was just that; a useless female. The only thing they were good for was fucking and reproducing, which was the main reason behind why I never understood the point of mating. Why tie yourself down to one woman for the rest of your life and end up like my brother? I couldn't even Imagine the embarrassment of being forever mated to a broken female.

"Yes, Alpha Carmichael," the man whispered timidly. "As I was saying, when I showed up to claim her and complete the mating process, I found out that she hadn't been informed of the plan at all. She ended up running and we spent almost two weeks searching for her,"

"What the fuck does this bitch have to do with my Goddamn nephew you said you had information on?" I growled, my already thin patience becoming microscopic.

"She's his mate," he finally blurted out. "The Alpha of the pack she's been hiding in has a son that wanted to mate her, but Knox beat him to the punch - both literally and figuratively," he joked with a laugh before realizing I wasn't laughing along with him and stopped. "Corbin, the son, called Alpha Rhymes despite the fact that she filed legitimate persecution papers with The Council upon arrival at their pack. I guess the little prick thought that was the best mode of revenge.

"Good morning, Williams. I hope you slept well," I spoke, my tone displaying how much I didn't actually care about the quality of sleep he got. I also couldn't help but get a quick jab in at his ego by dropping his Alpha title when he had no choice but to hold his tongue to keep from lashing out.

"I slept just fine, thank you," he grumbled back before digging into his breakfast. The corner of my lips pulled up in a silent sneer before I masked the look with one of indifference as he lifted his head to meet my gaze.

"I figured we could begin our planning over breakfast as we have quite a bit of work ahead of us," I said before beginning to sift through the stacks of piles I'd accumulated. Throughout the years, I've done everything I could to try and catch Knox again, but the fucking little shit was smart. Too smart. He was always one step ahead of me, but not this time.