The Alpha and his Panther Mate Chapter 17

BLAKE

It went dark.

I was in complete darkness.

I felt like I wasn’t myself, I felt like I was somewhere else.

Axel wasn’t even there with me, where’s my wolf gone?

I felt alone.

I need to wake up. This has been long enough, I am an alpha. I need to be with my pack.

Slowly, I force my way back forward through the darkness. It was a struggle, I was kept being pushed back by something. It felt like I was being invaded by someone. But not Axel, someone or something else.

All I could feel was cold, anger, rage and the fire that grew from that only made it worse and unbearable for me.

What felt like hours, the darkness and all the rage was sweeping away. I could start to feel the light, warmth. I was coming back.

I slowly start to blink open my eyes, the bright light shining into my eyes didn’t exactly help me.

I couldn’t help the slip of the growl, it startled the person.

“Alpha Blake” the voice calls out “Are you awake”

I groan to the answer, but I can hear peoples voices around me.

“Blake” says a voice, I know to well.

I open my eyes, squint at first. I let my eyes come around to the light. Everything that was a blur started to clear. There in my room were my family, my friends.

I look at each one of them but my senses hasn’t gone that’s for sure. Why the hell are they giving me looks that can kill?

“What happened?” I say with a croak.

“What do you remember?” Asks my mother, sitting on my bed.

I try to rack my brain for answers, the only thing I remember is leaving the pack house due to a disagreement with elder Johnson.

“Only the disagreement with Elder Johnson, everything after that is a blank” I say, sounding more confused.

Everyone just stares at me. What the hell happened?

“You don’t remember anything else?” Says my father “You were caught fucking Kelly against a tree”

I stare back at him, I would never do that. Certainly not in front of people but mainly not because I found my mate, Izzy.

I can feel Axel move around in my head.

“Blake, what happened?” He says with a big yawn.

“I don’t know, but everyone seems to think we fucked someone against a tree last night” I say which earned me a growl from him “We would never do that. We want mate.”

“I don’t remember anything” I say back to them.

Everyone looked back and fore.

The pack doctor clears his throat “I may have the answer to why Alpha Blake can’t remember”

I look over to him, well everyone does.

“You were spiked with a potion that can cause some else to become you” he said.

My father growls “What do you mean a potion?”

“I mean someone went to great lengths to make sure they could take over the young alpha even if it was for a few hours.” Said the doctor.

Everyone is staring in disbelief.

No one says anything but suddenly “I think I know someone who can help” comes a voice, it was Alice.

Everyone looks at her “What do you mean? You might know someone” says my father, looking somewhat confused.

She clears her throat, “I don’t exactly but my mum knows someone who can help. I can have her to take a look and ask her friend” she says. She doesn’t give anything away but it’s my mother who shocks us “Yes, ask Kat, Alice, she might know.”

I can’t help but feel something is off.

“I think we all should leave the young alpha rest now” says the doctor.

“Can Dale and Kacey stay for a moment please?” I ask and everyone leaves without a word being said.

Leaving me alone with my friends, both of them sit on either side of me.

“Ok, tell me the truth. What the hell happened to me?” I ask.

The looks they were giving me were stern. Dale starts to tell me everything that happened. From me fucking Kelly, to being punched not only by Dale but also Graham. I rub my hand over my face.

“There is something else you need to know” Dale says, looking towards Kacey who has been really quiet since she has been sitting by me.

“Izzy felt every single thing you did with Kelly” he says. I can see the confusion on his face.

“Why didn’t you tell me that Izzy’s your mate?” Says Kacey suddenly “I had to find out of this idiot and also Alice too”

I look at her “I didn’t mean not to tell you Kace, I wanted to make sure Izzy would accept me as her mate but after that disagreement with your grandfather. I needed to be more careful with who knows and I was going to tell after the party.”

She looks at me with a glare but softens “You like her, don’t you?” She says and then sighs “I wish I could meet her, she is your mate but she is our sister too.”

I look between the both of them knowing that they are struggling.

“Do you know the reason why your dad left Izzy’s mum?” I asked.

They both looked at me confused “We honestly thought that our mum was his mate and he had a one night stand or something. Mum never talks about it, if we bring it up it, we end up with hard stares and a lot of growling. And Dad.....we can’t even approach the subject without him crying or getting angry with himself” says Dale.

I look at my hands, I need to them to know the truth.

I sigh and explained everything that happened in the office with Graham and my father after the whole cafe incident.

After finishing the whole conversation, both of them were livid to hear about the rejection and their grandfather’s involvement in the whole thing.

“Thats’s why you wanted to keep Izzy a secret” says Kacey.

I nod “I want to meet with the elders and talk about this further with them as I think it is ridiculous that people have to suffer. But I want to do it without anyone knowing” I say and they nod in agreement with me.

“What about Izzy?” Asks Dale “She probably will want to rip your guts out if she sees you.”

He has a point.

I look between both of them “What if both of you talk to her? Try and smooth things over with her. It might even help you get close to her” I ask them.

They both think about it but suddenly nod in agreement.

“Who knows about Izzy being your mate?” Asks Kacey.

“Only you two, Izzy, Kat, Alice, Paul and my mother” I say.

“You haven’t told your father yet?” She says, looking at me stunned. I’m close to my father but I am still trying to figure stuff out and I need to do it all on my own. I will need to when I become alpha of the pack.

“Not yet, I will but at the moment I want to win her over also I want to make sure no one knows about this especially your grandfather” I say, looking between them both.

They nod.

They stay for a little while longer before being kicked out by the nurse, she checks on me and leaves me to my thoughts.

“We have to work out with mate” says Axel.

“I want her” he says with a whimper.

“I totally agree, we will win her. Trust me” I say, I turn in my bed and look out the window. I fall back to sleep within seconds.