Chapter 10

Loiza's POV:

Besides everything that's going on I just had to find my mate TODAY! Ugh! Is the Goddess testing me? 'Izzy, it's our mate!' At least Aryn is exited. 'Aryn I need your help, I need you to reach out to his wolf and soothe him, remember we have a mission.' She is not happy but she knows what is at stake here. I really wanted to go to him, the moment the airplane doors open his scent of fresh rain and pine trees hit me so HARD that coupled with my exhaustion makes me have to sit again, I have so much to do! I start feeling fear of not being able to conduct my duty in this uncertain time. I am very apprehensive of leaving the plane now, will he be able to understand that I'm not rejecting him?

"Izzy, what's wrong?!" Maco asks coming down to my level as people start getting off the plane.

"He's here, my mate is here Maco!" I look at him with what I can imagine are crazed eyes and I put my head in my hands.

"Hey, hey relax dear sister, we are all here for you. Ura give me your flask!" Maco commands.

Ura's eyes go wide, "What flask?" Maco gave him a death look.

"Are you fucking serious right now? I know you have a flask with rum on you right now brother don't make me turn you over get it!" As the oldest Maco is the most diligent, protective, most serious and right now the head of our family. Besides the fact that he is extremely intelligent, he is an exceptional Warrior especially in his human form since he knows so many different combat skills, but his biggest strength will always be his smarts. After training to be a spy for so many years he found an abandoned cell phone in Marrakesh one day, and that night he decided to open it and figure it out, and he did! he was even able to repair it without any prior Tech experience. Needless to say that after that mission, he came home with a purpose of changing careers.

"FINE! Here Izzy take a sip, it will help with your nerves." Looking at Maco with reproach.

"Don't you fucking dare look at me like that unless you want to start wearing your skin inside out!" Maco threatens.

"WILL BOTH OF YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!" I take one sip, two sips, three sips...

"Whoa, whoa there, that's enough you haven't eaten since yesterday!" Ura takes the flask away, but already I am feeling calmer. Eaten since yesterday... I will never have Mami's cooking again, I feel my eyes grow warm with tears, but I take a deep breath.

"How do you feel Iza." Maco ask with worry. I give him a strong hug and he hugs me back rubbing my back to help calm me.

"Ready to g-get off this plane. General c-can I ask a favor?"

"Anything My Lady, I am at your command." I shiver at that, with that statement he transfers power to me making me feel more confidant.

"We are going to disembark, once I see who my mate is I need you to go talk with him and explain the situation. Tell him I am not rejecting him at all, but I do need some time, I cannot deal with the mate Bond right now until we figure out what exactly happened. I  don't want to hurt my mate but I need distance and formality...for now." I hope he understands.

"Spoken like a true Osupa, consider it done My Lady! Now let's get you out of here and get you some proper rest, you confronted a volcano just a few hours ago by yourself." I nod and Maco helps me up and leads me steadily to the exit. The sun is so bright and the weather is a bit nippy for my taste, I am still wearing my sleep clothes and in a tropical island you don't need to wear much.

When we reach the platform the scent becomes overwhelming! I look around and I see him! By the Goddess he is magnificent! I can tell that he is almost as tall as Bayoán, golden curls, sharp jaw reminding me of artistic descriptions of the Sun God Apollo, he is wearing boot cut jeans and a white T-shirt that even though it's not skin tight, I  can clearly see he is diligent with his body. I dare not look at his eyes, THIS alone is making my knees bucle. General Braka comes out from behind us so he can look: 'There, the blond one with a white shirt right at the bottom of the stairs.' I link to him and my brothers.

'Understood.' And he starts descending the stairs to him. We listen to their chat and the sound of his deep voice makes me close my eyes and swallow hard. I am exhausted, but I still muster up enough power to call upon the wind to calm me, and the wind picks up and surrounds me, the contact with my body helps me focus my emotions better, even though it's chilly. There is a woman coming up the stairs with a very welcomed blanket and wraps me in it. "Thanks." Maco tells her I can't even utter a sound. Ura walks out when he senses the wind and goes to the side of me opposite Maco and helps me steady myself and both help me down the steps.

Half way I start finding all of this ridiculous, I even start feeling like an invalid, I am a Priestess and should carry myself with dignity! I was trained for this for Goddess sake! I let go of both of them and try to steady myself, I look inward and focus on the water in my heart so that it slowly steadies itself. I reach the bottom and all my high and mighty dignity goes down the drain when I trip with the friggin blanket! And to my surprise he catches me! Sparks hit me instantly and unconsciously I look at him, his eyes, immediately I glance towards General Braka. I saw his eyes! They are the color of clear jades! Ugh! FOCUS DAMN IT! But it's extremely hard with him touching me... and then I feel the Bond from within, and my Crescent Moon Mark starts glowing turquoise, the specific color to represent MATE.

"Alpha, please..." Braka extends his hand to me. My mate growls at him. I have to put a stop to this before it gets out of control. I focus inward again to try to invoke my inner Light of Serenity and my mark starts glowing yellow. I feel my mate calm down through the Bond and he guides my hand towards Braka and nudges me gently. I feel his hurt, but this is how it must be for now....

I am beyond tired now. Maco was talking with him and he offers to take us directly to the pack house so that I can rest, at this point I already know that Aryn has soothed his wolf, Deacon is it? And he is sleeping... 'Good girl Aryn.' I told her in encouragement. 'Deacon is loving, our mate loves us! He says his human Kayden is not very smart, but to be patient with him.' Kayden, I get a feel for his name it in my mind. 'Is that what his wolf says? I bet you said the same about me!' 'It's nothing personal Izzy.' Sigh...

I link Braka 'Thank you General, I must rest now or I will collapse, we are going to go to the packhouse so that I can rest and I maybe out for a while I have overspent my energy, I need you to find Morgana, she needs a medical check up and after I need you to interrogate Yaya first before anyone... I need to know the entire timeline of her perspective of the event. I started feeling the itching on my Mark at 4:31, I need to know her timeline of events where she was at what time and who ordered her to board with the rest of the Elders and under what pretence. I definitely need to know who gave her the order. If she speaks truth, and mentions who gave her the order I want to be present for THAT interrogation, also secure The Luna, assess her emotional state and then bring her to the pack house as soon as possible so that she may rest as well, got it?'  'Understood My Lady, it will be as you say' He responds taking his right fist to his chest and giving a small bow... just like he would acknowledge the Alpha's or Luna's  commands. I REALLY hope Yaya is innocent, in the Hierarchy she would be in command and I can go back to normal.

While we are in Kayden's truck driving to the pack house, I know that he is stealing glances of me through the rear view mirror, every time he gives me a glance, I shiver a little. But I keep my mind steady looking out the window, my face blank. I really can't wait to take a bath and go to sleep for a while.