Take Her In

••• Kyson's POV ••• "Calm it, Night!" I ordered and pushed him back from my mind with all my might. The last thing I wanna do was to lose control and pounce on her when I wasn't even sure if she was my mate. Seeing that I did not answer her, she continued, "Beta Kyson, I had seen you before at the prom. Thank you for saving me. I'm Aleena Bell," she thanked me and introduced herself while extending her hand. I was relieved to see that she didn't mean to approach me. Taking a deep breath, I calmed myself down. Thank Goddess, her scent wasn't special. I felt a strange sense of warmth coursed through my body, and that familiar feeling that I experienced when I first saw her face returned to me as I took her hand to shake it. "I am Kyson Night, and you are welcome," I told her, deliberately excluding my title as all I wanted for her to address me was 'Alpha' and not 'Beta'. "And you can stay at Crimson Blood Pack until you're completely healed. Are you still planning to return to Black Heart Pack?" When I mentioned Black Heart Pack, I saw her obviously frowning. She had both hatred and sadness in her eyes, and then she told me that she was banished by Black Heart Pack. It turned out she was the main character in the banishment that my scouts talked about. I didn't want to continue to ask her why she was banished because I didn't want to see her sad face again. So I changed the subject and asked her what she was going to do next. "I think it would be best for me to live with the humans." "Live with the humans?" I was shocked by her words. "Yes." she nodded with determination. Humans were aware of us, and most of the Alphas had dealings with them, but no werewolves ever lived with humans before because we might lose our control when we were around them. And the thought of her leaving my side was unbearable. "Then what about our Pack?" I almost blurted out without thinking. She blushed at my words and whispered, "Beta Kyson, Alpha Liam told me I could join the rogue pack.." she said, and my eyes narrowed as they snapped to Liam, and Night let out a dangerously low growl. "How dare he tell her that! She belonged with us!" Night growled again. Liam stood there awkwardly with one hand on his hand, the other rubbing his nape. "But I think I prefer to stay here if you guys will take me in.," I heard Aleena continue. Night became quiet, and his anger dissipated as fast as it appeared. "She wants to be with us too!" he Night exclaimed cheerfully and began jumping around in my mind. and I swore I could hear him sing, "La la la la la," as he skipped around. "We'll take you in," I told her without hesitation. She widened her eyes. "Aleena Bell, you will pledge your loyalty to the Crimson Blood Pack, especially to me?" She looked confused when I said ‘'to me' as she knew me only as a Beta, but she answered with determination, "Yes, I will, Beta Kyson." "Will you abide by all the rules of the Crimson Blood Pack with absolutely no exception?" I asked as per the rules of taking new members in. "Yes, I will, Beta Kyson," she replied with a straight posture and her head held high. "Will you promise with your blood and life?" I asked her the last question of the ceremony. "I promise, Beta Kyson," she said, still with a determined glint in her eyes which made her look even more attractive. I opened my palm to my side, and mind-linked Liam to come to help us. As soon as Liam entered, he was shocked to see that I was going to take Aleena in. "Al.. Beta.. I've heard that she's banished..." Liam said, and I narrowed my eyes again, resulting in him shutting his mouth from saying anything. Then I ordered him to place a scalpel on my palm. "Pledge yourself to the pack and me," I told her. The determination glint in her eyes turned into confusion once again as she saw the supposedly Alpha bending down to do what the supposedly Beta wanted. But she must be desperate to belong to a pack as she pledged herself once again, "I, Aleena Bell, formerly of the Black Heart Pack, pledged my loyalty to the Crimson Blood Pack and its Beta.." "Alpha.. Alpha Kyson Knight," I cut her off as I emphasized the word 'Alpha'. Her beautiful huge eyes turned even larger, nearly bulging out of their sockets. "Pledge," I commanded, and she obeyed with no hesitation once her shock had settled down. "I, Aleena Bell, formerly of the Black Heart Pack, pledge my loyalty to the Crimson Blood Pack and its Alpha, Alpha Kyson Knight." I cut my palm with the scalpel and handed it to her. She winced when the scalpel made contact with her skin. I extended my hand until she shook it to finish the blood pact ceremony. As our blood connected, I felt a strong current of electricity passing through my whole body. I had to grit my teeth to stop myself from reacting, and I knew she felt it, too, as she gasped and her body trembled. "Mate! She must be our mate!" Night exclaimed, but I ignored him. I gripped her hand tighter when she wanted to yank hers away. "Aleena Bell, from herein forth, you are officially a member of the Crimson Blood Pack." I finished off the last sentence of the ceremony. She gasped once again as she felt new mind links forming in her head, her body trembled even more, and she swayed. I caught her shoulders before she fell to the floor. Her trembling stopped after a few minutes, and I mind-linked her, "You okay, Aleena?" "I'm alright, Alpha," she replied through the mind-link and looked up at me with a sweet smile. For a moment, I wanted to smash my lips against her plump ones, but I quickly got a hold of myself. I sniffed her, yet her scent was just an ordinary Crimson Blood pack member's scent. Trying to find a connection between us.. Yet there was nothing. "What's happening?" I asked Night. "Nothing is happening. It must be because she has no wolf, that's for sure," Night kept denying that she wasn't our mate.