<b><u><i><span style="font-family: 'Lobster Two'"><span style="font-size: 26px"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(41, 105, 176)">Preston</span></span></span></i></u></b><br/><br/>Preston was freaking the fuck out.  The wolf inside was whining in confusion and pain and hadn't wanted him to go back to his human form.  It had been a real battle to go back to two legs as he watched Mika sleep on the cot in the cell.  Sleep wasn't exactly the right word.  Preston had taken her down, and he had taken her down hard.  The doctor, under his orders, had come in and patched her up but still, the blond didn't make a move to tell the others what he had discovered.<br/><br/>No doubt they were waiting on his arrival.<br/><br/>"Thank you," he says absently as the doctor patches up the deep claw marks on his side.  Mika was here.  It seemed impossible, and yet, he couldn't mistake her scent.  It had been ingrained in his senses since he was a small boy.<br/><br/>"Beta, the rest of the pack leaders are waiting for you."<br/><br/>"Right, I uh, I'm going.  Come get me the moment she wakes."  One glance at the doctor told Preston that the medical man was just as confused at Preston's behavior as Preston was about Mika showing up.  It was unusual for the Beta to seem anything but calm and collected but he was rattled and it showed in the paleness of his skin and the way his hands shook.  He stuffed them in his pocket and stood up straighter.  "She attacked the Luna.  I want guards on her at all times.  She is not to escape.  Get with the Gamma.  I'd advise his smartest.  She's very intelligent, but it's his call."<br/><br/>He doesn't go straight to the meeting room, but goes upstairs to his room and changes into a black shirt.  He's a bit embarrassed Mika managed to sink her claws into him, but he'd been caught off guard when he'd caught her scent.  Finally, after changing and composing himself, he makes his way to the meeting room.<br/><br/>Walking in on Cyrus stringing Jay up by the scruff of his neck, and Victoria yelling at her mate to put him down wasn't something he expected to walk in on.  Inside, as stressed as his wolf was, Cyrus was lucky Preston didn't let the wolf free to tackle the<i>freaking alpha </i>to the ground to keep him away from Jaymus.  He slams the door shut and quickly steps between the two, forcing Cyrus to let go and back up a few steps away from their Gamma and Preston's mate.<br/><br/>It could be taken as a challenge, but the blond wasn't interested in challenging the current alpha.  Once matters calm down a bit, he inclines his head, a sign of respect to the alpha before he backs up.  Glancing around at the three of them, he takes a deep breath and tries to compose himself even more, even if it feels like he's about to claw out of his skin.<br/><br/>"The she-wolf that attacked Luna has been subdued and taken to a cell.  The doctor has seen her, but I don't believe she'll be awake anytime soon.  She uh," Preston hesitates, but he continues to lock eyes with their alpha.  Jaymus and Victoria of course need to know, but there are parts to the story that Preston can't tell them, that he's not ready to tell them, but he knows Cyrus will know.<br/><br/>"She's from the Grey pack, but it doesn't make sense.  We....  They were never aggressive like that, but there's no mistaking who she is.  She was the future beta, after all, would be beta by now had the pack remained intact...."<br/><br/>He backs up from the alpha then, running a shaky hand through his hair.<i>His </i>beta was alive and was attacking his new Luna.  It was a mess, but he didn't know if he could tell the others, especially Jaymus that the woman downstairs was meant to be<i>his </i>beta.