Chapter 7

Ariel.

I don't even know how I fell asleep but it was a peaceful night I have had in a while.

The hard ground beneath me has done enough to punish my poor body. If I knew, I would have shifted to my wolf form, that way it could have been easy.

I sit up and look at my surroundings, the morning sun is peeking from its horizon. It's quite chilly and the wild animals haven't woken up yet.

My always time to hunt.

Since this pack doesn't offer blood per their alpha, am capable of getting it for myself like I always did in my previous pack.

My vampire prefers fresh blood, so I normally go hunting in the morning for a deer or any available wild animal. Drink the blood and have my wolf enjoy the steak.

I feed them once a day and after that, no one bothers me the rest of the day.

I lift myself from the hard rock and after some stretches, I set to the glorious forest. Eden's scent is faint, meaning he left. But it's replaced by someone else's, someone I hate to mention right now.

My wolf whines when I mention hate but it's the truth. I don't even understand why he's watching me when he wants nothing to do with us.

This pack has a very massive land and i find it impressive. As far as I wander deeper into the forest, the more it becomes thick and bushy making my wolf perk up excitedly.

I haven't shifted for long and she wants to be let out, but that's after we have food. The Wilderness is quiet, only the sounds of birds and crickets are heard. I bring my beasts out to get ready for the task at hand.

My nails elongate, my fangs protrude and my eyes change to red. My senses become more heightened, and my mate's scent becomes more prominent and closer.

Why is he following me?

I inhale deeply and let out a low satisfying growl because he's clean, he doesn't have another scent on him. Maybe he got the message after all. It's too bad he doesn't want us either way.

My wolf whimpers when I say that and I shut my thoughts off.

My ears catch a movement and my eyes focus in that direction. Miles away is two walking deers, I use my vampire speed to their location and am staring right at them in a matter of seconds.

I love this side of me a lot.

Due to my movement being undetected, the poor animals have no idea of the danger eyeing them.

I aim at the bigger one and swiftly jump landing on its back, I let my nails sink into its neck to drain it's strength. It attempts fighting but it stands no chance against me.

The scent of the fresh blood trickling out tickles my taste buds and it smells so damn fine. I pin the animal down and thank the moon goddess for the provision of the meal.

With a hungry growl, I sink my fangs into its neck and hastily drink the warm blood like I was seconds away from dying, if I didn't take it.

After a few minutes of gulping, I lift my head to the sky moaning in satisfaction. The deer is already dying and my wolf is hungry.

I stand up and start taking out my clothes. I can't shift in them because they will tear and I can't walk to the pack house with bare ass.

I love me so much to let anyone see me naked.

I drop my panties and bra and my mate releases a growl. Too much for not wanting to be seen naked.

Why doesn't he come out? I know he thinks i can't sense him. He forgets hybrid senses are more intense than a normal werewolf and vampire.

I urge my wolf to come out and she happily obliges.

My body morphs into a big white wolf and the alpha growls again. I bet his wolf is nagging him to join his mate, just like she's doing but I have to control her.

I won't be the one to make the first move if that has to happen.

My wolf is a beauty. She has pure white fur and not even a single patch. Her eyes are yellow and she's bigger than a normal wolf but slightly smaller than an alpha wolf.

She immediately delves into her meal and she eats it slowly to her satisfaction. Her ears perk when our mate's scent becomes closer and more mouth watering.

His scent fills the whole area and something strange happens. As he nears, my wolf becomes restless and the desire to have our mate engulfs us.

It only means one thing, tonight is a full moon and as a newly mated she-wolf, I will be in heat.

That alone brings me discomfort. There are two types of pain that even hybrids can't break out from, when their mate is cheating and the heat.

I never imagined I would have to go through that but the universe proved me otherwise.The pain from the heat is far much worse than the one I had before.

I know he won't touch me even when am dying, he made that clear. Also with how he's been treating us, I will be damn if I let him closer to me. Heat or not.

With that thought in mind, I take control from my wolf and release a warning growl. He should stay where he is because it's evident my scent is drawing him closer.

No matter how loathing he feels towards me, the mate bond will compel him to keep me safe. He will make sure no unmated wolf comes near me even though he doesn't want me.

Now that I think about it, maybe that's why Eden left.

I need to get out of here before the sun sets. Maybe I will find a willing partner out there to help me satiate the hunger.

Am not willing to go through that pain. More so, the mate i was keeping myself for just rejected me, so am as free as a flying bad.

I need to find a phone ASAP and call Justin.

I grab my clothes with my snout and start trotting in the direction I came from. I keep marveling at the beauty of this forest as I walk to the stream,i will never get enough of this place.

My previous pack was only surrounded by a vast forest, but this pack is adorned by beautiful streams and mountains.

I would be happy if they did welcome me here, I wish I was mated to someone else and not lance. I would have been happy if it was even an ordinary wolf, provided he accepted me.

I drop my clothes on the grass beside the stream and shift back to my pale skin.

My long hair falling loosely down my waist, it's one of the things I can't trade for anything. I probably didn't get it from my mum or that man who is responsible for my birth.

The wind caresses my soft skin and I smile at how free I feel, I don't know how it will be leaving as a rogue or a lone wolf out there.

I need a place where I can freely let my wolf out and hunt.I will cross that bridge when I get there but for now, the crystal-clear water looks so enticing.

I dramatically jump so high before dropping into the water with a tremendous splash. This feels amazing.

I keep my head beneath the water and hold my breath as long as I can until a certain wolf releases a growl, reminding me I have an audience.

So he's worried I might drown?

He makes me wanna laugh at nothing.

I break through the surface and greedily inhale, brushing my brown locks from my face to the back.

The water suddenly becomes hot, so hot like larva and I spring out of it with a yelp. The burning doesn't stop, no. It feels like am burning from the inside out.

What the fuck?

I quickly stumble to my clothes but drop to my knees when the pain strike through my abdomen.

This is not my mate, because he's moving towards me at this very moment.

Loud growls are heard towards my direction and when Alpha Lance releases a warning one, realisation dawns on me.

The heat is coming early.