Chapter 1: The WeakMate

Hera awoke with a pounding headache. She blinked, looking for attention. The odor of pine and dust stuffed her nose. Where was she? How did she get right here? Her thoughts turned into clean – she could not take into account anything.

 Slowly, she sat up, her entire body aching. She changed into a small timber room with sunlight streaming through a window. The bed felt gentle however strange.

 Someone knocked on the door. "Come in," Hera stated quietly.

 The door opened, and a tall, muscular guy with inexperienced eyes and darkish hair walked in. Hera's heart skipped a beat. Even feeling awful, she could not stop noticing how good-looking he was.

 "You're unsleeping," he said in a deep voice that gave her goosebumps. "How are you feeling?"

 Hera swallowed tough. "I'm not positive. Where am I? Who are you?"

 The man seemed concerned. "You're in Crestmoor Pack. I'm Ralph, the Alpha. We determined you harm at the brink of our land. Do you don't forget anything?"

 Hera shook her head, feeling scared and frustrated. "I can not consider whatever. Not even my name."

 Ralph came closer, and suddenly a spark of electricity passed among them. His eyes went extensive. "Oh wow," he whispered. "You're my mate."

 Hera felt it too – a pull in the direction of this stranger she couldn't explain. But when she tried to get up, her legs gave out. Ralph stuck her without problems.

 "Whoa, careful," he stated gently. "You're nonetheless vulnerable. We'll parent this out together, I promise."

 As Ralph helped her lower back to bed, Hera felt a mixture of emotions. She was relieved to be safe, afraid of no longer understanding whatever, and certainly drawn to this Alpha. But she also felt vain. How ought she be worth of an Alpha when she couldn't even rise?

 Over the next few days, Hera slowly got more potent, but her memories had been nevertheless long gone. Mara, the healer, got here to test her every day.

 "Your body's restoration well," Mara stated one afternoon. "But I'm worried about your memory loss. It's now not a normal harm."

 Ralph, who visited Hera often, frowned. "Could it be magic?"

 Mara shrugged. "Maybe. But without knowing greater about her beyond, it's difficult to mention."

 Hera felt pissed off again. "Will I ever don't forget?"

 Ralph took her hand, his touch warming her entire body. "We'll do everything we can that help you, Hera. I promise."

 The per cent had given her the name 'Hera,' and although it felt bizarre, she had nothing else to go by. She squeezed Ralph's hand, grateful for his assistance but feeling like a burden.

 As days became weeks, Hera got stronger physically, however she couldn't shift into a wolf. She watched sadly as individuals modified and ran loose under the moon. Ralph told her it'd take place eventually, but she had doubts.

 One nighttime, as the solar changed into the setting, Ralph discovered Hera sitting by myself on the pack. Residence porch.

 "What's wrong?" he requested, sitting next to her.

 Hera sighed. "I feel... Damaged. Weak. How can I be a great mate to an Alpha when I can not even shift?"

 Ralph's eyes softened. "Strength isn't always pretty much being physical, Hera. You've been so brave. And mate or not, I..." He paused, as he changed into preventing himself from pronouncing more. "The per cent cares about you. We'll face the whole lot together."

 Hera's coronary heart felt complete at his phrases, even though she observed his hesitation. She knew he was being cautious, probably concerned approximately her fragile kingdom. But she couldn't deny her growing emotions for him.

 As they sat quietly, looking at the celebs pop out, Hera made a silent promise. She would end up stronger, for herself and Ralph. Somehow, she might prove she became worthy of being an Alpha's mate.

 The forest changed into noisy animals as Ralph and his beta, Mark, did their standard patrol. It had been a month when you consider that Hera arrived, and even though she changed for the better, Ralph felt like something changed nevertheless lacking.

 "You seem distracted," Mark said, breaking the silence.

 Ralph sighed. "Just considering Hera. I desire I could do extra to help her."

 Mark nodded. "She's lucky to have you ever. The  likes her, you realize."

 Before Ralph may want to answer, he smelled something new. He held up his hand, telling Mark to stop. "Do you odor that?"

 Mark sniffed the air. "A lone wolf. Female."

 They moved carefully through the timber, following the heady scent till they came to a small clearing. There, filling a water bottle from a stream, changed into a woman with wild crimson hair and fierce amber eyes.

 She sensed them at once, spinning around geared up to combat. "I'm not right here to cause trouble," she said firmly. "I'm simply passing through."

 Ralph advanced, hands up to expose he wasn't a threat. "I'm Ralph, Alpha of Crestmoor Pack. This is our territory. What brings you here?"

 The girl is comfortable a bit, however, her eyes have been nonetheless cautious. "I'm Olivia. I'm a wanderer. I by no means live in one location too lengthy."

 As Ralph moved closer to introduce himself well, a jolt of power handed among them. They both gasped, eyes extensive with surprise.

 "No manner," Ralph muttered.

 Olivia took a step lower back. "What changed into that?"

 Mark regarded among them, all at once knowledge. "Oh, man... She's your mate, Ralph. But how?"

 Ralph's thoughts changed into spinning. Two mates? How was this feasible? And more importantly, what did it mean for Hera?

 Olivia, getting over the shock, narrowed her eyes. "I'm no person's mate. I do not do the whole settling down aspect."

 Ralph felt torn between the on-the-spot connection he felt with Olivia and his developing emotions for Hera. "Look, why don't you return with us? We can figure this out together."

 Olivia hesitated, fighting between her impartial nature and the plain pull she felt closer to Ralph. Finally, she nodded. "Fine. But just for a day or two. I'm now not staying all the time."

 As they walked back to the lands, Ralph's thoughts became in chaos. How could he explain this to Hera? To the pack .? And why couldn't he experience Olivia's wolf, even though the mate bond was clean?

 Back at the per cent residence, news of Olivia's arrival unfolded rapidly. Hera, who had been assisting within the kitchen, felt unwell to her stomach as she overheard excited whispers approximately the Alpha finding some other mate.

 When Ralph walked in with Olivia, Hera's coronary heart sank. The new girl regarded robust and confident – the whole lot Hera felt she wasn't. Their eyes met across the room, and Hera noticed her very own confusion and fear meditating in Olivia's gaze.

 Ralph looked among them, feeling the burden of the scenario on his shoulders. As Alpha, he had to think of his first. But as a man, he became torn between women who had started to capture his coronary heart in distinctive ways.

 As night fell over Crestmoor Pack, three human beings lay awake, struggling with the unexpected turn of activities. Hera changed into determined to show her worth. Olivia was fighting the idea of being tied down. Ralph changed into stuck inside the middle, understanding that his desire could shape now not only his future but that of his whole pack.