A run in the wild

>> Yohan

As the sun began to set I parked my car near a cafe and walked towards the forest that was about 2 km away from there.

My day was supposed to be normal but that unexpectedly changed when I met my mate. Although the circumstances were a bit weird, but because of that I got to spend time with her and take her to lunch.

I grinned.

I also received a nice kiss. 

I scratched my cheek. I only joked with her when I said that but she gave me one of her own accord. It means she started to like me. Right?

I began to jog towards the forest. I was so excited that even my inner wolf wanted to come out and run around in glee.

As I was nearing my destination I thought about my mate again. She was lovely. So beautiful. Everything about her drew me in and even though it’s hard containing myself around her, I’m glad I do.

She’s human and unlike us werewolves she doesn’t have the outburst of emotions as soon as we meet but still the attraction is there.

I don’t want to rush things with her but I hope I can keep meeting her, sort of why I offered a monthly allowance to her.

Something clicked in my mind.

She refused it rather rashly though. There was a glint of fear in her, I smelled it at that time. I wonder what made her fear that? I can understand that getting some money from your friend’s brother can be weird or awkward, but fear?

What made her scared?

She said she had someone sending her money. I guess that’s given since she’s a university student and doesn’t work. Plus she’s a scholarship student.

Ruda already told me she doesn’t have any parents but that was the limit of his knowledge. He knows nothing about her past or family or relatives or any guardian. Just about her present, her habits and her future plans.

She doesn’t have any parents but she has a guardian… Hmmm. Was she afraid of him? Or is it a her?

I shook my head.

Am I thinking too much? Why would she be afraid of her guardian? Well, I guess it can be a bit weird if your parent figure finds out you're taking money from some guy when they are present.

I hope I didn’t offend her by offering her an allowance.

I just want us to get closer.

The forest was now in my sight, just a few steps away. My wolf growled happily. 

I entered the forest and went in the deeper part where I took off my clothes off and shifted.

It was an eerie place, full of trees, bushes, insects and the sound of nature. No human, no other wolf.

It made me feel good. Why? Because unlike the rest of my tribe I’m a white wolf. A wolf who was condemned to a painful death the moment I was born.

Blaming someone for the fate I was given was never an option. Who was I supposed to  blame? My mother who I never got to meet? Never knew how she died? Who she was? My father who had me with her even though he knew my biological mother wasn’t her mate?

‘It was a mistake.’ That’s all he said.

A mistake that angered some beings and they put a curse on me.

I was always conflicted when it came to myself. I never knew what to do. I felt normal but everyone around made me feel like a stranger.

Unlike the rest of my pack who have their wolves from shades of black to brown, I, a white one stood out too much.

White wolves have always been rare. From the beginning of time, being a white wolf meant having a short life. That’s why people didn’t get too attached with me.

I ran around the forest in my wolf form feeling the cool air of the night. It wasn’t late or anything but humans would rarely ever come to a big forest like this at night. That is, unless they want an adventure but even then it wouldn’t bother me. I can smell them from a far and make sure not to go their way.

I ran up a cliff that was a little bit higher than the trees. The clear sky with a few clouds was visible. The half moon shone with all it’s might and seeing it made me relax a bit.

I crossed my legs and sat down while still staring at it.

I won’t die. The moon goddess made a pair for a half like me so I could escape my fate.

Now that I have my mate, the love of my life. The cure to my curse. I won’t die.I know her feelings aren’t as strong as mine but she’ll come to love me eventually. Right?

I closed my eyes and placed my face on top of my paws.

I don’t want to think otherwise.

Because otherwise, there is no otherwise.

The memories of people of my pack telling me I was destined to die came back to me. Their reason was because a banshee visited our house the very first day I was taken home.

A banshee only visits a place where there will be a death. She screams at the people of the house to tell them that there will be an imminent death. She foretells the doom that awaits one of the members for his sins.

It pained me.

Was my sin just being born?

I sighed and shook my head.

Among werewolves having a child from other than your fated mate is considered a taboo, but it rarely ever happens. You almost never see it, but if it does, usually the child is bullied.

Gladly, I wasn’t.

Why? 

First, because I was the first born son of the Pack Alpha.

Second. White wolves may have many disadvantages with them but they are considered strong. Stronger than normal werewolves.

I stretched. Ready to go for another run I turned and sprinted back into the woods.

By the time I was tired it had gotten late. I even left my phone in my car. I wonder how many calls I got from the company? 

I sighed, wore my clothes and walked out of the forest.

I was already happy that I got to spend some time today with my mate Maya but I didn’t think I’d see her again on the same date.

As I was walking back to the place where I parked my car I noticed a figure running in the streets. A figure I recognized, because even though it was dark, being of a strong Alpha blood my vision was very strong.

I immediately found out that it was my mate, but where was she running to at this point in the night?

I would never follow a person running alone in the night but this was my mate we’re talking about.

This might offend her if she finds out but that just means I have to be sure not to get caught.

I followed her.

Wherever she was going wasn’t far.

After just a few minutes of running she reached her destination.

An alley.

A dead end alley.

I stopped right before the turn.

What’s she doing in there?

I peeked inside and saw that at the far end of the alley were people and tents.

People who had nowhere to go so they lived here in tents.

Something snapped inside me.

It can’t be.

I shook my head. 

I’m sure she’s here to meet someone. She can’t be living here. Jungkook told me she lived in the university dorms. I know he didn’t lie to me.

Unless.

She lied to him.

No.

He said he often hung out in the dorms with her.

Believing that, I decided to wait. If she really is meeting someone here she’ll come out after some time. After all, it's late.

If you go to meet someone at this time, you’re bound to come out fast.

I stood in my place as time passed.

Ten minutes.

Twenty.

Thirty.

Forty.

Forty five.

Fifty.

Fifty five.

A whole hour.

An hour and half.

Two hours.

The streets had now become silent. You could still see a few people walking around and every now and then a car passed by but that’s normal in big cities.

The wind had died and I started getting a weird feeling.

I went into the alley on impulse. I didn’t think much about what I would say to her yet still I walked straight to the tent in which she was. Her scent drew me in. 

A sweet scent of apples.

All the tents were dark which indicated that all of them had gone to sleep. All excluding hers. There was a faint light coming from her tent. Most likely of her phone.

I wanted to open the front cover and demand an explanation but that was my wolf side. My human side was different and I intended to act on my human thinking because I was dealing with a human.

I sat down in front of her tent’s entrance and wondered how I would knock at this? It was all a piece of cloth.

So in the end I decided to knock on the ground. Seeing that no one was out of their tent, I brought out my claws and with my index finger claw I knocked on the ground.

I saw the light move inside, along with the person.

I knocked again and she turned off the light, then came towards the entrance, zipped down the tent and looked outside.

Her first gaze landed on my face and the moment she realized it was me she froze with her mouth hanging slightly open in astonishment.

“Hey there kitten.” I was slightly annoyed at the fact she basically lied about her lodging. Normally it would have been fine but not this. Not this ragged tent, “You didn’t tell me you were living in such a lavish house.”