PIXIEI had to put my hand over Ambers mouth to muffle her voice when she burst into a rage of questions and commands, all of which I was going answer to once she calmed herself.“What what WHAT?!”“Amber, calm down—”“You mean to tell me that you slept with the Alpha Asha???” Ambers eyes were steady in mine, she was probably looking for the slightest humor that would tell her it was all just a joke.“Yes Amber.”She did not say anything, I was sure she was just piecing together her next question.“Tell me this is a joke!” She scoffed, folding her arms and looking at me doubtfully.“I don’t get, why are you so scared?” I found myself pinching the flesh of my palm, Ambers nervousness had began to spread to me.“Are you seriously asking me this right now?”I nodded.“Look P, I’m scared because once your father finds out that you imprinted on his generational enemy he might not do it but he is definitely gonna feel like ripping your head off, then when he figures out the whole story of h
ALPHA ASHAJared kicked me up from sleep, I had already pounced on him in a livid rage before I identified his scent— somehow he had found this hilarious enough to laugh even as my wolf was only an inch away from snapping his throat like a cracker.“Get out of that form Asha, you look hilariously stupid.” He chortled, cleaning off dust and grime from his puffer jacket. “You really like it damp and wet don’t you.”My wolf gave the most ‘you’re disgusting’ look at him and I was sure he understood it.“Oh don’t give me that look! You know I’m saying the truth.” He picked a small rock from the ground, cleaning it off sand and dirt.Slowly my bones fractured and refixed, my face and jaws shrinking as my ribs and lungs shrank as well. When I breathe in again I’m standing on two feet, a small circle of fur at my feet.“You’re shedding…”“And you shouldn’t be here!”He shrugged, throwing the rock he had picked from the ground at my face and I dodged it ease.“I see you’re still fast.”“Oh ple
PIXIEMy legs were weak in the knees as I squeezed through the guests. He was here, his scent was still very fresh.“You sure about this?” Amber asked, struggling to keep up with me. I nodded, not wanting to raise too much attention to myself but the guests attention wasn’t even on me nor on the plentiful food and drinks, they were all discussing something else. Maybe his presence had spooked them enough to get them all on board with on topic.Even if I had not yet seen him yet I knew he was close, his scent was still thick in the air. He was here and somehow that did not excite me like I would have thought it should. It scared me. My father may have postponed my my betrothal to Dwight but Dwight was still here, in this place. And Dwight was as ferocious as they come. I had literarily seen him toss a wolf that was his size about the arena like the wolf was a rag doll. Who knows what would happen if he meets Asha. It would for sure not be good, and I would be in the center of it all.S
ALPHA ASHAMy annoyance only grew the longer I spied through the guests. I could perceive her scent but I could not see her.“You sure she’s here?” Jared asked, I could tell he was getting tired of returning glares and scowls.“She’s here Jared! I just know it. What I don’t know is why she’s trying to avoid me.”“Maybe she ain’t feeling you the way you think?”“Trust me she is.”Her scent grew faint, dissipating quicker and it was suffocating because I could not leave where I stood and prance through the guests without someone taking my movements as an excuse to start a brawl.I spotted the same grey eyes like before, the Alpha was a tall I was, big, broad shoulders and a look that clearly said he did not like my presence here. Those eyes. I had seen those eyes before. But where?“That punk?” Jared scoffed, you could take that guy in your sleep. Dwight must have been close to my age, though I doubted he had had any real territorial brawls that left scars on his back like the ones on m
ALPHA ASHAThe crowd of guests parted like the red see as I ran through. I could see the small trail of blood Jared had left and I could only hold my my wolf back for long enough until I got outside before it rippled my being and in a second I had ragged up my clothes as my enormous form landed on all fours.My head spun as I tramped on, flashing visions of Naomi and Pixie covered in blood alternated in my head so fast the ground swayed beneath my feet and I fell over more times than I could count.Their scents were still in the air, Jared, Pixie. The trail of blood she left was my anchor to tracking them. They couldn’t have gotten too far, right? How long had I been in there?I jumped over two sentries that guarded the main entrance. They barely had time to register what had happened before I was gone.If not for Amber… if not for Amber I feared not for Dwight but for myself, the way I had screamed at Jared to take her outside, when I grabbed Dwight, the rage was hot, fueled by a lot
ALPHA ASHAWhether the strange Alpha had planned to ambush me or not, I tried not to think about it. My paws struck the ground with double the force and I ran twice as fast, catching on to their scents and that was my motivation to run even faster.I rounded up a large fenced compound, the scents led inside. Without hesitation or care for whether this compound was guarded by sentries or not, I leaped over the gate, landing with a heavy thud. I swept my eyes to either side of the mansion, no sentry, no wolves. Then it hit me, a sudden and very strong wave of nostalgia. My wolf cocked it head to the side, trying to understand whether this was real or I had finally started hallucinating; this mansion was an exact replica of my pack house in the south.Someone was behind me. I snapped back, a low but menacing growl rumbling my throat.“Cool down cousin…” Jared stepped closer, my wolf wagged its tail instinctively on seeing my goofy cousin.“You don’t need to fret, she’s alright. WormWhick
ALPHA ASHAI lay wide awake, turning to look at her as she slept from time to time. She tucked in her legs backing me, her breath whispery and hushing when she breathed. My wolf lay its head down, at peace that she was safe beside me.The time was thirty minutes past eleven. She had fallen asleep after her friend left, her eyes had been heavy and it was obvious she needed to regain lost strength after what had happened at her pack- house. The air was cool and dry, it blew through the windows tussling the curtains. Pixie stirred in her. She turned, placing a hand on my chest and murmuring something under her breath. My palm could cover around her wrist almost forming a fist, she was so small, delicate, everything about her precious and little. How could anyone not want to be with her?The ticks from the small clock on the wall were loud now that it was so quiet. This is how it had been for me back the south, lying awake till midnight and counting the clock ticking until I tired myself
ALPHA ASHAWhen morning came I was already in the kitchen, WormWhick was keeping close to me, inspecting my pancake recipe with all seriousness. These were the same pancakes he made for us when we were pups, Jared would steal mine from my plate and I would have to chase him around the house only for him to eat it up before he blows raspberries in my face. I’d be at the verge of crying and beating him the fuck up before WormWhick would swoop in and offer me another bowl of pancakes, that was always Jareds saving grace.“My my something smells good!” Jared stalked into the kitchen with a tired yawn. “Making pancakes Cous?”“Yhup.” I said, not knowing if I should remove the egg yolks or add them to the mix.Jared bent over the bowl right when WormWhick cracked the egg, yolk and transparent jelly falling into the dough.“Got it, thanks.” I told WormWhick.“Been a while I had these…” Jared smiled with a greedy nod.“If you learn how to make ‘em you’d be having them everyday!” I sneered, tu