A Prey For Predators. 

Jade's point of view:

"Can I at least know the reason why you were so angry at me?"

I questioned my mate. I mean, since the meeting was over; he didn't seem like himself at all.

"I'm not angry at you... I'm just not liking the entire situation! "

I kind of have an idea about what he was thinking. Still, I would never do what was in his mind. Instead of creating more trouble for both of us, I decided to act dumb.

"You suppose to be happy... We're supposed to be happy about it all. I mean, we're about to eventually end up together, just like we've always wanted."

Instead of speaking about what was on his mind... I decided to remind him about the important part out of it all which is 'us'.

"True, I should rejoice being with you ... We are getting together, as we've always wanted... But please don't..." He posed, then started speaking bitterly again. "I don't like how they're stealing your birthright, and it would be better if you don't act dumb again."

" I'm not acting, I just can't see what you're applying for..."

" You know what I'm talking about!" He cut me off, and I was like not knowing how to feel about it.

" As I already told you, I'm not acting dumb... I just... He's my brother... My older brother!" I've tried to explain, but my explanation just got it all worse.

" If he's your brother, he wouldn't be stealing your right. You are a female alpha. You are the only daughter of our Luna and alpha."

"And he is the firstborn alpha child. Even his mother was a Luna - the pack's first Luna!" I tried to argue with him, but he caught me off again.

" The ranking of our pack changed the moment fate decided to interrupt. As I previously said, you are the rightful one for the alpha title."

" Indeed, fate interrupted insanely. Yet, that doesn't change the fact that Tristan is a true blood alpha. His father is an alpha, meanwhile, his mother was a Luna..." I spoke firmly, leaving no door to hesitation. Still, he wasn't convinced.

"But she's gone... she's dead!" He shouted out loud. "I never thought of you as a weak she-wolf, but you are. You're supposed to fight for your rights, and if you're afraid that you won't make it out... I can fight in your name, I'm your mate. I'm also as strong as him. I can guarantee you your rightful position as a female alpha of our pack. A to Luna..."

"... and of course you're the alpha!" I've snapped at him since I was done with his nonsense. "Listen, I'm not fighting my brother for any reason. Deal with it!" My tone was calmer than before, yet sincere. I have no intentions to create problems with my brother in any sort of way.

Unexpectedly, and rudely, he left me alone inside the wood. He shifted to his wolf, and vanished. He didn't care that we were out of our pack territory. Nor to that at any time I could get attacked by a rogue.

You might wonder how did we end up here...

Well, just as the meeting held in my father's office was over, James dismissed himself not caring that his attitude draw much attention to us. He didn't feel the urge to hide his anger or to keep the way he feels to himself.

He made his way out of the packhouse, shifted to his wolf, and started running into nowhere.

It was always his way of dealing with anger, running into the woods while setting his wolf free.

Of course, being the dumb creature I am, I followed him after that I shifted also to my brown wolf... Then made my way into the woods, only to end up here not only in the nowhere, but also alone!

Anger runs through my veins as I was thinking about the entire situation. I shouldn't let him get with such a treatment.

Still, I love him and I can't live without him. I can't imagine my life without him. I could only breathe because he was by my side.

Well, I wasn't feeling like going anywhere, and I'm not feeling like doing anything. So I decided to lay in the ground and to face the beautiful blue sky.

People might be thinking that I'm so dramatic, and things like that happen between mates. That's what actually mom told me when she caught us fighting once about the same subject. She was even partly on his side.

I swear to God I most of the time don't recognize my mother!

Well, I'm the type to look like I have everything I want, and it's normal that my mate wants a higher ranking, but no!

This is not the truth... All I want is to love and to be loved by my mate.

God …! I hate that I'm so pathetic...

Still, seriously! James wasn't like that way before, or maybe it was me who didn't know him right before.

I'm not sure if James would feel the same toward me if it wasn't for the mate bond. We're way too different now, and he wasn't that way when we were young.

He used to have a warm heart and attitude along with a caring personality. Right now he's really different, we spent most of our time while he's thinking about one thing – power, and why I'm not fighting my brother over the title.

It's his birthright more than it's mine, and I love my brother more than anything my alpha blood would provide me by. As I've already mentioned, I need no power, nor a higher rank, all I need is love and a strong family.

The worst part is that Tristan kind of has an idea about what was happening in James' mind, and like any alpha, his pride is stronger than to keep someone with James' intentions in his territory.

I don't know what's the future's hiding for us, but I'm not taking my mate's side against my brother, and I'm not taking my brother's side against my mate.

Lost in my thoughts I was that I didn't notice some looming figures getting way too close to me. In fact, they were circling me as if I was a prey circled by a bunch of predators.

Swiftly, I stand on my feet, getting ready to shift at any second.

I wasn't able to see who was approaching me, but their aromas were getting stronger and stronger, which kind of gave an idea about who were the enemies.

They weren't hunters, nor rogues… They were worse, vampires…