All Chapters of Whisper of the Alpha: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

*Bryson*Mate. Mate. Mate.The word kept repeating over and over in my head, but I still couldn't believe it.My father had expected me to find my mate once I turned eighteen in order to continue our line and prepare my future bride to be the future Luna of our pack once my father stepped down. However, because of my illness I had never been able to feel the mate bond.For years my father had taken me to every meeting, every trip, every social event, just with the hopes that I would finally feel that bond and find my mate. But with each trip I got more and more discouraged.My father stayed hopeful, stating that my mate most likely wasn't of age yet, and when she was the pull would be much stronger. But I had suffered with my illness for years at that point and was sure that the lack of the mate bond was another cursed side effect. It had been a miracle that I had gotten my wolf in the first place, so it wouldn't be a stretch to assume my wolf was

*Bryson*My mind didn't know what to focus on and I just couldn't think straight…especially with Ada standing there with someone's hand wrapped around her throat.I was seeing red at even the idea of another person putting his hands on her, but then to have them be aggressive as well? I didn't know how I was managing to still be standing.But for the first time since I shifted my eyes were now on this weird masked rogue.He had just said something about Ada and had made a second reference inferring that he personally knew me…so why can't I place him? The mask of course was making the identification difficult, but now that I was focusing on him his voice did sound slightly familiar.If only that damn mask was gone."Good luck with that," the masked rogue said, then bolted to Ada before any of us could move.My whole body tensed as his hand found purchase on her neck and the rogue behind her fell away. I glanced at him for only a second

*Bryson*I caught my breath and made it to Ada, who was still laying in her mother's arms. Her stillness terrified me and I found myself reaching out and grabbing onto her, bringing her to me.Ada's mother looked at me in confusion for a moment, but didn't object, for which I was eternally grateful. Ada's father stood back as well, nervously pacing. He looked nearly as worried as me."What's wrong?" I asked, my voice betraying the fear and panic I was feeling. "What happened?""I'm not sure," Ada's mother said, finally taking her eyes off of me to look back down at her daughter. "We were standing here watching you guys fight when all of a sudden she just collapsed. You have to realize though, she doesn't have a wolf yet. She's a lot weaker than a lot of people realize.""Yes, I know," I said with a small nod.I secured her in my arms and stood up from my knees, gripping her as close as possible to me. Her body was completely limp, making my

*Bryson*I froze, completely shocked and clueless about what had just happened.It had been a day and a night already since I brought Ada to the infirmary, and I had forced myself to stay. I promised that I would stay until Ada could wake up and I could give her a proper goodbye.Apparently I had been in the wrong for assuming that Ada would be excited to see me.She had flinched away from my touch and screamed at me to let go of her. My hand stayed outreached, unsure of how to proceed. I wanted to respect her wishes, but my body and my wolf were begging for the endorphins and peace that her physical touch brought us.'She's afraid,' my wolf told me as I stayed frozen, trying to think what to do. 'I can feel it. She is afraid of us.'My feelings of angst grew at this observation from him.She was scared of me? How was that even possible?'Well, you did hurt her.'I growled internally at the reminder. I felt myself gettin

*Bryson*My wolf howled and screamed inside of my mind, but I kept my jaw tightly clenched, preventing him from getting anything out or gaining control for even a moment.It was hard though when I was standing there, staring at the hurt on Ada's face that my words had caused. At least the hurt had finally stopped her arguing though. I didn't think it would be that hard to leave her, but she was fighting for me tooth and nail.And while part of me loved her devotion, the other part realized that this devotion could just spell more danger for her."Why would you say that?" Ada asked, her voice barely audible as she looked down.My chest tightened again, but I took another deep breath to gain control of my own emotions, my own anguish. There's no way I could justify my words, even if they were true."Get some rest," I said as gently as I could, allowing some of my own dejection into my tone. "I'll come back tomorrow."Ada didn't move or