"Hey! What the hell are you doing!"
Elena Michael's had arrived for the annual howling a few hours ago, and immediately began tracking the delicious scent wafting on the breeze, her mate was here, she could feel it.
Her search had led her to a small track in the woodland area on the outskirts of the Shadow moon territory, she had rounded the corner just in time to see five teenage were boys jump an unsuspecting omega wolf, hitting the back of his head with a large rock, as they laughed at him crashing to the ground unconscious.
They began to kick his still form and Elena knew if she didn't do something now, the poor young man may not survive against his cowardly attackers.
"Let him go!" She bellowed, the sheer rage tapping into her magic as an elemental wolf, causing the wind to pick the boys up and suspend them in midair, bound tightly by her wind fist.
"Hey, you can't do this outsider, do you even know who we are?" The bigger wolf blustered, trying in vain to free his limbs.
Elena grinned "The real question here boy is DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
With a small flick of her wrist, the boys were thrown and as they touched the ground, they swiftly shifted and ran off towards the packhouse, no doubt to tell their Alpha an elemental wolf had crossed into pack lands.
Hmph, Neanderthals, little did they know, the Alpha was her uncle, and he had invited her specifically to this event in the hopes that this year she would find her fated mate.
Elena had been shut away for so long in the jungle, training exclusively with the small but powerful elemental pack there as she learned to control and use her abilities, it felt good to finally be amongst other wolves, sharing food and gossip, chatting like normal society.
At nineteen Elena was the youngest Alpha born in her line, her wolf was a proud creature named Sephora, her coat a straight slate grey with light grey eyes, colors she shared with her human side, as Elena's hair was a shimmery silver with the same liquid eyes.
She was a lean figure, perfect for tracking, ensuring she could run for days without tiring, her gift of harnessing wind useful for keeping her cool no matter the heat.
In the eyes of her own pack, she was a prize, unfortunately, none of the unmated males there gave her the tingles, and she yearned for someone to call her own.
A groan bought her out of her introspection and she remembered the poor Omega lying several feet away, probably needing pack attention.
'Dang girl,' she chided herself, 'get your head in the game and your brain outta the clouds, Alpha borns don't waste time with daydreams.'
As she drew closer to the downed wolf, his scent wafted towards her, scrambling her senses, waterfalls, and mossy earth...'MATE MATE MATE!!' Sephora screamed in her head, challenging Elena for control of her body 'MUST HELP MATE!!' This Omega was her mate? Elena's heart thundered in her chest as she ran the short distance to the downed male, upon closer inspection, her wolf seemed confused, "He is no Omega Elena" Her wolf confirmed "His blood smells like a strong Gamma, why would a Gamma be demoted to a lowly Omega?''
"Someone has tried to break mate!" Sephora growled, pushing forward, taking full control as she leaned towards her mate, there were injuries everywhere, some old, some new, his lean body was covered in them, and it made her blood boil.
Slowly one eye opened, and Sephora could see the male's wolf peering back at her, through pain hazed chocolate-colored eyes, "Mate?" he rumbled, before losing his battle to unconsciousness again.
Elena used her wolf's momentary distress to force her wolf back and regain control, 'Dammit Sephora, you have to stop doing that! Who knows what sort of trouble you could've gotten us into if we'd wolfed out without permission in another pack? What good are we to our mate if our arse is thrown in the bloody dungeon?' Sephora grumbled and retreated to the recesses of Elena's mind in reluctant submission, she never apologized and would often sulk for a few days if Elena got cross with her, but at this point, Elena couldn't give a rats butt if she sulked or not, a bit of humility would do her arrogant wolf some good.
As for her mate, and the telltale smell of Gamma blood, that was a puzzle she would like to solve, but first, he needed medical attention.
She opened her mind link to call on the warrior accompanying her on her journey through the howling, one of her father's men.
"Cade, are you busy?"
"Just grabbing a bite to eat with the Beta's son Elena, why?"
"I've just found my mate, he isn't in good shape and requires medical attention, I could lift him but I don't know where the pack doctor is located, can you find someone to help please?"
"Sure thing, the Beta's son has offered his assistance, where are you?"
"There is a small bush trail on the outskirts of their territory, about a kilometer north of the foothills, we are easy to spot, but Cade...you need to hurry, he's not doing too good and for some reason, his wolf isn't healing him...."
"Okay Elena, congratulations on finding him before the Howling, I'm guessing that's why you took off so quickly when we arrived? Mikhail and I will shift to get to you quickly, hang on we'll be there soon."
Cade cut the link and Elena sat down beside her mate. He was the most gorgeous male she had ever seen.
She wanted to run her hands over his body, he was HERS and those ignorant little punks tried to hurt her beloved, for that they would face her wrath, but first, she had to make sure he was safe.
He was tall and slimly built, with a wiry body and lightly tanned skin, his face was all angles and Elena could tell that that with a little feeding up, his face would fill out and become panty dropping sexy, Goddess help any other female that looked at him though, as an Alpha blood, Elena and her wolf wouldn't tolerate that.
He had messy blonde hair, that looked as though he spent a lot of time in the sun, and Elena found herself wondering, "What's your story mate?" as she waited for Cade and the Beta's son.
Cade was a simple man. He had a lovely Omega mate waiting at home for him, with two young pups and a small patch of land where he had built their home still on pack territory.Hisneedswerestraightforward enough, the same as his job was..usually.Exceptnow he wastrudgingthrough the underbrush with the hosting packs' Betas son Mikhail, grumbling about having to rescue a wolf that couldn't hold his own in a fight.
Her smile beckoned him, and as always, he followed, enraptured by her beauty.This strange yet oddly familiar woman danced in his dreams every night. With her fiery red hair and mysterious violet eyes, she moved for him daring Shadow to take her hand.The woman's laugh sounded like heaven, and he felt himself getting aroused by her undulating hips. Without any warning, he found himself naked, his taut muscles rippling as Shadow walked towards his dream maiden.
Fifteen-year-old Raeann Romano loved her job; working alongside Dr. Williams in the Pack clinic was challenging and rewarding at the same time.Most girls her age lived for school, and teenage crushes, but not Raeann, after school always filled her with excitement, especially today when the Shadow Moon pack hosted the Annual Howling; she wasn't yet old enough to shift and was a few years off finding her mate, but Raeann didn't mind.She had promised herself from a very early age that she would never rely on a mate to make her life feel worthy, Isabella, Raeann's older sister was all the proof she needed to convince her that forming a strong attachment to another being made you vulnerable, and that was something R
'Fucking thorns!' Mikhail picked another one out of his face, flinching as a hundred others still embedded in his skin made themselves known; it would be getting dark soon, and he was still out off the beaten track, too prideful to mind link for help, thorns stuck every which way but loose, and he was damned if he knew where that mini tornado came from?One minute he was talking to a visiting pack warrior, the next thing he knew, Mikhail was twenty feet in the air, spinning around like sugar in a candyfloss machine speeding away from his intended destination.And, they didn't even check-in to see if he managed to escape from it, it was unacceptable, and he was pissed.
The moon was at most, an hour away from itś highest peak, and in the clearing on the north side of Blakewood forest, hundreds of naked figures stood silently waiting.The airwas alive with electricity and racing heartbeats, the smell of hope perfuming the night air as each wolf present hoped that this year would be the year they returned with a fated mate.Each pack had itś own space, members standing side by side according to age and rank, with the Royal pack on a stage above everyone else.This year four young Royals were looking for their fated, sending many a heart aflutter at the thought of being tied to the s
Colette heard it, the moment she shifted into her Russett colored wolf. The powerful howl pulled her in and before she knew it she was answering his call with one of her own.Her mate was here!Any thoughts of Mikhail fled as she searched for the owner of the compelling howling, picking up itś pace now that he had heard her wolfś answering call, wolves from different packs began todisengage from the masses, trotting to the front, making it easier to find their fated mate.
Amonstrous black wolf was prowling just inside the entrance to the hidden springs. He was the stuff of legends, or what parents would conjure up to keep their young pups in bed at night. Battle scars were proudly adorning his massive shoulders, rippling muscles flexing and relaxing with every movement as he growled at the small russet wolf, cowering behind the outcrop of rocks, COLETTE!Mikhail attempted to go to her rescue, but Narelleś wolf grabbed him by his scruff, pulling him back out into the forest, where she swiftly phased into her human skin.¨SHIFT!¨She commanded, using her Alpha voice, uncaring
Seven years earlier...The rogues he had paid were in place. In ten minutes, all hell would break loose, and at the end of it all, the woman Beta Romano loved and leadership of the Howling warrior pack would be his.Luna Abigail Stalker was heavy with his child, the Alpha completely unaware of his mate's infidelity, but Santos felt no guilt. His own mate had given birth to three of his pups whom he loved dearly, but Maria Romano was a weak wolf, and he craved Abigail's touch. How she made him feel when they lay together was unmatched, and all he needed to do was get rid of her husband and the two