It felt like we were walking forever. My mom eventually lifted me onto her Wolf's back, felt guilty knowing she was just as tired as I was but I couldn't bring my legs to work anymore.
My senses only jilted back to life after hearing those men call out, "who goes there!" We were finally at the border of dark blood pack. It was heavily patrolled by the most giant men with the most defined muscles. They looked ready to pounce on us. It was a werewolf only territory.I hopped off my moms back while she shifted. "We are here to see Alpha Kaden," my mom took the lead, holding me behind her with one hand. One thing she would always let them know was how protective she could get. Nala and I felt intimidated by these men but my mom was here, she was my saving grace."And who are you?" One of the warriors stepped forward, scrunching his nose in disgust. I gasped inaudibly. We'd only just gone rogue, there was really no way we already smelled rotten, even if we did, it would be so minimal."I will only talk to the alpha." My mom maintained her strong stance."We don't let intruders in, back off!" He barked at her, I saw his claws fronting as he dared her to take a step forward."Don't hurt her! We are from The goddess shield pack, we've traveled all this way by foot, we mean no harm, you can search us, it's important that we talk to him, please." I yanked my mom a few steps backwards.The one with his claws was resistant, panting heavily, glaring at my mom, he looked like he was an older werewolf now that I studied his face. "Calm down Clarion," another man put his hand on the chest of the man now identified as Clarion. He had spiky hair and looked more approachable and stepped in front of Clarion.He looked between my mother and I, "what are your names?""Sonya, and this is my daughter Talie." My mom was trying to keep her calm, I could tell by the way she was squeezing her thumb with her other fingers."Alright, we will do a quick search," the nicer one said, reaching to search my mom with his hands."Are you joking Riggs? They could be dangerous, why aren't we beheading them right now?" Clarion snapped at him."Relax, they're women, we can't just send them back, it's so late and...""Oh so you think because we are women , we can't be dangerous, I'll have you know I'm the only female warrior in my pack, and one of the strongest of the team, I won't hesitate to take you both right here, right now, leaving you...""Mom, not the time." I said through gritted teeth."She's a ticking time bomb!" Clarion gritted his teeth together, clenching his fists by his side."That's not what I meant miss," Riggs raised his hands in defeat, "just saying it's not safe to let you go by yourself so late, now if you'll let us search you," he nudged Clarion's shoulder. With an hesitant grunt, Clarion reached forward to search me while Riggs would take my mom."I don't want that one touching my daughter," my mom glared at him, pulling his arm without warning so he was standing in front of her instead. "Search me."Riggs came to search me instead. I couldn't concentrate, my eyes were fixed on my mom and Clarion, the unspoken tension as he scanned his hands through her clothes, not taking his gaze off her, veins palpating through his head. Agressive snatching of her bags and digging his claws into it, rummaging through."Get rid of those claws, if you ruin one thing of mine-""I think they're clean," Riggs said even before he was done searching me. He was trying to prevent any more issues arising from my mom and Clarion."Clarion take control, I'll lead them in," Riggs beckoned that we came with him. I loved how the other warriors didn't interfere, just stood still in patrol."If anything happens, you take all the blame." Clarion called over his shoulder."Like anything can defeat us if the need arises," Riggs smiled. Something about the way he said it made me shiver in fear."Are you okay baby?" My mom asked as we followed behind Riggs. Their borders were surrounded by tall grasslands with narrow paths that led into the pack. The open sky made me chilly with cold and the night crickets wallowed my ears with their cries."I'm fine mom, we are beggars in a strange land if we need acceptance, you're going to have to abandon the attitude for a second." I couldn't believe I was saying that, how the roles had reversed."He needed to know his place." She snorted."Mon, if Alpha Kaden's warriors are like that, what is he going to be like?" I scooted closer to her."That was only one warrior," she rolled her eyes, "besides, look at how welcoming Riggs is." She nodded in his direction. I was certain he could hear us but it was not a problem for me."You're right." I sighed, "but if he doesn't let us in?""He will."It was almost as if the thought of being rogue was unimaginable for her. I just had to nod and hope for the best.We finally got to town after walking for thirty minutes. No wonder their pack was so safe the borders were far and heavily guarded at all times."I just need a bed to sleep at this point," I groaned when Riggs continued taking us further in town. Every house was structured the same, arranged in a linear form, bungalow with a yard and fence, it was arranged on left and right sides.I knew we were at the packhouse when I saw the building, it was the only one with a different structure. A tall storey building with a huge door. The main entrance was opened and Riggs led us further in."Have your seats, I have explaning to do." He said and disappeared up the stairs. The living room was lit with dim lights so I couldn't make out what it looked like exactly.My mom held my hand, sitting next to me, "fingers crossed."My heart was beating faster and my legs were shaky, alpha Kaden's decision was the only thing that would determine the course of the rest of our lives right now.A familiar scent hit my nostrils as footsteps trailed down the steps. My mom and I looked in the direction of the steps and followed the silhouettes until they were in the living room.The flicking on of brighter lights caused me to put my arm over my face, shielding my eyes and letting a groan at how blinding the lights were.Riggs was here with another man and my jaw dropped open when I saw who he was, it was none other than the man I'd seen jerking off in the woods and kidnapping me."Sonya, Talie, meet Alpha Kaden." Riggs introduced him to us.Shayla pov"Mom, dad! You're alive." I screeched, hugging my parents tight when I found them helping injured wolves, cleaning their wounds and tying them up in bandages."My Goddess, I tried so hard to mind link you, it just wouldn't come through, I'm so glad you're doing okay, this has to be the best day of my entire life." My mom broke into tears as my dad stood still, a weak grin on his face. "We were looking through the bodies to see if we'd find you and-" she choked through her tears."Mom I'm here and I'm fine, not a scratch on me." I sighed and let go of her to hug my dad, "I'm so glad you're okay.""Sort of," my dad rubbed a spot on his head where a patch of hair was missing, "it was way too rough on us." My parents were responsible for my short height, both five four and on the plus size. They were both in their middle fifties and had issues with fertility until having me. They were mates and so in love."I'll help with the injuries." I sighed, looking at all the tents set up
Talie"You're alpha Kaden?" I gasped and it wasn't till I saw Rigg's dropped jaw and my mom's twitching eye that I realised the tone I'd spoken in.Alpha Kaden wasn't bothered by this, or he was really good at hiding it. "Sonya, we meet again." He broke the silence that followed. "Again?" I leaned against my mom, whispering. "What does he mean by again?"My mom got to her feet and bowed her head a little, "yes Alpha, I came here with my daughter and wanted to talk to you about an urgent matter."I got to my feet as well and imitated my mom's actions, ignoring the strands of my hair that fell forward."Alright," his voice had so much baritone, while it had an aura of fear, something about it was really calming to me. "It's pretty late, you ladies should go to bed, whatever it is can wait till morning." He said. I didn't realise how stiffened my chest had been until I let out a sigh of relief. It was a good sign he was letting us stay here, it meant there was hope we could stay back."
Staring right at me in the eye, he stayed silent until the heavy rising and falling of my chest subsidised. "Are you okay?"I slid his hand downwards and away from my mouth. "How can I be okay?" I whispered, putting my hand on my chest, "why on earth would you sneak up on me like that?""I heard your scream in the bedroom, what was that all about?" I had my back leaning against the counter and he was only a few inches away from me , partially leaving me trapped between his body and the counter."It's nothing," I dismissed quickly."If there's something going on, you shouldn't hesitate to tell me." My eyes looked between both his blue orbs and I attempted to leave when he pulled my arm back effortlessly. "If something is wrong, you have to tell me." This time it sounded like a threat to me. I wouldn't lie and say that his aura wasn't threatening but I wasn't about to let him know what effect he was having on me.I was dead silent, holding my breath and staring at him blankly when visual
He was laying on his back and suddenly turned in a way that he was laying on his side and facing me. "You really can't do without me, can you?“I attempted to get to my feet, confused by the entire ordeal but his hand on my waist stopped me. “What do you think you're doing?” I was still heavy with sleep and this was probably still one of my dreams. I slowly came back to my senses and gasped, “why the fuck are you in my room you creep?”At first he stared like I had gone crazy, then he propped himself up, his weight depending on his elbow. "Is that what you say to them? You don't have to pretend, if you wanted to get some, I'd gladly give it to you." Alpha Kaden's voice had a spell over me that I hated. The last thing I wanted was to show him how his words were making feel but my body was getting tensed and if I wasn't careful, my arousal would cloud our nostrils."Ew, go away," I pushed him aside, jerking away from him. I was going to protest some more when I looked around. Even in th
"Alpha Kaden," Shadow bowed her head fast, "I didn't hear you come downstairs.""What was that for?" His voice reeked of impatience, it made my heart skip a beat."I was only messing around alpha, it was completely unnecessary alpha, I'm sorry." Shadow's voice trembled as she spoke.Just then, my mom and beta Riggs walked in through the main door carrying sacks and they must have been having a good laugh before since they were both grining from ear to ear. The silence drew their attention, they stopped in their tracks and my mom's smile faded when she saw me standing there.."How should you be punished?" Alpha Kaden continued to be intimidating, coming closer until he was inches away from her while I stood a few inches away from their middle."I'm sorry Alpha."Alpha Kaden slightly kicked the bucket that was beside her , "fill it up.""Yes alpha." She picked the bucket, rushed into the bathroom and returned with a bucket of water."Now give it to her."Realising what was about to happ
"Hey, are you okay?" Alpha Kaden asked me, his facial expression did not match the concern in his voice.I nodded once, " please put me down." I tried to avoid his gaze.He set me to my feet and stuffed his hands into his pocket, "it's time for pack run, I'll let you and your mom sit this one out, taking an oath to a new pack can be very draining, you should rest."I was so glad I didn't have to join them after what happened downstairs."Yes," I paused, trying to process this without any worries, "alpha."Faintly, I noticed that one corner of his lips tried to pull into a smirk. We headed out of his office and my mom was talking to Riggs about something, they both turned their heads to look at us on arrival.How did my mom not look the least affected? My head still hurt so bad and my legs were wobbly and threatening to give way soon if I didn't find a bed.My mom and Riggs came up to us and I could still sense that weird feeling with my mom. She put one arm around me and bowed her hea
I woke up to very slight snores from Alpha Kaden and looked outside the one window in his room only to find that the moon was still up. I sat up and groaned, rubbing my eyes, “please tell me I did not just sleep for another twenty four hours.”I groaned and tried to get to my feet only to feel his hand clutch onto me tightly on reflex.“Where do you think you're going?” He didn't open his eyes. “I think I might have slept for another entire day.” I told him. If I did though it was worth it, completely dream free and I felt like all my energy had been restored.Alpha Kaden still with his eyes closed ran his hands through the dresser beside his bed and pulled his phone out, he opened his eyes at the screen and returned the phone, “it's only been an hour since you got here. It's two in the morning.”“Really? Why can't I grasp the concept of time?” I shook my head, ”oh well but now I can't go back to bed I'm all energized.”“That's a you problem, now be quiet and let me sleep.”Even thoug
Shayla POVI woke up to a tingling sensation running down my belly. I closed my eyes and tried to focus on sleeping, hoping it would go away on its own, I Was still tired out from last night’s events and wanted nothing more but to be asleep right now.When I noticed the foreign object was now trailing down into my pants, I snapped my eyes open. I calmed realising it was only Ash. With a weak smile, I turned around so I was facing him, his hands moving to my waist while I cupped his cheek. His hand on my waist pulled me closer to him so my body was pressed against his chest."Good morning," I called, trying to stretch in the crammed up tent. I had cramps all over me."I want to ask if you slept well but I'm pretty sure none of us did." Ash's deep husky morning voice always had the same effect on me no matter how many times I'd heard it. Goosebumps trailed up my skin and a sensation grew beneath my thighs.I opened my mouth to say something in response when he tcaptured my lips in his o