Aleister’s POV
“Yo dipshit. Are you on patrol tonight?” Liam said coming into the room shoving toast into his mouth.
“Dude close your mouth, I just had the room cleaned. Yeah, I’m on the south side tonight why?”
Shoving me over on my sofa he threw his feet on the table looking over to my screen and rolling his eyes.
“Don’t you ever do anything other than study? I was talking to Leon, and he said if its okay with you, can we switch up tonight. I’m over east beside the human forest. It’s a guaranteed easy night, but Cassie is working south, and I think she might be the one, man.”
Looking at my brother I rolled my eyes “Wasn’t Steph the one? Or wasn’t it Alicia? Oh no wait, it was Heather” I laughed.
“Dick! I thought they were, but I swear man, Cassie is just such a babe and she is playing hard to get.”
“Fine I’ll switch just this once, but you owe me. You know its boring over by the human forest.”
“You’re the best brother EVER. But don’t tell Leon or Nate I said that. I wanna live to see 18.” He joked.
Getting ready for patrol I took my small backpack and threw in an energy drink and some snacks.
It really is boring on the South side or the forest. We are well hidden from humans here; our pack is out of the way with only a small human village a little south and miles of forest surrounding us on all other sides. We don’t get many humans in the forest because of the bears and, well us wolves, so the patrols are mostly just to protect against other packs or rouges trying to get onto the territory.
I turned down towards the office corridors to see my brother. I was letting him know of my position change.
It was hard being the second born to the Alpha. My brother Leon was a hard ass, but our parents were killed 4 years ago, when he was just 16, so he took on the pack far earlier than most Alphas usually do. This means he pushes my brothers and me more than he does with the rest of the pack to make sure that we are ready to survive anything. Protecting us 3 is all he has ever done.
Knocking the door I heard him mumble, and headed in.
“Alpha I’ve swapped patrols with Liam tonight. I’ll be taking South side.” He continued to write an few more words then stopped and looked up at me.
“Alpha? Don’t be such an idiot Aleister” he said with a grin. He hated when I called him Alpha in private.
“Sorry, sorry, my liege” I said with a bow and enunciated the words.
“You jackass” he smiled, throwing his pen at me.
“Ouch, I’m reporting you to the council for child abuse!” I retorted.
“You okay swapping with Liam? You know you can say no? He doesn’t need to stick his dick into anything that will allow him. You could say no and be a cockblock and watch him struggle” he said with a hint of an evil grin on his face.
“Nah its fine, Cassie is so chatty. I’d rather have the loneliness than be stuck listening to her.” I laughed. “But I’m heading out now. I’ll mind link if anything comes up.” With a thumbs up from him I turned and left.
It was quiet most of the evening so I decided to shift after walking a bit. I stripped down and put my clothes into my backpack and hid it under a tree.
It was coming up to about 5.30pm when I heard talking. Who would be out here? Nobody in the pack comes this far to the humans.
I stopped in a bush and watched a small petit red head walking along looking lost.
“Some human that’s strayed too far?” my wolf Havoc asked.
“I'm not too sure” I took a few steps closer and stopped. She must have heard me, so I hid in behind a bush and watched her duck behind a free in a poor attempt to hide herself. The wind shifted and I would smell the iron tinge of blood coming from her direction and something else.
Opening my mind link I quickly reached out to Leon.
“Leon, I think there is a human lost in the woods. Some small girl but I think she might be hurt. I can smell blood.”
“Stay close to her but don’t let her see you. Is she alone?”
“I think so. I don’t see or smell anyone else around.”
“Okay keep back and watch her. If she comes further in, you might have to scare her in the direction of the human town.”
“Yes sir.” I answered and cut the link.
I followed a while longer as it started getting darker with the sun was setting. My patrol was finishing in an hour so I would need to get her heading in the other direction soon.
Staying back, I followed for a while unnoticed. She stopped and looked around; confusion evident on her face as I jumped in behind a bush.
She reached into a backpack and pulled out a jumper.
“I’ll need to find somewhere to sleep, I can’t keep walking through the night” I heard she speak as she was putting the jumper on, but as her head popped out the top, her eyes met mine.
Quickly moving I ducked down hoping she didn’t see me, which seemed to work as she shrugged it off.
She wants to find somewhere to sleep. I need to push her toward the human side, I thought as my wolf piped up.
“Aleister, I think she’s a wolf. Or at least will be. Didn't you notice? Her eyes flickered, just for a moment, and she has a slight smell.”
I sniffed; I could smell it now. She had a wolf.
“She hasn’t shifted yet though. That’s odd. Doesn’t the shift usually happen at around 14?” Havoc questioned.
“Yeah, it does. That’s odd.”
I opened my link to Leon again.
“Leon, this girl, I think she’s a wolf but she hasn’t shifted. I can’t smell which pack she would be from, and she doesn’t smell like a rouge. What do I do?”
He replied sounding annoyed. “Just follow her a bit longer. If she turns towards the forest drive her out. The last thing we need is more unknown wolves trying to get on to our territory.”
I cut the link and walked up closer towards her. “Can you sense anything Havoc? Anything at all?” I asked, maybe getting a little closer would help us determine where she came from.
“No, I’m getting nothing at all…” We stopped suddenly at the sound of the branch snapping under our foot, not realising how close we were until she turned around.
“Shit, em, do we back off here or stand our ground? She doesn’t look like she’s going to attack.” Havoc questioned.
“I don't know. Is it me or does she look confused? She should be able to tell we are a werewolf.” After a few moments she took a step, but she was going in the direction of the pack territory. I shook my head to tell her not to go that way and she glanced at me as if I’d just grew another head.
“Shift back and talk to her. She might feel less threatened.” Havoc suggested, but he was cut off by her shouting.
“Whose there?”
Did she hear someone else? She looked as if her heart was going to explode. I decided to go behind a tree to shift, I figured I better shift to talk to her and ask her not to go further into my pack territory. I might get some answers about her pack.
Shifting back, I came out from behind the tree. I was used to the look she had. Most women glared at me that way when I’d less clothes on. Part of being a werewolf was being comfortable with nudity. But there was something else in her eyes. Awe, amazement and fear?
Giving her a moment to gawk I finally spoke.
“Who are you?” I asked but what I wasn’t expecting was the ear-piercing scream that tore through the night. A scream of pure terror.
“Shit, Al I don’t think she knows what we are. What SHE is!” Havoc snapped as we watched her take off running in fear.
Aleister POV “Wait” I tried to shout but even in human form she was so fast. I took off after her while opening a mind link. “Leon, she doesn’t know. I shifted to try and talk to her, but she doesn’t know she’s a wolf or what we are, but she’s seen me and bolted” I screamed down the link panicked. “Shit Aleister. You need to get her. If she tells anyone or if she fucking shifts in public it will get back to the hunters. You need to stop her. Kill her if you need to. I’m sending more men.” I cut the link about to shift when I seen her exit the tree line. I heard the screeching sound of tires followed by the sound of her hitting off the front of a vehicle. “I don’t think that will be necessary. She just got hit be a car on the road.” I linked Leon. “Good. Get out of there.” He answered angrily and cut the link. I walked over to the tree line to see what had happened. Seeing her lay on the ground, she was covered in blood looking at the stars. I was about to leave when I seen her
Leon POV For the next few hours, I just get a feeling of unease and can’t seem to focus. I got up and walked over to gaze out of my window until I feel the link from Aleister again. “Leon, the girl, I think she’s a wolf but hasn’t shifted. I can’t smell which pack she would be from, and she doesn’t smell like a rogue. What do I do?” Shit, if she’s not alone or a runaway she could lead others here. “Just follow her a bit longer. If she turns towards the forest drive her out. The last thing we need is more unknown wolves trying to get on to our territory.” I snapped, feeling like shit right after as I felt him cut the link. Crap, I hope he doesn’t think I’m annoyed at him. I paced in my office for what seemed like hours waiting on Aleister giving me an update. “He is smart and strong. Don’t worry about him. We have trained him well.” My wolf Khaos reminded me. I’ll just sit down and get some more plans started, I thought but quickly a link opened with Aleister who was shouting in
Leon POV “Come in.” I grunted, followed by Eric popping his head through the door slowly as if he was expecting me to throw something. “What has your thong up your ass dear Alpha?” he joked, grinning until he noticed the look in my eye. Clearing his throat, he stepped into the door and set something on the floor. “Seriously, what has happening Leon?” I looked at him a few minutes before looking to Aleister and he followed my eyes. Aleister was just staring into the beer bottle as if waiting on a genie coming out to grant him wishes. “Is he okay? Is this about the girl you mindlinked to find?” he asked I was about to speak when Aleister threw his bottle across the room. “She was a wolf. She just didn’t know it. I should have seen the signs in her eyes. If I had of taken my time, spoken to her gently, she wouldn’t have run. She could have discovered who she was.” Eric looked at him and then to me. 'This has really gotten to him, hasn’t it?’ Eric mindlinked me, and I gave him a nod.
Leon POV I opened a mind link to Aleister. “Al, did you leave a backpack in my office?” “I left it in the hall, I think Eric left it by your door, I told you I grabbed the girls things. I figured we might find out who she is. I seen it sitting at the door of your office when I left.” He said agitated, when I remembered he said something about it before Eric came in. “Right, sorry. I forgot. I saw this bag and didn’t know where it came from. I’ll check it and let you know in the morning if I find anything. Get some rest” I cut the link and made my way over to the bag. Khaos was acting weird, pacing in my head. “What is with you?” I asked annoyed. ‘I don’t know Leon. Something is off here but I don’t know what it is.’ I lifted the bag and was hit again with the sweet scent. I opened her bag to find a few items of clothing, not much, some rolled up cash, again not much and a few books. I was so lost in the sweet scent that, before I knew what was going on, I realised Khaos had ta
Juvia POV Hearing the sound of machines beeping, I started to realise I was no longer on the road watching the stars overhead. I tried to move but it hurt me all over to do so. Opening my eyes slowly, I was blinded by a white glowing surrounding. “I’m in the hospital?” I questioned with a raspy voice. “Oh sweetheart, your awake. It was so touch and go for a while we didn’t know if you were going to wake up.” I looked over to see an elderly nurse looking at a chart. “Would you like a drink of water?” she asked sweetly. I nodded and she made her way to the hall and came back with a cup of water and a straw. “Sip it, dear. You have been out for a full week. You were in a very nasty car accident, but you pulled through, thank the heavens, and you seem to be healing extremely well. You have a fractured skull, a broken wrist, a fractured ankle and a few broken ribs. One rib punctured one of your lungs but your surgery obviously went well, and it was repaired.” As I listened to her, I
Juvia POV I jumped up and looked around. There was nobody there. It was the same voice I remember from the forest. ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you’ “Who is there? Who are you?” I shouted into my empty room and when I got no reply, I grabbed the button to call the nurse who came rushing in. “What's wrong?” This nurse wasn’t like the one who was in this morning. This middle-aged woman with dark brown hair and a long nose looked like she would rather stab me than help me so she could be a quiet night. “There is someone in my room” I shouted out panicked. “Someone is here. She spoke to me a moment ago. Someone is in here.” The nurse looked at me as if I had stolen her kid and threw it into traffic. She walked over to the bathroom and checked behind all the curtains. “Miss Simone, there isn’t anyone else here. Go to sleep before I have a nurse give you a sedative” she said in a tone of annoyance. ‘She can’t see me, not unless you shift, and I wouldn’t do that here. You’ll likely
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” Rang out over the crowd of people. He looked around, his tail wagging. Walking over to him I patted his head. “Happy birthday kiddo. Go get changed and come join your party.” We heard a crash as Liam fell through the tree line. “And here folks we have the loser!” I laughed along with the others. The boys went to get changed and I started to mingle with guest. It was a nice afternoon and there was plenty of drinks consumed into the evening. Everyone seemed to be having fun and dancing Aleister was flicking between people and it looked like he was having a good time. As the night continued though, I could not stop thinking about the girl in the hospital, but my thoughts were cut short by an unease in my stomach and a smell in the air. I walked over to Eric. The look on his face, he could feel it too. An all-mighty song of howls rang though the sky causing us to look around. “What the fuck was that?” Eric shouted. “What is going on, East side patrol?” I linked
Leon POV “She’s awake? When? Has she said anything?” I blurted out without thinking. He paused for a moment before continuing. “No. She woke up not long ago. I’m not sure what happened but she proper freaked out for a while. I heard the doctor tell her about her injuries and I heard some of the nurses talking. She was hit with a massive amount of force by the car. She is definitely a wolf; a human would have died on impact.” I detected a hint of sorrow in his voice. “There is something though. The doctor did confirm she’s in foster care and she does have foster parents, but again nobody has visited her.” His voice came across soft, as if he also felt sorry for her. “That may be why we weren’t allowed any information on her. She must still be under 18. Thank you. Stay a little bit longer and find out what you can.” “Yes, Alpha. How is the situation over there? Was there many injured?” “I’m just about to head back to the hospital then to the pack house. I will update you when I f