While Sage patiently waited for Aurora to finish cooking, he suddenly sensed someone jabbing into his thoughts and instantly, he opened his mind link for the person. "You should check on Alpha Cowell, right now, Alpha," Beta Rae conceded to him and Sage knew something might have gone wrong. He sprang up hurriedly and was about to tell Aurora that he needed to see the Alpha but since he knew she was tired and might get worried, he decided to leave and return later. He carefully left the chamber and made his way to the Alpha's chamber. He couldn't tell why his heart was racing but he decided to be calm with it. He got to Alpha Cowell's chamber and stood unnoticed by the door as he helplessly heard him cough long and hard.His mind drifted to the research he had carried out about the Alpha's illness. He did not need to be a doctor to know that every passing day of his hardheartedness brought him closer to death. His heart hurt remembering that.Every senior wolf of the Lock Heart Pack
After speaking harshly to Alpha Cowell, Sage angrily stormed out of his chamber, even unconsciously hitting his dazzled father on his way out.He now understood better why his father had spoken to him in such anger. Just like his supernatural powers, the Alpha's heart was a no-go zone. When he had his mind made up on a matter of interest, he seemed to lock his heart and have the key thrown away, far from where any mortal could find it."What is so beautiful about death that has appealed to the Alpha's heart?" he thought to himself as he walked down to his chamber.Rae had returned with the pack from their hunting expedition."Have you seen Aurora?" he hastily asked him, still reeling."Oh, yes, she should be in your chamber. She was looking for you everywhere. Where have you been, Sage?" he asked, surprised by his countenance. It didn't look like he had a smile on him."I'll see you later," he just walked away, leaving Rae rotting on the spot, concerned.He got in and met Aurora sitti
He just couldn't sleep, his eyes as open as daylight. The more he tried to close them, the more they refused to."I feel lonely, even when you are around. That's because you have been acting strange to me lately. Sage, do you love me?" Her voice had played in his head for the umpteenth time. The more he tried to downplay what she had said, the more worried and restless he was.He was worried that his refusal to tell her what he was keeping away from her was beginning to affect their relationship and that there was nothing he could do about it."Damn it!" he cursed.Just then, Aurora walked in, looking a lot calmer than she was a few minutes ago. She sat by the edge of the bed, looking directly at him. He looked away.…and then she began…"I know you think I'm stubborn and that I am probably too naive to understand what…""Oh, no, Aurora, you are not naive and I will never think of you as one," he cut in."Then what is it?!""You won't understand, at least, not now. My love_""Oh, spa
"I have no idea. I feel the same thing you feel. Fuck!" Sage replied, as confused as she was.He was more concerned that he had no explanation for what was happening to them. That didn't bode well for him as the heir Alpha of the Lock Heart Pack. Luckily, only Aurora was there."Could it be that_""Wait!" he cut in, moving closer to her. He placed his right hand on the area where he had his heartbeat and paid attention to whatever only he heard and understood. Aurora, meanwhile, looked on in silence, hoping that he came up with an explanation for what was happening to them.He felt uneasy as he listened. Not that he was a stranger to mind links, but this one seemed a tad unfamiliar to that of the Lock Heart Pack. He hoped it wasn't another pack trying to manipulate and pit them against each other."I think I know who it is," he said, heaving a sigh of relief."Who?" she asked, curious."It's Rae," he replied, searching his locker for something. He knew that the story didn't make for g
"Aurora wait, Aurora, please!"Sage and the rest kept calling her, but she would not answer, rather she kept on walking towards the car.She was raging and just didn't want to talk to anyone. She didn't understand why an Alpha would be afraid to go after his pack. Even though Sage had told her why he couldn't risk going to the dungeon, she was having a tough time making sense of it.Her mind was already made up on what to do. Sage and the rest could stand there and do nothing, but she was determined to rescue Derrick and the others."Aurora, please stop," he pleaded once again. He had finally caught up with her, while his beta followed behind."What is it, Sage?" she asked, not looking his way."Okay, I know you are upset; I also know what you think of me. I mean, what Alpha would abandon his pack just to save himself.""Then come with me; we can save them," she cut in."No, Aurora. I know what I'm doing, and we must stick together."Rae closed in on them."You are right, Aurora. We s
"Focus, Sage, focus!" Aurora shouted at Sage who kept leaping at the rogues. "Just follow my lead and you all will be fine," she told other shifters that seemed to be retreating."Their leader is mine," Sage's mind linked them as he broke the line and attacked anyone who crossed his path with such fury. He only had his eyes on one prize."Attack!" Aurora barked, going after the rogues. Even as she attacked them, she had her eyes on Sage, watching out for him to ensure he was not in some sort of danger.The fight soon ended, and most of the rogues were taken down, while those who managed to escape did so with varying degrees of injury."I told you he's mine; let him be," Sage mind linked Derrick, interrupting him as he made to shift. "What do you need him alive for?" he asked, surprised."As a bait Derrick." "Are you fine?" Aurora requested when she got beside Sage.Not saying a word to her, Sage turned his attention to the rogues that stayed lying on the ground, writhing in pain. He
He was amazed at how fast she killed up to seven rogues up in a blink of an eye. He shrugged, after all, Aurora was the leader of the pack fighters.Watching her chest rise and fall as she tried to catch her breath, he decided it was time for them to head to the cottage. “Clean this up. We are about to head out,” he mind linked his beta.With a small nod he directed at Rae, he took Aurora hand, leading her to where they had packed the vehicle.She sat quietly in the car, pondering over what had happened in the last hours. “My love, is something the matter?” Sage questioned, glancing briefly at her before focusing on the road.“Not at all. Just wondering why the rogues have being attacking frequently these day,” she muttered but that was far from the truth and he knew better than to believe her. He knew how bad their relationship has been unstable and he wished he could explain it to her. It was for her own benefit but he knew Aurora too well by now she would oppose the idea. He couldn
"Get the cottage decorated, and dinner ready," Sage mind linked Rae. He has decided to pave his way into her heart with dinner since she didn’t want to forgive him after countless apologies and little compliments whenever she had given him a chance to move close to her without moving away. He opted to do little things even though it was just dinner at the cottage.He knew it was best if they didn’t head back there. He had confirmed from Rea through the mind link that they weren’t through and he didn’t want anything to ruin his surprise which would have been an obstacle to her forgiveness. Going for a run was the best way he could stall her so he offered the overture to her, "Why don’t we go for a run?" he smiled nervously, afraid she wasn’t going to agree to the idea and end up deciding they head back.Looking at him skeptically, she tried to figure out what he was up to. She made it clear she hadn’t forgiven him. Didn’t he get the message? Or the silent treatment didn’t work their tr