Chapter 5

Kade

“Alpha, we have unexpected guests” Alex's voice boomed in my head making me growl. 

“How many?” I barked, annoyed. Why do I have to go on a killing spree after the beautiful night I had.

“The scout told me they are around 400 hundred” Alex replied quickly. 

“What’s the location?” I asked, jumping out of bed. 

“The south border”  Alex mind-linked back and for some reason my heart skipped a beat. What if I was wrong and my beautiful wolf was just a decoy. I knew I should have been going after her. 

“Gather the best warriors and meet me outside in ten” I growled through the mind-link.

“Alpha, it’s not an attack…they are not rogue wolves”. Alex answered after a moment. “They are humans.” He added, gulping down hard.

“Humans?” I snorted. “Are you sure?” I asked again to make sure I heard right.

“Yes, they are camped close to the lake. Our men watched them all morning to make sure they were not getting ready to attack us. They have women and children with them.” Alex told me cautiously. 

“Why are they out in this weather?” I heard myself asking. It didn’t make sense. Humans usually travel during the summer, not now when the winter is close and the temperatures are low. Something wasn’t adding up.

“I don’t know, Kade. It looks like they are just passing through. To be sure I am going to check it out. I’ll keep you posted” Alex uttered. I could feel his anxiety through the mind-link. None of us wants to have to fight, but we have too in order to keep our women and children safe.

“I am coming with you” I mumbled, closing the mind-link.  

My wolf wines and I could feel he is restless. He doesn’t care about the people who are camping on our territory. All he wants is to go and find the grey wolf. I never saw him like this. Yet he was never interested in a she-wolf before.

I am debating if I should get dressed or just go in my wolf form but yet again these are humans that I need to deal with. 

Most of the humans are not aware of our existence and finding out it might cause more problems than good. Problems that I am not ready to deal with right now.

After taking a quick shower, I put on a pair of ripped jeans and a black shirt. Studying myself in the mirror I decided to put on a leather jacket and military boots. Yeah, this was much better. I could pass on as human. 

As I come down the stairs, I see Alex waiting for me with Ella, his mate. The worried expression is spread all over  his face.

“What?” I asked bluntly, heading to the kitchen so I could pour myself a coffee. Without coffee I am as savage as my wolf. What can I say? I am a coffee man. First comes the coffee and after the important decisions.

“Kade, what are you planning to do?” Ella, asked me softly.

“About?” I looked up, frowning my eyebrows.

“The humans,” Ella whispered softly, surprising me. Since she moved to the pack house and became a member of my pack she never questioned my decisions so I am curious what got into her.

“I am going to check them out, myself. See why they are out there in this weather…” I said shortly, shrugging my shoulders. 

“Alex told me that they have women and children,” Ella mumbled. “What if they need help?” She was looking serious and I wondered what else she was thinking about.

“We’ll see,” I answered, gulping down the coffee. “You’re driving”, I said, throwing the keys of my Jeep Wrangler, to Alex. “Mind-link the guards  to keep an eye on the caravan and let us know if there’s any change and for the rest of the warriors, we need them to be close in case this is a setup and we need to fight them” I uttered shortly. 

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As we exit the pack house main road, the fog is getting worse. Alex barely sees the road so he has to slow down in order to keep us on the road. I curse under my breath my decision to wear clothes, but again we are talking about humans.

I am sure they would not appreciate seeing me naked. 

We have different businesses around the country, but the one closest to my heart is the cabins resort on the other side of the mountains. It’s an all year business and it’s getting popular each year. People  who are coming can enjoy the mountain trails, back horse riding or ski sports during the winter season.

A sharp scream brought me back from my thoughts and I almost jumped out from the moving car. 

“You heard that?” I asked Alex.

“ I sure did,” he replied before pulling over.

The scream filled the air again and I started running like a crazy man without looking back. I don’t stop to catch my breath or listen for more screams. It’s like I know already where the screams are coming from. 

Without thinking twice I remove my clothes and shift letting my wolf out to destroy.

It didn't take me long to find out what was happening.  A girl who didn’t seem to be older than sixteen or seventeen was bravely fighting two rogue wolves. 

The growl that left my chest made the wolves step back leaving the girl unattended. One of the wolves looked in my direction but decided that I was not a threat so he went after the girl who was holding a branch. She hit the wolf with so much power making me wonder if she really needed my help. I growled again as I came close  jumping to the roque who was messing up with the girl. By the time he saw me coming it was too late I already ripped out his head. As the girl's eyes went wide in horror I turned my back to the other rogue who was now retreating. I growled again to make sure he got the message and left while he was still alive.

 A faded scent of jasmine made me snap my head and look at the girl who was still terrified looking at the wolf corpse at her feet. I could tell she was in shock but I had to know…I had to find out if it was her…My grey wolf. I slowly got closer to her and touched her hand with my nose. I sniffed for a second but I couldn’t tell, the smell of blood was too strong. Her coat made from the animal skins didn’t help either. Maybe it was just my imagination, maybe I wanted too much to find her…

“Alpha, is everything okay?” Alex mind-linked me appearing from the bushes.

“Please, don’t hurt me” I heard her whisper before she passed out.