The Alpha Can’t Sense His Mate

ITHRA

I watched in horror as Zadok took on the wolves that suddenly poured out of the bushes.

He leapt to the air and midway transformed into a gigantic wolf that scared the wolves to a still.

Within seconds, the air filled with bone-cracking sounds as the wolves transformed into their beast one after the other.

What in the world?!

My back found the oak tree behind me as I watched the confrontation between the wolves and Zadok’s wolf.

It was clear which wolf belonged to Zadok because it was the largest and most commanding. Not to talk of its demon-red eyes that struck a chord inside me.

It’s just training.

I remembered the words of Shilhi and swallowed hard. If this was indeed the test she spoke of, I had every plan of acing it.

She mentioned it would be a beastly test, but I didn’t take her word to mean that.

Without further contemplation, I joined Zadok in the fight, throwing myself in harm’s way as I dragged a knife into the bowels of a wolf.

Everything stilled as the wolf let out a guttural growl that didn’t move me. I was the only one in my human skin, but I could feel them talking about me.

Shilhi told me how deadly it would be and gifted me a knife, saying I would need it. I knew Zadok was perverse to using anything other than my abilities to defend myself, but he seemed he didn’t care.

Instead, I could sense his worry. I couldn’t get why he was worried because two brown wolves came at me with a vengeance.

I put my head in the fight and dodged their attacks. It felt like I could tell what they wanted to do beforehand and successfully evade their harm.

Zadok, on the other hand, was taking on about five wolves at the same time. I hadn’t seen him fight so vengefully against his people.

Who would believe that all these were done to asses just how prepared I am in terms of defending myself.

Zadok took it to the next level, going as far as beheading a couple of wolves that came his way.

Slash!

I yell when I feel my arm open from the claws of a wolf behind me. I was busy with two small-sized wolves when another approached me from behind – successfully getting a hit on me.

“Ithra! Watch out!” I heard Zadok’s panicked voice in my head. I didn’t care to look his way.

I sensed another wolf coming for me with a vengeance, and with surgical precision, I got out of the way, causing him to collide with the two wolves I was fighting.

I leapt to a tree branch and climbed to the top. When I was stable on the tree, my eyes searched through the mayhem beneath me, and I could hardly find Zadok.

As I stayed up the tree, I saw more and more wolves pouring into the farmland, each and everyone coming for Zadok.

To the point, I got momentarily forgotten as they all strived to kill him. Something was wrong.

The tree shook, and I saw hungry wolves shaking the tree with eyes set on me.

Dang it!

I held fast to the tree and tried to hold on until I saw them climbing and coming for me.

“Come down, Ithra, come down!” I heard Zadok’s worried voice in my head. I felt stunned.

How did he manage to do that?

I look at him and see him fighting still. However, I could tell he was getting tired as time progressed. His eyes focused on me, and I saw his worry about me.

It wasn’t a test. I thought. It was an attack! Suddenly, everything made sense.

There were two things I’ve come to know about the bloodhound pack. They were submissive to a fault around the alpha, and Zadok seemed protective of them.

They couldn’t attack Zadok with such hatred or do him harm in any way. Neither could Zadok kill his people without a moment’s thought.

There and then, I knew that Zadok was indeed in danger.

I jumped down with a newfound strength and continued the fight. This time around, I make ample use of my knife, slashing my way through to Zadok and leaving dead wolves in my wake.

As I killed more and more of these strange wolves, I sensed they had a morbid smell, and their wolves were wild.

Rogues!

The word hit me, and I used my knife vengeancefully, trying to get to Zadok. I could sense his strength weary, and for some reason, I couldn’t stomach the thought of him getting killed.

No one was coming, and there was no way for me to reach anyone for help.

I heard a powerful growl I knew belonged to Zadok. I turned towards his direction and saw he was wounded.

Blood gushed out of his stomach, and more wolves heaped on him, perpetuating their evil desires.

“Get off him!” I screamed in fear, eyes focused on Zadok’s black wolf. A chard of light hit the wolves, sending them permanently to the floor.

That drew their attention to me, and half the wolves came for me, declaring me a threat.

I don’t know how it happened, but I rush to Zadok, concerned at his blood loss. A wall made of fire formed a protective shield around us, hindering the rogues from getting close to us.

“change,” I ordered, holding his stomach. “Now!” I say, not caring I was talking to a wolf.

For some reason, I felt he could understand me. In the next few seconds, a human Zadok appeared before me. Naked and battered.

“What are you doing?” He asked, his tone very weak.

“We have to leave, They are everywhere.” I helped him up, and the wall of fire disappeared.

Immediately, they attacked us. This time, a rogue buried his teeth in one of Zadok’s legs.

I feel fangs deep into my shoulder, and a painful cry leaves my mouth. Immediately, a white light came from me and blasted through the farm. When I opened my eyes, to my greatest surprise, every rogue was lying on the floor.

Dead.