The Alpha Can’t Sense His Mate

ZADOK

“They are coming! We need to run.” Ithra’s voice was panicked. As well as concerned.

I managed to get on my feet, holding the bleeding gash on my stomach. With my movement, I felt pain all over again.

“Why the hell was this taking so long to heal?” I mumbled, gritting my teeth in pain.

“At this rate, you’ll die before we get help.” Ithra’s eyes fixed on my wound, which poured out blood.

I could understand her concern, but I didn’t have it in me to remind her I was an alpha and I couldn’t die from loss of blood.

With my delayed healing, I was losing blood and getting weak fast. The rogues used a silver weapon.

Ithra helped me to an oak tree, and I relaxed, trying to preserve my breathing.

“I’ll just find some herbs to stop the blood.” She said and got up, “Try reaching out to the others with what you guys do in your mind.”

My eyes perked at her words. Before I could ask what she meant, she was gone.

Grudgingly, I tried to reach the others via mind link, all to no avail. There was a mental wall that blocked our communication.

No matter how hard I tried to pass through, it didn’t work. I couldn’t do much with my weakened state.

A frown marred my face as I took in my surroundings. Thousands of rogues lay on the farm, their bodies burnt beyond recognition.

Ithra.

She did that to them without a blink. She did that to save my life. I owed her my life. However, I was confused.

Was this another manifestation of the powers hidden inside her, or did she have them all these while?

A headache hit me, and I searched for my potion but found none. It got lost fighting these darned rogues.

I feel a bit better and instinctively look down at my stomach. My blood was clotting, and it was only a matter of time before I got healed up.

I observed my super-healing stomach and then heard shuffling in the bushes. Someone was there.

I sniffed the air and felt anger fill me over again. Those darned rogues were around. And by the terrible stench that covered the air- they weren’t a few.

Quietly, I sat by the tree with an elongated claw, refusing to give up without a fight. The sweet scent of lavender and spice hit me, and I remembered Ithra was still out there. And in danger.

Telling by the rogues on the farm, I knew it was only a matter of time before she got head to head with them.

I couldn’t risk her getting harmed or discovered.

With the loss of my potions, Kir was at the brink of my consciousness, ready to take charge at the slightest opportunity.

While my human body healed, I leaned on his strength to bear the pain that my body felt.

“Psst…” A voice hushed into my ears, and I got ready to strike.

“Zadok… we have to go…they are endless.”

This time around, I knew her voice.

I could also sense the presence of another beast I knew didn’t belong in my farmland. I remained quiet while Kir assessed its scent and possible strength.

Despite Shilhi’s statements against trusting my better half(wolf), I let Kir do his thing and walk by his judgements. He was the only one I could trust.

I looked down and saw my wounds were all healed. However, I still felt weak. Losing all that blood was the cause.

My eyes came into contact with Ithra’s enlarged ones, and before I could notify her of the impending danger, she dragged my arm, helped me to my feet, and took off in a sprint with me beside her.

I heard a loud growl behind us, followed by the thunderous footsteps of our pursuers.

“Shit!” Ithra swore as she picked up her pace, looking back time and time again. “Where are they coming from?!” She gritted, holding me firmly by her shoulder.

I wondered the same. How on earth did these rogues enter my lands without my knowledge? How are they still here and in such large numbers?

How did they go through our tight borders unscathed?

Ithra’s hands tightened around me, jolting me from my thoughts. Her red hair lit up, glowing into a fiery red colour.

The trees around us changed from forest green to a darker green, and cold air seeped into my body.

Something was wrong.

I looked beside me, and with shock, I realised everything was a blur. We whoosh past dark trees at an insane speed, and fear erupted within me.

Everything seemed dead. Even the leaves that we barely trod upon. Gone were the howls from the rogues that chased us.

Gone were the sounds of their feet pursuing us. Everything was calm. Ithra slowed to a stop, panting heavily.

“I think we lost them.” She managed to say between breaths, “How is your body?”

I remained silent and took in the land before my eyes. A land that was not my pack lands.

“What have you done?” I stand on my own and place a gap between us. My claws and fangs elongated, and I felt some wolf hair at the lower of my back.

Kir was a minute away now.

Her eyes were confused, “what are you talking about? I just saved your life, Alpha.” She said in a sarcastic tone. I could tell she was offended.

I didn’t care. I took in the spooky forest that was certainly not my farmland, then asked again with a hardened tone, “What have you done, Ithra?”

“I just saved you from the rogues that wanted to kill you. I think I might have made a wrong call.” She spewed, “You better start calling for help before the darned rogues find us again. It’s a miracle we were able to outrun them.”

While she spoke, I realised something that nearly took the life out of me. She didn’t know what happened.

She thought I was crazy.

I held my head between my palms for a second before I broke it to her.

“We are not in the pack lands.”

Ithra looked like I’d grown a third head. Then she looked around, and her face clouded in horror.

“This is a dream..” she muttered, “this is just another weird dream of the dark Forest.”