Hey guys,

Short note just for you guys to thank you all for your support through-out the story, I wouldn’t have managed it if it wasn’t for you guys so thanks again.

Here’s the next chapter so I hope you read and enjoy, I decided to do it in Hunters Pov since I wanted you all to see just how what he was about to learn affected him. So with that read on and enjoy!

Sorry for any errors but I finished it today and didn’t have time to go over it, let me know if you see any bad ones.

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Hunters Pov

‘Are you sure she’s just not worried about you?’ I asked Jack through the pack mind as we headed back to the school, all of us mated wolves eager to get back to our mates. Leaving them tended to be painful, but I knew that the uncomfortable pull in my chest would be nothing compared to what I would be like when I finally mated and marked her as my own. When she was ready, which would hopefully be soon, I would ravish her until she was screaming my name as she withered underneath me before I sank my canines into the flesh of her throat. The thought and mental image alone was enough to have both me and my wolf panting, just knowing that in the near future my fantasies would become my reality.

We had all been in our own thoughts when Jack suddenly picked up his speed, mentioning something about getting a huge wave of fear from Chloe and needing to get back to her since something was wrong. I didn’t question him, the rouges had been easily taken care of and everyone was now breaking up to go their own ways. Since I had howled when I became aware of what was happening they had instantly dropped everything to come together as a group and fight, I didn’t need to order them even though it was possible for me to do so. They were a loyal pack, each would fight to save their home and their loved ones – except for Stacy that was.

Ever since it had become common knowledge that we had a female shifter in the pack it had become both a blessing and a nightmare. The blessing being as simple as the fact it meant we could learn more about them, but then again that seemed to back fire since we couldn’t be sure what she was telling us was the true or whether she was exaggerating to make herself sound better than she actually was. That wasn’t the worst thing though, not only did she flaunt it around she made the other females of the pack feel like shit for not being born with the ability. To be honest it was pissing everyone off, it was only a matter of time before I had no choice but to put her in her place since some of the mated wolves were commenting on how she was upsetting their mates.

‘This is something different, it’s fear not worry he stated causing me to nod, telling everyone not to hold back and to get there as quickly as possible. Being the alpha I was naturally the fastest and strongest of the pack, but Collin wasn’t far behind since he was my beta and Jack was surprisingly managing to keep up. I had a feeling that it was due to thinking his mate was in trouble, I knew that if I had had a similar feeling from Zoe then I would have been gone like a shot without looking back if it meant her safety was in danger.

It was with that thought I was suddenly filled with an anger which clearly wasn’t my own, the feeling seemingly making my wolf see red as I was suddenly breaking off from the pack as my legs took me faster than the others could keep up with. I didn’t know what was happening, but something was making my mate boil with such anger that I didn’t realise she was capable of. Something was definitely wrong.  My mate while she had her own problems was a down to earth girl and I loved that about her; but the rage I was feeling off her was so strong that she shouldn’t have been able to feel something so powerful, so raw.

‘What’s wrong?’ Collin asked through the mind link causing me growl slightly, not at my beta of course but at the realisation that something could be wrong with her. My mate was too delicate, too valuable to me for anything to be a threat to her! She was mine!

‘Something’s not right’ I stated as I continued to push myself harder along with Jack, who hearing my thoughts and worry on Zoe only seemed to try and push himself harder due to the fact that both his sister and mate could be in trouble. I didn’t blame him; hell I was already quite a large distance from the pack before I heard Collins thoughts in my head as he tried to keep up with me along with the others.

‘Hunter you need to try and calm down, if something is wrong then wouldn’t it be safer to have the us with you?’ he asked me gently, making sure not to make his voice a demand which would only infuriate my wolf more than he already was as he would have felt as if a pack mate was stepping out of line. I felt Collin shudder at my thoughts, making me realise that I had kept my mind open for all to hear as I did so.

‘He has a point mate, let us help’ Josh stated as well, though his own thoughts were on Hannah as he worried about her as well. I didn’t blame him, but he had stated with the others that while her emotions were a little haywire she didn’t seem to be in any immediate danger which he was thankful for.

I couldn’t help but feel jealous with how easily they could feel their mates, all of my close pack mates having already claimed their mates for all to see. I knew they had taken into consideration of how much it was taking out of me to hold back my wolf who wanted nothing more than to mount my mate at every opportunity he had to do so, the pack making sure not to make any comments around her which would risk triggering my possessiveness which would only make it harder for me to control my inner beast. He wanted to protect his mate of course, but he thought that the only way to do so was to mark her so he could keep track of her and make sure she was safe. I knew she wasn’t ready for it so I held back for her sake, I would never force myself on her!

It worked like that for every mated couple, though alphas felt it stronger. I knew that as soon as I sank my canines into that slender neck of hers that I would be filled with both my emotions and hers, feeling them in such detail that I would always know what mood she was in. It was designed for me to make sure that she was always safe and happy around me; though I had no idea what it would be like if the female could shift as well since it would affect her inner wolf as well as the males. See this was the problem, how little we knew of female shifters and while we had hoped Stacy would fill us in we couldn’t trust a word that came out of her mouth and the whole pack knew it.

‘It won’t be too long until she’ll cave mate, we all see how she looks at you’ Liam stated before my head was filled with his memoires, showing me using the pack mind of the times he had watched us. I couldn’t help but give a wolfy grin when I saw the adoration which was present in her eyes as she looked at me, how much she seemed to be in tuned to me as he showed me a picture of her curled up on my lap as we all watched a film at the pack house. It was kind of shocking when she had told us all that she enjoyed watching horrors over romances, mentioning how she couldn’t never grasp on why you would want to watch a film that left you in tears. Did I mention how incredible my mate was?

‘Yea Hunter, just image she’ll be under you soon enough’ Josh smirked causing my mind to immediately be drawn to just that. Mm, I couldn’t wait until she finally caved. I knew I was starting to have an effect on her, letting my touches linger a little more than necessary, letting my arm brush against the swell of those tempting breasts of hers….

‘Dude I know you’re the alpha and she’s your mate and all, but that’s my fucking sister!’ Jacks thoughts slammed into my brain causing the tension to break as I could hear the mental laughter of the pack as they couldn’t help but release wolfy chuckles that sounded far from normal in their animal forms. I couldn’t help but roll my eyes, Zoe was my mate god-dammit so I should be able to think about her when I wanted! But unfortunately I could kind of see where he was coming from; for his sake I will try and tone it down.

‘Thanks mate’ his thoughts hit me again causing me to roll my eyes at how relieved he sounded.

‘I’m not making any promises’ I stated in my head as we continued to head to the school, my mates emotions still worrying me but it was nice to have a distraction so I didn’t completely loose it. I could tell that Jack was pleased as well, both of us thinking that Stacy was still there so if something was wrong she would be able to let us know via the pack mind. I could sense that she was phased; hopefully she was guarding the woods like I told her to.

She had wanted to come of course but I had denied it much to the relief of the pack, she was fast yes but she was to put it bluntly stupid when it came to instincts. She ignored them basically. When her wolf told her to flee she stood her ground and when her wolf told her to fight she either froze or then decided to run when we actually needed her help. It was because of this that she was a reliability and it was better that she just stayed away, it was too risky having her close to the fight since we would always have to be looking out for her which mean we were less concentrated on the battle. So with that I ordered her to stay around the school, an order which she couldn’t refuse even if she tried to. It was built into your wolf to want to obey an order from an alpha; a wolf lived for three things; to mate, to protect your home and to obey an alpha.

‘Still, thanks’ he replied with relief making me roll my eyes at his tone, I could only picture what it would look like on my wolf form but I couldn’t be sure.

‘How’s the whole mating thing coming along?’ Liam asked curiously, his thoughts on Kelly as the rest of my pack seemed to be just as curious to what my answer would be. They wanted an alpha female along with their wolves, the fact I had been running the pack solo for years without a mate at my side practically unheard of. A mate was meant to be there to keep the alpha level headed, to help look after the pack and such and the fact I didn’t officially have one since I had yet to claim her meant every pack mates wolves were restless.

‘God it’s getting harder and harder to hold back mate, seriously she walks around in my clothes for goodness sakes!’ I almost whimpered out as I remembered how she would walk around the pack house in my shirt and boxers, mentioning how she liked the fact that they were smothered in my scent and she liked the way the fabric felt as it touched her skin. I mean did she know how much it was taking out of me not to rip the bloody things off her and pound her into the bed sheets? I mean she looked so fucking edible that I could barely keep my hands off her when she was around, refusing to leave her alone when she was walking about since my wolf wouldn’t allow it due to his possessive side. He didn’t like his mate walking around while looking so delicious since she wasn’t marked yet. I vaguely wondered if she had noticed, how I had always made an excuse to follow her around even though I had tried to be subtle about it.

‘I think we’ve all noticed that alpha, she isn’t exactly making it easy on you’ Josh sniggered, thinking back to when he met Hannah. The chemistry between them had been instant, but she had teased and taunted him for weeks before finally giving in with a grin. It had been hilarious to watch, but that didn’t mean I found it funny when I was on the receiving end even though I knew Zoe wasn’t doing it on purpose.

‘I know, she’s worth it’ and she was, she was so worth it. She was worth the pull in my chest when she was away from me, the way my wolf snarled that she wasn’t mated and marked and the fact he was constantly restless for not having his alpha-female by his side constantly where she belonged. But she was worth waiting for, the gorgeous girl who had been through so much in her short life meant enough to me to make me fight my urges.

‘You know Hunter, while I hate to have to see the mental images which flash through my head when you picture what you think she might look like naked, I’m glad you’re the one she’s going to mate with’ Jack stated quietly in his head causing me to both blush slightly in my wolf form and grin, thankful that no one could see me go bright red while I was my wolf.

Since I was the alpha it meant that I could easily hide my thoughts from others, but I tended to forget and the rest of the pack got a…eyeful to say the least. It wasn’t like I had seen her naked unfortunately so neither me or my wolf minded, when it came to making love to your mate the males tended to be able to keep it out of the thoughts of the others. It seemed natural, for the wolf in you to feel possessive enough not to want others to see what your mate looked like naked. Not that anyone was complaining, our wolves were possessive enough as it is without knowing that others had seen so much of your lover, your soul-mate.

‘Thanks Jack, it means a lot’ I said sincerely, a compliment from your alpha meaning a lot to both the pack mate and their wolf. I knew this which was why I rarely thanked someone so sincerely, not because I was ungrateful but because I knew how much it meant to a person’s wolf to be accepted and thanked by an alpha of your pack.

‘No problem Hunter, any time’ was his grinning reply before everyone had managed to catch up with me, making me realise that I had been further ahead of them then I realised. I had slowed down to a jog when I found it made sense to wait for them, safety and power in numbers after all. It would have been entirely different if I had felt fear from Zoe instead of just anger; however cruel it may have sounded if my mate was in trouble then she was my first priority, even over my pack.

‘So what’s the plan-‘ Collin stated as we reached the school only for each of us to freeze as we took in the scene in front of us, Collins voice zoning off as we all found ourselves frozen in place. I didn’t know what I had been expecting, but it was definitely not this.

(So what do you guy’s think, I really didn’t intend to finish it so suddenly but I found myself wanting to upload quicker than I realised. The next chapter you won’t have to wait as long for though, promise, since I have already started it. So I hope you let me know your thoughts, the next update should be soon!)