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Hunters Pov

I didn’t know what was going through that head of hers but the last thing I expected her to do was run from me, the white behind of her wolf flashing through the woods before she was gone like a shot. To be honest it hurt, a lot, that she was running away from me but I knew she must be feeling a number of conflicting emotions right now. She had just exposed her clearly deeply personal secret of being a wolf, one she had kept hidden from everyone who knew her for her whole life, to protect a female of her pack. And it was her pack as well as mine, it was our pack and as soon as she let me claim her we would run it together like we were destined to.

‘I’ve got this alpha, go after her!’ Collin stated, clearing seeing how conflicted I felt. It was my duty as alpha to check if Stacy was ok, I may hate her but she was still a pack member. Zoe on the other hand was my life, my other half; my mate and I wanted nothing more than to run after her since I could almost feel the pain she was going through. So when Collin stated he would take over the situation I was off like a shot, my claws gripping the soft ground with every pounce as I headed as quickly as I could through the woods, running after my angel as if my life depending on it.

‘Thanks mate, I owe you one’ I thought back to Collin as I followed my mates scent, the fact she had now shifted in front of us all meant that it would be impossible to hide her scent. I knew what it smelt like now, and while it was shocking that she had managed to hide it for so long now it was out in the open she would be a lot easier to find.

‘Don’t worry about it’ was all I got back before I shut the mind link between us, my nose lowering to the ground as I breathed in deeply as I followed her scent to where she had gone.

It didn’t take long until I found her, her light pants filling the air as she seemed to be sniffing a large clearing as she trotted around it almost causally. I could see how at unease she was though, her form stiff and her ears twitched back as her bloody face and muzzle continued to scan the area as she paced, clearly not knowing what to do with herself now she had ran.

Whimpering lowly in my throat her head snapped in my direction, the fact she knew instantly where to look cluing me in on the fact she knew I was following the whole time. It didn’t surprise me, my mate was both incredibly smart and special.

Don’t run baby….please I mentally pleaded with her when I saw her claws dig into the ground hinting me in on the fact that she was preparing to run. I couldn’t help but whine louder, lowering my large form to the ground to try and show her that I wasn’t a threat. She must know that I could and would never hurt her, but if I had to show submission to my mate then I would do so without regret.

I could tell the action surprised her, her form relaxing slightly due to how stunned she seemed. I knew why she was, I mean it went against all of my nature to not submit and yet here I was on the ground in front of my mate. I hoped beyond hope that it would show her how much I cared; how much I trusted and loved her and when I saw her slowly start to approach me I knew I had thankfully succeeded.

Slowly getting up I lowered my head to hers when she stood in front of me, her white wolf while larger than most still looked tiny compared to mine as I bumped my muzzle gently against hers in a soft and loving manner. I couldn’t help but let my tail sway side to side quickly when I felt her return the gesture, the previous gap between us closing as I felt her rub her nose into the pelt of my neck as she nuzzled against me causing me to purr.

I couldn’t help but return the gesture, my heavy tongue lolling out of the side of my mouth as I ran it over her healthy white fur over and over again as if we were true wolves in the wild. I was comforting my mate, and as I felt and heard her purr in her own chest I couldn’t help but press myself against her, my wolf howling in pure pleasure as I walked around her as I took her all in.

I made sure to always keep contact as I brushed around her, not being able to resist however much I tried to not to breathe in the musky scent of her rear as her tail raised automatically at my action. A low but animistic growl rippled from my throat as I found my wolf going nuts with the sudden urge to claim her, he wanted nothing more than to mount her right there and then but the last thing I wanted was for our first time to be in wolf form. I wanted to feel her soft skin as she moved against me, feel her lips on mine as I took her to heights of pleasure which she wouldn’t have thought possible. So with that on my mind I held back the wolf in me before returning to her front, her face moving to press against my neck as we both felt a slight breeze from when our tails were wagging happily.

I didn’t know how long we stood there until I saw and heard her thump her bottom end on the floor, her tongue lolling out of the side of her mouth as she looked up at me with those gorgeous amber eyes of hers. Amber was the colour of all of our wolves’ eyes once we had phased, but the shades were different and unique for each and every shifter. Zoe’s eyes were as vibrant as they come; the colour standing out against her light coat making her look even more beautiful to me if that was possible.

Joining her on the ground I let myself sit beside her, my head resting on the back of her neck as we continued to sit in silence, enjoying each other’s company before I felt the familiar feeling in my head meaning someone wanted to talk to me.

‘How are things alpha?’ I heard Collin ask as soon as I had opened my mind to him, letting him see through my eyes how my mate was wrapped around me as I rested my head on her back. I could sense his awe, not only at the fact she was a female wolf but the fact she had managed to hide it from us for so long. I made a mental note to ask her about how she managed to mask her scent, it was incredibly impressive and much like watching her when she phased mid-stride I thought it had been impossible until I had seen my angel do it right in front of my eyes.

‘Good, how are Stacy, Jack and Chloe?’ I asked with a slight wince, not knowing whether I wanted Stacy to be alright or not. She deserved everything she got and once I got back then she was going to be punished, there was no way I wanted such a spoilt brat in my pack and the sooner her and her pathetic parents were gone the better. She had pushed and pushed but now she had gone way to far, you do NOT threaten someone’s mate, especially a female like she had been doing. It was sick, barbaric and incredibly frowned upon and if she thought what my mate did to her was the end of it then she was so very wrong.

‘Jacks pissed as you can imagine but thankfully she’s alright and safe, Chloe’s worried about your mate even though I told her Zoe was fine and Stacy…well let’s just say it will take her weeks to heal at least, I didn’t know how Zoe managed to do it but she managed to shatter every bone in Stacy’s body without puncturing any of her internal organs’ he stated with awe in his tone, clearly impressed that even though it looked like my mate was killing Stacy all she had done was inflict masses of pain on her. Again I couldn’t help but release a wolfy grin; my mate was awesome!

‘Is the pack doctor looking at her?’ I asked, wanting to know what was going on with my pack. I really needed to be there but as I felt my mates wet muzzle burry itself against my coat I knew that I had to stay, not that I was complaining since the feel of my mate next to me in wolf form was incredibly satisfying. I think it was down to the fact that my wolf had never been so content, not to mention I would get to spend all of my day with her now since she would have to be transferred to the classes which involved the males because of the shifting. While I didn’t like so many unmated males around her when I had yet to claim her I knew they wouldn’t even try and get too close to her, just the thought of them touching her made me want to rip out there throats and I was only imagining it!

‘Yep she’s on bed rest…’ he trailed off uncomfortably, clearing knowing something that I didn’t. I couldn’t help but feel my wolf start to get restless, the thought that a pack mate was keeping something from me, friend or not, was completely unacceptable.

‘Spill!’ I ordered, letting a little of my alpha order slip through just enough for him to feel it. I could tell he did, sensing his shiver as he didn’t even try and fight my control over him as he instantly came clean with a wince.

‘There’s another problem, it’s her parents-‘ he started causing me to naturally growl, Zoe jumping slightly before I let a comforting purr rumble in my chest before she relaxed against me again causing me to grin. That’s a good girl.

‘What about the bastards?’ I mentally snarled causing him to flinch, I didn’t care. Just the thought of that family made my wolf turn red with rage, only Jack and Zoe mattered to me from that family the rest could die in hell for all I cared. Call me harsh but I don’t care, they kicked my mate out when she was a child and there other daughter just tried to harm a mated female. Both were unacceptable in my books and they would be dealt with!

‘They are demanding to stay at the pack house while Stacy recovers-‘ he started but I cut him off with another vicious growl which I knew they could all hear from the school grounds, his flinch of both fear and un-comfort told me that.

‘There is no way in hell that is happening!’ I snarled through the pack mind, I did not want those people in my house! Stacy was going as soon as she recovered enough so I didn’t want them there, not to mention I knew my mate wouldn’t stay at my home if they were present and that was just not happening. I was going to ask her to move in but I knew she would out right deny it if I let them stay, so nope, they were out of there!

‘I agree with you alpha. Jack is flipping out but Chloe is managing to keep him calm enough not to shift, but that’s not the worst bit’ he stated with agreement, I knew he would back me up the entire way if I kicked them out. Actually I could hear his thoughts, he wanted me to and was actually hoping to sway my decision. Not that I minded, my decision was already made up and the last thing I wanted was for them to stay at the place I called my home.

‘What could be worse than that?’ I asked, not knowing what he thought would upset me more than the bastards wanting to not only move into my house but to stay there for weeks. I mean I knew that their house burnt down but it was getting re-built; they stopped being classed as a pack member of mine as soon as I heard what they did to my mate, to a child less than the age of a teen! They mean nothing to me!

‘You’re not going to like it, at all’ he thought quietly, but I could sense how reluctant he was to tell me since his own disgust and anger over that whatever it was came through loud and clear. What could be bad enough to upset my beta in such a way?

‘Tell me!’ at this point I didn’t bother to hold back any of my alpha order, feeling his own wolf cave instantly making it impossible for him to hold anything back for me even if he wanted to. If something had happened to cause my normally relaxed and in control beta to feel such anger over a situation then it must have been bad, I wanted, no needed to know what the hell was behind it!

‘They want Zoe punished, saying that she attacked their daughter without a good enough reason’ he quickly got out, my furious roar filling the forest as I felt everyone in my pack shun back in pure fear at the sound of it. My wolf was furious, my previous sitting and relaxing form now pacing and circling my mate in a protective manner which was instinctual. How dare they think they have the right, the fucking nerve to tell me I had to punish me mate! I would kill them all before I even thought of doing such a thing!

I was brought out of my anger filled haze when I heard my mate whimper slightly, snapping out of it only to do the same when I caught sight of her shunned back form as she curled herself in as I circled her. I knew it wasn’t out of fear, I could feel that my mate didn’t fear me which I was so fucking thankful for. No, I could tell that she wanted nothing more than to come and comfort me but was trying to give me the impression of space.

Not wanting her to feel any doubt that I wanted her near me I quickly totted over to her, pressing myself against her as I repeating licked her coat in a comforting and caring manner, feeling her do the same to me as I did so. She was my life; I would kill anything that brought any harm to her. She was it for me now, I would be a shell of a wolf if I didn’t have her with me and I refused to put her in any risk.

‘Where are they?’ I asked more calmly, my mates calming touch and presence helping me push back my anger as I concentrated on my angel as she pressed herself firmly against me, her wet and heavy tongue lapping at my ear causing my back leg to twitch in pleasure. Uh….god that felt so good…

‘Who Stacy’s parents?’ he asked causing me to mentally sigh; who else would I be talking about?

‘Yea’ I replied, howling slightly in pleasure as I felt Zoe increase the pressure on my ear as I lowered my head so she could have more room to work with. Fuck, it felt like pure heaven.

‘Currently their at the pack house, why?’ he asked, clearly wanting nothing more than for me to go over and sort them the hell out. Well he wasn’t about to be disappointed.

‘We’re on our way’ I stated before I shut the link, trotting over to Zoe’s rear end as I gently nudged her back in the direction of the school, trying to ignore how feminine and musky she smelt in her wolf form. It was making my wolf go ballistic with the want to claim her, the want to sink his canines into her throat as a warning sign that she was taken, that I would hunt down and kill all whoever harmed her in any way. She is mine, and I would protect her until my last breath…

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