SONG: Towards the sun by Rihanna❤❤❤❤

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Violet

While I was busy devouring the food, actually snacks and an apple, Indigo said he'd talk to the pack about us arriving. I don't know if I could make it up to them. If they'd accept me or recognise me in the first place. This was either going to turn out to be too bad or too good. But if it was going to be bad, I was sure Indigo wouldn't have taken me there in the first place.

The drive was fun. I kept teasing him all the time. I loved how his wolfy eyes would stare at me when I asked him to complete the song I was singing. I laughed so hard.

I hadn't laughed so much in a long time. It felt good. I felt joy after a really really long time. He looked pissed but he enjoyed it. His ears moved in rhythm to the song. I connected my phone to the aux and played Old town road ft. RM.

Damn. He loved that song. I knew he wouldn't admit it but his tail moved to the music. So I kept playing it once after every song.

He told me about who he was, our parent's names. He also told me about mates. He sounded genuinely happy while talking about mates.

I liked the concept of it. A forever soulmate.

I mean it was just wow. Humans believe in soulmates too but this was pro level with the scent and the bond and all.

I wanted to ask him if I would have one but then I reconsidered. I was human, I wouldn't have one right? Or maybe. I didn't want to think about a mate right now so I let it go.

He told me that the road ahead would make me puke if my stomach was empty. So I was having my food when he started walking in front of the car, pacing front and back as he looked here and there with low snarls and growls vibrating off of him. I could even see his canines exposed to nothing in general.

Was there a problem with the one he was talking to? His attention was on me, though. His ears were raised moving front and back all the time. He looked a little distressed.

I'll ask him while driving to pass my time.

I finished eating, drank water and was about to get in the car when Indigo turned around to growl at someone, louder this time. I looked in the direction he was looking at but didn't see anyone. That growl scared me. It was so powerful, it made me obey his next words without even thinking twice.

"GET INSIDE THE CAR RIGHT NOW AND LOCK THE DOORS." His voice was loud and clear. I shuddered with his tone and climbed inside the car quickly and closed the door.

What the fuck was happening? Why couldn't I see anyone?

There was definitely danger nearby, that I knew.

Somehow I managed to get the words out of my mouth through the gap in the window. "Get inside Indigo, I'll drive faster than you could think, please." But he wasn't listening to me. I could feel a threat nearby and the fact that he wasn't going to leave without eliminating it scared me.

I was busy looking at him pleading with him to get inside the car when a wolf smaller than Indigo, brown in color jumped in front of him showing its canines, snarling looking at him. Its eyes were a different color. Green, blue-black, I couldn't make out because the color kept changing. The wolf exposed its canines and was growling at Indigo.

Did it have a death wish?

I pleaded inside my head for the small wolf to run away. I did not want Indigo to cause the wolf any harm. It was so small and beautiful but scary and beastly at the same time.

I screamed loud when it attempted to jump on Indigo. Tears started flowing from my eyes. I did not want to lose my brother either. But the wolf looked like it was no match for my brother's wolf. Indigo growled louder, causing the wolf to stumble back and tug its tail in between its legs.

I was scared for both of them now. I did not want either of them to die. The brown wolf looked bad. It had grown pale, maybe it hadn't eaten for days. It wouldn't live long with that. The small wolf moved its eyes and looked at me. I couldn't tell what was going on but its eyes looked worried and sick at the same time like they wanted to say something. It looked at me with so much hope, why I couldn't understand.

I kept looking at it, trying to find something in its eyes when Indigo growled so loud, all the birds that were settled on the trees nearby flew away while the ground beneath him shook, vibrating the stones along with it. The objects inside the car trembled with the impact of the growl. The ferocity of his growl made the small wolf bend its neck to touch the ground.

His growl even shook me to the core! My heart was pulsing and beating faster than I could think. I was trying hard to breathe through my tears and racing heart.

With that growl, I sat back in my seat looking at him. He was going to kill the small wolf. He would kill it. I did not want him to kill someone for me, because of me.

But the wolf itself cowered back and took off running into the forest on the opposite side.

Indigo let it go! Thank god! I let out a big breath and tried to control my breathing and calm my heart.

It looked like Indigo wanted to go behind the wolf as he took two steps ahead, but he didn't. He wouldn't leave me alone. He stood there exposing his canines for a while, snarling and growling.

Indigo's wolf sniffed the air again and again until he was sure there wasn't any threat. I sat in my seat staring at him with my heart still drumming inside my chest.

"Open the door for me from the inside." His eyes were glowing bright and the anger behind them was nothing I wanted to experience. He was still growling lowly. I got up on my seat and turned back to reach the back door. He quickly got in and without even adjusting himself properly said, "Close it".

I quickly closed the door and looked back at him. He quickly rushed to wipe my tears, licking them standing on the seat in an awkward position.

"Shh little one, it's okay now, don't cry. You are so brave." He was assuring me that everything was fine.

Was he crazy? I was brave? He was the one standing there defending me all the time. I reached for his neck and moved my palm over it.

"You are mad- what should I have done if something happened to you." I sniffed and spoke again. "Ho-how was I even brave-it should be me saying that to you," I said, trying hard not to cry.

"Nothing is going to happen to me, Violet. Now let's get going." He tried consoling me again.

I didn't think twice and turned to drive. It would be better if we reached home sooner.

"Yeah. Let's go." I looked back at him and replied, wiping my face. I started the car and took off. I wasn't going to wait any time soon now in the middle of the road. I did not want to lose the only family that I had just found yesterday. I refuse to lose him.

Now that I had found him, it made me want to live more. He had given me a reason to live.

Indigo still looked murderous, but he didn't scare me now. Although he was angry, he tried to console me. The act of his wolf wiping my tears even though it left his saliva on my face, felt like a good gesture. Rather I was scared something would happen to him because of me. He didn't leave my side to run behind that wolf. He stayed quiet for a very long time and so did I.

I wanted to give him his time to cool off. I drove past several mountains that led to curvy roads. I really had to concentrate while driving. The road was beautifully scary.

When I drove on the mountain roads, we came across so many beautiful cliffs. I wanted to stop and take pictures but I thought otherwise. Sometimes the road was covered with trees on both sides of the mountains and sometimes they had life-taking edges. While one side had an edge and deep valleys, the other had stones coming out of them, threatening to fall along with some fallen trees here and there.

Nature here was remarkably spectacular. It didn't even have to try to look this extraordinary, it just was.

It carried itself so gracefully, it could take your breath away. Fact.

It was five in the evening. I was tired but I did not want to wait. At the same time, I wanted to stop so badly and have a cup of hot tea or coffee. The temperature started dropping as the night got closer. Indigo was very quiet, not to my liking. I kept looking at him through the mirror every now and then.

Should I ask him about what happened?

"I'm fine. Don't think too much about it, Violet," he said, breaking the silence as if reading my thoughts. I looked at him through the mirror again, he was trying to calm me, assure me that everything was okay now but he himself was tense. His face betrayed him, eyebrows furrowed together, eyes narrowed that still looked terrifying. He was staring out of the window all the time. His claws were visible out of his big paws, poking the seat, ready to tear anyone on sight.

"Who was that?" I questioned him.

He shook his head saying, "That was a rogue. A she-wolf rogue."

Rogue? I raised a brow at him.

"Rogues are wolves that are not a part of the pack. They don't have anyone to guide them so they go feral and their wolf takes over. Sometimes a rogue can control their wolf if he or she is strong. The weak ones lose it, they go crazy and go on killing," he paused and began again, "You can't say all are bad but some are too dangerous. The strong ones try attacking packs, to try and take over. Some go rogue when they lose their mate. They go mad, try and throw themselves in front of danger wanting to die and live with their mate in the afterlife. Like I said, not all are bad, but most of them are. They do not think straight, kill anyone and everyone and it's better if they are dead." He finished.

"But some are innocent" I tried to argue.

Well. His words, not mine.

"And I also said they are better dead. Did you see her, if I wasn't there she would have killed you. I let her go only because I didn't want to scare you. Anyways she is going to die sooner or later. You have no idea how much I had to control my wolf from tearing her apart." He was angry again, it made me worry.

"Okay sorry. Calm down now. I'm fine and we'll be home soon, won't we?" I said with a smile thinking he would calm down.

"Yeah, be careful, we are in the mountains now. It will be difficult with the twists and turns when it gets dark. We will be in another pack territory soon. If you want to freshen up, there should be a small inn on the way. We can wait there." He sounded better now.

But we were not supposed to wait in anyone else's territory right?

"But is it okay, you said we cannot wait-"

"Yes, it is safe. If anyone questions you, it will be one of the pack members. I'll talk to them." He answered.

"If you say so." I didn't have to worry if he didn't. Sometime later I felt Indigo shift slightly behind me. His eyes were focused in the front as he went quiet. Although he didn't say anything.

The road that led to our destination was so beautiful and with trees on both sides of the road with big canopies. Nature always intrigued me, calmed me in a way. It did not hurry because it was accomplished.

An hour and a half later an inn was in my sight. We had descended down one of the mountains where I saw a board that read 'Inn Ahead'. I was parking, when a guy in his twenties, blonde long hair, tall with a strikingly clean face started walking towards the car. He was wearing a white shirt with the words 'Life goes on' and a purple heart on it and jeans.

Well, I could only see him as a friend!

"Wait." Indigo stopped me from moving out.

I waited and the guy came by the door. He looked at me and then back at Indigo.

"Alpha Yarbrough." He said, bowing his head. Indigo told me to keep quiet while he talked to him through the telepathy thing. I sat there, pressing my lips tightly, drumming my fingers on the steering wheel.

"Violet, open the door for me and go freshen up." Indigo's voice popped up in my head. I got out quickly and opened it.

The guy showed me to a room to freshen up as I went in and into the bathroom first. After I was done with my business I came out to see Indigo sitting near the couch.

"Ma'am, do you want something to eat?" The guy asked, looking a bit scared.

I asked him, "What do you have?"

"Yeah, um, there's chicken noodle soup, sandwich, noodles-"

"Noodles sound good. You got coffee?" I asked. I needed caffeine to stay awake.

"Yup. Sugar or cream?" He questioned.

"Cream. Thank You." I told him and he turned his back and went into the kitchen.

"Let's walk a little outside," Indigo said to me.

"Yes, pleaseeeeee!" I dragged the please and ran outside before him. There was a small, pretty good lawn on the right side of the Inn. I went there and started stretching. It felt so good. The silence and the fresh air were what I needed as a refreshment. Damn, it felt good stretching. Indigo came out behind me watching my act.

After stretching comes a little dancing to loosen your muscles and veins. So I started jumping, moving my hands in various directions. I did not pay attention to Indigo now. I was busy trying to get ready for another long drive. I wanted all the cells in my body to stay awake and active.

We don't want to sleep while driving now, do we?

I started and a loud laugh sounded in my head, "Bha-ha-haa-ha-ha-ha!"

Of course, it was him. I gave him a pointed look although that didn't stop him.

"Do you have any idea what it takes to drive for a whole day?" I questioned him, annoyed. I took a step in his direction and smacked his leg.

There. All his laughter vanished.

"Did you just hit me, sister?" He questioned, taking a step towards me.

But I stood my ground folding my hands in front of me.

"Oh yes, I did. What are you going to do about it, brother?" I was clearly testing his patience. He growled at me but I did not move one bit. It was a warning growl. He didn't like that, I guessed. He towered above my height looking down at me with narrowed eyes.

In an instant, he pushed me to the ground and started licking my face non-stop. I yelped but started laughing back trying to stop him. I tried pushing him away but he kept licking my face like a small puppy.

He looked so cute though. Who would have thought, behind the scary-looking beast hid a soft-hearted angel? My angel.

It was funny how I thought this wolf would kill me, tear me apart with his big canines and long claws. And here I was, playing with him, wholeheartedly.

The irony.

I had to thank Raven for sending me here, I swear. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't have ever found him. My brother. My only family.

She told me, my cure was at Silver Summit. That name did things to me, stirring something inside me, however, I kept ignoring it. Raven told me to go to Silver Summit but Indigo didn't live there. He would have taken me there if he did. He was taking me somewhere else.

If. If she knew my brother lived here, why would she want me to go there? Maybe she was wrong. Maybe my cure was at my birthplace.

It did not make sense. I should talk to Indigo about this first. But not now. When we reach home. I did not want him to worry about it right now.

"Okay stop it, I give up. You win, asshole." I laughed as he kept licking and regretted the words that came out of my mouth.

Shit. Use the damn filter, Violet!

My mouth better start learning when to sound like a good girl. He stopped and looked back at me.

"No cussing Violet. And most importantly not at me." He sounded not so happy with me now.

Well, shit. He moved back, turning away from me. I quickly got up running to his side and hugged him.

"I'm sorry. I won't do it again." I did not want to make him angry. He was clearly not happy with me. He wasn't even looking at me now. I was trying to sound playful. I had no intentions to offend him. I hugged him even tighter and buried my face in his side fur.

He quickly turned his head to his left side and pulled at my top with his teeth bringing me in front of him. If a third person was to see this, it would have looked like a mother picking up her puppy's in her mouth. I looked at him with pleading eyes.

"I'm not mad at you. My wolf doesn't take offensive words lightly and neither do I. It wouldn't have bothered us so much if we were alone. But we are in another territory. You have to understand this. Wolves are very sensitive with respect, especially alphas." Now I understood.

"I'm sorry. I did not know." I apologized again looking at my toes.

He lifted my head up with his own and said "Alphas do not bend their neck. Ever. Remember that." And he licked my face again. "It's okay. Go, continue with your little dancing and I'll continue with my laughing." He laughed again.

I glared at him again and went back to my routine. He stood there looking at me. I had so many things to learn. I should have known better. Yes, I wanted him to correct me when I was wrong, like how a parent should.

Respect was a big thing here. I saw how the guy bent his neck when he looked at Indigo. I did not understand it then. Now I did. Indigo did not get mad at me earlier about it. I wouldn't take this respect thing lightly here. It comes with honor and position and was considered an offense in the packs.

It's the same with humans too actually. Each of us wants to be respected in some or another way. A boss expects it from his employees. The employee expects it from the juniors and so on. People forget the phrase 'If you respect others, they will respect you in return'. But the ones who taught us this sometimes don't follow it.

I remember when I was in sixth grade, a new teacher was appointed. He was gay. The other teachers didn't sit well with him and disrespected him of his gender. The poor teacher did not lose his honor though. If he was to speak back to others the same way they did, what was going to be the difference between them. He ignored them and continued with his work, as our principal was supportive.

All the students knew. We were not so dumb to not understand. So on his birthday, we planned to surprise him with gifts. Each of us bought him something that made him happy. The man was literally in tears. Happy tears. All students looked at him with respect in their hearts.

Children were better judges than adults. They see things that we adults can't. They always speak what is on their mind without lying. It's only adults that stop them and manipulate their thoughts.

I had learnt my lesson that day and I was learning it again today. Just as I finished stretching and dancing, the guy came out.

"Ma'am the food is ready." He informed me and looked at Indigo.

"I'll be in. Thank you. What's your name?" I asked him. I didn't even know his name all this time.

"Tyler." Oh. I smiled at him.

"Vi-" a growl stopped me from continuing. I looked at Indigo and that was my cue to shut up.

"Let's go," I told him. The three of us went inside. Tyler brought me a plate full of noodles and a cup of coffee. Indigo sat near the couch waiting for me to finish. He sat there quietly and put his head on his front legs and closed his eyes. Even though he looked like he was asleep, he wasn't. His ears were still raised high up moving front and back one at a time while his tail kept hitting the floor with a small sway.

Cute.

"Thank you. I see you are a fan." I asked Tyler, pointing at his shirt.

He smiled. His smile was so big it made me smile more while he was staring at nothing, probably thinking about something.

He looked back at me and said, "Yup, but my.... wife is a bigger fan than me."

Wife? They had mates right?

"But you guys have mates, right?" I asked, picking up my noodles with my fork and dumping it in my mouth.

Wow, they were so good.

"So you know." I nodded. "Yes, my mate, Julie. She is a big fan and I love her. So yeah." He said with an amusing smile and shaking his head.

I smiled brightly at him. The guy was whipped. "Good for you. And these noodles are de-li-ci-ous!" I replied, breaking the word delicious. They were really good.

"Her recipe." He answered without me questioning. Wow.

"Wow. Really. She must have a real good taste in food." He nodded.

"She is the Co-Chef in the pack. I manage here." He told me.

Cool-cook-couple. No, no. Cool-cook-mates!

"That is awesome," I told him and looked back at Indigo. He was listening but he did not say anything. Also I did not want to disturb his peace.

"Julie would have been happy to have met you if she was here," he said.

"Same here, bro," I said and looked at him. He looked uneasy at first but then he quickly just smiled, shaking his head. I ate like I wasn't fed for a long time.

I was almost done eating. I took the last bite and moved to the coffee. Finishing it, I stood up to pay Tyler, letting out a big breath in the process.

Damn, I was full.

"The bill, Tyler?" I asked him but he shook his head.

"No, no bill from you... sister." He said, with a wave of his hands.

"Are you going to do this to every girl that comes here and calls you their brother?" I asked with a chuckle and continued, "Take it, please. As a thank you to your, um, mate. You have a living bro." I half scolded him and half pleaded with him.

"Alpha is going to kill me." He looked at the ceiling.

I looked at Indigo but answered Tyler, "No, he wouldn't mind. Take it."

"Not him, my Alpha." Oh yeah right. We were in another pack.

Wait. How did his Alpha know?

Tyler looked at Indigo and it seemed they were having a conversation.

"Give him the money." Indigo's voice sounded in my head. I nodded my head.

"Here. Thank You once again Tyler," I said to him with a smile.

"You're welcome. Drive safe and visit again." He smiled while placing the money inside one of those drawers.

I got near the car and opened the door for Indigo. I shut his door after he adjusted himself and moved to the driver's seat. Tyler was standing outside smiling.

I got inside and waved, "Byeeeeeee!" at him and he did the same laughing at me.

Ah fuck! Here goes another long drive.

"Let's go, brother." I looked at him through the mirror and he looked relaxed.

"Five more hours and we will be home, little one." He told me.

I was finally close to home.

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So Violet now knows about Rogues. What are your opinions about them?

Okay, so I have to ask you this. ARMY?💜

They are in another territory, any guesses whose territory it is?

Take care, stay safe.❤️💜