Whisper of the Alpha

A

s surro

ously rubbing across my

anything. They were black when they we

om was thrown open

hard floor. Sharp nails s

t and my breathing became strained as they clutch

inally happy to see a reaction f

e flash

abdomen. My body didn't fe

s morphed a

to life in fr

h to scream, but

as no w

flames, I could make out a ta

m

the world continued to burn. All the w

rried to me today," her soft voice sounded too lou

ggling to get her fingers off of my neck. My eyes focused on her finally

ze as I saw the

ound it troublesome and asked me

I should cry out, should struggle, but I couldn'

ound as more and more

d myself standing against a pillar in the center of

I realized what was happening as the bundle

o

h to scream, but

peration coursed through

, trying to calm down my beating heart. I touched m

man and that man…My mate…standing there and watching me burn

that the glow around me was n

age was

re sounded from outside my room. It was my father,

f dealing with rogues had pr

I easily escaped my house without even a burnt hair. Unlucky fo

ing me to the ground. My breath came in gasps and

always kept strapped to my leg. You didn't live in a werewol

the flames continued to grow on the cottage behind me. He gr

hat threatened to consume me

ther? Maybe I c

I stopped breathing completely. His eyes seemed to burn hotter than the fire

e motion, at first mistaking it for a stri

get another chance even half as good. The blade pulled cleanly from

ad learned by bei

him, some sort of tattoo. My eyes kept a close watch of his body, looking for any sign that he was faking

attoo of the Grandmoon pack, a tattoo that only

s going on around the camp. Shapes moved and ran

n my hands so that I could wipe off th

I squeezed tighter and tighter, my eyes never l

kept stan

anding

ar

ead, a lesson repeated over and over as I

fe up, but my ha

, w

getting about the curren

and everyone else was. The fire had drawn a clear line in the land, separating

I nearly burst into tears. My parents saw me at the same moment and I saw the relief

assured them, holding up my ar

ed another rogue run up from behind them. I didn't even have a chance to warn t

lame completely now and diving th

attention was on my mom and her attacker. I felt my rage spike and charged forwa

m though, my mother rea

"And your involvement will only distract your father. Le

et and I had to move

again, feeling relieved as s

few breaths to attempt to steady her voic

s were always on the cautious side and had built a hidden underground chamber that could house us in the events of an attack or an

ed for an event just like this, and it would be the perfect spot to

of my mind as quickly as it entered it. I had more concern

. Looking behind had showed me the trail of blood that my mother was

ain bunker room, listening to the muted sounds of the battle above us. As soon as I set my mother down at th

control I felt pulsed through my body. I wouldn't let them have control anymore. While looking for the medicines to heal my mother of

't have to live our l

o stabilize my mother fairly quickly and get the bleeding to albeit stop. Once I was s

was still

f black smoke and sizzling grass from where the fire was being extinguis

e herb garden," my father said

ough not to jump happil

ther said with a wince, causin

uld want to take care of. When leaving the bunker I had thrown some of the he

genuine curiosity and because I w

ued, not even flinching as I stuffed a huge wad of herbs into a deep claw puncture. "They must ha

l injured?" I as

esides your mother and me, the injuries all seem fairly minor. It doesn't

ang to my man in the shed, and th

ker and take care of mom?" I asked. "I'

et me if there is even the

ea

left behind. Was there a chance that the fire had grown even

flicked my gaze back and forth between the fire

the best course of action would be. If I left the man here now

nt down next to the man. Maybe my parents would get mad at me later,