CHAPTER FIVE

THANE’S POV

As soon as Alpha Crane hit Tyla across her face the first time, I growled deeply in anger as my wolf threatened to come out.

I know I rejected her as my mate but for some weird reasons, I still felt possessive over her and so when he hit her the second time and she fell to the ground unconscious with blood slipping out of her mouth, I lost it.

“Is she dead??” One of the elders seated in the  living room said.

“ leave her alone!!!” I yelled in anger as I walked towards her.

“Who are you to tell me what to do???” Alpha Crane asked.

I almost told everyone that Tyla was my mate but the fact that I rejected her stopped me from doing so and besides, she was only a pack slave and wasn't worth anything.

“Take mate out of here.” My wolf said.

“I don't fucking want her around me.” I responded to him.

“If you leave her here, she will die.” He said again.

As much as I didn't want to agree with my wolf, he was right.

I looked at Tyla lying on the floor looking so frail and also looking sick like someone who had been starved for the longest of time.

“I want her.” I said to Alpha Crane.

I knew I was going to regret my decision later on but I needed to do what needed to be done.

“What???”

“I Said I want her….I want to take her to my pack to serve there as my slave.” I said.

“She is already a slave here.” Alpha Crane bit out.

“I know that and I am willing to pay any amount of money for her.” I said.

“Alpha, what exactly are you doing???” My beta whispered beside me in my ears.

“I want her and I am going to take her with me to the pack.”

“But you rejected her so why paying any amount for one who was rejected???”

“You are crossing the line.” I said as I growled at my beta.

“Apologies Alpha.”

“Did you say any amount???” Alpha Crane asked.

I could see the desperation in his eyes and I knew he loved money so it wasn't going to be difficult bargaining with him.

And just like that, I was on my way back to my pack with Tyla after paying a huge amount of money for her.

“With all due respect Alpha, she wasn't worth the kind of amount you paid for her a while ago.” my beta said.

“I know that and that is why she is going to pay back every penny I paid  for her in one way or the other.” I said with a smirk.

We got back to the pack and I dropped Tyla off at the pack clinic.

“Take care of her and inform me as soon as she regains consciousness.” I said to the head pack nurse.

“Yes Alpha.” 

I went back to my pack house to take care of some documents.

A day swiftly turned into days and Tyla still wasn't conscious.

I headed back to the clinic to find out what was wrong.

“She hasn't shifted yet, Alpha and that is the reason why her recovery is slow.”

“How can she not be a shifter!!! She already looks like she should be at the age where she shifts....when I met her the first time, I suspected but I didn't want to believe it was true!!!.....” I said in anger.

“I don't know what was done to her in the previous pack she stayed but from the scars all over her body, I can tell she was maltreated and malnourished and that could be the major reason for her delay in shifting Alpha.”

Rage was what I felt at that moment as I turned around and walked away.

I headed to my study and started breaking everything I saw in sight.

“Why are you raging over a mate you rejected??” My wolf asked.

“I don't give a shit about her but I hate and do not tolerate Injustice.” I said.

Just as I paced back and forth for a few minutes thinking deeply on the next decision to take, I was informed through a mind link that Tyla was awake.

“Finally.” My wolf howled in excitement.

“She is here as a slave to me and not a mate so get that straight.” I told my wolf.

“Ass.” My wolf said as he blocked our mind link.

I rolled my eyes as I began clearing my study before going to the clinic but soon after, I was informed that Tyla ran away from the clinic and that too In a terrible condition.

“She doesn't f**king learn!!!” I yelled as I raced out of the pack house.

I could see traces of blood into the woods and I knew Almost immediately that it was her blood.

I wasn't worried about her bleeding but what I was worried about was that the smell of her blood could attract rogues.

Her blood looked and smelt very unique and different from any other blood I had ever seen.

Just as I suspected and feared, I could smell the presence of a rogue as I went further into the woods and I could also smell Tyla too as the bond between us was still active.

I immediately changed into my wolf form as I raced further into the woods and as soon as I saw Tyla, I could tell she was already bitten by the rogue because of how motionless she was on the rogue.

In rage, I removed the head of the wolf and ripped it's heart out as blood splattered everywhere.

I looked back at Tyla and could see the shock written on her face after witnessing what I did and in a split second, she passed out cold.

As soon as I could, I drained out the rogue venom from her body before it could get to her heart and I carried her bridal style.

There was something unique about Tyla and I needed to find out what it was.

“Mine.” I growled possessively.

“Yours??? You rejected her Thane!!” My wolf said.

“I, Alpha Thane of the Tiger wood blood pack, take back my rejection.”

As soon as I took back my rejection, I could hear cracking sounds from Tyla.

"What's going on???" I asked my wolf.

"Mate is shifting for the first time!!!!"