Chapter Two: Seething With Anger

That night I stepped out of the pack house and into the pitch black, my father had just given me the rundown of which traps needed to go where and what I should look out for. But as he spoke, all I could think was how I had the easier job, I just had to stand there and make sure no one from The Dark Warrior Pack find us and if they did, alarm everyone so we can get out of there.

As I took a deep breath in, I couldn’t help but feel a slight sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach, but it wasn’t one of dread or panic, but full of anticipation. It was as though deep down in my being, I knew something was going to happen tonight, something life changing. I shook the feeling off and put my game face on, my father was trusting me to get this done and I couldn’t let him down.

“Alright, the Alpha wants this done as efficiently as possible, we need to be in and out of that place before any of them can blink, you got it?” I ask looking at all the fighters that would be executing this job with all of them also wearing their game faces but deep down, I saw a selected few looking a little nervous.

With one last nod to my father who I could see watching us through the window, I climb down the steps of the pack house and towards the forest, let’s make my father proud.

We were able to enter The Dark Warrior Pack’s border with ease, my father had men surveillance this place to see which border was weak or not guarded at all during certain hours of the night. Once in, our men quietly start to set each trap being careful not to set them off ourselves, this left me pacing up and down the woods keeping an eye on the time, so we didn’t miss our window to get out of here.

“Okay, we have two more to set up than we can leave.” Raymond one of the fighters tells me getting to his feet, I send him a nod taking a look down to my watch liking how on time we were.

“We have five more minutes until the border is guarded once again, work as fast as you can to set them up but please be careful.” I say wanting them to be quick, but I didn’t need anyone getting hurt when I was in charge, I needed to show my father that I could handle it.

They all set to work again silently, but through all of the silence, I couldn’t help but hear little twigs on the forest floor cracking. I take a look at my men and see none of them were moving around to break any but also, the sound didn’t seem to be close by. I make sure everyone was okay before slowly starting to walk closer to the noise, it was my job to make sure everything goes smoothly and everyone, returns home. This meant it was up to me to ensure that no one finds us here, even if it’s terrifying to walk into the darkness alone.

The further I would get from our men and the closer to the sound, the more that feeling I felt back home started to appear in my stomach once again but this time, much stronger. I soon reach a little hill where I’m hit with the most mouthwatering smell that engulfs my senses, my entire body wanting to rush straight over to wherever it was.

“Follow it!” My wolf cheers in my head jumping around excitedly, but I knew I was in uncharted territory and had to be incredibly careful with my moves.

Ensuring that I keep my eyes snapping from one side of the woods to the other, I reach the very edge of the hill where I could look down to the other woods below. At first, all I could see was darkness and even more trees. But in between two of those gigantic trees was a man, it was much too dark for me to make out any of his features apart from one, his bright blue eyes.

As soon as my eyes landed on his, it was as though the entire world came to a screeching halt and all that was left was me and this man. His eyes held so many emotions as he looked back at me, but one in particular, desire.

“Mate! That’s mate!” My wolf cheers in my head over and over again rather excited, whilst I still stood in that dark wood, my body feeling as though it had frozen.

“Mine.” I spot the man say stepping forward from between the trees, but now that he had and the little glow from the moon was able to shine on his face, I knew this was a problem.

I snap out of my trance and begin to take slow steps backwards, my eyes not leaving his as I did so. Now I had found who my mate was, this little mission that my father sent us on was in jeopardy. The longer that my eyes remained in his, the quicker my heart rate increased and my body shake, this cannot be happening. With one last look, I turn and ran as fast as my legs would take me back to the men which were setting up the traps not that far away.

“Go! The Alpha is coming run!” I shout as I jump through the bushes to the little camp we had made, but as soon as those words left my lips, each man jumps into action and begins to shift.

I take a look behind me as I ran making sure everyone had shifted and were getting home, where the Alpha and I once again lock eyes, but this time, anger and lust were the only emotions that I could see. With that, I shift into my own wolf and begin to sprint towards home, ensuring that my wolf stay in the shadows as like I was taught.

I soon caught up with the men but now a new feeling spread throughout my body, we were being followed by the Alpha himself and I worried what he would do if he caught us but most importantly, me! I mind-link the men to run as fast as they could which they soon did just that but as I had Alpha blood pumping through me, I remained just ahead of them all.

After what felt like hours but also seconds, we raced through our own border and into safety in a sense. The men ran ahead to meet at the pack house, but I stopped just by the border, turning around in wolf form to look out into the deep woods of the surrounding area. That was when I was hit with those same blue eyes which belonged to a huge black wolf, stood outside of the border watching my every move.

“Fern, where are you?” Hadwin’s voice soon fills my head telling me he was waiting at the pack house but worried that I hadn’t returned with the rest, taking the last look at the wolf, I run off towards the pack house and away.

Once I arrived back in front of the pack house, I find most of the fighters had shifted and were chatting amongst themselves, while my father and Hadwin were stood at the steps of the pack house waiting for me. Relief washes Hadwin’s face once he spots my wolf running over, holding up a black towel for me and turning away, I’m able to shift and wrap the towel over my now naked body.

“I thought something had happened to you Fern, why were you the last to arrive?” Hadwin asks still very worried where I only send him a smile, I knew I couldn’t tell him the real reason as to why, but he needed an explanation.

“I was told it was my job to ensure that everyone came home safe, I was making sure not one person was left behind.” I explain which was partly true, minus the Alpha who I now know is my mate chasing us.

“I was told Alpha Archer caught and chased you, how did he look?” My father asks with a smirk to me, that same deadly look in his eyes when he thinks of anyone from The Dark Warrior Pack.

“How do you think he looked, he was seething with anger, but we all managed to set the traps and get away. We even managed to burn off some energy being crashed; I see it at as success either way.” I smile standing up straight slightly as I looked to my father, who once again smiles nodding his head.

“I couldn’t agree more, you being there has only shown that disgrace of a pack that we mean business and they should count their last days. I am very proud of you Fern.” He smiles stepping forward and placing a kiss on my head, just like he used to when I was younger.

With another smile, he dismisses everyone and walks back into the pack house happy that his mission had gone to plan. In seconds, Hadwin and I were the only ones left outside, his face just staring at me as though he was trying to work out what I was thinking.

“Don’t get used to it little Fern, you aren’t going on another one of those missions for a while.” He smiles wrapping his arm around my shoulders as we walk into the pack house, I put a smile on my face to show him I was happy also.

But all that was filling my head were thoughts of that very Alpha stood outside of the border.