Chapter 4: The Encounter in the Dark Forest

(POV: Nicollas)

"Is it done?" I ask impatiently.

"Sir, are you sure? She's not important; she was lucky to escape alive."

"I didn't ask for your opinion; I ordered you to fetch her."

"But, sir, she doesn't remember anything; she poses no threat. I don't think you should..." I cut him off.

"Are you deaf, Albert? When I give you an order, you follow it without complaining, or do you want trouble?"

"N-no, sir, I'll go get her right away."

"Good."

I hate it when I ask someone to do something and they dare to question me. I don't give anyone the freedom to do that. No one can tell me what I should or shouldn't do.

If I want it, I have it; if I desire it, I get it. Who does this ridiculous beta think he is, meddling in my affairs?

"I don't like him!" Ryan, my wolf, speaks. "He thinks of himself when he's nothing."

"I don't like him either, but for now, he's my beta," I respond irritably because I can't change that yet.

"What are you going to do with the girl?"

"Kill her, of course."

"Don't be foolish!" He speaks with a disguised threat, and I sense his restlessness.

"Why?" I ask, not understanding why he's talking to me like this.

"Come on, soon you'll know why, idiot!" he says, irritated with me.

I don't know the reason for his anger and agitation, but I'll do his bidding and find out. So, I allow my wolf to emerge. He's large, bigger than any alpha because he is the supreme alpha—I'm above them all. Transformed, I head towards the forest.

(PoV: Lina)

At this very moment, I'm walking through the dark forest. So far, I haven't encountered anything out of the ordinary. I don't understand why there are rumors about this forest. Is it all fiction created to scare the young ones?

Well, I don't know how long I slept, but I woke up in my wolf form with my mouth covered in blood and a strong scent of deer. I don't remember what happened. All I know is that my stomach is full, so I walk slowly through the forest in search of clean water. My throat feels like it's melting. After walking for a while, I find a waterfall with clean, crystal-clear water. Without a second thought, I drink from it, only stopping when I can't fit another drop in my mouth. Then, I return to my human form and realize that I'm naked. Ignoring this fact, I dive into the water. The temperature is perfect—neither hot nor cold.

Wait! Now that I realize it, my leg is healed, completely whole again. I dive repeatedly. The water is so good that I could spend eternity here. When I surface again to breathe, I hear the sound of branches breaking. I become alert, my wolf stirs.

"Who's there?" I step out of the water.

A black wolf emerges from behind the trees. I take three steps back. This wolf is enormous, much larger than usual, entirely black, and his eyes are green like emeralds.

I'm not sure what happened, but I lost control of my body, and my audacious wolf took over, turning me into a wolf.

"Mine!" my wolf says, and my jaw drops.

Silence is all I get from the other wolf.

After long minutes, without him showing any expression, my wolf is sad. And so am I. Because being rejected is anyone's nightmare.

I spent so much time dreaming of the day I would meet my other half; it never crossed my mind that I would be rejected. I know everyone, except Milly and Lukky, in the pack hates me, but even so, it didn't stop me from dreaming of my mate.

Is this how I'm going to be?

Besides to being hated by the pack, will I be rejected by my mate and become a lonely wolf? A wave of immense sadness takes over me, causing me to lower my head, and a tear rolls down my eyes, visible to my mate.

"Mine!" the black wolf says.

I raise my head and meet my mate's eyes. Both my wolf and I are overjoyed; we were so afraid of being rejected. The black wolf approaches me. With an arrogant air, a dominant posture and an expression so serious that it scares me. Not only me, but also my wolf. Without hesitation, we flee from his presence and run deep into the forest.

Glancing back, I see the astonished wolf; he can't believe I fled after accepting him as my mate. His surprise doesn't last long, as he pursues me. I try to lose him among the trees, but he's clever and soon catches up with me again.

I look back to see how far apart we are. But I see the huge black wolf launch itself at me, causing me to fall backwards onto the ground. It pins me down, its front paws on my ribs, and brings its face close to mine. Its teeth are huge, stained with blood and saliva. His breath, which should be the most fetid odor I have ever encountered, is not unpleasant. It growls.

Its growl is so loud that all the fur on my body stands on end, and my wolf, no longer afraid, turns to anger at being restrained. I growl back as fiercely, pushing it away with my hind legs, and with fury in my eyes, I pounce on it.

I attempt to bite its neck, but it evades me, causing me to snap at thin air. I try once again to attack, but only manage to strike empty space. I am so consumed by rage that I can no longer see anything around me. With bloodlust in my mouth, I throw myself at him. I manage to dig my teeth into his ear, but he is too fast and I can only pull a small part out.

Upon seeing that I've injured it, it stops looking at me with disdain and instead glares at me with anger. Holding its gaze, I don't know why, but now I no longer fear it. With this battle of looks. I lose patience and throw myself at him, and somehow he manages to force me onto my stomach by lying on top of me.

"How dare you do this?" Its voice is deep and chilling to hear.

"You're the idiot who was spying on me while I bathed in the waterfall!" I say angrily, startled by the grave tone my voice adopts.

"You insolent little brat!" It curses at me.

"You arrogant, self-centered jerk!" I retort, refusing to swallow what it said.

"Do you even know who I am?"

"An idiot who was peeping on me while I was taking a bath," I reply, trying to move, but it tightens its grip even more.

"Your mate and your Supreme Alpha, that's who I am."

No, I can't believe it. My jaw drops to the ground. I, a mere low-born omega, am the mate of the almighty Supreme Alpha of the blue-blooded wolves.

This has to be a joke!

"I've told you I'm not an OMEGA!" Luna speaks in extreme irritation, and I realize that the wolf can hear her too. How is this possible? I should be the only one able to hear her.

Out of nowhere, a powerful bite at the back of my head. Before I say hello to the darkness, I feel myself returning to my human form. Then everything goes black.