Semua Bab Fated to the Alpha: Bab 11 - Bab 20

I lowered myself onto the roof in front of her window and knocked on the window. Alice’s back was turned to the window. The second I knocked, she jumped so hard that she crashed into the door.“Holy shit!” she squealed, her hands on her face. “What the hell, man? What is your problem?”“You are my problem, Alice Hawkins!” I said, thoroughly vexed. “Why haven’t you come to school this week? Why are you avoiding me? What terrible mistake did I make to warrant this behavior?”Alice came to the window and pulled it up.“May I?”“What are you, a vampire?”“It’s manners.”“You should have thought of that before scaring the bejesus out of me like that!”I stepped into her room and was suddenly overcome by the many scents that I had associated with Alice. The fragrance of lavender lotion, the sweet musky smell of her perfume, and a slight tinge of sweat. The air inside her room was rank with the stench of smoke and dewberries.“Did you burn sage in here? It’s intoxicating,” I said, holding ba

After intently listening to my ordeal while sipping tea and smoking the pipe, the elders conferred with each other in their language. Finally, Father Thomas looked at me with kind eyes and spoke.“You have the mark of the wolf on you. We could see it the moment you stepped in. Tell me, child, do you know whether one of your parents is a werewolf?”“My dad, he disappeared when I was a kid. My mom’s pretty ordinary. I’ve never seen her do anything that might indicate that she was a wolf. Other than that, I don’t know,” I said, being as sincere as I could.“Your gift for foresight is a common one among latent wolves. For you see, long ago, when man and nature were at peace with each other, tribes such as mine made accords with Mother Earth. The Earth Mother gave us gifts, allowed us magic, and in return, we treated her with respect, love, and kindness. The ability to shift is a legacy bestowed unto our ancestors, and it seems, to yours as well,” Father Thomas said.“Father Ernest here,”

While I was still looking at Alice’s home from afar, I picked up on sounds that had no business being there. Wolf cackles. This far from the reservation, these cackles could not have come from any of my pack.I raced through the forest, my heart beating fast, and came to the diner where I’d first rescued Alice. On the other side of the diner, where the town limit ended, I could see the pack of Howls, peeking from behind the trees.I craved a fight. Especially now that my romantic prospects were bleak.I crossed the bounds of the town, purposely heading into the Howl’s territory. I climbed up the hill where the wolves were peeking from and shifted into my human form.“Didn’t I make it clear to you dipshits to stay away from this place?” I snapped.One by one, they shifted into humans. It did appear that they were looking for a fight, given that their expressions were remorseful and placid.“We come in peace. Well, sort of,” one of them said.“What is it?”“Heard you’re the new alpha.”

Mom glared at me ferociously from across the table.“Ooh, steak for dinner, my favorite,” I said, unable to control my giddiness.“What’s gotten into you?” Mom asked.“Oh, please. Like you haven’t relaxed once in a while,” I said. It did not occur to me that I was being condescending, rude.“Are you drunk?” Elma asked nervously.“Shhh. Don’t tell Mom,” I said, battling to keep my eyes open.“Maybe it’s for the better that you go to your room. We’ll talk about this later,” Mom said.“Except, here’s the thing. We never talk about anything, do we, Mom? You always skirt around the important stuff. Maybe I don’t have to go to my room. Maybe we can get some stuff off the table,” I said as I helped myself to some steaks and tartar sauce.Mom put down her fork and knife and looked at me sternly.“Fine. If that’s how you want to behave, let’s do that,” she said, gripping her wine glass tightly.“Elma, did you know that you and I might be wolves?” I slurred. It was difficult for me to control m

These two had no fighting chance, but I commended their bravado as they stood their ground, trying to get a strike in.I growled at them, baring my fangs, and approached them slowly. They had proven to be more resilient than their fellow pack members. They would get what they deserved. As one of the two wolves jumped at me, I kicked him with my hind legs, feeling the crunch of bones as my paws crashed into his rib cage.And now, it was just me and the last one.All across the clearing, I could see the injured wolves trying to get up, squirming, panting, and lying in defeat. They had their chance. They could have not attacked Alice. They could have kept to their side of the border. This was on them.I shifted back into my human form, standing between the last wolf and Alice.“Go. Take your fellows. Go and never come back. Consider this a mercy that I am letting you live. The next time I see you here, I will rend flesh from bone and tear away at your very being,” I said slowly.The wolf