Alpha Niall And His Lost Mate

Hours.

Four terrible long hours just sitting in a car waiting, anticipating and longing to arrive.

The minute Niall and I got back to the Alpha house, he quickly explained everything to Jared and Asia while I packed a few things for us.

They were already waiting at the door when we got back. Every wolf in the pack heard my howl, and that included them. I wasn't surprised when I saw Asia's concern though; any wolf could understand what a howl like that meant.

We didn't know how long we would be gone for, but I knew for sure that if it was more than three days, I had to let Niall go back home. I need my mate, but a pack needs its Alpha and I couldn't keep him from his pack any longer than three days.

This seemed to have the worst timing ever. Just when I am a day away from having my heat this happened. It's like the universe has a vendetta against me or something.

"Hey it's gonna be okay" Niall whispered from beside me. He held my hand with his free one, and everything in me wanted to believe him but I couldn't.

I simply nodded and focused my attention on the trees rushing past me in a blur. The speed that Niall was going surely trimmed a hour or two off our journey, so I knew we were close by. But strangely it wasn't fast enough to soothe the burning in my chest.

"I just hope she's okay" I mumbled, my legs shaking like a leaf.

"She will be," he assured me. I hoped he was right.

The anticipation was killing me. I was close enough to feel the link to them , but no one was responding to my mindlink. I was still a Brightwater pack wolf until Niall mixed his blood with mine to make me a Truemoon Pack wolf, so even though I could mindlink with Niall through our mate bond, I still could link my family and anyone in this pack once I was within linking range.

Only if they were answering.

It just scared me even more. Was it that bad to the fact that they all shut down their links? I couldn't think straight.

Victoria's a human, she doesn't heal as fast as wolves do. The chance of a wolf surviving an accident is higher since we heal faster. But Victoria? I couldn't wrap my head around it.

We were just a mile or so away from the border patrol, and there laid Victoria's car. Niall slowed

but the only thought in my head was how Victoria even managed to survive

shaky voice. I was never a crier, but I couldn't help the few

sighed in relief when I noticed that we passed the border

like to see me hurt, so he would try anything to calm me. I nodded in response as we drove towards the pack hospital with

This is it.

front of the hospital, I was out and rushing towards the door before Niall even shut the car off. I bolted towards the emergency room, where I saw my family there with worried

me in her arms, and that's when the tears

it's okay Zoey. It's gonna be okay" She cooed soothingly, but even I could

could feel all the sadness radiating from everyone. Victoria

greetings coming from behind me, and I turned around to see Niall greeting

Luka.

He looked so broken--so scared. This was definitely something I'm seeing for the first time.

in him even before he realized that he had imprinted on her. I knew she was literally his heart

through this. I lost my mom when I was eleven, so I

broke down. Him and I are the only ones who have direct blood

he was here and I was not,

chance to really look at everybody else. All their faces basically resembled each other, and that's when

us. She loved us more than anything in this world, and no matter

time since I got that phone call, I had hoped that she was going to

She had to be.

we were all sitting in the room. We had a few calls from Luka's brother and sister, Emma and Ty, in England while we waited. They

from doing like what Niall

had the same wish: that