Alpha Niall And His Lost Mate

Relief flooded me when I noticed that we were nearing the Alpha house. I was beyond exhausted, since I had no idea how I could run that far on only three hours of sleep.

Niall woke up at five this morning, waking me too in the process since I found myself laying on top of him. I protested against the idea, but he insisted that we should leave before sunrise, since we were still very close to Rogue Burg, and I knew none of us were ready to be in another fight.

We ran back in wolf form, completely hungry, tired and clothes-less. In all honesty, I couldn't wait to get home.

Valero left once we were at the border of Niall's pack, but we didn't exchange any verbal departure words, since we don't have a link with him. I did, however, make a mental note to call him and thank him again later.

As we neared the house, Asia and Jared emerged from the entrance with worried looks on their faces. I could tell that they were mindlinking Niall, but I just kept quiet since I only had a link to Niall.

We stopped once we were at the base of the steps that led to the door, and I watched as they communicated with focused looks on their faces.

If anyone should see the encounter, they would've thought that they were having a strange staring contest. Being on the receiving end of watching people mindlink for once, it made me realise how weird we really looked. No wonder we couldn't live with humans.

Asia's eyes momentarily darted to me for a second before she looked back to Niall, but they quickly found me again only a millisecond after, as she eyed my neck area with raised eyebrows and an 'o' shape forming on her lips.

At first, I got a tad defensive, thinking she was planning on shifting and biting into my neck to kill me, but I then noticed that she wasn't actually staring at my neck, but the chain around my neck.

It was my shifter's bracelet that Ciara gave to me on my 18th birthday. When I am in wolf form, instead of being destroyed like everything else, it transforms with me into a thin gold chain with the pendant still in place. I am yet to understand the 'magic' behind it, but if we could shift into large wolves, who am I to question a shifting bracelet?

She took two reluctant steps towards me as Niall and Jared continued their intense conversation. I didn't even know why I was waiting for him to end. It's not like I needed him to walk with me inside.

Her eyes flickered from my amber ones to the necklace, silently asking a question. I still didn't like her and very much didn't trust her, but I pushed the thought of her ripping it from around my neck to the back of my mind, as I gave her a short nod.

She twisted it between her fingers for a while, momentarily pulling at my fur as she gazed at it in amazement. I was shocked that she didn't look jealous, since that's her speciality.

"Is this a shifter's bracelet?" She asked, and I gave her another wolfy nod. This seemed to have sparked her interest even more as she eyed it. I cocked my head to the side in question, letting out a low bark in conversation.

heard stories about these from my dad. But he said only special wolves

to ask, but of course, my human side

his conversation. He nudged me with his nose before giving me a wolfy kiss. My wolf, who obviously loved it, returned the gesture, and I noticed Asia's eyes didn't hold the usual malice like they used to. She just looked deep in thought and blank. However, I simply ignored her and followed Niall towards the back

were out of the sight of anyone else, and he wrapped a blanket around my bare body from his stash that he kept at his

backdoor and in the kitchen, I wasted no time in grabbing an apple from the fruit basket.

mouth full of the juicy fruit. "I

and I'll make breakfast for us," he offered and I happily obliged once I

while he ran the water. I joined him in the bathroom afterwards, dropping the blanket from my body in the process. His eyes trailed over my body hungrily, but once he met my eyes

loving the feeling of home and vowing never to leave on an adventure like that again. Niall eased himself behind me, which I happily let

bath sponge over my shoulders

two days, I couldn't help how much the relief and love overshadowed the annoyance and anger I held towards him last

wolf felt the loss more though. She was the one that held the bond with Clarissa, and though I still didn't understand how it was possible, I knew it

bond

her life was cut short because I asked her to follow me into a suicide mission that never had to happen. I knew Niall said I shouldn't

and go to Emerald Pack to learn the truth. But I

my thoughts as he asked. I sighed, remembering that we had a link and he would feel my emotions if

I mumbled as I splashed the

I'm- I'm so sorry for everything I've caused. I don't know what connection you had with Clarissa, but I'm sorry I

upset with him anymore, just relieved that he was actually okay. I was also sad

were able to form a bond by drinking each others' blood. I

I think you should go to England," he added carefully, causing me to turn slightly so that I was

what the truth always does to me? I can live without it," I ended firmly, my tone

all over my scalp and hair. He massaged it for a while, and I knew he was only doing it to

you to know. I know I