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.

dad. But

kind of special wolf?', I wanted to ask,

drawn from her when Niall seemed to have finished 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

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

no time in grabbing an apple from the fruit basket. I was

mouth full of the juicy fruit. "I haven't eaten in over twelve

let's go get cleaned up and I'll make breakfast for us," he

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

never to leave on an adventure like that again. Niall eased himself behind me, which I happily let

against him, feeling sleep dawn on me at how comfortable he felt. He trailed the bath sponge over my shoulders soothingly as he rid it from all the dirt. I hummed in approval

liked having him this way. And after not seeing him for two days, I couldn't help how much the relief and love overshadowed the annoyance and anger I held towards him last night. I was still grieving Clarissa, and she was

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 was really hard

over again. After meeting and forming a bond with someone that he not only knew, but raised, then to have it stripped

a suicide mission that never had to happen. I knew

I had it in me to fulfil her dying wish and go to Emerald Pack to learn the truth. But I couldn't.

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

and everything," I mumbled as I splashed the

connection you had with Clarissa, but I'm

wasn't upset with him anymore, just relieved that he was actually okay. I was also sad about the events of

drinking each others' blood. I still

but it does Zoey. I think you should go to England," he added carefully, causing me to turn slightly so that I was seeing his

to me? I can live without it," I ended firmly,

all over my scalp and hair. He massaged it for a while, and I knew he was only doing it to get me calm. I would be lying if I said it

I think that you need to learn whatever Clarissa wanted you to know. I know