The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 39

Winter POV

It’s been a few weeks now and both Sabriel and I are growing weary of being outdoors all the time and

continually looking over our shoulders. Not to mention avoiding packs and traveling solo.

Please, let’s go to the next territory, even if it’s just to eat and rest. I’m tired of sleeping outdoors.

You’re a wolf, Sabriel, all wolves do is sleep outside for heaven’s sake.

Just because I’m a wolf doesn’t mean/can’t appreciate a soft mattress once in a while.

You’re so spoiled.

I’m a princess Winter and princesses deserve to be pampered.

I’ll think about it.

The more I think about it, the more tempting it becomes. The pack’s not that far and to be honest, it would be

nice to eat something different for a change instead of hunting my food down. Then I feel Sabriel in the back of my mind, tentatively sniffing. My blood runs cold. I can smell the scent of rotten meat and eggs and there’s only one

thing that I can think of that makes that kind of smell. Rogues, several of them approaching. That’s worse than just

lonely rogue. I’m extremely

warned you, you should have killed that

alone, Sabriel, besides there’s

whole group Winter. We stand no chance against

guess we’re going to the nearby pack after all then,

I kind of want to live, you know. It’s not like

Thank god, I’m already in wolf form, because

me and circle me, snarling, their red eyes glowing brightly in the sunlight. I gulp. There’s at least half

as though they

me and I roll, neatly avoiding them, taking advantage of the small opening

run.

small and agile, but they are easily able to keep up with me and it’s going to be a battle to get to the pack in one

Duck

and a rogue goes flying overhead. It turns and I stop in

Great. The others behind me are catching up. He tackles me to the ground

the pain is excruciating and I finally threw him

pack is really close girl. You need to haul your ass before we become dinner for

you think I’m trying

to be fair, you’re not doing a very good

Are you Winter? Are you really?   over him or maybe it’s her. I’m not entirely sure and I’m not about to look at

depends

territory coming up and I run even faster, pumping my little legs for all they are worth. I jump, several wolves from that side growling, launching themselves at the rogues and, thankfully, leaving my sorry ass behind. I watch wide-eyed as the fight turns into chaos, wolves everywhere, springing and jumping, clawing and biting. It’s a bloodbath. I feel sorry for the rogues. In the end, they were

extremely hungry.