The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

The gift burns through me and the ice strips away from my body faster than I thought possible, water sliding to the floor as I push myself out, as I free my legs and start to run.

I have to grab the door frame as I fly into the hall, using it to pivot around the corner and keep running towards the lobby where scared humans and wolves are pressed against the walls, staring around in hushed voices as nurses begin to treat those who were worst wounded by the rogue priestess who came through apparently willing to hurt anyone in her path –

I ignore them though I can’t give them any of my attention right now. I’m focused, instead, on finding my son. I tear through the lobby, hurling the door open at the front of the clinic and bolting through it. I’m already running, my head swiveling, looking for any sign of the Priestess when I hear my name.

“Ella!” I spin, looking everywhere, and finally see Hank on the ground, his hand pressed against his head, his jaw looking painfully swollen. Before I can say anything though, he shoots a hand to his right, pointing off into the distance.

“That way!” Hank shouts. “Roger – Sinclair – ”

I gasp in relief – but then fear chases it as I realize that I have no real idea what Hank means when he indicates that they’re here –

I start off at a sprint, using all of my senses, needing to find them –

It’s not long, though, before I see Roger stumbling towards me, covered in blood a little blue bundle in his arms-

A cry rips from my throat as I put on an extra spurt of speed to get to his side, reaching for my baby boy, tears bursting from my eyes and streaming from my face as Roger comes stumbling to a halt, holding him out to me.

“Is he “I gasp, grabbing my baby, simultaneously trying to hold him close and look him over –

“He’s fine, Ella -” Roger says, taking me by the shoulders. But I don’t look up at him, instead sobbing down at my little boy, who wails like a banshee in unhappiness and fright. I scan him through my tears but it looks like – I can’t see anything wrong-

I close my eyes, seeking my bond with my child – hoping it can tell me more But I can’t reach it, because Roger shakes me again.

“Ella!” Roger shouts, his hands still hard on my shoulders. “I’m serious, Ella! Rafe, I think, is okay but… Dominic” He looks back over his shoulder and back towards the clearing behind the clinic.

says

like it drains from me. Like I’m frozen,

I see two dark forms laying there, so close to each other in the darkness. One covered in the folds of

I can go – but I can’t run now – I can’t, with the baby in my

tug at Rafe and my instincts kick in, making me snap towards whoever it is with a terrible snarl, my teeth fully

up his hands, showing me that he means no harm. But he speaks fast. “Ella, the gift – you have to get

my poor motherly heart to hand Rafe over to his uncle, every molecule within me screaming

to his godfather. Roger will take care of him, I know. And without

Sinclair

the bright white light stings my eyes. Fuck, I think, covering

I realize, quite

I don’t remember going

up, wary, trying to

even in my

Inside at all…

look all around the bright forest and down at the soft bed on which

soft voice says, and I whip my head up to look at her the beautiful woman

beautiful. She’s got to be she can’t be anything

awe. But she doesn’t answer my question

in her hands and smiling down

“Am I…am I dead?”

murmurs. “And I’d be worried about these questions, except Dr. Hank says