Filed to story: Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford
‘Ryker, it’s begun. He is going to shift.’ She says to him with worry.
Dad and Leon place my arms over their shoulders and carry me to the moon’s beam of light. It’s obvious I’m in a lot of pain.
I scream out in pain as bones c***k and break. My body flinches and flings around with each snap.
‘Magnus!’ I hear Nina yell. She runs towards me, but Moss grabs her arm and holds her back.
‘No, you must stay here.’ He tells her.
‘No, I promised him I’ll be by his side if he shifts.’ She tells him.
‘Nina, he is not your mate. It’s not your business to intervene.’ He growls.
‘I don’t care if he isn’t my mate Moss, I-I…’
‘You what?’ he snaps.
‘It doesn’t matter. What matters is I’m there, by his side.’
‘You are meant to be by my side Nina and you will stay by my side.’ He says discreetly taking her further back behind the crowd.
‘Nin- argh!’ My back snaps loudly right in the middle of my spine. The pack doctor kneels by my side.
Everyone whispers that the first shift is painful, but they have never seen a shift like this cause pain almost to the point of dying.
‘Give him space, get back.’ Mother yells.
‘Where is she?’ I say.
‘Where is who?’ Mother asks.
I can no longer speak; I can’t reply as my arms and legs snap into place. White fur sprouts from my skin and my face morphs. I let out a howl that shakes the hall. I’ve shifted.
Everyone steps back and gasps or coos at the beauty and immense size of my wolf.
My wolf only had one agenda strictly on his mind: Moss.
My wolf growls ferociously, snarling I leap over the frightened crowd.
Dad looks at my mother.
‘We need to shift now! His wolf has death on his mind and we need to stop him.’
They shift quickly and race after me, leaving everyone confused.
My wolf is full of rage. How dare Moss take Nina away from me. I see nothing but red. I want to see nothing but blood. Moss’s blood. I can sense wolves chasing after me, but their scent is familiar. I work out it’s my parents following me.
My speed increases as I search for Nina and Moss. I sniff around and catch her scent of mint and lavender towards the parked cars. I howl, letting Moss know I’m after him. There is a car driving away. I know it’s them. Before he gets too far, I leap onto the roof of the car, causing Nina to scream and Moss to swerve.
‘Let me out, let me go.’ She screams at Moss.
‘No, you are mine, Nina.’
‘He will kill you, Moss!’
‘Let him try.’ He laughs.
Moss continues to drive, swerving, hoping I lose my grip and fall. I jump onto the bonnet of the car and begin banging my head against the windshield. It cracks, then breaks, shattering into thousands of pieces.
Nina continues to scream and holds onto the car door. Moss speeds up even faster as I lunge forward into the car. I bite into his left arm, Moss yells in pain. He swerves the car and I slip, letting go of his arm. I jump back onto the roof of the car as the car plummets full force into a tree. I’m flung from the impact a dozen metres away. Slowly standing on all fours, I gain my balance and look at the car smashed into the tree. Smoke rises from the bonnet.
Nina!
I race towards the car; Moss isn’t in there. He has gone. I can smell his scent towards the woods. Nina is unconscious. Blood trickles down the left side of her head. There is glass everywhere.
I howl as loud as I can for help. Mum and Dad appear and shift into their human forms and climb into the car.
‘Where has Moss gone? You didn’t kill him, did you?’ Mother asks worriedly. I shake my head and whimper as I step towards Dad carrying Nina.
‘She needs to see the pack doctor right away, otherwise, she might not make it.’
I lower myself down, knowing the quickest way to get her to the doctor is me taking her. Dad places her gently on my back and wraps her arms around my neck. With every leap, I glide through the air like a bird, increasing my speed and making it a smoother run so I don’t drop her. Mum and Dad shift back into their wolves and can barely keep up with my speed. We arrive back at the ceremony. Everyone parted ways, screaming or startled at the sight of Nina.
‘Nina! Amelia screams. Leon follows her to me.’ Nina’s mother and father carefully lift Nina down, crying. The pack doctor assesses her.
‘What happened to her?’ her mother asks me as my parents arrive and shift back.
‘She was in a car accident; Moss was driving and fled the scene.’ Astrid tells her.
‘Let’s get her into the packhouse where I can tend to her wounds.’ The doctor says.
Leon carries Nina from the hall towards the packhouse.
‘Thank you, everyone, for attending the ceremony, but it will have to end. Please enjoy the rest of your stay over the next couple of days.’ My dad says.
They all leave and head to their cabins. Some of the she-wolves are trying to get my attention. They want to touch me. I let out a small snarl just for them to hear and watch as they cower back, changing their minds. I catch up with Leon and follow him up the stairs. He places her on.
Her bed and the doctor immediately attends to her wounds, cleans them, and bandages her. Nina lets out a whimper, even though she is still unconscious. I growl at the doctor, who quickly backs himself up to the wall.
‘S-Sorry Magnus, I didn’t mean to hurt her, but I have to cleanse her wounds. She doesn’t have her wolf yet, so she needs my help to heal properly.’
Amelia sits by her side and holds her hand and Leon watches with a steel look.
Mum and dad join us.
‘Magnus, aren’t you going to shift back into human form?’
I shake my head and step up onto the bed and curl up by Nina’s side. I’m going to stay here and protect her until she wakes. My head rests on her lap. Mum, dad, and Nina’s parents give each other a sad look, then look back at me and nod in understanding.
‘You let us know the moment she wakes, ok Magnus?’ Leon says. I lift my head and nod, then resume my position on her lap.
I must have fallen asleep, the warmth from the sun beaming through the window warms my fur. Nina’s hand is resting on my back. She hasn’t woken but must have moved in her sleep. I move my position and rest my head on her pillow facing her, and fall asleep again. I wake up to a scream and sit up.
Nina and I are face to face. Sweat covers her forehead and I watch as she realises it’s just me.
‘Magnus?’