Chapter 69 – Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel

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“Is that why their scent is hard to track, Alpha?” Brian, one of my newest and youngest warriors asked. I nodded in response to his question as I started to unbutton my shirt, I was already walking toward the trees.

“I expect all of you to stay alert. I want no harm to come to the Luna today.” I glared at them. They would know better than to disobey me.

“Yes, Sir.” They saluted me. The salutes were a bit much, this wasn’t the army, but at least they were more respectful than others.

Once I was in the trees, and had my clothes off, I shifted into my wolf form. The feeling of being in this other form, wearing a different skin, was so freeing. I dug my claws into the dirt, savoring the feeling of the cold, snowy ground pressed against my paws.

I raised my head to the sky with my eyes closed and searched for the scent I was trying to track. I found just the slightest trace of it nearby. It was getting harder to track the farther away from the city we went. There was definitely something strange going on here.

Why would Warlocks be working with these wolves? Are they rogues or from a pack? Are they trying to get to me, or did they want my Little Bunny?

I had begun to suspect something about my Little Bunny, but I didn’t know if it were true, and there was no one I could ask to confirm if it were true or not. No one in the pack knew who her father was. Her mother had never told anyone, but did she truly know? I’m beginning to think she didn’t even know anything happened until she was surprised with the baby. But with her mother dead I couldn’t ask her.

There had just been somethings that made me wonder. Like how Little Bunny’s eyes had looked in the forest the day she had been attacked, they seemed to be tracking the Warlocks with little trouble until I broke her concentration. It was like she could see past all the trees and through the night itself to see them. Then there was the color of her eyes themselves.

Most wolves would have green, yellow, gold, brown, or hazel eyes. There were the rare one with blue eyes, but they were the wolf equivalent of an albino. They were typically born with white, silver, or very light blond hair to go with the blue eyes. And Little Bunny had not just sky-blue eyes, but also sapphire and gold in them as well.

The triple iris, while unique and beautiful, was definitely not a wolf trait. Was she half human? Was she half warlock? Or was she something else? I just didn’t know how to answer that question but I have more questions than answers right now.

I was tracking the scent of the wolves slowly, moving with great care so that I didn’t lose it completely. That made me think about how she had been able to smell them too. She was the only one among us that was able to smell them. She said their scent was weird and made her sneeze, but she was able to smell it when we couldn’t. I bet she could follow this scent. I laughed to myself.

I hit on a new trail among the other trails, something that didn’t fade like the others. This smell shouldn’t be here at all. I could smell my beta. My cousin Caleb had been in this area, and recently. I followed the trail. What had he been doing here? He was not among those that I included in this guard mission, though he did know of it. Goddess, but I hated having that twit as my beta. I growled in my mind. If it turns out he had any part of this whole plot, he is going to pay.

Caleb’s scent continued heading in the direction of the estate. He hadn’t been there since Tuesday, but this trail was fresher than that. What was he up to? I would be finding that out soon enough. I heard a distressed howl coming back from the direction I had just come. I turned and ran back.

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Joaquin

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The howl was female, we only had two female wolves with us today, Sarah and Lisa, they were supposed to be guarding the building unless they had already done the first switch. I raced through the trees until I came across the she-wolf that had howled.

She was lying on her side, blood seeping from a series of gashes in her left flank. I could see her pain as she tried to keep her eyes from quivering. She didn’t want us to think she was weaker because she was a woman, and crying would make her seem weak.

“What’s happened?” I asked in what passed for speech when in wolf form.

“An intruder tried to make it past me, but I stopped him. He no doubt thought I would be easy because I was female. He learned otherwise.” I could hear pride in the series of yips, growls, grunts, and barks she spoke with.

“Where is he now?” I asked, this was what I needed to know the most. “Did he get away?”

“I’m sorry Alpha, he did get away. But I did injure him as well, he should be bleeding.” She was eyeing the ground as she talked.

“You did good.” I told her. “See to it she is looked after.” I commanded before following the slight traces of blood and paw prints from the enemy wolf.

I had followed the trail for nearly six miles. The blood was less frequent, he was healing, but I had his scent and prints. I needed to find him. I needed to know why he was after my mate.

But then I hit it. It was like a barrier, but instead of stopping me in my tracks, or making me bounce back off of it, it seemed to cut off my senses. Or at least lessen them. I couldn’t smell the wolf anymore at all. I could barely see the prints on the ground. I couldn’t even hear my own breathing, ragged as it was from anger, running, and now frustration. Something wasn’t right here.

There was definitely a powerful Warlock close by. Someone much stronger than the ones from before. This one was the true enemy. He was the one I needed to find.

“Go back.” A voice rumbled in the air around me.

“What is it you want with me?” I demanded.

“I don’t even know who you are, wolf.” The voice seemed to be speaking through the air, not like there was a person near me at all.

“I am the Alpha of this area.” I growled.

“Well, Alpha wolf, I don’t need you.” The voice chided.

“Then what are you after?”

“I think you know that.” The voice, whoever he was, chuckled.

“You want my mate?”

“Why not? You don’t want her.” He seemed to be pleased with himself.

“You can’t have her.” I screamed at him.

“I will get whatever I want, and you can’t stop me.” I could feel the pressure in the air intensifying. He was trying to suffocate me.

“I will stop you.” I yelled at him once more before I turned around and ran back toward town. I heard the voice chuckling as I left. He thinks he won, just because I am leaving. Let’s see him fight me face to face. I thought.

I went back to where I had left my clothes and shifted back. I wanted to go check on the she-wolf who had been hurt. I was sure it had been Lisa, but I wasn’t positive. Today had given me a lot to think about.

If the man who spoke earlier was the mastermind behind all of this, then they weren’t after me, they were after my mate. But why? What could they possibly want from her? I would find out sooner or later. But it was looking like today would be her last time out of the estate for a while.

I was dressed and had driven to where they had taken the injured she-wolf all while lost in thought. I had been right. Lisa was the one who had been hurt.

She was doing better now. Just shifting was enough to take care of most of her injuries. There was nothing left but bright pink scars now. In another hour they would fade to nothing but white scars. They would look years old by the end of the day.

“Is everything alright, Alpha?” Vincent asked me when I went to check on how things were going at the university.

“Just thinking.” I answered him. “How have things been here?” I asked him. My Little Bunny’s four primary guards had all insisted on staying at the doors all day. They said that other than a quick break, if needed, they would guard the doors all day. I was proud of all four of them in that moment.

“No problems, Sir. I know there have been issues elsewhere, but it has not reached us here. The Luna knows nothing of what has happened.” Vincent was a good family man, but when it came to his job as a warrior, he was also one of the most capable we had. He was extremely loyal, highly dedicated, and he could think quickly on his feet if he needed to. I was glad I chose him for her.

“Good, I don’t want her to know about anything that happened today. Not yet anyway.” I praised his efforts in keeping her safe.

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