Filed to story: Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford
“I don’t want to hear you snoring all night long,”
Oh, okay, I thought you were going to thank me, but I’ll try not to snore, he says as he rolls back onto his back and resumes his slumber.
I gaze at the moon and pray to the Moon Goddess to have my Luna back safe by my side.
‘I love you, Maia. I am going to save you and give you the life you deserve,’ I say as I roll over to sleep.
Before I manage to drift off to sleep, Hugo begins to snore. I sigh and close my eyes.
Maia
It’s early morning. King Fenris unchains me from the chair and waits for me to stand up. After a moment, he realises I have no intention of moving.
‘Maia, get up now.’ He yells. I keep my head down. My cheek still hurts. All I want is to be in Damon’s arms.
King Fenris takes my arm and drags me from the tent to his horse. Despite my best efforts, my emotions cause my elemental power to go into defence mode, causing my wrists to burn. As King Fenris releases me to the ground, I sob in agony.
Looking up, I see thousands of soldiers giving me a look of pity. Only a few of them smirk. Tears begin to roll down my face.
‘Is this what you all want? You all have the power to stop this,’ I yell. King Fenris knocks me out to stop me from convincing his men to stand up to him.
Upon waking, I realise I am in King Fenris’s arms. We are mounted on his horse.
‘My love, nice of you to join me,’ he says.
I look around to see where we are.
‘Have we passed Wellmore already?’ I ask in shock.
‘You have been out for the whole day, my love,’
Commander James and General Zander are on either side of us on their horses.
‘You know it doesn’t have to be this way. You could just accept being my Queen by my side, and everything will become much easier for you,’ he whispers.
I lean forward and fling my head back with all the strength I can muster. I headbutt him in the nose. He cries out in pain and falls off the horse holding his bloody nose.
Nudging Nimble, he gallops. I hold onto the reigns for dear life while Nimble sprints forward. I turn to see King Fenris is still on the ground. Blood drips from his nose as he yells at Commander James and General Zander to go after me. A group of soldiers follow them and chase after me.
The area I’m in is familiar. I can see I am close to my forest, which gives me the upper hand to escape and hide. No one knows the forest as well as I do.
The soldiers, along with the Commander and General, chase me. Finally, I reach the forest and bolt through the trees.
If I can just make it through the forest into Moon Crest Valley, I might be able to find safety with the wolf warriors or at least find other werewolves to help get these iron cuffs off of my wrists.
I can feel Nimble is growing tired.
‘Please, I know you’re exhausted?just a little further. You can do it,’?I say.
I see movement to my left up ahead. I begin to?panic.
Suddenly Ember comes forward and leaps up into my arms onto Nimble’s back.
‘Ember,’ I cry out in tears of happiness.
Ember rubs herself against my arms.
‘I thought I’d never see you again, Ember. I’m so happy to see you,’ I cry.
There is more movement up ahead in the forest. I bring Nimble to a halt and climb down.
‘Nimble, I need you to go a different way from me so you can lead the soldiers astray from me,’
Nimble gallops away. I slowly creep through the bushes. Ember is by my side. We creep as close as we can to investigate the movement up ahead. I can hear their voices.
‘You will have to try my scones then,’ I hear in a familiar posh tone.
‘I will eat anything you give me, darling.’ I hear in another familiar voice.
‘Vivian?’ I yell. And fall over in the bush.
‘Maia, is that you out there?’ She yells.
‘Yes, Vivian, it’s me,’ I say, exhausted.
I’m struggling to stand up, and my balance is off. I hear footsteps run towards me.
‘Maia, your cheek is red. You look… terrible,’ she cries as she pulls me into her chest and embraces me.
‘Luna,’ Troy says and falls to his knees in front of me next to Vivian.
Overwhelmed and relieved to see them, I burst into tears.
‘Luna, you are tired. Let me carry you,’ he says.
I nod, accepting his offer.
He carries me towards a crowd of people. I recognize they are villagers from West Wallow.
‘What are you all doing here?’ I ask in surprise.
‘We have come to fight for you, my Queen,’ one villager says as they all bow.
I nod and smile, accepting them as my people.
‘We must be quick. The army is near, and I only just got away from the soldiers. King Fenris’s Commander and General are also with them searching for me,’
Troy nods and sits me on Vivian’s horse with her.
Yelling can now be heard close behind us.
‘There she is,’ a soldier yells.
Unknown to the group of soldiers, they are outnumbered by a few thousand villagers here to protect me. It’s too late for them when they realise they are surrounded. Commander James and General Zander are behind the soldiers and quickly gallop away toward King Fenris and the army.
Troy shifts into his wolf and kills ten of the soldiers himself.