The Rogue Alpha: Sands of Destiny

Episode 4

ALINA

“How are you feeling?“ I closed the door behind me and made myself comfortable in the chair next to him.

“Better, all things considered. What are you doing up?” He asked.

“Couldn’t sleep.” I shrugged my shoulders.

“Bad dream?” Dad raised his brows and let out a chuckle.

I shook my head. “I dreamt about Mom. She said the meteor is the key to protecting our home. Do you know what she meant?”

“No. No idea.” Dad leaned his head back against the pillow. “I’ve been stuck in this bed for days. I need to get outta here.”

“You should be resting.” I leaned forward and caught him as he climbed out of bed.

“Take me home. I need to see it.”

REX

I woke up to find Alina nowhere to be found and the sword still on its stand. Her phone was still charging too.

I decided to mind link her. “Where did you go?”

“I’m at the beach with Dad. We’re okay.”

I threw on a hoodie and sweatpants and jogged outside. One of the ATVs were gone. Clearly, Alina took it and brought her dad home. I hopped on the other and rode on the trails through the trees passing one of the night patrols. The full moon illuminated the night. One of my favorite parts about the Red Woods are all the fireflies hundreds of feet in the air at night.

When I got to the beach, I parked the ATV about thirty feet from Alina’s. I found her sitting in the sand next to her dad. The tide washed at their feet as they looked out on the moonlit horizon.

“I miss Mom.” Alina murmured.

“I miss her too.”

I felt my own eyes getting misty and normally I don’t cry.

“What are we going to do?” She rested her head on his shoulder.

“I don’t know, but what remember what I told you when I sent you away.” Robert said. His shoulders straightened and she lifted her head.

“How could I forget? Remember who you are and destroy everyone who took Ocean Wood from us.” Alina snickered. “Seems we still have an enemy.”

“It also seems we have company.” Robert turned to look back at me. “Alpha Rex. Glad you could join us.”

I nodded to him. “Sir.”

Robert slowly got to his feet with Alina’s help. He stuck out his hand. “I don’t think I formally thanked you for protecting my daughter and helping her save our home.”

I took his hand in a warrior’s grip. “She hardly needs protection.”

“Still, thank you.” He locked eyes and gave a small nod.

ALINA

I don’t think I’ve ever loved Rex more than I do now. My dad looked at him with pride and admiration. He knew the reputation of Red Woods, lived through it and yet, he knew Rex was different. Rex could be powerful and full of rage and violence when he needed to be, but in the end Rex truly cared for me, his mate, his Luna, and his equal. He saw me as just that. He didn’t see me as the typical Luna that you meet in other packs. He saw me as my how dad used to run our pack. A warrior. A guardian. The love of his life.

What’s even better is that he respected my dad for running his pack the same way. He wanted, no, he needed things to be different than how his dad had run the pack. I’ve heard of Jackson and the reputation Red Woods had back then. That’s why I was so afraid to seek sanctuary here. I’ve come to love and respect his parents, but things are different now. My home was in my grasp and Red Woods got a whole lot bigger.

Now all I had to do was prepare for the incoming war that Lucas was about to ensue. The meteor was deep in the sands of my home and it was somehow the key to protecting it.

But how?