My Run away Mate

Chapter 3:His Mate

(ALPHA LEO’S POV)

This fight has been dragging on for so long and it was getting annoying. I don't know why the Alpha of that small pack couldn't just leave the lands and had to resort to fighting, even if he was aware he had no chance of winning but since that was what he wanted then I had to fulfill his wishes, so I sent my pack new soldiers who had just come out of training so they could gain experience, but I didn't expect the Full Moon pack to be so useless.

I had to rush here when the fight was prolonged, and that was when I found out the opponents had been hiding and not wanting to fight. It got me speechless and after anger, I felt so angst, like who goes to war but not fight? Why did the opposite side declare war and then hide? So I knew I had to finish this myself, and that was how an easy fight turned brutal when he got involved.

My wolf started getting restless and excited which was strange as the fight was not even intense, his wolf had always loved something intense and this was not enough to make him excited as it was just one-sided beatings. As I tried to ignore it, I felt a sharp pain in my heart, now I knew I could ignore it no more. I was confused about what was going on, but my wolf kept telling me to look up, and when I did, I was given a big shock.

There she was, standing as she clutched her chest in pain, with her eyes closed. Her blonde hair is packed up in a ponytail. She was standing in front of an injured soldier who seemed to be yelling at her in anger, which irritated him so much, how dare that little wolf yell at her?! But when she looked straight at me, I felt my eyes blur with desire and shock, and I could hear my wolf growling in excitement.

“MATE!” I whispered and as if confirming it his wolf growled more.

“How could this be?! My Mate?! How could I have a mate? And she is part of the opponent pack?! Darn it!” My ears kept on ringing with the growls of wolves fighting and the sharp cries of pain of the injured, but all that could register in my mind was that I found my mate, and she was beautiful.

I wanted to go closer to her, I wanted to see and talk to her, but then a pest had to distract me at that moment and after taking care of it, I couldn't find my mate anymore. Distracted searched around the battleground but couldn't find her which got me really irritated, so I left the war grounds.

“Alpha! Are you not interested in fighting anymore? I knew you would lose interest in the fight, but who knew it would be this fast? Haha!”

The voice of my friend and also the Beta of the pack spoke as soon as he saw me enter the camp.

“Yeah right,” I answered indifferently as my mind didn't capture what he was saying.

Sitting down on the second chair in the room, I couldn't stop my brain from thinking about the lady I saw, who might be my mate. I still can't believe it though, since I had always believed I had no Mate and had come along with the fact that I wouldn't get married but who knew I would have that feeling after years.

“You have something on your mind Leo? You look out of sorts.” His friend’s question shook him out of his thoughts.

“Liam, I think I found my mate!”

Liam asked in disbelief, “What did you say?!”

“You heard me right, but I am confused right now. I mean, who finds their mate at the age of 26?! When I had gotten used to the fact that I am alone and wouldn't have anyone.” I complained as I still couldn't understand what was happening.

“Who is the girl? Where is she? And it's not like you not to kidnap the lady after finding out she might be your mate.” Liam joked.

“Well…”

Liam's eyes widened, “Huh?! Don't tell me you wanted to do that?!”

I had thought of that, but that pest had distracted me and made her escape. But I will find her, the connection will bring us together, I know that!

Liam looked at me with a raised eyebrow, his lips suddenly curled up in a smile making me wonder what he had thought about.

“Spill it out, Liam!”

Liam rolled his eyes, “Tsk! You are so overbearing!” Then continued, “ I was just thinking about how you would manage if she was your mate. Remember you have a crazy fake fiancee at home.”

“Darn it!” I had forgotten about that woman, but it was not time yet. There is still a lot to gain, and I can't dismiss her now.

“I will think of a way. For now, I just want to confirm one thing,” I said to the excited Liam, who seemed to be looking for gossip.

“Let's stop the attack, for now, there is something I need to do and decide on,” I said to Liam after much thinking.

Confused, Liam asked, “Why? Is it about your mate? But how does that bother with the war going on?”

“My mate is from that camp, and she seems to be a healer.”

I watched Liam's eyes widen as he watched me with his mouth agar. I know how complicated it is, so I don't even find his shocked face surprising.

I looked speechlessly at Liam confusingly as he whistled with a mischievous smile, then stood up to leave without exchanging more words with me. I am familiar with his acts and I know when he does this, he is ready for some juicy topics.

Besides, I knew what to do.

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It was late in the night, and everyone had let down their guard. Now was the time to act, which I didn't think hard about before doing.

I changed and shifted into my wolf form as it was dark and would always blend in with the night. Running into the darkness, I blended with the night.

After running for almost 20 minutes, I stopped at the camp of the Full Moon pack. I stayed still as I was confused about where to find her, I paced around softly without letting anyone find out. Though I didn't know why I was being careful, as I could easily go in to take anyone I wanted without these sneaky acts, I found this more interesting.

I allowed my wolf instinct to work as I relaxed and let it take over. My wolf followed the mate bond and walked a distance before stopping, I knew we were closer to her now, so I shifted back. I sneaked into the place where my wolf had growled silently. And there she was, sitting among the sleeping women, just looking into a space, which makes me wonder what she was thinking about. I crept near her as I didn't want to alarm the other women sleeping. Immediately covering her mouth, I knew she might scream when she was startled, but I could see the fear and shock in her eyes as she looked at me which made me irritated.

Putting a finger on my lips, “Shi, I won't harm you, I promise.”

But it seemed she didn't believe me, but I didn't care at that moment. I just carried her on my shoulder and ran out with my hand still covering her mouth.

“Ouch!” I couldn't help but exclaim after feeling the pain in my palm.

“Did she just bite my palm? How dare she?!”