White Fur

Chapter 33

Skyler’s POV

Zenith bolted deeper into the forest. I grabbed onto his fur as tightly as I could. The initial jolt of him dashing into the woods caused me to close my eyes, but as the fear started to subside, I slowly opened them. I couldn’t believe how beautiful the scenery was. The deep green of the trees around us glistened where the rays of sun hit them, the fresh scent of pine and grass filled my nose. The pop of wildflowers made me feel like I was in a different world. Living in the city for so long, I never thought a place as beautiful as this still existed. With each stride, I felt more free and at peace as if all the craziness my life turned into had disappeared.

I took in a deep breath as Zenith continued to run through the forest. I could tell he really like to do this, I don’t blame him. The sense of freedom being out here would be irresistible. I caught Zenith glance back at me a couple times as if to check if I was ok, I always gave him a smile. I felt at ease until I saw a large river ahead of us.

“Zenith?” I said nervously. But he didn’t stop. “Zenith.” I said louder while gripping tighter to the fur. His pace got faster, the river was huge, there was no way we would be able to jump it. “ZENITH!”

He launched himself off the bank and we soared through the sky. If it weren’t for my death grip on Zenith’s black fur, I would have flown off. I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until we landed back on the ground. Zenith slowly trotted until we made it to a waterfall that was pouring into the river. There was a clearing of grass near the pool at the bottom of the falls with wildflowers sprinkled around. Zenith lied down on the ground so I could slide off his back and take a look around. I took a couple paces observing every little detail I could, I could feel Zenith’s eyes studying me.

“This place is really beautiful.” I turned to look at the wolf that was behind me. The scenery wasn’t the only thing beautiful here. Zenith black fur has a slight golden tint as the sunlight reflected off of him. His smooth coat was only ruffled in the spots where I was gripping. I noticed slightly the more brown spots peeking out from behind his ears. His dark hazel eyes stood out in the green environment. I could feel power emanating off of him but I didn’t feel like I was in danger. His eyes were still studying me as I slowly approached him. I came right up to his face and began to start stroking his black coat. He closed his eyes and exhaled, I placed my forehead against him. “Thank you for taking me here, Zenith.”

I took some steps closer to the river and laid on my back in the grass staring up at the sky peaking through the tree leaves. Zenith nuzzled his way onto my lap, he kept sliding up until his damp nose touched the bottom of my chin. I wrapped my arms around the giant head that was now pressing on my stomach and chest. I ran my hands through his fur occasionally twirling strands of hair. The summer breeze felt nice against my face and cooled me down.

I must have dozed off for a bit because the next thing I saw was Kanto’s beautiful smile. “Hey, how are you feeling?”

“Much better.” I smiled to him before sitting up.

“Good because I saw your handy work on the wall in the hall, I think the less holes in the pack house would be better.” Kanto joked as he sat up with me. “Sorry about the council, they can be closed minded. They can be a great resource but they are also very traditional and don’t like change. And you would be a big change for those old dogs.”

“I can tell. What happened after I left?”

“We talked about the Steelridge pack and our current plan with them. They tried to bring you up again but I shut that down. I even reminded them that this plan was mostly yours, which got some fun looks. You’re going to be Luna regardless of that they say.” Kanto hesitated before his next statement. “That is if you want to.”

Did I really want to be Luna? I cared for Kanto and want to stay by his side, but does that qualify me to run a pack? I put on a brave face during the meeting but I am nervous about the amount of responsibility. What if I fail?

“Skyler, I understand if you don’t want to. It is a lot to ask of a person who I just met almost a month ago. And I understand if you want to leave.” My thoughts distracted me for a moment, I didn’t mean to cause Kanto such anguish. “And if you don’t want to be with me then —“

“Kanto I want to be with you.” I interrupted, placing my hands on top of his. “I was just thinking, what if I’m not good enough. What if I just cause you problems? I already caused a rift between you and the council. Or if I fail? I don’t want to be the downfall of the pack.”

“You won’t be, wanna know how I know?” Kanto gave me an all knowing smirk. “Because and I quote ‘managed and educated one of the most difficult groups of people. Teenager.’ Also you said something along the lines of ‘I’ll kill you if you come after me and the people I love.’”

“I did not!”

“‘I will find the weaknesses of my enemies and I will use that to my advantage to protect those I care about.’” Kanto mockingly quoted me.

“Find but I didn’t say kill them.” I nudged him.

“I’ve never seen you so fierce before.” He said. Then he leaned closer to me to whisper in my ear. “It was kinda hot.”

I felt my cheeks burn up as they turned red. Kanto tried to lean in but I stood up before he could with a playful smile on my face. I took a couple steps away from him but he quickly got up and put his arms around my waist. He leaned down and planted his lips on mine. I returned the kiss, standing on my tiptoes to wrap my arms around his neck. He slowly slid his hands underneath my tank top, the warmth from his hands radiated throughout my body. I took the bottom of my tank top and lifted it over my head to remove the shirt. Kanto let out a low growl which signaled me to take off his shirt.

Very aware of where I was standing, I slowly switched positions with Kanto and grabbed his hand from my waist into my hands. I let out a moan before taking back my lips. “So you’re kinda hot then?”

“Mhmm.” Kanto said while trying to get back to my mouth.

“Well then.” I couldn’t hold my smile back any longer. “Maybe you should cool down a bit.”

The look of confusion was priceless as I pushed him backwards. By the time he realized what was happening it was too late for him to stop it. He landed with a splash into the pool at the bottom of the waterfall. I was on the ground from laughing so hard, Kanto was not amused when he came back up. His expression made me laugh even more.

“Ohhh so you like to play games?” Kanto said menacingly as if he had a plan. But before he could enact it, I got up, took a couple steps away then ran to cannonball right next to him. The cool water felt nice and refreshing. When I came up to catch my breath Kanto caught me. “You’re mine now.”

He planted another kiss on me, I welcomed the kiss as I wrapped my limbs around his body. I felt weightless in the water as Kanto walked us towards a big rock at the edge of the pool. He pressed my back against the rock while pressing his body against the front of mine. I could tell the the water did nothing to cool him off. I felt something hard lightly hit against my shorts. Using the leverage from my arms around Kanto neck, pulled myself up and down, rubbing against the stiffness in Kanto’s shorts. Kanto moved his hands down to my ass to help me move up and down, he also used it to press me tighter against him. That’s when I realized the water wasn’t cooling me down either.

I moved one arm from Kanto’s neck and slid it down to his waistband. I played with the his waistband, teasingly moving ever so slightly down from time to time until I couldn’t hold out anymore. I slid my hand down his pants until I easily found his rock hard c**k, Kanto growled at my discovery. I stroked up and down his shaft, I could tell Kanto was starting to get antsy. He moved one of his hand from my butt and straight into my pants. He easily found my entrance and began to insert his fingers. I would break our kisses for a moment to let out moans of pleasure or to catch my breath. I could feel my heart beating faster, but that wasn’t all. Even though we were in the water I could feel myself getting wet. With each stroke it felt as if my v****a was soaked and throbbing with desire for Kanto.

I unwrapped my legs for a moment so I could pull off my shorts and throw them to the side of the pool. I returned my legs around his waist, making sure to remove Kanto’s shorts first. I placed my hand back on his d**k and began stroking again. I let out a moan as Kanto inserted another finger deep into my core. I couldn’t hold back anymore, my desire was taking over. I pulled myself closer and skimmed Kanto’s c**k over my slit. I did this couple times as Kanto and I started to pant harder between kisses. I lined him up with my opening and took a deep breath.

SNAP

We both whipped our heads around to see what made that sound. I removed my legs from Kanto’s waist and lowered myself back down into the water so only my head was showing. While Kanto placed his arms on both sides of me as to protect me from being seen. I saw Kanto take a couple of sniffs as if trying figure out who or what broke the twig.

He squinted his eyes before bending down to whisper to me. “Stay here for a moment.” I huddled against the rock as Kanto got out of the water. He quickly shifted and sniffed around, he took a couple steps deeper into the woods. I could still see him but he felt so far. I grabbed my shorts from the bank and put them back on. When I settled back into the water I could no longer see Kanto. That’s when I felt as if I was being watched. It felt like a pair of eyes were intensely staring at me from the opposite direction Kanto went in. I tried to see if someone was there but the forest’s shadows were perfect cover. Just as quickly as I felt it, the feeling disappeared. I turned around to see Kanto’s wolf form almost back to the pool. He shifted back into his human form.

“What was it?” I asked.

“It was just a deer.” Kanto looked little frustrated but not as worried. He took a deep breath before walking over to the pool. He reached out his arms, which I grabbed, before lifting me out of the water like I was nothing. He gave me a comforting smile. I blushed at him, which made him confused. “What?”

“Um, you’re still naked.” I looked up at the trees expecting him to be embarrassed. But he moved a lot slower to grab his shorts than I would have. “We’re you expecting us to continue?”

That peaked his interest, he gave a low chuckle. “Werewolves are used to not wearing clothes. Especially around our mates.” He took a step closer to me still not wearing anything.

I took a step away with a big childish grin on my face. “So what is this place?” I asked quickly changing the subject.

Kanto let out a chuckle or a sigh, I couldn’t tell, before he talked. That’s when he finally pulling on his shorts but completely ignored his shirt, not that I minded. “I found this place years ago on one of my first patrols. It’s on the edge of our pack lands, the river is the boundary.”

“So if I jump back in the water am I in the pack lands?” I asked tempted to jump back into the cool water. I felt me face blush a little at the thought of what almost happened in those waters.

“Yes, but if you step foot on the other side you’ll be on neutral ground.” Kanto explained. “I found this place while on a solo patrol once. The river usually is a good deterrent towards rogues so we usually have patrol groups a bit farther from the pack border. I came across this place and thought I’d bring my mate here someday.”

“Is it everything you thought it would be?” I teasingly asked.

“No. It’s more.” I smiled at the ground, when I looked back up I was met by hazel eyes looking down at me. The butterflies in my stomach were going crazy, I don’t think I’ve ever had a man care for me this much. I wrapped my arms around Kanto and buried my face in his chest. I stood there listening to his heart beating rapidly. I want to stay in his embrace forever, savoring this moment. But unfortunately, as usual, reality has to come back.

Kanto let out a sigh. “Andrea just mind-linked me saying she needs you for the Luna ceremony.” I looked up at him and could tell he was annoyed at the sudden intrusion. I jumped up a little to peck his cheek before landing on the ground. But I didn’t land right and started to fall.

Instead of hitting the ground, Kanto caught me and used the opportunity to kiss me back. “Thank you for catching me.”

“I’ll always catch you.” He said before helping stand back up normally.

“Oh really?” I smirked.

“Mhmm.” His eyes still studying me but his arms fell from my hips. He turned from me to walk over to where I threw his shirt. I took the opportunity to go into a full sprint. Let’s see if he will always catch me. I knew he caught onto what I was doing when he let out a loud mocking chuckle follow by the quick crack of bones.

I was running through the forest as fast as I could. I could hear the pounding of paws on the ground behind me. My lungs were burning as I sprinted by the trees. Somehow in this sprint I was able to crack a smile between breaths. I knew that if I made it back to the pack house I would be safe. I could see the training grounds ahead of me, I pushed myself even harder to make it there. I took a quick glance behind me to see the ginormous wolf catching up to me from the depths of the forest.

Just then I ran into something. I fell down onto my butt which really hurt. But my pain couldn’t distract me from what I ran into. I looked up at the huge furry creature, it’s teeth snarling at me as it’s gaze was fixed down on me. I’ve never seen a creature like this before. I instantly began to wish Kanto was near me. I scrambled up to my feet only to feel hot breath behind me. I knew I was caught and I couldn’t escape.

I took some steps backwards knowing that it was Kanto’s werewolf form behind me. I moved slowly until I was pressed against Zenith’s black fur, not taking my eyes off the beast in front of me. I heard Zenith snort then felt him move his head. That’s when the creature bowed and when back to sparring the other werewolf in the ring that I was too spooked to notice. I heard a pop as someone ran over with clothes for Kanto.

Kanto pulled the clothes on as I managed to form words. “What is that?” Seeing him so calm was a relief but I was still to nervous to lose focus.

“You don’t recognize him?” Kanto teasingly asked. I was able to peel my eyes away to give him a small scowl, he roared with laughter. “That’s Colton.”

I guess my face said it all because Kanto laughed even harder than before. How the hell was this animal my bodyguard Colton? He looked just like the werewolves in old movies did. He looked more human-like than Zenith’s more wolf-like appearance. I was so confused.

When Kanto finally finished laughing he took my hand. “Let’s go to my office I’ll explain everything.” Kanto started to lead me away from the training ground and away from Colton. That’s when I realized I’ve seen him like that before.