Howl At The Moon

Not so secret anymore

Khai's Pov:

I needed peace, it gave me more time to think clearly. I continued my walk further and further away from the sounds of festive joy coming from the campsite. I couldn't take all that right now, not when my heart was breaking like this. I don't know why Helena refuses me this way but she has to know it doesn't feel good. I've longed to be mated,...loved...completed, for so long. I just never even thought about the possibility that my mate wouldn't want me in return. It was foolish of me to think things would just be handed to me forever. My mate is entirely too stubborn to even try to love me. I can see it in her eyes and the worst part is I know it's coming. (The rejection). It's rare but it happens and honestly, I don't know if I could handle that. Because I already love her, I knew it the moment she punched me in the face during the ambush. She is one hell of a woman and a warrior at that. How could I not be? It was love at first hit. I had to get as far away as possible to clear my head I walked as far as I needed to until I could no longer hear the celebration or anyone else for that matter. I managed to hike down to the bottom of the mountain while I was trying to blow off steam. It was the farthest I've ever traveled down north of where I grew up. I was just walking when I heard the sounds of rushing water. I could smell it too. I followed my nose and relied on my wolf's hearing just to find it. I knew I was getting closer the more I walked to the left the water seemed to grow louder but I couldn't find the source. I just see trees and more trees and plants and overgrown bushes...I was starting to think I was losing my mind I kept going in circles. As if the forest was playing tricks on me. I figured it had to be behind the trees but it was like the trees were all merged creating a thick wall out of the combined tree trunks. I circled the strange trees around and there it was, An opening! I had finally found a way in. I crawled through the small space pushing leaves and branches out of my way as I maneuvered my way inside My wolf started going crazy almost immediately as we finally made it through. The opening lead me to a small enclosed patch of land that looked completely untouched by man. There was a deep lake underneath a waterfall that came spouting out of a stack of boulders. It had wildflowers growing all around it and a small island in the middle of it. It was beautiful. This whole place was just beautiful but it was too pure and perfect for a place like this. Everything outside of it was dull and dying as fall takes over the forest but this place was untouched by the season change. It even felt warmer here Like the air was different. I went over to the lake sinking my feet in as I laid my top half backward leaning back on the grass.

"Ahhh... The water here is so warm." Khai said out loud.

"We should go for a swim" Remus his wolf told him

"I was thinking about it," Khai replied to him.

"So jump in!" Remus tried to convince him

"I said was thinking about it, not that id do it" Khai brushes him off.

"Come on we need this!! Please, it'll help get her out of both of our heads" Remus pleads to him.

"You know what!? Let's do it" I said as I stood to my feet.

After much protest, I had finally given in stripping down my loin cloth and plumaged right into the lake.

"Cannonball!" I yelled out as I leaped into the air tucking both my knee's to my chest before I could hit the water.

The water was so warm on my skin that even my wolf began to purr like a domesticated cat.

"Ahhhh... Now I could get used to this" said Remus.

I'll admit it, I was enjoying myself so much completely at peace, and more distracted than I've ever been. It was foolish of me to let my guard down like that. It was something I usually never did. Maybe if I was then I would have heard him sneaking up on me but I didn't. I was swimming laps around the lake and my feet were splashing so fast behind me that I completely missed the sounds of his footsteps closing in. It didn't help that Remus was talking my ear off either, Can hardly think sometimes let alone focus when he's rambling on and on like a banshee. I was on my fourth lap when I finally heard him.

"You! Hey! how'd you get in here?"

The voice came out of nowhere. I stopped paddling immediately. I was shocked, to be honest, I didn't think anyone would even be around for miles. Stupid of me to let my guard down like this.

"Sorry bout that, I was just walking around and I stumbled across this beautiful spot, I wasn't aware anyone else was here." Khai apologized as he began climbing out of the water preparing to leave.

"This is my land! Why wouldn't anybody else be here? There is literally a whole village less than 2 miles from here how could you miss that?" The stranger questioned.

"Really? I had no idea, I'd never traveled this way before. Was just finishing up anyway... I will leave." Khai told him as he quickly got dressed.

"NO!, you will not! You are going to stay right there until my men get here to take you to the Alpha" The man demanded.

"And why exactly would I be doing that?" Khai toyed with him.

"Well if you don't then id be forced to put you down" The man threatened him.

"Ha! That's funny, Id love to see you try!" Khai says as he crept his top half low ready to force a shift at any moment.

"I've got to say I'm loving the confidence you have, it is going to be really fun to kick your ass!" The man said as he got into a position of attack.

I was ready to teach that i***t a lesson he will never forget. I'd go so far that I'll single handily become the main character in all his nightmares. That is if I even let him survive this. We began circling as neither of us would turn our back on the other, I didn't know this wolf and I wouldn't trust some stranger to give a fair fight. He could try anything at this moment and he's already revealed his cards. He should have never told me he linked for backup because now he will never get the chance to see them arrive. Remus and I were ready for anything I've already contemplated his first move and he will never get to make it.

I stretched out my claws ready to coat them in blood as my opponent stretched out his own. He took the first swipe but I jumped back in time leaving him swiping at the air. I was just about to leap at his throat and rip his Adam's apple out into my palm but I stopped almost instantly when I heard her voice.

"Stop!" Helena yelled as she rushed in taking her distraction as a chance to jump in between us.

"Mate! No!" I yelled as I grabbed her arm and tried to pull her behind me to keep her from harm.

Before I could remove her Helena locked onto my arm swinging me forward to the ground as she flipped me over and I smacked to the ground landing on my back face up to the sky knocking the wind from my lungs. I rolled over as fast as my body would let me. When I looked back up at her Helena was standing in front of me almost like she was trying to shield me.

"Ozwald leave him alone!" She warned.

"Helena?! What! Where have you been? I've been so worried about you!" the guy responded.

At this point, I was visibly confused. "Wait, They know each other?" I thought to myself.

"I don't like this" Remus's voice rolled off the walls of my mind.

"That makes two of us," I told Remus.

"I know, I'm sorry. Everything just happened so fast I didn't really get a chance to say goodbye" said Helena.

"I didn't understand why. Helena, I still don't... Can you just tell me what happened!?. Why did you leave?" Ozwald pleads.

"I don't want to talk about it," Helena said lifting up her hand. I could feel she was upset I just didn't know why.

"They said you tried to kill my mom, Helena. Tell me that's not true" Ozwald begged.

Helena Scoffed in return.

"Tell me! say it's not true! Tell me and ill believe it!" He cried.

"But I did" Helena confessed.

Tears began to form in Ozwalds eyes as he stood there looking back at her. Helena's demeanor was cold, I have never seen her like this with anyone other than me. Honestly, it just felt great knowing I wasn't the one she was feeling that way for.

"But why would a servant attack her Luna?" Ozwald questioned her.

"Servant?" Khai repeated.

"My mate is no one's servant! you foolish boy. You have no idea just what she is.. do you?" Khai continued.

"No one was talking to you rogue wolf!" Ozwald snapped back.

"Hush!" Helena yelled shutting us both up.

"And Did that Rogue just say you were his mate?!!" Ozwald blurted out. holding up a closed fist with his thumb pointed in my direction.

"Look Ozwald! I'm not the same girl you use to know, a lot has changed, and because we were friends once I'm going to say this as nicely as possible so listen to me clearly... Your parents got it coming to them for what they did to me and when I do come and exact my revenge I will destroy everyone you love and hold dear to you. Not because of anything you did but because of what your father has done to my family! And for that, you can thank him" Helena threatened him with a smile.

"What are you talking about!? Helena, What did he do to your family?" Ozwald asked her.

"You should ask him!" Helena said before turning her back on him and walking off.

I lifted myself off the ground where she left me dusting off my palms, I ran behind her just to catch up. She was moving fast as her anger fueled her.

"Helena!, hey! wait up! will ya?." I called after her but she never slowed.

"HELENA" I called out as I sped up behind her.

She kept on walking forward like I wasn't even there. She has a bad habit of doing that I can tell that already. I finally caught up with her but she still had no intentions of stopping or even slowing down.

"HELENA!" I yelled.

"WHAT!!?" Helena yelled back.

"Will you just stop for a second and talk to me!? Please?." I pleaded with her.

"If we stop now, we risk the chance of being followed! Do you want that?! Do you want to risk Both of our Packs?!.. because you want to talk? Are you kidding me?" My mate scolded me.

She wasn't wrong. I wasn't thinking... That's what happens when I'm around her I get so lost in those eyes of hers that nothing else matters it's like the whole world around us fades away leaving only the two of us. Just me and Helena. And that right there can get me killed. Not that I fear death but I fear the possibility of life without her. And that's just something I never want to live to see. I'd rather die, Her love was all I wanted, and one day hopefully I will have it.

"Now can we go!?" Helena said with irritation.

"Yeah, sure. Lead the way" I said as I extended an arm out in front of me.

"Thank you!" Helena said turning around and continuing our hike back to camp.

I knew my mate had a life before me I just wished she would tell me about it. Especially if she intends to declare war on another alpha's pack, She couldn't possibly think ill let her do it alone. truth be told I would slaughter millions of villages if that's what stands in the way of what she wanted. Come to think of it ..there probably isn't anything I wouldn't do to make her happy. Even if just for a moment. We continued the hike back to camp in silence as Remus and I argued back and forth in my head. He kept trying to convince me to press her about that other wolf but honestly, I refused because I didn't want to know. Didn't want to picture her with anyone who wasn't me.