War, Heartache, and Love

Chapter 4

    We drove in silence for a while. I kept staring out the window, but Lily was stirring inside of me and so much restlessness, but then out of nowhere, I felt Michael's hand touch my leg, which snapped my head to look directly at him, and to my surprise, he slightly lifted his hand from my leg. His expression was surprised by my reaction, so he said, “I am not going to hurt you, I promise."

    "I know. I am sorry I am not used to this; it's also new and is becoming overwhelming. “I said shyly. 

    "You haven't had past relationships?" My mate said, completely taken by this concept. I wanted to reply, but my face went completely hot with embarrassment, so I started to fiddle with my hands in my lap. "Don't be shy; it's okay. I love it; it is refreshing."

    I was still staring at my hands, but I decided to respond with, "Really finally? Is it a mate thing like I'm all yours and untouched?” 

    He started to chuckle a little at my comment. My mate began to turn into a parking lot, so I looked to see where we were, and I noticed we were at the park with the big pond. I'm pretty sure it's called a reservoir, but it's stunning here. It has a vast playground made out of wood and a reservoir right in the middle where you can walk around it. Off to the left side of the reservoir is a deep forest of trees which leads to the mountains where I love to run and be free some nights.

    When he entirely stopped in a parking spot, he swiftly through the car and parked. Shifting his huge masculine body towards me, and decided to comment on my questions with, "No, that's not what I meant, but that is a bonus. Would you please take a walk with me?" Michael's eyes captivated me in a way I did not know how to respond with my body felt so much excitement and want for him to hold me I was at a loss for words.

    When I finally was able to form a sentence, I replied with, “yes, I will; this is one of my favorite places to be."

    "When I drove past this place, I was very taken back by it. It's lovely." My mate said with a very calming smile that was very comforting to me. So I proceeded out of the car, which my mate then rushed in front of me before I could step onto the sidewalk. He then offered out his hand, so I stared at it for a moment contemplating if I should take the needle or not. If I do, does it make me look weak? So much thought running through my mind about him, I do not know him. I don't understand why I need to have my guard up.

    Michael spoke with, “Can we hold hands, or is this too fast for you?" Which snapped me out of my train of thought finally glazed into his deep dark brown eyes, which helped me feel calm again with all my restless thoughts. Lily started to stir inside me again with excitement wanting to pronounce on him and have our lips touch. Then my father popped into my mind again about showing weakness, so I shook my head. 

    "This is too much. I was raised never to be too dependent on anyone in all aspects of life. Training is to help prepare for the worst, but this I am lost with. I am completely lost with words." I said to him with a slight crack in my voice, slightly wanting to cry with so much confusion in my mind.

    "I am scared too. It's a long story, but this is a new start, and I feel like I'm going to mess everything up. So please give me a chance." Michael said in almost a desperate tone.

    Then my overthinking mind only can hear how he was scared. All I could hear was my father again telling me; you can never be afraid because that is when the worst will happen. I shook my head again, trying to get my father out of my thoughts. I wish they would prepare me for this moment. At least my mother always had a way with words but, for some reason, never prepared me for a mate.

    "Are you okay little Wolf?" My mate asked.

    My wolf was purring in so much excitement she wanted to come out and take control of me. I should have, but all I could say was, "I need to go for a run. I will meet up with you later, I promise; I just really need to clear my head." I turned around quickly, so he didn't have any chance to respond. Twenty minutes into my run in human form, I stopped in the woods to close my eyes and take a deep breath and inhale the smell of Mother Nature. The scent I heard was one thing that made me happy and calm. There were no expectations from The General, the training, and I was at peace out here for just a little bit. I turned my hand just a smidge to check the time, and I could not believe it was already dinner time. I better go home to eat my brother will start to worry.

    "Could you please let me out to run just for like 10 minutes before you head back? Lily said to me and is my link. I need to stretch out my paws."

    "Of course, just got to watch out for people we cannot let anyone see us in wolf form; remember how Mom was always worried about what people would do if they saw our fur color." –Kyra-

I started to strip my clothes off and instantly shift. Without any hesitation sprung forward and began to Sprint. When we ran about half a mile, we smoked something disgusting. So we slowly followed the smell, which led us to a dead body that also had a stench of a wolf. I focused on my hearing to see if I could hear anything around me, but I heard nothing.

I instantly mind I linked to The General, My Brother, and My Uncle.

    "I found a male dead body in the forest, and I smell I sent a wolf on him."

    The General was the first to respond instantly with, "Send us your location."

    "I don't have my phone; we are in wolf form." -Kyra-

    "Get out of there now. Where is Michael?" -General-

    "I left him, I am running back to my clothes now." -Kyra-

I began running back as fast as I could; I started to feel I wasn't alone, so we ran faster. Then I smelt another scent that I wasn't familiar with. I approached my clothes but looked around to see if I could hear or see anyone near. I still have the scent of another nearby.

"Lily, we are in danger. I can sense it. Prepare for it." -Kyra-

We circled my clothes, looking for any movement or hear any type of noise.

"Kyra, everyone is saying to you stay put." -The general-

    We didn't feel the need to respond, but then we saw it. Six wolves were coming out of the trees all around me. Without any hesitation, one sprinted towards me in attack mode. We instantly responded by tacking the throat of the Wolf and breaking his neck. Without even a second going by, we were plowed from the side, which caused me to roll several times, but we landed on my feet at the last roll. Lily growled in anger but also to warn them we meant business. Then three ran at me at once, so we ran towards them but jumped over them to charge at the two just behind them. We broke another neck, and then we got bit by the other one on my leg. We responded by kicking the wolf in the face. Once the wolf got back up to come at us, we stood on all fours without being in any pain. Then we felt anger come over us that consumed us, and we sprung towards him and began to shred his neck and body. We got taken down by two other wolves that pinned us down. Then out of nowhere, I can smell my Mates scent. He was approaching fast and threw the two wolves that had us pinned. He jumped towards them and killed both wolves at once, which was impressive. When we got onto all fours again, we stared at his dark black fur, which had a dark blue tint to it. We were taken back by his appearance. Lily was more attracted to him than ever, but a movement distracted me from my want for him to see another wolf running away.

    So I lunged for it to run after the remaining wolf when Michael jumped in front of me to stop me. My Mate shook his head, implying I should not go any further. I knew I should listen, but then I smelt my family approaching me from behind. My Mate's eyes and mine still locked together; I did not deviate to see my family. I was so shocked at how much bigger he was than me. I was big for my size, but he made me look like a bit of a wolf.

    "Are you okay?" _Uncle John_

    "Yes, I killed three, and My Mate killed two, but one got away." _Kyra_

    "So this is who your mate is I heard about."-Uncle John-

    My brother came around to face me directly, which he said, "Are you sure?" 

    "Yes, Brother, I am, just confused on why they were attacking me. First the deer, now this." _Kyra_

    Michael closed in our Gap, still staring at me and glancing over at my fur, making me feel awkward. No one has seen my coat besides my family and The General. Michael stood next to my brother, whose wolf's name is Austin. Michael, my brother, looked different. Austin's fur was dark brown entirely, and he was just a smidge bigger than me.

    Breaking all of our thoughts, my uncle linked us with, "This was pre-planned. We must figure out what's going on."

    "Go shift back and get all your stuff; we will wait." Josh

    So I walked back to my clothes and could feel Michael's presence directly behind me. When I turned around to look at him, we nudged my head to imply that he turned around, so he willingly did so. I shifted back, grabbing my clothes to put on quickly. When I finished, I walked past Michael, still following me. When I got to my brother, I put my hand on his side to lay down, but then my mate instantly growled at him. Without any second passing, I turned around to look directly into Michael's eyes and spoke firmly, "I might be your mate, but you do not growl at my brother, you understand?" 

    You can tell Michael is contemplating the fact but knew he should comply, so he nodded his head yes in response, but he laid down on his stomach, practically asking me to ride on his back. So I looked at my brother. I gave him a smile showing that it was okay. I climbed up onto the back of my Mate. I gripped as tight as I could, and he instantly ran towards his car.