The Human and Her Alpha

Shifters

Rachael

I keep running, dodging trees I hear faint growls and shouts and I run away from them. I keep running until I hit a body of water, I seem to have run to a lake, I see a huge rock at the side of the water and lean against it. I breathe deeply trying to calm myself and the tears start rolling down my face, how could he have been speaking to her mum for all these years and I had no idea. I climb up onto the rock and sit there with my legs crossed breathing in the fresh hair. I can hear someone approaching

“whoever you are, go away” I try to stay calm but it could be anyone

“Hey Pixie” matts calm voice travels on the slight breeze in the air. I open my eyes and look in Matts direction, he’s changed his clothes since the last time I saw him. He’s just wearing some sport shorts and trainers, there’s sweat dripping off his arms and shoulders. I stare at Matt standing there with all his muscles glistening with sweat, his 8 pack tenses and his biceps are flexing as he puts his hands on his hips “you ok?” his question snaps me out of my trance and I feel my cheeks blush, why are all the guys so attractive? Matt smiles and runs towards the rock I’m sat on. He jumps up in one fluid motion and sits next to me. He bumps his shoulder into mine, I lean my head on his shoulder and stare out over the water.

“do you want to talk about it?”

“I just found out my dad has been speaking to my mum for the last 12 years via email.”

“oh”

“oh?” I raise an eyebrow at him, and he laughs

“I thought you were freaking out about the whole wolf-shifter thing” he chuckles at me

“well, I’m obviously shocked but I’ve known about shifters for years now” matt looks at me puzzled and I explain about the wolf her mum shot in their house. Once I’m done with my story, I looks at matt whose eyes have glazed over and he doesn't look like he’s listening to me. He catches me staring at him

“sorry, your dad is looking for you. I just told him I’m with you.”

“tell him how?” she asks

“mind-link.” He smiles “it's a wolf thing” he laughs

“what else is a wolf thing?” I’m so curious, I look at him and he smiles widely. He starts explaining about shifters, how they’re faster and stronger than humans, how their senses are heightened and even more so when they’re in their wolf form. 

“can I see your wolf?” I’ve only ever seen the one wolf that I remember, and he looked scary back then, but I'd like to see someone shift “does it hurt when you shift?” he shakes his head at me

“not yet, you’ll see him eventually. It hurts to shift the first time but the more you do it the easier it gets until you don’t feel it no more. Our Alpha can shift in the air, his shift takes about 3 seconds. Mine is more like 10”

“him, does he have a name?”

“yeah, he’s called Max, he’s a dark grey colour with one white paw. He wants to meet you”

“he wants to meet me? Why?”

“he feels protective over you, I have 4 older brothers so never had anyone to look out for and Max seems to think you are the perfect little sister for him. So, looks like your stuck with me Pixie.” I laugh at him

“well, I’ve don’t have an older brother, so I’ll accept” I lightly punch him in the shoulder, he grabs his arm and flails about on the rock shouting ow and how I’m a monster. He abruptly stops shouting and I see his eyes glaze over again.

“your dad wants me to bring you back to the house” I’ve calmed down a lot by talking to matt, I like him a lot but strangely not attracted to him “come on” Matt grabs my hand and drags me off the rock, we walk back to the house and I see my dad waiting for me in the doorway, he looks nervous. I give him a small smile and his shoulders relax slightly.

“see you later Pixie” Matt squeezes my shoulder as he walks into the house and leaves me and dad alone

“guess we should keep talking?” he smiles at me “let’s take a walk, I can show you around while we talk” I just nod at him, he gestures to a small path at the side of the house

“so, the house you were in is called the pack house, its where the alpha, beta and gamma live with their families. They each have a floor with 4 bedrooms on each floor as well as an office each. The ground floor is communal, has a big kitchen diner that you saw as well as 2 living rooms, a library, laundry room and downstairs bathroom. There’s a guest wing that we use for visitors like other alphas and important friends.” They continue walking through the grounds, people occasionally stop and great her father and bow their heads in respect, he knows all their names and greets them warmly.

“The whole forest area you see is what the pack owns, there are about 600 pack members that live on the grounds in different locations, were currently walking into the east quarter, we build cottages for families, we have apartments for young families who have no children. We have big houses that groups of people share, just depends what you’re looking for we have it all.” He chuckles to himself but I’m just looking around at everything, we keep walking. I look around me and see loads of buildings, all different shapes and sizes, all made from wood to blend perfectly with the forest. They’re beautiful. Dad stops in front of a small cabin where an older woman is tending to her garden, he clears his throat, and she looks up from her roses

“Oh, sorry son I didn't hear you coming” she stands up from her garden and rubs the mud off her knees “Gregg!” she shouts as she comes down the path. She hugs my dad and then turns to me; I see tears in her eyes as she just looks at me.

“Aww RayRay, you look so beautiful” the lady grabs my hand and pats it while still smiling at me. She wipes her eyes as a man comes bounding out of the cabin. I stare at the man coming down the path I look between him and my dad, he looks exactly like her dad. Same build, same eyes. My eyes. His hair is more salt and pepper and slightly shorter than my dad’s but they could be twins.

“RayRay these are my parents, Gregg and Ginny. They’re your grandparent’s” I just stare at the couple trying to process this new information. Mum’s parents had ded when I was younger and I don't really remember them after that it was just me and mum. Always just me and mum. No I had a brother and sister, a step mum and grandparents. Gregg has put his arm around Ginny as she smiles and her eyes water again

“Hello little one” Gregg smiles at me, I vague memory floats into my head of being called that, i remember being bounced on a man’s knee and him tickling me calling me little one.

“I remember you” i smiles at Gregg “you used to bounce me on your knee and tickle me” this makes Ginny burst into tears and she pulls me into a bear hug, Gregg rubs my back and smiles at her warmly. We all go inside the cabin and Ginny fixes some tea and biscuits for us all. We sit in the living room and chat. I slowly remembers them; I remember seeing them a lot when i was small until dad left. I remember I call them nana and pops, even my mum called him pops, the memory makes me smile. We all share memories, and they tell me they always thought about me, their first grandchild.

We leave after our tea and biscuits and I promise them I’ll come back and visit again soon

“thank you” I smile at my dad and link his arm. He kisses the top of my head and we carry on walking

“they’ve been asking for you to come by since you got here, if I didn't bring you to see them soon, they would have hunted you down” he laughs. We walk into a large open field were a large group of men and woman are all fighting, I look at the large group of people and tense up it looks like they’re trying to kill each other

“don’t worry, this is our training field where we train our warriors.” I look at all the faces and spot the two men who were at my house they’re barking orders at people while they circle the field “Shane and Ethan are our best warriors, Kane must have left them in charge, they will oversee our training plans and make sure everyone keeps fit and healthy along with Kane our Gamma” he smiles as they watch people sparing.