Wild Heart

Quinn POV My name is Quinn Jackson. I am 18 and live in a world of structure and discipline. You see, I am the only female alpha in the whole country. The title of Alpha is passed from father to son once the son comes of age and to be fair, I am certain that if my parents had lived long enough to carry my brother to term then the alpha title would have been passed down to him. Twelve years earlier… “Hmmm, I wonder where my little Quinny-poo could possibly be hiding…” I could hear mommy’s steps as she got closer to the tree I am hiding in. As she got closer I could smell the sweet scent of lilacs. That’s what mommy smells like now with my little brother in her belly. Mommy used to smell like warm lavender that’s been in the sun on a summer day. I like how mommy smells. I take a deep breath and I can smell the dirt under the tree and the leaves and grass all around. I can smell the river that runs through our home and the wind is cold and fresh when it blows from the mountains to the north. Mommy and I come out to play in the woods every day after mommy is done helping the omegas clean up after lunch at the pack house. Mommy is the Luna of our pack and daddy is the Alpha. Daddy says when my little brother is big enough he will be the next Alpha of our pack. Lily’s POV I could hear Quinn giggling from the trees above me as I pretend to try to find her. She’s really good at hiding so I have to smell the trees for her scent to find out which tree she is in. There. Lavender and lemongrass. “Hmmmm- maybe she’s- overrrr- HERE!” I shout and I push a shrub to the right out of the way and peek behind it. More giggles. Her little giggle makes my heart sing. Suddenly the air around us shifts, I can feel someone watching us from behind and I know something is not right. Troy my love, are the warriors on patrol to the north in the forest? I mind link my mate. No they are in the south by the river, what is wrong lil? He replies with his nick name for me. Something is wrong, Quinn and I are playing in the forest and I can sense someone else here watching us. I can feel his fear through our bond. Lily take Quinn back to the pack house as calmly as you can, I don’t want you to alert whomever is watching. I’m sending my warriors there now. I’ll link the pack and sound the alarm quietly. Please be careful my love. I’m on my way. I can feel his fear through the bond and I know he can feel mine too. “Okay Quinn baby, mommy gives up, come on out now and we will make our way back to the house for our nap.” I call out for Quinn. Third person POV Quinn clambered on down from her tree, took her moms hand and they made their way back to the pack house, Her little legs trying hard to keep up with her mom. “Mommy why are we going so fast?” Quinn asks her mom. “We gotta hurry and meet the other mommies with babies or babies in their bellies and all the kids inside” Lily replies. “Oh okay. Are we gonna watch a movie together?” Quinn asks. Lily rushes them to the pack house and sees all the women and children making their way to the safe room. She spots the pregnant mate of her husbands beta and calls her over. Quinn can hear growling and shouting from the field and trees behind her but she can’t look because she is trying to focus on her little feet not tripping while she tries to keep up with her mom. “Quick Quinn, go into the house with Aunty Bee. Mommy will be right behind you ok?” Lily asks Quinn as she passes her little hand to the beta’s mate while she turns and goes back to find her own mate. Troy, where are you? She mind links when she suddenly feels sharp pains in her leg and side. “TROY!” She screams out loud for him. She falls to her knees when she feels a sharp pain in her heart and her bond break. “NO!” She cries as several wolves surround her. The wolves around her growl and snap at her when suddenly the two in front of her part and a large black wolf steps through. He shifts back to his human form and Lily gasps as in front of her stands her first mate. “Hello little mate” he says as he steps towards her and wipes the blood off his face with his arm. “Why?!” Cries Lily and she stares at her first mate, covered in blood. “Little Lily. Did you think you could escape me?! I told you that you would NEVER be free of me! I am your MATE! The goddess made you FOR ME!” He yells at her as his eyes turn to the silver grey of his wolf. “I rejected you!” Lily cries as tears run down her face from the loss of her love. “That changes nothing! You belong to me! Now you will watch as my men tear your pathetic pack apart and when they are done I will tear that b*stard from your womb and you will be mine once more!” As the man takes a step towards her howls pierce through the air from the south as a neighbouring pack breaks through the trees and lunges at the wolves attacking her pack. “No! You will be only mine!” Yells the deranged man as he shifts back to his black wolf and lunges at the Luna. He tears out her throat just before he is taken down by a large brown wolf. The brown wolf tears off the head of the black wolf as he pins it to the ground.