The Wolfs Viking

~Saga's P. O. V~ Finally! Today was the day I got my wolf. Now that I am 21 years of age, I gained my wolf and soon, hopefully, a mate. I laid down and closed my eyes, I thought of my perfect mate. He would be kind and gentle, good with kids, would visit me at mother and father's grave, my sisters would adore him and he would be made the official Gamma of the Snær Máni Pack. That's our language for "Snow Moon" since our territory is high in the icy mountains of Saana. Of course, being a wolf means we didn't get cold easily in our wolf forms. I was just happy that I will meet my wolf and introduce her to the pack tomorrow at 10 am. It's tradition that all new wolves shift on their birthday so the Alpha and his Luna could record and judge how strong and fast you are. I smiled knowing that later on, I will be judged on my speed. I was a fast person. Even the Beta female couldn't keep up. I chuckled and snuggled into my feather pillow. Well, someone is in a happy mood. A soft, gentle voice in my head spoke. This must have been my wolf talking to me. I am. What is your name? I am Eira. And we are family. Eira had this beautiful voice that almost commanded respect while also being a motherly type. Hello, Eira. It's nice to meet you. Eira: Before anything, sweetheart, I want to offer my condolences. Mother and father would be so proud of you, of us. The Mother of wolves said that they are watching over you and your sisters. Thanks, Eira. Thyra's been the one hurting most. She was very close with our mother. Eira: I know. She will be told the same thing in 9 moths by her wolf. As will Kali in 2 years. I cannot wait to meet you tomorrow. I wonder what you look like. Eira: You will know soon enough, sweetie. Now, get some rest. We have a big day ahead of us. And like that, I could feel her retreating to the back of my mind, she was right. I needed to get some sleep, I want to be up no later than an hour passed sunrise. My thoughts switched from my mate to Eira, would she look like me? Shinning red fur with hazel eyes. Or would she look like mother's wolf? Silvery white fur with blood moon eyes. I hoped that she looked like mother. I wanted a piece of her at the ceremony. I still couldn't believe they were gone. It wasn't due to rogue attacks, disease or old age, they just simply vanished when I was 10, Kali had been almost 8 and Thyra had just turned 9. No one knows what happened, there were no tracks, no scents to follow, not even a piece of mother's fur. I missed them, and wondered if by some sheer luck, they were still alive. My heart said no, but my head said yes. With those final thoughts, I drifted into sleep. Dreaming that they would come home. The sounds of the rooster woke me up, the sun was bright, but it was still pretty cold. I never slept naked, so before the ceremony started, I had to strip off my clothes. I heard the pack rustling outside my family's home. I heard the former Luna commanding the omega's. May Freya have mercy on their souls. I let out a small chuckle to myself. After what seemed like an eternity, I got a knock on the wooden frame of the house. "Saga, it's time." The Former Luna came in. "You look more like your father every day. Since Hakon hasn't found his Luna yet, I will be presiding over the ceremony." She came over and gave me a hug. "Good luck." We both headed towards the door frame and waited. Once the horns went off, that was our queue to step out. The cold burned my skin a little, being exposed to the winter air was not what I had in mind. The Former Luna led me to the circle of the crowed. "Snær Máni Pack, I present to you, our future Female Gamma. Saga Berkanan." Everyone howled or cheered, some even gave war cries. I couldn't be happier that my pack loved me that much. I was blushing. "Saga. You are now of age where you have been given your wolf. In this circle blessed by The Moon Goddess herself, we will test your abilities. Go ahead and make the first shift, dear." I nodded and thought of Eira. I could feel her coming to the surface, what I was not expecting was the pain. I felt my bones break, crack and come out of place. I felt my skull reforming into it's wolf shape. The fire burning in my veins. I cried and screamed out for what seemed like hours. "Oh, my goddess!" I heard my sister Kali shout. "Saga, you're beautiful." I opened my eyes and saw I was standing on four paws. The only one that didn't have a mitten marking was my front right paw. I noticed the black fur on my legs and tail. I was an almost fully black wolf. My sister Thyra came up to me and pet my fur. "You have a white crescent moon on your forehead. And your eyes imitate the moon itself. I am envious, big sister." She gave me a smile that had me wagging my tail. I heard growls and sneers from other she-wolves. I ignored them and moved on. "Alright, ladies. It's time for her testing." The Former Luna stated. They moved out of the giant circle and back into the crowed with 500 other wolves. Then, the series of tests began. First was strength, I had to break a massive boulder in my wolf form. It was not easy, but I did it. It cracked in half before breaking into smaller chunks. The test of speed was next. I was to circle the entire territory, this was almost child's play for me. I made it back to the others in record time. Then came dexterity, I had to dodge every log that was tethered to a rope in the dense forest beneath the mountain, at the roots of it. That was hardest to do. Then came wisdom, I took all that I learned from my father when he was Gamma and learned from his mistakes. I told The Former Luna of what my father did wrong and how to correct it. Then came intelligence. I feared this one, I was not very smart, when told to add up on how many crops we had sewn, I took my time and counted each field. Lastly, came charisma, I had tell sell a piece of of my fur to a man. They cut a portion with a skinning knife before the test began. Handing it back to me, I started the bidding war. It was between my sister Thyra and a man known as Erland. He was also our Beta. With the bidding war coming to a conclusion, it was Erland who won my fur. In my human form, I waited for the results. The Alpha didn't join us until later to announce what my best abilities were. It was at that moment, that I smelled of something delicious, like a berry pie with honey. I saw him, he came into view of the pack with a quill in hand and parchment. He had gorgeous Earthy brown hair, dandelion stem green eyes, and a body that could shred bear meat on. He cleared his throat to bring everyone's attention to him. "The results as follows; her strength, speed and charisma are evenly matched as above average. Her intelligence and wisdom are average. Her constitution and dexterity are slightly below average. Take this to heart, Saga. You are a fighter. Starting today, you will train with the other pack warriors." He looked straight at me and then addressed the crowed. "Dismissed! Except you, Saga. I need a word with you." My heart was beating like crazy, he had me follow him out of earshot and eye sight of the rest of the pack. Once he knew it was safe, he turned to me and looked into my eyes. Before I could react, he kissed me with passion. I was about to accept him. I wanted to accept him. He broke the kiss, "I, Hakon Pedersen of the Snær Máni pack, hear-by reject you, Saga Berkanan of the  Snær Máni pack." "W-What? Why?" I felt my heart breaking, literally and metaphorically. "A Gamma? A lower rank than I? I couldn't accept." He lifted his hand and put it on my cheek. I was crying. He took a thumb and removed the tears. "I cannot have a lower rank as my Luna. No matter how beautifully amazing they are." He kissed me once again. This time softly and shortly. "I-I cannot accept. Please, don't do this." He took me in a hug. "Saga, I must. An Alpha must be ruthless along with his Luna. You are soft on your enemies. I need her to have a killer instinct along with having an alpha title. I'm sorry. I hope you find your second chance." He kissed my forehead. "Please, reject me back. Break this bond and find another of your worthiness." Through tears and a shattered heart, I spoke as best as I could. "I-I, Saga Ber-k-kanan of the  Snær Máni p-pack, hear-by a-accept your rejection." With that final string came the pain of losing ones destined mate. I cried as hard and long as the pain coursed through me. He was also on his knees, holding his heart and crying out. I saw the same tears flowing in his eyes too. Once the pain stopped, he helped me up then left me in those woods. I fell to my knees and began crying again. Eira was howling and whimpering in pain for having lost her mate. I don't know how much time had passed, but the sun was already set and I was still on my knees. ~Hakon's P. O. V~ Leif had been jumping in my head for the past few hours like a love sick dog. I was in my war room waiting for my mother to be finished with Saga's results. I was already hearing the murmurs about her wolf and how some she-wolf growled and sneered at her. Mother came in and showed me Saga's tests, I was astounded, she was basically a carbon copy of her father. I went and found his results as well, low ad behold, they were exactly the same. I chuckled to myself. I took the results and left to announce them. When I got closer, Leif was howling in the back of my mind, then I caught the scent of refreshing, cold and crisp water. It led me to her, to Saga. Leif said one word to me; MATE! I couldn't deny that she was beautiful, her body could kill. I wanted to accept her right then and there, but I had to focus. I read the results and then dismissed everyone. I looked at her, those seaweed hazel eyes told me that she wanted to accept me too. Her red hair in a long side braid for me to tassel and tug on. However, she was a Gamma. I couldn't accept her. No matter how much I wanted to. Father had instilled in me that my Luna must also be of Alpha rank. It was a promise I had to keep. I loved that she wasn't ruthless on her enemies or foes, it meant that she had compassion. A Luna must also be compassionate. I had to reject her. So, I motioned for her to follow me into the woods. Leif: Don't do it! She's mine! I won't accept another! Leif... I have to. Father told us that we have to have another Alpha Female by blood as our mate. I don't want to reject her. I will always love her! We will always love her... I began to shed tears, thanking the Moon Goddess that she didn't see me tearing up. When we stopped I turned around, I could hear her heartbeat and smell her arousal. Goddess she smelled amazing. Once again, I looked into her eyes and got lost in them. I couldn't resist her anymore, I bent down and kissed her red lips hard and passionately. It was finally time. I broke our kiss as much as I didn't want to. "I, Hakon Pedersen of the Snær Máni pack, hear-by reject you, Saga Berkanan of the Snær Máni pack." I said to her. It broke my heart, Leif began howling and rolling in my mind to try to escape the pain. "W-What? Why?" She asked, her voice broke as she tried to understand my reason. "A Gamma? A lower rank than I? I couldn't accept." I placed my hand on her cheek and began wiping away her tears. I hated that I caused her pain like this. "I cannot have a lower rank as my Luna. No matter how beautifully amazing they are." I kissed her once again, wanting to remember these pillowy lips. Commit her scents to memory. They were soft and made for me. I hated that father made me promise him to accept an Alpha female. I had to break the kiss again. "I-I cannot accept. Please, don't do this." She whispered. I took her in a hug, letting the furs from my armor warm her. I had to make her reject me back. Make her move on. "Saga, I must. An Alpha must be ruthless along with his Luna. You are soft on your enemies. I need her to have a killer instinct along with having an alpha title. I'm sorry. I hope you find your second chance." I kissed the temple of her forehead. "Please, reject me back. Break this bond and find another of your worthiness." I knew I didn't deserve her, but who out there would? She was perfect in every way, yet I had to let her go. Or father would kill me and take back the pack and murder her. He was a ruthless man and would hate her for being a Gamma. She finally spoke through a very shaky and unstable voice, it broke my heart further, "I-I, Saga Ber-k-kanan of the  Snær Máni p-pack, hear-by a-accept your rejection." Hearing her rejection almost killed me, it had me fall to both of my knees and clench my heart. I couldn't breath, I couldn't move. All I could do was scream and cry. I saw her from across me and she was hurting just as badly as I was, I wanted to take that pain away, but I couldn't. When the pain subsided, I went to her and lifted her up. "I love you, Saga." Then I left her standing there. I knew she was strong and would get through it. I just hoped that she could be happy even if I was miserable. I got back to the war room where my mother had been. "Sweetheart?" She came over and hugged me. "Did she reject you?" I shook my head. "I rejected her. Saga is a Gamma, mother. Father would have killed her." Like the devil he was, he spoke. "You're right, son. I would have. Now that your bond with her is broken, she can no longer live here. Expel her immediately." His soulless black eyes were on me. "Why?! She has family here!" I screamed at him. "And? She will always be reminded of how you hurt her. Do it or I will slit her throat before dawn." He threatened. "Felmen. No... She is your best friends daughter." Mother pleaded with him. "It doesn't matter, Gunhild! You have one hour." He left mother and I alone. She nodded to me. "Do it for her own safety. He will kill her." As if my heart wasn't already broken, I had to do the one thing to keep her safe. "Saga Berkanan, I hear-by expel you from the Snær Máni pack." I help onto my mother as I cried harder for my lost mate. ~Saga's P. O. V~ "Saga Berkanan, I hear-by expel you from the Snær Máni pack!" An Alpha's shout boomed from every direction. Eira took control of my body and mind, she pushed me back to the furthest of our mind where I could process what happened. I was a rogue now... Why? What did I do to deserve this? Eira: Easy, easy. I will get us out of the pack territory. Just rest, sweetie. Her own voice was broken, but I did as she commanded and let the darkness take over.