The Wolfs Viking

Chapter 2: Chosen Mate & a 2nd Chance

~Hakon's P. O. V~

When I felt Saga leave the pack, my whole reason for living left with her. I was still holding onto my mother when Saga's sisters ran up to my house. I heard their anger and hate towards me. I let go of my mother and let them in. Before I let them say anything, I sat down with my head lowered before them.

"I am truly sorry, Berkanan sisters."

"Why in the bloody hells did you do that?!" Screamed the youngest. Thyra had every right to hate me.

"To save her." Mother said. "Felmen threatened her life."

"Why would the previous Alpha do that?" Kali needed answers before she started turning my war room into a war zone.

"She was my mate." My voice cracked. "I made a promise years ago to my father that I would only have an Alpha Female as my Luna."

Both their expressions turned hard and cold. I felt Kali slap my face. Normally I would have punished people for disrespecting me in my own home. But I felt their anger, their sadness and their need to destroy. "You rejected her then tossed her away?! She was supposed to take fathers position tomorrow!" Thyra wanted to kill me. She had blood lust in her eyes.

"Ladies. Calm down. Alpha Felmen, my husband, threatened to slit her throat before dawn if she wasn't expelled. I understand your pain, yet my son had to reject her to save her." Mother was the one being the most mature about this. I closed my eyes and imagined Saga with another pack, hopefully a ranked member. She deserved happiness.

"So, what now? You take a chosen alpha female? Knowing my sister is a f*****g rogue?!" Kali had hot tears streaming own her face.

"I love your sister with everything that I am. I couldn't bare to see her get hurt." It was then that realization hit them. They cradled each other and sank to the dirt floor. Maybe they could do something for me. "May you two keep an eye on her? I want reports on her." They both stopped for a moment.

"Why?" Thyra asked.

"She may not be mine anymore, but I do care for her. Take a box of medical herbs with you. Don't let her see you." They looked to each other then back at me and nodded. They left without further uproars. It was roughly 10 minutes more before my father made another appearance.

"I have sent a letter to our allies that have alpha daughters. Hopefully, you will choose one. In 3 months, you will be married to one of them." He leaned against the strategy table.

"Leave me be, father. I want nothing to do with you." I heard him growl and snarl at me.

"You will do as I say, boy. If I find Saga anywhere near here, I will personally bring you her head." That made me jump out of my chair and shift towards my father, he didn't see it coming, as I bit into his shoulder. His cries filled the room. I should kill him. But I am not like him, he didn't deserve the easy way out. I shifted back and grabbed a pelt I had on the chair to cover myself.

"If you ever threaten her again. I will end your miserable life." I said as low as possible and as venomous as I could. I had 3 months before I am wed, I will use this time to push down any emotion I may have for my father and this damned chosen mate. My heart belonged to one wolf and one wolf only. Once this old wolf dies, I will personally bring my woman home if she hasn't found her second chance. Either way, I will end my fathers life for her.

~Saga's P. O. V~

I don't know how long Eira had been running, or how far away from the pack we were. I just knew that I was wrongfully named a rogue and tossed out of my pack. I felt our wolf body began to collapse in the snow and our eyes became heavy. She had spent her last bit of energy getting us away from them. I reverted back to my human self and let the snow become my blanket. I was drifting off when I smelled the sea water, heard several men singing and ores being pulled and pushed. I made myself crawl to the edge of the forest. My eyes went wide as I noticed their boat. They were vikings, hopefully, they were just passing here. I would rather die alone then be found naked with a bunch of horny humans. My eyelids made me drift off to sleep. My nose caught a whiff of apple tarts and solid cream. A muffled voice came and I passed out.

~Unknown's P. O. V~

My men and I were returning from a long voyage on the sea, the brisk winter air and the smell of salt water. We were out trading our fine wares and fine drink. The men started singing a sea shanty and I just laughed at them. I looked to much surroundings, my laughter died when I saw a young woman, naked and alone. "Men! Hard to port!" I cried out. She didn't look like she'd make it. When the boat hit the shore, I quickly hopped off and ran to her, my pelt over coat snapped off as I slid down next to her. She was barely conscious, thank the gods we made it in time. I threw my pelt over her and lifted her into my arms.

"What do you think happened?" My second man asked.

"I don't know. She's freezing to the touch." I answered. When she wakes, we will get answers from her. Until then, we pushed for home. I sat at the back holding her close to me for warmth, she was beautiful. Her hair like fire, her skin as pale s the snow, her face held freckles dotted on her.

"We are nearing the water gates." My second told me. I nodded as the gates were pulled open by my clan.

"Welcome home, Chief Calder!" One of my other clan members came to great us.

"Get hot food prepared! Find a seamstress! And get fires going! We have a lass here who needs them!" I called back.

"Yes, sir!" The young lad left in a hurry to give out my orders. I looked to the beauty in my arms, hoping I was not too late. The clan medical man led me to a warmer room where I set her down on the bed.

"Who is she?" He asked

"I don't know. We found her like that almost an hour ago." He went to check her breathing and her heartbeat.

"Well, whoever she is, she's alive. She needs rest, though. I can tell her body is worn out." I nodded and grabbed a nearby chair.

"How long?" I wondered.

"No more than a day, sir. I will keep an eye on her. She probably was running from someone. I doubt she's a threat." He smiled at me.

"I ain't worried about her being a threat. She's unconscious, whoever did this to her? I want to kill them." He nodded and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Go eat and rest yourself, sir. You should also pay a visit to your father. Let him now of the girl." I had almost forgotten that he would want to know of the stranger I brought into our home. I got up from the seat and went to the grand hall where my father had been having lunch with my mother. Mother came to me and hugged me. Father and I exchanged at arms.

"My son. It's good to see you home safe." He told me.

"I have something to tell you." Both waited for me to finish that. "I brought a young woman from outside the clan here. I found her naked and dying in the frozen snow. I couldn't leave her there." I tried to explain.

"Oh, my. The poor thing." My mother gasped.

I saw my father give a breath in and out. "Is she harmed?"

"No. Just unconscious. I have the cooks preparing dinner and fires being stoked. I also told the young man to get some seamstresses in there so she won't be waking up naked." They both nodded and I felt a feeling of relief wash over me.

"You don't think..." My mother went to the worst place possible.

"I hope not for her sake. If it is what you're thinking, I will hunt him down." Here, we respected our women. My mother was the same status as my father. Chiefton and Chieftess.

"Calder." My father grabbed my shoulder. "Find out what you can. Just don't pressure her." I nodded and left them. I went back to my sleeping Valkyrie. When I got there, I saw that she was fully clothed and under warm fur pelts and wool blankets. Something about this woman makes me very possessive of her, I hadn't a clue as to why. I guess when she wakes up, I will have some answers. Doubtful I would get them all. Night had fallen, she was still asleep. I kept watching over her a a best as I could until my eyes decided that I needed my own sleep. I smiled at her and closed my eyes. I wondered what her eyes looked like. I let that be my final thought as I started to sleep in this chair.