Prey of an Alpha ( The Alpha's Destiny Book 1)

Chapter 15

Skye's POV

Elijah and I spent a whole two hours talking about us and he spoke about his plans for our date. I am embarrassed to say that I giggled like a school girl, then blushed when I saw the sparkle in his eyes and smile he had just for me.

We agreed to go out Friday night.

I walked out and bumped into Ashton as he was coming out of the room Elijah organized for him. I stumbled back a little and Ashton chuckled as he grabbed hold of my shoulders to steady me.

"Thanks," I mumbled and looked up to see Ashton smirking at me.

"I don't remember you ever being this clumsy." Ashton said and let go of my shoulders.

I crossed my arms and glared at Ashton playfully. "I am not clumsy! I am just not focusing like I am supposed to."

Ashton laughed, but stopped and sniffed the air. His eyes landed on me. He had a look of hurt and confusion on his face. "You smell different. You are pregnant?!"

I gulped, not sure if that was a question or statement or even both.

Yes Elijah called for the pack doctor to check on me and the baby, but Elijah never said it out loud he just send the message through the pack mind-link.

I looked down, hating the look in Ashton's eye. I was about two months pregnant already and I was shocked that he was able to tell so easily. I figured it is because Ashton knew me before I became pregnant. Everyone else met me when I was already pregnant.

Ashton gave me a hug and let out a small snicker. "This is incredible, I am happy for you Mel. Elijah is a lucky dog" Ashton said, slipping in my old nickname that he used to call me.

I laughed but shook my head and felt tears make their way to my eyes. "It's not Elijah's." I whispered. "The baby was conceived the day before I even met Elijah."

Ashton pulled away and looked at me shocked. His brows furrowed as he looked at me trying to make sense of what I just said.

"There is something I need to tell you. It involves you and your pack." I said, knowing that now I have to tell Ashton about me and the Alpha after me. Ashton just nodded his head; he did not have his usual playful face on. He looked serious, he looked like the hard-ass Alpha that he is. The Alpha that I once had feelings for. It was because of those feelings that I could not stay with him any longer. It is because of those feelings that Elijah could never know how much Ashton really meant to me at one point in my life.

"I am being hunted by a really power hungry Alpha, he is The Rogue Alpha. He is working with hunters and I think he has a seer working for him too. I think the seer is a wolf and she is being tortured and beaten." I took a deep breath to calm myself down. Images of Leah made their way to my head and I cringed at the memory of her. "They are after me because my father was extremely powerful and when he died his powers became mine. They wish to harvest my powers and if that happens there is no telling what might become of us all."

Ashton took a second to process what I said before he spoke. "Do you have any clue when they might make their way to our packs?"

I nodded, “All our neighboring packs have less than five months to prepare. We need to have the packs train both in human and wolf form. It is not a definite that they will make their way through our neighboring packs, but I feel all our neighboring packs should be prepared for whatever might happen."

"Okay, I should probably cut my visit short." Ashton said and his facial features softened.

"That does not explain why your pregnant. Were you mated with someone else before you met Elijah?" Again I could hear the pain in his voice. The thought of me practically rejecting him and mating with someone else that is not my mate must have hurt him.

I placed a hand on his face, he nuzzled my palm a little like he used to before he kissed my wrist. He placed his hand over mine and I smiled sadly at him.

"I first shifted when I was four. I started going into heat when I turned nineteen. I know a she-wolf first goes into heat once she completes the mating bond or in some cases when she meets her mate. There is something that many do not know, because it is almost unheard of for a she-wolf to not meet her mate or complete the mating bond after ten years of first shifting. If a she-wolf hasn't fully mated after fifteen years after her first shift, she will start going into heat. Every three months for three days or until the need for more is taken care of. “I said, doing my best not to think of all the men I slept with because of this heat.

Ashton pulled me into a tight hug; I was not sure why until I felt hot tears sliding down my cheek. "It's okay," Ashton whispered.

Is it wrong that Ashton is like my best friend and it felt good telling him everything?

"Who is the father?" Ashton asked

"Elijah's cousin, Eric." I pulled away from Ashton. It took Ashton a few seconds to realize that it is the same Eric that is going pack hopping to find his mate.

"I encouraged him to go find his mate." I said and watched as facial features slowly changed and I saw the mixed emotions that showed.

Ashton's POV

I hated myself for showing Skye everything I felt. From what she told me she has a lot on her plate and I am willing to bet that she has not told me everything.

In a way I was angry that Elijah has found his mate before me and well his cousin is searching for his mate I have to go back to mine to prepare them for what might or might not come.

I figure the only reason we have so long to prepare is because whoever is after Skye is busy putting his army of wolves together.

I might as well give up the notion that I would ever find my mate.

I was so caught up in my own thought that I did not realize that Skye was still in front of me.

"Hey," she said. Her sweet, and if I could say spicy, voice still able to make my knees weak. “I should go and take a shower. I will see you later." She said and walked away and into a room that was four doors down from mine.

I sighed and walked out of the pack house. I saw Caleb and told him I would be going for a run. I needed him to let the wolves on patrol know, so that I did not get attacked by them. I got undressed and hid my clothes behind an old oak tree. I shifted and ran like there’s no tomorrow. I just needed to be free and let my wolf out after all that I have discovered today.