The Unknown Wolf

Chapter 11

Alayna POV

Alayna had no idea what had happened just minutes ago in her room. She felt a pull towards Damon she never felt before. Zyla was silent the whole time she was exploring the man on her bed who looked like a freaking god. " Zyla, why do we want him so much? I get repulsed when anyone touches me, but when I am with Damon I feel like he has to touch me for my survival. " " He is going to be our mate. I know you don't understand what that means and I am sorry. " Zyla then explained the mate bond to Alayna. When she was done, Alayna asked her " Why don't we feel it then, if it happens at the first sight? " " That I am not sure. I have a feeling it has something to do with your past, which is why it is so important to figure that out. I debated even telling you until we knew further. Don't let on that you know about the mate bond though. " " Why? Is it so wrong that I want to be loved and cherished? " " No, my love. But I fear it will be harder for him to hear the truth about your past. And we can't risk the pain it would bring to him, as his pain will also be your pain. I don't think he knows that we are his mate yet. " " I understand. For now, we will keep it to ourselves and I will try and keep my hands to myself, but no promises Zyla... " She could hear Zyla chuckle " Trust me little one. I don't want to keep my paws to myself either, and I just may not. " Zyla's grin looked like a cat that had just caught the biggest mouse of its life as she retreated to the back of Alayna's mind.

Alayna felt her stomach rumble and suddenly remembered how hungry she was before she was overcome with, whatever the hell that was, by Damon. She took off, heading downstairs to the kitchen. She was pleasantly surprised when no one stopped her. As she walked into the kitchen, the smell of bacon hit her strongly. She grabbed a couple of pieces. She never really ate that much to begin with. She knew she was underweight, but that was the result of her lifestyle always being on the run and eating whenever she got a chance.

She walked outside with her small breakfast and found a porch swing placed right outside. She always felt better when she was outside in the fresh air. She sat down to finish her food and once she was done she got up and started walking towards the lake. She decided she was going to go for a run to loosen up.

Damon POV

Damon went to his room first to get changed. He looked out over his balcony and noticed Alayna sitting outside with very little food, then got up and started walking towards the lake. ' Brett, I want you to follow Alayna. It looks like she is going for a run around the lake and I want to make sure she is safe. ' ' But what about the rouge we have in the cells? I was kind of hoping to help with that. ' ' Do I need to make it an order? You will get your chance, I promise. I don't want to be down there long. ' ' As long as you promise I will get in on the fun! ' With that, Damon closed the link and started walking down to the cells. When he got there, he noticed 10 of his warriors huddled around the cell that held the infamous rouge that gave up a good fight. " What is the meaning of this? " All of them jumped at the sound of his voice and turned around. " Uh, Sir, you may not want to go in there. " " And why not? " Another one said " Well take a look for yourself before you go in there. " They all stepped to the side and Damon walked up to the door. As he looked in he caught the scent of something familiar. He looked in and saw Alayna sitting at the table with her hand cuffed in silver to the chair. He didn't even think, he opened the door so hard it slammed into the wall. The Alayna look a-like did not move besides lifting her head up, almost as if she had no care in the world. " Who are you? " Damon demanded in his Alpha aura. " She smirked at him and took a couple deep breaths, as if she wasn't bothered by his aura, before she answered. " Mate huh? Does Alayna know yet? You should bring her down. I would very much like to talk to her. " " Not happening, you can answer my questions. " Damon turned to his warriors and instructed them to leave as he slammed the door. Alayna looked at him and asked, " Are you sure you want to be in a room alone with me? You don't even know what I am. " " I am certain I can handle you myself, especially if you tell me I am your mate, you won't hurt me. " Alayna took a deep breath and almost looked defeated, which hurt Damon and it shouldn't have affected him at all. He did not feel the mate bond towards this woman. This whole thing was so confusing it was giving him a headache! " I am half of your mate. Alayna is my wolf half believe it or not. " " I don't believe it because that has never been a thing. You will have to explain yourself better. " Damon wasn't sure what to believe at that point. Just as he was thinking of the ways he could make her talk, she appeared right in front of him, her nose almost touching his nose. He took a deep breath and could tell she smelled exactly like Alayna, but still no mate sensation for him. As she brought her hands up to his temples, he took a step back and twisted his body so his legs shot out from under him and took her legs out. She landed on her side and looked up at him with amusement. " That's how its going to be, huh? I'm game. It's been a long time since I have had a good fight! " She jumped up to her feet and readied herself for her next attack. She didn't want to hurt him because he didn't understand what was happening. Damon watched her closely. He knew not to attack first and he was finding out quickly that she knew not to either. They both heard the thumping coming down the stairs. Damon reached back to block the door. He wanted to do this alone. Alayna raised her hand and a green light shot out of her finger straight towards the door and a lock appeared and clicked, locking the door from the inside. " What the f**k was that?! " " Well, if you would sit down, shut up and listen, I would be more than happy to fill you in. " She replied with as much sarcasm as she got muster. " You are not touching me to do it! " Just as Damon was going to grab her, she punched him in the nose with enough force to send him straight on his back. Alayna straddled him so he couldn't move. Even with all his bucking to get her off. Damon looked into her eyes and saw them turn from ice blue to a neon green with gold swirls in them. Her fingers came up to his temples and they had sparks of green coming out of the tips of them. They made contact with his head and his eyes rolled back just as Alayna's had.