The Alpha

Chapter 6

Austin"s POV

•Dream State•

"Makenna!" I yelled as my father came barreling towards her.

I shifted into my wolf and charged at him.

But I was too late.

He jumped on her and I watched as he killed her.

He killed the only thing that made my life worth living.

My mate.

I shifted back as my father ran into the woods, falling to her side.

"Makenna please. Don"t leave me. Everyone always leaves. Not you too." I cried, holding her to me.

"Austin wake up." She said, opening her eyes. "Wake up!"

I shot up in bed and looked around.

"Austin?" I looked over at Makenna as she stared at me with concern in her eyes.

"I"m okay." I whispered.

"No you"re not." She shook her head. "Don"t lie to me."

"My dad killed you." I whispered, tears forming in my eyes. "I tried to save you but I couldn"t. I"m too weak. I"m pathetic. I don"t deserve to be your mate. I couldn"t even protect myself."

"Austin that"s not your fault." She said. "Bad things happen. But that doesn"t mean it"s your fault. You didn"t deserve it. But I"m here now okay? I"m not going anywhere."

"Okay." I said quietly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked.

I took a deep breath and nodded.

Makenna"s POV

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked him.

He took a deep breath and nodded slowly, leaning against the head board.

"When I was eight I think. That"s when it started. I"m not sure why he chose then, But he would take his belt. And he"d hit me, telling me it"s my fault my moms dead. That I"m a killer. He told me I took his mate from him and he"d make sure my mate wouldn"t want me.

He moved me up to the attic, he"d lock the door when he left. And then he"d come back almost everyday.

Sadie snuck me food a lot. She tried to help me escape once but she got caught. I shifted when I was 16. But he wouldn"t let me go outside ever. So I haven"t shifted in 3 years. My wolf is weak. So am I." His voice cracked at the end.

I scooted over and sat on his lap, hugging him.

"You aren"t weak Austin. Far from it. If you were weak you"d be gone. But the fact that you"re still here after eleven years of dealing with that, that"s what shows how strong you are." I said.

He nodded and laid his head on my shoulder, taking a deep breath.

We both got out of bed and went downstairs where my parents were waiting in the kitchen.

"Hey Mom. Hey dad." I said.

I noticed the way Austin watched my dad. My dad did too.

"Son." My dad said, looking at him. "I can promise you I"m not Allen. And I have no intentions on treating you the way he did. What he did was wrong and we don"t support it in any way. He should be glad I wasn"t there or I would"ve beat the s**t out of him. He might of ended up dead. You won"t ever have to be treated like that again. As long as you treat my daughter right then we have no problems."

Austin nodded and my dad smiled.

"How are you feeling Austin?" My Mom asked.

"I"m alright. Thanks to Makenna." He said, smiling at me. I smiled back as my mom awed us.

"I"m glad she found you Austin." My Mom smiled.

"Me too Mrs. Light." He said.

"Oh please. Call me Reagan. Or Mom if you want." She offered.

"Really?" He asked quietly.

"Of course. You"re my daughters mate, which makes you my son." She smiled.

"Thank you." He said.

"We are going for a walk." I said.

They both nodded and said goodbye as we went outside, walking towards the woods.

We got to a clearing and I looked at him.

"Are you sure you want to?" I asked.

"Yes." He nodded, stepping back.

I watched as he shifted into his wolf.

It was painfully slow.

I shifted into mine and he looked at me, his eyes swirling with different emotions.

I watched him as he slowly walked around, getting use to having four legs.

He looked at me and barked before running.

I took off after him and caught up quickly.

After running around for a while we went back to the clearing and shifted back.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"I"ve never been better." He smiled.

"My pack knows you"re here." I said. "But they also have been told to give you space. So no one will bother us."

He nodded and I could see relief wash over him.

Makenna. My dad sent through our link. Could you come home now? Your mother and I would like to talk with you.

"My parents need me." I said. "We can come back out later."

He nodded and followed me back to my house.

I opened the door and saw suitcases at the bottom of the stairs.

"What"s going on?" I asked.

"Well. We"re moving. When you were born we had a house built. It"s about 20 minutes from here, out of the way of the pack and everything. We were waiting until you were Alpha to move. And now you"re mate is here with you so we decided today is the best day. I"ll still be here for you Mak. I"m a phone call away. I"ll only be 20 minutes away. So don"t worry."

"Okay." I nodded, hugging them both.

Austin helped them with their bags while I went up to my room.

I was alone with Austin in this huge ass house.

"Makenna?" Austin called.

"In my room!" I yelled.

He walked in and sat on the bed next to me.

"Do you want to go out tomorrow? To get clothes and stuff?" I asked him.

"Uh. Yeah." He nodded.

"I"ll stay with you the whole time." I said, smiling at him.

"Sounds good." He smiled back.