Kissed by the flames

Chapter two - Nina

Hours had passed until the sky was a deep shade of navy blue coated in stars that had a peaceful shimmer to them and a beautiful full moon that was so close it felt like it could be captured with one foul swoop of the hand. Everything was so silent until the booming sound of steps were hitting the frozen floor causing each frozen, crunchy strand of grass to collapse. Accompanying  these thunderous steps was an earth shattering howl that could be heard from miles around. However, it was not just one singular howl but the howl of many a werewolf.  These exquisite creatures were taking full advantage of the full moon and had decided to go for a pack run to strengthen their bond to remind themselves just how enchanting nature was. Any wolf that could make the transition from human to werewolf was expected to go, this was anyone over the age of 18 with an active wolf, there was also an exception for the much older members of the pack and the elders.

"Alpha... come quick!" Adriel had sent a mind link to his alpha and before the alpha could even arrive at the scene Adriel had shifted back to his human form and was crouching down by two badly injured, lifeless bodies- Estella and Jameson. "Looks like they were badly injured with a blade and bled to death Elijah. It looks as though they are man and wife" Adriel thought aloud while gently examining the bodies. As he glanced up to see his alphas reaction when they both heard a small weak cry emanating from the dead, hollowed out fallen old tree next to Estellas and Jameson's bodies. Elijah shot over to the tree and scooped out a small red haired baby wrapped tightly in shrouds of cloth, she was freezing and by the sounds of it starving too. "Goddess only knows how long this fragile little one has been here... Adriel, circle back to the pack as a beta comand them back to pack ground, we don't know what we are dealing with here. Have two omegas come to me though these bodies deserve to have a burial I imagine they died saving their child this is the least we can do. I will wait for the omegas with this little one and explain my commands, I shall then head back to our land to hold a meeting." He stood to his feet with the baby and held her close to his chest to warm her. He looked down to her in his arms with his piercing blue eyes and smiled knowing exactly where she would live out here days.

Adriel had made it back to the pack and stood before the with a stance of authority and urgency.

"You know you are naked beta?" 

"Sir as wolves we have no problems with the full human form but our mates are here and its becoming slightly awkward"

"Leave him naked some of us have no mate yet!".... The pack heckled not sending his troubled demeanour

Adriel glanced down his tanned, toned naked body and felt himself blush a little. Werewolves have no problem with nakedness, the human body or anything to do with s*x as its all a part of nature and after all werewolves are extremely close to nature. He ran his hamd through his thick dark brown hair to calm himself before standing strong and casting his dark brown eyes over the crowd. He explained what had happened and commanded them all back to the village and the pack had no power to disobey as he commanded them as their beta.

Back at the camp Elijah felt an urgency to find this little red-head a home and he knew just the couple: Freya and Akihus. This young mated husband and wife wamted nothing more than to have children but the goddess had other plans, they are the only known wolf couple that Elijah had ever heard of unable to have their own children biologically. Freya was an adorably short 5'1" with beautifull golden hair and hazel eyes, a warm peachy skin tone and tiny frame. Akihus was the complete opposite, he stood at 6'1" tall with brown eyes, brown hair and the longest darkest eyelashes you would have ever seen and they both held a warm comforting bright white smile.

"Hello alpha." Freya politely greated with a small bow of the head.

"Good evening alpha, it's awful news about the situation within the woods. If we can assist you in any way please let us know-" before Akihus could finish his sentence Freya had looked back up and errupted with swoons and coos towards the slowly waking baby.

"Mr and Mrs Demio along with our discovery we also found this very small very weak newborn. She needs a home and there is only one pair I began to think of the moment I laid eyes on it. I'm usure if it is male or female, but we do believe it to be human. This baby needs a good loving home that I can trust to raise them. They must learn the way of the werewolf however. They must fight when the day comes, hunt and live by pack rules. Is this understood?" He asked as he asserted his alpha tone and gently handed the baby to Freya. 

"Yes alpha" they both agreed in unison. Freya took the baby and held her close while Akihus bent down and kissed the baby on the forehead. Satisfied that the baby would be safe Elijah left the pair to celebrate their new addition. He was a man of few word who never cared for small talk. 

The baby stared up at the new parents wide-eyed before beginning to scream the village down due to hunger. This would be one long night of sleeplessnes as the start of many and Mr and Mrs Demio couldn't be more happy. Freya happily skipped off into their small cottage to feed and tend to the little one while Akihus looked on in disbelief. He never thought this day would come but now that it had he felt as though his heart might burst with all these extra emotions. He could feel everything Freya could due to being marked mates and as mates he would do anything in his power to make her happy so this was his dream come true. A family of his own.