Lost and Found by her Alpha

Zane's Pain

Zane POV.

Running with my pack felt exhilarating. It's been too long since I've been on a pack run. I never knew how much I missed it, and finally I was running with not only my pack but my mate too. My heart swells at the thought. Watching her all night with the pack made the last five years worth the misery and pain we went through for the last 5 years. She disappeared for a moment during the run and then caught back up with Asher on her head. What the f**k? Things just keep getting weirder and weirder around here. I can already tell nothing will ever be the same again, and I can't wait. This is going to be one hell of a wild ride. The smile plastered on my face only god can remove it. Just then, Asher landed on top of my head and flew off in front of me, sprinting forward, making me stumble. What the hell? I sped up trying to keep up with the little lightning bolt, but the little bugger was fast. He's going to make a hell of an Alpha one day. First, I need to teach this pup a lesson in humility. Before I knew it, we were through the clearing and atop the sacred mount peak that meets the river below where the siren sings along and dances for us. I can see the little pup jumping for joy in a circle. As my mate moves towards him, I hear him shout,

“ Look mom, I won, I won.”

She shifted back, I moved to shield her from prying eyes. I know how she feels about nudity, I watched them interact, and that swell formed in my chest again. The thought of her with a pup of our own in her arms sent a pang of something into me. She shifts back and Xander licks her face to show his affection. He sent earpricing howls into the air and the pack followed, including the little pup. Nudging Serenity to the edge of the peak showing her the spectacular show below of the mermaid's water dance to our howls choir, she was up and giddy once again. That was until Asher let out his own Alpha howl, halting all the mermaids in their tracks. They all turned to him like robots. It was as though he spoke to them. They all moved in his direction, giving him their full attention, and they sang a different tune all together. A whirlpool gathered and rose with it, and from it a beautiful woman broke through the whirlpool. I took a step forward, shielding my mate and the pup. Snarling at the threat, sirens are not to be f****d with. Their songs can cause you to follow them to your death if they so wish. Except when the wolf howls and calls to them. The rest of the pack was frozen, I could no longer hear them, feel them. The mermaid half emerged from the waterpool and greeted me as her nephew, what in the goddess is happening right now. Then I see Serenity bowing to her, including Asher. This day just keeps getting better and better.

How do they know her? My mate has more to explain. She used her stick thing and lifted Asher's head from the ground and addressed him as a prince. A prince. What does this mean? So many questions roll around in my mind. Then she taps him on the shoulder like the queen of England when she dubs someone a knight. Then everything broke loose as a light shone so bright it temporarily blinded me. Now thunder, thunder so loud it shook me, a lightning strike, before I knew it, it hit Asher dead centre, sending Serenity and myself flying through the air. I was flung into a tree, momentarily knocked out. When I came to, Star was up and trying to get to Asher. Shifting back, I went to her side as she cried so loudly I felt pain in her words as she cried his name and tried to find an opening to get to Asher. He rose in the air in the midst of all the lightning strikes and I heard the first bone crack. Was.. was he shifting? I tried to pull Star to safety first so I could figure out how to save Asher but she just flung me over the f*****g cliff edge. I had to reach out and grab hold of the side, digging my claws into the side, ripping my arm to shreds. Thank god for alpha strength and the magical ability to heal quickly. Climbing up the cliff wasn’t easy. It took a while for me to find a purchase and grab hold, my arms were all torn and f****d up. I had to get back up there before I lost her again. I can’t lose her again. I felt like I was trying to claw my way out of hell. As I got a peek over the top, I saw her being flung through the air surrounded by rubble. Halling myself over the top as she hit the ground bouncing like a ball coming to a stop when she hit the tree. I roared and again when I heard... Heard her.. ‘Princess!’, looking out into the woods frantically before I realised she was mindlinking Xander.

“Asher, catch Asher”. I looked at my mate and then at the boy. He was a boy, he’s human, and he was about to fall over the edge, f**k. Leaping to catch him, I dove over the edge and grabbed him around the waist. The thunder and lighting show ended as the Siren screeched loudly as I tried to balance the kid and myself on the side of the cliff.

“Xander, you got him.”

“No, I’m trying not to make us fall to our death. Concentrate on the boy. I will get us back up this f*****g cliff. I f*****g hate fish” he crowled. I looked up and saw Jackson on the edge trying to get to me.

“Grab the boy” I told him, as he took hold of Asher. I held myself up on the edge again for the second time in less than 5 minutes. This day can’t get anymore freaky and f****d as it’s been. Jackson, my third, held Asher in his arms,

“Is he alright?” I asked, panting.

“Yeah he's just unconscious” he tells me

“Star? Where's Star?” I spun, frantically searching for my mate. She was still unconscious, surrounded by our pack nudging her to wake, but she was so still, barely breathing. Quickly moving to her side, I dropped and picked her up in my arms, tapping on her face to get her to open her eyes,

“Come on baby, wake up, wake up, Star, wake up.” nothing. Xander howled so loudly in pain I almost blacked out. Swaying on my feet, I picked up our mate and ran. I don't think I have ever run so fast on two feet, back to the pack. I needed help. I felt the pack behind me, but I couldn’t think about them at that moment. I needed to get my mate to doc, he would know what to do. Breaking through the woods, I headed straight for the clinic. Doc was already waiting for me, since I mind linked him to meet me.

“Put her here,” laying her on the bed, he started doing his thing.

“What happened?” he asked.

“I don’t know, just fix her”. Xander was itching to come out. It took everything in me to hold him in, he wanted to tear the world apart, but now wasn’t the time for that type of crazy.

“That's what the feck I want to know,?” I heard again for the second time tonight, what is this repeat yourself day. That's when I notice Nina lying on the bed crying a few feet away with Princess out cold.

“What the f**k happened?” I moved to go to Princess but Mac moved to block my view, but Xander was too far gone, this was all he needed to tip him over the edge. I lost my grip on him and he sent Mac to the other side of the clinic, knocking over everything in his way. He got up swiftly, ready to pounce.

“Stop it, Stop it, Stop it .Please.. Just STOP! Nina cried, pulling Xander's attention to her. Moving closer, I shifted.

Xander POV

Princess is hurt, mate is hurt. The boy was hurt. Sniffing the little one, I nudged her with my head for her to wake. I couldn’t lose her either. Not the little one, not her too. I lifted my head and howled a cry of agony, releasing a pitiful whimper. It felt like I was losing everyone I loved. Nina hugged me, but I felt numb. The dumb tazmainan figure came to stand over us, he was beginning to push all my buttons as he does the human. His animal reached out to me, alpha to alpha.

“My human, see them as family as I do, I see you love them,” he says, and I turn to face him.

“What's your point, Taz?”

“My point is, go and wake your mate, alpha, if she is your true mate, you can wake her, she is only resting, healing,she took a hit, her wolf cries for you”, he tells me and I swiftly spin to run to my mate.

“What are you talking about, Taz?”

“If she is your mate, you share a soul, you can heal her. Don’t they teach your pups anything? Save her so she can save them. Save my family pup”

“What are you talking about?”

“Call to Serenity, send her some of your energy, help her heal.”

“How?” the fucker just sighs.

“You millennium animals! Place your head on her and call to Serenity”. I did as he said,

“Good, good, now imagine your healing ability as a living thing in your gut, and then let it flow through you to her”. I did as he instructed. A loud gasp left her,

as her back bowed as she came back, her eyes shot wide open. “Asher” was the first word out of her mouth. Her voice sounded so raspy, like she hadn’t spoken in forever or a 10 pack a day smoker. But f**k if it wasn’t the sweetest sound I have ever heard.

Zane POV

Shifting back,moving closer to our mate. Hold her in my arms. It worked, it worked.

“Hey sweetheart!” moving sluggishly, she pushed me away from her, and struggled off the bed.

“Star?” I held on to her as she pushed herself up.

“Luna! you must rest”, doc tried to inform her but she wasn’t listening to anything or anyone was saying. I could see determination in those mixed-match eyes.

“Asher, where's Asha?” she crooked out.

“He’s.. he’ll be fine, he’s over here”

“Majesty, I heard her cry, where is she?” holding on to her, I moved her to the kids bed. She sagged onto the floor and cried. It was so heartbreaking. Nina rushed over to her, hugging her.

“They won’t wake up,” Nina groaned.

“What happened?” Mac asked, but she ignored him and just whipped her face with the back of her hand.

“It's okay. Come on, I'm going to fix it, don’t you worry” she told Nina, and got up from the ground.

“Serenity, can you reach your highness?” She asked her wolf and I tried to reach out and touch the little princess' mind. She and Xander formed a bond, so I was hoping I could also be her, but she didn’t have her wolf yet, so I wasn't sure how she spoke with Xander. I heard nothing. Watching Star, I could see she was exhausted but it was like a vail was thrown over her face because once Nina came into view her demeanour changed, I knew that look. It's the same look mom would get when one of us was hurt and she needed to put on a brave face for us. I couldn’t imagine how she must be feeling, with both of her kids out for the count. Xander is pacing back and forth, making me queasy.

I watch as Star goes back and forth with her wolf. Only catching half the conversation, before I thought it was adorable, but now it was frustrating as all hell, not knowing what the wolf was saying.

“Xander, can you ask Serenity what's going on?” because I can see Star as something up her sleeve. But instead of answering me, he forced a shift. It was so quick that I didn’t see it coming until I was at the back of his consciousness. And that is when I noticed the princess's finger twitching. We moved to her side and he licked her face. A barrage of images filtered through me all at once, causing me to wince. I saw the little pup's transformation through the lightning storm and felt his distress and hers. She felt every bone that broke in his little body. The queen had forced his shift before his time. The vision moved to the boy lying on the bed next to her, all grown up and sitting atop a throne with a fin , scale fluorescent white larger than any I have ever seen. As I felt her finger through my fur. Star ran to her side and snatched her up in a hug that was surely squeezing what life she had left in her.

“Her Majesty, are you alright?” she asked her, but the princess' eyes were glossed over and I could hear her clearly in my head and my eyes rolled to the back of my head and I heard her even more clearly.

“ The sons of All must protect those of both, for they shall rule the sea and land. To lead his people, he must live amongst the unknown like his father before him. Train, Teach, Protect, return the crown to it's rightful home. Train, Teach, Protect, return the crown to it's rightful home. Train, Teach, Protect, return the crown to its rightful home”.

That was all she said before I could see again and I saw her eyes shut once again. What the hell was that? What did she mean? This is some freaky s**t happening all in one day. That is too much. I staggered a bit before regaining my balance once again.

“Xander, what the hell man? What the f**k is going on? When the hell did we start getting visions? Was that a vision?” I rattled question after question to xander, as I tried to regain some semblance of normalcy. Xander rolls his eyes, like all this freaky s**t isn’t terrifying and crazy as f**k. Ever the little s**t.

“Xander?” I screamed at him.

Frustration flowed through me like a tidal wave. Shifting back, I addressed Star as the doc came over with some shorts, for the third time since I got to his office.

“What's happening?” I asked.

“Serenity said that they're just sleeping, healing and they should be fine, but what was all that between the two of you?” she asked. Taking her in my arms, I kissed the top of her head,

“I don’t know, Xander won’t speak about it”, I tell her and she spins, pulling Nina into her arms.

“They’ll be okay. You know Serenity wouldn’t lie to us about all this.