Healer For Alpha

Unexplainable

{ Rio }

My proud wolf managed to push me away when Lunanci made fun of him. He wants to demand respect and make her submit or something, but I struggle to regain control and save Lunanci from his wrath.

When I come back to my mind... I'm lying on the floor with Lunanci clutching my ears like they're a damn prop and basically lying on top of me. She’s probably begging my wolf for forgiveness for making fun of him. I shake my body hard to get her to move away and she freaks out, gasping and falling backwards onto her äss.

I let out a grunt and get up to walk over to the bed where I left the one shirt I brought from home that still smells a little like Alex. I grab it in my muzzle and then walk to the door so Lunanci understands it's time to go.

She swallows, still lying on the floor, but understands what I want and gets up to put on her coat before taking the leash we bought and connecting it to my collar.

"Just so you know, if this goes wrong it will be only your fault," Lunanci says with her hand on the knob. I do nothing but grunt once more, so she opens the door at last and I can walk out, in my wolf form... wearing a collar, a shirt that's cutting off my circulation and being walked by a human. God, if only my mother could see me now, her eyes would pop out from the anger and dishonor I'm bringing to the whole family for lending myself to this.

Going out in public like this hurts my pride, but I'm losing my mind. I've been here for two damn weeks now and there’s still no sign of my brother. Not a single one other than that tattoo he got.

So I have to do this. At least once. I have to know that I tried everything.

I carefully walk down the stairs and out of the building. Fortunately, the streets are just as empty as always at this hour so we manage to walk for a while without any mishaps... until we approach a more decent area.

"Try walking with your legs bent to make yourself smaller," Lunanci whispers and I think it's a good idea so I do it, I crouch down a bit and have to walk like that for a good while, scenting as much as I can.

Lunanci leads me towards a place with several residential buildings and I can smell a million nasty scents, humans everywhere, but nothing smells like my brother.

"Holy shït!" Someone suddenly exclaims, drawing a gasp from Lunanci. It's a man walking straight towards us walking a damn rat-sized dog that goes crazy as soon as it sees me. He starts barking his little heart out as if he doesn't realize I can kill him with one bite, "W-what is he? Where did you get this dog?"

"Oh, he’s a rescue from Alaska," Lunanci replies, putting her hand on my back to force me to bend even lower, "Good night."

"Wait, he looks so cool. Can I take a picture?" He asks and pulls out his phone, totally unaware that his little rat could have a heart attack at any moment, "What breed is he? He’s huge."

"He’s a... uhm, we think he’s a.... a husky malamute and great dane mix," Lunanci answers sounding completely nervous and worried, "Could you not take a picture? I'm afraid the animal activists will try to take him away from me."

"Oh," the man nods and puts down his phone, "I understand, but... are you sure it's not just a wolf? My uncle has a husky and it's definitely not..."

"I'm not really sure about anything, like I told you, it was a rescue," Lunanci replies, "Good night, Sir."

She starts walking before me and pulls on the damn leash. She doesn't manage to move me, but the mere fact that she's yanking on me makes me angry and I let out a deep growl without thinking about it. The rat-dog starts to cry and the owner opens his eyes wide, yanking his dog to carry him and quickly get the hell out of here.

"Rio!" Lunanci complains, “I was trying to get away fast, you have to listen to me. And... I think this is not a good idea, that man is taking pictures now. We have to go back."

Damn it. I turn to look at him, he is indeed taking pictures of me. I growl again and this time the man runs off just as terrified as his pet.

I just let out a snort and keep sniffing around, to no avail. And fortunately without encountering any more humans. But a while later, I have to accept defeat and give up. This isn't working and I can't keep risking it like this, so I turn around and pull Lunanci until she understands that I want to go home.

As soon as we get back to the apartment I shift, crossing my arms and pacing back and forth in annoyance. I can't believe I can't find my brother, that he's so well hidden in this tiny city, that he hasn't left his scent anywhere.

"Can you put some clothes on?" Lunanci asks, walking to the kitchen to cook something because we left without having dinner, "And stop being so worried, your bad energy is polluting my safe space."

I force myself to stop and walk to the clothes I took off earlier to put them back on.

"I shouldn't still be here, I should have been back home by now! I should be in Tallahide with Laurie helping him run his new clan, not here wasting time with a human," I complain, kicking a chair. Lunanci turns to look at me with narrowed eyes, clearly annoyed, "Can we file a missing person report?"

"No, Rio, because your brother isn't missing, he's hiding from you," she spits, sounding fed up, "He wants to be free, let him be. He told you a million times that he doesn't like how he's treated, how he's seen in your clan. He just wants to discover himself, without you. You're completely suffocating."

"What do you even know? You're a fücking human without a life," I blurt out, "You have no idea how I feel, what it's like to go from seeing someone every day to them despising you and wanting to be alone. Fück, you don't even have a real family, of course you don't understand."

"You know what? Fück you, Rio," she blurts out, throwing what she was holding on the floor and walking briskly to the bed, "If you want to eat, make something yourself. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

I stand in the same spot as Lunanci opens the covers and climbs into bed, covering herself completely in an attempt to disappear.

"Are you kidding me?" I snort, watching the lump on the bed go silent. I walk over to her waiting for her to peek out so I can let her know with my eyes that she's being ridiculous, "Come on, don't be so dramatic, I didn't even say anything that bad. It's just the truth."

Silence. I'm starting to get tired of her attitude, has she forgotten our roles?

"Lunanci, look at me now," I command with alpha power behind my voice and I can hear Lunanci curse before lowering the blanket and looking at me with one eye, a very angry eye, "Don't be ridiculous, just keep cooking. I'm hungry."

"No," she refuses with balls of steel, surprising me, "If you don't like that I don't want to be your maid while you're insulting me, just kill me already."

"You're forcing me to do something I don't want to do," I mutter, crossing my arms again and looking at her, waiting for her to get out of bed and stop being so ridiculous, "I could really kill you now, you're not even helping me find my brother, you're not being of any benefit to me."

Lunanci surprises me when she suddenly throws the covers aside and moves extremely fast until she’s in front of me. I'd say nose to nose but it's more like nose to my chest, though she looks up trying to obliterate me with her eyes.

"Kill me, then," she blurts out, "Do it now."

"You don't know what you're saying, I'm seriously going to do it," I warn her with complete honesty, moving even closer until my chest is bumping against her and lowering my face to meet hers to be even more clear, "Do not test me."

"I am, I'm testing you, so kill me," she commands, her eyes completely wild and her short hair raised in different directions... she's seriously crazy. When I don't react, she pushes my chest, accomplishing absolutely nothing, "Kill me, Rio, right now. Kill me."

"Stop this or I will," I growl, but she doesn't obey me, she just pushes me one more time and then I lose my patience. I raise a hand to put it around her neck and strangle her a little until she remembers who's in charge here, except I haven't even managed to make contact with her neck when my wolf rebels inside me.

'No!' He shouts and pushes until he manages to take complete control of me.

{ Lunanci }

I squeeze my eyes shut and gasp waiting for the attack, but it never comes. Rio stands frozen with his hand millimeters away from me and I can see his eyes change. His pupils dilate so much that they look completely black and his energy feels different, heavier and more powerful.

"I'm sorry, Lunanci," he says, lowering his hand. His voice sounds much deeper than normal, "I would never hurt you. Even if he tries, I won't let him."

"I know," I whisper, completely fascinated. Alpha is taking control of Rio's body, just like I thought he would, except I figured he'd let his wolf form out, not this, "I know, Alpha. Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me, it's my duty," he says and takes the step between us to bring our bodies back together like a second ago, except now it feels different, especially when his hand goes to my face and cradles it, "I'd rather die than put you through any kind of pain, you have to believe me. My soul belongs to you, I will always do my best to protect you, Lunanci, even from myself."

Oh, fück.

"T-thank you," I reply, not knowing exactly how to react to such… intense words. Alpha's eyes are telling me a lot of even more intense things, but I think he knows I'm not ready to hear them because he just smiles and hugs me. He gives me a full hug. How long has it been since I've had a hug like this?

My body seems to match his in a perfect way and when he buries his nose in my hair to take a deep breath, I realize something. His energy feels charged with romantic emotions.

But a wolf only… falls in love with his fated mate, or so it said in every article I read. They only fall in love once, with their special person and there are no mistakes. But that doesn't make sense, right? I'm not an omega. I'm not even a werewolf.

"Alpha? What does this mean?" I ask, suddenly feeling frozen, "What do you...?"

"Let go of me," he suddenly exclaims and pushes me away, his voice sounding like the Rio I know. When he pulls away from me to look at me with annoyance, his eyes are clear again, "Why are you hugging me like that?”

I roll my eyes and shake my head. He’s so irritating sometimes.

"You're obviously not going to kill me, so stop acting like a tough guy because you are not," I spit, pointing a finger in his face to make this clear, "You're not tough at all and the part doesn't fit you. Leave me alone for the day or I'm going to get really mad... and you're the one who hugged me, ässhole."

Rio stares at me dumbly as I move to go grab my pajamas and lock myself in the bathroom. As soon as I'm in there, I lean back against the door and put a hand on my chest, trying to calm it down.

What the hell is going on between us?