The Alpha Who Saved Me

CHAPTER 66

Gavin's choice to not unite with me is a bit difficult to accept, but I understand why he's doing it. I can't fault the guy for wanting to make sure that the woman he mates is all on board with him, and not thinking of anyone else, especially a certain Alpha. I hate that I have both the men I love feeling the way they do. Maybe I'm not meant to be with anyone and that's why the Goddess Selene didn't give me a mate.

Walking over to the stack of gifts that I received last night, I begin to open them, making sure to write down who gave me what, so I can send out Thank You cards later. I'm about two-thirds of the way through when I come across a long thin box. My heart rate. picks up because I can scent him on the gift and Tala begins to pace. I lift it to my nose and inhale; for some odd reason, his scent calms both me and my wolf.

Smiling softly to myself, I unwrap the box and open it slowly, gasping when I do. Inside, lies a gold locket with my pack's emblem on the front of it, along with my initials. When I turn it over, the Storm River pack emblem is on it as well, with an engraving that says, 'We Will Always Be Family'. I wipe the stray tear away and open up the locket. Another gasp escapes me, as I look at a miniature photo of the painting that Gavin had done, on one side, and a photo of me, Declan, and Amelia on the other side. It was taken a few months after I had turned seventeen, when life was good again.

I close my eyes as I fist the locket in my hand, why can't life be easy? The better question is why can't love be easy? In all honesty, I'm beginning to think that I love both Gavin and Declan the same. How is that possible, and how can I tell Gavin that even though I

want him as my chosen, I still love his cousin just as much as I love him?

Tala needs to run, and I need to get out of this stuffy office as well. Making sure I remove all my jewelry and place it in the office safe, I leave through the back door, so it's less chance of being seen by anybody. I know I'm breaking a promise in not taking a warrior or somebody else with me, but I need to be alone. My eyes sweep the back yard, and once I know that we are in the clear, I let Tala take over. She has us flying over the forest ground in a speed in which I'm not used to.

'Tala, slow down!' I lecture her.

'Stop worrying so much, Quinn, I can handle it!' She scoffs at me.

'Since when are we able to run this fast, Tala?'

'Once you turned eighteen, we have slowly been getting stronger and faster, in case you haven't noticed.' My wolf rolls her eyes at me as she snickers.

'I've noticed the strength, but I thought it's from training."

'It may be, as well as your speed. You also need to take into account that you are an Alpha now as well.' She reminds me.

I giggle, 'Man, Cici is going to be pissed that she won't be winning anymore races in wolf form

her to win a few every once

me that we have a breach between the northern and western border, which is right where we are at. All

over when something

snarls and lunges at him, but

now! We can't take them

but I don't think they plan on letting us go anywhere, Quinn.'

a separate one to Quinn, 'Please

tell them...are you okay?' When I don't respond, I hear my best friend

on the scene in front of me now. Five other

I know this? I can only do so much at this time though, I need to be careful, and

change back, I can beat them in my human form. I'm

You need me now, more

back and forth long after she's already broken the wolf's neck, she growls and flings the limp body at two

be here as soon as

a rogue, but we don't pay any attention to that as we lunge at the one who bit us. He doesn't stand a chance as he rears up, opening his chest area up for a perfect target. Tala brings her paw down, her razor-sharp claws out and ready to impale the rogue's chest and tear his heart out, but then there are multiple stings as darts find their target into

I'm sorry, Quinn, but I can no longer

weaker as we fall to the ground, and I send out one last link, 'They've shot us with wolfsbane... There are nine of them left...

being poured over my face. I can't move away because I'm chained to a bed in a damp cell. Of course, I don't have a stitch of clothing

her little corner, so I'm really not sure what I should do. I try speaking but my throat is dry, and I sound a bit croaky.

Alpha is." I croak

at me and continues to scrub my skin