Chapter 24: The Wolf Within
***Jane***

After a quick lunch, Kota begs me for a game of hide and seek, arguing his case by giving me a pair of cute puppy eyes.

The little boy grins triumphantly when I give in, and he asks permission from Aurora for Rio to join us.We walk around the pack for a little while until we find a quiet little patch of trees for us to play in undisturbed.

Kota and Rio take off, leaving me in the middle of a clearing to count out loud.

“O-one…Two…Th-Three…F-F-Four…”

I grow embarrassed as I stumble through the numbers and begin to count quietly to myself until I reach twenty.

“He-Here I c-come Kota!” I call out, my eyes scanning the trees for any signs of the boy.

I sniff the air, catching his scent lingering in the wind.

This is probably the worst game to play with a wolf, Grayson chuckles to himself.

lignore his comment, pretending to look among the bushes for the hiding pup.

An unfamiliar scent suddenly brushes against my nose, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end.

Something’s wrong, Grayson observes, my ears picking up the sound of rustling in the distance accompanied by the low rumble of a snarl.

Grayson wastes no time taking control and shifting mid-sprint as we follow the sound of Rio’s barking and Kota’s cries.

Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay, I pray to my dear Moon Goddess, my heart racing at the thought of Kota being hurt.

We sprint through the trees until we see a small clearing up ahead, Kota’s scent guiding us to him.

Grayson breaks through the trees and into a clearing, a group of large unfamiliar wolves gathering in the middle as Rio barks up a storm at the intruders.

They don’t appear to be rogues, their fur shiny and well-groomed and their build strong and muscular.

Two of them appear to be Alphas, their fur black as night and both bearing a single white spot on their foreheads, the symbol of an Alpha lineage among normal alpha wolves.

One appears to be older than the other, an air of power surrounding the older one.

jaws by

enough to send Grayson into a blind fury, but before he can pounce, three River Moon guards come sprinting into the clearing in their wolf form to stand between the Alphas

pushes past the guards, baring his teeth at the Alpha holding

an air of arrogance to him as he puffs out his

had our pup, and we were

Kota whimpers, large

listen to the many

so that his voice is the only one

he is to challenge me? ” The Alpha thinks to himself, Grayson snarling in

to put the pup down,” Grayson growls, his

to rearrange the little stain on

Alpha stares at me for a moment, a bit shocked to

“How the-”

said put

Alpha’s body suddenly tensing as

the Alpha’s eyes before he gently sets Kota down in front of him, his eyes returning back to normal when he looks up

tears as he sobs.I step forward, placing my large paws on either side of Kota to protect him

guards howl an alert and the once silent forest fills Tearing down the dams I built, I fill the intruders’ minds

I snap, a black film glazing over their

by the neck, his little whimpers breaking my

life do I ever want to see him

the small pup between his legs and nuzzles his

okay, Kota.I’m here _

a connection between

large eyes widen as he looks up at me, his fears melting away when he recognizes my eyes which have shifted back

out his small hand to pet

small smile curls on

in my furry neck. A portal opens beside me, Aurora stepping through it with

look happy

all bow before the on high alert as more guards arrive at

asks, a look of worry on her

to reassure her the pup is fine, relief washing over her face

face calm and collected despite

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