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.

the Alpha’s has Kota in his jaws by the collar

a blind fury, but before he can pounce, three River Moon guards

the guards, baring his teeth at

with judging eyes, an air of arrogance to him as he puffs out his

and we were getting him

Mommy!” Kota whimpers, large tears

Aurora this morning, I lower down my walls and listen to the many rivers of thoughts flooding my

that his voice

wolf think he is to challenge me? ” The Alpha

do well to put the pup down,” Grayson growls, his lips curling back while his fur

you want me to rearrange the little stain

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

“How the-”

put my pup

body suddenly tensing as if

Kota down in front of him, his eyes returning back to normal when he looks up at

as he sobs.I step forward, placing my large paws on either side of Kota to protect him with my frame while I glare at

silent forest fills Tearing down the dams I built, I fill

glazing over their eyes as

Rio by the neck, his little whimpers breaking

I ever

the small pup between his legs and nuzzles his

Kota.I’m

whisper, opening a

his fears melting away when he recognizes my eyes which have shifted back

he asks, timidly reaching out his small

small smile curls on his lips, his heart which had been racing, finally

his face in my furry neck. A portal opens beside me, Aurora

not look happy to see the intruding Alphas

the on high alert

of worry on her face when she sees

reassure her the pup is fine, relief washing over her

Jacque,” Aurora acknowledges the older Alpha, her face calm and collected despite

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