Standing next to Luca, I stare down at him, studying his body. The fur covers his wounds. I can't tell how bad his injuries are. There's a lot of blood.
"I'm alright," Luca says, as if reading my panicked thoughts.
I lean down and place my snout in the gap between his head and neck, rubbing my nose through his bloodied fur. He copies my action, rubbing his head against mine.
I dread the answer to this question, but I need to know. "Are you healing?" My loving movements stop and I hold my breath.
"Yes," he answers.
I sigh into his neck and continue to snuggle into him.
"You realise you're Alpha now?" he says.
Oh my goodness! I hadn't thought about that. I am! I can return to the pack but I'll have to lead them.
"You'll be an amazing Alpha," he continues.
I stare down at him. "I wonder if Julie will want to be the Beta," I say, picking a random wolf I don't even really know.
He reaches up to nudge my snout. We chuckle in our heads. Of course he's my Beta.
"I'm going to need your help with this," I admit.
"Anything you need."
THE END
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Under The Alpha's Claws
Short StoryA Short Story. *** Emery is hunted down by another wolf to be dragged back to her pack, but she'll do anything to stop that from happening. *** Content/Trigger warning: Abuse, violence.
