Her Viking Howler

Ch.20 I want the truth

Travis POV

I was fast asleep in an abandoned bear den I found when out of nowhere I heard, "Travis, Travis!" a faint voice kept echoing in the distance but there's no way it could be who I think it is. If it was one of the pack members they would just use the mind link and be in their wolf form to venture out this far on the land in these conditions.

I got up and went out into the sunlight, squinting as my eyes adjusted to the light and surveyed the landscape. I heard the voice call out my name one last time, confirming that it was Nia. Why would my mate risk her health and safety coming out here? I guess this was her way of showing how dedicated she was to becoming a proper mate unlike me who almost attacked and killed her, not to mention turning against my warriors and abandoning my pack in the process. I had to get to her before any other animals did, so I took off in the direction of her voice with happy anticipation of seeing her while also being nervous and a bit ashamed facing her knowing what happened the last time we were together.

All of my nervousness was quickly gone when I stopped in my tracks picking up the strong scent of another wolf in the direction I was going, "Garrett!", I growled knowing that he was out here close to Nia with God only knows what evil intentions he had planned. I picked up my pace faster through the deep snow as I came down the path full speed beholding the sight of my brother wolf stalking my mate whom I could see was injured and that lit a rage within me that I had never felt before.

Garrett quickly turned facing me with a cocky snarl on his face, not at all fearful of fighting his brother but most importantly, his Alpha. I made the first move and leaped at him teeth barred and front claws slashing the side of his face as he snapped up at me trying to go for my throat but I've learned my lesson from past battles to not leave my throat exposed and lowered myself quick enough to the side so I could grab the scruff on the side of his neck and throw him off balance with a quick hard jerk. He still tried kicking up with his back paws to try slashing my belly but slowly realized he was trying to fight a losing battle against me.

"How dare you attack the Luna and challenge your Alpha!", I roared at him through the mind link.

"I was doing it for the good of the pack, our bloodline won't continue to be strong if we let human DNA into it", Garrett replied losing strength from me biting down harder on his neck.

"Save your final words for your last moments here on this earth, for you, Garrett Hagen is sentenced to death for treason against your Alpha, Luna, and pack!" I said before letting go of him as he laid there catching his breath with a fearful look on his face after hearing his fate but it was soon replaced with a look of silent hatred towards me before saying...

"Who knew it would take an action stronger than drugging my brother to go wild and kill his mate to make me Alpha and have you put to death".

Never in my life did I think my brother would confess to being the one that poisoned me and put my mate and pack in danger for his selfish purpose of becoming Alpha to lead the pack down a road of isolation from the world, while also possibly cutting ties with the few human allies we have trusted over the years to keep our secret.

At this point, I wanted nothing more than to just go straight for his jugular, rip out his throat and end his life right here but instead I'm going to make him suffer in pain properly like the traitor he is.

"Go back to the pack and I'll have the warriors meet you there to be placed in the dungeon. If I hear that you don't comply, injure someone or even try to escape, then it will be death on site the next time I see you," I warned before he limped off in the direction of the packhouse before disappearing out of view. I made sure to tell Jesse to have his strongest fighters waiting for him in wolf and human forms chains ready to fasten him to the walls of his waiting cell.