I'm the Alpha's Mate

Chapter 2

There it is, flowing right in front of me. All I have to do is step on the surfacing stones and cross it. I already lied to grandma about what I was doing, now I do not even have the guts to carry out my plan.

"It's not a big deal, just see what's on the other side", Lucy pushes me.

You're right, it's no big deal, I lie to myself. The taunting thoughts picking at my mind seem to believe the quick action of hopping across is indeed a big deal. The Moon Goddess did not help me make my decision, as she decided to keep her opinion out of this, although she tends to do that frequently. Most of the decisions I make are based solely on my own ideas and convincing.

Reaching my foot out to the first stone, I shifted my weight onto it, and then the other, so I was now standing on the first rock. The first move has been made and I still feel undecided. I was hoping the step of faith would trigger something in my head.

I back away and move off the stone. Maybe we should do this another time.

"It's no big deal", Lucy reminds me, sounding somewhat annoyed by my patience.

"Okay, okay, I'm going" I take a deep breath before stepping back onto the first stone. Then onto the second, then the third.

"Now we're going places". Lucy comments, but I ignore her.

Now standing on the last rock I begin to feel nervous. This is it, I am finally going to find out what is on the other side. Part of me believes that I am blowing this all out of proportion, but the other half, the other half is bothered by the bugging thoughts.

I carefully step off the stone and onto the brown, wet dirt. I scan the area before taking another step. Seeming to be the only person out here, I shrug my shoulders before heading into the trees. I guess it was no big deal.

Birds sing up on branches, and forest animals scamper across the earth floor, not threatened by my presence. I watch a squirrel carry a nut into a tree, flying up the bark like it does everyday. When I was younger I begged grandma to let me bring home a squirrel so I could keep it as a pet. Obviously, she said no, but it still broke my eleven-year-old heart.

I do not remember a lot of my childhood, mostly just being with my grandmother. I do not remember my parents too much, as I left them when I was only eight. All I know is that they brought me to grandma's to keep me safe, because of my gift.

Grandma is not part of a pack, she is very independent. She would tell me that you do not need a pack, all you need is a mate. She told me this when I was about ten, so I did not understand the need of a mate, evidently, I barely knew what one was. The thought of having a soul mate frightened me a little, but then grandma would tell me stories about her mate, my grandfather.

He died fighting in a rogue attack, back when grandma was not a grandma. She would tell me about their dates, when they first met, and a heaping of other romantic things.

"Hey, what are you doing on Machias land!" An authorized voice tore me from my thoughts.

My gaze swiftly shoots up to be greeted by a man's intense one. He is tall and muscular, built like a warrior of another time. His light blonde hair gently moves with the cool breeze of afternoon air. The man's skin was lightly tanned like he had spent the day working in the sun. The man is not old, if I had to guess I would say he is about twenty-three, which is specific. Getting a powerful feeling from him, I believe him to be important.

"Hey, I'm talking to you!" He hollers at me again, becoming irked.

"What should I say? I don't know. Who is this guy? Why does he think he is so much stronger than us?" My wolf growls.

Rolling my eyes, I let out a small laugh. My wolf is the complete opposite of me, yet the Moon Goddess paired us together, so I was opposites attract. Why she thinks us to be so strong is beside me.

"Look, rogue, I do not have time for this," the guy hisses at me and crosses his arms over his chest. "You're coming with me." This time when he spoke, it sounded much more aggravated.

Swiftly, he reaches for my arm, but thankfully I have time to jump back. My heart starts beating a little faster and from panic and anxiety, and my legs turn to jelly.

"What's happening? Why does this man want to take us? Why did he call us rogue?" I panic.

"Well, apparently we did cross on his land." Lucy replied.

"His land, why does he have his own land?" I question dumbly.

"Yeji, it's pack land, and to be specific he said Machias pack land," Lucy explains in a rush.

Before I know it, I am being snatched again, but this time I cannot get away.

"I'm so-sorry! I don't understand! Please just let go of me!" I cry out, completely confused, but he does not let go of my arm. Instead, he continues to drag me through the trees, further from home. I try hitting him, begging him, and I even start to cry from fear of the unknown.

"Yeji calms down or he's going to kill us!" Lucy yells at me.

"Kill me! But I didn't mean to cross on his land!"

"Where are you taking me?"

"To the Alpha." His voice was firm and emotionless, as if he knew this was not going to end well for me, and I believed him.

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