Raised Among Alphas

37 - A Friendly Run

Alora POV

The light of a new day coloured the morning sky.

I believe I cried enough last night. Today is a new day. Let's make the best out of it.

I still don't know why I feel so miserable about this Becker situation. Maybe time makes sense, and perhaps he isn't wrong. But still, I thought so highly of myself that perhaps I was expecting to have a mate obsessed with me ready to start a war for my family only twelve hours after meeting me, just like I saw Jathred responding to his bond with Leila.

Maybe my mate bond is defective after all. Maybe that's why Becker was able to breed with Sophie. Maybe that's why my wolf was able to love Kasthor. But who the hell knows how any of this shit works anyway.

"Grey Terror, I wasn't expecting to see you in days." Beta Thierot was biting his apple on the breakfast lounge as I walked in for food before my morning patrol.

Oh my god, the face-off last night... I was sort of repressing the embarrassing moments of my public display of affection with Becker after our fight last night. Agh. Awkward.

"Good morning to you too, Thierot, and congratulations on your win. You had great fights yesterday." I tried to hide my blushed cheeks from him as I walked around him to reach for an Apple.

"Mmmh, so how was your night, and why are you still unmarked?" Damn you, nosy wolf, he keeps bringing back the attention to me.

"It was uneventful. He needs time, I guess." I shrugged my shoulders as I took a bite of my Apple and walked away to grab a plate for my breakfast.

"You know that after your fights last night, you are a superstar? I mean, everyone has heard of your reputation with the rogues, but now everyone has seen you in combat. Baby, you can have any man you want. Forget about the idiots who can't realize that." Thierot followed me close by as I stuffed my plate with fruit and oatmeal pancakes.

"Thank you, Thierot. I'll keep that in mind. Any news on the Rogues or the Rainforest Alpha?" I was dying to change the topic. I was getting irritated just thinking about Becker.

"Zante has been training their army. He receives new recruits each week, but they haven't left the forest. Vincent, the Alpha Rogue, has settled in a pack at the West border of the River. He's been gathering wolves there, too. My spies said there were short of two hundred wolves with him. And no eyes on the Rainforest Alpha yet, but we'll get to him."

"What's his name anyways?" I notice we haven't used his name. Do we really not know anything about the Forest?

"Ithax," Becker growled behind me.

A shiver that began in the back of my neck made its way to my heart, making it skip a beat. I didn't even notice Becker was in the same room as us.

"Alpha Ithax..." I repeated the name almost in a whisper, feeling it roll on my tongue, and a shiver turned my blood cold. What is this feeling?

Becker clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white and, tightened his jaw at the sound of my voice and walked away from us. It must have been Becker's feelings that I felt. He must hate that guy. After all, they have been at war for years. I don't even know how much damage Alpha Ithax has caused him and Sophie. I mean, he did kill her mate. What if Ithax is the man I saw in Sophie's fears?

"What's on your agenda today?" Thierot called back for my attention as I saw Becker walk farther away from us and closer to the table where some of his pack members were sitting.

"I have a two-hour patrol run, and then I'll be supervising the training of some of our newly turned wolves. Girls' Night is tomorrow, so I'll probably meet with Luna Leila at some point tonight to go over the activities we'll be doing tomorrow. I haven't talked to Jathred about the face-off yet, so I should talk to him soon. I'm pretty sure Kasthor is still pissed off. I need to check on him. We can add that to the list too." Damn, I should get started, that's a long ass list, now that I think about it.