Betrothed

Chapter 35: Fucks-given

Arashnic

I heard Willow's pleas for me to return to her but if only she knew how close I came to being in a war within my old pack of Optimus. I returned there to retrieve Warner Hayes, my best friend, who is the beta to the Wayland pack. I wanted to get to him before Romellow's minion rogues did.

I need to ensure my beta is returned safely to Wayland now that the pack is going to be revived with me leading it alongside my strong fierce mate, Willow. Oh, how amazed I was to know the Moon Goddess favored me this much to bless me with such a beautiful, powerful, of alpha lineage, true mate. I know our paths are just now intertwined but I couldn't help myself when I feel like there is nothing, I would not do for her. I am insanely and utterly in love with her.

I only just had Warner warned. Helping pack up his bags when Willow first reached out through our mind bond. I immediately told Warner that I would see him back at the Wayland pack territory as soon as he got there and if there was trouble to call through the pack's mind link.

I went behind the first few trees I saw, stripping my basketball shorts and dropping them to the dirt earthly floor below me. I shifted into my golden-brown wolf knowing it would be the fastest that I could get there if I was running at full speed. I quickly grabbed my basketball shorts with my mouth and took off.

Launching myself off the earth each time there was something in the way to swiftly course around them.

Since that afternoon that I left Optimus with Willow the mind link with them broke, otherwise it would have come in handy to have the intel on what Romellow was planning.

I ran for what felt like an eternity to gain as much ground as I could knowing I could run this in thirty-seven-mile distance in just under a few hands of minutes. I just have to be thoroughly motivated, which I was in every way.

"Ash! NOW! PLEASE! I CAN'T, I JUST CAN'T!" Willow screamed through our bond. I could hear the plea of distress overwhelming her.

Heart thumping like a jack hammer hitting a boulder. I'm on my way, beautiful!

The tree line dissipated finally revealing a center gap between the trees where Willow was wrapped around Brayden's torso. The view became clearer as I came barreling closer. She was being held onto and was now hanging from his grip no longer anchored to his waist.

Hell, no!

I was so close yet so far away.

What was he doing! Why would he do that to our mate? Anger overtook me as I drove myself to go faster.

Willow swayed now in his grasp. What was she- She swung back as hard as she could and then planted both her feet side by side and the momentum crashed her feet right into Brayden's groin. Hurt and happiness overtook me. That has to hurt! Oh, hell and she is mine!