Alone H.S.

Chapter 11: Rogues and Ruts

Lily -

I pull the large t-shirt over my head and look at myself in the mirror.

The material reaches down covering half my thighs, and the neck uncovers both my shoulders and I know I could fit two of me in here. I'm completely enveloped in Harry's t-shirt.

Harry's laughs lightly behind me, appearing in the mirror, when I look behind me.

His hands reach up and bring the neck of the shirt up, so it's covering my shoulders, only for it to slide back down again.

"It's a little big." He whispers as we wraps his arms around me. This is Heaven.

"I like it, though. It smells like you."

"And just what do I smell like?" He asks, looking at me through my reflection in the mirror.

"Perfect." I smile, turning my head as much as I can to look at him. As apposed to his mirror reflection.

"I think it's only fair that I tell you about Dylan's mom." His smile fades and his arms unwrap from around me. Causing my wolf to whine at the loss of contact between my mate and I.

"I don't know what all Dylan might have told you."

"Just that she's dead." I answer.

"Yeah. When I-"

And we were interrupted by loud shouting from downstairs and Harry was quick to run out the door and down the stairs, leaving me standing there wondering what just happened.

I ran after him, not sure what I was really doing, but I knew I was going down the stairs.

Once we got to the downstairs, I nearly ran into Harry, since he'd stopped so quickly. He turned around and made sure I was okay, before hurrying into the kitchen, where Louis was, looking down at a phone in his hand.

"Louis, what-"

"Harry, you're not going to be happy." Louis warned. And I saw Harry tense up.

"Maybe if I can finish asking the question?" Harry said, anger clearly in his eyes and voice.

"Sorry, Harry. Uh, Alpha." Louis corrected himself.

"Who was on the phone and why did you decide it was time to give me a heart attack, screaming like that?" I had to put my hand over my mouth to keep from giggling.

"Three border guards are dead. That was Dax on the phone."

"Three guards dead?" Harry asked, his eyes wide.

His Beta nodded.

"How?"

"Rogues apparently. But there were no witnesses to any of the three deaths. They were just found dead already." Louis explained.

Harry took several deep breathes before finally speaking again.

"Then the rogues are in the territory. Let's go." He walked out of the kitchen, with his Beta right behind him. Then out of the packhouse leaving me here. Worried.

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I helped Eleanor make dinner, helping me to get my mind off Harry and the rogue attacks.

When everything was finally cooked, little footsteps were heard and soon Dylan walked into the kitchen, carrying a very large stick for such a little kid.

"Now what have you got that for?" I ask, leaning down to his level.

"I'm gonna whup a rogue with it. If one tries to gets us." He said proudly.

I hide my laughter, and smiled at the little boy.

"There won't be any rogues trying to come and get us, Dylan. Your dad is going to make sure we're always safe." Eleanor says from behind me.

"Then why did he tell me to protect Lily while he's gone?" He asked, sassily. His big green eyes looking over me, towards Eleanor.

I couldn't hide my smile when hearing that Harry had told his three year old son to look out for me. It was really sweet of him. Both of them.

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It had been three days. Three days without seeing my mate.

My wolf being in a constant worry for him. What if he's hurt? What if, what if, what if.

Yesterday I would have gone into my heat, though thank God for Eleanor and her suppressants.

I knew it would be a bad idea to be in heat at a time like this. With rogue attacks and Harry being missing, and our relationship just starting out.

But it's bad because now I do nothing but worry about Harry all day and all night. Dylan's also joining me in the worrying. Asking when his dad is going to come back to him. He can't sleep unless harry tucks him in bed. He does eventually fall asleep, but it's a restless kind of sleep.

And I've been sleeping in the guest room, wearing Harry's shirts. The only thing that keeps me from going insane worrying about him.

Many of the pack's males have gone off searching for rogues that slipped into the territory. Though no one knows why they did, or how many did.

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Harry -

Finally, the last rogue lays dead in a puddle of his own blood. I'd wanted to keep at least one alive for interrogating, but they made it clear none would be taken alive.

But my mind doesn't rest long on the rogues or the reason they would invade my land, it quickly returns to Lily.

Yesterday my rut started and if I was right, Lily's heat did too. But the simple thought of Lily has me and my wolf going crazy. Walking through the blood that's spattered on the ground, Lily is all that's in my mind. It's all I want.

I'm quick to clean up after the killings, and make my way home, not caring that it's the middle of the night when I walk through the front door.

Her scent is everywhere, and my control is slipping quickly through my fingers.

It's like my vision is blurry with want, and my thoughts are blanked out by an instinctual need for my mate.

I stop outside the guest room, where her scent led me, and I wonder why she's sleeping in here. Didn't she know it was alright for her to sleep in my room? Or maybe I should have told her that before she left..

I open the door, causing her to jump up, wide awake with a startled scream. Her blonde hair flys across her face, and her blue eyes wide with fear before she realizes it's me.

"Harry.."

I don't even hesitate to wrap her in my arms and kiss her. Though this kiss is different from the one we shared the other day. This one is more frantic, more needy.

Her hands run through my hair and her legs wrap around my waist and I pick her up, and carry her down the hallway to my room. Our room.
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