Alpha

Alpha 4

  Dreams are disturbing when you sleep with nothing but a towel wrapped around you and markings fading in and out of focus on your skin.

  I was running. It wasn't unusual. In my dreams, I am always running, aimlessly toward no destination in particular. It is always in an icy wood, unlike any you'd see here in this grassy forest. There, out in the cold, with the piercing wind and the dangerous landscape. In my usual dreams, I am never alone. I am always with someone. In my dreams, I am pack leader. I am alpha.

  In this dream, however, I am alone. I am racing through the wood, a taste of fear from someone around me, I just couldn't pinpoint it. I didn't turn, just kept running straight. My feet knew exactly where to go, even if my mind didn't. And just when I thought I'd reach my destination, my whole reason for running through this cold place, my eyes shot open and I was staring at the white ceiling.

  Gasping for air, I looked down at myself to find a white t-shirt and shorts already on. Looking around, I realized I'm in the nurses office. Memories of the previous night blasted into my brain with the force of a ten ton whale. Falling back on the patient, I prayed to whatever great God or goddess out there to please kill me now.

  You know what these markings are, yes? His voice flooded my thoughts, pushing the mention of suicide out with it. It's okay, Rea. I'm here. Just breath.

  I'm here.

Where are you now?

  In the background I could here voices. Hurried whispers, as if in a rush to get everything out of their mouths, before it was snatched away.

  "Do you realize how young that girl is? What exactly were you thinking, claiming her before she was ready?" The voice was of a man. His voice was deep, kind of unearthly, but natural among wolf bloods. "Noah, you better give me some answers now."

  Even if I were on the other side of the school campus, I would feel this man's anger. Feel his power. He was one so great, he demanded obedience from even the most powerful wolves.  He demanded the obedience from even Alpha.

  I could here a growl escape the other person's throat and immediately knew it was him.

  "First, that girl you speak of is a junior now. She is maybe sixteen, seventeen years old. I am only seventeen myself, so chill. Second, even if I had a choice, my wolf claimed her. The first day I come back, he is restless to roam the campus in search of her. His mate is within that girl. Do not judge me for actions I had no control over." They were outside the door that leads into the nurse's office.

  Well, I thought to myself. That stung.

  Without realizing it, I was crying. My chest felt so tight, I could've fainted again.

Do not judge me for actions I had no control over. Actions? I don't even know what's going on anymore.

All that left my mind when Alpha and the mysterious man walked into the room. Alpha was mid-sentence when he turned and saw my face.

  From the way his body tensed up, I could tell he knew the reason to why I was crying. With shaking hands, I wiped the tears from my face and slowly stood up.

  "Get out," the phrase of directed toward the man, but he stood his ground.

  "Noah-"

  "GET OUT!" His voice shook the room and suicide felt real good now. Hesitating, the man stepped out the door, sending cautious looks my way before shutting it.

  He observed me, looking at my face, and my neck where the markings started. Slowly, he began to open his mouth.

  "Rea," was all he said

  He reached out for me and I stepped back automatically. It was a bad move when dealing with a dominant wolf, for it gives them the thrill of the 'chase,' but he seemed to be in control.

  He tried again,"Rea, please-"

  "Please what?" I snapped, glaring at him. "Please forgive me, I didn't mean it? Or, please Rea, I had no control over my inner wolf and he just claimed you." I shook my head, trying to keep myself from crying again. "I'm sorry you had no choice. Truly, I am. If I had a choice, believe me, you wouldn't be my first choice."

  As I said this, my chest grew tighter and tighter. My breathing was uncontrollably fast. My head began to spin from the large amount of oxygen in my lungs.

I had to get out of there.

  Rushing past, I made my way to the door. I was right in front of it when a hand was slammed on the door, just missing my face.

"Rea," his breath caressed my neck, making me shiver. His voice was so deep, almost as deep as that man's.

I looked over my shoulder. His face was mere inches from mine. His eyes were glowing, hinting that the human, more logical part of him, wasn't exactly in control. But looking into his eyes, I knew that this part of him - the wild, instinctive wolf - would never hurt me.

Weird? Yup. Normal? Nope.

  "Rea." He said again, wrapping his arms around my waist, nudging my shoulder with his nose.

  That made me laugh. How vulnerable this side of him was cute. He looked me in the eye again, pleading me to forgive him.

  Shaking my head I turned in his arms to face him. He took this as a sign and began to close the distance.

  Blushing, I flicked his nose. "I don't forgive you yet. You have to work if you want me."

Yeah Rea! Way to stick it to the man–wolf –whatever.

He nodded, his eyes slowly dimming. "I'll work hard for you, Rea." Without any hesitation, he closed the distance and pecked me on the lips. "I love you."

  Swallowing, I untangled my way out of his arms.

  How can he use those words so easily?

  "O-okay. I'll see you later, then," I waved and made my way out before he could stop me. The fact that the wolf can do things like that and not get affected scared me.

  I love you.

  I wobbled away, down the hall, searching for the exit.

  Does he really love me?

  Shaking my head, I pushed the thought aside.

  He expects me to forgive him soon.

  I wonder what he'd say if he knew I already did forgive part of him.

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