The Last of the Alpine Pack

Tense!

**** Sorry for the wait you guys, been very busy with Christmas, The New Year and my fiancé s birthday. And of course the expected family drama. Its just not the holidays unless thats going on. :D Here's the next chapter hope you all like! updates are ganna be slower than before. I recently went back to re edit all my work cause I gotta admit, my spelling sucks. Also I want to make the chapters longer than before. Alot is about to happen, things are ganna get a little crazy! Don't forget to let me know what you think :)

Chapter Eighteen

Annora's POV

Luke looked me right in the eye, his face guarded, void of all emotion.

"They're right Nora. You're ganna have to go back."

Well it seemed my Luck had run out. I stood there unable to speak. What could I say? I mean they had vaild points and honestly I did want to go back even though Red Fang scared the crap out of me, but I had a haunted past, that was bound to catch up to me eventually. Being an Alpha's mate would definatly hurry the process. Could he protect me? Lucian was intimidating and I could definatly tell he could handle himself but wolves would die, I didnt want that. Michelle and Ryan haunted my dreams more often than not. It tore me apart inside. Ryan had told me he loved me, and though I cared for him deeply, I hadn't loved him. He had died for me, for his love for me, and I hadnt even loved him back. It made me feel like a horrible person.

Give our mate a chance, my wolf chastened.

I want to, truely I do but what will happen? What if a war starts? I couldn't think of the repercussions for this. Plus would Lucian be disgusted by my past? Would he think me weak for running from my problems? Worse, would he turn me away once he learned I was a hunted woman? I'd be putting his whole pack at risk.

He's our mate! An Alpha, think of what your leaving will do to his wolf! she growled.

"Nora," Luke said my name cautiously.

I looked up at his guarded expression. "Yea?"

He studied my face for a moment, a strange expression making its way to his face. "Come with me" he said gesturing to woods.

I nodded and followed behind him. He was tense, his muscles rigid and shoulders in a bunch. I felt guilty for putting them in this situation. I knew Luke cared for me though. What was he thinking?

Luke stopped after awhile, we were a good distance from the others, they would have to strain to hear our conversation. Luke turned to me, guarded expression still in place.

"Annora is it the Alpha keeping you from going back or is it something else? Your mate, I've never meet him, but Red Fang is a force to be reckoned with."

"No. Lucian is a bit much to take in but I dont think he'd ever harm me, but Alpha Robert is out there Luke, if I become a Luna he'll find me. He'll do what he did to my mother. How can I willingly put others throught that?" I asked.

Luke's face softened, a shadow of a smile upon his face. I watched his muscles begin to relax, " Oh Nora, you always have to think of others, Your mate is an Alpha of one of the most feared packs in the U.S. I'm sure he can handle Imperial Pack." he said with a grin.

"The point I'm making is, if you really dont want to go back, I'll keep you safe, the others might not agree but I wont force you to leave," he paused for a moment taking a deep breath. "perhaps you should give your mate a chance though."

I could tell it was taking alot for him to say this. Luke looked strained, he hated alphas, hearing him complement one was odd, even given the circumstance. I was thankful he was giving me a choice but I was conflicted now. He was making me second guess my discussion, which truthfully did not bode well with me. It took everything I had to leave and now I feel like a made a huge mistake.

"Annora you do realize right that this Alpha isn't ganna let you go without a fight. You'll be hunted by two Alpha's. What kind of life is that?"

He's right; why didn't I think of that before? Did I think Lucian was just going to cut his ties with me and move on? I mentally slapped my forehead for my stupidity.

Luke stepped up to me and held my face in his hands. I looked into his dark eyes, seeing his concern for me mirrored back.

"Agh Annora I dont know what to do," he whispered.

"I dont know if I can let you go."

He placed a kiss on my cheek and rested his forhead on mine. I brought my hands up to rest on his neck. I didnt want to lose Luke or the guys. They were family to me, brothers. They were rogues though and didnt want to be apart of a pack for reasons still unknown to me. I knew they each had a story but I knew very little. We stayed like that for a moment, both lost in our thoughts until an ear piercing growl filled the air and Luke was ripped from my arms.

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