The Pure Ones

Realization

AN: Hey everyone! Just letting you know there is only going to be one more chapter of this book and I will post the first chapter of the sequel in May. I know you all probably hate me, but I really don't want to drag this book on. Let me know what you would like to see in the next book. Ideas are always welcome!

P.S. I also need help on a cast. If you have any suggestions, send them my way!

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The run back to the pack house was really calming. The scent that came rolling off of Tony was helping me relax. I fell asleep for about fifteen minutes but then woke up by a strange feeling. I tried to go back to sleep but it was pointless, I was wide awake. I buried my cheek deeper into Tony's fur as he dodge tree after tree. I looked around at the other wolves and noticed that my brothers had surrounded me and Tony.

'They're just worried about us," my wolf said.

Hearing her voice put a small smile on my face. There was no way I would have been able to make it through this without her. During the short time I was gone she was there with me through it all. She tried her hardest to take some of the pain away. She said that if I was hurting, then she should be hurting as well. I couldn't have asked for a better wolf.

'I know,' I replied back. 'But what's going to happen now?'

'To be honest, I don't know.' Her voice sounded tired and I was too. We have been through so much physically and emotionally in a short amount of time.

I didn't respond. Instead I looked around me again. Aiden and his friends surrounded us from the front with my other brothers on the sides and rear. My mind trailed off to what would happen. I'm supposed to head off to the palace with Aiden and the others. My brothers would be left here with our dad's pack. Considering that Carter was the heir to be the next Alpha, I couldn't help but wonder if Charles was going to give it to him or have Blake take the position. The thought of Blake being Alpha really pissed me off. Carter may not be in my good graces, but he deserves to be the man that our father raised him to be. Carter had always been the one with the final word out of us kids. If we had a problem and we couldn't find dad, we would go to him. I know that I should be mad at him for chocking me, but I couldn’t. I may not know why he did it, but he was still my brother and he will always be there for me no matter what.

And then there’s Tony.

A sharp pain started to form in my chest. Just the thought of me leaving him behind was killing me. We may have just figured out that we were mates a few days ago, but things happened so fast that we haven’t had time to finish the mating process. And if we did finish it before I left, it would just make it that much harder to leave when the time came.

I wrapped my arms tighter around Tony’s neck, pushing the pictures to the back of my mind. I will deal with them later.

‘Makenzie,’ Aiden’s spoke through my mind.

I lifted my head slightly to look at his back. ‘Yeah?’

‘I know that you a probably exhausted, both physically and emotionally, but we can only stay for the night,’ His voice was sympathetic. ‘We have to be on the road by tomorrow afternoon.’

I sent a picture of my nodding my head, not speaking a word. I only have tonight to say goodbye to my new friends, my brothers, and my mate. Someone seriously liked me living a miserable life.

Shortly after my conversation with Aiden I fell back asleep only to be woken a few minutes later by a set of strong arms wrapping around me. I felt myself being lifted off of Tony’s back and the sound of bones popping were heard close by. I tried to open my eyes but they refused to see what was going on around them. I tried to speak but nothing would come out. My entire body was shut down.