The Alpha Rouge

Finding My Mate

Xavier's POV

My rouges spilled across Shadow Creek's borders. We had attacked so many packs that by now everyone knew their job.

I had already sent out my lead scouts. Two of my best men and my Beta. Those three were going to be waiting for us near the main households of the Shadow Creek pack, deep inside their territory.

My Beta had notified me through the pack link that they had spotted a female tracking them. A nuisance to our plan. I gave them the go to take her out. We didn't need her giving away our location. I didn't have time for that.

Continuing on with my plan, I ran at the head of my pack as we bombarded the forest.

Our large bodies crashed through the undergrowth, thunderous paws pounding against the ground as our howls lit up the early morning air.

My mouth was pulled back in a vicious snarl as we sprinted, my dark blue eyes glowing with hunger.... a hunger for power.

All of a sudden I was nearly knocked off my feet by the most intoxicating scent I'd ever come across. I released a dark growl, sending the rouges at my back to a skidding halt.

They whined their disapproval, annoyed but unsure of why I had suddenly stopped.

"Alpha?" Asked a rouge to my right, his voice cracked with a slight amount of fear as he gazed up at my trembling body.

I silenced him with a rumbling growl, my thoughts racing so fast that my head started hurting. I lifted my head and smelled the scents of the forest.

There it was again, that sweet scent that smelled of vanilla and honey. It instantly calmed the buzz running through my body, but at the same time ignited something deeper within me.

Getting ahold of myself I opened my eyes, barely even realizing that I had closed them to bask in the glorious smell.

I then turned around to my pack and looked down at them. Most of my rouges were large and brutish, their muscles rippling beneath their thick fur covered in scars from previous battles. Each one of them was trained and ready for a fight, but they stood at attention, waiting for me to continue with the charge.

I took pride in the fear that flashed through their eyes as I looked at each of them.

"I need Jake, Brent, Mason, Drew and Zander to come with me right now. The rest of you continue on with the plan. Be quick, now go!" The last part I snapped loudly, sending all of the wolves I didn't call out running once more into the trees.

The five I had called all looked at me. The murderous glint in their eyes slowly turning to confusion as to why I had called them out. These were some of my closest friends, and I trusted each of them.

"It's my mate." Was all I said before I quickly took off into the direction of the sweet smelling scent, not even thinking twice as I let the smell wash over me and fuel my instincts.

Instantly the five wolves flanked me. They were smart to not question my orders, but soon enough they would see. I was running to find their soon to be luna.

As we were running I couldn't stop smelling the air, drawing more of my mate's toxic sent into my nose.

I couldn't wait to find her and mark her as mine. I wouldn't let any other male touch her. She was mine! These possessive thoughts clouded my mind and for a moment I completely forgot about the attack, the only thing that was mattered was finding my mate.

My strides slowed when I heard a loud and desperate bark come from further in the woods. Instantly I knew it was my mate's, and just from that bark I loved her voice, but it was in pain, and a hot flash of red anger hit my body like no other emotion I'd ever felt before.

In my chest I could feel a pressure building. Pain started to take over my body and I picked up speed, my large black paws stretching over the ground as I growled. Someone was hurting my mate and for this they would die.