Igniting Sparks

Chapter 44.

Edited by KitWulf                                         1-5-2021

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"Kaenan! You're too big for this!" Azura tried to catch the grey wolf as he barreled into her.

"Ouch!" Lucas winced at seeing his girlfriend being squashed by the big wolf. "That's gotta hurt."

He watched as the woman tried to struggle her way out from underneath the friendly furriness but failed. A huge tongue licked over her face and she grabbed the thick fur on the side of his neck to keep him at bay.

"Kaenan! Be careful! You're stronger than you think, remember?!" Reyna shook her head as she approached her younger brother-in-law.

Pulling at his tail, the wolf growled and snapped his head back at the sudden painful tug. It was just what Azura needed to crawl out from underneath him. When she was safe, only then did Reyna release her hold on Kaenan. Tail tugging was something wolves hated, it was a vulnerable part of the body and very sensitive. Therefore it was a good way of getting a young werewolf to listen if he was being too rough.

The snow leopard shifter adjusted her clothes and tried to smooth down her black hair which proved to be useless. "It's nice seeing you again, too, Kaenan. You've gotten big and strong! Last time I was here I remember you were trying so hard to shift for the first time. Your wolf is really amazing!"

His tongue lolled out of his mouth as he sat down looking rather pleased with himself. He was big, even for a werewolf. Smaller than his older brother but still a force to be reckoned with. Floyd was one of the biggest wolves of the pack, rivaling Andreas size-wise. Azura knew there was often a misconception of the idea that the biggest wolf automatically became the Alpha. As was in actual wolf packs, it wasn't always the biggest or strongest wolf who got the Alpha position, neither was it passed down to the eldest son. The Alpha was always the one with the most confidence, the father figure to a pack, but strong when needed to.

"He says he's been practicing and training really hard. Wants to become a Beta just like his brother." Reyna smiled as she translated for the teenager.

"Well, keep up the training," Azura replied. "You might one day get there." She winked at him despite knowing he would never get that status in the pack. The fact he would be fine with that too comforted her.

Being around Reyna had become routine the past two days. She had made things normal in the pack again, allowed people to fall back into their normal routines while allowing Lucas and Azura to be more accepted. Andreas had a hand in it too as Alpha but Reyna was pulling the cart. Kaenan and Floyd had been a rare sight though.

Nora's ex-mate kept his distance from them. He would occasionally cross their paths, but he would leave straight away. Azura had no idea what had happened between Andreas and Floyd after he had seen her as a Phoenix but it truly had an impact. She did notice how the Beta started to look worse every time though. His eyes lay deeper in his skull and dark bags had formed underneath. She noticed his cheeks seemed more hollow but she never really got a good look at him as he would be off straight away. She wanted to feel sorry for him but the feelings just wouldn't come. She just watched and observed as his glances towards her were still drenched in hatred. He was probably the reason why they rarely saw Kaenan so she enjoyed this moment with the teenaged wolf as much as she could.

Being back in Greenwood was amazing but she couldn't help but miss Pleyvale. She loved being back but she also started missing the city in the north. The snow and mountains were where she really felt at home, no matter how good it felt to be back. It was something she had never deemed possible as this was the place where she had felt that feeling for the first time in her life.