The Unwanted Mate

Chapter 18: Shifter In The Woods

---Aubrey P.O.V---

The party had been in swing for a good hour now. Everybody around me is singing and dancing and just having fun. Shopping this morning wasn’t as horrendous as I put it out to be. My mom had agreed on letting me wear a high wasted squirt and a red short sleeved button up shirt. The only cut was I had to wear my hair down. Which was something I never really wanted to do. But once again she and Estella had won and I was left with my hair straighten down.

Demetrius has already had given his goodbye speech to all the leaving members. It included thing like I hope you all have a great time discovering who you are. You are always welcome back here with open arms and warm hearts.

It was a really great speech and had people crying and laughing. The only thing that really irked me was that while most of the girls are dressed elegantly classy the boys are more casual. When I asked my mom she said they always had to be prepared. I replied with the fact that I want to join the pack warriors. My mother simply shrugged and my dad screamed hallelujah. Demetrius on the other hand almost had a heart attack which was the best thing to see all morning. Estella, Joey and I spent the rest of the morning in fits of laugher.

A hand wraps around my waist pulls me out of my thoughts. Just by his scent I know its Demetrius.

“Hey there beautiful.” He whispers in my ear.

“Hey there ugly.” I say spinning around and wrapping my arms around his neck. “I enjoyed your speech it was a perfect mixture.”  Demetrius rests his forehead on mine and kisses my nose.

“Thanks, I have been working on it for a while.” I chuckle and he grabs my chin to pull me up for kiss.                          

“Hey you two get a room!” I hear joey shout. I turn around and he is coming right for us with a plate.

“Joey.” Demetrius and I say at the same time.

“Aubrey, have you tried this strange taco thing yet?” He hands me a triangular shaped crusted pie like thing with what looks like sour cream in it.

I take a bit and surprisingly it is not terrible.

“Hmm, not that bad at all.” Joey nods his head and agreement.

“Hey guys, what’s going on over here?” Estella says while leaning on Joey shoulder.

“Taco surprise is what is going on here.” Joey says shoving a taco to Estella mouth. She backs away and scrunches her face at it.

“What?” Joey asks innocently.

“I don’t like sour cream.” Estella responds stepping closer to me and away from joey.

“You are not America.” Joey says in all seriousness.

We all laugh and Joey simply stares at Estella his brown still large. We all continue to chat when an animalistic roar rips threw the forest. The whole crowds go silent and we all look in the direction of the surrounding forest. The sounds of twigs snapping feel my ear along with heavy breathing. Demetrius rips from my side and marches towards the front of the forest. Brayden appears next to him along with his third in command.

One of the pack warriors shoot through the forest carrying another wolf in his hands. The crowd gasps as he trips and fall the wolf tumbling out of the man’s hands.

“Sarah!” Demetrius shouts as one of the two pack doctors run up to the wolf.

I follow her lead and kneel down beside him.

“What happened to him?” Demetrius and I ask at the same time but talking to different people.

“Shifters…” The injured man mumbles in pain. “Thhe-y we-er so st-ro-nng.” I shuffle over to the still conscious man to hear him better. Before the man can tell us anything else he passes out.

Demetrius stands up and gazes at the forest.

“Warriors shift tonight we get our revenge; everybody else inside.” Demetrius shifts into his large midnight shade black wolf and sprints into the wolf.

Wait what is this about revenge?  I watch as man and women around me shift and head off into the woods. My brother and dads wolves fly pass into the woods.

“No!” I scream. 

Someone snatches my arm and pulls me back. I struggle trying to get out their hold.

“Aubrey, stop we need to get inside!” Estella familiar voice shouts at me.

“No let me go!” I scream high enough that she flings me away from her. My high pitch scream must have hurt her ears.  Mumbling quick sorry I shift into my wolf and sprint into the woods. The trees start to blend together past me creating a sea of thick brown and green colors.

I try picking up my dad, brothers, or Demetrius’s sent but very many are covering them up. I slid to a stop at a cliffs edge. Below me are plenty of uneven, rough rocks of all different shapes, sizes and colors. I lift my snout in the air trying to catch any scent but nothing comes to me.

Get out of here. My wolf says to me, without questioning her I spin around ready to dash back into the forest. Standing right in front of me is a lion. If there is one thing I learned in life is lions don’t live in the forest.

Thank you, lion king.

 I scurry to my left just in time to doge the attack. The lion roars as he flies off the edge of the cliff. Skidding to a stop I turn around and a vulture shoots up from the cliff edge.

Shifter.

My wolf and I think at the same time.

Run!

I dart back into the forest at full speed. My mind racing at what I just witnessed. The sound of cackling laughter breaks me free of my thoughts. Peering over my shoulder I see two hackling hyenas.

What is this the lion king?

I push forward trying to keep as much distance as possible between us. Without warning I am flung off of my feet and smack straight into a tree. I grunt as a sharp spreads through my ribs. I glance up to see a gorilla pounding its chest at me.

Crap.

I scamper up and start running again. My ribs pounding I let out a long frighten howl hoping someone was nearby

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN!

DOES AUBREY MAKE IT OUT ALIVE?

DOES DEMETRIUS LOSE SOMEONE ELSE CLOSE TO HIM?

FIND OUT NEXT WEEK IN THE UNWANTED MATE!

I hope you guys have tissue ready because next chapter has all the feels.

Also another update if I get 30 comments?

1)            What do you think is going to happen next?

2)            What do you think this revenge is about?

3)            WHAT WAS YOU FAVORITE CHIRSTMAS GIFT!?

That last one is very important. If you don’t celebrate Christmas then happy holidays. And if you don’t celebrate anything. MAKE IT A GREAT DAY!

-WinterMonths