The Beta's Mate

chapter 4

I was running and before I knew it I was in the middle of the woods surrounded by darkness just running  The embarrassment of the entire pack now knowing that I had a mate was just too much for me to handle.

  I am a girl that knows absolutely nobody, likes to be alone and now has my entire business out for the whole pack to know to make fun of It was all just too much for me to bear I need to get away and I needed to clear my head.

I didn't stop running until I made my way to my salon I walked inside as quickly as I could and gathered all of my belongings all of my clothes from earlier all of my stuff from my work day and headed out to get back home as quickly as possible.

All I needed to do right now is wash this entire day off of me and forget that the pack new all of my business. but now a pack I didn't know anything about I didn't try to get close to people now all of them every single member new everything about me maybe not everything but  the most important thing.... I had a mate and my mate was the new beta.

When I wake up tomorow im going to March right up to Leah and see what happened after I ran away like a coward.
  Maybe I'll just stay in and keep my distance.
After arguing and debating with myself o decided I was going for a late night walk. Surley no one would be out after 10:00pm in the middle of nowhere. I got my walking shoes on and headed out, there's nothing like the fresh air to clear my mind and bring me back down to earth. I needed to figure out a solution to why I am being so irrational and acting like a crazy person.

I shook the thoughts out of my head and started for my favorite trail down to the creek near the end of the pack borders. it was pretty dark out but I didn't need my to worry about finding light since my eye sight was like any other average wolf. that and the fact that all the lighting bugs seemed to gather close together to light the way for me.

Ever since I was a kid I can remember nature always being very Intune with me. it was as if I could feel the nature in me and the nature could feel me to. I was always a good gardener plants just seem to blossom under my hands. Iv never had a plant or anything other plant die on me, not even just that but even the little critters of this world seemed to be Intune with me as well. that was always something weird I noticed as a kid but I never bothered to ask. I always assumed it was just my overactive imagination. I kept walking until I could finally hear the sound of water running in the distance I was getting closer to arriving at my destination.

The sound of wood cracking in the distance had me on high alert. I stopped dead in my tracks and crouched down. Looking around at my surroundings looking for the intruder that made that sound. I couldn't smell of see anything. I stayed crouched down in the same spot waiting to see if anything would come forward, making a mistake of stepping on another piece of wood or dead leaf. After finding nothing I made my way down the creek. taking my shoes off and dipping my feet into the cold water. letting it run over my feet taking the stress of the day and the long hours of standing on me feet started to melt away.

I felt more connected and like myself. like this is where I belonged out in the wild with no-one but myself. although deep down I know that's not what I actually wanted. deep down I actually wanted someone to love me and want to be with the real me. Not to leave me like my parents had and my foster parents after that. Or being bullied through my entire life because I was a foster kid and even worse I was a wolf that was connected to the earth but couldn't even shift if my life depended on it.

Out of nowhere a strong hand grasped my hair from behind pulling hard. hot pain shot through my head as I was jerked out of the stream of water and was sent flying backwards. before I could even catch myself I was on the ground pain shooting through my left foot. I let out a scream my hand shooting to my mouth stifling my scream. looking around I was trying to see what was going on when I man crouched down next to me holding a knife in his hand. my heart race sped up and so did my breathing oh god this was the day I was going to die. I was sure of it. I tried scooting backwards using my uninjured foot to kick him away I kicked as hard as I could letting out a loud scream hoping I would get the packs patrol to hear me. he barley stumbled backwards I could make out any features of my attacker but I could see the anger in black cold eyes.

All of a sudden he stop and just smiles at me I noticed he has a scar on the side of his face going all the way down to his neck. I couldn't help but wonder what it was from, what bad thing he could have done to get a major scar like that. I was thrown out of my though when he jumped on top of me one hand around my neck taking the breath out of me. his hot breath that smelled like rotten dead meat fanned my face. I tried not to gag and wiggle out of his grasps afraid of what he might do if I did. he took his knife and trailed it down my torso lifting my shirt up with the knife.

I could feel my eyes widen. I knew I wasn't going to die tonight but all I could hope for was death if he was going to do what I truly thought he was going to do. he laughed as he caught on to my realization digging the knife in a little deeper to where it was now drawling blood. I started to kick and thrash as hard as I could but I was no match for him. just as he was making his way towards my chest under my bra, a loud growl came from behind me. It was loud I'm sure even our neighboring pack could hear it. Just as I heard the growl my attacker was thrown off of me with such force he went flying backwards shifting into mid air he landed on all fours.

Just as my sweet savior started circling him. a beautiful pure grey wolf with the most amazing blue eyes I had ever seen. right then and there I knew my savior was my mate Xavier he growled at me pointing his snout behind him. I instantly knew he was signaling for me to get behind him but I couldn't move I was paralyzed in fear. Even if I wanted to move I couldn't. I could feel all the bones in my ankle had shattered. even with my faster healing it wouldn't heal fast enough for me to move out of the way.

my attacker took that as a sign to fight as he leaped towards me with such speed I though this was for sure the time I was going to die. just as he leaped Xavier was faster intercepting him and knocking him to the grown his teeth around his neck dragging him through the ground. my attacker clawed at Xavier's back making four big gashes on his back blood pouring on to the ground beneath him. that didn't slow Xavier down he quickly leaped at him again just as the rest of the pack patrol arrived shooting my attacker with darts I could only assume were filled with silver. he dropped to the ground just as fast as he had attacked me

Xavier was by my side in a flash, now in his human form with only a pair of shorts on he was looking over my body. rage filled his body when he seen my shirt torn blood my torso. in one quick movement he scooped me up in his arms and ran for the pack house. I felt my body relaxing into his arms my mind giving way to the blackness that overtook me.