Alpha Blake novel Chapter 20

　　Blake

　　I was unable to stay asleep for most of the night. Selene kept stirring and talking in her sleep. How can someone become such a big part of your life, to an extent that you want to do everything in your power to protect them? She means so much to me. It makes me cringe at the thought she may be in any danger, or she'd get hurt.

　　Even when I treat her like shit, even when I'm acting like an asshole with her, she shows me compassion and love. She has taught me to be calm, to quiet the storm in me, when I feel like running out and ripping everybody's head off.

　　She turns her body close to me, her hair partially covering her face. I run my fingers softly through her hair, making her sigh as she feels my hand caressing her softly, tucking a loose strand behind her ear.

　　My mind wanders off to the first day I realized she was the one I wanted as a mate. I begged the moon goddess for her, every night since then.

　　I still remember that day, as if it was yesterday. It was the day of our first shifting ceremony. 

　　FLASHBACK:

　　I saw her from far as I stood next to Tyler, we were ready to go inside and be blessed by the elders at the shifting ceremony. We still had a while to go before it started, but something odd caught my attention as I averted my sight towards the forest.

　　That's when I saw her, walking towards the forest. 

　　I didn't pay much attention to it, but I still got intrigued, where was she going? She was supposed to be waiting here with us to be lead inside. I placed my hands inside my pocket, clenched my jaw...where the hell was she going? A few minutes passed, and she was still nowhere to be seen.

　　She was taking too long to come back. 

　　All the new pack members that were ready to partake in the ceremony, had not even noticed her going into the forest. Not even Tyler, her twin brother had realized she'd been missing for over twenty minutes now. 

　　My heart palpitated rapidly. I took my hands out of my pockets. Glancing from the forest and to the door entrance, my hands opening and closing fists. I debated on what to do, I was beginning to worry. I ran towards dad's office. I could hear them talking in whispers about someone with the elders.

　　They talked about the moonchild in our pack... we have a moonchild? What does that even mean? 

　　"She is supposed to protect our future Alpha. That is how it has always been since the beginning of our pack. We will not change this." An elder stated.

　　"But she is too young, she doesn't even know Rebecca is not her real mother. If she finds out she'll hate us for sure... and she'll be mad at Carrie, I can't have her hate her own mother, or Becky."

　　"That is out of our jurisdiction I'm afraid. We must make a decision. Keeping her here will not only give us extra protection from our tri-moon goddesses, but it will also protect her against the aswangs that were sent after her and Chansey. She has to know, I'm giving you no later than her eighteenth to tell her."

　　I interrupted their conversation, opening the door harshly. All eyes averted my way. The elders were startled, my mother seemed shocked at my sudden abruptness. 

　　"Blake? What is the meaning of this? Why have you interrupted? This is a private conversation, wait outside." Alpha Brock was upset. He fisted his hand on top of his desk while his body prompts forward. 

　　I clenched my jaw, my hand grasped the doorknob tight enough that it felt it had dent a bit.

　　"Selene is missing. She went into the woods more than a half-hour ago, and she has yet to return. Just thought you should know." I gasped for air. My heart raised at a million per second.

　　They glanced among themselves and stood quickly to their feet.

　　"Alert Chansey and Rebecca... we must find her quickly," Dad called to his gamma and lead guard.

　　Mother came up to me, placing her hands on my shoulders.

　　"Sweetheart,  listen to me. We have to go find her before she can get hurt. Stay with Tyler, at all times. Do you understand?"

　　"Yeah but... what's going on?" 

　　"Sweetheart, there's... no time to explain now... just, stay with Tyler, don't let him out of your sight... got it?"

　　I sighed, looking down and then to my mom.

　　"Ok."

　　I saw them as they all shifted onto their wolves instantly and vanished before my eyes. They swiftly moved and ran towards the forest without anyone noticing. 

　　Before long, she had come back. They took her to her room to relax, and make sure she was unhurt. I should have gone out there to look for her myself. She looked dazed and confused, nonetheless... she surprised me that day.

　　Her first shifting had been an incredible success. Shifting to a beautiful brown wolf, almost as big as mine. 

　　Her golden eyes gleaned brighter. More powerful than any she-wolf I had ever met. And I knew, there was something different about her. And I wanted her, as a mate, as my luna.

　　END OF FLASHBACK 

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　　I laid there, my body resting on my elbow as I stroked her face with my finger.

　　It was getting close to 6 in the morning. We were going to meet the rest for breakfast, and then we were heading towards their practice grounds to see their pack training. 

　　Alpha Stewart had asked us to join him. He was unsure of their tactics and wanted fair insight and suggestions to better his army.

　　I ran my hand gently on her arm to wake her. She sighed before fluttering her eyes slowly.

　　"Good morning sweetheart. "

　　She glanced towards me. Her eyes seemed full of sadness and melancholy I couldn't comprehend. 

　　"Blake, good morning."

　　"What's wrong?"

　　"N-nothing. I'm fine."