Alpha Adryan
twenty five

Grayson looked stunned at the woman standing in front of him. Hecouldn't believe his eyes, shock filling his features.

This female was the same one his Alpha had been searching for, for thepast three years he had been on a hunt, and here she was standinginfront of Grayson in all her glory.

His Alpha had been relentless in the search for her. As the days passedon, he got more angrier, and lashed out at smallest of mistakes. Peoplein the pack were scared but they respected the man, for he had beenkeeping them same from an exterior threat for so long. Putting hispack's safety before his needs.

They have been walking in eggshells around him, fear of setting him offanytime clouding their minds.

Everyone in the pack knew about her, after all she was going to be theirluna, that was until she decided to run away.

Flyers with her face on it were distributed in the beginning to let thepack members know who they were searching for. He vividlyremembered the females face from those flyers that were handed outall those years ago.

He still remembered how the Alpha had called an immidiate meeting toannounce the news of him replaceing his mate, only to realize that she hadran away from him a mere hours later.

After ordering a cup of black coffee and croissant, which was deliciousby the way. The heavenly scent lingering in the air around the wholecafe of baked goods.

After devouring his breakfast, he pays for the meal and continues on hisway. He had come to Winston to do some business, having to deliversomething and go into the city.

He didn't visit the the town so often during his visits to the city, maybealso the reason why he had failed to notice the female his Alpha waslooking for was living right under their noses all this town.

Getting out, smoke appearing in the air as he breathed in the coldsurrounding brought forth by the month of December.

Slipping his hands inside his pant pockets he brings out his phone.Dialing the one number everyone in the pack had with them, to reportany emergency or something else directly to the Alpha of their packhimself.

Pressing the phone to his ear, he waits for a few moments as the phonerings and its picked up after a few second.

"Alpha Adryan Romano speaking, who is this?" A deep voice speaksfrom the other side.

"Alpha, it's me Grayson. I have an important news to tell you.”

"What is it?" He asks directly.

Grayson pauses for a second, thinking about how he's going to bringup the news to the Alpha.

"I— 1 think I just saw your mate, Alpha. I think I know where she is".

The only think he received was a few moments of silence, then he hearshis Alpha's voice again, speaking.

"Where?" He asks without missing a beat. Grayson could hear thedesperation in his voice. It was rare for him to hear his Alpha speak likethat since Alpha acted stoic most of the time.

"Winston, Alpha" Grayson replies.

2 days later

Jade looks at the figure in her arms, a smile graces her features as shelooks at her two year old son. Sleeping peacefully in her arms. She hadbeen sitting in the rocking chair that was placed at one corner of herbedroom.

Every night, she would take Adonis into her arms, and sit on the rockingchair until he fell asleep to the movement of the rocking chair. Somedays she would even sing him a lullaby.

She loved how he would look up at her with admiration shinning in hisbig sea green eyes, it was moments like this that she was so thankful tothe moon Goddess for granting her with eyesight.

Her fingers move through his soft midnight black hair, moving away thelong strands that have gotten over the period of time to the side. Hishead was on her shoulder as soft breaths left his small parted lips, whileone of hands were around her neck.

Standing up from the rocking chair with his little body in her arms, shemoves towards the crib, big enough to fit in his two year old body.

She softly and slowly places him inside the crib, careful not to wakeuphim up from his slumber. It was a long day for both of them today.Jade had taken him to the park today, Adonis loved playing outside inthe nature. He had been running around the park all the time they hadbeen there, kicking a small ball and running as much as his little legscould take him, Jade would watch him play, sometimes reading a bookin between.

A tired sigh leaves her lips as she started feeling sleepy, as she walkstowards her own bed. Sitting down on the soft mattress, she wasgetting ready to go to bed when a the sound halts her movements, thesound of her door bell going off startls her out of her sleepy state.

Her eyebrows scrunch in confusion, looking at the alarm clock besideher bed, kept on her night stand. She checks the time.

12:07 am

“Who could it be at this time of the night ringing her doorbell?’ Shewondered to herself, it definitely wouldn't be Scarlett, since she was outof town visiting one of her relatives.

She could feel her wolf stirring within herself. A familiar feeling buildingup inside her. Getting up from the bed she pushes the feeling down.She leaves her bedroom, moving past the living room which led to herfront door.

She stands before her front door, thinking about her actions. She turnsaround quickly, bringing back a wooden baseball bat with her.

If it was a thief she wanted to get herself ready before hand, but one asecond thought a thief wouldn't come announcing his arrival by ringingher doorbell.

Tightening the hold on the wooden exterior of the baseball bat, sheheaves in a breath in.

She hated the fact that she hadn't thought about having a peephole onher front door before. It was rare for people to visit her, mostly it wasby Scarlett and her husband Joe, sometimes Jade's neighbor Mrs.Johnson would visit too, bringing along with her home made recipes,which smelled and tasted heavenly.

Normally Jade was able to smell the person's natural scent and tell if itwas someone she knew or a stranger, but now that she thought aboutit, she couldn't smell anything. Infact there wasn't a smell at all.Tightening the hold on the baseball bat, she swings the door open

Just as she swings open the door, her emerald green eyes meet a pairof ocean blue eyes. It felt like time stopped, as she stared at thestranger, she could feel her wolf stirring within her. She could also feelthe mate bond, which had been dormant for three long years cracklingagain.

Her heart beat sky rockets as she stares at the man who was hersupposed mate. The wooden baseball bat dropping to the ground asshock enters her system. Her hands start trembling.

The addictive scent of vanilla entering her nostrils like a breath of freshair. Luring her in.

He had midnight black hair, it wasn't too short nor too long, the perfectlength for it to be swept back from his face, still a few strands dangledcarelessly in front of his face. He had a five'o clock shadow on his face,a result of not shaving for a few days maybe.

His stormy ocean blue eyes, staring at her with an unknown emotionswimming in their depths. He was tall, well fit with muscles with howthe t-shirt he had on clinged to his body like a second skin.

She could feel him drinking in her features as well. His gaze burning ahole through her.

She manages to shake off the effects of the mate bond, and when sherealizes the situation she was in, her natural instincts take over.Stepping back, she shuts the front door. In his face.

It was just then that the panic set in. The fear slowly creeping into herbody. She rushes into her room quickly.

Why was Adryan here? She knew that one day he would replace her, butnot so soon. Oh God, Adonis. What happens when Adryan comes toknow about Adonis. She needs to leave as soon as possible. Somehow.All these thoughts run inside her head. She looks at the crib to seeAdonis sleeping peacefully inside it. She rushes towards his sleepingfigure, lifting him into her hands.

Just then a noise resonates around her apartment, a sound ofsomething hitting wood.

"Jade" a deep voice calls out. "Open this fucking door right now, or soGod help me, because I will not hesitate in breaking this door anddragging you out myself." His voice was gruff and filled with promise,she knew he wasn't bluffing.

His words only set off the panic to rise inside of her.

"Jade" the sound of his fist hitting into the wood of her apartment doorsounds out loud into the silence of the night. She could feel herheartbeats in her ear now. Loud as well.

His voice send chills down her spine. Panicking, looking side to side, shespots a blankie on her bed. Adonis’ blankie to be exact. Rushingtowards her bed, she picks it up an covers his body that was in herarms, his head on her shoulder still sleeping soundly.

She could heard the large thudding noises, it kept increasing with eachsecond. It felt like he was ramming his body into the door, she knewthat the door couldn't handle much. It would break eventually.

Rushing to the open window in her room, through which she looksdown, she realises that the size of it was too small for her and Adonis tofit through.

A large noise reverberates around the apartment just then, alerting her.The sound of her front door breaking into pieces was loud. Dread fillsher body as she hears footsteps heading towards her door.

She knew this was it, she couldn't escape him any longer.

Her body moves back, her body flat against the wall of her room,clutching Adonis in her arms, she presses back as much she could.Trying make her body look small but her tries were obviously futile.

She could feel him now, inside the room. He had opened her bedroomdoor with ease as she had forgot to lock it when she panicked andrushed inside, which she regretted now, not that it would make anydifference.

She feels him move closer, his body heat emiting off of him. Tinglesappear on her body with their disappearing distance between them.One of his hand comes to rest beside her head, half caging her in as hemoved closer.

She feels his touch on her face, she had her eyes closed, breathingheavily through her nose, as her chest heaves up and down.

He moves her hair back which had been covering a part of her face,pushing back the light red strand and tucking it behind her ear.

"Open your eyes Jade" his deep voice held power, he was using hisAlpha command, to make her do as she wished. But she tries to fightthe command as best as she could. Trying to close her eyes which asmuch force as she could, willing herself not to open her eyes no matterwhat.

"Open" it was as if his voice was like a sirens call for the sailor to comecloser, her eyes open on their own accord, her green eyes meet hisstormy ocean eyes. The one that resembled the ocean, as the wavescrashed against each other during the storm, rain falling and mixingwith the sea

His eyes move towards the small figure clutched in her arms. She feltlike her heartbeats had stilled for a moment.

His gaze burning as he looked back at her, with anger and sadnessmixed in them.