Alpha Zander
Chapter 63

I felt a sense of loss when Zander wasn’t by my side.

I suppose that’s why they allow mates to be in the same classes, so our wolves don’t go crazy on us.

I had a crappy feeling for the rest of the day after this morning’s conversation with Brent. I was already feeling bad that I was upset with him only a few weeks ago about hiding the same thing from Ollie and me, and yet here l am doing the exact same thing to him. No wonder he’s so upset. At least Ollie and mum already had time to accept Zander and me being mates.

Some girls at lunchtime came up and congratulated us, but all I could see was jealousy and frustration in most of them. It hurt that they weren’t actually happy.

They probably just wanted him because of his title or maybe because they were ex-lovers or a number of other reasons. I don’t have the courage to ask Zander how many he’s been with at school. I’m sure it’s a lot. I won’t dwell on that fact because he is my present and future.

So after everything that happened this morning, I was going crazy inside. With a quick k!ss goodbye, and I love you, he ran out to the football field to attend his sports class. I barely focused all afternoon when I realized that Zander wouldn’t be joining us for our last class.

I had Bio which I usually love, but I guess lately I’ve been so focused on Zander it was hard to focus on class. I sit in class, trying very hard not to link him every few minutes to ask how he is doing. I know he could probably feel my frustration and unease, but I don’t want to appear too clingy. I need to get my independence back somehow.

Zanders’ voice rang through as he confirmed that rogues were on school grounds. I assume Ollie let Liverpool know of the immediate danger, as the kids in the class start to panic and pack up their things.

Schoolwork will have to wait, the safety of everyone in school will have to come first. Mr Trevor is human, so he still has no clue what is going on. Some of the kids try to leave the classroom, but I know that it would be the worst thing for them to do. They are safer staying in here. I may not be Liverpool’s Beta anymore, but they still listened out of respect for my old title and the fact I am now Charwood’s Luna.

After quickly talking them out of leaving and helping set up barricades in the room, I leave to help out Zander and the others. No one else in the class had any sort of training in this except for me, so it wasn’t worth risking their lives.

I shift quickly into Kia and make my way to where I know Zander is until I see about ten wolves headed to where the younger kids have their class.

The school is split up into different sections, for classrooms as well as year groups. The science labs are above the drama classrooms, while geography and history classrooms are in the opposite building,

With everyone going into lockdown, there appears to be no one else in sight. Oh how wrong I was, as I see a young boy making his way to the classrooms, unaware of the rogues nearby.

‘He’s a non-shifter or can’t scent them yet,’ Kia mumbles. As we watch in horror, four rogues sprint toward the boy without hesitation and rip him to shreds.

They didn’t even give me a chance to save or help him.

His screams vanish as quickly as they came, and the snarls from the rogues stop as soon as they are satisfied.

Anger surges through us as we watch, our minds made up as Kia’s feet carry us toward the rogues. At this moment, I wish more than anything that I had a pack link. I know it is probably stupid of me to do this alone, but I will not let them hurt anyone else. They are clearly out for b***d, and l am going to do whatever it takes to stop them.

I try calling out to Zander but it seems he blocked us while he was under attack. I understand why he didn’t want me to feel his emotions or him getting hurt but I still wish I could link someone.

I have never killed anyone before. Ollie and I were supposed to go to advanced training after graduation but in the meantime, we have been training to fight in both human and wolf forms .. we know where best to attack and how best to avoid getting hurt. These wolves are out for b***d. They want nothing more than to ill and hurt innocents. Zander says they are rogues, but I couldn’t smell anything from them. These wolves are larger, and the way they move seems like they know how to hunt together like they are talking to each other as a pack.

I stalk them quietly and focus on the two smaller wolves at the back. I try to stay upwind so that they will not be able to scent me. The rogues are focused on replaceing the best entrance to the school, and the two lean wolves trail behind.

I see my chance and jump on one of them, biting its neck immediately as it howled in pain and dropped to the ground. I launch at the second one attacking its neck and front legs. The wolves at the front alerted to my attack and start charging, snapping, and scratching at me from all different directions. We fight as hard as we can,l relinquish complete control to Kia so she could use all of her strength. I try to link Zander again, so he knows what is happening, but I could still hear them attacking up in the oval and nothing from him.

Two more wolves drop down as Kia continues to fight. She tries to get us out of the circle they caged us in, but the bigger ones stop us each time, snapping at our legs.

Kia howls in pain as one of them latch on, biting down hard. The one in front lunges and bites into my neck. I slowly lose feeling as the pain radiates through,my body, where the teeth dig into my flesh. Just as I am about to collapse, I see two wolves running towards me to try and help.

I’m sorry. I love you,’ I whispered through our link one more time as I fall to the ground.

I have no idea if he can hear me, but I need him to know I am sorry for leaving him. I hope he knows I did it to save the others.