Sold To The Alpha -
Hated Ties That Bind Chapter 28
Walking back to Landen, Nathaniel dropped his bag as the Beta began to strip his shirt off, preparing to shift into his wolf. 'Ready?' the Beta asked as he folded his clothes.
'Yeah, lets go' Nathaniel replied with a sigh and a last look back at the young she wolf who was holding her knees to her chest. Stripping out of his own clothes, he shifted into his Alpha wolf and the pair set off in search of game. Riley and Daniel were gathering sticks, piling them next to Rowan who was skilfully building a fire.
Soon, a fire was roaring between them all, the fresh meat hanging over the flames as the aroma wafted around the group making their stomachs rumble. Checking the meal, Daniel ripped some pieces off and handed them around, each member blowing on the hot food in their fingers before biting into it. Alessia took a piece silently, a small nod of thanks to the Beta before she consumed the food. Once finished, she quietly laydown next to the flames and rolled onto her side facing away from the others, her backpack under her head as a makeshift pillow.
Moving to go over to her again, Nathaniel found his arm caught by a strong hand, looking over his shoulder, he saw his father staring at him sternly as he gripped tightly to his forearm. 'Leave her be Nate' he said softly, 'you hurt her, she needs time away from you.' Sitting back down in his place, the warrior glared at his feet, his mind spinning with the thoughts that ran through his head. He wasn't sure what he had done wrong, she had been flirting with Rowan, he just didn't want to see her get hurt when the ex-Rogue realised and rejected her. Why was everyone treating him like he was a bad guy? He had just been trying to protect her as a friend should.
Grabbing a stick, the future Alpha thrust it into the fire aggressively, poking at the logs as the flames jumped in front of him. Around him, the other warriors began to settle themselves for the night, Landen leaning over toward him as he muttered, 'you want me to take first watch Alpha?'
Nathaniel shook his head, 'no, I'm not tired yet, I'll wake you in a few hours.
Nodding, the Beta settled down on the ground, shifting around until he fell into a light sleep, the others soon following suit.
Sitting by the fire, Nathaniel scowled at the flames that danced to their own tune, swaying softly in the light breeze that blew through the small camp.
As he studied the swirling colours a delicious scent flowed toward him, his eyes snapping up as he sniffed at the air, his mouth watering.
'Ariana?' he whispered hopefully, his body moving of its own free will as he stumbled quietly to his feet and began to move, trance like toward the trees that surrounded them.
'come to me warrior' came the witch's soft dulcet tones, calling out to him through the breeze.
'I'm coming' the Alpha breathed, his eyes glazed over as he trudged through the thick leaves, following the voice as it called more and more insistently.
'Where are you?' Ariana's voice whispered, lulling him closer.
'I'm here! I can't replace you' Nathaniel called back, his desperation growing as he stumbled over the hidden roots, his hands out in front of him, pushing the branches out of his way.
'My warrior? Find me' her voice called out again, luring him deeper and deeper into the forest until he finally stepped out the other side onto a cliff top. Striding forward, the future Alpha was hypnotised by the voice, his mind spellbound to replace his mate. 'I'm coming Ariana' he shouted futily, 'wait for me please, I'm here!'
Suddenly as he foot reached the edge of the cliff the voice shouted out, 'NO! wait!'
Halting for a second, Nathaniel looked unseeingly around for her just as a p air of arms grabbed him from behind and pulled him back from the brink, the pair landing on the ground entangled in each others limbs.
Shaking his head, the warrior's eyes cleared he looked down into Alessia's terrified face as she held onto his torso tightly. 'What the hell Nate!' she finally screamed at him, her body trembling as she glared at him, worry and fear written on her face. 'Wh.. what happened?' the Alpha asked groggily.
The she wolf pushed the warrior off her and sat up, pulling her clothes straight before she bent her knees into her chest and hugged them tightly to her body. 'I saw you leave' she mumbled, 'everyone else is asleep, they didn't hear you go. You were mumbling to yourself, I got up and called out to you, but you couldn't hear me, you just kept walking like you were under a spell or something. I followed you because I was scared, I watched you push out of the trees, and you were shouting for someone to wait for you then you went to step off the cliff. If you hadn't had halted when you did, I wouldn't have got to you in time' Alessia added, tears starting to fall as her whole body shook with shock.
Staring open mouthed, Nathaniel looked between the she wolf and the edge of the cliff a few times before he scooted around and placed his arm over her shoulders, pulling her into his chest.
'Thank you' he whispered shakily, 'I don't know what happened, I could hear Ariana, she was calling me, her scent led me here!
Alessia looked up brokenly, 'why would your mate lead you to the cliff?' she asked, 'was she trying to hurt you?'
Nathaniel shook his head slowly, 'I don't think so, before you grabbed me, I heard her voice shout no wait, I don't think she knew where she was taking me!
The she wolf tightened her grip on Nathaniel's shirt, 'Nate..' she said slowly as the warrior looked down at her, 'I couldn't hear anyone calling you' she murmured worriedly.
The Alpha held her gaze as his mind went into overdrive, had he been hallucinating? Did he fall asleep and dream it? What was going on.
Standing up, Nathaniel held out his hand to Alessia, helping her to her feet before taking his jacket off and placing it around her exposed shaking shoulders. Pulling her close to his side, he began to guide her back to the campsite.
'Alessia' he said softly as they stumbled through the darkness of the forest.
'Yes Nate?' the she wolf replied distractedly.
Taking a deep breath, he said, 'I'm sorry for what I said today, it was out of order, and I have no right to make assumptions about you!
Alessia stopped and looked up at the warrior's worried face, a small smile gracing her lips, 'it's OK Nate, you were just looking out for you family' she replied, 'I'm sorry too for taking it the wrong way, I honestly do just see Rowan as a big brother figure, I have no desire to come between him and your sister!
Nathaniel nodded, 'I know, I should never have said it and I know that now' he replied before clearing his throat, 'oh and Alessia? Thanks for following me tonight, if you hadn't, I don't think I would be here talking to you! Alessia shuddered at his words, her face paling, 'let's not think about that' she mumbled back.
*****
A scream of terror echoed through the room as Ariana sat bolt upright in bed, sweat pouring from her body as she frantically stared around the room, the image of the handsome werewolf stood on the edge of the cliff engraved into her mind. 'Madam are you well?' came an anxious voice through the locked door.
'Yes, yes! I'm fine, thank you' Ariana called back hurriedly as she threw back the covers and made her way to her bathroom, flicking on the light and staring in the small mirror above the sink. Posted by Narugi.com; visit us for more free novels. Her pale, shaking features stared back at her, terror flickering in her eyes as she took huge gulping breaths to try and slow her breathing.
'I was calling him, why was I calling him?' she whispered frantically as she turned on the taps and splashed cold water on her face. Patting her skin dry she shook her head, 'no, it was just a dream' she muttered determinedly, 'I'm just wound up over that a*****e and it's causing me to have nightmares. Anyway, he's dead, I killed him' she added roughly, her heart constricting uncomfortably at the thought.
Turning off the light, Ariana made her way back to the bed, slipping underneath the covers as the dark hair of a certain warrior played around the corners of her mind.
'Enough Ariana, you have more important things to deal with right now, you need sleep' she grumbled to herself as she settled back down, her hair spread out across her pillow in a wave as she closed her eyes breathing deeply.
'Watch out Ghost wolf, because I am coming for you' she mumbled drowsily as sleep overtook her once more, 'and this time I'm not the scared little helpless girl that you left sobbing on that blood covered floor, this time i'm much stronger than you ever imagined I could become.'
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