Filed to story: Owned by the Alphas Novel
“He was doing a border check around the Forest village and the wolves lost him.
His scent and everything vanished.”
“The vampires?” I panicked, but Derik shook his head.
“No, Lorelai. There was no vamp scent. He attacked them with shadows before vanishing into thin air,” he said somberly, and just like that, I knew my brother had no chance left.
I couldn’t save him. Link or no link, he had fucked everything up.
“He’s the one taking the villagers, isn’t he?” I swallowed, my voice quiet, my eyes filling with tears as I came to the only conclusion that was left.
They were going to kill him.
“We have to go out there,” Kai growled, his claws and fangs growing as I wiped my tears away, pulling on a cloak.
“I’m coming.”
“No!” Derik yelled, but I refused to shrink back despite the terror that filled me at his outburst.
He took a calming breath before speaking again.
“Stay here. The wolves are not going to take kindly to another winter born right now,” he explained, and I understood that, but it was my brother, and I was pretty sure I could find him with my shadows.
“You taught me hide-and-seek with my shadows, now let me use that lesson to help.
I know my brother needs to be found and I know what he’s done means he can’t be saved, but if they find him first, I won’t even get to say goodbye,” I breathed through my tears.
“She’s right, Derik. And we don’t have time to argue. We have to go,” Brax said, then left the wardrobe, heading to the door of my suite.
I followed with Kai and then eventually Derik behind me. I was led down the mansion, running behind them as we rushed outside.
There were four wolves snarling at me when I came out. Derik snarled back and they whimpered, heeling. I clutched Kai, who held me behind him.
The wolves were panting, covered in black ash on their faces and coats. One had blood dripping over its fur.
“My brother did that?” I whispered, and one of them nodded, glaring at me.
I swallowed hard and stepped forward, still holding on to Kai, but mainly because he wouldn’t let me go. “I’m sorry. I’ll stop him. I promise,” I said, and the wolf’s eyes widened, then narrowed with a nod.
It grunted at the other three and led them away, stopping at the end of the pathway.
“We’re going to run to get there quicker. Can you ride?” Derik asked, and I couldn’t help but let the smirk appear.
“You know I can,” I teased, and his own smirk played on his lips, his eyes lightening for a second.
“Remind me later.”
He winked, then stepped back and burst into his wolf. He was a huge wolf, a brown one with white and black mixed into his coat.
He looked at me and I smiled, stepping forward, running my fingers through the fur. It was softer than it looked, and I gripped it as a growl released from his mouth, one that was anything but anger.
I chuckled as Kai lifted me onto Derik’s back. I straddled his spine, sinking into his fur, his back surprisingly comfortable, as the other two shifted.
Brax was a stark white, his eyes white, and he was beautiful, almost elegant, but just as huge as the other two. He came forward and licked my face.
I pet him, giving him a kiss on his snout. He huffed, then stepped back, the front of the pack howling to leave.
“Hold on.” Cain’s voice came from behind them. He passed Brax and rubbed along Kai’s dark coat.
“I’m coming. You might need some help, Mom said,” he said, and climbed on Kai, who let out a grunt.
Brax curled his lip a little, edging closer to Derik and me. I reached over and ran my fingers over him.
“It’s okay, Brax,” I whispered, and he nodded once.
And then we were running. Speeding down the path so fast my hair whipped back.
Everything that passed was a blur, and I grinned. It felt so good, like I was flying.
Derik felt so powerful beneath my legs, and I urged him on, clutching his fur.
They led me down the path and out of the city.
We passed the huge sprawling lake area that Brax governed. Then down the path that led through the meadows and farms of my villages. I could see them in the distance and wondered what my mother was doing in that moment.
Probably having tea with my brother’s wife. My mom would like having her there to dote on, and I was glad for it too. It meant she wouldn’t be as lonely.
But did she know about my brother? That he was missing? Did my father? I’m sure I would find out, but not till Sunday. For now, I had to find him and stop him.
I had thought he was redeemable, but now I wasn’t so sure, and I had to be sure.
When we made it to the edge of Forest Territory, Derik slowed. I could hear the bells going off in the nearby villages, indicating the alphas’ arrival.
“Are we going to the villages?” I asked, but Derik shook his head. That was a relief. I didn’t need them to see me on top of a wolf and spread more rumors to my village.
He strolled past the rest of the pack to the front as the others sniffed around. We made it deep into the forest, losing the light from the sky beneath the canopy of trees.
We came to a stop in front of three human forms from the pack. They had on linen to cover themselves and looked straight at me, a scowl forming. I sank further into Derik’s fur.
The front woman rolled her eyes and turned away. “C’mon, we lost him by the river.” She sighed like she knew there was no point in arguing.
She led us back to where there was a rocky river, gushing with water that led to the lake in Brax’s area. It flowed through ours too and kept our farms healthy, our livestock hydrated, and us supplied with water.
Derik and Kai sniffed around as Brax waded into the water, taking deep breaths as he connected to it. I watched in fascination, ignoring the fact that they were hunting my brother for a second.
But then I saw something, and it was impossible to ignore. I jumped from Derik’s back and ran through the trees, Derik and Kai growling at me, but I bent down at the base of a tree and picked up what I had found.
A daisy chain.
My brother and I used to write letters, sending them between us with Father, and he had drawn a diagram, showing me how to make a daisy chain because the girls in the village had refused to show me.
He had sent one with my next letter, and then it became our thing.
He had been here, and he had made that daisy chain.
I lifted it up to the wolves. “My brother made this.” I swallowed, turning to my alphas.
Brax had changed into human form, so had Derik, but Kai kept guard as a wolf. The beast.
Brax was soaking wet, and I tried not to let the state of his naked body get to me, especially standing next to Derik, but the desire seeped through my defenses. I licked my lips, raking him up and down as he smirked.
“Focus,” he whispered, and I smiled.
“I am.”
He chuckled at that, then came forward and took the daisy chain from me, breathing in deep, getting a scent or whatever it was the wolves did.
“I think I can use my shadows from here,” I said, ready to try.
He nodded.
“If he was here then they’ll be able to connect to him easier. You tell me where and I’ll send the wolves in that direction,” Brax said, and I nodded as Cain stepped forward.
“You need to go too. I’ll communicate,” he offered, but Brax growled.
“Fuck off,” he bit, and Cain sighed.
“Brax,” Derik warned, and Brax pursed his lips, backing away from me.
“Remember the game, Spitfire,” he said, then turned into his wolf.
Derik eyed me and I nodded. The others waited, changing into their wolves, ready to run.
I took a deep breath and reached inside me for my shadows. It was easy; they were ready, and I knew what I had to do.
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