Chapter 38 – The Alpha’s Defiant Mate Novel

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Nathan POV

He felt Havoc pull forward and shift completely to his giant black wolf form, then he howled into the night air, loud and full of his Alpha’s authority, a call directly aimed at Kora, a call she could not resist to answer. He knew everyone in the pack would hear it, but only she would have the desperate need to respond to him. He waited. Ears up, tail still, head slightly down as he focused all his Alpha senses on being able to locate his mate when she called back to him. Nothing was going to stop him from getting to his Mate now.

It didn’t take long, less than 30 seconds, it was massive and brought his head whipping up, it was filled with loneliness and need to be accepted, pain pulled at both of them and he was gone, dashing with all the speed he had out of the, suite, down the hall and the stairs, launched himself off the second floor hit the ground running and burst out through the front door uncaring of the damage he would cause and into his pack grounds.

His only thought was ‘Mate.’ Her call had come from the centre of the town, though he had scented her off to the left of the pack house when they had gotten out of the car, she had not stayed there. He was on the move, he followed his Alpha sense and tracked the howl not he scent, he knew the minute he reached the spot she had howled from, there was a deep hollow in the snow where Kora had laid down before responding to him, and her scent was so very strong to him.

‘heading for pups.’ Nathan told him without a doubt that was where she was going, he could tell from where the pack house was to where they stood now. ‘Jody’s house.’

Havoc didn’t need to be told where to go, his nose was filled with Kora’s scent, he was off at a full run, he could get her before she got there, he was stronger and faster than she was, though that howl she had produced had been as loud as his, almost like listening to a female Alpha’s howl.

He spotted her a few minutes later, running away from him at full speed. She was indeed massive and faster than he had last seen her, ‘Mine.’ he roared in a massive snarl that nearly brought her wolf to a tumbling halt. His Wolfen Mate call could not be denied.

They watched as Kora stumbled and slid to a stop to turn and look at him. Havoc however, did not stop at all, was still in full, hunt his mate, mode and nothing was going to get in his way. Kora backed away slowly, her tail between her legs and head bowed slightly, her eyes never left his wolf.

Havoc skidded to a stop right in front of her, his breathing heavy on her, then he bowed his head down and he touched his head right to hers. It was soft and gentle, surprising even Nathan. Havoc licked her snout and moved playfully to nip at her ear. He had never seen Havoc do that before, not even with their last mate, his behaviour odd, to Nathan.

He moved about her stilled body, rubbed himself against her and felt her lean into him, sliding her head along his body, seemingly accepting him just like that. Just like Havoc had said she would. He purred loudly at her acceptance and she purred right back. Nathan felt relief sweep through him as he watched from inside Havoc’s mind.

Then, to his complete shock, she bit the tip of his tail, flicked her tail right in his face and ran off towards the woods, away from where her pups were. Havoc snorted and gave chase ‘Mate play with us.’

Nathan could only hope it was playing. As his wolf chased after her, she wasn’t running full speed away from him, even Nathan got the feeling she was taunting his wolf, playing with Havoc. She had answered his call with a need to be accepted, and accepted she had been. Gifted Havoc himself as her Mate, he would never leave her. It appeared Havoc’s faith in Kora was right on the mark.

Nathan got to watch as the two of them ran around in the snowy forest. Kora allowed herself to be pounced on many times only to throw him off and run away again. Nathan left his wolf alone, to bond with his Mate.

He had no idea what Jay-la herself thought about everything that was going on between their wolves. He could well ask her through the mind-link, but did not want to force his thoughts on her at this point. She already knew they were Mates now, so when Havoc and Kora shifted back. She would be face to face with him, he must remind Havoc that they would be naked upon shifting back and return them to the pack house or to Jody’s before relinquishing control due to how cold it was going to be.

Jay-la had not attempted to use the mind-link to talk to him either. He knew she could, but was currently choosing not to. She was probably not ready to talk to him.

Havoc mated Kora several times as they ran about playing with each other. She had easily submitted to him, hadn’t even fought against it the slightest, it seemed Kora was happy with her goddess gifted Mate, that was his wolf Havoc. Nathan wondered if she accepted him so readily because they had pups already together or if she was just happy to have a Mate at all. Most wolves find their Mates early in life; females usually by the time they are 19, and she was 26. That is a long wait for a Mate. Even most male wolves would find their Mates by that age, only rarely did they have to wait.

Havoc was currently lying down next to Kora in the snow, his head resting on her shoulder. She appeared to be sleeping. Havoc, was not. He was lying there listening to his Mate’s heart rate, and breathing, taking in her scent and generally just enjoying being in her presence.

‘Havoc?’

‘Told you she would accept me.’ he snorted, showing his human counterpart that he had been right all along. His tone was very superior.

‘Its late Havoc, we need to get them back to the pack house, I need to talk with Jay-la…you know that.’

‘You’ll not ruin it.’ he half growled at Nathan.

‘I certainly will try not to, if you think I am, come forward and appeal to Kora’s nature.’

Havoc huffed, stood up and nudged his Mate Kora. She turned her head and looked up at him. They couldn’t actually mind speak to each other until Nathan and Jay-la mark and mate each other. He could see why his wolf was worried. He too had no idea what was going to happen the minute Jay-la appeared and Kora was gone.

He nudged her again and she seemed to get the message, walked along beside him as they headed in the direction of the pack house. Havoc playfully nudged her on the way and let her nudge him back. They had this playful nature all the way back, he even allowed her to pounce on him at one point and sit right on him for a few seconds before she ran off and he would chase her. The pack house came into view and he could see Jackson standing there with, to his surprise, Ethan’s little sister Margaret clinging to his side all loved up and staring at him like he was everything.

He guessed the girl was back from vacation with her parents, she would have turned 18 while away, finally found his mate. It was pretty obvious from her hanging off of him, Jackson had an arm around her and was holding her to his side. That was a relief to him.

Jackson was watching the two wolves as they approached the pack house. It wasn’t normal to walk into the pack house still in wolf form, but he was not going to have Jay-la exposed out here in the cold.

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