Page 73 of Fated to the Rogue

The Zeta’s eyes widened, and once he was done processing her question, he started shaking his head frantically. “N-not at all, Luna!”

“It’s settled then.” I smiled at him before winking at Tina.

“Well, let’s start!” Malin clapped his hands, and no one else dared utter another word.

From the moment training began, I was positively surprised by my mate’s performance. She lacked the technique, which was natural, but for someone who had never sparred before, she was actually pretty good. During the first hour, she was dodging more than actually trying to hit me, and she complained when she noticed I wasn’t giving it my all because I was afraid of hurting her. It seemed like she was only warming up though. Towards the end, she showed me her true strength. She even managed to land a few good blows.

Once training was over, I assembled a group of hunters right outside the training grounds. I would usually go straight to the cafeteria, but news of a horde of deer near the north border forced me to ignore my hunger. We were running low on meat, and we couldn’t lose the opportunity to get some easy prey.

Again, Tina asked me to tag along, and I was a lot less reluctant this time. There was little chance of her getting hurt during a hunt; the biggest problem we could face were rogues,but with our increased security, they shouldn’t pose a threat. Besides, it would be a good chance to introduce my Luna to our pack’s signature strategy.

It was my first time leading a hunt. Aside from concentrating on giving instructions to the other wolves on how to ambush our prey, I was trying to focus my attention on showing my mate how to feel the wind and use it to mask her scent. It usually took pups who were born at our pack weeks to master the technique.

Yet Tina decided to astonish me for the second time today when she nailed it on her first try.

Dusk, her black beast, managed to successfully approach the deer without being noticed, despite his huge size. After her wolf’s clean strike, the rest of our group took care of the remaining animals. And when they were done, they all howled in unison, celebrating her.

“That was fucking impressive,” I mindlinked my Luna, still in wolf form. Dawn was licking the blood off her lips, her paws still holding her prey against the ground after she took it down.

Dusk cocked his head at me a millisecond before Tina’s voice echoed in my mind. “Beginner’s luck, I guess.”

“No. There’s no way this was luck,” I insisted. My she-wolf flashed her mate a wolfish grin. “You’re a natural, my sunrise.”

We worked together to bring our prey back into our territory, where a group of Omegas was waiting to take them to the storage. There, they would be prepared before going to the kitchen and ending up on our plates. The amount of deer we managed to catch would last for at least another week and a half.

For some reason, seeing my mate succeed at both training and hunting turned me on like crazy. I ordered breakfast in our room, but neither of us bothered eating it. Upon our return to the Alpha suite, I immediately took her to the shower so we could get rid of the sweat and dirt, but we stayed there for another hour. With how busy we had been lately, I hadn’t gottenthe chance to worship her body as properly as I would have liked. It was about time I made up for the time loss. And my mate sure deserved to be praised.

After our brief moment of pleasure, we went back to my office as usual. Valentina was now better acquainted with business, and she had been helping me greatly. Two hours into work, Zachari asked me to deliver some materials he had forgotten to him at the south border. I was ready to call an Omega to do it, but my Luna offered to do it herself, claiming she would enjoy a short stroll outside.

I was finishing checking some reports when my head suddenly throbbed, and for a moment, my vision went black. When I could finally see again, I wasn’t in my office anymore. I had teleported to another area inside my pack; judging by my surroundings, it seemed I was somewhere near the pack hospital. I instantly understood it was one of my visions.

It had been a long time since I last had those weird out-of-body experiences; more precisely, since I met Valentina. Early on, we found out that both of us had those visions, where it seemed we were able to see through each other's eyes. We could never figure out what triggered them, although we came to the conclusion that they usually happened when one of us was under distress. The thought alone made my heart beat faster.

A second later, I nearly fainted when I saw a large, ravenous wolf standing a few feet away from where I was - or better yet, from where my mate was. The last thing I witnessed before the vision ended was the creature lunging at her.

25 | Scent

My heart stopped as realization hit me - Valentina’s in danger. I didn’t think twice before jumping from my chair and storming out of my office. Dawn was restless inside my head, though she was not nearly as frightened as I was. As I rushed down the stairs with my werewolf speed, not caring who I bumped into, I tried to analyze the situation. Despite my anxiety, my brain had been trained to always search for the best course of action when it came to protecting my pack, or in this case, my mate.

Initially, I tried to gather as much intel as I could about the enemy. The wolf I had briefly seen through Dusk’s eyes was definitely not a member of Wind Howlers. Its dirty coat also led me to believe it wasn’t part of another pack either. It could be a rogue, but his abnormal size suggested it wasn’t a normal one. Although its eyes lacked humanity, the creature still seemed to have some form of consciousness; it wasn’t completely feral. Maybe it was a former high-ranking wolf, recently turned rogue.

As soon as I stepped outside, I knew I needed to warn someone about the event. It was obvious no one had any idea of the threat, or else they would have contacted me. I had only seen one wolf, but there was no guarantee that there weren’t more of them. Under normal circumstances, I would take the lead myself, but my priority was to protect my Luna.

Still running, I reached into my Beta’s mind.“Malin, we’re under attack! Send reinforcements to the pack hospital!”I didn’t wait for his response before cutting our connection and letting Dawn out.

Without a command, my caramel blond she-wolf bolted in the direction where we had last seen the intruder. As we approached the pack hospital, we could already hear the characteristic snarls and growls of the fight, and it only fed my nervousness. We found Dusk and the supposed rogue right behind the medical building, both creatures rolling over each other as they tried to get a grasp of their opponents.

As the tunnel vision formed, everything else became blurred; all we could see was our mate in danger. Dawn made a dash to the combat, jumping on top of the enemy. She had no trouble grabbing a hold of his scruff, ripping a yelp of alarm and pain out of him as she sank her teeth into her skin. Using all of her strength, she managed to yank the fucker off Dusk, despite how much larger and heavier he was compared to her. And while he was on the ground, her eyes darted to the black beast.

At that moment, I had a chance to analyze Dusk’s condition. He had a few superficial wounds on his back and thighs, thin streams of blood running down his spiky fur. His tongue was out, his breathing heavy, but he didn’t seem to be in pain. Still, his state concerned me.

“Tina, are you okay? How hurt are you?” I asked, panic evident in my voice.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.” Her sweet voice echoed in my head as Dusk rose back to his feet, relieving my fears - at least a little. “Zephyr, stop him!”

When Dawn turned to look in the direction our mate was facing, we realized the rogue we had thrown to the ground a moment ago was now running towards the hospital. I was confused by his unexpected decision, but there was no pointin trying to understand him. Instead, my she-wolf followed my Luna’s command. Her heavy paws thundered against the ground as she chased the bastard, running as fast as she could, Dusk following close behind

The creature kept running as he approached the back of the building. We were only capable of reading his intentions when he headbutted the concrete wall, opening a hole big enough for him to go through. He wanted to enter the hospital, but why? Dawn shook her head, a fierce growl escaping through her sharp teeth as she followed right after the intruder.

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