Page 100 of A Female Alpha for the Lycan Prince
As the alpha’s firstborn, I have been gifted with quite a few unique werewolf skills, and some of them require me to be mentally strong, and not just rely on having a strong body. I think this added mental strength has made it easier for me to focus and concentrate.
I feel my body relax as both my mind and Danica’s become calm. My fingertips start to feel all tingly, like there’s static electricity in the surrounding air. I hear the wind whistling around me and can feel the branches move and jostle as the occasional squirrel rushes over them. The many heartbeats of my pack members slowly meld into one harmonious sound. Far away, I can hear the river that crosses through the pack lands. Despite the distance, it sounds so loud and strong that I can visualize the water flowing and ebbing its way through the landscape. I can actually see it maneuvering around a tree trunk lying across the riverbed, as it slows and swirls in little pools where the tree blocks its path. A bird is sitting on top of the trunk, watching and waiting, then with one skilled movement, it ducks down, angling a fish out of the river.
“Stretch your mind further,” Jade says quietly, not to disturb my thoughts. “Take your thoughts as far as they can go… across the borders of the pack.”
I follow her voice, using it as guidance through the mist of my thoughts.
“Focus on one sound first.”
I do as she says, focusing on just one thing, a car. Someone is sitting in it and honking impatiently. I fix my thoughts on the car and allow them to drive along with the man. We drive through the buzzing town. I leave him when I hear some children laughing, following them instead. They are heading to a burger place, chatting about the exams they’ve just finished.
“Try to focus on a place now,” Jade mutters. “Allow your thoughts to be carried to this place. Don’t attach them to any particular people or sounds anymore.”
I do as she says again. I stop following the kids to the burger bar, instead, I move my thoughts back and try to think of a specific place like Jade said. Where should I go? The kids were talking about finals… I wonder if my thoughts could reach as far as the school. My eyes close as I concentrate on the school’s location, recalling the scents there, and how it felt walking those halls every day.
Suddenly, I feel like I’m standing in the corridor of my old school. I open my eyes, and I’m actually here, looking around, carefully walking through the halls. A bunch of kids come running towards me, I try to move aside, but they easily run through me.
Right. I forgot. I’m not really here.
I look through one of the doors and into a classroom. Jazz is inside, just handing in her paper. She walks out of the door and straight through me, halting for a moment. She appears to be slightly confused. I wonder if she felt my presence.
Deciding not to follow her, I walk further along the corridor but freeze when I suddenly feel a jolt. An overflowing feeling of panic, someone is scared, no, terrified! I don’t know what to do with the overwhelming amount of fear and panic invading my mind. I try to cling to the place, but I can’t hold on much longer. The panic I just felt has disrupted the flow of my thoughts. I’m not strong enough to meditate through it. I hear a scream.
It sounds like…
No, it can’t be!
With my remaining concentration, I link Jazz before my mind drifts away.Valerie’s in trouble! Ground-floor. Get help.
I see Jazz spinning around, like she is looking for me, but she’s always been rational and clever. She stops focusing on locating me and reacts quickly to my message. I see her running away toward Valerie. Just before I am pulled out of this place completely, I feel another presence steadying me and holding me in place. It feels like the pull of the mate bond is kicking in.
Marius is coming down the stairs. I’d recognize him anywhere, his long hair tied back into a bun, a beard gracing his otherwise soft features. He looks tired and ragged. Has he always been that pale? My feelings are raw in this meditational state, and against my will, I feel my heart breaking for him.
I see his gaze shift towards Jazz. He catches on to the urgency too and runs to follow her.
“Marius!” I cry out.
My eyes fly open for real this time, and I am back in the pack lands, sitting on the ground. I need a second to steady myself, before jumping up.
“You did so well,” Grandpa mutters in awe.
Jade eyes me over worriedly. “What did you see?”
“I need to go!” I yell before shifting into my wolf form. Fear and dread fill me. Valerie’s scream is still echoing in my head, and Marius… I have a horrible feeling, a foreboding feeling that something awful is happening. I grab the small bag I always carry with me in case I have to shift and have no time to undress.
As werewolves, we learn to be practical and prepared… we can’t run around naked in a human city, after all.
Then I start running and run as fast as I can.
Harmony,I open the mind-link to my entrusted team.Something’s happening at the school. Emergency alert! Get there immediately, as fast as you can! Elias, follow her! We might need your tracking skills.
Yes, Alpha!They say in unison.
Dad, Garret, Grandpa, I need you to protect the pack. Ask Jade to help you.
Are we under attack?Dad asks.
I don’t think so, but you never know.I’m running fast, faster than ever. A run to the city would take a skilled wolf approximately half an hour, but Danica has already reached the border within minutes.
