Chapter 24: The Wolf Within
***Jane***

After a quick lunch, Kota begs me for a game of hide and seek, arguing his case by giving me a pair of cute puppy eyes.

The little boy grins triumphantly when I give in, and he asks permission from Aurora for Rio to join us.We walk around the pack for a little while until we find a quiet little patch of trees for us to play in undisturbed.

Kota and Rio take off, leaving me in the middle of a clearing to count out loud.

“O-one…Two…Th-Three…F-F-Four…”

I grow embarrassed as I stumble through the numbers and begin to count quietly to myself until I reach twenty.

“He-Here I c-come Kota!” I call out, my eyes scanning the trees for any signs of the boy.

I sniff the air, catching his scent lingering in the wind.

This is probably the worst game to play with a wolf, Grayson chuckles to himself.

lignore his comment, pretending to look among the bushes for the hiding pup.

An unfamiliar scent suddenly brushes against my nose, the hairs on the back of my neck standing on end.

Something’s wrong, Grayson observes, my ears picking up the sound of rustling in the distance accompanied by the low rumble of a snarl.

Grayson wastes no time taking control and shifting mid-sprint as we follow the sound of Rio’s barking and Kota’s cries.

Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay, I pray to my dear Moon Goddess, my heart racing at the thought of Kota being hurt.

We sprint through the trees until we see a small clearing up ahead, Kota’s scent guiding us to him.

Grayson breaks through the trees and into a clearing, a group of large unfamiliar wolves gathering in the middle as Rio barks up a storm at the intruders.

They don’t appear to be rogues, their fur shiny and well-groomed and their build strong and muscular.

Two of them appear to be Alphas, their fur black as night and both bearing a single white spot on their foreheads, the symbol of an Alpha lineage among normal alpha wolves.

One appears to be older than the other, an air of power surrounding the older one.

his jaws by the

to send Grayson into a blind fury, but before he can pounce, three River Moon guards come sprinting into the clearing in their wolf form

pushes past the guards, baring his teeth

arrogance to him as he puffs out

pup, and

Kota whimpers, large tears rolling down his

this morning, I lower down my walls and listen to the many rivers of thoughts flooding my mind until I figure

his

he is to challenge me? ” The Alpha thinks to himself, Grayson snarling

Grayson

to rearrange

me for a moment, a bit shocked to hear my wolf’s voice inside

“How the-”

said put

body suddenly tensing as

he gently sets Kota down in front of him, his eyes returning back to normal when he looks up

comfort Kota, licking away his tears as he sobs.I step forward, placing my large paws on either side of Kota to protect him with my frame while I glare at

the once silent forest fills Tearing

glazing

by the

my life do I ever want to

legs and nuzzles his

Kota.I’m here _

a

eyes widen as he looks up at me, his fears melting away when he recognizes my eyes which have shifted back to their warm brown

asks, timidly reaching out his small hand

smile curls on his lips, his heart which had been racing, finally

neck. A portal opens beside me, Aurora

his wolf form and he does not look happy to see the intruding

before the on high alert as more guards arrive at

asks, a look of worry on her face when

fine, relief washing over

older Alpha, her face calm and collected

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