The Alpha's Guardian

Ali POV

A black wolf lunges for Wade's throat the moment we throw the doors open. Before I can even move, Wade has his hand on the wolf's throat, catching it in midair. Whipping it down with immense force as it crashes into the dirt with a thundering crack. Wade breaks into a run and I follow his lead.

The air smells of fresh blood and sweat as wolves tear at each other, their teeth bared. There is a group of children hiding under a trailer to the left.?They must have been in the daycare center. My heart hurts for them. These poor little babies don't need to be exposed to death and hate at such a tender age. Three large wolves spot the children cowering under the trailer while another one corners a young girl who is frozen in the center of the road. She watches with wide eyes as pack member after pack member fails to protect themselves and the ones they love.

I hate this part. The part where a pack realizes just how insignificant their fighting skills are. No matter how much heart they have, if they don't have the strength to back it, the end is still the same. Death. I'm torn about what to do. Wade is running from wolf to wolf trying to save every single one he can. I am staying close to him, keeping each rogue off his back with quick kills or slices, sending them running.

-Wade! The children outside the general store- I shout through our link. I can feel his anger rise as his war cry morphs into a mighty alpha roar. His wolf is in the link now. And he is fierce. He growls through the mind link to anyone who can hear. -Protect the children. Get them to the community center NOW-

I'm not supposed to leave his side. Not for a moment. I have sworn that I will not, but I can't watch this young girl die. I hike my dress to the side and whip out my dagger as I run towards the wolf, stalking her down. My daggers release from my hands at lightning speed, but the wolf shifts, and the first dagger misses. The second lands in his hind leg and he turns to me, foaming at the mouth. He lunges out, clamping down on the young girl's legs and yanks. He tosses her 6 feet, and she lands with a sickening thud on her back.

My heart breaks and I release a large cry of anger. Reaching back, I pull out my sword and dance around the beast, waiting for him to come for me. I can see Mason and Robin in my peripheral vision as they carefully collect the little girl. Mason takes her in his arms and runs off while Robin watches the fight from the side. The wolf lunges at me, and I dodge, sneering at him.

"No way, asshole," I say, lunging forward with my sword. He yelps and barely misses my sword stroke. I raise my eyebrow in piqued interest. Looks like this wolf might actually have half a brain. I can see Wade fighting one of three wolves while other pack members sneak the children away and I curse. He needs me more than I need to kill this predator. The wolf backs away and I let it.RêAd lat𝙚St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only

-Incoming on your left, I've got your right covered- I shout through the link. He spins in time to collide with the wolf on his left. I step up onto the trailer, bouncing off of it and landing squarely on top of the other wolf, ramming my sword down through the base of its skull.

"NOOOO!" an ear-shattering scream comes from behind me and I spin to see a wolf fighting for its life under a much larger rogue that tears at it going for its throat. Robin sprints and jumps in between them, landing herself over the bottom wolf's throat with her body. The wolf above her bites into her side as she releases an agonizing scream. My body moves before I even have a moment to comprehend I am moving.

Not Robin. She is smart, kind, and innocent. She has no strength, but she has bravery beyond many of the wolf warriors in this pack. Tears swim in my eyes as I stealthily sprint to defend her. The wolf under Robin shifts his weight, spinning her to the side as he tries to defend her by placing himself above her. The large rogue lifts his head, howling loud to signify his kill as he bares his teeth down.

He misses, and I blink my eyes and come to a stop. A pain erupts up my spine as I watch Alpha Wade in horror. He lays protectively over Robin and the other wolf. Turning slowly to face the rogue, who has his jaw clamped on Alpha's spine at the nape of h is neck. After noticing the Alpha is experiencing no pain, he backs away slowly, realizing he has made a huge mistake. Blood trickles down the back of my neck as I put up my mental block. Alpha Wade does not need my pain. He needs to hone in and focus on the rogue before him.

He growls fiercely as he stalks towards the rogue, pushing him further back so that Robin and the other wolf can be tended to. I force my pain to the back of my mind as I stay near him, providing him with protection if he needs it. I can feel my dress being soaked behind me, but I push on, ignoring the sticky wet sensation. Francis and Kane come up on either side of me in wolf form, and the three of us walk behind Wade as he forces the wolf to turn and run. The moment the wolf is gone, I spin and run to Robin, who lies motionless on the ground in her own blood. Beside her, the na*ked young man that caused her grief this morning sobs, trying to get her to stir.

"Get off of her Isaac!" Mason screams, running towards her. The na*ked man growls lowly. "Mine!"

"Fvck off Isaac!" Mason says, his voice cracking as he bends down, scooping up the injured Robin, who groans. The male named Isaac tries to stand but fails and he drags himself after Mason, who is trying to run Robin to the medic.

"Robin," Isaac says pathetically, tears on his face. He turns to me and Alpha Wade. "I didn't believe she was my mate. She isn't of age. How was I supposed to know what I was feeling wasn't some spell?" He is desperate as he tries again to drag his limp body in the direction that Mason went. If I wasn't already growing weak from the wound at my neck, I would have carried Isaac myself.

Wade walks over to him and squats down.

"We can talk about it later. For now, you both will heal faster if you are near each other. She will be in worse shape than you. It is very possible that she will not survive."

Isaac nods, unable to get words out as he breaks down sobbing. Wade Scoops up Isaac whose legs look far worse now that I can see them clearer. He turns to face Francis, Kane, and me.

"Make sure they leave the pack lands." and he turns heading to the medical center.

Francis and Kane nod to me, still in wolf form, and we take off for the border. My vision is slowly fading as I continue to bleed from the injury my body took from Alpha Wade. I force myself to push on as we make it to the borderline on the heels of the retreating rogues. We stop in our tracks when we spot the rogue king. His wolf is the same size as Alpha Wade's and his little rogue minions are running to him, bowing before him. His eyes snap to mine and I stare him down.

He takes a step towards me until he is only 20 feet away from where I am on the pack lands. He tilts his head and his ears shoot straight back. His eyes bore into mine and I can feel it. The pull to go to him, to speak to him. He seems so familiar and yet, I can't seem to place him. Francis walks up to me in his human form wearing only a pair of shorts, and the Rogue alpha growls.

"Mate?" Francis asks me. And I laugh.

"Definitely not. But familiar for sure." I say, trying to place those eyes. I wince slightly at the pain at my back and sigh.

"That looks nasty," Kane says, walking up behind us. "They got you, huh?"

"They got Alpha Wade, and I got his injury," I clarify. Almost as if the wolf can hear me, he turns to his waiting group and growls menacingly. All the wolves step back but the one who had injured Robin. Suddenly the Rogue king pounces on him, tearing and clawing, only ceasing before killing the wolf completely, and he turns to me once more, howling as if in pain, and runs off.

"Well, that was strange," I mutter as I stumble slightly, Kane catching me. "Perhaps we should get back to the packhouse. I need to rest so my wound will heal,"

"Kane, go on ahead and make sure there is a doctor standing by,"

"Yes Beta," he says, running off. After a long moment and a slow walk, Francis looks over at me curiously.

"You know I have to tell Alpha Wade about what just happened with the rogue king, right?"

"I would expect no less," I say, trying to breathe through the pain that is slowly ebbing away at my mental barriers.