The Alpha Who Saved Me
Chapter 138

CHAPTER 138

Declan

I can't sleep any longer. I've been laying here, with my arms wrapped around the woman I love for the last three hours, and I haven't been able to get a wink of sleep. I'm worried that we are wrong and that she isn't my mate, even though Duke keeps telling me to shut the fuck up. It's not like we have had a lot of luck these past few years.

'Alpha..' one of my warriors working on patrol tonight links me.

'Yes, I'm awake?'

'Sorry to disturb you, but there is something that I think you should come and take a look at.'

'Okay, I'll be there shortly."

I sink my nose into Quinn's neck and inhale deeply before reluctantly climbing from the bed. I must have really tired her out because she doesn't stir at all. I grin at the thought; my cockiness showing through, so it's a good thing nobody is here to witness it. She wanted me to show her that I could be just as dominate as my wolf, and I surpassed even him, wearing her out so much that she doesn't wake with my movement.

'Don't be a cocky ass. Had I had her in the bedroom, I guarantee I would have not only knocked her out for the count, but she wouldn't have been able to walk for a few days!' Duke snickers. 'Yeah, okay. Just admit that I'm the better lover for our mate.'

'Psh, when pigs fly!'

I roll my eyes at my wolf and grin, 'How about you shut up about our mate like that and help me figure out what's going on that we are pulled away from her at this early hour.'

'All I know is that there is talk among our warriors that are working patrol that there is a strange scent lingering around the borders.' Duke explains.

Unlike me, as the alpha wolf, he hears every conversation that goes on within our pack members, or at least their wolves. When the wolves talk amongst themselves, the Alpha wolf can hear them. Of course, he can turn it off, but as soon as my warrior linked me, he turned on his own link to the wolves.

"Shit!" I have a feeling I know exactly what the scent is, not that I can say that I will recognize it, but if it does happen to be the Shikari, then we are going to be in trouble much sooner than I had originally thought, I let Duke take over, and we shift.

When I get over to the western border, the border that connects both Dark Moon and Storm River together, there are four warriors waiting for me. One is holding onto a pair of shorts for me, so I shift back and take them, "Okay, so where is this scent that you are talking about?"

My own warrior walks the border until we come to where the western and southern borders meet, which isn't far from where I met the group. The scent hits me right away, and I was right, it isn't one that I know, but I do scent a mix of human in with it.

"Can you smell the underlining scent?" One of Quinn's men asks.

"Yeah, it's human." They all nod in agreement.

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"But what is the other scent? I have never scented it before." It's my warrior who asks this.

"I have a feeling that what we are smelling is the scent of the Shikari. I believe they have found us. The question is, why haven't they tried attacking?"

"The Shikari?" Another warrior asks a bit confused.

"It's another name for hunter. They come from Europe, and they hunt our kind. They are looking for the Dire wolf, I believe."

One of the warriors chuckles, "Well they are looking in the wrong spot."

I don't correct him just yet, but I do go on to inform them of what these hunters can do, and I give them the descriptions of the three that were spotted in the human town a few nights ago.

"Hunters hunting werewolves?" Another warrior questions me, "What have we ever done to them? They are just like us if they have powers too! They aren't normal. We have human in us just as much as they do!" He's sounds offended and hurt, and I really can't blame him. We don't hurt anyone, and we keep to ourselves for the most part.

"Yeah, well, some people are just ignorant, but that doesn't mean that we have to stoop to their level. We will continue going on with our lives as normal, and we will protect each other the best way we know how. Change is coming and you all will know soon enough, but just keep doing what you are doing because as your alpha, I am proud of all that you do, and I can say the same for Luna Quinn and her warriors."

"We will always protect our way of life, Alpha." All four of them slam their fists against their bare chests, as do I.

"Let me know if anything else occurs over the next few hours. I'll be in Luna Quinn's office if you need me." I pull off the shorts and toss them to the side as I shift back into Duke and make my way back to the pack house.

'I'm not sure how to handle this one, Duke.' I say to my wolf.

'This one is a new one for me too, but all I know is that it's another challenge put forth through the legend. It's not just our kind that will try and come for Quinn and Tala, the Shikari must be part of it too.' 'Let them try,' I growl, 'I will kill everything and every person that tries to take her from us!'

'I agree with you one hundred percent, human!'

It's only five in the morning by the time I get back to the pack house, and so I hold myself up in Quinn's office until the time nears for the change to take place. After talking, Quinn and I have decided to go to the training field for when it's supposed to happen. Without knowing what to expect, we don't want anybody around that could possibly get hurt. We informed the pack that training will be canceled due to it being their Luna's birthday, and so there shouldn't be anybody around, especially at that time, since they have been given the chance to sleep in.

Quinn actually surprises me when she comes in the office an hour later. She looks refreshed after the sleep she got and not the 'I've just been fucked look' that she was sporting last night. She's showered, which tells me that she's been up for a while, which only makes me frown.

"Well, that's not the response I was expecting when I saw you this morning." She chuckles.

I push the chair out and hold my arm out for her to come to me, "I' m frowning because I wanted you to sleep in this morning. I gave you a good workout last night."

"Oh, are we feeling as though we didn't do a good enough job?" She teases and I playfully glare at her, "If you must know, I woke up and saw that you were gone, and I couldn't go back to sleep afterwards." She then pouts herself.

I place her on the desk in front of me and lean my head against her lower belly, still smelling myself in her even though she has

showered. I pull back, "I can't wait until I plant my seed in here and you grow nice and fat with my pup." I spread my big hand across her flat stomach, and she places hers over mine.

"Neither can I, but I think we need to wait until all of this chaos passes; I don't know if I'll need to shift to protect anyone, and the last thing I want to do is hurt your pup."

"So, you do want to have pups with me?" I grin, making her roll her eyes at me.

"Of course, I want to have your pups! Why would you think that I wouldn't?"

"I didn't, but I like hearing you say it." I smile deviously.

"Oh, you're such an ass!" She laughs and tries pushing me away, but I don't let her.

Instead, I pull her onto my lap and hold her close, "Are you ready for today, birthday girl?" "As ready as I'll ever be..."