Atlas View
Doc had the idea to get Kash out and for a run, and I could not agree more. It turned out that having Kash along with me this round would not have been for the better. It had now been two hours and nothing had been fixed yet. The bloody royal made sure to do the full introductions.
"Alpha Atlas, we would like to thank you once more for arriving as soon as you have done today. The audacity of commoner wolves to base an idea of spreading their scent in these clean streets. Well. It is uncalled for." The royal wolf in front of me right now would have been better off in my uncle's pack. He had a very closed mind on they way things were run now, to how they have progressed. The man was the typical old blood royal type. He would not even acknowledge the other wolf in the room. He was short by royal standards, around six feet. His plain brown hair and dull green eyes gave him nothing. If it was not for the way he spoke, no other wolf would know it.
"As you know the Alpha is busy. We have done the welcome enough. This dispute does not seem warranted." Zion had already had enough of formalities and the royal's behaviour. "The pack lands are not closed off by boarders of bloodline. It is determined by packs. The man that wants to set up this shop, is in the same pack as you."
"He is not. These are royal lands. Generations of royals have made this land as clean as it is." The man looked behind Atlas and scoffed at the other. "The only use of a commoner, is under foot."
There was no dealing with these kinds. I grabbed a chair and sat down to prepare the speech Zion and I discussed. It was then Doc mind linked me. 'Lost Kash.'
The growl I let loose had the men in the room kneel; including Zion. 'WHAT?'
"Boss, lets end this now." Zion was obviously getting the link from Doc as well. Turning to the royal he spoke. "The shop stays, and if we find that you cause any other issues, we will come back for you directly."
I was already running out the door ready to shift when Zion grabbed my shoulder. "Atlas. Deep breath. He is surrounded by guards. Doc has not said everything."
His voice hardly registered. "Let go now." Without anything more holding me back I changed. Both my wolf and I had to find our mate. We did not even bother to ask more questions. We were on the hunt. A safe mate was the prize, and my wolf was ready to make that happen in any way.
Finding their scent was easy. Doc did as he said and took him to the boarder forest for a run. What I found out fast was they were not running side by side, and the guards scents were no where near them. I growled as my claws dug deep in a faster run. Doc better pray not a hair on Kash is damaged.
*Kash View*
The forest was quiet. No birds, no sounds of small critters in the grass. Not even a breeze. Slowly moving to stand up I realized my paw hurt bad. I would be on three legs for now. My wolf whimpered. 'I can't smell him. I do not know where to go.'
'That's okay. We can go back to the path. Looks like we fell down a small cliff.' I looked up to the edge and it had to be well over one fifty feet up. 'Okay. Maybe not that small.'
'The sun will go down soon. It will be cool. Maybe we should find a place to rest and heal.'
My wolf was right. I was in no shape to get back up the cliff, or to look for a route back up right now. The idea of not being somewhere safe and warm was not welcoming. 'No. Lets just keep moving this way.'
Sniffing the air, I tried to get a scent of anyone I knew. Doc, Karr, Colton and even my royal pain in the ass mate would be welcoming. To be honest he was the scent I wanted more. I was lost and hurt. He could give me comfort and safety.
The mountains were surrounding me in shadows. Tall tress on one side of the path I followed and a deep cliff on the other. The forest itself was still quiet, as if there was a predator in the woods. Besides me that is. The dangerous aura in the woods beyond was not mine. Taking the time to sniff the air once in a while, I continued to follow the dried-up creek bed I was in.
'The cliff is moving us away from where we fell.' My wolf pulled me from my head.
He was right. The sun was now nearing the tallest peaks, meaning daylight was coming to an end here. Valleys like the one I fell in, get darker sooner than higher up the mountains. Sniffing the air once more to try and find someone had me sigh when nothing familiar hit my nose. 'We keep walking.'
'Limping. It hurts. Our whole body hurts. We need rest.'
Shaking my head, I growled. 'It is not safe. We need to keep moving.'
'Funny. If you listened to these instincts more we would be cuddled up with our mate. Safe. Not lost in the woods.' I could feel him cut off communication. He was right. I failed as a wolf in many aspects. Maybe this was my punishment from the Moon Goddess.
Ignoring the pain, I trotted the best I could on three limbs, down the path that was leading me to who knows where. I plan to find my way back. Who cares that I was in territory I did not know or that my wolf size was as small as a pup? Damn my father for never teaching me the basics of wolf life. Fuck! Damn the fucking world for seeing me as someone that needs protection.
Growling I started to run. The pain of my body was nothing, compared to the pain of my mind with the idea I would loose my mate because I was weak. My new goal was to prove to them all how strong I could be.
The night had fallen on us a while now. The forest was not as quiet, but the feeling of being watched stayed. Who or whatever it was seemed to stay on the other side of the gravel from the old creek. That had me stay on this side so as not to meet whatever it was. I kept my head up and continued my path. My one paw had become numb and I had long past stopped trying to using it. My pace was not slowed down by the loss either.
Many thoughts went through my brain, and the main one was how I had let people decide things for me. I allowed them to direct me, when I should direct them. I was a strong person. Sure, I was caged for most my life, but I knew deep in my bones I was not meant to bow. I never really let anyone but Jace and, the stupid Alpha do it. Maybe that was my mistake. I should have stood my ground sooner.
'STOP!' My wolf who had been quietly observing for a couple hours now yelled at me.
Sniffing the air, I could smell the scent I craved. 'He is near!'
'Of course, our mate would come.' Though my wolf spoke as if he knew it, I could feel the happiness that he actually searched for us. 'Howl!'
'I am too tired.' The actions of stopping my pace had everything in the last few hours catch up. 'Everything hurts now.'
'We can rest here, but howl.'
A growl of how my wolf tried to tell me what to do snuck out. 'I just want to rest. Let him find us.'
My wolf picked up on my thoughts. 'Yes! Let him find his mate. His hunt is over now.'
I was chuckling. 'Yes, but I still won't make it all easy for him. Even after this.'
'Never said you had too. We will only decide ourselves how worthy he is. Yes? That is why you held back?'
'Hmm. Part of it.' I sniffed the air when I heard paws thundering the ground towards me. My body trembled in anticipation of him in his wolf form. I knew he saw mine, and he never commented how un-wolf like I was. I could only hope his wolf side liked it.
Turning to face him I readied my self, listening to my wolf for once. I did not let him have full control, but he was given enough. If it was not for my hurt paw, my body would look ready to fight. When he was visible, I growled a warning. If he really wanted me, he would have to show me. There is no more Kash the poor Omega. I was Kash, the second born son of an Alpha. Kash the omega that will bow to no one. And, if he succeeded. I will be Kash, mate to Atlas and Luna to the Royal Eclipse pack.
His steps slowed when he heard my growl. Since we had not mated, or pledged pack, we could not communicate with mind link, and I liked that better. He needs to show me he truly felt worthy, without words. As he came closer to a patch of moon light my wolf purred in delight.
The wolf in front of me was beautiful. He had to be at least twice my size. Much larger than any wolf I had seen. Sure, I was small in standards but it was more like I was a husky size to their malamute size. Atlas was a whole other level. His thick mahogany fur was so dark it appeared black without the moonlight. His piercing gold eyes watched me in every motion. His wolf was in control.
Standing my ground, I let him approach. I was in charge and I wanted him to know it. There would no longer me second guessing my actions. No more me wandering around like a lost pup.
My wolf wagged his tail. 'Such a strong mate.'
'Stop drooling! I am trying to concentrate.' It was hard not to drool. Both forms were all my omega insides screamed for. He needed to prove that he was willing to bow down to his mate first however, or it would never work.
It felt like minutes or hours with our stand off. My body wanted to cower over this strong Alpha, but I would not let it. It was Atlas that took the right step. He whined. Then laid down on his belly. Sticking his nose out and ears back. There was no way I could stop my tail from giving a wag. Seeing this he raised his nose and crawled closer. When he was under my own nose he rolled over, giving me full submission. He gave me more than I asked.
My excitement had me change back to my human form and crawl onto my mate. He was worthy. Curling up in his warm fur and his scent surrounding me I fell fast asleep. Not caring about my lack of clothing or speaking. Everything inside me as the world darkened, knew he understood. I choose him