Andreas Toga.

My life had never flashed before my eyes, I don't think it ever will, I was paralyzed with fear as Ralliel's wolf had in one swift motion pounced on me and pinned me to the ground. Bran protested but it did nothing to persuade the alpha from killing me.

Was this how I would die, killed by my own mate before he even took me on our first date, before I even felt him inside me, it was pitiful, I didn't want to die like that, I didn't want to die at all yet, maybe Ralliel and I being mates was a mistake.

Why would the Goddess pair us only to have this outcome, why do this to me in such a cruel way, it made me question everything that had happened since the day I met him, why was he able to help heal and bring back my wolf, why would I fall in love with him so easily if I was going to lose it so easily aswell, I didn't want this, I didn't want to believe that I could be so unlucky.

Was this the price of accepting the alpha, if so we had to revise terms or something, I expected his large fangs to tear into me by now as my heart pounded against my ribcage but it never came.

A tongue, wet and slobbery ran across my snout and I recoiled, trying to get away from the assault of saliva on my face. "Ralliel!" I wanted to scream but it was all in my head as he continued to lick me, cover me in his drool, anybody please make it stop. My wolf rumbled in content even offering the other side for the alpha, was this some weird mating ritual.

I looked around trying to find someone who could save me but they were laughing and leaving, I wanted to beg them to stay, help me get this overly grown canine off me, okay wasn't I an overly grown canine too, I seemed stupid now, I just wanted it to stop.

Alpha Emric walked forward in his wolf form and gave the most scathing glare toward Ralliel but he didn't seem to care, only dragged me further under him and growled at his father, I was sure there was a fatherly sigh that came from him, that you cause me so much trouble but I can't kill you because I love you kind of sigh.

"Good luck Andre, I saw this thing like twice before, and it was with pack members who hadn't seen each other in a while, sort of like a wolf bonding, so I suggest you just sleep, I can see it in your eyes that you're somewhat in control, let it go and let your wolf take control, its what Ralliel did." Bran explained and I was both terrified and intrigued.

"Just let them have their moment to get familiar and stuff, after all they are mates and you haven't actually given your wolf full control before, time to experience it, bye!" Bran concluded before shifting into a light brown wolf and sprinting off into the woods, he was obviously headed back home to laugh at me for the things Ralliel put me through.

Though his words weren't lost on me, I did listen to what he said and for once I got lost in a haze, drifting into a shared consciousness I had never dared venture into before, then I slept, dreaming never felt so good, and so perfect, I thought I would encounter the nightmares of my childhood but all I got was this abundance of peace.

I don't know how long I slept but I felt my wolf around me, protectively rousing me from my dreams, it took a moment but I was finally fully conscious.I was still in wolf form but fully in control and damnit I felt like I had been run over by a truck, then I started to heal rapidly. "What in the world was that?" I asked no one in particular. "That would be your body healing after strenuous activity." I recognized that voice, it was Ralliel, but how, oh no.

"Easy there, I'm right here, take it easy." Ralliel white as snow in his wolf form helped me stand but I couldn't, my hind legs hadn't fully healed as yet. "What happened?" I asked him through what I knew for sure was the mindlink, I could feel him, I could feel everyone yet I didn't understand how that was possible, no I knew how it was possible but how had it been achieved.

"Wolves are mysterious creatures, they for the better part control us, we only have a piece of control as the human counterpart, its ridiculous to limit ourselves and our knowledge to the things we understand and know about our wolves." Ralliel expressed softly through the mind link and I grasped what he was trying to say.

"Therefore we shouldn't assume that just because they gave us our gifts, it ends there." He explained as I looked toward the setting sun, I wasn't surprised that the day was over and my wolf was being bashful about the things he had done with Ralliel's wolf all over the forest. "I have a gut feeling that your dad said those words." I lightly chuckled.

"You're actually right, he wrote them in his journal, he wanted to help the pack better understand our wolves so he studied us, and wrote everything that he had discovered in his journals, he's actually begun to add more information on dire wolves and their bloodlines because of you." Ralliel's answer wasn't as surprising but rather I found it humbling in a way.

I hadn't fully grasped what my wolf could do, I was every bit new to the concept of having a wolf but then the ability to actually mate and create a bond without the counterparts consent was new to me, though I honestly had my doubts about mating with Ralliel even before the incident it seemed my wolf had made the decision for me, I wasn't against it but I had needed time.

So I shifted back, as did Ralliel who sat next me, his muscles inflated more than mine, here I thought I was the pinnacle of muscle growth and dominance. Ralliel made me look like a tiny blaze of fire and he was a roaring inferno and I kind of liked it that way.

"We got a warning from the patrol wolves in  the western part of the pack, they had scented out hunters and wolves, Bran and I immediately took off, I knew you and the family were safely away so I didn't need to worry, Emmy was with the other pack kids which meant I could have easily gone and dealt with the threat before you even knew about it." He began to explain, I don't know how he knew that I wanted to talk about it, or rather he didn't want to keep anything between us, such a Ralliel move.

"There were five hunters and five rogues, I ordered everyone back so I took the brunt of their assault head on, when I shifted my wolf took over and he went on a rampage, I remember killing them all, I remember wanting to kill them all and I don't regret it after what they did to my family, but I'm so terrified of the idea that every time a threat comes I will tear into them." Ralliel cried, and I didn't hesitate to hold him.

"Its okay papi, its okay, you wanted rather both of you wanted to protect us, protect your family and there is nothing wrong with that my love." I comforted Ralliel who just nodded as he cried in my arms, I could feel his guilt, his regret for almost hurting us. "I'm so sorry." He sniffled and cried, how could I not forgive him when all I felt was how sincere he was, how scared he was that he would hurt me, or that I would leave hin.

So I let him cry, cry until that well of guilt and pain was gone. "Listen to me, I'm not leaving you, I will never leave you, do you hear me, yes we have a lot to work through but I was abandoned when I was a kid, and now that I found you, found this family, I promise you, I am not leaving, ever." I asserted with an assuring tone and he nodded right then.

"You're my mate London and that will never change, sure things like this will happen but I'm sure what happened today was because we weren't mated and I couldn't reach out, which explains why our wolves took the initiative for us, so nomore apologies okay." I say sternly just as our lips met in a kiss, a reassurance that I knew we both needed.

"We're gonna be okay?" He whispers and I nod back at him. "We're gonna be alright my love, we're going to be more than alright." I assure him, I knew we needed to talk a little more but the issue we needed to go over had been spoken about, I was truly sorry and ashamed of myself for even doubting Ralliel the way I did, I felt shame and disappointed in my own actions, so I dug a hole in my heart and buried it away, I never wanted to feel that way again.

I would work on understanding Ralliel and myself better, but the one thing I wouldn't do, was doubt him. "If you guys are done doing whatever it is mates do in wolf form, in the middle of a forest, could you please come over to Ralliel's house." Maisey's voice boomed in my head and I chuckled, reminded of how much I loved this family.

"Why exactly, you're ruining a perfectly good noment." Rallie hissed back. "Oh please, the perfect moment is here, on your date, now hurry up." As sassy as ever the queen of the Everlin household ordered us and I laughed outwardly.

"Would you go on this date with me my good sir?" Ralliel as charming as ever asked me. "Of course good sir, but first I'd rather we find something to wear." I chortled and we both laughed realizing we both were nude and had no shred of clothing, but because he was there with me, I could care less.

Accepting The Alpha.

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