Back to the Pack
Brid
Han cleared his throat, and in a hostile voice replied, “I found her near the river, barely alive. Her head was bleeding. The person who did this must have hit her very hard. My daughter and I tried to help her, but when Brid woke up, she couldn't see any more, and she hasn't got better.”
Kael squeezed my hand tighter, showing his frustration and guilt. Despite the fact that Leaf was no longer with me, I still feel Wind, and his presence start to suffocate me. Violence filled the air, and the promise of death was imminent. Wind was about to attack. But that didn't happen because just as it came, so it went.
“Matthew, Christopher. Lead our guests to Ghost Fang territory. Han, I assure you, that you and your daughter are safe. After saving my mate's life, I am grateful and indebted to you.” Those words calmed my heart and lifted a terrible weight from me.
“Brid, Brid.” I listened as she got out of Christopher's hands and ran towards me. When she wrapped herself around my legs, y kneeled and hugged her. I did it with all my strength. I kissed her head and said, “You don't have to be afraid. That wolf will carry you on his back. That's going to be so much fun. Your Pa will do the same with the other one.”
“OK, Brid, will you come with us?” Her soft and scared voice tugged at me.
“Of course, I will. I'll be behind you. Don't worry, and I want you to know one thing, little Mary. I will never leave you, or your Pa. You have my word, and my heart.”
“Pa, did you hear? We're going to ride some wolves.”
“Yes, Mary, you have to hold on tight. If you don't, you may fall.” Han remarked with concern and was clearly doubting Kales's words.
Then I saw Han's silhouette approaching. “Brid,” he said, already in front of me.
“Don't worry about us. That person gave us his word that we'd be fine. I just want to ask you one thing. Is this what you want?”
The question took me surprised. Is this what I want? Or rather, do I have a choice? I nodded, then said, “We don't have a choice right now, but we will figure it out somehow.” Whatever awaits us in the Ghost Fang pack, we will sort it out day by day. Han took me by the shoulder, and he squeezed me in a gesture of solidarity. Then I saw him walk away in Matthew's direction.
“Are you ready, mate?” Kael's voice was coming from the right, and I turned in that direction. Later, I felt fur brushing my legs. I knew it was Wind. My fingers itched to stroke him, but I hold back. This animal, like the rest, turned his back on me, showing me how little I weight on him.
I took him by the neck and mounted him. Wind got up and began to trot. The howl of the Alpha returning to the pack was heard from a distance. He ran rushing. But always be careful not to go too fast. With my eyesight, the way I had it, I couldn't see a thing in front of me to manoeuvre. So, I let myself be carried away by this wolf. I ran my hand all over his neck, and I couldn't help but lay my head on his. My tears started from new, wetting his fur. How much I needed to feel my mate close. But I know this won't last long because he has someone else waiting for him. Amanda, his chosen Luna.
Why is he here, dragging me back? That question has no answer yet. And I asked myself the same thing again, and again. What will become of me? How will everyone see that I'm back? With hatred like the last time? Now that they already have their Luna, the most certain thing is that they will see her with respect. And me? As the usurper of her position.
My future was uncertain and cold, without a place in that pack. I couldn't see any glimmers of hope ahead. Everything I had and wanted was gone, absolutely everything. Leaf left, I'm blind, my mate picks someone else, and my pack, to which I gave everything, despises me. What is my existence worth now? I kept thinking the same thing since the first day I woke up on that hill. Why did I come back to life?
Reflecting on that, my eyes began to close. My sadness sat on top of my heart, crushing it. But little by little the fatigue and depression lulled me, as well as the gentle trot of Wind, until I couldn't think any more.
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Little by little, I woke up to the feeling of hands caressing my skin and hair. I opened my eyes, but again, only a black mass was in front of me. The big shadow on top, I knew it was Kael immediately. Only he was able to touch me like this and make me feel everything. Despite all, my stupid heart increases its speed, still yearning for his touch. Being Alpha wasn't easy, and this situation for him must have been difficult, he had to choose, and he chose the better option. And now everything has changed. We were mates, now, I don't know what we are.
I raised my hand to take his, as he continued stroking me. His touch made me feel butterflies in my stomach, as I longed to return to the times when, in his eyes, I was the most important. Suddenly, a thought came to mind. Where was I?
The feeling of panic at not being able to see made my heart double the effort, as well as my uselessness without being a she-wolf any longer. The cells.
Oh no, if he brought me back to the cell, it was unlikely I would survive this time. I closed my eyes, pressing them hard, containing the tears, but one by one they escaped from me.
“Why are you crying, mate?”
That question gave me the courage to speak up, “Where did you bring me?” I asked with fear. But another thought hit me harder.
“Mary and Han. Where are they, Kael? Mary and Han. What did you do with them?”
“Don't worry about them, Brid. They are settling into one of the guest houses that we have. I offered them to stay and be part of the pack. Thanks to them, you are alive. I owe them everything. Whatever they ask of me, I will grant it. Whatever. I give you my word, mate, that they will have everything.”
