Page 77 of The Alpha Wolf Defying Fate

“Presenting, their majesties, King Morus and his mate, Queen Sasha! All bow in their presence!”

Chapter Thirty-five

Ayden

“Why isn’t he shifting back?” Aurora asked, her hand covering her mouth in horror as she stared down at the bloody mess from my forced shift.

Baer watched me closely, his attention more on me than what had happened to me. I could see distrust in his eyes as he watched me pace along the wall of shadows where Sasha had disappeared.

“I don’t think he can,” he said.

I growled my acknowledgement at that assumption, hoping that at the very least, their wolves would recognize the response and relay it to their human counterparts.

“Shit,” Baer groaned as he scrubbed his hand over his face. “This seriously complicates things.”

“What do you mean?” Aurora asked, her eyes widened. Tears stained her cheeks, though I suspect that she no longer had the energy to shed any more now. She’d been crying from the moment Sasha was taken. Her tears filled with remorse and frustration that I could smell lingering in the air even now.

“We can’t mindlink him. He’s not pack Not officially anyway. Communication is out the window with him in this condition. And our wolves’ communication can only go so far.”

He stood up and began to pace the same as me. Both of our energies matched in the frustration.

He was right. Even now I had information to give them. I could even follow the bond to Sasha, though it seemed to be tampered with. I could still find her through her wolf. But I couldn’t tell them anything. Not easily.

I had to warn them about who we were up against. Had to show them the way to Sasha so we could get her back and destroy that darkness they had come here to fight.

‘The book,’my wolf reminded me.

I jerked my head up at the reminder. How had I forgotten? It had been on my mind the entire shift. It held all the answers they needed.

Baer and Aurora had their backs to me now, their heads pressed together as they whispered between them. I could hear them questioning how to find Sasha and who it was that came from the shadows.

“What kind of creature could move like that?” Aurora asked.

“Didn’t Sasha talk about having some nightmare or something where a guy was in the shadows?” Baer mused out loud.

Neither of them noticed me moving towards the bags. Not until my nose dipped down and my teeth were trying to rip into my backpack. I rocked my head to try to force the bag open, and Baer’s head turned to me.

“What the hell?” He walked over and bent next to me. I backed up to give him space, my teeth bared instinctively with a warning growl that gave Baer pause.

‘Fuck,’I said to my wolf.‘Why did we do that?’

“You got something you need to tell me, Ayden?” he asked, his eyes darkening as his wolf rose to the challenge.

I growled again against my control, my teeth flashing even as I shook my head to try and stop it. Baer stood up and stepped between Aurora and me, his claws extending as he stared me down like a threat.

“Why is he acting like that?” Aurora asked, her eyes wide as she looked between her mate and me.

“I think he’s going feral,” Baer said.

I snapped at him at the mention, surprising myself even as I snarled.

‘Fuck,’I said again to my wolf.‘Is he right?’

My wolf let out a growl, the sound bubbling up and out of my mouth before I could stop it. My wolf wasn’t answering me. I could feel us separating.

‘No, no, no,’I blurted as I grasped for control.‘Listen to me. You don’t do this. We can’t give up. Think about Sasha. If we go feral we’re as good as dead to her.’

I could feel him calming, his mind coming back to mine with heavy pants. Our body began to relax, and I felt some of the control returning to me to move.

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