Alpha Adryan novel Chapter 21

Adryan cracks his stiff neck as he feels the soreness leave his body. He has been sitting in his office for hours, looking through the pack treaties and other Alpha stuff.

This was his second office, which was situated in another one of the buildings. A bit away from the pack house.

Whenever he stops his work, his mind wanders back to Jade and that night from two months ago.

He had been meaning to talk to her, but it seemed like whenever he even thought about approaching her something or the other needed his attention.

For instance that morning when he woke up beside her, he had gotten a call from one of the neighbouring Alpha's asking for his help. Apparently his pack has been attacked by rogues and they needed immediately medical help and assistance for their injured pack mates among other things.

Even after two months, he wasn't able to approach her. But he had decided now that he was definitely going to talk to her tomorrow. About them. He had realised that he wanted her. No matter of denial on his part was going to change the fact that he needed her by his side, as his Luna, and no one was stopping him.

Feeling thirsty, he sees the bottle of water. He reaches his hand to pick it up. Opening the cap, he was about to take a sip, but something stops him in his actions.

He stills when he smells the addictive scent of strawberries in the air. His eyebrows scrunch together in confusion. The scent seemed to be coming from outside the window situated in his office. That was weird.

Why would her scent be lingering outside?!.

And what was she doing staying up this late in the night?!.

Vince kept nagging at him, asking him to follow her scent.

Standing up from his office chair, he moves towards his open window.

His eyes squint with confusion when his eyes meet the back of a figure, running pass that treeline, a few meters beside his office.

He was able to see a peak of light strawberry blonde hair when the figure turns towards the direction of his window. A duffel bag clutched in their hands.

The scene that meets his eye makes his wolf and human both go crazy at the same time.

It was her. His mate. Jade.

She was being cautious and alert. Turning back and tilting her head to the side to let her hearing pick up any sound, and that made him realise something.

She was running away. running away from his pack.

Most of all running away from him.

Vince growls in his mind, Adryan jumps down the window, not caring since it wasn't going to hurt him much beside earning himself a few scratches. Adding more to the ones already present on his body. But, that was a story for another time.

He instantly minds links the guards that were on duty. Alerting them.

Guards. Towards the borders. NOW.

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Jade runs as fast as she her legs would take her. So far, she was able to remain undetectable. But she didn't want to take any chances.

She would often turn and try to listen for any noises. Her hearing capability and wolf instincts were the only thing that was going to help her out until she reached the pack borders.

She has been almost running for about ten minutes, feeling the wind whip her hair around. Her legs pumping as she runs fast. It was a matter of few minutes before she was out of the pack.

She keeps running but the snapping of a twig to her right alerts of someone's presence.

The faint scent of vanilla reaches her nostrils making her panic. She could feel his wolf running behind her. He was catching up to her.

A deathly growl from behind her let's her confirm her thoughts.

She doesn't stop though, she runs even when she realises that now other wolves have joined him. Her lungs burn with the need of oxygen but that doesn't stop her.

She stumbles over the root of a tree, stopping her fast pace. She almost falls but catches herself at the last minute. This hindrance gave Adryan the advantage of blocking her path by running infront of her.

She could feel his large wolf, that oozed dominance and authority stand before her. Low growls leaving his throat. She moves back.

She was cornered now. She could feel all of their presence around her. Circling her and preventing her from escaping further.

Her chest heaves up and down with fear and anxiety. It was a chilly night causing goosebumps to arise on her skin.

She could feel her heart beating inside her chest. Her hands shake.

There is only one way to escape this now. She can't escape them without doing this. She was standing alone against the Alpha and warriors of the most strongest pack in the world. She couldn't take them down.

She takes a deep breath in. Inhaling the scent of nature. Closing her eyes and feeling the energy crackle around her form slowly at first but later on growing.

Adryan's wolf Vince watches in confusion as Jade stands still, closing her eyes.