I Claim Your Love novel Chapter 35

As the allotted time drew near the once steady minds had suddenly became restless. The warriors were groomed and lined in their respective positions. In this anxious moment Garrick could barely formulate a thought. Aldous and his men were waiting in anticipation for a command. They had discerned that a serious threat was looming over the pack and so they were being prepared.

Aldous was trying to comfort his men but even he was running out of patience. He ran his hand through his hair and looked at Garrick in frustration "How long do we have to wait? My men have been standing here for quite long now. You are just wasting their abilities."

"You have to stand your ground Aldous. Its the alphas order."

"But where is he? Einar has been gone throughout the day. I am supposed to be his protector but how would I save him from any danger if he does not let me know about his whereabouts?"

"Do you really think he needs any saving." Garrick paused for a moment and sighed to calm himself "Look Aldous, I know the position is casting an undue pressure on you and I know you want to do the job the right way and not fail but believe me had Einar not seen the potential in you he would have never chosen you as the head warrior."

"And what potential did he see in Ashton?" Aldous spitted in anger.

"Are you questioning the alpha?" Garrick glared.

"You know I'm not. But I am curious as to why a non shifter weakling was put to the highest pedestal just like that. He has even surpassed you! Doesn't it bother you?"

"It does." Garrick whispered "The decision to chose Callan as the guard was definitely taken by Einar however he was only fulfilling his mates wish. Luna Rosaline sympathises with Ashton and so she asked Einar to appoint him as her guard."

"Still!" Aldous huffed in frustration "Many in the pack don't approve this decision. He is cursed Garrick! Only luna knows what bad omen he would bring to the alphas mate. If luna Rosaline is harmed in any way can you imagine what kind of havoc the alpha would bring to the pack. I am not taking the chances. I'll talk with Einar about this. I can accept any other wolf but him."

"Its the hatred in you spitting those words. How do you know he is cursed? Who told you? Do you have proof against your claim?" Garrick put his hand on the shoulder of the head warrior. He looked him in the eye and with softened expressions he spoke "I know you don't like him. I don't like him either but the decision has been made. We cant do anything about it."

Aldous angrily removed Garrick's hand "And what if he fails to do his job in protecting the Luna.."

"Then I promise you Aldous. I would be the first in line to demand dismissing Ashton and punish him accordingly."

When Garrick uttered those words the head warrior seemed to relax a bit. The anger in him slowly evaporating. It was obvious that the men of the pack were envious of Callan for he not being a wolf was given probably the most important job in the pack. This meant that Callan was higher in stature and profile amongst every other wolf in the pack including even Garrick. This was not going down too well with the wolves as many thought that Callan's cursed fate would bring doom to the alpha mates and destroy the pack.

"Beta.. you need to see this." One of the pack warrior alerted Aldous and Garrick.

Both the men followed the warrior to the edge of the cliff. From the cliff where they stood lied a large open area beneath. At a great distance from the field was the opening of the dense forest. The blue moon pack could sense some movements through the bushes as few figures started appearing from the dark palette of the woods. "Finally some action." Aldous was overjoyed and he instructed his men to take attacking positions.

"Wait for the orders." Garrick halted their movement.

"But they have reached the pack borders and we outnumber them by a large margin. We can easily wipe them out."

The beta observed that only a few ferals had shown themselves in the light of the moon. However what grabbed his attention was their reluctance to step ahead, as if they were ordered to stay there. Garrick scowled for his instincts suggested that it was a trap. "Something doesn't seem right to me."

"Mind link the alpha, he must be present here at this moment."

Garrick nodded at once and linked Einar about the situation. He gasped all of a sudden and pursed his lips. "Strange.." He whispered.

"What happened?"

"I just connected with Einar but it felt weird and a bit unusual."

As the words left Garrick's mouth a commotion of multiple strides could be heard from a distance. The ferals had finally decided to show themselves. One after the other they penetrated the depths of the jungle to enter the open field. What staggered the beta and Aldous was the number of bodies that were moving on the ground beneath them. "What do we do now?" Uttered a soldier in trepidation.

"We fight."

"They must be in thousands and we are very few compared to them. I think we have to call for backup." Garrick reasoned with the head warrior.

"That wont be necessary beta." The entire group was stunned when they heard the cold gruff voice of the demon. They all looked back and were astonished to see their alpha flying above the ground with a complete black fog surrounding him. All the men kneeled in unison and kept their heads low. It was fright rather than respect for the demon. "Send your warriors to guard the main village."

"But Einar... I- I mean alpha we have men there already and we.."

"Do as I say beta" The stern look from the demon left no room for any argument.

Garrick was staggered at the moment. What was the demon thinking? Was he contemplating to fight this huge army on his own? Yes he was frightening and yes he was mysterious, but taking over these ferals on his own was sheer stupidity. Garrick thought about it for a moment and linked Aldous.

Send some of your men to the main village and let the best fighters stay back.

Are you out of your mind? I don't know what this demon is thinking but you have your sense attuned. We need help out here. The more the better.

I know that Aldous but right now we are dealing with the spirit and not Einar. He hardly cares about the pack or anyone else other than his mate.