Wolf-less Omega Luna novel Chapter 36

Axel's POV

I felt the distance between Alana and me stretch far longer than I ever wanted.

I’d whipped my head around more times than I could count, looking for her. She left the crowd with Emily and they’d been gone forever and still hadn’t come back.

Where was Alana and what was she up to?

The only reason I agreed to play this stupid game was so that Alana could watch me.

It felt good having her watch me beat these morons to pup. I could defeat them with my eyes closed. Perks of being Alpha.

But as soon as Alana slipped through the crowd, my focus started to dwindle.

We barely won the match before I jogged into the woods following her mesmerizing scent. I wanted her back.

Everything felt off as soon as the crowd faded in the distance. A cold sweat broke out on my forehead as her scent started to fade and the faint metallic smell of blood wafted through the air.

It wasn’t Alana’s. I knew how her blood smelt from the one time I found injuries on her but that didn’t stop me from panicking and breaking out into a distraught run.

“Alana!”

I had never moved with such speed before. Alana headed in this direction. Her scent was coming from here, and now all I could smell was blood?

The thought to mind link Coral to come through and help me track Alana was overwhelming. She was the best tracker in the pack and now wasn't the time to be strongheaded. She would take too long to arrive so I drove forward.

My panic and unbridled rage knew no bounds and the twigs and branches in my way paid the price for it.

I was running too slow. Four lunged forward in a split second and fired in the direction of the blood.

After turning and running for a few seconds, I heard an unfamiliar whine from a wolf and I increased my pace before it came into view.

The sight blinded me and I channeled the rage to my paws and let out a vicious snarl before lunging at the midnight black wolf who had Alana tackled under her.

The wolf looked young. Younger than Alana but it wasn’t one of ours. Wherever it came from, it was never going to return.

It hit me mid-air when the young wolf snapped her large brown eyes to me.

I shifted immediately and tackled the small wolf to the ground. In my human form, I was still bigger than Emily. Her wolf was beautiful. The same dark shade of mine and Dad’s. Only Mom had a bit of brown streaks on her wolf.

“Emily!” My heartbeat steadied knowing that Alana was safe.

She whined and nudged my hard naked body playfully with her snout. Alana pealed out a laugh from behind us.

I turned to her and crouched to her position where she had rabbit blood smeared all over her shirt and her face. It all made sense.

“You’re okay.” I helped her up and wrapped her in my embrace where she stiffened.

“And you’re very naked.” She choked out. Looking everywhere else but at me. Nervous.

“I’m not complaining,” I cocked an eyebrow at her.

My comment drew a snort from Emily’s wolf behind us.

Alana’s face pinked more before she ducked her head in embarrassment.

Emily’s wolf tipped her chin to the line in between the trees as though asking for permission to go on a run and I skirted around Alana to get to her. I played with her dark fur and patted her.

“I’m so proud of you, Emily. She’s beautiful. And freaking huge for a sixteen-year-old. Go on, explore the woods. But make sure you don’t go too far or tire yourself out. I’ll be waiting for you at home.”

She pressed her forehead to mine before zooming deep into the forest.

“How did you find us?” Alana’s angelic voice had me stalking in quick strides to take her hands and kiss her all over.