Chapter 2

• KANE'S POV
• "Alpha Kane, we need your help!"One of the warriors yelled as I slashed through the human who had his gun poised at me. Growling, I ran to approach the net that had held one of my lieutenants as he struggled to break free.
• Who knew that we would be ambushed on our way to hunt? We had held our ground instead of hiding like other werewolves do. We were the best of the best. We had the strongest and fastest warriors in our clan and we didn't need anyone's help. We can take care of it ourselves.
• "Look out!"
• I turned to see an arrow heading straight for me. With a swipe of my hand, I caught the fast-speeding arrow in midair. The culprit's eye widened in fear and shock. Taking one step back out of fear. My lips widened in a smirk, I sent the arrow flying back at him until it was embedded in his chest. Directly in his heart.
• No one messes with my people and gets away with it. We turned to the back to see the last of the hunters being taken down by my men. Relieved now that the threat was over, I released my claws cutting through the intricately crafted net.
• After our ordeal with the hunters, we carried our prize over to the pack house for the mating ceremony coming up tonight.
• I heard the sound of laughter.
• "Did you hear that?" I asked directing to the man beside me.
• "No Alpha Kane" the warrior responded and continued what he had been doing.
• The full moon was coming and couples were gearing up for a new mating season. I paused in my tracks as a shift of a familiar scent wafted through me.
• "Is something wrong?"
• I turned to my lieutenant staring back at me with a confused frown etched onto his features.
• I feigned a smile at him shaking away the thoughts that clouded my mind
• "Am okay. Just take these bodies out in the fields and have them burned. There's going to be more of them soon and we need to show them what we are capable of"I instructed.
• "Yes sir."
• I watched as he walked away dragging a body along with him as he instructed the others on my orders.
• Getting into my house, the first thing I saw was a table filled with delectable dishes.
• A knowing smile spread across my lips.
• "Luna, you don't have to do all this you know?"I said
• "Of course, I have to. I can't be freeloading over here. That's not who I am"the feminine voice called from the kitchen.
• She came out of the room clad in an apron with a glass of alcohol in hand and two glassware.
• I burst out laughing.
• From the moment Luna had taken me in, I knew that she was going to be one of the greatest additions to my life. She was roughly my only mother figure in my life since my parents had passed away in the battle that had claimed almost one-third of our pack's population.
• She sat on one side of the table settling in comfortably.
• "Sit down" she ordered placing an empty glass in front of me. She poured the red liquid carefully into our glasses topping it up.
• We took one swig from our glasses before she finally spoke up.
• "So talk to me, what happened out there?"She asked taking another gulp.
• "We were ambushed on our way to hunt but we took care of it" I responded nonchalantly digging into a piece of chicken and onto my plate.
• Her movements were swift. A hand slapped against the back of my head. My chicken fell back onto the plate. I stared back at her in surprise.
• "What did you do that for?!"I cried rubbing the area in feigned pain.
• "What are you trying to say? I meant the scent you just got a few minutes ago" she replied.
• My eyes widened in surprise.
• "How did you...?"
• I stopped mid-sentence as I realized my blunder.
• "I didn't think you could see things now, "I said focusing on my meal.
• "I didn't need to see any more than you have to admit it," she responded before taking another swig from the bottle this time.
• I nodded not believing a word she was saying.
• "But seriously it's about time, to find a mate. It's been too long and the clock's ticking. You're not getting any younger. You need a woman in your life." she advised.
• "But I do have women in my life" I refuted with a mouth full of chicken.
• She gave me a wry look.
• "Having me and any other fling you've been having doesn't count," she replied wryly.
• I nodded distractedly still focused on my meal.
• She let out a defeated sigh.
• "For goodness sake, are you even listening to me?" she asked
• "Luna, I appreciate all that you've been telling me but I've just not found that one. Frankly speaking, I'm starting to believe that my mate doesn't exist."I responded, dropping the chicken I held in my hand as my appetite began to subside.
• "So there hasn't been any woman in our pack that has caught your attention or has been able to ignite your inner wolf.
• I shook my head vehemently. Feeling tired, I rose from my chair and excused myself. I needed to leave the conversation.
• Later that night I decided to stroll through the forest away from the sounds that filled the grounds as couples mated and lone wolves cried out for their wolves that were away. While wolves without mates, like me roamed around in search of theirs.
• I paused in my tracks as my heartbeat quickened. My head throbbed with images of a woman. There were flashes and there was nothing definite about them but they were enough to get my inner wolf excited.
• I ran forward as fast as I could unable to control my own body. The longing in my heart grew so bad that it was almost painful. Unable to keep it in, I howled. I howled for her. She was close, I could feel it.
• I don't know how long I stood there, I turned as her scent wafted through my nostrils.
• "She's here"my inner wolf whispered.
• I could feel it deep in my core.
• My head whipped around at the sound. And there she was, her silver-white hair flowing behind her as the silent wind whipped it around. Her eyes were beautiful and glowed blue, unlike anything I had ever seen before.
• My lips widened in a smile.
• "She's mine".