Alpha Without a Pack...

Chapter 99

"You're going easy on us, aren't you?" I linked as I studied her in my peripheral. "Maybe." She chuffed back in a playful tone. "Why?" I couldn't help it, after all we all k we how badly she needed to run out her wolf after not being allowed to shift in a while. "Because if I left all of you in the dust now, I couldn't enjoy your company." She stated it like it was obvious and maybe it was but I didn't want her to feel like we were holding her back. "You can enjoy our company later, we'll have years to do that, don't strain your wolf on our account, let her run." I linked softly back to her and she met my gaze for a moment with a thoughtful expression in her eyes.

 "You sure?" She linked uncertainly. "Positive Alpha girl." I crooned back. "Well in that case Goldy Locks, I'll see you boys at the finish line." She nudged me once with her muzzle in thanks, her eyes beaming at me brightly before she took off full speed ahead. I watched as she blasted past Daniel who faltered and tried to pick up his pace but she was already gone from view. I knew we wouldn't catch her, that she would win the race easily, but I was just fine with that because we were hers and she was ours and nothing was going to change that.

                                           Asher

By the time we'd made it to the stream Sid was lapping at the water and wagging her tail towards us in an easy greeting. I panted as I trotted forward and lowered my own head for a drink beside her. "Tired?" She puffed at me playfully. "Not all of us have the speed and stamina of a certain alpha female." I panted back as I plopped down in the shade of a tree, enjoying the feel of the cool dirt on my stomach. "True." I could hear the smirk hidden inside that link as she plopped down beside me. "But that doesn't mean I don't get tired." She sighed as she laid her head out on her paws and met my gaze lazily. "Are you tired?" I quizzed back and she hummed a thoughtful sound. 

"Of running, no. Sure I got tired of running from my past, that's been dealt with at least, but I absolutely love to run. One thing I'm tired of is fighting the feelings I've had for all of you long before you admitted yours for me." Her sighed link has me silently studying her. "How long have you had feelings for us then?" I can't help my curiosity over when she knew before or after us. "It's kind of hard to tell, I liked most of you the moment I met you, and others it took a little time, but overall I think I liked all of you for sure the moment you all asked me to go running with you for the first time. I don't know the exact moment when like turned to love, but I had to fight those feeling more than you realize." She hummed to me as she watched Gavin tackle Fletcher into the water, play fighting.

 "When did you stop fighting them?" I whispered into her link and her dazzling eyes landed back on mine as she tilted her head at me. "In truth I'm not sure I'll ever stop fighting them completely, after all if I let my beast have her way in expressing them it would be very difficult for any of us to behave ourselves. I guess I just let the place where I was hiding them away grow and fill until it was near bursting with everything, but now that I've accepted it the feelings seem much more peaceful and happy." I couldn't help licking her ear as she hummed happily back at me. "It turned to love for me when you had that talk with me in the kitchen, how I'm a bit of a loner but never really lonely, something like that." I rumbled back at her peaceful croon, I loved her so very much.

                                            Jason