The Little Fox's Protector

Two

Dorian’s POV

I sat on the couch with the little white fox curled up on my lap, sleeping with her head still in my neck. I held her close, letting her sweet lavender and fresh lily scent soothe my wolf and me. I remember my mother would have these same flowers in the garden my father had built.

“Uh, Dude. Want to tell us why you took the little fox with you?” I opened my eyes towards my friends as I watched Alpha James walk away with Lisa smiling and chatting from ear to ear.

“I don’t know why I stepped in, but I do understand that this little fox may be my destined mate,” I whispered, not wanting to wake her up, as I ran my hand through her soft white fur. She was bigger than a regular fox but still smaller than my wolf form.

“Hmm, wonder who she is and what her name is?” “Wait, I remember father telling me he had saved a young female werefox after being abandoned by her birth parents, and the pack doctor adopted her. If I remember correctly, her name is Noelle.” “Noelle?” I said, gently testing out her human name. I wondered what her fox’s name was, especially with Knox being quiet.

“Knox, you alright?” “Yes, I am all right. Just thinking about this little vixen’s scent. Her scent is calling to me, and I am sure she might be our destined mate, just not of age yet to be confirmed.” “Hmm, I’m getting the same feeling, Knox,” I told Knox through our mental connection. I felt some movement on my lap, and I watched twin crystal blue eyes open up and look at me with curiosity shining in them.

I gave her a smirk and kissed her nose to tell her she was safe. I helped her down as she wanted off and observed her scurry away upstairs towards the Alpha suit, where I knew Alpha James would be in his office. I sat back down, watching the others talk amongst themselves.

“So, how do we know if she is who she is and if she is Dorian’s, destined mate?” “Well, we are going to be security guards at the school, and my little mate here is going to be working in the nurse’s station once she wakes up from her nap upstairs in our room.” I sighed, ignoring their talks as I did not want to be around when they started talking about me, and my mate, who I am pretty sure is the little vixen who is my chosen, just got to wait and keep her safe from harm be there for her from now onwards.

“Knox, want to shift so you can go for a run and maybe hunt?” “Why not, I haven’t had time to go for a run, and I want to think about how we can keep the pretty little thing safe from harm's way,” Knox told me as I shifted into his wolf form of black fur and bright grey eyes that do not match my blue eyes when in my human form.

** Knox’s POV

I shook out my thick black fur once we had shifted into my form, and I took off into the forest to find some deer to hunt. “Knox, we need to learn more about the little vixen we met today. I feel she needs us and does not want to be alone.” “Agreed, Dorian. I am quite sure of the pull we felt and the jealousy before we stepped in to pick her up from the ground before Cole’s father took her from us.” I told Dorian while I was following the deer nearby close to the river.

I crept slowly behind the female deer, seeing nothing around the lone animal. I knew I could take it down and drag it back to the pack house for the omega’s to skin and debone the deer meat. I carefully crouched down and pounced on the deer, wrapping my jaw around the deer’s neck, snapping it and killing it right away. After I was done, I began to drag the dead deer back to the packhouse, mind-linking a few of the warriors to help me with the dead deer.

I dropped the deer in the backyard when I sat on the ground watching a small petite young girl run out of the backyard with her blonde hair tied in a braid down her back with the girl’s school uniform on and small black shoes run from the pack house. Her scent was the same as the little vixen we met today, and I knew that this was her human self, Noelle.

“Dorian, be gentle with the little one tomorrow when you start teaching there. I do not want us to scare her even more than before.” “Agreed, Knox. I do wonder when her birthday is?” “Why don’t we go inside and ask Alpha James. He might know?” ­I said in our private mind link, letting him take over.

** Dorian’s POV

After I shifted back, I quickly grabbed the shorts to put on my large muscular physique. I made my way inside, where I saw Cole and his mate sitting in the movie room watching something on tv. I cannot wait to do this with my mate. Soon it will happen, and I will do everything I can to prove myself to her and show her that she already means so much to me. “Alpha James?” “Ah, Dorian, what can I do for you?” “Can you tell me more about the little vixen?” I asked, sitting in front of his desk with my arms crossed.

“Noelle was only eight when I found her being chased by rogue wolves. I realized she was werefox the moment she shifted for me and hid behind me when she thought someone was going to hurt her. Her parents abandoned her and left her to die alone before they took off out of state. I had called them once, and they denied they even had a child, but I told them what they needed to tell me about her and her birth date. Dr. Charles adopted her as if she was her blood. No one wanted to adopt the young girl, as she was not one of us.” I sat there stunned hearing this, and I felt anger towards the ones who abandoned her so that they could be free from the obligation of raising a child.

“When is her birthday?” I watched Alpha James smile at me with a weird look in his eyes. “It’s tomorrow and why I made the party, not to welcome you all home but for Noelle’s sake, as she has always done so much for the pack.” I gave him a nod and left the pack house to follow her and ensure she got home safely. I was careful when I saw that she was walking down the side street towards the packed clinic and walked into the little hospital.

I left knowing she was safe at home, and I went to bed, ignoring my parents and my little sister, who had become a little brat over the years. “I’m glad you're home, brother, and I can’t wait to see Colton again.” “Brittany, Colton is mated now. He found his mate at college,” I said calmly, walking away from her. I entered my room and got ready for bed as I had a big day tomorrow, and I could not wait to meet Noelle. “Good night, Knox.” “Goodnight, Dorian.” I fell asleep with the thought of our little vixen in our arms.