The last male Alpha

8: Awakenings

*Dacian*

The first thing making me aware I am waking and that I am not dead is not pain, as I would have expected, but a scent, it is rather indescribable: warm, enticing, with a hint of vanilla, mixed with something fruity and something earthy, but the good kind.

Second thing is comfort, warmth and something soft pressing against me. I try to figure out where I am. A bed ? A wonderful and perfectly well sprung bed.. definitely not my bed then.

My arm is wrapped around something, something soft, firm and warm, my hands resting on.. my eyes pop open.. There is a young woman laying in my arms, snuggled against my chest.

Then I realise I am back in my human form, which is a relief, but I still can’t hear Achak, which scares me. I mean my wolf is half of me.. I can’t imagine a life without him.

I breathe in deeply, my senses assaulted by her scent and without thinking I lean forward burying my face in her hair and breathe in. Her hair is the colour of sunshine.

She stiffens, and turns in my arms, big golden amber eyes staring at me. “You are awake ?”

“I think so”. I say, my eyes taking in her face.. she is beautiful, and I don't mean just in a physical way of being attractive.. but every bit of her speaks to me on some deep elemental level.

Her fingers start trailing softly up and down my arm, clearly without her thinking about it. “We found you in the forest, in wolf form..what happened ?”

“I.. I..”. I try to focus. “Who are you ?”

“Oh sorry.. I am Alpha Kaisa Caelestia of the Sunnymoon pack”. She says softly. “And you are ?”

An alpha, I am in the bed of an alpha.. I can’t be.. I fly out of the bed. “Not supposed to be here”.

*Kaisa*

I gasp, my eyes automatically run over him.. God, he is perfect, absolutely stunning in every way and every aspect of him.

His face is handsome, with hair the colour of his wolf, warm hazel eyes and full, soft looking lips. He manages to look at the same time masculine and has a boyish charm to him.

He is tall, like 6’4, with strong broad shoulders, impressive biceps and a muscled chest with a cover of dark hair. His waist is trimmed and.. oh lord, I quickly avert my eyes.

“There is no need to be scared.. no one will hurt you”. I say softly.

“Oh”. He seems to realise that he is naked and quickly turns, making me gasp again when I see his back.

I move off the bed to stand behind him, my fingers reaching out to touch the scars. “Who hurt you like this ?”

“The Alpha in the pack where I live”. He breathes out. “It’s nothing.. they are healed”.

I notice he says the Alpha and the pack, not ‘my’, like he does not feel he belongs, that makes me sad.

Taking a blanket I wrap it around him. “Please tell me your name”.

“Dacian..”. He turns. “My name is Dacian.. I am no one.. I shouldn’t be here”.

His head is hanging and his eyes lowered, but there is pride and defiance in the way he holds his body. I reach up, gently grabbing his chin and lifting it, his eyes lifting to mine. Again the warmth strikes me, but I see something else there that I can’t put my finger on.

I smile softly at him. “You are not no one, you are Dacian.. you are someone”. I sit on the edge of the bed and pad beside me. “And do you have anywhere better to be ?”

“No, I guess not”. He sits down, the blanket pooling around his waist. “I was attacked by two pack members.. they were.. I don’t know.. crazy, rabid.. I tried to talk to them, no contact”.

“So that was how you were hurt.. we need to send fighters out..”. The thought of two dangerous wolves roaming the woods scares me.

He shakes his head. “No need, I .. I killed them both.. I had no choice.. my wolf Achak.. I.. I think I lost him”.

“Oh.. good.. I mean that you killed them.. where are the bodies ? Maybe we should retrieve them, try to find out what is happening”. I bite my lip, so that is why he hasn’t realised we are mates, his wolf is .. lost.. I had no idea it was possible.

“This has happened before right ? Wolves going berserk”. He looks at me, those warm eyes revealing a sharp Intelligence.

I nod. “Yes.. up north, The Crimson moon pack.. they had a couple of members who suddenly attacked the pack.. yesterday we got the message that the whole pack has been wiped out.. slaughtered”.

“The whole pack”. He mumbles, shaking his head. “How ?”

I shake my head. “I don’t know”.

*Dacian*

There is a knock on the door and I pull the blanket closer around me as Kaisa goes to open it. A young man standing outside. She seems happy to see him, they talk in low voices and I can only hear a few words, which doesn’t really make sense.. but I also realise that I don’t care.. but I do care that he smiles at her and touches her arm.. he shouldn’t touch her.

I feel something growing inside me, wanting out and I realise I am flexing my hands into fists. An unknown anger burning me from inside.

It’s like ants under my skin, making me want to pace, making me want to go and put myself between them.

She tells the guy goodbye, hugging him and a roar burst in my head, surprising me. ‘Achak ?’ I am so relieved to feel him, that I am fully focused on him for a moment.

Kaisa closes the door and turns walking towards me. “That was just..”.

“Mine..”. I grab her.. no scratch that, Achak takes control of my body, grabbing her and throwing her down on the bed. He is instantly over her, the voice a possessive growl. “You are mine.. my mate.. he should not touch you”.