Hear Me Say... (completed)

Chapter 1

E Z I E L

"Hurry up!" My cousin named Chris shouted. He is our pack's alpha and I am the only one who could talk to him in an informal language because I'm used to it. We're in good terms since we grew up together. And good for him because he meets his mate. The lanky Clark who used to be a nobody since the beginning of time.

So much about him.

I've been looking for my mate the moment I turned eighteen when the clock's seconds hand strikes the figure twelve! I couldn't wait to meet my mate. And because I was so excited, I didn't meet my mate. So I did what they told me. To wait.

I couldn't wait! Not when Chris and Clark act so cheesy in front of me.

"Yea-h." I said lazily, prolonging the h.

Chris had an alliance to a neighboring pack closest to us and the alpha there looked strict, unlike Chris. I met him once when he went here to see our land and negotiate. I never saw his mate, they said it's also a male.

It doesn't matter if our mate's female or male. We can still reproduce anyway.

"Hey! What the hell are you still doing!?" Chris narrowed his eyes at me who was still sitting on the couch like a king.

"Lazying around." I said and scratched my head before I stood and stretched my back making me groan.

"Are you coming?" Chris asked.

"Of course." I said and jogged to my room. We're going to our allied pack land and prepare for a war. Something like a major family conflict was going on and as an allied pack, we should help them.

I already packed my things early last night so I only drag it out of my room and went out only to see them waiting for me. They're just too excited. Well, I couldn't also wait to explore. . . explore the other pack's library.

Well, it may not look like. But I appreciate books. I was born to read. . . just read, I'm lazy to write one and I just imagine it on my head if I thought something.

I went inside the front seat and watched them squashed in the back seat. Even though it's my car, I didn't drive because. . . I pulled out a pocketbook from my bag and started reading. Halfway our travel, I slammed the book close and shove it back in my bag.

They were so noisy at the back seat and later on, I joined the conversation about which tastes best: a fresh coyote meat or deer meat.

We were hungry by the time the car slowed down and we decided to stop over by a restaurant in the middle of nowhere land. I was glad that the restaurant serves meat, more like all their menus were meats and of course, it was all in Chris' tab.

After that satisfying break, we continued traveling to our neighboring pack. See the irony? Neighboring and it's so far.

We arrived for I don't know how many hours we were traveling at the said land and their pack house was bigger compared to our packhouse and more modern look.

Many of their pack members were at the lawn especially women and kids. They're already preparing for the upcoming war which was tonight. Under the full moon.

The moment I land my feet on the ground, I was surprised when I suddenly smelt a strong arousing scent of pumpkin? Yes, pumpkin and it's coming from the pack house. The front door opened and a familiar man which I thought was the beta came out and motioned to let us in and that their alpha's waiting for our arrival.

They have a huge living room and I didn't go after them, I went to where I could smell that very pleasant scent as if it's pulling me towards that thing.

Chris, Clark, the beta named Amon, and other high-rank members went inside the pack house to talk to the alpha and we were left there and some of our members were already socializing with the other pack members.

But I found myself walking to the pack house, chasing that very luscious smell and went inside. The living room was also filled with kids and woman, gathered inside and my eyes scanned the room. I know that smell belongs to one of the people there. My mate. And I couldn't help but feel excited!

I've been waiting for my life to find him and all along, my mate's here. In another pack's land!

I slid into the gathering crowd as the smell became stronger and I turned my head when a kid passed by and then followed by another kid up to the stairs.

I couldn't help but stare at the last kid making me feel surprised and at the same time confused and glad. My wolf inside just jumped in happiness.

My mate's a little kid!? I think he's still four to six years old. He's still so young!

Is it even possible!?

I looked around thinking maybe I mistook it but the smell was coming from the second floor of the house.

It's seriously him! No doubt about it!

So what am I gonna do? Does that mean I have to wait for how many years before he can recognize me that I'm his mate? Wow.

I jumped in surprise when something touched my shoulder. It was Lian, one of my friend, and I elbowed him but he dodged it while laughing at me.

"Don't do that again." I said and he just shrugged.

"Alpha Chris' calling you." He said and lead me to the meeting room where they were gathered.

They discussed important matters and information about the upcoming war and I was only observing the people that were gathered there. It was my first time seeing the second alpha of that pack and he looked nicer unlike the other one named Kurt. He was so obvious that he's not listening. He was only nodding his head but I know he just let those words pass through his other ear.

After that meeting, I asked the beta which named Luke for directions to their library who gladly lead me the way. They have a huge circular library and it's amazing. So many books that are waiting for me to be read.

"Thank you beta." I said and I heard him chuckle.

"Cut the formalities. Just call me Luke." He said.

I like him already.

"Eziel." I said and we shake hands before he leaves me alone on that heavenly place.

I started skimming the shelves and I saw some of the books there were I already read before. A huge black hardbound book was placed on the long mahogany table that looked as if someone just read them and leave it there.

It was titled Special Abilities in gold letters and it piqued my interest that I left the book I picked and pulled the black book. I was surprised when I flipped the book open because it smelt like him. It smelt like my mate.

He's been there not long ago.

That book was about werewolves who possessed a unique ability. More powerful and dangerous and all those kinds of different abilities were listed there. No wonder that book was so thick and big.

I was kinda absorbed on reading it until I felt my phone buzzed in my pocket.

Lian

hey wer r u? Dinnr s servd.

He messaged and I was surprised what time already it was. I've been reading for four hours straight and I was almost done reading it.

Me: 

i'm coming!

I typed and sent my reply as I laughed since it kinda sounded dirty before I stood and stretched.

The dinner was held outside the pack house catering for all the pack members there and my eyes were searching for a certain someone. A certain pup!

Our table was so noisy and we keep on laughing when I suddenly smelt my mate coming. That pup went out with another pup from the pack house and went to where his parent's table. I wanted to know his name but it would be suspicious if I ask, no?

I think no.

After that feast that I haven't really eaten, we stayed outside and chat. We're not going to sleep because we're expecting the full moon on it's highest point in the dark sky. I've been to a war since our pack had a little bit conflict with another pack and I was still fifteen that time.

But I heard that the one we're facing were rogues and that their leader was a former member of alpha Kurt's pack. Or more like his uncle that gone mad.

I sighed and glanced at the porch of the pack house where I could smell him. The pup, who looked so cute in his pajamas, was talking to one of his dad when someone shook my shoulder making me glance back at my group of friends.

"What are you staring blankly for?"

I frowned and shook my head. "Nothing. You guys are so boring." I said and two of them who was beside me pushed my shoulders and some laughed.

"Shut up!"

"Go away if you don't want to listen!"

I just rolled my eyes and smiled as I steal glances at my mate who was walking inside the pack house with his dad.

I sighed and focused my attention to my friends.

**

When a message was relayed that the awaited pack of enemy was arriving, we all gathered and a little bit of briefing before we marched to the forest with Clark and Chris where we're going to meet the other alpha in our feral forms.

It took a few minutes before we saw the two other alphas and they shifted in human in a snap of the fingers and so was Chris.

"Mind if I ask what's taking you so long to come here?" Chris asked.

"We had a little drama." Alpha Colin said.

"And a quick sex." I almost laughed when I heard it from alpha Kurt and then alpha Colin widen his eyes and blushed.

"Fvck you!" Alpha Colin barked at his grinning mate.

"Good for you." Chris said making me roll my eyes.

Colin faced palmed making me sneaker. What a couple.

We marched to a different direction from alpha Kurt's team and I could see the glowing eyes of the rogues behind the trees. I didn't know there are so many rogues out there and that that uncle gathered them for a war. I bet he just used them for his own war. They're his pawns.

I roamed my eyes at them as they slowly stepped out of the dark area of the forest. I haven't fought a rogue before and it kinda made me a little bit excited.

Automatically, when we heard alpha Kurt's howl and Chris', we charged and so was the rogues. And in the first seconds, I could hear snaps, loud groans, and whimpers.

It felt good kicking some rogue asses. I was throwing a dead rogue which I just snapped his neck when some rogue lunged at me, biting my side and threw me on the ground groaning.

I stood on fours immediately so he won't have time to attack me again and I counterattacked. I tackled him and clawed his muzzle. Hearing him whimper was music to my ears as he stepped back.

We lunged at the same time and I was thrown on the ground with him on top of me but I used my strength to roll the both of us, topping him. I placed both my front legs on his throat and before he could claw my legs, I crushed his throat and in a matter of a second, his legs dropped and went limp.

I get off him and proceed to another rogue who was waiting for his turn to get killed. Well, I didn't disappoint him in the end.

It felt forever and I'm getting comfortable with that war when I smelt my mate's scent making me pause for a moment, leaving an open space for my enemy to attack me.

What the hell is he doing here!?

All I could think was my mate.

The rogue attacked and bit my leg making me cry and he was so open while doing it. I felt my blood rushed everywhere inside me. It always happened every time and it made me thirsty for blood. As if I went into rampage mode and liking the color of blood spilling and spurting every time I bit on the flesh.

I'll go mad and ended up killing everything I saw. I was once suspended and had anger management issues because I went mad during our daily training and I was glad because Chris was there to calm and stop me because if he didn't, I could have killed one of my friends.

I was breathing heavily when I felt my body stopped moving just when I saw that all the rogues that surround me were all down on the ground. I tried to calm myself because Chris wasn't there to do it when I once again smelt that pumpkin scent making my heart beat calmly.

I traced the scent as fast as I can and I saw him, but he was surrounded by rogues. I growled catching the rogues attentions and charged at them. Without mercy, I snapped their necks and I let my wolf take me over and went into chaos.

My mate passed out from the beginning maybe because it was too much for him and I was glad that he wasn't hurt but blood was on his shirt from the rogues.

I shifted back into my human form and I didn't realize that I had wounds on my legs that they gave out. I crouched down and gathered my mate on my arms, wiping the drops of blood on his innocent but scared face. I laid him down carefully on the ground and I hid at the trees when he woke up from being unconscious and sat in horror.

I didn't want him to see me like that. I am nothing but a monster and I don't want him to know me that way. I was scared.

I never took my eyes away from him until someone saw him and signaled.

I stretched the other side of my lips up because at last I knew and heard his name. Jack.