Alpha Xander: His Contracted Luna

MOMENTS BEFORE THE FIRE

Catherine was alone in the room. She was bored and her semester break had just begun. She toured the house after breakfast with Xander.

She stood at balcony and yelled at Xander, “I might die of boredom come back!”

She was the one who convinced him to clear things out with Jackson. And he needed the clarity.

“I’ll be back in 15 minutes… or less,” he said.

“Don’t go rolling in the dirt with those boys later,” She said.

“You can’t tell me what to do,” he teased. “I might as well roll in dirt.”

“Alright free spirit,” She mocked.

Xander walked backwards as he watched her go inside. He almost fell into the fountain. Too bad no one saw the Alpha humiliate himself.

Faye was ambiguous as ever, she was not with the boys on the field. She wasn’t in the house with Xander and Catherine. Jackson was outside the barn chopping wood. Faye was always the best at stealth, Jackson didn’t notice her creeping into the barn.

She poured a gallon of diesel on the food section area.

“This will serve him right,” She muttered to herself.

She turned on the lighter. Deep down she knew this would be detrimental for everyone including herself but she just wanted to make a fuss. The omega pack would eventually be blamed for this.

“Let the fire burn,” she smirked.

She tossed the lighter into the diesel trail. It didn’t light up at first. She reach for it and knocked over a keg that made a disturbance. She heard Xander’s voice outside.

The trail caught fire before she second guessed her rash decision.

Catherine could smell the fire from her quarters. The smokes had spread up in the air. She rushed outside and saw it coming from the barn.

She got in her pullovers and got out of the house.

“Xander!” She called.

He would always show up when she called his name. This time was different and unusual. She went to check out the barn. She saw Faye coming out from the side where the fire started.

“Faye are you okay?” Catherine waved to get her attention.

“Come closer,” Faye coughed.

Catherine was hesitant and saw the murderous intent in Faye’s eyes. This was one of the moments Faye hoped for. The whole pack was distracted, including Xander who would come searching for Catherine any minute now.

She had Catherine to prey on. Finally.

Catherine turned to the other route, which was safer just to run for the woods.

Faye staggered and cackled, “It’s over for you now!”

Catherine was fast but Faye was faster. Much faster.

She looked around to find a good hiding spot. Faye was the only who had Catherine’s scent, her heightened sense of scent was the strongest in the pack.

Faye knew her time was limited. She would need to meet with the pack before suspicions were raised.

“Don’t hide tryst me I’ll find you,” Faye called out Catherine.

Catherine ran till she reach a cliff.

She kicked at the rocks at the edge of the cliff. She watched it reach a while before it made contact with the body of water down below.

“I’ve got you now,” Faye had a big smile on her face.

If Catherine jumped the chances of survival were low and it was very risky. She would rather squash to bits on the huge rocks or die from the impact with the water.

“Too bad you won’t rip me to shreds Faye,” Catherine said.

She stepped a foot on the air right off the cliff.

“Too good you won’t survive the jump,” Faye tilted her head to the side.

Faye blurted out, “You’ll be gone and I will reign in your stead as I meant to.”

She made quick steps to Catherine. Catherine agitated and hopped into a great depth.

Faye looked down and only saw waves hitting against the rocks. She would get her story straight when she reaches the barn with the betas she meets along the way.

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THE PRESENT

His heavy steps and heavy breaths was all to find his love.

“There might be traps ahead Alpha!”

He ran so fast, Jackson’s voice behind him faded away. Xander was sure someone plotted a hit on them at the barn. As much as he didn’t want to think of any other name he figured it could be Drew. Even though the Omega pack were only spotted here in mating season-which was once in a blue moon.

“Catherine! Catherine!” he yelled as he jumped over huge boulders.

Nothing would get in his way. His mind was fixated on never stopping till he saw his mate.

He thought to himself, “Catherine never had a unique scent. On a normal day she smelled like lavender. Right! Lavender blossoms.” It was a good assumption but it wouldn’t help in the woods filled with tons of lavender flowers. It was hard to distinct which was hers.

He thought to himself, “It was hard to think.” He held his head high, “Only if I had let her go back to her normal human life. Away from all this pain.”Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

His mind made a conclusion.

He faced left and made it to the sound of the waves.

Catherine was nowhere to be seen. He caught the lavender scent. There no lavender blossoms around.

He laid on the cliff with his head popping down to get a clearer view. He saw his mate holding on to a rock in the concave of the exterior of the cliff.

“Schoolgirl!” he yelled happily

“Big bad wolf!” She sighed in relief.

She clung to the rock with everything she had in her. It was as if she knew her last hope-Xander would come saving her.

Moments from slipping away.

“Take my hand,” He reached out to her.

Xander had took off his shoes and dug his footed claws deep into the earth. He swung his upper body at his mate. She jumped on to his outstretched arm.

“I’ve got you,” he winked.

She shut her eyes and crawled on his back.

He gave her a piggyback ride to the house.

***

The pack were all scattered around the woods. They searched for their Alpha. Eventually, they met up with Jackson who lost track of Xander.

“There he is,” A beta said.

They tried to help carry Catherine but he wouldn’t let go of her.

Faye tried to be inconspicuous, creeping from a tree branch.

“Faye we’ve found him. No more scouting,” The other beta said.

They all reached the house and settled for a meeting out on the field.

“This was a personal attack on our turf,” Xander said.

He tapped everyone on their shoulders and said to them, “they cannot test us. If they do, we are at the other end stronger.”

The pack paired up and took turns scouting the premises for the night.

Faye waited behind but Xander actually wanted to discuss with Jackson. Alone

Faye was dismissed. She was disgruntled but dared not go against her Alpha’s wishes.

Catherine was leaning on Xander when he addressed his trusted beta.

He held him by the hand.

“There’s a traitor amongst us.”