one to witness. It’s an official bureaucratic process, believe it or not,’ he replied.
Kai and I stripped down and shifted immediately while Max and Anna followed behind us. I heard growling in the barn and raced back there. A huge grey wolf had a small, timid, white wolf’s head in his mouth. A werewolf in human form stood against the wall with black gloves on. Kaden ran the length of the barn and lunged at the grey wolf’s back, sinking his teeth into his shoulder.
Max hadn’t fully shifted yet. “Wait! The council is reviewing this case. Your orders have been changed. Stand down!” Max shouted. The grey enforcer released Chase and lunged at Kaden.
The man leaning against the wall pulled a long silver chain from his briefcase. I looked closer. It was a whip. A silver whip. He addressed Max. “They all say that to save their wolf. Back off now. Interfering with council enforcers will be punishable by termination.”
Termination? Let’s call it what it was. Murder!
He pulled his whip back and flicked it at Chase, wrapping it around his neck.
Chase had been standing there in shock, looking at the markings on Kaden’s wolf. Chase pulled hard on the silver whip causing the guy holding it to fall forward and let go. Chase shook his head as if to shake his thoughts. Kai approached him slowly. Chase’s head turned in Kai’s direction and he let loose a deep growl. Well, this might get interesting. Anna took the enforcer’s leg in her mouth, ripped him away from Kaden, and pinned him to the ground.
I decided to shift into my human form before things got ugly.
The guy who had fallen, grabbed the whip tightly again.
I pointed at him. “Call the council and talk to Raj. I’m the Matefinder, and as you can see, these two are mates.”
The guy seemed unsure of what to do, noticing their exact opposite markings. “They may be mates, but he’s gone completely rapid. He killed a human. I have orders.”
“Call the council, now,” I said with gritted teeth.
He dropped the whip. Kaden approached Chase slowly, crouching in a submissive walk. Their eyes were locked, their fur patterns matched. Exact opposites. Mates.
Kaden tried to get closer. I knew they were seeing each other’s life review. What got them to this point, how much they had struggled in the past. The thing that happened to every wolf when they met their mate for the first time in wolf form. Chase growled, stopping Kaden in his tracks.
Kaden shifted. “His mind is going rabid. He can’t function without an Alpha or a pack. He’s sick.” He sounded scared. To see such a big, menacing guy pleading for help pulled on my heart strings.
‘What exactly does going rabid mean?’ I asked Kai.
‘Going rogue is only temporary when a wolf changes packs. If you aren’t mentally strong, you cannot make it as a rogue long term. Only Alpha’s like Kaden can and it takes a toll on the mind. You act crazy, like a rapid dog.’
An understanding passed between us. Kai looked at me. I nodded. Kai lunged at Chase and bit into his shoulder causing him to howl.
‘Blood of my blood,’ Kai told him. I felt Kai bringing him into the pack, the pack bonds were wrapping around Chase. As soon as I felt his energy join the pack, I recoiled. He was suicidal, depressed, hearing things, seeing things. The poor soul. He couldn’t think straight.