I Claim Your Love

The dwellers of the forest paced their way to the peak point in hopes of reaching the moon. Thunderous paws sank into the wet moss leaving every tree behind. They raced against the winds with the high ranks showing their dominance by closing the gap with the ones who were ahead of them.

The moon was calling them.

Einar had covered a considerable distance ahead of everyone. He covered the uneven land with a great lolloping gait. Each one of his mighty strides were worth of at least three of others. His body stretched to its full extent while he ran with a force barely touching the ground. When he reached the cliff, he stared at the moon in defiance and howled in agony. He bared his teeth to the moon as if he was challenging it to a fight.

The wolves soon joined Einar but were taken aback at the provocative yelping of the Alpha's son. The other members of the pack saw it as a disrespect to the Supreme Being. In response some of them howled a cry of annoyance while others howled in respect to the moon. They could not tolerate the uncanny behavior of the Alpha's son.

No one was above the goddess.

Einar shook his head and composed himself when he realized what he was doing. He snorted. He was embarrassed with his head hung low and apologized to the moon goddess and everyone in the pack through his mind link. Even Ragnar was amused with the behavior of his son. This wasn't the behavior to which the Alpha was accustomed to. Had it not been his son, the perpetrator would have been severely punished.

Umberto then nuzzled the Einar in assurance that everything will work out. He was sure that Einar acted this way only because he had been aloof from his mate. He again pushed through the mind of Einar to knock some sense in him.

′You were intransigent and howled in contempt at the moon goddess. That's not a good thing to do son.′

'I know uncle Umberto; I'm trying to control my wolf but I don't know what has gotten into him. He is acting weird today the whole time.'

Umberto knew for a fact that a wolf gets upset when he does not detects his other half on a full moon night. In most cases he is either calm, upset about it or he howls in pain. But he is never defiant or feral for it. However it can behave this way only if...

'Einar look at me.′ The Alpha's son slowly raised his head to look into the eyes of his mentor. ′I want you to tell me the truth. HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR MATE?′

Einar ached to let someone know that indeed he has found his mate. But would people understand that the mate in question was not a girl or a wolf entirely? Perhaps he could share this information with his advisor. Maybe he would understand his dilemma.

′Yes uncle Umberto. I-I think I have found my mate.′

Umberto was ecstatic and equally appalled. Finding ones mate is the happiest moment in a wolf's life but if Einar was hiding this fact from everyone than there must be a grave reason for it.

′Your mate is a wolf. Right?′

Einar was ashamed at the fact that his mate did not have a wolf within him. He lowered his eyes and shook his head. Umberto was surprised to say the least.

′This has never happened in the before! An Alpha mate who is not a wolf is truly unheard of. I don't know how your parents or the pack will digest this information. Alpha mates have to be strong to breed strong pups and hence only an Alpha, beta or in some cases a gamma blood is usually the mate chosen by the moon goddess for the high ranks. There is a very thin chance of your parents approving this mating. However they are not the ones we need to be concerned about at this moment. Your mating can cause quite a ruckus at the council. The King and his people won't be pleased.′

That was the last thought on Einar's mind right now. He knew for a fact that no one would be accepting of his bond with the boy. He would bring shame to his family.

′Tell me Einar, which shifter family does she belong to? Maybe we could possibly find a solution to unite you both.′

Uncle Umberto. In fact my mate

'What do you...'

to scream, fear was creeping through him along with anger. It was as if his life was in danger. With a final deafening roar he jumped leaps and strides with no clear destination in

that Callan was in

where his movements were resisted by the wetland, hampering his speed. But no one could stop him at this moment. He can't bear anything happening to Callan. Even the idea of

hear two heartbeats and the faint magnetic aroma of his mate. But what surprised him was the fact that he was not alone. The woodpecker's daughter was with him. He strode ahead to get a glimpse of

he saw shattered his world

an understatement. He did not know how to respond. His mate was now taken. His mate was now 'impure'. Every wolf saves himself for their half as the custom dictates but the girl took his rightful honor to give his mate the pleasure of his first kiss; their

for his beloved. The stench of betrayal

on encroaching the area but for that they had to eliminate the only

Einar was enraged.

his feet to the ground. He roared vociferously and made his way to the boy. He took long strides while his legs bounced. As soon as he reached the boy he jumped above his full height and pierced his canines on the neck of the rouge

which did not go too well with Einar. He growled at her. She flinched and fell back,

wolf even understood who the real enemy was. However he knew that he had to take matters in his own hand as the girls safety depended on him. He was relieved to see Meredith taking cover in the opposite direction of this chaos. He saw other wolves approaching him and he flew his dagger at one of

had also arrived at the scene. Some of the pack members followed their Alpha to the pack house while the other members of the pack had made a beeline alongside Callan and Einar. The feral wolves however were more in number than expected. It was a planned attack to wipe out the entire blue moon pack. Ragnar could feel that his

expressing their willingness for a fight. With a long howl from Umberto the warriors marched ahead to save their land and their people. Feet pounding, teeth gnawing, menacing attacks

their way to Einar estimating him as the leader of the pack. They wanted to attack the Alphas son seemingly understanding that if they could rout him out, victory will be theirs.

attacks with his swiftness and agility. He was now using his sword and was offensive only when needed. One of his traits however was that he only wounded the ferals so that they didn't make any movements in return while he

his thigh. Einar felt Callan's pain and rushed towards him. The canines of the wolf had just penetrated Callan when Einar broke the leg of the rogue with his jaws. The rogue was limping and whining in pain when Einar seizured his

dripping blood. Einar got a whiff of the metallic scent and he arched his back once again to roar a deafening howl. It was so loud that the entire wolves retreated to their respective sides while Callan put both of his hands covering his ears. The whimpering and whining of the ferals did not go unnoticed by anyone. Even the blue moon pack was on their knees bowing their heads, some rolling over and showing their

incensed like

his wolf form was suddenly growing in size. The more he grew the more the ferals limped in fear. Umberto and everyone around were now flattening their ears and their torso kissing the ground burying themselves more deeper to the earth. However Callan was once again mesmerized by Einar's other form and was not afraid of him. His morals dictated that he bow before a greater force but his conscience was against it. He wanted to devour

bare skin. Callan flinched initially but as soon as the wolf touched him with his tongue, a soothing sensation nerved his body. Callan's wounds were healing all of a

before him. His eyes widened in realization when he

It was Callan!

Umberto's mind showed him a chain of images, glimpses from the pasts. Einar would always ask about the whereabouts of the boy in their off days. Umberto never understood why Einar would always attend the warrior trainings when he himself was coached in a special environment away from others. But now he knew that it was because of Callan. His eyes flickered when he was around the boy and people assumed that Callan might've made him angry but in reality it was Einar's wolf's struggle to be out and mark his mate. The constant growling at Callan was actually not aimed at him but for the people who were with him, who touched him or even looked at him inappropriately. The commotion today occurred only after Callan had performed the presentation of his gift while Einar was soothed only when Callan

all making

produce any heir to the pack. The future of the pack looked

their whimpering and pleading eyes he dug his claws in their insides and retracted the organs out

He was savage.

their spot. Their feet became jelly while they stenched from putrefaction of their urine. He was on a killing spree. There was no honor in his slaughtering

were utterly horrified. They had been in battles before but never had they seen a bloodbath like this. Even their Alpha and his predecessors were modest enough to leave the body intact after killing. But this creature was rabid. It had gone rogue. It was like the blood in his canines fueled his systems to want for more. The putrid smell of blood everywhere brought bile to the throats of some, while others were praying for the souls of the fallen. The once who were dead either had their intestines severed from their fur and spilled on the floor or their heads were detached to a distance