Alpha's STOLEN Mate Chapter 42

Elowen

The landscape that greeted us was a vision from hell. Burned houses dotted the countryside like blackened teeth, their skeletal remains stark against the pale moonlight. The air reeked of smoke and death, and not a single soul moved through the devastated villages.

*Jesus Christ. What kind of war is this?*

A foreboding chill ran down my spine as we approached Kaius's territory. This wasn't just a battle—it was systematic destruction. In the distance, dust clouds rose from the plains opposite the castle, and I knew we'd found the main battlefield.

Scarlett and I bounded up onto a massive boulder in our wolf forms, and the sight that met us made me suck in a sharp breath.

*Holy shit.*

An enormous coalition of rogue wolves and allied packs was systematically slaughtering the royal army. I could pick out several powerful alphas among the attackers—a golden wolf with scars across his muzzle, a massive brown alpha whose claws gleamed with silver, and a rust-colored beast whose eyes burned with ancient hatred. No wonder Kaius was in trouble. This wasn't some ragtag rebellion—this was a coordinated military assault.

*They're all using silver weapons. That's why the royal warriors can't heal.*

In the center of the chaos, I spotted the familiar forms of Kaius—a massive black wolf whose coat was matted with blood—and Frost, his gray form moving with desperate efficiency. But they were trapped, surrounded by layers of enemies. The outer ring consisted of countless rogue wolves, but the real danger came from the inner circle: those powerful alphas who were pressing their attack without mercy, giving neither wolf a moment to recover.

Watching them struggle against impossible odds sent a surge of fury through my system that caught me completely off guard.

*If I hadn't come, even when my parents arrive, it would be too late. They'd all die, and my family would die trying to save them.*

I looked at Scarlett, and we shared a moment of perfect understanding. Without hesitation, she launched herself down the slope, her blue-furred form a blur of lethal grace as she crashed into the outer ring of rogues. Her claws were like steel blades, tearing through enemies with ruthless efficiency.

The distraction caused several of the inner-circle alphas to turn toward the new threat, their attacks on Kaius intensifying with desperate fury. The golden alpha's claws raked across Kaius's flank, drawing fresh blood, while the brown beast aimed for his throat.

*No.*

The word rang through my mind like a bell as I saw another alpha—this one coal-black with red eyes—prepare to drive his claws through Kaius's chest.

I didn't think. I simply leaped.

The wind caught me mid-jump, carrying me higher and farther than any normal wolf could manage. For a moment, I hung suspended in the moonlight, and I saw the exact instant every fighter on the battlefield looked up.

The sight of me—pure white against the dark sky, moonlight turning my coat into liquid silver—froze them in place. Even the most battle-hardened alphas stopped mid-attack, their eyes wide with disbelief.

*White wolf. The stuff of legends.*

The lower-ranking rogues were hit hardest by my presence. Something primal in their wolf minds recognized what I was, and dozens of them simply collapsed, unable to function in the face of such overwhelming supernatural authority.

But I didn't stop there. As I descended from the sky like some avenging angel, I reached out with abilities I'd barely understood before tonight. Healing energy poured from me in waves, and I watched with savage satisfaction as Kaius's wounds began closing at visible speed. The silver-poisoned gashes that had been draining his strength sealed themselves, while his warriors' previously unhealable injuries started mending.

The enemy alphas snarled with rage as they realized their advantage was disappearing. The golden wolf howled orders, trying to rally his forces for one final push to kill Kaius before my healing could fully restore him.

That's when I decided to show them exactly what a white wolf could do.

I landed directly behind the rust-colored alpha who'd been preparing to tear out Kaius's throat. Using the wind as an extension of my will, I simply... lifted him. The massive wolf found himself yanked into the air by invisible hands, thrashing helplessly as I held him twenty feet above the battlefield.

*Look at me,* I projected into every mind present. *Look at your deaths approaching.*

I released my hold.

The alpha crashed to the earth with bone-shattering force, his body leaving a crater in the blood-soaked ground. He didn't get up.

The remaining enemy alphas exchanged glances that spoke volumes. This wasn't a battle they could win anymore.

I landed in the center of the killing ground and positioned myself back-to-back with Kaius, our forms creating a striking contrast—his midnight black against my pristine white. The moment our bodies touched, the mate bond exploded to life with an intensity that stole my breath.

*Oh, fuck.*

The sensation of our wolves connecting was like touching a live wire. I felt my abilities amplify beyond anything I'd ever experienced, while Kaius seemed to gain energy from our proximity. His movements became fluid again, deadly, and he began tearing through enemies like they were made of paper.

Together, we were unstoppable.

The golden alpha tried to flank us, but I caught him with a wind-blade that opened his throat. The brown beast charged directly at Kaius, only to find himself impaled on claws that moved faster than sight. Within minutes, the surviving enemies were fleeing in all directions, abandoning their dead and wounded.

Victory.

The royal pack's warriors looked at me with expressions of awe and reverence, and I had to admit—despite everything, despite my determination never to be their queen—the feeling was intoxicating.

Kaius moved closer, his black wolf radiating satisfaction and something that might have been gratitude. But I spun away, showing him my tail while baring my teeth in warning.

*I didn't come here to save you,* I projected through our bond. *I came because I won't let my parents die in your war.*

As the immediate danger passed and my healing abilities continued working on the wounded, I noticed something that made my heart leap with joy. Across the battlefield, Scarlett and Frost were staring at each other with the unmistakable intensity of a new mate bond snapping into place.

*Finally! Someone deserves happiness tonight.*

I watched with warm anticipation as Scarlett approached the gray wolf, expecting to witness the beautiful moment when they acknowledged their connection.

Instead, Frost lowered his head and turned away.

*What the fuck?*

My beta's expression crumbled with hurt and confusion as Frost actually snarled at her, driving her back with bared teeth before disappearing into the shadows beyond the battlefield.

Rage flooded through me. How dare he reject my pack member? How dare he hurt Scarlett when she'd just risked her life to save his ungrateful hide?

I started to pursue him, ready to tear strips off his cowardly hide, but movement at the edge of my vision made me freeze.

Familiar scents carried on the night wind—cedar and steel from my father, lavender and strength from my mother. Their pack's banner appeared over the ridge, warriors moving in perfect formation despite their obvious exhaustion.

They'd come expecting to find a slaughter. Instead, they found victory, and at the center of it all, a white wolf whose identity was impossible to mistake.

My father's wolf—a grizzled gray veteran—moved with the pride of a commander who'd just discovered his daughter was legendary. But my mother's golden form carried something far more precious in her movements: the desperate relief of a parent who'd found her lost child at last.

*Time to face the music.*

As both my parents shifted to human form and waited expectantly, I realized there was no hiding anymore. No more pretending to be ordinary, no more keeping my true nature secret from the wolves who'd given me life.

For better or worse, the white wolf had finally come home.