The Alpha and his Panther Mate Chapter 23

IZZY

Running was the best way to relieve everything but the built up of emotions I had was causing havoc on my power, it wanted to be released but I couldn’t let it out, I couldn’t let them find me.

We reached a clearing in the forest; the power was still surging through me like blades on metal, grinding together for the next battle. It needed to be released.

With an almighty growl, Puna released it into the air letting the power of the anger, rage, everything that came through me. She let it all out; the energy and power evaporated but let a gust of the harshest of winds through the trees, warning people not to go into the forest.

After the power was released, Puna carried on running, leaving me in our head with all my thoughts.

I scared my family.

I missed Allie.

Blake’s face crept into my thoughts, his handsome face staring back at me. Pleading for me to take him as my mate, he wanted to prove to me that we were mates and that I could trust him.

After a while being stuck inside Puna’s head for what seemed like hours, the evening was turning dark. We had been running for hours. I could tell she was getting tired.

“We should stop” I say to her suddenly, she slows down the pace of her run. I could hear her heartbeat, beating faster than ever. She goes into a walk and heads over a clearing.

“I’m sorry Puna, I shouldn’t have let her get to me like that” I say through the mind link.

Puna found a little stream running through some covered trees and started to drink from it.

“The things that woman said, it all got to me” I said.

I was still angry.

Puna was tired, she wanted back inside.

I shift back into my human form and scream as loud as I possibly can. I fell onto my knees by the side of the stream and stared out.

Puna retreated back into my head, stretching out her paws with a big yawn. She’s tired but she looks at me, purring.

“Feel better now” she says softly

I don’t answer her. I stare out.

She sighs “That woman had a death wish; she shouldn’t have said all those things.”

She looks at me, her eyes with wonder, she can feel my emotions.

I start to calm down, but a flashback comes flowing in, my mum appears.

My mum was playing her violin while trying to get me off to sleep. She played the sweetest music; she was always making something up. She created a lullaby for me when I was six, when my father left us. She sang it every night. But after a few minutes, she would have to stop as the excruciating pain of what my father was doing got to her. It was hard to witness. She never complained but it was horrible for a six year old to watch.

“My little angel, it’s time for bed. Close your eyes and dream for a brighter day, for you deserve one with all the hopes and making dreams to come true” I say out loud in a whisper. It is the only verse I remember of the song that my mother sang to me, every night.

I sing it to Allie too.

Her eyes would fall asleep when she heard my voice, singing the verse over and over. I wasn’t much of a singer but it was something that my mother passed down to me.

A tear slides down my face, landing on my bare skin of my arm.

Puna is staring at me “Your mum would be so proud of you Izzy” she says softly to me “She would definitely be proud of how you handle yourself with the hunters and everything you have been through.”

Suddenly I could sense someone behind me.

I close my eyes.

His scent hits me like a tidal wave, making me want to reach out.

He followed me.

I turn around to see a huge black wolf looking back at me. The wolf just sits back and stares at me.

He shifts back, there standing in front of me was a very naked Blake.

Blake looks down at me but doesn’t say anything. He stares at me with worry in his eyes.

“Izzy” Blake says softly.

I turn around to look at the stream.

I can hear him walk closer but only a few steps.

“Izzy, please” he says in whisper “I need to know you are alright”

“His wolf is worried too,” says Puna, looking on.

I get up suddenly.

“You shouldn’t have stopped me” I say, turning to him, but not realizing how he is close to me “I wanted to kill her.”

“I know, but I couldn’t let you go through with it” he says “Also I couldn’t let you do that to Dale and Kacey’s mum even if she deserved it.”

I look up at him. Damn he’s tall.

His eye piercing mine, he reaches out to me.

His hand lands on my arm sending tingles through me.

He is definitely my mate; my mother told me all the signs to look for.

I take a step back, “Um...How did you find me?” I asked.

He looks down at me with an unreadable face “I couldn’t at first but all of a sudden a big gust of wind came towards me with your scent. It drove my wolf nuts but he knew where to find you” he says “What was that?”

I sigh “That was the pent up power I had, I needed to release it or it would have consumed me into something darker.”

His eyes scan my face; I can tell he is trying not to look down at my naked body.

Something to like about him, he has a nice set of abs.

Wow where did that come from?

I can hear Puna laughing in my head “Izzy, he’s our mate. You are going to like him; you will want to do more with him. Have you seen how big he is?”

I blush hard; I need to advert my eyes from him.

Blake looks at me with a smirk “Something you want to share with me.”

“No, just trying to get my feelings in check” I say way too quickly.

I look to the side to watch the water in the stream flow down, I can’t keep looking at him.

Blake moves closer to me, closing the gap.

He leans in and sniffs me, a growl slips through.

“Izzy, I…..” he says, moving his hands to my arms, running them up and down them.

I gulp.

“You don’t know how you make me feel,” he says.

Oh I know how he feels, I can see something between his legs come to life. God, I’m trying not to look. He is big.

I can’t speak.

He leans his head into me, sniffing my neck. His nose is close to my skin which is making my skin tingle all over, I’m even getting wet down there.

“Blake…” I say in a whisper as his nose comes along my jawline.

He moves his face right in front and stares at me, moving slowly. He leans his forehead on mine “I really want to kiss you” he says.

He leans closer, placing his lips on mine.

I feel warm.

I move back, breaking the kiss to look at him.

He looks at me, hurt in his eyes.

I can’t take much more; I jump on him and placing my lips on his. I am all over the place. His lips move with mine and his tongue slips in. He tastes so good. We move in sync with each other. His hands are holding my waist while my arms are wrapped around his neck. He deepens the kiss and I respond more.

Puna is purring inside my head, the touch of our mate fills her.

I am consumed by him.

I don’t want it to end.