Chapter 10: The Possessive Alpha

Brian’s POV

I, Alpha Brian Walters, watched all the teen wolves shifting, and I endured the pain with every one of them. As Alpha of a pack, one has to bear all emotions that pack members communicate to my wolf. When the pack bond is broken, I feel the pain. My pack and I are totally one.

Everyone shifted by ten o'clock that night except Bonnie. Her smell was intoxicating; I just wanted to place my face on her neck and shoulder, at that spot where my mark would be someday soon, but at this time, being in close proximity helped me to feel calm around her. However, it is now eleven p.m., and at this point, my mate has not shifted as yet, and I was wondering if it will happen tonight.

I felt possessive around Bonnie and did not want anyone handling her while she shifted. I wanted her in my arms while she was shifting. Being close to my body will help her to endure the shifting pain and keep her calm. I asked my Beta to lead the pack and my Gamma to run with his family and girlfriend. Nathan also ran off with the others. He totally understands how I felt about Bonnie. Thankfully, the moon was rising, and she did not shift as yet. I forgot that she was born in another time zone, and maybe the Goddess Celine did not allow her to shift as yet because of that fact. She was getting antsy, so I had to reassure her to be patient.

Bonnie's parents called, wanting to be present when she shifted. After waiting for a while, I told them to go to sleep. I would wake them up once she started to shift, and I kept my promise.

As we were waiting, I told Bonnie that it was okay if she did not shift tonight and there was no pressure if she did not at this time. We sat there talking about what it was like living in the Yorker pack, giving her some insights about my pack. I also asked about the rituals of her parent's pack. She told about the conference that was held every two years at Summer Solstice. She asked why my parents did not take us to that Conference/Summit. I explained to her that our families came together on that day to celebrate together. While we were talking, I saw her usual indifference starting to melt. She was not pulling away from me this time. Instead, she is spending time getting to know me. This gave me some courage and the belief that there was hope for us.

It was about twelve a.m. when I observed Bonnie smacking her lips as if she was salivating too much and could not swallow fast enough. That was when I knew something was happening. We talked about the goddess Celine and how she gave each person a wolf for a specific fated mate. She was not the shy girl I met at the interview. She seemed very comfortable chatting with me. Then she asked, 'Alpha Brian, why are you getting engaged to Elise, and why didn't you look for your fated mate?

I was dumbstruck by her question. I just mumbled an answer to her, and I told her I was too busy to look around for my fated mate.

Then I asked her, "Bonnie, have you ever heard a voice in your head."

"One time when I was injured, I heard someone calling my name in warning."

I explained to her, "That was your wolf speaking to you."

She was a little surprised, "I did not know that."

I told her she would recognize her wolf just before she shifted.

It was almost one in the morning when the full moon was at its brightest, and I saw her face elongating. I promptly called her parents as promised, and her dad asked. "Alpha, is she ready?"

"I am not so sure, but to stay on video while we wait." I could see cold sweat beads on her forehead.

She started to get stomach cramps as she whimpered. I pulled her to sit beside me with her head on my shoulder. I finally had her with my arms around her where she belonged, and it seemed to calm the pain. Her body heat increased, and her palms were clammy as she was having cold sweats. I finally pulled her in my lap while I was rubbing her back and her arms and legs. Her whimpering decreased as she sat in my lap with my arms encircling her. By this time, I knew her folks would disapprove of this, but I had to help my mate through this process.

I was so thankful we were alone. She would have moved away had there been others present. She is still very wary of me, but I believe the pain dulled her sensitivity to me, and she was getting relief from the pain of stretching and tearing her muscles.

The next thing I knew, she was drooling, and her canines came forth. Her dad was right there on video with us, encouraging her. He told her it would be alright, and she growled with this heavy voice at him. He didn't seem as taken back as me. He woke her mom and said, "Azalea, your daughter is about to become an adult." Her mom was crying softly with a lot of emotions as she watched her little girl stretch and torture muscles while her skeleton changed form.

I could hear Bonnie's bones cracking and shifting as I heard her screaming. I was enduring her pain as we were having the exact painful experience. I continued to rub her stomach and her limbs, and she placed her head in my lap, whimpering. The closer she is to me seemed to help her. I cooed to her with encouragement. I said, "Good girl, we will do this together. Bonnie, stay calm and let the process work." I put my forehead on hers, peering into her darkened eyes which seemed to totally trust me. I placed my nose to hers and continued whispering encouragement while her parents were totally absorbed in her shifting process.

During this time, I could not contain the overly excited Damian as he kept chanting, "Mine, Mine! Sheena is mine!" It was the first time I knew her wolf's name was Sheena. He was a big help as he surfaced and rubbed my nose on the crook of her neck, exactly where my mark should be. I heard a deep intake of breath and saw her shudder.

As she shuddered, I heard a great pop! The last set of bones cracked into shapes as her bones continued forming, and she shifted into shape. I was extremely surprised to see white fur sprouting from her ears, hands, and feet. That is when I took the teeshirt and pants off of her. There was no shame of nakedness in shifting wolves as we need to be free from constrictions. As soon as her body was free, she snapped into her wolf form. Her wolf was so beautiful. She was Lily white with one spot of brown on her forehead. She was the hugest female wolf I had ever seen. My heart leaped with joy. She's a true Lycan like myself. I was overwhelmed by her vanilla honey scent, and I couldn't keep my hands away from her. I kept calling her my beautiful girl.

Lycans are werewolves of ancient times. They are the true rulers of all wolf packs. Bonnie was a look to behold as she was ever so lovely. I kept admiring my mate while I held her in my arms to stop the trembling of her brand-new form. She nuzzled me, placing her snout where my mark should be and licking me. She just wanted to be petted. I gave in to her need and petted her a bit longer. Then I placed her clothes and mine on a tree stump nearby.

My bones snapped into place as I fell into my lycan shape. I was the largest Alpha wolf in my territory, all black and shadowy. We were a match truly made in heaven. I looked up and thanked the Goddess Celine for giving me such a beautiful and powerful female. I heard Sheena saying "Hello, Big Boy" to Damian, and He replied, "Hello, Little Mate!" They played around nuzzling each other's necks with dainty kisses.

After a few minutes, we ran off into the forest with feet pounding the dirt and taking big gulps of air. Her steps matched mine perfectly as we ran until we were winded. I saw a clearing next to a pond. We ran to it and drank some water; then we laid down to rest, curled into each other, forming the perfect moon shape. We were both content to be together, warming each other and enjoying the sandalwood orange and vanilla honey scents that were exuding from our coats. That was our unique scent, and we could not get enough of each other.

I fell in love with Sheena all over again in this lifetime.

No matter how many times wolves reincarnated, their fated mate remained the same. We may not recognise each other in human form, but our wolves recognise each other in their wolf form.

Sheena's warm breath against my fur, the gentle rise and fall of her chest with each breath, all seemed so right. It was as if the universe had conspired to bring us together, and nothing else mattered at that moment.