Other wolves came bounding out of the woods around us and I had a momentary feeling of panic before my wolf took over once again.
I have a name.There she was again, speaking to me.
I didn’t think to ask. This is all so new for me.I thought back to her.
Nalia is what I was known as in my past life.It was such an ancient powerful name and for a moment, I wanted to ask what her past life was like. Why she was with me even.
My story is for another time.
I imagined that I was reclining in the darkness, surrounded by warm fuzzies as I drifted through my consciousness.Are all wolves from another time?
Nalia was silent for a moment as she pounced on Tracey’s heels.No, most of them, their spirits are born together. They are bound within the heavens. They become one.
I let myself sink farther into my subconscious then turned it off. What kind of trouble could Nalia find in one night?
Chapter 45
Rafe Crimson
Jade’s wolf was a blinding white and as she passed me up in the woods I caught sight of her eyes. They flashed between green and yellow as she ran. She looked to be lost in thought which was odd as her eyes switched back and forth. There was a desire low within me to grab ahold of the bond that had started to form between us and pull it taut to speak to her. But I couldn’t force her allegiance to our pack, even if I wanted to.
There were so many things that I wanted to do but I had to be patient and it wasn’t one of my virtues. So I watched as she chased Tracey through the woods and to a stream. Tracey avoided the running water, she couldn’t swim very well, but Jade dove in headfirst like a happy puppy.
I sat back on my haunches and cocked my head while she played in the stream. Mud and dirt washed out of her white coat as she shook her body. Before I knew it was running out of the water at top speed… right for me.
I held my ground and my wolf let out a growl before she hopped right over us and let out a happy yip. Her eyes were no longer switching colors but were instead a vibrant gold. Her tongue lolled out of her mouth as she circled me. I laid my head on my paws as I considered what was happening. I thought of the moments in her room a few days prior and my wolf perked up.
Her eyes had been green. They had never gone yellow. I lifted my head and pressed my snout to the side of Jade’s wolf. She didn’t growl, just sat back on her haunches and let me explore. A purr rumbled through her chest.
The massive white wolf smelled like Jade, but yet, she didn’t. She smelled like something else.
Something ancient.My wolf whispered.
Perplexed I led the group of wolves away from the water. Tracey kept throwing me glares as the wolves would bound into the water. If I didn’t do something she would try to rip my throat out. Her wolf hated water more than anything.
Chapter 46
Jade Rivers
When I woke up, I was back to having control of my body and Nalia was slumbering away in my mind. She was like a mental house cat. I could practically picture her peeking open an eye to glare at me as the thought passed through.
I was naked and covered from head to toe in mud and foliage. Someone had put a blanket over my body and I could hardly feel the cold of the morning dew around me. I shivered as I sat up and then my body went ramrod straight as I realized I wasn’t alone.
Nalia, you are in the dog house for this.
She mocked a yawn in my mind.I trust our Alpha.
Not our Alpha.
Rafe sat a few feet away from me but he was fully clothed. He wore a flannel button-down over a white t-shirt. The white shirt was tucked into his worn jeans and his feet were bare.
I raised my eyebrows at them as I pulled the blanket tighter around myself. “How long have I been sleeping?”
He tilted his head at me and his wet hair flopped over his eyes. “For about an hour. You just didn’t want to stop running.”
I winced as I moved my legs. They were definitely sore. The soreness that I had experienced the first day after my second shift was nothing like this. Everything felt more intense and deeper. “Nalia didn’t want to stop running.”
Rafe leaned back against a tree and watched me carefully. “Nalia?”
