The Witch's Fate: Save Me, My Alpha!

"Dammit"

Alpha Kain, my father growled.

His black as night wolf was stretched sniffing the air. My grey wolf crouched behind him. Watching, listening.

"It's scent was concealed, the feral has escaped"

Typically ferals didn't have scents. But the few we captured where infused with a special poison. It was a painless slow killer, but most importantly it gave off a rancid stench that could not be easily concealed. The plan was to let one or two ferals escape and then track them to their nest. But the scent was covered. Without it we were blind.

"Do you think a witch helped them father?"

Father's eyes turned red. He hated witches...even more than he hated ferals. Afterall witches enchant ferals. Ferals were born from a witch's curse. Turning perfectly normal shifters to raving beasts.

"If there's a witch on the loose then we should return Alpha" one of the wolfs said through pack link.

"He's right father we can't risk running into a witch, we can't have either of us being turned"

Alpha Kain growled into the night. He knew they were right.

"A-alpha?" Another wolf whimpered

"Speak!" He was thoroughly vexed

"Why don't we seek a witch's help..." When the Alpha did not reply he continued weakly "it's better to fight fire is with fire"

Alpha Kain's wolf turned to the wolf. The wolf's small brown figure was completely dwarfed by Alpha Kain's larger one. Alpha Kain sniffed.

"Why is a sniveling fool in border patrol?"

The small wolf shrunk even further. He was shaking.

A blue wolf stepped forward "He is a new recruit Alpha"

"Are all our recruits so pathetic?"

"Father!"

"What?"

"You're upset, relax"

There was a stare down between the present and future Alpha. Alpha Kain sighed and turned away first. His eyes fell on the sniveling wolf.

"Name?"

"..."

"Name!"

"Huh? A-aiden Sir!"

"I will be watching you Aiden, you better improve, our pack can not afford to have a spineless wolf protecting it in these troubled times"

He turned "let's return" his wolf disappeared into the dark night.

Sinbad cast the wolf, Aiden a sympathetic glance before going after his father.

He caught up to him near the pack house

"Father his idea about getting a witch..."

"Forget it, if you fight fire with fire the fire will only grow. Remember witches are not  to be trusted—I should know—I trusted one once"

"Who?"

"Forget it—just remember"

After grabbing a quick power nap. I left for school. I knew I was gonna be late. Being the future Alpha didn't exempt me from discipline. But the teachers subconsciously tend to overlook my shortcomings. Besides I wasn't a delinquent. They all know that if I'm late then it's because I'm dealing with pack matters. Our pack was by all means not the largest...or most powerful. We just barely squeezed in the top ten in the country. But that didn't make me any less busy. Especially with the rising growth in ferals and their slow but steady immunity to our poisons. I was beyond tired. I walked into class to take my seat. Hopefully sleep through this one since it was just a revision class for last semester.

But from the door I noticed a small bundle in my seat. On closer look it was a girl although pretty she had the body of a middle schooler. But then again I couldn't really tell under her baggy outfit.

The annoying bug, Sue sat in her usual place smirking at her in schadenfreude. I'd be grateful that someone took the much hated position beside Sue but for some reason I really wanted to mess with the new girl.

When I got closer I felt my wolf stir. My eyes darkened. The girl stared at me as I approached her I could see the appreciation in her eyes as she checked me out. And for once I didn't dislike it. She was human I could see that. But there was this aura around her that begged to differ. But I didn't care, whatever she was it was fine.. as long as she wasn't a witch. Afterall she's my mate.

After the class ended I looked for her but she made a quick escape. I chuckled, she was too cute. I didn't try to find her, besides we will have a whole lifetime together.

"Babe"

A voice that gave me goosebumps cooed.

Sue held my hand before I could even leave the class

Her assets pressed against my arm. Your normal man would be tempted. I wasn't before and won't be now especially after finding my mate. Besides I knew they were fake. I knew her since we were kids. She was a flat kid. The only reason I tolerated her antics was because her dad was the beta, and the Pack's main fund source. Father was too busy dealing with Pack problems to manage our several businesses so her father the beta took over. I know he launders our money. But father ignored it. When I become Alpha I'll deal with him. But for now. I looked down at Sue

"What?"

I won't be mean to her but I won't be nice either.

"You will be coming to my Halloween party right?" She blinked her eyes at me.

Party? Just so she can show off as my future bride. She never hid her greed to become my Luna, but that will never happen.

A rejection was at the tip of my tongue when I thought of someone.

"Invite Aria and I will think about it"  with that I walked away.

I was excited at the thought of seeing Aria tonight, although I wasn't sure she would even come. I went to the party anyway. I waited for some time, I saw her and her siblings, they didn't wear any costumes. Neither did I, I thought it was childish. I dropped my drink to talk to them when I saw Sue saying something to them then she left. I had a bad feeling. Maybe I shouldn't have asked her to invite Aria. I saw them leave. I was annoyed it seems like Sue kicked them out of the party.

I wanted to stop them but decided against it. I didn't want Sue to pick on them any further. So imagine my surprise when my dad called me to go down to the feral holding. It was an enchanted path that led to the room were the ferals were locked up in.

There was a crowd at the entrance already. Father and Sue were at the front. The door opened. My heart constricted. It was Aria's brother. Didn't they leave? Her sister came out after and two pack warriors swiftly held them down. Aria followed. She turned to her siblings and saw them subdued. Her eyes widened in shock and anger. A third warrior pushed her down. I clenched my first to resist the urge to kick him off her.

That's when I felt it I looked at her in shock. Her aura had changed. Earlier it was a faint warm feeling. But now it was raging she was glowing a dark shade of red. Somehow I felt betrayed. She was a witch. Why? And how? How could the moon goddess give me a witch as a mate.

Then Sue stepped on her hand. I felt a pain in mine and my mind cleared. Witch or not she was mine.

"Stop!"

She tried to protest

"Kneel"

I unleashed the aura of one with an alpha blood. My tone brooked no argument.

She fell to her knees under the pressure.

Father glanced at me. Then he asked for them to be taken away.

I could see the plea in her eyes but my father's warning glance stopped me from moving. My knuckles turned white from how hard I clenched my fist.