The Alpha Who Saved Me novel Chapter 138

CHAPTER 138

Declan

I can't sleep any longer. I've been laying here, with my arms wrapped around the woman I love for the last three hours, and I haven't been able to get a wink of sleep. I'm worried that we are wrong and that she isn't my mate, even though Duke keeps telling me to shut the fuck up. It's not like we have had a lot of luck these past few years.

'Alpha..' one of my warriors working on patrol tonight links me.

'Yes, I'm awake?'

'Sorry to disturb you, but there is something that I think you should come and take a look at.'

'Okay, I'll be there shortly."

I sink my nose into Quinn's neck and inhale deeply before reluctantly climbing from the bed. I must have really tired her out because she doesn't stir at all. I grin at the thought; my cockiness showing through, so it's a good thing nobody is here to witness it. She wanted me to show her that I could be just as dominate as my wolf, and I surpassed even him, wearing her out so much that she doesn't wake with my movement.

'Don't be a cocky ass. Had I had her in the bedroom, I guarantee I would have not only knocked her out for the count, but she wouldn't have been able to walk for a few days!' Duke snickers.

'Yeah, okay. Just admit that I'm the better lover for our mate.'

'Psh, when pigs fly!'

I roll my eyes at my wolf and grin, 'How about you shut up about our mate like that and help me figure out what's going on that we are pulled away from her at this early hour.'

'All I know is that there is talk among our warriors that are working patrol that there is a strange scent lingering around the borders.' Duke explains.

Unlike me, as the alpha wolf, he hears every conversation that goes on within our pack members, or at least their wolves. When the wolves talk amongst themselves, the Alpha wolf can hear them. Of course, he can turn it off, but as soon as my warrior linked me, he turned on his own link to the wolves.

"Shit!" I have a feeling I know exactly what the scent is, not that I can say that I will recognize it, but if it does happen to be the Shikari, then we are going to be in trouble much sooner than I had originally thought, I let Duke take over, and we shift.

When I get over to the western border, the border that connects both Dark Moon and Storm River together, there are four warriors waiting for me. One is holding onto a pair of shorts for me, so I shift back and take them, "Okay, so where is this scent that you are talking about?"

My own warrior walks the border until we come to where the western and southern borders meet, which isn't far from where I met the group. The scent hits me right away, and I was right, it isn't one that I know, but I do scent a mix of human in with it.

"Can you smell the underlining scent?" One of Quinn's men asks.

"Yeah, it's human." They all nod in agreement.

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"But what is the other scent? I have never scented it before." It's my warrior who asks this.

"I have a feeling that what we are smelling is the scent of the Shikari. I believe they have found us. The question is, why haven't they tried attacking?"

"The Shikari?" Another warrior asks a bit confused.

"It's another name for hunter. They come from Europe, and they hunt our kind. They are looking for the Dire wolf, I believe."

I push the chair out and hold my arm out for her to come to me, "I' m frowning because I wanted you to sleep in this morning. I gave you a good workout last night."

"Oh, are we feeling as though we didn't do a good enough job?" She teases and I playfully glare at her, "If you must know, I woke up and saw that you were gone, and I couldn't go back to sleep afterwards." She then pouts herself.

I place her on the desk in front of me and lean my head against her lower belly, still smelling myself in her even though she has

showered. I pull back, "I can't wait until I plant my seed in here and you grow nice and fat with my pup." I spread my big hand across her flat stomach, and she places hers over mine.

"Neither can I, but I think we need to wait until all of this chaos passes; I don't know if I'll need to shift to protect anyone, and the last thing I want to do is hurt your pup."

"So, you do want to have pups with me?" I grin, making her roll her eyes at me.

"Of course, I want to have your pups! Why would you think that I wouldn't?"

"I didn't, but I like hearing you say it." I smile deviously.

"Oh, you're such an ass!" She laughs and tries pushing me away, but I don't let her.

Instead, I pull her onto my lap and hold her close, "Are you ready for today, birthday girl?"

"As ready as I'll ever be..."