A Gamma's Revenge (Zalia)

Fortune's p.o.v.

Not once since we shifted for the first time have I felt the urge to force a shift, but the events from the past week or so have put me on edge.

Our so-called Mother has been driving us up the wall for years, she was either bad mouthing our Father or putting us down without knowing it. She would always complain about the fact that Dad's Lycan was treating her bad, that he never cared for her or her Wolf and don't get me started about her opinion on Lycans in general.

Lycans are savages in my Mother's book, right there with Rogues on the same page. No matter how often we asked she wouldn't tell us why she hated Lycans so much, but maybe it was because she couldn't tell us.

We gave up a long time ago to get an answer to that question and way before that we gave up hope on having any kind of relationship with our Mother, it is the way it is.

I love living in a Pack, especially in Blood Crescent Pack because of how huge

the territory is and I enjoy running through the forest. I don't want anyone near me at the moment, I am afraid I will hurt them and none of our Pack-members are responsible for my anger.

I growl at every Warrior I spot, but for some reason they are smart enough to stay clear of me and I keep running along the border at high speed.

"Fortune." Maleah yells in my head and I can smell the penetrating scent of Rogues.

"Six of them at the eastern border, the nearest Warriors are too far off and I can sense a handful of Pups." Maleah tells me and I make a beeline for the eastern border. We can't access the Pack's mind-link, but I make sure I move close enough to a Warrior for Maleah to use her gift and he nods his head before his eyes glaze over.noveldrama

I manage to reach the Rogues before they could cross our border and I see four, very young Pups near a tree and I feel my anger spike when I realize there is no adult around.

I stalk towards the Rogues but their eyes are focused on the four Pups, the moment I release my aura their attention moves in my direction and the fear is clear to see in their eyes. I growl at them as I moves closer towards them and every now and then one of them lets his eyes drift towards the Pups.

"Pack-members are approaching." Maleah tells me and I take a good look at my surroundings, I want to make sure we can capture at least one of them and I know Maleah will take great pleasure in getting answers from him.

One of the Rogues tilts his head to the left as we can hear the pounding of paws coming our way, our Warriors are still at a safe distance but it also means Maleah can't warn them about the Pups and we will hold them of until the others show up.

I growl as one of the Rogues tries to move towards the Pups, but it isn't until I release a bit of my aura that he backs up and at the moment I see all six of them look behind me.

"The Cavalry just arrived." Maleah says mockingly and I notice that the Rogues are starting to back off.

"No way in hell. They are mine." I growl as I tell Maleah to warn Dad about the Pups and I decide to take down the biggest of them, he seems to be their leader.

"Dad, they are after the Pups. Four of them are near the tree behind you." I hear Maleah say as I lunge towards my target and he is so baffled by my action I have him pinned to the ground in seconds, I don't even give him the change to react as I release even more of my aura.

My aura forces him to shift back to his Human form and I can feel someone approaching me from behind, "Fortune, I need to put cuffs on him. Can you step aside, Dear?" I hear behind me, followed by an aggressive growl.

"Shut it, Commander. I doubt she would be interested." I hear behind me and when I turn my head I look at a smirking Colter, but

Commander doesn't seem to be too pleased with what he said. I slowly back away from the Rogue as Colter steps forward and I deliberately bump into Commander, forcing him to put his attention elsewhere.

I get a soft growl in response but I keep my eyes on the Rogue, I will take him down again if he tries anything and I follow the Warriors that drag him into the territory. Commander walks right beside me, brushing against my side from time to time and a part of me just wants to shove him away.

"If he felt the connection like you did, he just wants to make sure we are okay. He

is a male, Fortune." Maleah says and even though I hate that he is so close, I decide to ignore him for the time being.

Commander's p.o.v.

"I want to know where the Rogues are and where Maleah is, I want to have an update every few minutes." I growl down the Pack's mind-link and I know that no one in their right mind will ignore my demand.

I push myself to the limit because I need to be there if those Rogues cross our border, I need to protect Maleah and Fortune. Unlike me and most Pack-members she never attended training, something Diego told us after she left the territory.

My heart is pounding in my chest whenever I hear one of the Warriors say that the Rogues are getting closer to the border and each time I hear her name I push myself even harder. I finally found the female I have a connection with, the one I could form a Mate-bond with and I will refuse to let some Rogues hurt her.

I hate the fact that she can't mind-link us and I will ask Alpha Max why she was never initiated into the Pack.

Being Wolfless doesn't mean you are useless or that they can't use a mind-link, but I doubt she would listen to anyone that told or asked her to stand down. I am not close enough to see her clearly, but her violet auburn fur shows me that she is out there and I growl when I smell the scent of the Rogues.

They are still close to our border and every other Rogue would have taken off by now but not these six Rogues, it is as if they are after something.

"I need Warriors to get to the tree behind me, there are four Pups there. Get them out of here, take them to the Pack-house." I hear Timber, Diego's Lycan, order through the Pack's mind-link and I ask him how he knew they were there.

"Maleah seems to have another gift, she linked me." He answers me and now there is no doubt in my mind left that Maleah comes from one of the purest bloodlines. Something that will make her a target when this gets out and I want to rip a Rogue apart to calm myself down.

The moment the Rogues step back Fortune lunges for the biggest of them and even though a small part of me wants to close my eyes I keep looking as she pins the Rogue to the ground, I feel her aura seep out as she forces him to shift to his Human form.

"Fuck, she is amazing." I hear Mack say and even though I wish she hadn't been here in the first place I am proud of her. She moves back after my Father asks her and I softly growl as she bumps into me.

I walk next to her as we followed the Rogue and Warriors, she keeps her eyes fixated on the Rogue and I chuckle when I feel her stiffen every time I brush along her side. Walking beside her I feel the connection very strong and I reach out to Fortune through the connection, doing something most Wolves and Lycans never get to do.

Form a bond with their Mate before their Human forms get to form a Mate-bond and I feel her accepting my attempt to start our bond.

Mack and Maleah will start feeling

the forming of our bond the moment we shift back, but until then it is just something between me and Fortune. I stay close to her as we approach the dungeons, not a place anyone sees that isn't a Warrior or

Assassin in our Pack and wish I

could tell her to go back to her

house but I know she wouldn't appreciate that.

She waits until the Warriors have gone inside with the Rogue before she turns to her right to face me and I am surprised to see her stepping closer to me, pushing her head under my chin. I lower my head to push her even closer to me, enjoying a short time with my Mate and I wonder where everyone else went or why Mack isn't aware of what is going on right now.

Truth be told, I don't give a crap.