Worthless to Priceless The Alpha’s Rejected Mate

Chapter 9 

KADEN’S POV 

I wasted no time tearing into those rogues. On first sight, there looked to be just three but I noticed there were at least three more hidden in the trees. They thought they would be able to overpower me due to their number but after I ripped into the throat of the first one, they seemed to realize that it wasn’t going to be that easy. 

The smart ones ran in the opposite direction and I mind linked Caleb to ensure that they didn’t get away. I wanted them all dead and I didn’t know why I was feeling such fierceness over a girl that I didn’t even know. I killed them all without breaking a sweat and soon their bodies lay around me while blood stained my fur. 

It wasn’t until I was done killing them that I looked up at the girl I saved. She had stopped driving and I could see her watching me through the mirror. She was frozen in place and then a strong breeze blew her scent into my nose. My wolf immediately went into a frenzy and I didn’t need him to speak before I knew. I felt that bond lock into place deep in my chest and I knew what she was. 

“Mate,” my wolf growled and before I could stop him, he started moving. 

*In wolf form, he was stronger and he had most of the control. I couldn’t stop him from running towards the car and I saw pure and undiluted fear take over her features. She looked at me like I was going to kill her and she stepped on the gas, driving as fast as she could towards the border. I had to wrestle back control from my wolf because he didn’t understand why she was running away and wanted to go faster so he could catch her. 

He was not happy about me taking control from him and he protested. I followed the girl but I kept a good distance away from her to ease her fears. It didn’t seem to work because I saw her glancing at me through the mirror ever so often. I mind linked the border patrol to clear the way for her. I didn’t want to terrify her further. They didn’t ask any questions and did as I instructed giving her space to pass. 

She drove towards the forest and in her panic, I saw that she was bumping into trees and rocks but it didn’t seem to deter her. I wanted her to stop so I could get a proper glimpse of her but she didn’t seem to share the same sentiments. I wondered if she didn’t realize that we were mates or if her fear was too great that it was stopping her from finding out. 

“Kaden,” I heard Caleb’s voice in my head. “Where are you? I tried to get the rogues but a few of them escaped into another territory and I didn’t want a pack war on our hands.” 

“Just keep an eye out for them.” 

“Are you alright? You sound like you’re panting. Were you able to catch the girl in question?” 

A large crash dragged me back to the present. “I’ll talk to you later, Caleb.” 

I broke off the mind link before Caleb could ask any more questions and I took in the scene in front of me. She had crashed the car into a tree and immense panic took over me as I rushed over to make sure she was alright. I could feel my wolf struggling to take control and I had to fight to keep him at bay. I couldn’t trust him to be logical in a situation like this. 

“Screw logicality, that is our mate,” he snarled and I made sure the wall was in place before I made my way over to the car. I shifted as soon as I was close, not caring about my n*kedness. 

I pulled the door open and I let out a sigh of relief when I realized she was still breathing. She was slumped forward against. the steering wheel and there was small blood on her forehead but otherwise, she looked alright. I raised my hand to wipe away the blood when I realized my own hands were bloody. 

I quickly snatched it back because I didn’t want her covered in the blood of those rogues. I searched her b*dy for any obvious signs of injury and when I didn’t find any, I took a slow step back. 

I found a rag in the car and I used it to wipe the blood off her forehead. It was more than I initially expected and it coated my hands. There was a foreign feeling in my chest when her blood touched my skin. I had killed so many men and I never cared about their blood before but with her- it felt wrong. 

I would have taken her out of the car but due to the way she panicked earlier, I knew that having her wake up anywhere else but inside her car could be a hazard so I reluctantly took a step back and made my way to the pond to wash off the blood from the rag and my skin. 

AMELIA’S PO.V 

My head was pounding like someone was making a construction site out of it. I let out a groan and lifted my hands to my forehead. My fingertips came back stained with blood and for a second I was confused but then the memories came flooding back. I looked around in a panic and when I didn’t see anyone, I let out a sigh of relief. 

I looked into the trees for the birds that had saved me but there was no sign of them. It was incredulous to think that they acted because they knew I was in danger but the fact remained that they had helped me so I got out of the car and dropped my voice to a whisper. 

“Thank you,” I said hoping that somehow they would know. 

It occurred to me then just how quiet the woods were. There were no birds chirping, it was almost like they had all gone into hiding and I wondered why when a flash of movement caught my eye. There was a lake to my side that I didn’t notice before 

and I saw a ripple before I saw him. 

Rising from the lake like a fallen angel was who I presumed was the Alpha of the pack judging by the sheer power that he exuded. In my entire life I have never felt raw power this strong. It was overwhelming and my wolf and every pore in my b*dy wanted nothing more than to bow and submit to him. 

He had long dark hair that fell to his shoulders and his entire torso and the entire of his left hand was covered in dark ink. I couldn’t make out his tattoos from here but most of them were writings and I saw a few drawings on his b*dy. It was an intricate work of art and it made him look more unreal and ethereal. 

His entire b*dy looked like it was carved from stone and when he looked up. I felt my breath hitch in my throat. On his face were two deep scars and I wondered what could have possibly caused a wolf as powerful as him to scar like that. 

He kept rising from the lake and I tried to keep my eyes away from his lower b*dy because he was n*ked. My eyes fell on his and fear gripped me as I noticed the way he analyzed me like a wolf stalking his prey. That knowledge was enough to unlock my legs and break the freezing spell that he had cast on me. 

I knew that if he got out. I was going to be his lunch. My mouth was dry and it was like I could not breathe- I had to remind my lungs how to work. While I knew the car would be quicker, I also knew that it would be easier to track so I turned on my heels and I ran as fast as I could into the trees.