His Cursed Mate ✔️

Chapter 46:

Damian :

My feet pounded against the forest floor, leaves crunching beneath my weight . I could hear the whistle of the wind as I ran, my heart beating fast in my chest .
I had a bad feeling that just wouldn't go away no matter how hard I tried to shake it off.
   My eyes were trained on Peyton's small wolf, making sure she wasn't making a wrong move. I didn't trust her and a part of me was wondering if she was leading us into a trap .

Dante ran somewhere behind me, his footsteps very distinctive from the others. While everyone else ran in stride Dante's steps were more slow and calculated . I could tell that he was in pain but yet he still insisted on coming .
   I slowed my pace down so I was now beside him.
"How're you feeling ?" I asked .
He glanced at me briefly before looking forward .
"Fine." He grumbled.
He and I both knew that he was anything but fine, but if he didn't want to talk about it then so be it .

I nodded my head before picking up speed .
"Damian ." His voice was strained as I looked back to see him stagger slightly.
I immediately slowed down and leaned my shoulder against him to help him regain his balance .
   "Thanks ."
I nodded my head as we fell into a silence .
"Ashley's losing a lot of blood." He sighed, breaking the silence. "We need to get to her, before she ..."
   I saw his jaw clench as he struggled to say the words. I didn't even want to think of what would happen if we were too late.

"She'll be fine-" I had to clear my throat as a knot formed " she has to be fine."
We fell into another silence , our thoughts consuming us.
    "I know what you're thinking ." his voice laced with guilt "This is all my fault. I had one job, one fucking job. I couldn't even protect Ashley and knowing that just kills me inside . I should have known.... "
    "How could you ? None of us suspected anything . " Ours eyes landed on Peyton briefly, her small body up ahead as she, Alpha Chris and Beta Don lead the way .

"I should have known." His voice cracked with emotion.
   The little part of me that was angry for his inability to keep Ashley safe disappeared . The poor guy was beating himself up for it, and he would continue to do so for some time I could tell.
    "Ashley wouldn't like to see you beating yourself up for this." The truth rang loud in my voice . An image of my beautiful mate appeared in my mind. She was such a good hearted and selfless person . I loved her so much . "You can make it up to her when we bring her home. As for the Peyton situation ... I hope you can work something out."

Although I hated Peyton with a passion I also could feel just how much Dante loved her.
  "I highly doubt I can." I could hear the anguish in his voice.
I didn't know what to say, there was nothing I could say. Dante had to figure that one out by himself .
"We have company ." Alpha Chris stopped up ahead. It was then that I heard the pounding footsteps of over a dozen wolves.

Not even a few seconds later did fifteen growling wolves appear before us. The largest wolf, who appeared to be the Alpha, shifted immediately. His Beta, also shifted and threw some shorts his way. Alpha Chris shifted as well, pulling on some shorts of his own.
  It became a habit of ours to carry extra pairs of shorts with us, placing them in a very elastic band we all wore on our ankles.

    "Why do you trespass on my territory Alpha Chris ?" The Alpha demanded. He appeared to be in his mid-thirties with short brown hair and glowering green eyes. His jaw was clenched tightly . Two Alphas in one territory was not good, they were very territorial .

"Just passing through Xavier. I apologize for not giving you a notice in advance, but I don't exactly have the time right now." I could see the annoyance on his face briefly before he masked it.
Xavier's eyes took in our large group , his eyes returning to Alpha Chris.
   "This is quiet a large group you have here, is there some reason you have over a hundred men with you ?"
  "I don't have time for this Xavier." Alpha Chris growled "Go on ahead."
"No one goes anywhere." Xavier snapped, his men bared their teeth, loud growls erupting from their chest.