Fated

Chapter 3: My Bad Ass

Xander's POV:

Kaden described the warehouse and Nick found it online. I recognized the forest. We would need to go through another pack's territory but it was just Mateo and he was a close ally. Tess and I started running to the forest, sending a loud message to the rest of the pack before shifting.

I want every able bodied person with us. Kaden and my mate are both out there and we are getting them here alive. Someone call Alpha Mateo and explain the situation, we'll be going through his border.

Another message came in from Kaden as we shifted, running into the forest with more wolves falling in line behind us.

She's strong, Xander. And smart. Addie will be okay. I'm going back to her now.

Addie. Her name was Addie.

Apparently she was a human. The only reason that really mattered was it meant she was more vulnerable, easier to hurt, slower to heal. I had to get to her. The human thing didn't seem to affect her ability to give orders, according to Kaden. She made him leave her to contact me and he couldn't disobey. She probably didn't even know what she was doing which just made it more impressive.

Knowing her name was like a driving force. I sped up again. Tess picked up her speed as well but for once she was having trouble keeping up with me. We moved faster than we ever had as a group. As we got closer I could smell the blood-sucking bastards.

Fan out. I'm not stopping. Follow Tess's lead.

I sped forward and Tess broke off with a group, another went the other way. I could hear my pack tearing through the vampires. We passed through Mateo's border and his pack joined in hunting down the vampires. Mateo came running next to me and we both went past his territory. More vampires came and Mateo broke off with a group of his own pack to take them on. I kept moving forward, picking up on Kaden's trail now. There was a faint hint of her. Very faint but it was hers. She must've had contact with Kaden. It drove me forward but also distracted me so I didn't see it coming until it hit me.

I rolled to the ground and snarled, pouncing back at the vampire that rammed into me. It didn't take long for me to rip his head from his body and I ran forward again. Tess caught up to me, following close on my heels. All around us, vampires came but between my and Mateo's pack, they didn't stand a chance. It didn't slow us. Mateo took a place next to me and her scent suddenly hit me hard.

She was hurt. It was her blood I was smelling. I growled and pushed forward. We reached a cliff, stopping just in time. Looking down I saw Kaden fighting off vamps that came at them. There she was. So close. The cliff was too high and too steep. We ran along the side to where it was less straight and ran down. I almost lost my footing but managed to catch myself in time. I ran through the trees and her scent got stronger. I was almost there.

I cleared the trees and there she was, tree branch in hand, helping Kaden with the vamps. My mate. A vamp got past Kaden and headed right for her. I sprinted forward and jumped over her, catching it before it got to her. We tumbled on the ground for a moment before I got the advantage, ripping at his throat until his head came off.

I lifted my eyes to see my mate staring at me with wide eyes. I took a step towards her and she took a step back. Shit. I scared her.

Protect your Luna

My pack instantly surrounded her and she spun around, her eyes shifting around to the wolves. I approached slowly with my head down. She was out of breath, a deep cut on her arm, bruises on her face. I held back the growl. I kept my eyes on hers and she looked at me skeptically before her eyes widened.