The Alpha King

The heat was spreading, it was spreading to every fibre of my being. I felt as if I was being burned alive.

I couldn't take it anymore. It had to stop! Make it stop! I clawed furiously at my skin, trying to make the fire stop but it wouldn't.

I don't how but I ended up on the floor, clawing at my skin, and when the fire became too much and it felt as if my lungs were going to burn to ash, I let out an ear piercing scream.

My scream filled the silent castle walls but I didn't care. All I needed was to make this pain stop.

I don't know when it was but someone, no it was more than just one person, came stumbling into my chambers, alarmed and ready to attack.

From my position on the floor I could see two sets of boots come rushing towards me. The two men I noticed knelt down besides me and tried to touch me, no they were shaking me.

It was only after they began yelling, that I realised it was Killian and Luca.

"Luna! Luna, are you alright?!" Luca, yelled as he shook my shoulders.

"Does she look alright to you, idiot?!" Killian barked back. I rolled over and away from their hands, into a tight ball. My only reply was louder groans of pain, it was all I could manage.

"Killian, why are you looking at Luna like that?!"

"Like-like what?"

"Like you want to-I don't know, you just shouldn't be looking at her like that!" Luca sounded as if he was hyperventilating but I was too sore to move around again and try to face them. I was fine not being able to see them, the only thing on my mind right now was this excruciating pain.

"Lu-Luca, my wolf, he can smell her and she-she smells kind of ah...good!"

"What! Killian do you have a freaking death wish! If-if the Alpha heard you talk about his mate like tha-"

"Shut up Luca! I can't help it! I don't know what's going on!"

"Wait, Luna, do you feel as if you are...well-um on fire, by any chance?" Luca asked tentatively.

"Ye-yes," I croaked out between clenched teeth. I heard Luca and Killian suck in a breath at the same time.

This can't be good.

Luca said, "She's on heat?!" at the exact same time that Killian said, "They haven't done it yet?!"

If I wasn't in so much of pain I would have smacked Killian around his head but wait, Luca said that I'm in heat?!

Heat, but that's- that's impossible, it's too soon. Actually no, Xavier and I are technically supposed to have already done the naughty, relatively quite quickly after we met and marked each other.

Heat is basically mother natures way of pushing us to mate and speeding up the process, however it isn't exclusive to just your mate.

You see when a she wolf goes into heat, she sends out a rather appealing smell, that attracts any unmated male. She becomes sort of appetising to them.

She's also increasingly aggressive, anxious, extremely emotional, feels yearning for her mate and basically just a wreck. I should have picked up on the signs sooner.

I'm such an idiot.

The downside is that she goes through an extreme amount of pain. I think I'm experiencing a more painful one than usual because we are both marked and haven't mated yet.

It's basically like your period and labour pains on steroids, plus you feel as if you are literally burning on the inside. It lasts for a few days and nine point nine times out of ten, the she wolf gets a male partner to, well lets see, make the heat stop. Nine point nine times out of ten, her mate is the one, making the heat stop and there to fend of any other unmated males.

But, guess what, MY ONE ISN'T HERE!

"This is so unfair! I hate being a werewolf! Why, oh why does it have TO HAPPEN TO THE FEMALES?! Can't the males suffer?!"

"Ah...Luna, are you alright there?" Luca said as he came around to look at my fuming face.

"Ahgrghrhh!" I growled aggressively as he got close to my face. Luca yelled and jumped back slightly, he looked shocked and slightly frightened. I watched as he quickly glanced up and looked alarmingly at someone behind me and I realised it was Killian.

"Luca, I-I can't stay here any longer! Her scent is driving my wolf crazy. I have to go but I'll make sure that no unmated weres come this way."

"Killian, you're just gonna leave me with her?!" Luca, asked incredulously. I heard him mumble underneath his breath, "I can not go through this stuff again."

"Grow a pair, Luca, what did you do when Jasmine went into heat?"

"I fu-ahhh ahem, Killian, listen I can't help Luna. The only one that can help her is well actually any unmated male right now but that's out of the question! The only person who can help her is Alpha."

"Well, he ain't here! So look after the Luna." Killian said impatiently and made to open the door.

He was stopped by Luca's voice however and made to turn around again.

"Killian, go ask the trackers if they found any leads on Alpha. We need to find him, more so than ever, right now!"

Killian nodded and closed the doors behind him, leaving the room basked in silence. The only sound was my groans.

Luca broke the silence when he asked tentatively,

"Luna, do you want me to help you back into your bed?"

I looked up at him from my position on the floor and just nodded. He reached down and took ahold of my arms gently, helping me to stand he lead me towards my bed. I climbed in and gripped the sheets between my hands, mumbling a thank you.

I could smell Xavier's scent that lingered faintly and pulled the sheets closer to my face. His scent no matter how faint was managing to bring me a little bit of comfort.

I really needed him. I miss him so much.

Why would he leave me to go through this alone? Does he not feel anything for me anymore? Does he hate me so much? Surly he can sense my pain.

Pain, that's all I ever get.

"Luna, are you okay, you're crying." Luca asked looking almost scared.

I didn't even realise I was crying, I'm so pathetic.

Sucking in a deep breath, I calmed my breathing and mentally told my tears to crawl the hell backup and into my eyes. I was not going to cry, especially not in front of Luca.

I'm the Luna, I'm supposed to be strong.

"Luca, please can you go and ask the pack doctor for something that will knock me out."

Okay listen I can be strong and unconscious.

"Knock you out?"

"Yes Luca, you know like a drug..." I said giving him an, 'are you dumb look'.

"But Lun-"

"Please Luca, I don't want to feel anymore, well at least for a few hours."

Luca was silent for a moment, simply looking at me and then he nodded and made his way to the door, his longs legs eating up the distance.

As soon as he left I rolled into a ball and tried to ease the pain I was holding onto in front of him.

I was already embarrassed from earlier on when they both had to see me on the floor like that.

Biting my teeth I tried to shut out my wolfs pain and longing for Xavier. She wasn't making it easier for any of us. Her emotions were so overwhelming. It was almost as if she was screaming at me to go out and find him, find Xavier!

Doesn't she know he doesn't want to be found.

I didn't know how much time had passed but Luca returned and said a few things that I couldn't really understand, I was finding it difficult to focus on him and try to suppress the pain.

He held out a glass of water and four tablets that I presumed were going to do the trick and knock me out.

Eagerly, I took the four tablets and rested my head back down onto the pillows. I waited for something to happen but nothing happened.

Luca must have read my expression because he said,

"Luna, it will take roughly twenty minutes to kick in."

Just great I thought, closing my eyes I tried to sleep but the pain was too much. I felt antsy and as if I couldn't quite settle. I kept moving around in the bed but nothing helped.

It continued like that for a while until I started feeling drowsy and then suddenly I wasn't moving around so much and as my eyelids fluttered closed I was plunged into sweet darkness.

I was in a deep sleep and no dreams graced me. There was nothing but darkness and it was all I wanted if it meant I didn't have to feel the pain as strongly as I was when I was awake.

So I clung onto the darkness for as long as possible but something was pulling me out of my abyss.

My eyes were still closed and my body was still asleep but I guess it was too strong and commanding for my sense of smell to ignore its presence.

The smell was overpowering.

It was the smell of my mate.

He is here, in this room with me.