Alpha Of Aberdeen novel Chapter 37

I find myself under a large black wolf, dropping slobber on my face as it bares its teeth. I hold him back by gripping the inner corners of its mouth with my hands and I can hear Malachi shouting, but I can't make out what he is saying. I see him shift out of the corner of my eye and I close my eyes to take a deep breath when a familiar scent overwhelms me. Suddenly, I’m brought back to my childhood memories. My eyes widened with shock.

Malachi is rushing to lunge at the black wolf and my heart stops. "MALACHI STOP!" I shout, looking into Malachi's eyes, shaking my head as tears flood my eyes. I look back to the wolf hovering over me and notice he’s no longer aggressive and starts to back away from me, looking stunned. I bring myself off the ground and slowly step to the black wolf, stopping only inches away. He lays down to be eye level with me, staring at me in disbelief. Malachi stays in his wolf form in case he needs to attack.

I fall to my knees in front of the black wolf and grab the wolf's head, cradling it in my arms. "Daddy?" I ask in a whisper. 'Chloe, is that you?' The black wolf’s voice fills my head. "Yes," I answer while nodding my head. The wolf lays his head in my lap, and I hug him tightly. "Why are you a wolf and not dead, and how come you haven't shifted into human form?” I ask, breaking from the hug and looking confused. “Chloe, this is going to sound crazy, but your mother was a witch with great powers. Jealousy from the other witches in her coven caused them to seek revenge and cast a spell upon us to be wolves forever, so we faked our deaths and had no choice but to leave you girls behind” He explains through the mind link. "How can you fake your deaths if you are wolves?" I question, looking puzzled. “We found a pack that helped us with the accident,” He explains.

I look at Malachi, who is glancing between my father and me. "It's okay you can shift back," I tell him, and he does so. The black wolf turns his head to Malachi, letting out a growl. “Who is this? He has Alpha blood. I smell it,” my father asks, narrowing his eyes at Malachi. "This is my fiancé Malachi," I say, smiling in Malachi's direction. My father's wolf faces me again. “You're marrying an Alpha?” he asks in surprise. "Yes, daddy. He is my mate," I say, patting my father's wolf. "Daddy?!" Malachi says with a jealous growl. "Calm down, wolfman, this is my father, Benjamin," I tell Malachi, patting the grass next to me for him to take a seat.

Malachi reluctantly takes a seat, still wary of my father, when I hear a crack of twigs behind us. Malachi stands again, ready to shift within seconds. I turn to see a brown wolf with lime green eyes stalking toward us. She looks identical to me. I put my hand on Malachi's forearm to calm him. "It's okay. She's my mother," I tell Malachi as I stand to move closer to her. My mother stops and stares suspiciously at me. "It's me, mom. It's Chloe," I tell her, holding my hands up, letting her know I won't hurt her. The wolf's eyes dart around confused, then my father steps next to me, nodding his head. “Chloe? Oh my God,” she says, walking to me.

She nudges her snout into me, and I hug her tight around her neck. “What are you doing with all these wolves? I know Amelia is one, but I never thought you knew,” My mother asks in my head. "I've known about Amelia since we were like eight, and these wolves are my pack, and I'm their Luna," I say with pride, looking toward where the pack stands. “How are you the Luna? You are human?” she asks, glancing around at all the others. "I'm not human anymore, Mom. I changed a few days ago. I had to be turned because it was either that or die," I explain, searching her wolf eyes, watching them water as if her wolf was crying.