The Female Warrior And The Alpha Episode 33 by Yasminne

The Female Warrior And The Alpha Episode 33 by Yasminne

Theme : A Turn For The Worst

Kobi was staring straight at me.
I broke his gaze and looked down at my food, trying hard to not to flinch under his gaze. My gut twisted at the thought of him and Irene knowing that I was indeed an Alpha blooded wolf.
“The tickets have been printed, I’ll give them to you as soon as we’re done eating.” Julian said to Jay. “The flight is early in the morning tomorrow, so better get some sleep.”
Leona smiled and said, “Tomorrow you will officially graduate college!”
I internally groaned at the fact that we had to travel all the way back to our state to attend his graduation, but the upside is that I’ll finally be able to see Magnus and Kaitlyn after so long.
We managed to get through the meal without Kobi mentioning the Alpha thing, but there were many instances when we’d make eye contact and he wouldn’t turn away at all. I noticed he wouldn’t talk as much as he used to, not that he was much of a talker anyway. The only time he joined the conversation was when Julian spoke about getting his first tattoo. It was obviously his area of expertise due to the really cool tattoo sleeve he rocks on his right arm.
I managed to get upstairs to my room without any confrontation. I was brushing my teeth, staring at myself in the mirror, wondering how I’ll fall asleep. My mind was racing at 190mph, my thoughts were jumbled and overwhelming to the point where I was getting a headache.
A lot…had happened today.
I obviously wasn’t who I thought I was, and honestly, I’ve never completely felt like myself until today. What a weird day…
I found out that I’m an Alpha Blood, confronted Ms Williams, then realised that I can clear my father’s name with that letter, told Leona all about it, found out the true story about what happened on the party night, Irene smelt my Alpha scent and Jay almost found out about everything.
I couldn’t help but wish that I had more time to talk to Theo about everything. It’s so weird that our families knew each other, but under horrible and disgusting circumstances. Our family’s history is intertwined but, unfortunately in the worst way possible.
I finished brushing my teeth, washed my face and did my usual skincare. I walked towards my bed and flopped onto it. I hoped that I’d sleep well enough so I don’t feel and look dead tomorrow morning.
~*~
“Why did you pack?” I asked, deadpanned at the luggage Jay had filled. We were going to come straight back as soon as the graduation’s over so there’s no point in packing anything other than your handbag.
He looked at me and then stared at his luggage before pushing it behind him. “What do you mean?” He asked innocently, whistling and walking away from it. I shook my head at him and laughed.
We were up very early in the morning, at around five, getting ready to head to the airport. I had gotten ready earlier and came downstairs to meet the rest; two of our warriors as well as three BlackShadowed warriors were accompanying us on the trip. They were all ready and were chilling near the front door, waiting for Jay and I to arrive.
To my surprise, I had come down before Jay and wondered what was taking him so long. I offered to go upstairs to his bedroom and see why he was taking his time. I glanced at his suitcase and chuckled, now I knew why.
“Let’s head down.” He suggested while counting the tickets. We made our way downstairs and joined the rest in getting into the vehicles out front. I recognised one of the warriors to be one of the young fighters that I advised on my second day here; the strong one.He was sitting in the passenger seat, with his senior in the drivers seat. Jay and I were comfortably chilling in the back seats and chatting about the graduation.
“Hi.” I spoke up, tapping the teenager’s shoulder. He looked up from his phone and turned around to face me.
“Hello, Miss Knight.”
I snorted at his formal greeting and said, “Just call me Elisia.”
He nodded, his cheeks reddened a little. “Okay, Elisia.”
He was quite tall for his age; he had chestnut-coloured hair, olive skin and brown eyes. He fidgeted under my gaze, making me grin in amusement. I don’t know why I keep referring him as a teenager, even though I am one myself – I think nineteen year olds are technically teenagers.
“What’s your name?” I asked, smiling a little to calm his nerves.
“He looks familiar…” Jay murmured in the mind link.
“Lorenzo Fernandez.” He replied, returning a smile. “Thanks for the advise you gave me on the fighting arena.”
“Ah, that’s who he is.” Jay mind-linked in realisation.
“No problem, I hope you proceed to become the warrior you dream to be.”
The driver piped up after hearing our conversation. “He’s doing extremely well in training; we brought him along for this trip to get him experience on working in the field.”
“It’ll be a great experience.” I agreed, nodding. “How long have you been training?”
“I started when I was fifteen, so pretty late compared to everyone else.” Lorenzo replied, looking out the window.
“Wait, so how old are you now?” I asked, wondering if I’d guessed his age wrong.
“I just turned eighteen.”
Wow, so he’s just a year younger than me? Here I was thinking he was sixteen or something…
We drove the rest of the way without any hiccups and arrived at the airport. Jay had given out the tickets and we made our way through security and found our gate.
We split into two groups according to what we wanted to eat. I was craving a Subway sandwich and some of them were craving Shake Shack. We agreed to meet near the huge blue pole that had a TV screen attached to it.
It had been thirty minutes since we all separated so Jay and I made our way to the meeting point. Everyone was already there, carrying sodas and ice creams in their hands.
“Good morning, this is a pre-boarding announcement for flight 265W to Washington state. The plane at Gate 11 is now ready to board, please have your boarding passes ready. Thank you.” The female announcer voice boomed from the speakers.
“That’s us.” Jay said, shrugging on his black Adidas backpack. “Let’s go.”
We headed towards the gate doors with each of us holding out our boarding passes to the male by the door. We managed to find our seats just fine, I was ecstatic to find that Jay and I were sitting next to each other. Getting the tickets was very last minute so I’m sure the arrangement was purely coincidental.
The pilot started to speak once everyone boarded the plane. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard Flight 265W from Montana to Washington state. We are currently second in line for take-off and are expected to be in the air in approximately four minutes time. We ask that you please fasten your seatbelts at this time and secure all baggage underneath your seat or in the overhead compartments. We also ask that your seats and table trays are in the upright position for take-off. Please turn off all personal electronic devices, including laptops and cell phones. Smoking is prohibited for the duration of the flight. Thank you for choosing Lakeside Airlines. Enjoy your flight.To my dismay, Jay had knocked out as soon as he was provided with a pillow. Even turbulence didn’t startle him awake, so I had to spend the rest of the flight reading books and taking photos of the sunrise.
After a boring three hour long flight, we left the plane and headed out of the gate. We went straight pass the luggage carousel and went onto the moving walkway.
“Woah, my mum is here!” Jay exclaimed, staring at his phone screen. He began to frantically type something back and then chuckled. “I didn’t even tell her what terminal we’d be arriving at, but she’s somehow at the right one.”
I looked up at the sign we were going to pass, it said ‘Terminal 3 – arrival lobby straight ahead. We got off the moving walkway and headed towards the large automatic doors that lead to the lobby where Kaitlyn is supposedly waiting. My excitement grew with every step, finally seeing her after so long will be one of the highlights of this month.
We stepped through the doors and scanned for any signs of Kaitlyn. Her scent hit me before I even saw her, she was leaning against a white pillar with a wide smile on her face. I rushed towards her, with an equally wide smile and hugged her tight.
“My love, how have you been?” She asked, stroking the back of my head. “I’m so glad you’re here, all healthy and fine.”
She couldn’t bring herself to let go of me before Jay coughed and said, “Okay, my turn.”
Kaitlyn laughed and hugged her son just as tightly and kissed his forehead. “I’m so happy you’re all doing fine, I had hoped you’d be back home by now…” She said, trailing off sadly. Her sad expression disappeared as she clapped her hands in delight. “Today isn’t the day to talk of mundane things! It’s my baby’s graduation!”
She pulled her son down to her height and kissed his forehead again. She cooed at him, her green eyes bright with fondness and affection.
“Mum…” He grumbled, taking a glance at the three BlackShadowed pack members. She looked at them in surprise, as though she hadn’t seen them until just then, and smiled.
“Hello, I’m Kaitlyn Steel. Nice to meet you all.” She greeted them, with such elegance and grace. The natural qualities of a Luna.
The three of them bowed out of respect. Our fellow pack members bowed and greeted their leader. “Good morning, Luna.” They said in unison.
She smiled in response and suggested to leave and head to the Alpha House. We all followed her into the carpark, noticing a couple fellow pack warriors following us from 20 and 50 meters away. I knew she couldn’t have come here alone, even if she could look out for herself, warriors are a must for leaders.
We got into the cars that were ready to board and started to head towards the house. Kaitlyn got into the same vehicle as us and started to make conversation.
“So, how was that pack?” She asked, curiosity clear in her eyes.
“It was much nicer than we expected, we made really good friends.” I piped up. “The people there are nothing like how they’re portrayed outside the pack.”
Jay rolled his eyes and commented, “Yeah, you’ve definitely become friendly with certain people.”
Ugh, when will he drop it? It’s so unfortunate that he hates Theo that much, I couldn’t even imagine how he’ll react once he finds out we’re mates.
Kaitlyn raised her eyebrows at this and looked at me for an explanation. “I’ve become very friendly with the leaders of that pack.” I explained, proud of my explanation. It was very true since I’d become close with Leona, Julian and Theo.
If it hadn’t been for what had happened yesterday, I would’ve included Kobi. I shuddered, remembering his piercing gaze on me during last night’s dinner.She smiled at my response and said, “I’m glad you’ve made friends there, I was worried that you wouldn’t be treated very well. I had a lot of sleepless nights, but your phone calls were very reassuring. Seeing you and telling me your experiences in person is even more reassuring.”
We talked until we had finally reached the Alpha House, it felt weird to refer to the place as the Alpha House rather than the Alpha Manor. A month is enough time to pick up habits and this was one of them.
We got out the car and headed inside my familiar home. My wolf had become more active in my mind since we had arrived on our soil and territory, she definitely needed to return home.
Although, something deep within me said, “This isn’t our home.” I shrugged it off and made my way to the office where I could sense Magnus was in. Jay had come upstairs with me and knocked on the door.
The door swung open and we were greeted by a happy looking Magnus. He stepped forward and embraced the both of us into a hug.
“I’ve missed you kiddos.” He admitted, chuckling as he stepped back. “Am I seeing things or have you grown taller!”
Jay laughed at that and shook his head at him. “I don’t think that happens when your twenty one, or Elisia’s age of nineteen, but good try dad.”
He shrugged and chuckled again. “Alright, alright. Well, it’s really good to see you kids after so long.”
He glanced at his watch and raised his eyebrows. “You guys better get dressed fast, or we’ll be late to the graduation.”
And with that, Jay and I rushed to our rooms and got ourselves ready. We had already picked out our outfits for this day, so it wasn’t hard to rush getting ready. We managed to look presentable and smart in just ten minutes and made our way downstairs where Magnus and Kaitlyn were waiting.
They looked good, not that they usually don’t, but they looked red-carpet ready rather than graduation ready. Kaitlyn had straightened her usual wavy, golden hair and it looked like a stream of gold flowing from her head. Her dress was red, complimenting her bright green eyes, and it hugged her in all the right places, she looked amazing. Magnus wore a sleek, dark grey suit with a red tie, to match his mate, and slicked his blond hair back. They were, honestly, couple goals.
Jay had worn an expensive, tailored suit in black and paired it with a black skinny tie and smart, black shoes. He wore a Rolex on his right wrist, a graduation present from Magnus, and styled his hair as usual. I guess he knew he looked good in his usual hairstyle. His graduation gown was slung over his left arm and he held the cap in his other hand.
I had worn a sleeveless, black dress that A-lined into a knee-length dress. It was cinched at the waist, showcasing my soft curves and was elegantly tailored to look sophisticated on me. I had worn my hair down in it’s usual bouncy, wavy state with it’s ends reaching my waist.
After complimenting each other, we hurried to get into the car and spent the car ride anxiously looking at the time, hoping to get Jay there in time. The BlackShadowed warriors and our warriors followed us closely in a different vehicle.
His college was quite far so I tried to get myself in the mood to read the book I took with me, but all I could focus on was the time. After what seemed like days, we finally arrived at the destination and rushed inside. The warriors didn’t enter because they had no invite, but they surrounded the area to be on the lookout.
To our relief, the ceremony hadn’t started and we bid Jay goodbye as he joined his classmates; he started to put on his gown and cap like the rest of them. The ceremony was being held in a very large, beautiful hall with ancient and gothic architecture and accents.We shuffled down the row of seats, found ours and then sat down. We all exchanged a ‘thank goodness we got here on time’ look and waited for the ceremony to begin.
Once it did, I wanted to leave so bad. It had already been thirty minutes and all that has happened was speeches after speeches, I was so bored. When they finally began calling out names, my heart sank remembering that Jay’s surname began with an ‘S’. It’ll be a very long day…
Just then, a weird werewolf scent wafted up my nose making me cringe. I hadn’t ever smelt anything like it before, it smelt horrible. Was it a trespasser? This area is still apart of our territory, who slipped past the border forces?
I turned to my left and looked at Magnus and Kaitlyn in confusion, there was a unfamiliar werewolf in this place. They looked tense and exchanged serious looks, making my blood run cold.
What was happening?
I looked down at where Jay was sitting, who was waiting for his turn, and saw him staring up at us with a bewildered expression. The scent was nauseating and unbearable, the humans around us clearly couldn’t smell it.
“It’s a rogue.” Kaitlyn told me in the mind-link. Her sharp eyes was scanning the room with an hostile expression.
My eyes widened in shock, a rogue? I hadn’t ever crossed paths with one, it was rare to unless you happen to stumble across the territory of The Rogue Force.
“We have a problem out here.” One of our pack warriors said in the collective mind-link. “There is approximately twelve rogues out here, fighting all the warriors that’s guarding the hall. We believe that a few more have infiltrated the building, please stay safe as we fight these motherfuckers. Someone will come to help soon.”
Twelve rogues?
Jay’s back stiffened, Magnus took a sharp breath in as he began to type something into his phone, and Kaitlyn was still scanning the room.
What are they doing here?
“This is bad news.” Magnus mind-linked Kaitlyn, Jay and I. ” We will draw no attention to ourselves until the end of the ceremony. It is unlikely they’ll do anything with all these people in the room.”
I hadn’t ever heard Magnus sound so serious and wary about something, I knew our lives were in danger. I looked around the room, wondering where they could possibly be hiding. I knew Kaitlyn would be able to sense them out, it’s one of the special qualities of a Luna.
I couldn’t believe the perfect timing and organisational skills these rogues have. They brought along enough rogues to outnumber and distract the warriors we brought along as a few others get into the building we’re in. How did they know what day, time and where we’d be going for Jay’s graduation?
Chills overcame me as I realised their power and skills, these guys were not the kind to be messing with. They clearly know what they’re doing. Beside me, Kaitlyn let out a frustrated sigh and massaged her temple.
“They’re in this room, but I can’t find them for some reason.” She confessed in the mind-link, sounding desperate. “They haven’t masked their scent because we can clearly smell them, but somehow…they’ve masked their lifeforce?”
Was that even possible? I felt uneasy, now that even Kaitlyn couldn’t sense them out.
“We’re trying our best, but we’re outnumbered. It’ll be a while before we can get to you, please understand Alpha and Luna.” A warrior pleaded in the mind-link. We felt his desperation and fatigue through the channel and we all shared worried looks.
Kaitlyn started to scan the area again, the distress evident on her face. The rogues had the upper hand, because they could be anywhere and surprise attack us.
Just then, I felt a cold sharp poke on my right side, near my ribs, making me jump in surprise. I looked down in shock and found a sharp silver knife poking where my liver would be.
My heart stopped in horror as I followed the hand that was holding the knife, and landed on the man that was sitting beside me the entire time .
He looked around thirty and wore a navy suit to match the dress code. He smiled widely, showcasing his gold teeth, as he watched my nauseated and startled expression.
“Hello poppet.”

The Female Warrior And The Alpha Episode 33
#OpraDre

Hmm, can you figure out why Rogues have unexpectedly come?

Brace yourself for the next episode.
Cos it’s not gonna come down easy.