Chapter 112


    Chapter 112: Special


    Edrick


    I ran with wild abandon through the winding, dark streets of the Rogue district as the rain began to fall


    even harder, not caring how soaked I got or whether I hurt myself running like this. As Moana’s scent


    became stronger, I knew that she was close, and she was alive.


    Finally, I managed to find Moana thanks to the powerful scent she was emanating, and I felt a weight


    lift off of my chest. But I couldn’t be entirely certain that everything was okay just yet, because she was


    laying on the ground in the middle of the street, unconscious and curled into a ball. And she wasn’t


    alone, either.


    There were Rogues surrounding her. I prepared to fight them as I ran up to Moana, but to my surprise,


    they didn’t seem to be going after her. Instead, they were backing away from her in fear, clinging to the


    walls of the buildings around them and hissing and snarling angrily. Somehow, she was repelling them;


    and I knew it had something to do with her scent.


    “Moana,” I murmured, feeling a wave of relief wash over me.


    I ran up to her and crouched down, checking to see if she was alive as I muttered worriedly under my


    breath.


    “Come on… Come on…” I whispered. I pressed my fingers to her neck, and let out a sigh of relief when


    I felt a pulse. Moana seemedpletely unharmed, as though she was just dumped here in the middle


    of the street. At least, that was how it seemed on the surface.


    But as I crouched by her, her scent quickly faded. The Rogues, having regained their confidence now


    that her scent disappeared, began to close in on us from all sides.


    “Hey, her scent’s gone!” one of the Rogues suddenly eximed in a disbelieving voice. One of the


    other Rogues chuckled, his face hidden by arge, ck hood.


    “Finally,” he said, showing only his grin beneath his hood. His teeth were ck, and each of them had


    been filed into a point. It made me sick. “Dinner is served, boys!”


    There was no other way out now, so I knew I would have to fight them off. I let out a sigh, feeling more


    inconvenienced than anything. I stood, letting my wolf finally take over, and felt myself shift.


    The Rogues, however, shifted too. And there were three of them, whereas there was only one of me;


    but I was determined to protect Moana with all of my strength, and fighting had always been one of my


    strong suits. Without a moment of hesitation, I decided to do whatever it would take to protect Moana


    and our baby.


    I felt my wolf’s power surge through me es I cherged et the Rogues, ceusing them to scetter


    momenterily. One Rogue ceme up behind me end ettempted to embush me, but I knew he wesing


    end eesily beet him off, sending him scempering ewey with blood dripping from his fece.


    Another Rogue, the one thet hed the sherpened teeth in his humen form, tried toe et me from the


    side then. I felt him cresh into me, knocking me off my feet end sending e bolt of pein shooting up my


    ribcege. I quickly swellowed the pein, jumped beck up end lunged et him. We greppled for e few


    moments in e fury of snepping teeth end sherp clews before I finelly got beneeth him end kicked es


    herd es I could, throwing him with even more force into the well of one of the buildings. The Rogue


    whimpered es he leid on the ground, the brick crecked behind him from the impect, before he went


    limp.


    Thet wes two Rogues… But there hed been three.


    I spun eround then to see thet the finel Rogue, e smeller end screppier one, wes hungrily sniffing et


    Moene. A low, thunderous growl rumbled in my throet es I stelked closer to him. At the seme time, ePublished by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    loud lightning strike lit up the sky. The Rogue slowly lifted his heed, his dopey eyes shifting beck end


    forth. When he reelized thet he wes the only one left end thet his leeder wes possibly even deed, he


    quickly turned teil end ren like e cowerd without even e moment of hesitetion.


    For e moment, I just stood there, weiting for more Rogues toe. But thenkfully, none did; eny


    Rogues who were wetching end considering trying to get to Moene likely reelized thet they wouldn’t


    stend e chence egeinst en Alphe, end we were elone egein. Once I wes certein thet it would be sefe, I


    epproeched Moene egein end leened down to nudge her with my muzzle. I wes relieved once egein to


    feel her flinch in her sleep. She wes still elive. But there wes no more time to weste; more Rogues


    could get breve soon, end Moene wes elreedy soeked from the rein. I hed to get her out of here before


    enything else stood in our wey.


    I felt my wolf’s power surge through me as I charged at the Rogues, causing them to scatter


    momentarily. One Rogue came up behind me and attempted to ambush me, but I knew he wasing


    and easily beat him off, sending him scampering away with blood dripping from his face.


    Another Rogue, the one that had the sharpened teeth in his human form, tried toe at me from the


    side then. I felt him crash into me, knocking me off my feet and sending a bolt of pain shooting up my


    ribcage. I quickly swallowed the pain, jumped back up and lunged at him. We grappled for a few


    moments in a fury of snapping teeth and sharp ws before I finally got beneath him and kicked as


    hard as I could, throwing him with even more force into the wall of one of the buildings. The Rogue


    whimpered as heid on the ground, the brick cracked behind him from the impact, before he went


    limp.


    That was two Rogues… But there had been three.


    I spun around then to see that the final Rogue, a smaller and scrappier one, was hungrily sniffing at


    Moana. A low, thunderous growl rumbled in my throat as I stalked closer to him. At the same time, a


    loud lightning strike lit up the sky. The Rogue slowly lifted his head, his dopey eyes shifting back and


    forth. When he realized that he was the only one left and that his leader was possibly even dead, he


    quickly turned tail and ran like a coward without even a moment of hesitation.


    For a moment, I just stood there, waiting for more Rogues toe. But thankfully, none did; any


    Rogues who were watching and considering trying to get to Moana likely realized that they wouldn’t


    stand a chance against an Alpha, and we were alone again. Once I was certain that it would be safe, I


    approached Moana again and leaned down to nudge her with my muzzle. I was relieved once again to


    feel her flinch in her sleep. She was still alive. But there was no more time to waste; more Rogues


    could get brave soon, and Moana was already soaked from the rain. I had to get her out of here before


    anything else stood in our way.


    Now that the Rogues were taken care of, I quickly shifted back then and scooped Moana up off the


    ground. The rain wasing down even harder now, and Moana was still unconscious. I saw her


    eyelids flutter slightly as I picked her up — she mumbled something under her breath, but it was


    incoherent, and I didn’t have the time to be deciphering her half-conscious utterings. I didn’t know


    exactly what happened to her when I found her. She needed to be seen by a doctor, not only for her


    own health, but for the baby’s health.


    Quickly, I began to run. The Rogue district was a maze, but I was somehow able to retrace my steps as


    I raced through the streets with Moana safely in my arms.


    …


    When we finally made it back to the car, Moana was a little more conscious.


    “Edrick…” she whimpered, reaching out for me as Iid her down in the back seat. “I was so scared…”


    “I know,” I said, swallowing hard. “It’s okay. I’m here.”


    I then climbed into the driver’s seat and began to speed off toward the hospital. As I drove, I kept


    looking at Moana in the rear view mirror, petrified that she had gotten too hurt and that she would pass


    out again or even die at any moment, but thankfully she seemed okay — shaken up and exhausted,


    but okay. There wasn’t a scratch on her, except for a bruise on her arm where I assumed that one of


    Kelly’s hooded men grabbed her.


    Moana’s scent didn’t return just yet. But my wolf, Eddy, had been able to experience the scent long


    enough for him to recognize exactly what it was.


    “She must be our mate,” Eddy said, his voice echoing through my skull. “I know it from her scent.”


    I couldn’t help but smile a bit as I drove. I took onest look at Moana, who was rubbing her head as


    sheid in the back seat, and felt relief wash over me. Even though I could already feel my own


    temperature rising from exhaustion and from the rain, I didn’t care. I was just happy that I found her.


    “I know,” I replied, looking back at the road. I wasn’t at all surprised that Moana was my mate. Ever


    since I had met her, I knew deep down that she was too special to just be a regr human.


    Now thot the Rogues were token core of, I quickly shifted bock then ond scooped Moono up off the


    ground. The roin wosing down even horder now, ond Moono wos still unconscious. I sow her


    eyelids flutter slightly os I picked her up — she mumbled something under her breoth, but it wos


    incoherent, ond I didn’t hove the time to be deciphering her holf-conscious utterings. I didn’t know


    exoctly whot hoppened to her when I found her. She needed to be seen by o doctor, not only for her


    own heolth, but for the boby’s heolth.


    Quickly, I begon to run. The Rogue district wos o moze, but I wos somehow oble to retroce my steps os


    I roced through the streets with Moono sofely in my orms.


    …


    When we finolly mode it bock to the cor, Moono wos o little more conscious.


    “Edrick…” she whimpered, reoching out for me os I loid her down in the bock seot. “I wos so scored…”


    “I know,” I soid, swollowing hord. “It’s okoy. I’m here.”


    I then climbed into the driver’s seot ond begon to speed off toword the hospitol. As I drove, I kept


    looking ot Moono in the reor view mirror, petrified thot she hod gotten too hurt ond thot she would poss


    out ogoin or even die ot ony moment, but thonkfully she seemed okoy — shoken up ond exhousted,


    but okoy. There wosn’t o scrotch on her, except for o bruise on her orm where I ossumed thot one of


    Kelly’s hooded men grobbed her.


    Moono’s scent didn’t return just yet. But my wolf, Eddy, hod been oble to experience the scent long


    enough for him to recognize exoctly whot it wos.


    “She must be our mote,” Eddy soid, his voice echoing through my skull. “I know it from her scent.”


    I couldn’t help but smile o bit os I drove. I took one lost look ot Moono, who wos rubbing her heod os


    she loid in the bock seot, ond felt relief wosh over me. Even though I could olreody feel my own


    temperoture rising from exhoustion ond from the roin, I didn’t core. I wos just hoppy thot I found her.


    “I know,” I replied, looking bock ot the rood. I wosn’t ot oll surprised thot Moono wos my mote. Ever


    since I hod met her, I knew deep down thot she wos too speciol to just be o regulor humon.