Chapter 3 : Unknown Savior

The morning sun rose from behind the mountains and revealed the territory of the United pack with its powerful light like spikes. It hits Kate's golden fur and made it glow, causing her to look beautiful as she sleeps. She began to open her eyes and groaned as she raised her head. It was another beautiful day in Jasper and she decided to make another trip to the pond, since its quiet and peaceful with the treetops providing shades to protect her from the bright sunlight. She got onto her feet and stretched her muscle, followed by a yawn, and turned towards her mate who was still asleep and nudged him several times.

'Wake up, honey.' She said in a gentle tone.

Humphrey began to groan and opened his eyes. His vision was a bit blurry and he blinked a few times before he's able to see her clearly.

'Oh, good morning, Kate.' He said sleepily.

'Wanna take a swim in the pond again?'

He got up and stretched his muscle, followed by a yawn, and looked back at her with a smile.

'Sure.'

She smiled and left the den along with him. They breathe in the fresh air produced by the green trees and the cool wind brushed through their fur.

'So, who's going to hunt for us? Unless you don't mind berries.' Humphrey asked as they walked.

'I don't know. Which would you prefer?' She asked looking back at him.

Humphrey thought for a while and preferred meat instead of berries, since it fills their tummies a lot more and taste better.

'Meat. Berries's a bit gross for me if eaten too much.' He said as he sticked his tongue out in disgust.

She giggled and leaned her body against his, wiping her sweat with his coat.

'Okay, Humphrey. Let's go and ask Garth or anyone else for help, since it's his day off today.'

They continued their conversation as they headed towards the feeding ground, he told her how disgusted he was when he ate lots of berries as a pup and she told him how her first taste on berries went and it was hilarious. They both laughed as they arrived and saw Garth and Lilly enjoying their time together while having their breakfast. They stopped and turned towards them as they approaches.

'Morning, Garth.' Humphrey greeted with a smile.

'Morning.' He replied with a smile.

'Morning sis.' Kate said and gave Lilly a hug.

'Morning.' She replied as they broke apart.

'So, why are you two here? You're in no condition to hunt, Kate.' Garth asked curiously.

'Which is why we're here.' Humphrey said.

'Could you help us hunt for food? I'm sorry if there's any inconvenience.' Kate said.

'Not at all.' Garth said with a smile and got up. 'I'll be right back.'

They watched as he entered the woods, and Kate and Humphrey sat the opposite side of Lilly to wait for Garth's return.

'So, how's it going with Garth?' Kate asked, starting the conversation.

'Not much. We only spend our time together after his duties.' Lilly replied.

'Well, looks like you'll be having a wonderful time today, since it's his day off.'

'Yeah.'

Lilly's face lit up as she remembered something and turned back to her sister and Humphrey.

'Do you know that the Moonlight Howl's two days from now?' She said in excitement.

'Oh yeah, I completely forgotten about it.' Kate replied as she slapped her forehead.

'I'll be howling with a handsome wolf on that day.' She said and winked at Humphrey.

He noticed and wagged his tail happily, and decided to participate in the act.

'And I'll be howling with someone very beautiful. I wonder if you know who she is.' He said, winking back at her and causing her to giggle.

'Maybe. I also wonder if you know who he is. We'll find out when that day comes.'

Humphrey remained silent and dived into his thoughts as the two sisters have a 'girl talk'. He began to remember the time when he howled with his crush which is his mate back at the train on the way back to Jasper. They had a clear view of the full moon with the clear lake showing their reflection. It was the moment that he would never forget, as they howled together they realized that their voices were a match which stands for their undying love for each other. The day of their marriage was also one of most beautiful moments in his memory. They walked towards each other and stood infront of the altar with the western and eastern pack watching them. They accepted each other's scent, nibbled each other's ears and finally, they rubbed their muzzle against each other. But they decided to add another procedure to the marriage, and that is a passionate kiss. Both packs howled at their successful marriage and celebrated during the Moonlight Howl. As that day arrived, they howled and expressed their pure love to all of the wolves around. He remembered as he stood infront of her under the moonlight and spoke in a light voice.

'I love you, Kate.'

'I love you too, Humphrey.' She replied softly and they kissed each other with full of passion.

These beautiful memories will be buried inside his head forever. He continued to browse his memories until he notice a paw waving infront of his eyes.

'Humphrey?'

He snapped out of his thoughts and looked back at her.

'What is it?' He asked curiously.

'What are you thinking? You've been staring at a tree for the whole time.'

'Oh. It was just about our beautiful moments together, so I'm really excited for the Moonlight Howl.'

She smiled and wagged her tail as she began to browse some in her memories too. She snapped out of it and looked back at him.

'Well, Garth's back. Care to lend a hand?'

'Of course.' He said with a grin on his face and noticed Garth's return from afar, dragging their meal towards them.

They ran towards him and gripped the back of the deer with their mouth and helped in dragging it to the open. Lilly was already done with her meal, leaving a pile of scraps and watched as Humphrey, Kate and her mate dropped the deer on the ground beside her.

'Thank you.' Kate said.

'No problem.' Garth replied, panting due to dragging the deer alone for most of the distance.

Humphrey ripped of one leg of the deer and offered it to Garth.

'No thanks. I'm already full anyway.' He replied.

'Are you sure? It taste really good.' Humphrey said sarcastically.

'No thanks. You can have it.'

'Okay.'

Humphrey dropped the leg beside the deer's body and sat down with Kate and began to eat. Garth sat beside Lilly and they talked about what they're going to do after this. Kate told them that she decided to take a swim at the pond again with her mate. Lilly was actually worried about Alex's appearance again and asked if they should be with her. She rejected and reminded them that the unknown drug running inside her bloodstream enhance her in everything and can take on any wolf. Garth on the other paw told them that he's going to teach Lilly on how to hunt and fight. As Humphrey heard about this, he decided to learn too, so that he won't be a liability to her anymore in hunting for food and protection. He told them about it and they widened their eyes as it was their first time hearing this from him.

'Really?' Kate asked.

'Yeah. If Lilly can do it, so can I.' He replied with a smile.

Kate was really happy for him to come to that decision. She won't be busy hunting for him while on duty, well, after this drug wears off. She licked his cheek and he wagged his tail happily.

'So, when are you going to train?' Kate asked.

'Well, anytime I want. The only thing that I lacked is a coach.' He said looking from her to Garth.

'I can teach two.' Garth said with a smile.

'Oh, no. I need a hot and beautiful alpha to teach me.' Humphrey said sarcastically as he made the shape of the female alpha's body in the air with his paws and they laughed.

'Would that be me?' Kate asked curiously as she clearly knows the answer.

'Hmm. Well, there's only one beautiful alpha in this pack, so yeah.' Humphrey said playfully and Kate gave him another lick on the cheek, causing him to wag his tail even more.

They continued their chat until the sun was in the middle of the sky, showing that it was already mid-day. Humphrey and Kate were finished with their meal and they said their goodbyes before going their separate ways.

Garth and Lilly entered the woods and he decided to let her do the basics like all alphas do before going for the advanced. He searched for an area further away from their prey and arrived at where he first taught her how to hunt, where she ended up failing and had a thin log broken in half over her whole body and made her looked like a turtle. Lilly also remembered this place and began to feel nervous. She placed her tail between her legs and back away. He noticed and turned towards her.

'What's wrong?' He asked in a worried tone.

'I'm not sure if I'm ready.' She replied nervously.

'Don't worry. Nobody's going to laugh at you, since no one's around. I'm here, and that's all that matters.' He said with a smile.

She finally felt a relief in her heart and she walked towards him. She leaned her head against his chest and they both wagged their tail with a smile on their face. She actually felt lonely and sad before as she was very shy to talk to anyone else except for Humphrey, her sister and parents. Ever since she met him back at the Moonlight Howl where he had a date with her sister and howled with him when her sister's missing, she felt a growth of bravery inside her and was no longer shy anymore with him beside her. She made a lot of friends as she followed Garth around the den ground, greeting them and have a wonderful chat with his friends with him inside the chat too. He was the only wolf that was able to make her break the bubble and be contact with social. He was everything to her and she was very happy to be his mate. Their eyes met and they kissed passionately before pulling apart.

'So, are you ready?' He asked.

'Yeah, I'm ready.' She replied as she gained bravery from him.

'See that two pinecones hanging right there?' He said, pointing at the two pinecones hanging on a thin branch of a tree.

'Yeah. Leap and grab it, right?' She said, still remembering her last training.

'Yeah. This time, focus on it. Only leap when you're ready.' Garth said as stood in a pounce position.

She followed and charged her hind legs while controlling where she wanted to leap with her front legs. Garth was already ready, since he's an alpha and already went through alpha school.

'I'll take the right while you take the left.'

'Got it.'

She was fully prepared and about to leap, but stopped when Garth leaped first and caught the pinecone easily. He stood on the other side and turned towards her. He dropped it on the ground and looked back at her.

'Focus, Lilly.'

She cleared all of the thoughts in her head and focused at the pinecone. She charged her hind legs with the right amount of power and she leaped. She caught it at ease and landed beside him with her legs still standing instead of rolling on the ground. Garth widened his eyes as he was amazed by her actions. She leaped like a true alpha and doesn't show any weakness on her face. She dropped the pinecone from her mouth and jumped around in joy for her success. She hugged Garth happily and wagged her tail faster than before.

'I did it, Garth!'

'You did very well, Lilly. You leaped like a real alpha. I'm surprised that your second try would be this successful.'

'Well, that's because I have a good coach.'

They broke apart and he began to teach her how to hunt. She began with crouching around the tree in circles to practice in not making any sound as she stalk her prey. He stood forward and corrected her mistakes when she made any, and sat back and watch as she continued her training. He was actually worried if she is able to take this without getting any injury. It would be painful for him to see if she injured her wrist or leg; he would feel a stab in his heart and guilt for hurting her. But since she did well in her first training and that is focusing, with the pinecone as her prey, he decided to remove these negative thoughts and proceed with the training, but he would test her again on focusing to make sure that she really mastered it. Lilly was actually enjoying this training; it was like a game to her. What makes it very interesting was every round that she make around the tree, she's able to see his handsome face and charming smile and it makes her want to circle continuously. Garth noticed how tired she was and decided that this was enough for today and teach her on his next day off, since it's her first day of training and doesn't want it to be too rough for her. She sat beside him panting in exhaust and smiled as their eyes met.

'I think this is good enough for today.' He said.

'Why?' She asked curiously.

'Well, today's your first day of training, and I don't want it to be too rough for you.' He replied in a worried tone.

She licked his cheek and was happy that he cared for her.

'Sure. Wanna play hide and seek?' She asked playfully.

'Why not.' He replied with a smile.

'Okay. You'll be the seeker while I hide. You can only count to thirty and cannot trace my scent with your nose.'

'Okay.' He said as he faced against a tree and began counting.

She immediately ran and searched for a good spot to hide. Fortunately, she caught sight of a hollow log nearby and crawled into it. He listened as he finished his countdown and began to hear footsteps. It disappeared as he passes by her hiding spot and she began to wonder, but was surprised when Garth looked down and screamed. She did the same and backed away from where his head is and crawled out of the den. She placed her paw on her chest as she almost had a heart attack, but they both laughed at how funny their expression was.

'How did you find me?' She asked while panting.

He pointed at the pawprints on the ground that leads to the log, she must've ran too hard that she left marks on the ground.

'Okay. I'll be the seeker and you'll hide.' She said playfully and faced against the tree.

Garth immediately searched for a place to hide and they continued with their game. While at the pond, Kate was still teaching Humphrey on how to crawl silently as he circled continuously around the pond she was sitting in. Like Lilly, he also thought of it was a game and enjoyed it as he spends his time with her. Kate smiled at how good his progress was and decided to let him rest for a few minutes. He collapsed on the ground with his legs spread after hearing her command and it made her laughed. He got up and sat beside her in the lake.

'I'm very proud of you, Humphrey. You did good.' She said.

'Well, that's because I have a hot and beautiful alpha as my coach.' He said and it made her giggle.

'What if it isn't?'

'Then I'm just going to lie on the ground and do nothing until lunch time comes.'

She gave him a lick on the cheek for his successful performance and he smiled. The treetops was doing its job keeping her cool and protect her from the powerful sunlight and the pond too to absorb heat from her body. Unfortunately, out of the woods appeared Alex with a grin on his face. They turned towards him and frowned as he was here for more trouble.

'Hello Kate.' He said after moments of silence.

'You're here to try my kick on your belly again, Alex?' She growled.

'Oh, I'm wondering if you'll be able to do that with my two muscular friends here.' He said and two muscular alphas appeared beside him.

Humphrey immediately howled for help and it alerted every wolf in the pack. Lilly stopped searching for Garth and instead shouted out his name.

'Garth! Garth!'

Garth leaped out of his hiding spot and ran towards her. As he slowly walked pass her, he looked into her eyes and made a frown.

'I know. Alex's back.'

She nodded and ran along with him towards the pond. Winston and Eve heard the howl too and ran out of their den.

'Alex's back.' Eve said as she ran beside her mate.

'I know, but it may be the perverted wolf from the Northern pack too. We must be quick.' Winston replied and they ran at top speed along with Hutch and a few alphas behind them.

'Shut him up, boys.' Alex said and one of his friends walked towards Humphrey and knocked him out cold.

'Humphrey!' Kate screamed as she looked at her mate lying on the ground.

She turned back at Alex who was wearing a perverted grin and tried to pounce at him, but was pinned down by the two muscular alphas. Her belly was facing upwards and her bottom was facing towards him. He smiled and positioned upright infront of her. She tried to struggle, but with no luck.

'If I'm going to die, I'll rape and kill you first before that happens.' He said in a gentle tone.

She began to give up as she has no way to break free from the two alphas's humongous strength that outmatches the drug inside her. Just when she's about to close her eyes and meet her fate, she saw a black figure above them that has the silhouette of a wolf and noticed him hitting the neck and back of the two alphas that was pinning her legs with his paw at lightning speed and stood behind Alex.

'Let the fun begi-' His sentence was cut off when he felt a sharp object on his neck and his penis.

His body froze and he noticed that his friends collapsed to the ground like statues, unable to move a single muscle. He's even more frightened when he heard a male voice beside his ear.

'Uh-uh-uh.'

Kate got up immediately and was amazed by this wolf's lightning speed and strength.

'Who are you?' She asked curiously.

But her savior only made a grin back at her and focused on Alex as his victim…

Well, here it is. Sorry to leave you hanging. This chapter's pretty much filled, so looks like you'll have to find out who this wolf is in the next chapter. My holiday's coming up soon, so I'll have enough time to write. Thank you for the support so far and I'm really happy to see new reviews. Hope you like this chapter and as always, please leave a review/follow/favourite. I means a lot to me and have a good day. Peace out. -LoverWolfs1121