Chapter 9, the rewritten version. Sorry for the last 2 chapters being short. I'm going to try to make this one a bit longer.


Kouga looked at the two— Ayame and Elect— again. Ayame was talking to another group and then left Suki to talk to some red wolf of the Niiro pack. The party was going to end soon and with every passing moment Kouga's hate for Elect grew and his love for Ayame grew stronger.

It was the next day and Kouga decided to see if Ayame was okay. Once Kouga got to the mountain he could see that Elect's pack was gone. Maybe hunting… Kouga thought as he walked in the area. Suki then came out of a cave. She immediately saw Kouga and ran towards him.

"Kouga, what are you doing here?"

"I want to talk with Ayame for a moment." Kouga paused for a bit. "And you too come to think of it. You haven't told me about why you can talk."

"Oh." Was all Suki said. "Well I'll bring her out and we can all talk together and---"

"If it's alright with you Suki, I want to talk to her alone before I talk to you again."

"… Right. Sure, ok. Wait here." Suki turned and went back inside the cave.

Seconds later Ayame came out and walked up to him. "Hello Kouga. Did you enjoy the ceremony last night?"

"Yea…" Kouga replied blankly.

Ayame then looked confused at his blank rely. "Is something wrong?"

"Where's Elect?" Kouga answered, his voice strained with anger at the mention of the word 'Elect'.

"Um… He's hunting, why do you ask?" Her face read confusion but her eyes read otherwise.

Kouga figured that she thinks that he would want to fight Elect again, which is true, but he understands why she thinks that. But at the moment, that wasn't important. He then grabbed Ayame by the arm and latterly dragged her into the cave.

Suki was in the only one in the cave when they entered. She turned her head towards Kouga. "Kouga, what the hell are you---"

"Please leave us Suki. I'll talk to you later."

The white wolf scoffed as she exited the cave reluctantly.

"Kouga! Why did you do that?!" Ayame yelled as she pulled her arm out of his hand.

"I need to talk to you, alone."

"You've could of just asked me you know?"

"No I don't know." Kouga replied smartly.

"…Smart a--"

"Ayame."

Ayame sighed. Kouga was acting strange. First he came and grabbed her arm and forced her in her cave, second he's being a smart ass and now he's interrupting!

"Kouga, what's going on?" Ayame asked.

"Do you really like Elect?"

"…" Ayame simply stared at him. "Of course." She lied. "He is my mate-to-be."

Kouga sighs. He knows that she knows the story of Ania and off all the other mate-to-be-s but he really needs to get this out of her. He would rather hear her say to get rid of this guy than to just fight Elect on hatred. His blue eyes stared into her jade ones.

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POV: Elect

The Niiro— my pack— followed behind me. I was still not used to the fact that the pack is mines. It was only weeks before mating season that I defeated the ex-pack leader in the fight for the pack. I looked behind me and saw the full wolf— I was surprised to see that this pack had absolutely no wolf-demons in it. Apparently the last of the wolf-demons died of old age leaving the wolves to run for themselves.

I looked forward again. The smell blood lingered in the air, the only thing I could really smell these days. My mind wandered from the hunt to the ceremony last night. That wolf Kouga last night was eyeing me. I just wanted to go over there and rip his throat out. And Ayame, she interrupting my fight with Kouga really pissed me off. Either way she got punished and I left it at that. I sighed. The smell of blood was stronger and it was time to attack.

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POV: Narrator

In the cave the silence continued to stretch on. Kouga has spent the past minute and a half now starring into her eyes. Not only did he see her becoming uncomfortable— a sure sign that she doesn't like Elect— but he found that he enjoyed looking into her eyes.

"Well?" Kouga asked with a little annoyance in his voice.

"Well…I don't really like him…" Ayame answered with little confidence.

"Why?" Though Kouga already knew why, like he thought before, he would rather have her say it.

"…" Ayame pondered for what to say. "…Well I don't really know him that much and plus he thinks I can't hunt so he does it for me, and yeah…" Ayame lied.

"That's not it Ayame. You're lying."

Ayame gulped. Then Kouga took one step forward. Ayame stepped back. Then Kouga took a large stride and extended his arms out so that both of his hands could hold on to her arms. "Ayame, I know the truth about Elect." Ayame gasped and her eyes widened in fear. "That basturd of a wolf is not going to kill you or me! He's not even strong enough to scratch me!" Kouga said confidently even though he was the one thrown into the stone pillar yesterday.

"Kouga but he is—"Ayame tried to counter.

"No Ayame… I'll save you somehow…"

"Kouga that's not it. He's actually---"

"Don't worry Ayame." Placing a small kiss on her forehead he let go of her arms and backed away. "Now I'm going to find Suki, you get some rest." He then disappeared into a mini tornado and followed the scent of the white wolf.

"…Kouga…" Ayame's hand moved up to her chest. She then looked down at the cave floor. If only you knew more about him Kouga, he's not what he seems.


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