7 Muddled Thoughts (1)

Tell me about your heart

how it stole breath

from my lungs and

still warmed my veins.

- K.E. Henson

A few hours ago:

"Hey kiddo."

KJ stood rooted at the entrance of the pack house, fury tunneling through him at an alarming rate. He watched the stranger pick her up with ease and hug her close with a familiarity that marked their shared affection. She did not hesitate even for a moment. He was quick to notice that. That little bit of information did nothing to quell his unwarranted rage. His wolf was growling inside his head. His eyes were taking on a scarlet sheen, filled with bloodlust.

"Alpha." Lorenzo's muted voice served as a waking call to the man whose thoughts were chaotic enough to bring forth the animal in him to the forefront. But he couldn't reign in his bloodlust. Kael turned to his Beta with a growl and his eyes were changing colour from red to black and vice versa. Kael took a deep breath and tried to calm down. Upon realising that it's futile, he ran towards the woods; changing into his wolf form midway. Alex and Oscar made a move to follow their Alpha but was stopped by the Beta.

"Give him some time to cool off. His eyes were oscillating from red to black. He won't appreciate us following him like babysitters." Lorenzo sighed.

"What happened? He was alright a moment ago." Oscar was bewildered.

"Maybe it's the two new additions to our territory. Well, we are not simply men. We have our wild instincts tucked in safe within us. And the pack house is his own private space. Maybe we should let those guys stay with me and Leo." Lorenzo tried to find reasons and explain it to himself and others.

"Or maybe, it's the girl." Alex voiced out with a serious face.

"What!? Girl!?"

"Which girl?"

Oscar and Lorenzo asked simultaneously. If Alex noticed the slight tension in Lorenzo's words he didn't let on.

"Tamsyn." Alex replied and watched the tightly wound muscles on Lorenzo's shoulders relax. 'What's up with his guy? It's not like him to be interested in a single girl. What happened to our casanova?'

" She's the short one with specs. She is in my class. I wondered why KJ showed up at the University. Everyone was shocked into silence when he smiled and flirted with her. I was under the impression that he wanted to make the witches feel welcome. But it seems that it's not the case." Alex concluded with a grin.

" Why didn't you text me?" Oscar wailed. "I can't believe that I missed such an event."

" Could she be our Luna?" Lorenzo wondered out loud with a contemplative expression.

" He wouldn't have let her go out of his sight if that was the case." Alex shrugged.

"Maybe he decided to court her. Win her heart. But was shocked to see that she has a boyfriend." Oscar summed it all up with a wince.

" That's not how the mate bond works. Upon realising the identity of the respective mates, the distance between them will prove to be very undesirable. And being the Alpha, KJ's experience is going to be super intense. He would have at least come clean with her. And provided his aura and I hate to admit it, but handsome looks, she wouldn't have refused him." Lorenzo pointed out with a frown.

" She could have. If she had a boyfriend back home. And maybe KJ didn't expect that guy to make an appearance so fast." Oscar said with a sad face.

" I don't think that's the case. Because from what I've observed, though it's not been long since I knew her, she speaks her mind. So, if he had already told her, she would have informed him of her boyfriend. If that was the case, he would not have been shocked silly a while ago." Alex stated.

" She may not be his mate then. Regardless of that, is he interested in her?" Oscar's gossip antenna was up straight.

" Maybe. His behaviour during class was unusual. He even walked her to library." Alex informed them.

While they were digesting that piece of information, Lorenzo exclaimed, "Aren't we all forgetting a fact? She's a witch! A human! How could she the mate of an Alpha!!"

"Crap!! We forgot that."

"Come on, people. He may be just being friendly, you know. Yes, it's unusual considering the fact that he doesn't have much to do with girls. But they are here to provide us with extra protection and assistance. She is the daughter of Fleur, I believe? From the information we had on them, the one in Alex's class is. So this girl should be the one. I believe he was being courteous to the daughter of his mother's best friend." Oscar preened himself as if he had solved a murder mystery.

"I've mind linked Luna Mama about our absence. Let's sneak in and get his clothes. I'll go in search of him after that." Lorenzo put an end to the discussion which was getting nowhere.

"Alright, Beta."

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Lorenzo ran through the woods for a long time before he found KJ in his wolf form resting on a patch of land surrounded by trees and he was half buried in the snow. The heavy black coat of fur must be providing him with enough warmth that he seemed to have no idea that the snow was steadily falling without any sign of stopping.

Lorenzo shifted back to his human form and wore his clothes from the bag that was slung on his shoulders, even while he had been in his wolf form. He tried to mind link KJ again but he had it shut tight.

"Alpha, please shift back." Lorenzo called out to his alpha and threw the bag to him. He turned his back towards the Alpha and mind linked his brothers to let them know that he'd found the Alpha.

' I've found him. ' Lorenzo informed them.

' Did he tell you anything? ' Oscar asked outright.

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