An Alpha for an Alpha

Chapter 5

Callen~

We finally get to the Dark Prowlers pack at around nine O'clock. As I get out of my truck and stretch my heart clenches at smelling my mate's scent in the air. I ask one of the pack mothers to watch Zach and head to Accalia's house to see her. I jog there and knock on the front door.

"Cal!" Danu shouts, opening the door.

She jumps on me and I catch her in my arms. She hugs me fiercely and asks where Zach is. As soon as I tell her she's sprinting for the pack house to go see him. I shake my head as I enter the house.

"Accalia? We're here," I call.

Hestia comes bouncing down the stairs and tells me that she's in her room. I get directions and walk up to her room, as I draw closer to her door I hear some scuffling and other noises. I open the door cautiously and find Accalia struggling in her sleep.

"Accalia?" I say, stepping closer.

She jerks awake and jumps out of bed growling and in a fighting position.

"Ace? Love, are you okay?" I ask gently.

She whirls around and finds me standing in the doorway. Fury and hatred glimmer in her eyes, but it's not directed at me. She straightens and rushes to the bathroom, slamming and locking the door. I walk over to the bathroom door and lean my forehead against it.

"Ace, what's wrong? Tell me what's wrong," I say softly. 

The door shakes in what I think is her silent sobs. I hear the lock click and take a step back so I don't fall forward. She opens the door with silent tears rolling down her flushed cheeks. She stares into my eyes with fear and vulnerability she doesn't seem to be used to. I open my arms and she burrows into the safe circle. Her left hand lay on my chest while her other hand fists in my shirt. I stroke her auburn hair as she digs her head into my chest.

"I fucking hate emotions," She mumbles harshly.

I pull her head back with my hands and wipe her tears away with the pads of my thumbs. She has a frown on her face and I hate it. I pull her lips to mine and kiss her softly. I feel her small smile and I pull back.

"What happened?" I ask softly.

"I had a nightmare," She sighs.

"What was it about?" I ask.

She growls lowly, sending a chill down my spine. She starts shaking violently and I step back to see her eyes a vivid purple.

Shit

She or her wolf technically glares at me. I back up with raised hands and a bared throat. Her eyes widen and flicker from purple to stormy gray over and over. She snarls and claws at her head.

"Sia stop!" She whimpers.

Sia is probably her wolf, fighting for control. Accalia's teeth sharpen and lengthen before going back to normal and her claws appear before retracting. Her breaths become ragged and heavy as she fights her wolf for control.

"Hestia! Go find Eris!" I yell downstairs.

I hear the pounding of footsteps and a door slamming open. I turn my attention back to my mate and find her on the floor clutching her head and curled up in a tight ball. I get on my knees in front of her and grip her wrists.

"Accalia! Baby, you are stronger than her," I tell her soothingly.

She whimpers and her muscles bunch and grow, ripping her clothes. She's so close to shifting into her wolf. She yells at her wolf to stop. Lupe, Selia, and Eris barge into the room and take in the scene.

"Ace, snap out of it! It was a dream!" Eris shouts.

Her claws gouge into the wood floor and she finally wins control over her wolf. Her claws shift back into her nails and she looks up, horrified. She gets up quickly and backs away from us. Eris steps closer and Accalia flinches back from her sister.

"N-no," She says, waving her hand, "I'm just gonna take a shower."

She spins away from us and walks into her bathroom shakily. I sit back on my haunches and stare at the door.

"What is she not telling us?" I murmur.