The Alpha, My Salvation

Little Kitty

Maria walked home from school brusquely in attempt to warm her up, her damp hair clung to her forehead and she cursed the rain silently as she danced over the sticky mud in an attempt to keep it from dirtyting her. A quiet mewl made her deliberate footsteps falter as she laid eyes on the soaking white kitten. Her heart constricted at the sight and she removed her bag from her back and started digging through it to have her fingers wrap around the soft material of her sports towel.

"Come here" she crooned softly bending down and scooping the  kitten up with the towel despite it's feeble protests. Whispering to it gently she rubbed the towel over it in an attempt to get it dry, she giggled and smiled once it had fought it it's way from the restraints of the now damp towel and was staring up at her with blue eyes that closely resembled her own. Smiling Maria inched her index finger forwards and it felt as if several minutes had flown by before she made contatct with its chin, in a slow motion she began to scratch under its still damp chin and could feel the loose fur sticking to her fingers, in a fast and fluid movement the tiny kitten gave a squeal of terror and lashed out digging it's claws into Maria's arm causing her to yelp and drop the kitten in suprise. Maria brought her fingers to the three long cuts down her arms, hissing in pain she pulled her sleeves back down over her snowy skin and pulled the soiled towel from the ground stuffing it back into her bag.

Maria strolled home at her own pace, today was the day her mother went to her book club, her father worked late and she was supposed to attend tutoring but her tutor was an old woman who mangaed to see through her fathers over powering ways agreed to cover for Maria who on every Thursday spent the afternoon to herself instead of learning 'Business Studies' she was paid to keep her mouth shut about Maria not attending  tutoring and in return she was allowed her own slice of freedom. Trudging up the driveway Maria shivered uncontrollably wishing for the feeling of scalding hot water on her skin, turning it from what she was sure was blue back to it's normal fleshy white.

Opening the door Maria was instantly questioned by a passing maid

"Miss, aren't you meant to be at tutoring?" she asked and Maria sighed irritab;y she could the maid was itching to page her Father to get a slight pay rise for being so loyal

"I went my tutor told me to come home and change from my wet clothes and come back immediately" I smiled trying to look as honest as I possibly could.

"Oh" she said looking slightly disappointed. Maria rolled her eyes and shoved her way past the maid who was desperate for her fathers approval. Running upstairs as quick as her stiff legs would allow Maria bolted into the bathroom feeling more desperate by the second to feel any sort of warmth, peeling her clothes off she jumped into the now steaming shower and smiled in bliss tilting her head back to let the water run over her face.

Walking out of the door, Maria couldn't help but feel watched, now completely dry she was headed to her favourite place in town but couldn't help but notice the fact that several windows of the house were filled with the faces of watchful maids. Scowling Maria trudged into the forest growing increasingly annoyed, once out of sight of the house she pulled the can of tuna from her pocket. Do kittens even eat tuna? She couldn't help but wonder as she peeled the lid back and set it in the exact place she had dropped the kitten. Sighing Maria continued to walk to the woods longing to sit by the river and enjoy her own company, it wasn't like she had any friends to enjoy it with. Forcing her way in the clearing covered in pebbles Maria smiled at the river and curled up on the fallen log watching the water rush by.

Maria wasn't sure how long has passed when the silence was disturbed by a low growl that her heart beating at unusually fast rates, clenching her small hands into fists Maria shook lightly as she turned to see the massive black wolf standing a few meters away staring at her. I wonder how long it will take them to find my body, if it leaves anything behind. As slowly and purposely as possible Maria climbed to her feet watching the wolf watch her, she noticed it's thick muscles tense under it's fur the second she stood and it caused even more fear to shoot through her body. Swallowing hard she started to run across the pebbles only to slip on moss and land hard on the ground with a pained shriek. In panic she looked up to see that the wolf was stalking towards her scrambling up as fast as her now bruised legs would allow Maria sprinted ignoring the shooting pain in her side, both from her father and falling.

Maria could hear the wolf behind her she could hear it's paws flying easily over the earth after her, cursing her human legs she continued to stumble through the woods pure panic overwhelming her when she could hear its breathing. Breaking out of the forest Maria only allowed herself to stop when she had made it safely past her driveway, she stared over her shoulder at the wolf who had stopped at the edge of the forest watching her as her chest heaved in time with her ragged worn out breaths.

Dimitri stared after Maria with complete longing running through his bones, he was sure she was his mate but he would never be able to tell if her scent continued to blocked from him. Despite her fear he couldn't help but chase her through the woods, it was his natural instinct, his wolf screamed at him the second she had fallen to go and see if she was okay and it didn't take Dimitri more than five seconds to comply but he had forgotten he was not a human in her eyes only a beast and one that no doubt she thought was going to kill her. He watched Maria disappear up the driveway and it was only when he heard the door close that he was satisfied she was safe and left.