The Tail of Two Hearts by Bryce McNabb (books on motivation txt) 📖

I was an outsider to most of the pack I stayed away most of the time. If I was around the pack they tried to get me to explain why I always go off into the woods for days at a time. The alpha, James, has been glaring at me for the past week because I am gone a lot more now. The guy that I liked was standing by me and I couldn’t move away, and James tried to make his way to me with the look that said he wanted to talk about what was about to happen with the pack.

I found my that the feeling in my legs came back, so I turned and went to the back door to phase and run away from the conversation James wanted to have. Tantris, the guy I like, was right behind me. His sent caught my weak human nose and I froze wondering why he was following me. I thought that he had followed me out thinking I was another girl from the pack. I realized how wrong I was when he spoke to me.

“Gwen can I go on a run with you,” asked Tantris.

I couldn’t speak he had said my name and asked me a question! All that I did was nod yes, and I felt as if I was not in control of my body when I did so. When he walked past me he whispered “thanks” in my ear. He walked behind a tree to phase, so I went in a cave off to the side of the house to phase too. When I emerged from the cave I found an aggravated wolf form of James at the mouth accompanied by Tantris. I growled at the both of them and got ready to take off when Tantris took a step towards me. In a split second I darted to the right in between James and the cave towards the street. I gave a loud yelp of pain when Tantris or James bit the back of my neck. I got dragged into the forest where the whole pack sat in their wolf forms waiting for us to arrive.

I had fought so much that the back of my neck was stained with blood. James dropped me in the middle of the wolf circle. When I got to my feet the pack of wolves tightened the circle around me and James to ensure that I couldn’t escape.

“I am going to get answers from you once and for all,” growled James

“Is that what this is about? Is this why you ripped open my neck? All for answers,” I growled back.

“Your neck is almost healed. Also that is not the only reason that we are all here.” snarled James, “I need to tell you something that is bound to make you stay with the pack more often now.”

“I already know what it is, and I will not accept it. You may try to make me stay, but I AM NOT GOING TO BE YOUR MATE JAMES,” I howled making everyone jump and a few pups whine.

“YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SAY THAT INFORMATION WHEN I AM THE ALPHA OF THIS PACK,” snarled James.

“I will say what I want, when I want, and wherever I want,” I snarled back.
I turned tail and darted at the gap that formed. I knew i would be followed but I didn’t care. I darted into the cave where i transformed and grabbed my clothes, and ran into the house to clean my fur before I left the pack for good. I got off of me set course when i heard the pack coming into the clearing. I ran into my old room to hide when I heard my name called from the clearing. I looked out the window in my old room to see the human form of James emerging from the cave looking frantic. I laughed to myself when he ran into the house I knew that he would find me soon enough, so I just ran to the bathroom or at least tried to. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw James at the bottom of the stairs with a look of relief all over his face.

“Are you alright? I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings,” he called up the stairs

I growled at him as I turned to dart into the bathroom still planning on running away from the only family I have. When I got into the bathroom I stopped dead again! Tantris was sitting at the tub putting water in it! He walk over to the door and closed it behind me and went back to the tub.

“Well I am gonna get the blood off your neck for you, so get in the tub,” he said with a voice full of politeness.

I stood there frozen. The guy I liked was wanting to help me! I took one step towards the closed door, and he got angry picked me up and set me in the water! I growled in disapproval and he growled back, but his growl sounded playful instead of angry. I wonder if he knows that I like him? There is a lot going on right now and this is the weirdest thing that has happened yet!

After he got all the dried blood out he made to walk the the sink so I shook the majority of the water out of my fur. When the water was almost gone I went to jump out of the tub, and he caught me mid air and set me back in the tub laughing. My ears went back against my head and I growled at him again, but he ignored my move to threaten him and grabbed a towel and turned to me. He went to pick me up again and I tried to bite his hand, but he was too quick he had my muzzle trapped in his hand and the rest of me pinned to the floor of the bathroom. He growled playfully again then with one knee on my ribs began to dry off my neck and shoulders. I couldn’t help but sigh as he laughed at me when I try to get the towel out of his hand.

When he got me all dry he said, “If you want you can stay in my room tonight I am planning on going out with the guys later anyways.”

He walked out and looked over his shoulder smiling at me then he disappeared down the hall. I ran to my room and phased put on new clean clothes and ran down the stairs to talk to him before he left, and he was waiting for the guys at the bottom of the stairs. To my relief he was seeming to be waiting for me too. Tantris smiled up at me, and patted the part of the stairs next to him. I sat right where he said I could, and he whispered in my ear.

“You know you are really bad at hiding the fact that you like me,” Tantris chuckled.

“What gave me away,” I groaned

“Well when you were yelling at the alpha you were trying to block you from my sight to whole time,” he said.

All i could do was laugh and try to hide my face from him because I was blushing. He laughed and pulled me into his arms. I was so scared that someone would see, but I was with with the Tantris the one I was in love with. We were there for half an hour when we heard James coming in the front door, so he picked me up and darted up the stairs to my room and we sat on my bed through the rest of the night!

I woke up in Gwen’s bedroom with her sitting on the floor looking up at me. I laughed and stooped down to pick her up when she put a hand on my chest to stop me. She was in a large T-shirt and some shorts which meant she was up long before I was, but i didn’t care we were in love and there was no way that I was gonna lose her to that good for nothing alpha. She sat in my lap, where i was going to put her, and kissed me on the lips. I froze and she laughed for the first time since I met her, Gwen pulled away to look into my eyes as if seeing if I was ok with her kissing me. I guess Gwen decided that I was ok with it because she kissed me again but this time she seemed more sure she wanted to.

We both jumped when we heard the alpha grumbling outside her door, and she made one swift soundless movement to her closet and opened it for me to hide inside incase he came into her room. When the door shut me in I heard her move to the door and open it. I covered my mouth to try to muffle my breathing a little so we wouldn’t get caught together. He came in without permission, which is normal for the alpha. James sat on her bed and motioned for her to join him, but Gwen stayed still and growled at him.

“Fine Gwen be like that but there is nothing that you can do to stop me from talking to you about the other night. I also wanted to see if you are going behind my back with someone,” said James

“Who would I go behind the alpha my ‘mate’ with when that is a banishment sentence for the male in my case,” snarled Gwen

“Well you sent is in the same area that another male’s scent is at. I can’t figure out who’s scent it is tho.”

“ Maybe someone sat where I sat then I have been alone all night! Ok I was keeping to myself like always ok?”

“There is no reason to yell at me Gwen I am just being a guy and an alpha!”

I heard someone storm off to the door and slam it shut and then the door to the closet opened it to reveal a still fuming Gwen standing there. I knew she was wanting to go for a run so I walked back into the closet and phased, and then I walked out so that she could phase too. When she was phased she told me to go first and wait just inside the woods for her to come. I was at the door waiting for the signal to leave, but she asked where I was going so I turned around and said that I was going to the woods to wait for her. She laughed and said that there is a hole in the back of her closet that leads to the cave or the forest. She told me that when I got to the intersection to go down the right fork that way I would end up in the forest and she would end up in the cave where she would meet