Alpha’s Black Furred Slave Mate
Chapter 61

I was back in my human form, and I had Mateo in my arms; he started calming down instantly after I picked him up and held him. I pressed him firmly to my chest and allowed the tears to fall from my eyes and over the top of his head. My body was trembling as I My adrenaline was coming down and I could feel my body aching as my new wounds flared up; not to mention the soreness of my bones from transition.

thought about everything that had just happened in a matter of hours.

Petra was dead; I watched Bob kill her in cold blood. His teeth went right into her neck, and she fell into the river creek almost immediately. I couldn't say that I felt bad about her death; I mean, she tried to kill me on a couple of different occasions and was about to kill my son. She had it coming to her, and I was glad to see that she was going to rot where she belonged.

Now, Bob was after Alex. The two brothers went head-to-head; I wasn't sure if either of them was going to survive the battle with one another or if they were going to call a truce.

Could Bob seriously do to Alex what he did to Petra? Could Alex kill Bob?

I tried channeling Marlon and seeing if she could put an end to this, but he wasn't answering his link. Which worried me. But I hadn't been able to use my wolf link since the commoner days; the cufflink put a block to my link, so maybe I just wasn't using it correctly. I tried again but still couldn't reach him.

Where could he have gone? Had he cut me out already so quickly after setting me free? Maybe he just didn't want to ever see me again.

I couldn't help but feel a bit sad over that thought. Mateo moved uncomfortably in my arms and let out a small whine. I realized he had a couple of scratches on his body and my heart wept for my small boy. I hated that he was hurt, even if it was minor. My first thought was to bring him back to the manor to get him cleaned up, but then I remembered that technically I was a free slave now and could go anywhere I wanted to go.

My wolf was in distress as I thought about running far away; I felt her uncomfortable and upset at the thought of leaving Marlon behind. But I needed to do what was best for my son and not stay around because I was infatuated with a nobleman. He's your mate

My wolf spoke louder than ever, and it nearly shocked me. I ignored it, but now that the cufflink was off me, it was much harder to ignore. It just came back louder than before.

You need to back, he needs you.

Before I could say anything more, another voice came through my head.

"You need to take Mateo and get out of here now!" I recognized the voice to be Bob's.

He was still fighting but he was yelling at me to get out of here via the wolf link.

I didn't think twice, I took Mateo and ran off.

I remained in my human form for a long while. I needed to figure out where I was going and what was going to happen. I held Mateo close to me protectively.

You know what you need to do. You need to go back.

My wolf said loudly within me.

I couldn't just go back to the manor; I had the whole world now. What I should do is find a resting spot for Mateo and me and then figure out how to free the slaves from the slave farm. But I was just one person; how could I pull something like that off without any help? Would I even be able to get to the slave farm? I had no idea what direction it was in, and I had no idea how far away it was. The carriage ride to the Roessler manor felt like it was a day's travel, but my memory was foggy.

We continued walking through the forest and I began getting winded. It was difficult walking this length in my human form. I knew I had to transform back into my wolf form and run sprint the rest of the way if I wanted the energy. But I still wasn't sure where it was, I was going.

I told you already.

My wolf roared angrily as I continued to ignore her.

I looked down at Mateo, sadness lingering on my face as the small baby began to fall asleep. I kissed the top of his head gently and rocked him back and forth as we walked.

Even if I did go back to the manor, what would be expected of me once I arrived? Was he going to put the cufflink back on me and keep me as his slave once again? He gave me the rare gift of freedom; I couldn't just go back willingly and pretend that I was okay with everything.

Plus, there was a war approaching the town. If I went back, it would be a definite death sentence for both Mateo and me. Maybe Marlon didn't want me to return because of that. He might actually be upset if I returned in the middle of the war. It would make his kind gesture of freeing me almost pointless.

I was walking in the direction of the kingdom, and I was aware of it. For some reason, I was feeling a gradual pull towards the kingdom, towards the Roessler manor. Too many people saw me running from the manor and were probably on the lookout for me. I could never get back in alive even if Marlon did want me to come back.

It didn't make sense to go back.

Yet, there was still that part of me that was curious as to what would happen if I did go back. Could I deny my son a chance at getting to know his father? Mateo has a real chance of being the sole heir of the Roessler estate one day. We could seriously make a difference by staying at the manor. But did that mean I wanted to become a family with Marlon? Would Marlon accept me as a woman and stop looking at me like a dirtball slave?

There were too many questions and too many things at stake. I don't know if I was willing to risk my and Mateo's lives. But I still walked in the direction of the kingdom. It was like I was entranced to come back. I wanted to come back. I wanted to see Marlon. I had to admit, the fact that he wasn't answering his wolf link was worrying me. Whether he was doing it on purpose or not, it worried me.

I began hearing gunshots from miles away; it startled me.

They were coming in the direction of the kingdom; shouting erupted through the streets of the kingdom and innocent bystanders were screaming out in pain as bullets hit them. I heard the growling of wolves attacking and the smell of fresh blood from those around the kingdom and those outside the kingdom.

One, in particular, I could smell was Marlon.

My heart sunk into my stomach; that meant the war was beginning. Or they were in the middle of the war. Marlon was in trouble; he wasn't ignoring me on purpose. He was in trouble.

I placed Mateo carefully on the ground, wrapping him tightly in his blanket. I transformed myself back into my wolf form; since my bones had already morphed recently, the second transformation was less painful and a lot quicker.

I picked Mateo up from the blanket and sprinted the rest of the way out of the woods; I ran through the first kingdom and reached the wooded lands that lead to the Roessler's kingdom. The gunshots were getting louder the closer I got; I picked up speed and ran the rest of the way out of the woods. I stayed at the edge of the woods and watched the commotion of armed men, wearing the duke's blue and silver colors, storming through the kingdom with their guns.

I was surprised to see them in their human forms and wondered why they weren't fighting in their wolf forms. Though, some of them were in their wolf forms and were wreaking havoc along with the kingdom. I scanned the terrified faces and came across some that I recognized to be Marlon's men. They wore the golden armers that Marlon and his sons wore. But they seemed to be outnumbered.

I couldn't find Marlon anywhere though. I needed to find a way to sneak back into the Manor and find him. I knew that was going to be impossible though; especially with most of them on the hunt for me specifically.

I felt a presence from nearby and I nearly jumped out of my skin as I transformed back into my human self. I turned and saw a familiar and terrifying face looking back at me. She walked towards me cautiously; her eyes wide with wonder and her mouth gaping open. "Deonna?" She whispered, as though she had just seen a ghost.

I knew my face resembled hers because I too was thinking that I was looking right at a ghost.

"Kamala..." I said in return, keeping my voice just as low.

Marlon appeared behind her; his face was covered in sweat as they had just run miles in their human forms. I frowned at him as his eyes widened at my appearance.

"What are you doing here?" He asked, he didn't sound happy to see me; he was shocked and a bit disappointed.

"I..." I tried to say.

I wasn't sure why I returned; I just knew I couldn't just leave him. I needed to come back and help.

Then I heard it.

Dozens of thousands of voices screamed and yelled as more bodies emerged from the woods; they were all storming into the kingdom. Some in their wolf forms, some with just simple weapons and armor. None of them looked like they knew how to fight, but all of them were willing to die trying.

My mouth dropped open as we watched more and more dark-furred beauties of all ages raiding through the town and yelling as they swung their weapons and bashed through anyone that stood in their way.

I looked over at Marlon and he had a small smile on his lips as he watched them all raid through the town.

"What the hell did you do?" I asked them, staring between the two of them.

"Freed the slaves," Marlon shrugged. "Then collected slaves from other villages to help fight."

"What?" I whispered.

I wanted to cry; I wanted to jump at him and kiss him. I couldn't believe he had done this. I couldn't believe he managed to pull something like this off. My entire body felt like souring. "They are free, Deonna," Kamala said, her smile wide and excitement filling her eyes. "They are all free."