An Old Foe

Shawn's Pov

I was sure to die for her when I quicken my step, in the direction of her voice. I stop when I see a big bear sleeping under the tree as she firmly grip her hands around the tree branch.

The sight of her hanging on another branch for dear life while sitting on the other one made me sigh in relief. She looks happy when seeing me and started to wipe off her tears. Her eyes look red and swollen as if she has been crying for hours.

I put my hand between my lips, asking her to be quiet. She nodded her head and I made my way to her. My step is so stiff as I didn't want to step on a branch or anything that will make a loud noise.

The branch that Jenna was sitting on suddenly snap making the bear wake up and roar at her. I halt in my step. I don't want Jenna to know that I am a werewolf. The bear roared and swirl around in my direction.

I made eye contact with him. He's a creature and I am a half creature. We can communicate and I know he will listen to me and not hurt her.

"Don't hurt her or I'll come after your kind" I threaten him with my eyes still focus on his. The bear let out a whiny roar and runoff in another direction.

I let out another sigh of relief and look up to find Claire climbing down from the tree. When her legs landed on the ground she run up to me, throwing her arms around my neck.

"Thank you," she cries.

I hold on to her tight, embracing this moment between us. "Thank you" she repeated and pull away from me.

"How did you get here?" I ask and she quickly averts her gaze away.

"I went for a walk and suddenly a bear came out of nowhere and try to attack me." I roll my eyes at her answer knowing that she was on a mission but not a walk.

"I ended up running back and forth until I decided it is wise to climb up a tree."

'That's why human scents were all over the forest,' I thought to myself.

"God, I've been chased around for hours" she added in an exhausting tone. I look at her and she looks so tired. I walk and get down on my hunches before her.

"Get on my back. I will carry you" I offer and thought she would decline but Jenna got on my back, with her legs around my hips and hands around my neck. I smile and get up from the ground carrying her on my back.

"I found her" I link Jude. "I am taking her home."

"I am glad she's alright," he answered me and I could sense something wrong.

"What happened?" I ask him.

"Shawn we have big problems. They are not rogues" he said and I waited for him to continue. Jude seems hesitant through our link to say it but I press him to tell me.

"It's your only friendemy," he said making me stop walking. I try to calm myself down and not panic since Jenna is on my back.

"Colby wants to talk to you in the office, now," he said.

"Great, I will be there in about fifteen minutes," I replied and closed off our link.

I stood there for some time thinking of more troubles coming our way. For four years we have been living in peace and sorrow. After four years, here we are with Jenna storming back into my life as Claire and now my old enemy is back.

Yes, I only have one enemy in this lifetime and I always wish to end his life but it was Hailey who stops it. She begs to let the bastard go and here we are again. I've known him forever and this whole enemy thing happens before I met Jenna. I know he's coming back for more trouble and I bet he had heard of Jenna's look-alike in our pack.

The bastard didn't bother to give me time to breathe. He loves to seek opportunity and knowing that my mate, the love of my life is back in this pack, nothing will stop him from taking his revenge. I know how fuck up everything is which started with Hailey and me.

And now the consequences of that were breaking my mate and hurting her so badly. I came out of my thoughts and take step by step. I felt Jenna's weight on me signaling she was sleeping. I smile hearing her light snores which were a perfect tune to my ear.

When I arrived at the house, I quickly walk up to her room and opened the door. I put Jenna on the bed when we arrived home. I look at my watch and see that it's exactly fifteen minutes. I then link Hanna if she could change her and bring new sheets to her room.

Afterward, I move away from the room and made my way to Colby's office. I arrived at the office and enter the room without knocking. Hailey is standing there beside Colby with her hands rested on his arms. It looks like she had been trying to calm him down.

Jude is seated on the left couch with Jace and Malcolm our Gamma and Top warrior. If anybody wonders what Jude's position is. He's our co-trainer for the pack and he's also Colby's cousin.

I was about to settle down on the couch at the right side when Colby burst at me in anger."I don't understand why you didn't kill the motherfucker when you had a chance."

I scrunch my face up and look directly at Hailey.

Colby doesn't know the full story of my enemy and me. He doesn't know that the very reason why my friend became my enemy, started with his mate. I wanted to call Hailey out but I decided not to. I didn't want to talk about the past even though the enemy was from our past.

"Let's just say I fail to kill him. Tell me, what's our next move?" I ask, trying to ignore Colby's hard stare at me.

Colby let out a heavy sigh. "We will do what we always must do to protect this pack from any attacks. Also, you should know that he is after your mate"

I clench my fist hearing the word mate. I knew he will try to get Jenna to bring me down.

"He knows that Claire is Jenna. I don't know how but you need to be around her. It's either that or we sent her back. However, we can send her back tomorrow or the next day because he's still around with his people," suggested Colby.

I rub my face and stand up again from the couch I was sitting on. "I will look out for her and keep her away from the danger but I do agree to send her back Alpha," I said and walk out of the room.

I was almost to my bedroom door when stopped me by holding back my arm. I look back to find Hailey standing there nervously. She must have followed me.

"Thank you for not telling him Shawn," she said nervously.

I remove her hand from my arm. "I was only doing what I thought was right Hailey but you need to tell him the truth. I won't hesitate to tell him next time because my mate's life is on the line here."

I turn back open the door and step inside. I shut it close and lean my head back against the door, thinking of ways to protect Claire and keep the enemy away from her.

I shouldn't have done those things for Hailey in the past because now it's my mate who is going to hurt the most if the motherfucker ever gets a chance to grasp her in his arms.