The Alpha King & his human Mate

The forest was alive with the sound of the hunt. The pack of werewolves was on the prowl, searching for their next meal. Their Alpha was leading the charge, his powerful form moving swiftly through the trees.Only the moon, which shone through the treetops, gave them a little bit of light. But that didn't matter to the wolves. They could see perfectly at night and there was nothing they would miss. It was winter and so they had to go deeper into the forest to look for food for the other members. It wasn't easy and sometimes the Alpha felt he couldn't do them justice. Maybe he was too young to lead a pack at the age of 22, but his mother, who was also the Luna of the pack, encouraged him every day that his work and efforts were just right.But something was different tonight. Lucas felt a pull, a magnetic force that he couldn't resist. It was a scent that he had never smelled before, and it was drawing him closer and closer to its source. "Mate!", his wolf screamed in his head and without paying attention to the words of the others, which were echoing through their mind-link in his head, he ran in the direction from which this strange and yet so wonderful smell came. It smelled like lemon mixed with a little strawberry and the Alpha felt like he was almost going crazy.He ran as fast as he could, probably he had never run so fast before. But this desire to find the person he had been looking for since his 18th birthday drove him to go beyond his limits.As he moved deeper into the forest, he saw a figure huddled on the ground. It was a young man, thin and battered, his clothes torn and dirty. Lucas approached cautiously, not wanting to scare the boy, but as he got closer, he could sense something stirring within him.The Alpha changed back to his human form, while his wolf almost cried, because he wanted to be the first to approach his mate. "You'll get your chance. Or do you want to scare him off?", his wolf fell silent and the Alpha came closer until he fell on his knees in front of the young man and lightly stroked through his hair.It was horrible to see him like this. His heart ached and almost broke into a thousand little pieces. He didn't know who had done this to him and he didn't know what had happened to him that he was out here all alone. "Go on with your hunting. I'll take care of this myself.", he said to the other wolves that had gathered around him. They all howled once and disappeared into the night, while the Alpha knelt beside his Mate."I will give my life for you to be better and to have everything you need and desire. Never again will anyone hurt you so badly.", he whispered softly, his fingertips slowly stroking all the bruises and small cuts on his skin.The Alpha could feel the anger rising inside him and his wolf fighting for control. It wasn't easy to hold him back, especially not when the young man moved slowly and looked up with wide eyes. "Please..don't hurt me.", he pleaded, trying to move to get away from him, but he whimpered in pain and then dropped back to the ground."I'm not going to hurt you.", the Alpha whispered softly and carefully he lifted the young man off the ground. He had to get him back to his pack. He needed to take care of his wounds. But most of all, he needed him by his side. The only person he couldn't live without from today on.