Couldn t Hide the Feelings

The sun filtered through the leafy crown of the trees and cast a dappled mosaic of shadows onto the nearby forest floor. The sound of birdsong, the sound of leaves and the low murmuring of a stream all mingled to fill the streets with sound, flowing gently through the center of the village. This was not an ordinary forest, it was alive and extraordinary in a way that only those bound by the blood of wolves could understand.

Right in the middle of this serene paradise, a boy dashed through the trees, his laughter ringing  like a sweet melody in the air. His joyful sound echoed to the ears as a light tune floating on the breeze. Zayne's bare feet made almost no noise as he hopped over roots and sidestepped low hanging branches and his blue eyes bulged in delight as he pursued a butterfly with strikingly colored wings against the olive green scenery.

"Zayne!" A booming, authoritative voice rattled down the path ahead, and halted him dead in his tracks. Turning, his face brightened on seeing his father appear from afar.

"C'mon, boy." Alpha Orion told him, gesturing with his arms.

Alpha Orion stood tall and imposing above Zayne, his broad shoulders framed by the sunlight that seemed to bow to his presence. But, his expression softened as his gaze landed on his son.

"Father, you're here," Zayne, with a smile, leaped to his father. Orion chuckled, ruffling the boy's unruly hair.

"A future Alpha is not supposed to chase butterflies in the woods, son. He learns how to boss," he remarked, smoothing the top layer of his cheeks as he smiled knowingly.

Zayne pouted, crossing his arms. "But I'm not an Alpha yet, father."

"Not yet," Orion said, bending down to meet his son's eye. "But one day, you will be. And when that time comes, you'll need to know the value of strength, wisdom, and kindness. he added.

As the words settled in Zayne's mind, another figure approached from behind his father, her presence was as calming as the gentle breeze that swayed the trees in the cool of the day  Queen Liora, her golden hair catching the sunlight, joined them with a smile that could soothe even the most restless of hearts.

"Still teaching life lessons, Orion? she jokingly said, wrapping an arm around her husband.

"Always," he replied, pulling her close.

Zayne observed his parents with a blend of admiration and curiosity. They were the pillars of his world, their bond was unshakable, and their strength was unmatched. It's been more than ten years he had been living in the same house with his parents, and he could not pick out a day he had ever seen them have a misunderstanding.

He wanted to be just like them-wise like his father, compassionate like his mother, and fearless like both.

"Come, Zayne," Queen Liora said, holding out her hand. Come on, let's go have something to eat now before your father decides to transform this forest into a giant lecture hall", she quipped and they both laughed.

On their way back to their home, a majestic, yet simple, dwelling among the trees, the villagers offered them with those smiles and courteous bow as marks of their welcome. The village was a tight-knit community, bound not only by their shared blood but by love and their unwavering loyalty to the Alpha family.