Chapter 1

AVERY

"Run, Avery!" My friend Emma yelled, I took to my heels immediately, my feet began to hurt as I've run through an unknown part for so long.

It's midnight in Greenville city, Emma and I were returning from a birthday party celebration, and on our way home we were attacked by rogues. Emma suspected them to be some of my father's enemies.

I know we shouldn't have left the pack without some bodyguards to guard us. It was definitely a bad idea.

After running for a long while, I fell on the hard ground, hitting my knees hard. I felt a warm liquid drip down my leg and I realized that it was my knee bleeding.

It fucking hurts!  Exclaimed inwardly.

I looked around the dark street, Emma was nowhere to be found. We lost track of each other while running.

I cut a part of my dress, using it to tie my wound as I attended to it.

"Ahhh" I groaned. Immediately I pulled the piece and finished tying it. Now, I had to stand up and find Emma.

I summoned my not-too-strong wolf. Trying to use my abilities to trace her whereabouts.

I am hoping to get my wolf fully in a few days, which is my birthday, I have to get it! I couldn't live like this forever, as an Alpha daughter who is preparing to take over the pack, I needed to have a strong wolf and find my mate too soon.

I staggered through the dark alley, pulling my legs which could barely move. I might have secured a fracture in it. I am so different from other werewolves in our pack, even Emma was stronger than me.

"Emma" I yelled out her name but my voice kept echoing back to me. I looked around, it was as if I had crossed a border into another world. "Where the hell am I?" I asked myself rhetorically, cussing out in frustration.

As I moved forward, I noticed a dark shadow cross my path from a farther distance, I tried to look up closely and I noticed a pair of crimson eyes glaring at me, followed by guttural grunts. I was frightened, I took a step backwards fearfully.

My eyes trailed the figure, it was obviously a werewolf, huge with dark furs, its red eyes did justice to its looks. Scary! He glared at me as if I was a prey. "Oh no!" I exclaimed. I tried to run, I turned immediately and took to my heels. My aching foot didn't let me run far before I realized that it had crossed my path and was standing in front of me.

Grunting, and purring hard. I was so frightened, I fell on the ground on my back. I could see its thick long sharp claws fixed on the ground where it stood. What the hell did he want? My whole body quivered fearfully, I wondered what it wanted? Is he a part of the people who chased us earlier? Those were rogues and he is a werewolf, a huge one. 

He moved closer to me, I could see it clearly, he was no ordinary werewolf, but an alpha. What does he want? I stand no chance against him even though I wanted to fight him.

I moved backwards in fear, and I managed to think of an idea to chase him off. I picked up a handful of dirt and threw it at him, he turned his face away and groaned. It must've got it. I stood up immediately and ran off. I didn't care about my hurting foot or broken knee, all I had to do was to get away from this place.

"Ahhh" I exclaimed as something hit me, I landed on the floor for the second time that evening, my body ached badly. I laid on the ground for a while before I slowly opened my eyes. I looked up and I noticed some werewolf men surrounding me.

They all looked fierce and powerful. But they weren't the same.as the rogues who attacked Emma and I earlier. I still thought of Emma. I was in a big mess already, in the hands of these beasts and all I could think of is my best friend. She must be in bigger trouble than I am.

"Who are you?" I asked the first man who walked forward, he looked at me coldly, his eyes surveyed my body as if he was examining me. His eyes seemed familiar, as I've seen them before. He was wearing a dark long coat, his black long hair was nearly tied in a bun, his looks were cold but his voice was even colder as he spoke. 

"Is she the one?" He asked one of the men and he nodded in affirmation. 

"Bring her into the van" he declared and walked away. "What? Wait.. you can't take me" I tried to disagree with them but I wasn't that strong to do so. I was weak and injured. I crawled away but they eventually came at me. I was carried by one of them and was forced into the van.

I screamed out my lungs yelling for help, they didn't answer.

"Shut it!" One of them declared, slapping me across the face. My mouth was gagged immediately to prevent me from screaming any further. The two men beside me held my hands to prevent me from removing the gag or doing anything they considered as stupid.

Soon, I felt the van move with us inside it. I couldn't let them take me wherever they wanted. I tried to fight them. I wasn't as strong or powerful as these wolves but I tried my best. I continued to fight them until the first one who asked them to take me entered. He looked around and his eyes finally landed at me.

He squinted his cold eyes, giving me a cold stare. "What's with all the noise?" He asked.

"Alpha Kane, she tried to escape!" The one who was obviously a beta wolf replied.

‘Alpha Kane’ his name rang a bell in my head, it sounded so familiar as if I'd heard about him once.

Alpha Kane moved forward, I noticed how the other wolves gave way to him. The looks on their faces were sure to give out enough details about him. He was cruel. He glared his crimson eyes at me as he stood an inch away from me. 

The gag was removed from my mouth on his command.

I was able to breathe properly now. I surely recognize those crimson eyes of his, he was the same werewolf that chased me a while ago. 

He was really a beast. Now I know why they were frightened of him. Now, he moved closer to me as I moved back. My body soon learned on the walls of the van, he placed his hands near my body, pinning me in-between him. I felt my heart ponder fastly in my chest, I feared that he might do something to hurt me. 

"W… who are you?" I forced myself to speak, trying not to show my fear. Deep down I was afraid of him.

He leaned his face near mind, and he grinned. "I am your worst nightmare" He stated. I could feel his hot breath caress my skin as he spoke. This time, I might've gotten myself into big trouble.