1. Rebirth And The Scent

Alpha Fiama

"So, what did you think about it, Alpha Fiama?", with the tough tone of Alpha Smith I lifted my gaze, settling myself well on the chair beside the long conference table.

I was in the pack room with the members of the high council surrounding me. "About what?", clearing my throat I spoke.

"We are moaning the same thing for the last one year, Alpha Fiama. I don't think you should be asking the reason", the Secretary of the council said.

I sighed, having no answer to their questions. They already had a problem with me being the Alpha Queen of the pack and wanted me to pass the position to an Alpha male. Also, I was struggling to hold the position since if I lost this, I would be facing more problems afterwards.

"I know, Alpha Kaylen. But I don't think it should be an issue", I shifted my gaze towards the members and kept my voice firm.

"This is definitely an issue, Alpha Fiama", Kaylen banged on the table abruptly, tried to act calm. He was forty-five years old head council member who kept track of all the packs of the United Kingdom. Mostly every month I needed to appear in the council's pack room to explain.

"You're twenty-one right now. And you still haven't found your mate while any capable Alpha female finds out her mate by the age of eighteen. Doesn't that prove your incapability? Crystal Blood Pack needs a king, a deserving king. And you're unable to do that", he spat.

Pressing my lips together, I took a minute to fix myself when the flashes of that night splashed before my eyes. I put my hands together on the table, locking the fingers and looking straight at them, lingering my eyes.

"Well, I'm running this pack alone for the past three years. And during this period, I had given my hundred per cent to protect my subjects. I don't think that my pack has any issues with me. So, your worries are baseless, Alpha Kaylen", I passed a tight-lipped smile and left my chair as they kept gazing at me.

"Sorry, but I have to move now. I'm yet to complete my studies, you may know. So, if you excuse me, I take your leave to attend my classes", I told them.

"Don't you think you should at least see a few who can support you to lead the pack as well? Why not looking for a capable one instead of waiting for your mate?", Alpha Smith added when I was about to turn back to the exit. They were unaware of my past and the fact that I had already rejected my mate. And there were low chances to get another mate. One in a thousand or a million wolves gets the chance.

"I'll think about it, Alpha Smith. Thanks for your concern", I sucked my breath, licking my lips and strived to smile.

To get back to my car, I walked out of the pack room as my beta William and Gamma David followed me who were waiting outside the room.

"Is everything alright, Alpha?", William asked as I shook my head without speaking anything.

It took me three years to collect the chunks of my broken life and got over the horrible past. Though the effects of my past still existed, I had learnt to deal with them. Finally, I got what I wanted.

Now I am the self-proclaimed ruler of Crystal Blood Pack. Back then when I landed here after being disowned by my pack, there was huge chaos going on in this pack. The Alpha King Peterson was struggling to save his pack from the cruel rouge who was, unfortunately, more powerful than him. Both of Alpha Peterson's sons died and his pack was assumed to be the weakest pack of London.

That night, I ended up docking in between the battalions of Alpha Peterson and Yahura, the rouge who was almost at the edge of winning the battle. Luna Siena, the wife of Alpha Peterson had sheltered me that night after they got to know what Alpha Aren had done with me. There was no rule of tossing out a she-wolf only because she rejected her mate who happened to be the Alpha king. They knew whatever had happened with me was nothing but injustice.

The war was ongoing when I was resting in a packhouse and Luna Sienna visited me. She was so down to the earth although she was the queen. She told me how things were not in their court. If Yahura won the battle, their pack would get the cruellest ruler. I wanted to return their favour and willed to participate in the battle.

She resisted at first but I told her about my capabilities. Witnessing my confidence and captivation she managed Alpha Peterson to let me participate in the battle. When they got to know my rank that I was an Alpha female, they tagged me as their daughter to participate in the battle.

I defeated Yahura and killed him on the spot; the pack was rescued, I was glad to save them from the rouge. Crystal Blood Pack accepted me warm-heartedly. I got freed from the tag of a rouge. Alpha Peterson wanted me to stay with them as he had no kids.

I missed my family. I wanted them to come with me and stay but I never wanted Alpha Aren to harm them anyhow. They better stayed away from me. I had adjusted myself in my new pack and got myself admitted to the University of London for further studies. In the last three years, I didn't try to contact my family, they didn't even know where I was.

I was waiting for the perfect time to rescue my family and my old pack from that asshole and bring him to death for the injustice he did to me.

After the demise of Alpha Peterson and Luna Sienna, I declared myself the Alpha of Crystal Blood Pack since there was no deserving nominee for the position. Moreover, Alpha Peterson wanted me to take over his position as he had full faith in me that I could run his pack better than him.

"Why do they summon you every month without any prior notice?", David shrugged as I come out of my thoughts.

Both of them were more than 4-5 years older than me but their temper was no less than a teenager.

"That's not an issue, David. Anyways, you can get back to the work. I'll leave for college. Tomorrow is the re-inauguration of the company. Please focus on that", I told them, getting back to the car.

Alpha Peterson had a construction business which was crashed down due to bankruptcy. I had worked on his broken company for a couple of years and it was all set to get started again.

William opened the door for me and I got inside. Settling the mirror well I made a ponytail of my blonde hairs and looked at my brown eyes, flashing in distress. Even after years of training and defeating more than five strong rivals in battle, I was still yet to prove my capability. They needed a king. Hell! I drove towards the highway.

I didn't think I could ever find another mate since I was the one to reject the previous one. According to our laws, wolves who reject their mates disappoint the moon goddess. I did the same. Moreover, if I strive to find someone for me, I would end up being alone. The requirements I wanted in my mate was rare to find out.

"Good morning, honey", Vienna caught up, opening the door of my car as I halted near her dorms.

I was in touch with Elson and Vienna for two years after they shifted to London. Although I asked them not to tell my family where I was, I didn't trust them with secrets from my mom.

"Good morning", I beamed as she got inside the car, wearing her usual shorts and an oversized t-shirt. She had recently dyed her hairs which I hated. Elson might too. Strawberry coloured dye wasn't something I would prefer for hairs of course.

"Where's your boyfriend?", I teased her.

"He had already left for the campus. One of his online friends is gonna join our university. So, he has gone to pick him up", she added.

"Online friend? That's interesting. And you let him make online friends?", I knew how possessive Vienna was. She was jealous of all the girls except for me since she knew the actual depth of our friendship.

"Well, he is a guy. I'm relieved", she giggled.

"So you trust a guy with your guy?", I could hardly control my laughter when I saw her eyes enlarging with my statement.  

"You mean to say....a....gay?", she almost screamed as I busted into laughter.

"Damn!", I cracked up, looking at the road.

"Fia! You're impossible. You scared me. Now I'll be scared of him being with guys too", she scoffed.

"Don't do that. There's a thin line between possessiveness and toxicity. Don't let your cute possessive behaviour turning into a toxic one", I passed her a smile and turned my gaze back to the road.

She didn't speak for a while. "You couldn't forget your past and Alpha Aren, right?", she asked in a calm voice, letting my heart beating faster. The thoughts of that night and all the experience was jumbling inside me, I could hardly get over them.

"Ummm....", I mumbled. "The answer is yes and no. Both. Have I forgotten my past? No! 

And have I moved on from Alpha Aren? A big yes! I can't forget my past because that's my strength. And I moved on from Alpha Aren since he meant nothing to me. Simple", I chuckled, looking at her.

"Fiama....", she sighed. "You know how tough it is to survive without a mate? You're now one of the strongest Pack Rulers. All the eyes are upon you; rivals, challengers, enemies. They will be taking advantage of your weakness"

As soon as uttered that I glared at her. However, she didn't hesitate to complete herself and kept saying, "I know you hate to be called weak. But isn't it how we are? We can't change the law of nature for us"

"That means you think whatever I did several years ago was a mistake?", I shrugged, suppressing the anger inside me while I raised the speed of the car. My eyes burnt, my whole body got numb

"No. I'm not saying that", she panicked. "But at least, you can ask for a second chance mate, no? You won't be disappointed"

"Yup, which is impossible to happen. It's rare Vienna. Can we talk about that later?", I answered being pissed. The topic always freaked me out and I wanted to talk less about it.

"I'm sorry if I offended you. But I really want you to be safe and not to get targeted. You might know that Alpha Aren hasn't accepted your rejection yet", she said, my heart sank there, drying up my throat.

"I know", I mumbled, being nervous. A part of me still got affected by the name of Aren which proved that he had still not rejected me. It seemed to be another threat in my life. Why didn't he sever the bond even after three long years? Why did he do that when he was the one to oust me from my pack? I had no answers.

In silence, we reached our campus. The University of London was like the biggest dream of my life that came true. I completed my high school from the recent pack school three years back, currently, I'm almost near to graduation.

"Where's this pup?", Vienna rolled her eyes around the campus.

"He is a grown-up man now. You still call him a pup?", I swivelled my gaze.

"Umm... It sounds kinda lovely, no?", she giggled. I made a weird face, I used to do it every time they did something cheezy. And sometimes I used to feel bad since I had no one to show the love and the concern. A part of me was still incomplete. No matter how much I resist the fact, I was incomplete.

"Now please accept that", Zendaya popped out.

"Okay fine. I accept. Please seal your mouth", I mumbled to her.

"You always make me shut up. That's not done", she scoffed.

"But where has he gone? He said he would be here at the gate", Vienna looked at her cell phone screen and strived to call Elson when a guy from our class bumped into us.

"Jayden", I called him as he halted by us. "Have you seen Elson?"

"Yes, he is in the Dean's office. There was an issue", he said.

"Issue?", Vienna blurted out. "What issue?"

"Not with him actually. His friend, the new student. He is summoned for molesting a senior girl"

"What the fuck?", I screeched. "That new guy started harassing on the first day?

"God knows", Jayden raised his shoulders, folding his bottom lip.

"Let's go and check out the matter", Vienna said in a cold tone.

We made our way to the Dean's office where most of the students scrambled into each other at the door.

I felt a slight jerk in my veins and looked at myself from the bottom in confusion. What just happened? I sensed my body shivering with every step I took towards the room. As it wasn't a vast issue, I didn't give it much importance and looked up inside. The crowd slid aside, revealing the sight of the inward. My eyes roamed inside the room where Elson was standing with a guy. My nostrils flared up with an unknown scent, burning me from inside, my eyes stumbled upon the guy who stood by the Dean hanging his head.

He was more than six feet tall with a decent robust body, his tanned skin was a little brighter than caramel yet appealing. The fabric of his shirt might be unable to shape around his arms as if it would be ripped off right now. My eyes weren't ready to drive away from him. What the hell was happening to me?