As he walked away from Ellie’s temporary home, Jengo was just seething. It was not that he was angry at Ellie- though he did feel quite agitated from their exchange a bit earlier- as it was more that he was mad about himself. The reason being…‘This wasn’t how it was supposed to go… It wasn’t supposed to turn into an argument.’The way Jengo had planned it out after he woke earlier today, he hoped for their interaction to end with them starting off on the right foot. After he took that well needed nap, the Beta thought over what happened last night, and came to realize that Ashina may be a bit right about their treatment towards Ellie. At least, in his case, he may have been unfair to her.Surprised as he was to find that his long-fated mate was that of his own boyfriend’s, the one who must’ve been most surprised by this revelation had to be Ellie. She was just one werewolf, yet she was fated to have two mates? That must’ve come as a shock for her as it did for him. And yet… without e
With William, now that the meeting with the advisors and best fighters was over, he hastily returned to his office to get his remaining work done. He did promise Jen they would stargaze later tonight. Sadly, with the accidental death of the late Tony, the Alpha got more work dumped on his plate. Not much extra work, but still enough to keep him busy regardless.Thankfully, although death amongst the members of the pack would’ve made a huge fuss in any other group, in the Devorare Pack where ruthlessness was pretty much the norm? And there would be no mercy upon those who even showed signs of betraying the pack? Not one werewolf batted an eye when word got out of Tony’s unfortunate passing. If anything, from what William caught word of, there were some who were relieved that the guy was dead. From what he overheard, he had been causing too much trouble amongst them as of late, only behaving himself when William or Jen weren’t around. It seems there were some who wanted to report Tony’s
Meanwhile, in the Hermit Pack, things have been quite… ‘busy’ in that pack since William abducted/saved Ellie. ‘Busy’ as in people have been moving about nonstop in the pack. Whether it be doing patrols around the area or with their training. Not once have any of them had any rest, be they Omegas, children, or even the injured from their encounter with William. All the constant moving was leaving them all quite fatigued, with some lying on the ground unable to lift a finger, mainly the kids.“How is progress coming along with the trainees?” Steve asked a combat instructor, his right side now missing an arm, with the shoulder heavily wrapped and covered in bandages.“Depends on the sort of progress you’re looking for,” the instructor coldly answered, gesturing to the training ground… where many teenage werewolves were either on the ground in exhaustion or struggling to stay on their feet in some way.“This exhausted?” Steve questioned, feeling pity for these werewolves.“What’d you exp
Upon hearing Maddie granting her permission, Steve let himself into her house. While there was no change to the interior, the atmosphere within spoke otherwise, as Steve saw Maddie in the living room with her parents and a couple of elderly werewolves.“Steve! Just the werewolf we’d like to see,” a female elder exclaimed. “Please, you have to help us talk some sense into Maddie!”Steve raised a confused brow at the elder’s request. “Why? What’s wrong?”“What’s wrong is that Maddie here won’t cease the search for Ellie and… and Alpha William…” Aiden answered, hesitating a bit as he spoke the second name.He wasn’t the only who reacted with such fright at the mention, as the rest of the werewolves present also trembled when the notorious werewolf was brought up, including Steve. Maddie, though, was different, for she was more livid than she was frightened.“I refuse to give up!” she exclaimed. “That ‘William’ guy or whoever he is does not know who he was messing with! Not only did he in
“How is everything in pack?”How was Steve supposed to answer to that question…? How was he supposed to tell his girlfriend and mate… that things were not going well in the pack as she hoped them to be. Not only were the werewolves in training getting tired out, to the point where it was dangerous for them to continue such training, but even the werewolves on patrols… There had been no news on the whereabouts of Ellie or William. Considering the mood Maddie was just in, there was no doubt in Steve’s mind what she would do if he gives her his report.“Well, those in charge of supplies have gotten back a plethora of materials. Food, berries, medical herbs… Our supplies will last us for a good while, especially when the time comes for us to head to that war,” Steve began.“We do need to keep morale high in battle somehow. One way would be providing great amount of supplies for them,” Maddie stated, pleased with this one piece of news. “And what of the other matters? Any news on Ellie’s w
The next day, in the Devorare Pack, Ellie was surprised to find herself in the training grounds with Ashina and Morgan. Considering how her last encounter with Jengo went, she was sure the Beta werewolf had reported to William about their exchange, resulting in giving her a punishment for snapping the way she did. At the very least, she had expected to be dragged back to her cell for acting out. And yet, she was instead left alone the whole night, and was greeted by Ashina and Morgan come morning, and was led to the training grounds by the pair. Solely to train with them. For today’s training, it was a sparring match. One where the werewolves were to pair up with one another and attempt to get a decent strike in on their selected opponent. At the same time, they were also to practice their defense against fierce attacks. Watching them go at one another like this, Ellie was honestly in awe by the sight. “I’ve seen plenty of spars back in my old pack, but none as well-coordinated as th
Ellie widened her eyes in shock with what Teach said. Her? Spar with one of the Devorare werewolves? She heard of how fearsome even the Omegas of this pack were in combat, and witnessing their skills up close? Adding in how weak her wolf was, as well as taking the outcome of the last training session to consideration, forget standing a chance against one of these wolves, she may just die fighting them! Not only that, but there was also that strange feeling she had been getting from her body... Ellie did not know why, but she had been feeling off for quite a while now, and she did not know why. That being said, she was also unsure about getting into a spar in her condition. "A-Are you sure? I don't want to be a bother to them when they have a good flow going," Ellie turned down, noticing how some of the werewolves seemed quite into their spar with their opponent. "It's fine. Besides, if you're worried about interrupting any of their training, there are still a trio of free werewolves
With Ellie having accepted Jengo's challenge to spar, the training grounds has become clear of people, save for the pair of combatants. Already, there were many in the sidelines cheering for the Beta to win against the stray, while the very few remaining cheered for Ellie. Not that their actions mattered much to either werewolves, as they calmly stared each other down."You think that girl has a chance?""What? Against Beta Jen? No way.""I don't know. She is Alpha William's mate, isn't she?""Yeah. She's gotta be fairly strong.""Doubtful. We don't even know what pack she's from. And there are rarely any packs with werewolves that even match the strength of our Omegas.""Yeah. This should be quick."Ashina snuck a glance at the few werewolves doubting Ellie's strength. While she was not quite sure how strong her ward truly was, she was not one to underestimate people like they were doing. For after all, even if it were true that majority of the packs were not as strong as theirs, the
“So that’s what he’s decided…” Ellie could only say, after being told of the punishment William gave her by Raymond.“Unfortunately, yeah…” the Alpha weakly said. “B-But hey. Look on the bright side. You’ll still live. You’re not going to die.”“Not now, at least,” Ellie solemnly added. “William may not have decided to kill me, but making me into a slave? You know as well as I do that that’s even worse than being exiled. And here I thought I wouldn’t be used as a tool ever again…”Slavery amongst werewolves… While it was not something common amongst any werewolf pack, it was still a well-known punishment amongst many. Usually done to werewolves who committed an unspeakable crime as irredeemable mutts, or members of a fallen pack’s Alpha’s family as trophies. Either way, once branded as a slave, no longer would that werewolf be seen as an equal. No longer would they be treated as a person. Instead… they will be treated as a tool they aren’t.Since slavery was a practice that was rarely
Meanwhile, at the Hermit Pack, days had passed since the encounter with the Nex Pack. After getting the time to personally grieve, it was now the day when the Hermit Pack was to move out and merge with the Devorare Pack. With news of Jengo’s passing already well known to all the werewolves in the Hermit Pack, the Devorare Wolves- well aware of their Alpha’s full feelings towards their late Beta- did not want to bother their leader with the preparations, and thus managed to get everything done in time.Of course, the preparations made were not just for the Hermit Wolves’ relocating, as one certain werewolf had just found out.“Alpha William… Tell me you are not serious about this!” Raymond requested.“I believe I made myself clear plenty of times these past few days, Alpha Raymond,” William said, looking over some documents. “Especially when I requested you to make such arrangements. You who is the only other person present at the time of Jengo’s death, in addition to being a fellow Al
It was a cold night at the Nex Pack, as Lyra, Hayden, and the other juvenile werewolves knelt before their Alpha. Most of them were quite frightened being in his presence. Specifically since they gave in their reports about the mission.“Let me see if I got this right,” Drake spoke after taking in a breath. “Not only did you kids find your target and let her go free, you told her everything about herself. In the presence of two other nobodies, no less. Did I get that right?”“Nobodies they may be, Alpha, they are also someone close to the target,” Lyra corrected. She being the only one not fazed by the menacing aura he was emitting.Her casual response only served to increase Drake’s rage, as he personally rushed down to his stepdaughter and slammed her face down to the floor. “Do you really think this is supposed to be funny in any way at all?” he questioned. “You don’t seem to understand how severe the situation is here. In this pack, it is one thing if our target manages to escape
The next day, Ellie had regained consciousness and found herself in a very familiar room. One she could not believe she was in again. Only much worse than the last time.‘Again…? I’m in a cell again…’ she thought.She reached a hand out to the bars, hoping that the room she was in was not really what she thought it to be. Upon feeling her finger burn on contact, Ellie hastily recoiled and curled up in a ball.‘He… He really believed it all… He believed a bunch of strangers, who are also his enemies… over his own mate… Then again, when has he ever believed me in anything?’To say Ellie was in disbelief of her own situation- of the events that led to her current state now- would be an understatement. Regardless of how much William detests her, how could he easily believe in what other werewolves claim? More so when those very werewolves were part of the pack he insinuated to have a bad history with? She did not want to think what she went through last night was real, but here she was… S
Why was Sheera here…? Why does she have their son- her own boy- in her arms in that condition? Why was she even holding him in a way no mother would hold their child, but in a way a kidnapper or any sort of criminal would carry a kid?! More importantly… why was she standing with the Nex Pack like an ally rather than a hostage…?“Sheera… What’s going on here?” Killian dared ask.Sheera gave no answer, as she approached Clifford with the big werewolf behind her, and bowed to him loyally. “My many greetings, Sir Clifford,” she said.“You took a while to get here. I thought for sure you decided to back out at the last second,” Clifford said.“Nonsense. I just had a bit of difficulties trying to get this thing under control and Big here disposed of Private,” she simply said, tossing William on the ground, raising Killian and the other Devorares’ bafflement towards her and worries for the boy.“William!” the Alpha cried out, about to rush to his son, only to be knocked down to the ground by
With Sheera and William, the pair made it to the gorge, where one of the guards stood waiting for them."Beta Sheera, Master William!" he greeted with a salute."At ease, Private," she greeted in return. "Is it only just you? Where are Alpha William and the others?""They went on ahead down the gorge. We should catch up to them. Best shift into your wolf form; the slope is steep enough, but it's probably because of the rain we had, it also looks really slippery," Private warned."So we're almost at the meeting?" William asked."Yeah. And you can meet a new friend."Sheera smiled at those last words. Only... something was off about it. "Well... Not exactly," she said."What was that?" Just as soon as Private asked that, a heavy thud was heard from directly behind him.He turned to see who or what was behind him... Only to see black.******Killian and his group carefully descended down into the gorge in their wolf form. Thankfully, even with the new moon out and weakening them, they ca
With Raymond now gone with Ellie, William walked over to Jengo’s torn body. As he stared at it, images- memories- came flooding back into his head. All about a certain day in his childhood… when his mother betrayed their pack for the Nex Pack.*FLASHBACK*It was a peaceful night. One with clear skies and lots of stars shining down. The moon was in its New Moon Phase, a time when all werewolves would be at their weakest and most vulnerable. That said, it was also the perfect time for there to be a peaceful meeting between packs.“Alpha Killian, I really need to ask this again. But are you sure about this meeting?” Hugo asked his Alpha.“Hugo, be at ease. I understand well of your worries. But look up, will you? Tonight is the new moon. A time when our kind as werewolves are at their weakest. No matter how dangerous the Nex Pack are, even they cannot do us much harm at this time of the night,” Killian assured. “Their leader asked for this meeting at a time when neither side can do any s
William could not believe what he was seeing before him… He wanted to think he was seeing someone else who looks like Jen lying in the pool of blood, practically torn to pieces. But no matter how he looks at the corpse in Ellie’s hands… No matter how he smelled this scent… There was no doubting it… Lying dead in his fated mate’s arms was…“JENGO!”All heads turned to his direction at his shout. While one Ellie paled at the sight of seeing the Alpha here, the other werewolves around them looked at him with confused expressions.“Huh? Who’s the new guy?” Hayden questioned.“Someone connected to the dead, maybe? He did cry out that guy’s name, after all,” Lyra guessed. “That being said, if he has connection to that dead wolf…” She trailed off there and looked down at Ellie, taking notice of the frightened expression on her face. One look at the expression she had, and an idea came to the juvenile’s mind. One she would have to wait on, as she would like to have one thing confirmed about w
How could this have happened…? Where did he go wrong…? He tried his best to follow their movements, to defend himself against their attacks, and land a hit on them. And yet… They were too fast for him to follow, no matter what he did. Their strength broke past his defense easily. Worse off, not once did they give him a chance to do anything but defend. These juveniles did not even give him the chance to recover from any of their attacks.And now, because of the huge different in their strengths, there Jengo lied… In his own blood with an arm and leg missing from his person. His assailants all stood around him, looking down on him. Some had on mocking expressions, others were cleaning off his blood that got splattered on them during their attack fest.“Wow. Who’d have thought blood from a victim would taste so different compared to animal blood?”“Same with attacking a kill target. It really is different from doing hunts.”“And yet our superiors have been wasting our time away, making