It felt like a day of surprises for Ellie. It was one thing to get a visit from William, whom she still has a mate bond with, but Jengo? He who used to be her mate? Why was he here?"You want to speak to me? About what?" she asked.Jengo pressed his lips together at the questions asked. As a Beta, he knew better than to approach her for this particular matter. Especially not when she had proven herself to be of great help to his Alpha. As a simple werewolf who still has feelings for the man he loves, who is also the fated mate of the werewolf before him... He could not help feeling obligated to do this. Even more so when...For these past several days of helping the Hermit Werewolves recover and preparing Maddie and Steve's trial, Jengo had noticed how close Ellie and William had suddenly gotten. Even though they were fated mates, forced to separate due to a rejection done between them, rather than show any sort of hostility towards one another, they seemed to be more on friendly grou
With William and Raymond, the pair were in Maddie’s house, packing away anything and everything of Maddie and Aiden’s to be thrown away.“They have quite the abundance of personal items here, don’t they?” William said, dangling a bone necklace. “A bunch of junk, no less.”“Maddie has always been the spoiled child growing up. I think I remember my grandfather complaining about the number of times he told Aiden not to spoil her so much just because she was getting the easy way to being a ‘supposed great Alpha’. And of course, as you can see…” Raymond trailed off, not wanting to finish the obvious.Worm could only sigh at this. “How did someone like him become Alpha? Don’t tell me he has only been nothing more than a face of the pack. That the advisors and other higher-ups of this pack had been the ones doing all the work around here.”“Oh no. He has been a responsible Alpha. It's just… He was far too easy when it comes to his daughter. In which case kind of counteracts against his being
It was back when William was but a young werepup. Unlike the him now- ruthless beyond belief until recently- back then, William was a kind boy. Not all flowers and rainbows, but still respected enough by the people of his pack. So much so that…“Come on, William! Put some back into it!” an older werewolf instructed, defending himself bare from the young William’s hits, seemingly unaffected by them.William smirked at the little taunt. “You said it now, Dad!” William exclaimed, distancing himself from his father before rushing back in with a fist pulled back. He swung with all the strength he had in his child body, and landed a fierce punch at his father. Powerful enough to even send some wind blowing against him. As one would expect, though, it did nothing to really harm the older werewolf.The punch did, however, impress the many other werepups watching the spar.“No way… He actually managed to throw a punch that strong?”“Even if he is the Alpha’s son, at his age? That’s really impr
The Nex Pack… If one thought the Devorare Pack was a group to fear, they obviously have never met nor heard of the Nex Pack. A pack they may be, they do not fully operate as one. For one thing, as William had done during his time as Alpha, the Alpha of the Nex Pack is someone to fear. Rather… they are the true definition of fear. It matters not if one is friend or foe, young or old, strong or weak; get on their bad side in any way, and it was an instant death sentence for them. Some say the Alpha took joy in killing, while others say that the Alphas are voided of emotions. In fact, it was said that the whole New Pack was extremely cold towards others. More than the Devorare Pack would be. And that their pack name was called that way to indicate that there is always a target for them to sink their claws into. An outsider would have to be extremely lucky or cunning enough to be on their good side, as Sheera must have done back then. ‘And now I am being told that one of their members i
Ellie was fuming as she walked out of the Hermit Pack. She may have planned to rest up for the night and say her final goodbyes, but after what happened back there with William? She refused to stay any longer. Especially not if it meant seeing his face any longer. ‘God dammit, what the hell was that back there?!’ she wondered. ‘He didn’t have to get all touchy with me! If he wanted me gone that badly, he should’ve just said so! Why give me all that sweet talk earlier?! And he even said that I would be welcomed back into his pack, too! God, was I fated to be mates with lying, arrogant mutts?! I can’t believe this at all!’place No matter how she would ask him.Okay, you know what? Fine. Don’t tell me anything about the pack. I’ll find out about it myself,” she decided. “And since you find my real people so displeasing, I’ll just take my stuff and go.”Just as she reached out to one of her belongings- a baby blanket- William tore it apart., much to her shock And that of the two Hermit w
With Jengo, after doing a bit of checkup on his end for the night- particularly towards any he may have overlooked while his head was filled with worries earlier- the male Beta was making his way to the guest house he had been staying at during his time in the Hermit Pack. ‘You seem calmer than usual,’ Jamal mused.‘I do feel calm now,’ Jengo admitted. ‘You think it’s because I had that talk with Ellie?’‘I’d say so. And if I may, that has to be the first time you actually interacted with her in a calm manner. Especially after the rejection.’‘Pretty sure a rejection’s aftereffect does not last too long. Then again, what do I know about it?’Now that things had been cleared up between him and Ellie, the guy had felt a bit at ease now. While he still planned to speak to William about their future together, at the very least, he didn’t need to worry about how Ellie will be treating him. He didn’t think of it before, but perhaps this whole time, it was not his relationship with William
Ellie could not believe it. She could not believe how low Lila would go, how easily Raymond was siding with her, how stupid she was to give these people a chance! Just what in the world was she thinking?! Giving them a chance to explain?! She shouldn’t have wasted her time with them. Her? Being a part of a pack worse than William’s? How could she ever believe that?!A deer leapt in her way. Rather than suddenly stopping or turning away, Ellie- feeling both frustrated and hungry- lunged at her prey, mercilessly killing it and devouring the defenseless creature.‘Ridiculous. Me? A member of a heartless pack?! Hunting prey is one thing, but mercilessly killing off others?! That is not me at all!’ she thought as she ate. ‘There is no way that is ever possible! They may as well just tell me I’m not a werewolf then!’Feeling full from devouring about a third of the deer, Ellie took a breath and wiped her mouth with her paw. As she did so, she stopped and looked at the blood now smeared on t
A few days back, elsewhere in the woods, Albus knelt before a very intimidating figure, trying hard not to tremble in their presence, as he gave news of what happened in the Hermit Pack."So, in other words, Anus... You failed to do your part in that pack as you did to previous ones?" the figure questioned coldly.'It's 'Albus', actually...' Albus thought, wanting to correct the figure, but was far too frightened to do so."T-That's... Uh... So to say... Yes..." he instead reluctantly answered with a light stutter. "B-But hey! It's okay! It's just one pack; there are plenty of others I am acquainted with! If I can just go to those packs, get closer to them like I did to the Liberal Pack, I can get you the sight of their suffering faces! Just as you and your pack enjoyed seeing!"Despite the promise, the figure seemed unamused by it. Not just him, but many other werewolves present around them. All staring at the one outsider in the center. The silence was leaving a lot of pressure on A
“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