Now that the meeting has concluded to Raymond being the new Alpha, arrangements were being made. Not only for him to step up to his new role, but also for the Hermit Pack to be accepted into the Devorare Pack. The latter pack especially needed arrangements to be made, for it will be the first time they have another pack be merged with theirs. In fact, this will be the first time in a long time the Devorare werewolves will be interacting with another pack in a peaceful manner. With how tense things were with the war against the Liberal Pack- Heck, even before then, they were just as tense around other werewolves- it would be too much to expect the Devorare wolves to accept wolves from another pack so easily. Ellie was one thing, as she was but a lone werewolf who was also their Alpha's fated mate. But a whole pack of strangers? That was a different story entirely. It was going to take more than just words to convince them all to accept them. Even William and Jengo's words combined may
It was night in the Hermit Pack, with the half moon shining down on the pack. All around in the plaza, many Hermit werewolves gathered with glares in their eyes, as they stared at a certain pair of unfortunate souls bound with their hands behind their backs and forced down on their knees by two werewolves each. “Unhand me! Unhand me at once! Do you have any idea who I am?!” Maddie demanded, trying hard to get herself out of the grip of two werewolves.“That’s enough, Maddie. Just… stop,” Steve could only say, having lost the will to fight, unlike his ‘fated’ mate.“I refuse! These dogs think they can treat their Alpha this way and get away with it?!” Maddie demanded.“Except I believe it was already told to you,” Raymond spoke, approaching the pair. “You, Maddie… are no longer the Alpha. After everything you have done to us- the people you were supposed to lead, protect, support, and care for… No one here sees you as the Alpha. You don’t even have a single supporter following you any
Maddie's eyes widened when she saw Ellie here, slowly realizing what the next part of her punishment was to be.“Hold it right there… You’re not telling me to give up my wolf to her, are you?!” she demanded.“We’re not telling you to give up your wolf. Not when you’ve already tossed it aside yourself,” Raymond corrected. “We’re telling you to return what you took. That is, the wolf you forcibly forced out of the original owner. Sure, perhaps it was your parents who initiated this, but it changes nothing. Stealing another werewolf’s wolf is nothing more than a crime. A crime you wholeheartedly agreed to doing.”Maddie couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She was getting punished for this?!“Then what about Ellie?! Look at her acting all high and mighty! You’re punishing me for taking her wolf, but what about her?! She has my wolf!”“Except I didn’t take it from you,” Ellie argued. “You forced it into me. Turned me into a weakling that you were. A weakling you didn’t want to remain as
Ellie lied on the grass a bit away from the Hermit Pack, a content smile on her face. The Reversal Rite has long since ended, and with its end was the return of her wolf in full. ‘You know, all this time, even after you’ve awakened, I always did feel something off about me. Like a piece of me was literally missing,’ she thought to Eliza. ‘Well, of course. For after all, most of me was taken away, remember?’ Eliza said, a hint of amusement in her tone. Ellie chuckled a bit at the point made. ‘Yeah… Yeah, I guess that is true. I’m really glad to have you back, Eliza. All of you, this time.’ ‘Good to be back… Still, if I may dare say, I do feel a little bad for Maddie.’ A small frown formed on Ellie’s face when her wolf said that. Not because of the pity Eliza felt towards the former Alpha, as it was more about what happened after that. *FLASHBACK* Right after the rite has ended, and Eliza completely returned to her rightful owner, neither of the wolves found it necessary to keep M
Ellie perked up at the voice, not really expecting any sort of company to be around. Her surprise grew when she saw William approach her.“William… This is a surprise. I didn’t think you would want to come see me,” she stated.“I may have been at odds against you, but that’s in the past now,” he admitted, to her confusion.“So you’re not going to try to kill me like you did before?”“Not after what we went through in this twisted pack.” At that response, William sat next to her on the grass, looking up at the night sky. “Your people were ecstatic with the outcome.”Ellie did not need to ask which outcome he referred to, for the memory of the joyful expressions the Hermit wolves had after their surprise feast still remained in her head. Though… “I thought it was made clear. I’m not even a part of this pack any more,” she reminded William.“Even after all of that?” the Alpha questioned. “I may be getting ahead of myself here, but considering how they seemed fine being around you, I thin
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
“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