RALPHThat was my only option: using the Alpha tone on Adrian. It wouldn’t be very easy if I just continued with talks. The guards that supported him are obviously more than the ones that still have me in their hearts, so either way, As much as I knew I would have the upper hand if a fight was to break out, I also didn't want to hurt my pack members, especially the guards. It brought about the only option of using the Alpha tone on Adrian. “I remain your Alpha. Do you surrender?” I thundered the question.Within the same minute, some guards were already on the floor with their heads bowed. Adrian’s father somehow managed to pull out a sword and use it to slit the throats of some guards that were around him.I became angry at his silly act. Did he think he was going to escape this way? Did he actually think they could escape this? That must be very silly of him to have thought about escape because there is no escape here at all.“You are supposed to be dead. You will pay for this!” H
RALPHThe crowd paused at the loudness of my voice. I must have let out a deep growl in an attempt to relay my anger and also calm them down.How dare they tell me to my face that they want a traitor as their Alpha? My wolf was enraged and I could feel him growling inside of me.I can't lash out at them, no matter what they say, they are still my people and I won't be an Alpha without them.I took some sharp breaths to calm my nerves then I began to speak again, with a calm voice this time around as I gestured with my hands."I know I did an unspeakable thing but I want you all to know that I did it for the greater good of this pack. And never did one day go by that I didn't think of you all, your mates, your young ones and the elders." I searched their faces with a concerned look and I could see some of their faces fall and some looked at me with pity and reasoning. Maybe I'm not so bad at this Alpha speech after all. "We all understand that I had to leave to protect the pack," I
NATALIEI heard the dungeon keys jangling and the door squeaked as it was flung open.A female figure was thrown into the dungeon beside me and the guards took their leave immediately she was thrown to the floor.I couldn't see her face for a moment but she looked somewhat familiar, I couldn't quite place my fingers on it so I just held my gaze on her figure.She had her head stooped low. Her back was pressed against the wall and her legs folded upwards letting her knee push her breasts up.There are different people with different attitudes when thrown into the dungeon, some wail and beg for mercy, some curse and grit their teeth while some, just like this figure before me sit still and unbothered."Who's the new catch?" Lisbeth teased with a smirk on her face and I reciprocated with a smile.Lisbeth had been in the dungeon with me and it can be boring sitting in a space doing nothing so picking on the newbies helped to relieve the feeling. I needed no soot-sayers to tell me that sh
RALPH Since none of the elders were able to answer my question and had only been mumbling inaudible words, I knew that they had no answers to my question. "Is this a silence of realization and repentance?" I asked even though I knew that it was far from repentance. They didn't have an answer to my question but they weren't sober about attacking blue blood, they just kept staring at me in wordless defense. "Blue bloods cannot be accepted into the empire. It has been so for a long time now, what makes you think we should change that?" The second elder finally spat some words and the duo nodded in support. I knew that dragging words with them would only tire me out and would still be futile. If I wanted to break their defense, I had to do it through the book and that was the last straw for me. I can no longer bear the thought of Aurora being in danger whenever she's around my pack, she's supposed to be cherished and protected in my pack, not pursued. I squinted my eyes
RALPH"Let her in," I ordered when I saw that the female had been struggling for minutes. She couldn't do anything to harm me, so there was no need to chase her away.The guards let her in and she strode her way before me, her dress was rumpled and her hair was disheveled and it covered her face. She had dirt marks on her face and she had a foul smell.She also looked like she could do well with a bath."I have a report to make Alpha Ralph." Her voice was crocky and it sounded sore.It also sounded somewhat familiar and I wanted to see who it was, who had the mind to fight her way through the line of guards I have out there and show up before me."It's about Aurora." She added and just then, tucked her hair back and licked her chapped lips.It was Natalie. I felt a lump of resentment towards her but I wanted to hear what she had to say concerning my mate."What is it about Aurora?" I asked calmly, leaning my right elbow on the throne and cupping my jaw with my right palm."She seems
AURORA"Are you up?" Lilian, one of the elderly blue-blooded she-wolves inquired as she walked into the room where I lay.I nodded my head and sat up on the large queen-size bed."I made you some chicken bone soup. It will help energize you." She informed me as she placed the soup on a stool before me.I cupped the soup in my arms and took a sip of it with the spoon that was positioned on the stool beside the soup bowl."It's really tasty," I remarked with a soft smile and she reciprocated the smile."Hope you had enough rest?" She asked with concern in her voice and I nodded with a reassuring smile."The others are worried about you, you've been out for quite a while. I told them that you were probably tired from your journey but they let their feelings cloud their reasoning so I decided to come check up on you myself and give them feedback so that there can be peace in their minds." She said and I chuckled lightly at her words."Finish up your soup while it's hot. I need to report b
BRIAN"Lock her up!" I ordered, anger evident in my voice.The guards immediately dragged her away and her wails and pleas fell across the walls of the hall.Sierra that bitch!I'd found out that she was the brain and hand behind my blacking out for three days.She had constantly been drugging me, making me immobile, making me do things I wouldn't do in my right senses.Things like letting Aurora go away.How could I? When I loved her so much?"Please pl-" Her pleas were cut short when she was thrown into the dungeon.I was going to ensure that she remained locked up until she's paid for all the atrocities she's committed. I knew that something wasn't right when I kept blacking out for days and when I'd be so weak for most days in a week even without engaging in any drilling activities. I was not one to be weak.I was the Alpha of the Night Bloomers pack and a feared one too.It was an error to be caught unguarded, and of all the things I could be doing unguarded, sleeping was out o
BRIAN Saddened by her response but not willing to give up, I tried to convince myself that she might just be shocked by the way I showed up out of the blues and requested that she returned with me so I tried to persuade her the more but the floral curtain swung open and the room lit up with sunlight, making both of us turn to the direction of the door.Three older blue-blooded she-wolves came into the room and walked straight towards me. Their gaze held a knowing look which made me somewhat suspicious.I was being escorted by only one of the older wolves so why were they three of them now? And what were they coming to tell us?I decided to dismiss my thoughts concerning them and focus on my reason for being here, which was the lady beside me, Aurora. I turned to her with my palms below my stomach, opened widely and parallel to each other in an attempt to plead with her not to make hasty decisions and reconsider her decision to return with me.However, I could only open my arms, as
Aurora I watched the faces of the crowd go pale as they saw her head drop to a side and everywhere erupted in chaos as someone shouted. "A dead Alpha!" People stood to leave in a rush knowing the meaning of the very clear statement yet I watched closely. I knew they would come for her.The chaos and noise woke her from her slumber.It took her a while to adjust her eyes to the light but she eventually did and looked around frantically. I had let her sit freely without binding her to the chair so she could lead me to my target. 'Where is he?' I was in her head not as a mind link but as a torment perks of being the blue blood leader actually, I could invade their heads and get them to do my bidding but I rarely used my powers out of courtesy. This was one of the rare occasions. She held her head as if to silence my voice and jumped to her feet. On seeing this most people paused seeing she was alive."She's alive!" Cheers erupted so the ceremony could continue. "Please mount the podi
AuroraHe refused to tell me his name but I wasn’t interested in it, I was more interested in how he was able to numb his scent. "I don't know you, you have the wrong person." He said getting down from the bed to leave."Don't force me to get the information from you because I can and I bet you already know who I am." I stopped him."Just leave me the fuck alone. I said I'm not who you think I am."He was getting agitated, maybe he thought I was pulling his legs and trying to frame him like they had done his mum before he suddenly went missing. "Liar." I lifted his shirt to reveal the mark of my mother's bloodline .I had the same matk in the same spot."Do you still have anything to say for yourself?" I asked when he didn't deny further."What do you want from me? My past is buried." He looked sad and lost. I threw my hand around him and hugged him.He was much older than me but he had suffered a lot and I heard the stories growing up and only got to spend a few years with him durin
AuroraI had less than twenty four hours to either get it right or get it wrong, I realized my heart wasn't beating irregularly because I knew I was in full control yet still I wasn't ready for the worst to come."What are you going to do with her?" Connie asked me as she and Lyon watched the unconscious Zendaya lie in state."Wait, I'll wait for her to come around and snitch on us." I said actually meaning it.I needed her to regain consciousness and call for back up. I was going to end it all where it began. "Then?" Lyon was quite curious."Then the party begins." I told them"Alright now you're beginning to sound exactly as the Alpha would and that's wierd as fuck." Lyon cringed and I laughed but my heart was sad, I hoped the news got to him as well and he made an effort to come see for himself. "Do you think he'll come?" I asked none of them in particular. "I can't say for sure that the news will get to him given that he is not in his pack." Lyon shrugged. He was right, Ralph w
*Ralph*"I am least interested, my response is not changing. His nose flared and his breathing became labored. He looked different and I didn't push my luck since I was unaware of his abilities and dis.What had he done to himself?He had created a monster of himself with no remorse, he had definitely given more to his wolf side with the way he behaved animalistically on impulse. He was also cautious not to start the war first and I suspected that he still wasn't confident enough in his fortification. No matter the elements including magic, an Alpha remained an Alpha with the blessings of the goddess and several different other gifts. I needed to find Aurora and rescue Lyon, those were the most important things to me at the time. I returned with Kristen to where Brian held up with the rest after getting Annora to safety and I realized why Adrian was playing safe,He was already quite outnumbered seeing that we had two Alphas on our side.Completely exhausted I tried to communicate wi
AuroraIt took a while, lots of effort and all what not to get things out of Zendaya and surprisingly she had still not given me the answers I wanted.She had only given a silly condition for a bargain and I thought it quite fair."Just kill me because my tongue swore an oat not to disclose that information so I wont." She had boldly said that when I plucked her tooth one after the other with a plier and got my alibi to pull out her nails one after the other.A beautiful feel of satisfaction I got watching her writhe in pain but it wasn't exactly enough for me.Seeing the lifeless body of father had definitely brought a chill to my spine and blood, I had become cold hearted towards the parties involved and all I wanted to know was who was in charge.After much operations, Zendaya had offered to take us to the location. "Do you think we can trust her?" Connie asked me when I told her we were going to return to ny dad's pack and recover the seat of power since it was still vacant. Conn
RalphIt was like a movie where you watched lovers tear at each other's throats but what did I care?Adrian laid his bed and he was going to lie in it. Hopefully he was going to rest in peace with his father.I watched the tournament and observed Adrian's strength and weaknesses. He healed very fast, his speed was primal too and his attacks very accurate.Definitely, something had happened to him and I could see that he wasn't even fighting Kylie, he was just defending himself and pushing her away so he didn't hurt her until she found the dagger again."Good girl," I muttered as I saw her hand swing very fast before he could notice to stab him from the back as he laid on her trying to subdue her with his huge frame and weight.Like I said, his speed had greatly improved and in a split second, he rolled off her when he finally saw the dagger.I saw the look of shock on Kylie's face when his weight was lifted off her but she was already in full motion and she couldn't stop herself."Kyl
Adrian"I'm sorry." Kylie mouthed.I saw everything I stood for and fought for, fall to the ground but I couldn't rush in and pull out the stake to start treatment for him.It was a bloody scene, my Dad was still not close enough for me to trespass. I felt my head become light."Kylie why?" I felt a hand squeeze my heart tight that she of all people would betray me this much."Oh common, he's a prisoner charged with treason with a death penalty hanging over his head all this while. He was bound to die sooner or later." Ralph said smiling like the devil himself. I didn't see it coming. I knew had a devil side to him.Ralph had raised my hopes very high and taken me to a vulnerable state only to crash me at lightning speed with the worse thunder bolt; my mate.If it was someone else then I would have wasted no time to rip the person into two with the powers I had attained."I guess you can commend me for being a good Alpha now not so?" He paused and grinned like a child. "I have served
AdrianThe shock I received ran through to my bone marrow when my eyes fell on my mate Kylie, what was she doing here?I had picked her scent first but Ralph's blow had destabilized me in my distracted state and I felt the impact move me meters away but I was least bothered about that."Kylie," I called her name but she stood in her spot at his side. What a dirty game Ralph was playing, I knew him as a principled man and the last thing I expected was for him to drag my innocent mate into all of this."Addy, stop all of this please," she had tears in her eyes as Kristen held her hands to the back not letting her run into my longing arms."Baby I..." I lost the words, I could feel the bond pulling me to her, dampening all my vigor and lust for revenge Damn the goddess for such strong bonds of love that came with fated mates, love was the greatest force of attraction but I couldn't back down from my course simply because she asked, I had gone far deep and there was no redemption for me
RalphI turned and saw Adrian, well I was distracted by him so much so that I didn't pay attention to the petite lady that spoke to me first.He was truly standing there, my blood boiled in my veins as I recalled just how much he had betrayed me but something was off about him.He looked lost and drained, like a zombie maybe."Hello, Ralph." His voice was different too, I would have blamed it on magic but I already picked his scent from a mile away."Somewhere in my head I still thought that you'll be decent enough to address me as Alpha but I see that you already severed all the ties." I replied quite calm."There's not much to gain from given that I'm never going to kneel before you." "Bastard," I threw it at him utterly disgusted by his audacity. "More like the Ralph I know, calm doesn't suit you at all." Something was wrong, they had done things to Adrian and he had the look of a murderous monster in his eyes."Where's my mate?" I asked going straight to the point. "Your mate?"