Prologue

A Decade Earlier...

Alpha Victor looked closely at the little children playing in his courtyard celebrating his only son's ninth birthday party. The party just started, but he was disappointed that not all of his guests arrived. This was the day he would choose among the wonderful and suitable girls at the party who would marry his son. This was a very important decision, for if he chooses the wrong Luna, this great and mighty pack will be no more.

"Honey, stop watching your guests and welcome them" Luna Hillary of Black Diamonds Pack whispered to her husband.

"The witch said tonight," he replied smoothly.

"Do you really trust that woman? For all we know, she just wanted to wake us up that night," she soothed cupping his cheek to look at her.

"You don't understand my love. It happened to me, as well as my father. This is vital" Alpha Victor snapped his head to the sound of his Beta.

"I hate to interrupt your evening sir, but a rouge has crossed over our boundary and we know him," Beta Ross said with an unspoken emotion in his eyes.

"Who is it?" Alpha Victor snapped unconsciously growling at his Beta.

"It is the lost Alpha of Blue Ashes Pack..." Alpha Victor immediately left to the imprisonment leaving his wife with the Beta, but Luna Hillary would not just sit and do nothing. Alpha George was her friend too.

Little Victor Jr watched as his parents practically ran inside. He couldn't help the disapproved frown on his face.

"Don't worry kiddo, they will be back soon," Victor Jr looked up to his father's Beta smiling down at him. It wasn't the face he wanted to see, but it was close enough. He wore a quizzed expression on his face.

"You'll know all that you must when the day comes my boy." The blonde blue eyed giant knelt down to his level as he spoke. As if on cue, Victor Jr's attention was caught by one of his many friends calling him to resume their playing of soccer.

Victor Jr's mind was soon distracted, pushing the earlier subject and worries to the back of his mind. Beta Ross smiled as the boy joined his friends. He then swiftly went to the imprisonment to stay by Alpha Victor's side to ensure all is well.

"My good friend, what happened to you?" Concern was evident in Alpha Victor's voice.

Alpha George felt terrible having his best friend and wife seeing him in such a state. It was humiliating and a sure damage to his ego, pride and reputation. But under the circumstances, it was unavoidable.

Alpha Victor looked at his almost unrecognizable friend dressed in filthy, ripped clothing with a foul smell. His entire body bared bruises, cuts and scars and a deep healing flesh wound was seen on his right thigh. His usual black, short and tousled hair was now unraveled, long and was filthy with grim and dirt. Overall, the once powerful and handsome man seemed no better than a slave. As Alpha George was about to answer his friend's question, Luna Hillary burst in with guards trailing behind her. She immediately tackled the fallen alpha with a bear hug. Alpha Victor could feel his temper rising at the sight of seeing his wife so glad and anxious to see someone as well as the fact that another man was holding her. Jealousy flowed through his veins, but as soon as he was about to say or do something, his wife released him from her warm hug.

"Where were you? Why did you leave? Why do you look this way? Do you know how many persons died after you were missing? Do you know your pack is barely standing?-" she said in one breath.

"Okay Darling. I'm sure George is very tired right now and needs to be cleansed and to sleep. Tomorrow is another day. He will be better by that time to answer all of our questions," Alpha Victor took his wife into his arms as he guided her through the door. "and you need to be cleansed as well now that you have dirtied your dress and face."

"I guess you're right. Good night George" Luna Hillary said waving at him with a sad smile.

"Until morning Hillary," George replied.

Alpha Victor nodded to Alpha George and gave instructions to his guards to take care of him into his main castle. Alpha George felt relief wash over him to the sound of receiving a bath and warm bed to sleep on, but knew he had plenty questions to answer in the morning.

Alpha George was awaken by the entering of Alpha Victor and his wife in the guest room he was sleeping. He was bombarded with questions, but gave the powerful couple satisfying answers. Guards and many werewolves were sent to find and destroy Alpha George's kidnappers(mainly consisted of rouges and vampires). Alpha George was most eager to see his beloved wife and two children, Greg and Lovely. He was told that they were at the party and stayed after to see him.

"Daddy!" Six year old Lovely screamed as she jumped in her father's outstretched arms.

"Oh Lovely. I missed you so much."

"Dad," Greg tried to say casually, but tears stained his twelve year old face as he hugged his father. Alpha George looked up to see his dark haired beautiful wife staring at him with tear filled eyes and an unreadable expression of pure longing and love towards her husband.

"I thought you were dead," she croaked.

And with that said, tears spilled down her pale cheeks. Alpha George enveloped his wife into a hug as she held onto him for dear life. Lovely was on her father's arm and Greg was sandwiched between his mother and father, and for the first time in history, Greg didn't whine or bicker. He wasn't even jealous of the fact that his sister was in his father's arms, he was just happy that the family was reunited once again.

Alpha George and his family were getting prepared to leave for home which wasn't far after the destruction of his attackers and kidnappers. Alpha George told his family to go ahead without him, he wanted to speak to Alpha Victor in private before he left. Having trust in him, they followed his instructions.

Alpha George knocked on the red mahogany doors of his friend's alpha office. He heard him grumble saying that the door was open. He entered to see Alpha Victor busy doing paper work. He rose his head to meet his visitor.

"George, my friend" Alpha Victor greeted with a smile. "How may I help you now my good man?"

"May I be seated?" Alpha George asked him gesturing to the black leather seat in front of Alpha Victor's desk.

"Always my friend. You don't need to ask." Alpha George smiled at him and sat down in the comfy seat.

"I am actually here to ask of you for another favor." He said looking for anything in Alpha Victor's eyes that would turn down what he wanted to ask of him.

"Anything George," Victor gave him an encouraging smile.

Alpha George was a little hesitant and his friend realized that of him. Alpha Victor knew him too long to not know of his ways and the same of Alpha George knowing him.

"I am proposing an arrangement for my daughter to marry your son to unite the family." Alpha George said firmly.

"I was thinking the same thing my friend from the minute I saw her at the party." Alpha Victor sat back into his chair with a smile on his face. "And the best thing, is that I highly think they are mates" he finished.