In a dark cell, a man was hung in chains, blood dripping."Any last words, rogue?" A guy with a smirky face taunted, chewing the address as if it was a heavy insult. He trailed the whip in his hand along the muscled stomach of the man hung in chains, smirking even brighter when the rogue's body shivered slightly as the rough thong grazed through some of the deep cuts."Some." The rogue rose his head with a sneer, not the thin sweat on his nose nor the blood dripping from his jaw could dim that taunting grin, "Like how you imagine lynching me would go well with your good Alpha?""That's your last words?" The smirky guy let out a short laugh, but it didn't prevent him from swinging the whip again, leaving another scarlet stripe on the rogue's chest."Well, I AM a curiosity-driven person." The rogue curved his lips, taunting.The smirky guy rose the whip yet again, and the rogue quickly added: "Wait, wait, okay, so, I do want to know who is it that's taking my life. Will you indulge me t
"What the hell, Nate?!" Raven ignored Knight's taunt, snapping his head at Nate who froze in fear.Raven glanced around the room as he wrinkled his nose slightly -- the smell of blood was suffocating. Most of the torture instruments in the room were freshly used with blood all over. There was barely any place on Knight that was still intact:His gut filled with deep wounds and his chest with crossed scarlet stripes all over, even his shoulder looked out of its socket.Raven pulled out a handkerchief only to put it away, but that didn't escape Knight's eyes."So I guess the rumor is true then," Knight grinned at Raven, not seeming to notice that Raven just ignored him completely, "Alpha Raven is a clean freak.""It's hemophobia!" Raven glared at Knight, his frown deepened when his eyes landed on the countless wounds on Knight."Isn't that what I said?" Knight laughed, seemingly enjoying Raven's bothered look."It's just about blood -- Why are you here yet again?!" Raven realized he did
"You got there just in time, father!" Nate whined when he followed his father into the study, "The stupid kid was really going to whip me if it weren't for you!""Shut it!" Iron glared at his son, "It's Alpha Raven to you!""Father!" Nate protested in shock."It's Alpha Raven to you," Iron dropped his words one by one in a slow but threatening tone, "until we take control of the Alpha and the title. Do you get it?""Yes, father!" Nate grinned happily, and Iron shook his head with disappointment."You have got ONE job, to kill that rogue. What the hell happened back there?" Iron hung his coat on the hanger before he fixed his eyes on his son."I just want to teach him a lesson, father! He insulted you!" Nate whined in a mutter."And killing him is not enough of a lesson?!" Iron rolled his eyes as he sat down in front of his desk, "You just have to let your sadistic beast out and torture him!""I would have had my fun before I finish the job beautifully if it weren't for the fucking kid
Elena smiled elegantly, waving to the people on the stairs all Luna-like before she started the party.Raven stood far away from the happy crowd, drinking by himself.He wasn't a party person."Alpha Raven," a gamma bared his neck at Raven before he rose the champagne in his hand, "How generous of you to lend the Alpha house for the birthday party for Elena.""Of course, Alvin. Alpha's house is the pack's house, my father always says." Raven rose his own glass and took a sip courteously. Alvin was a loyal supporter of Raven's father, and also a relative of Raven's father's side.They shared the last name of White."So when do you plan to have a celebration of your own?" Alvin put on the parental smile."I don't do birthday parties, Alvin." Raven shook his head with a chuckle."I mean the celebration for a new Luna, Alpha Raven." Alvin was still with that parental smile, and Raven coughed hard at his words."I know all about the celibacy with you young people," Alvin chuckled, "But a p
"What the fuck, Frost?! You couldn't let me know there is someone else in the room?!" Raven hissed under his breath, his mind barely clear enough to remind himself that it wasn't the best time to shout.[I didn't notice!] Frost grunted, [You are the one in control!]"So, your wolf is called Frost? I like it." The man in front of him reached out for his throat, and Raven grabbed him by the wrist fast, at the price of losing the support of the door frame. The man chuckled and pulled his own hand back hard, dragging Raven to snap forward. Having no spare mind to feel embarrassed, Raven pulled his own hand out of his pants and threw a punch, which the man in front of him caught easily--"Are all your punches this weak, or just because it's me?""It's because--!" Raven burst out in shout, but the man quickly let go of Raven's hand and covered his mouth instead--"Shh, you don't want to lure people in here right now, do you?"It only then did Raven noticed the familiar tulip smell off the m
Raven groveled on Knight's back as they dashed toward the forest.He was stunned when Knight shifted right in his room -- it was the most beautiful and magnificent white beast he had ever seen.He heard the doorknob shake when Knight jumped out of the window with him on his back. Though still had a million doubts about the rogue, Raven couldn't help but started chewing Knight's words--"There is a traitor in your pack".Could it be? That there was someone who was after him in his own pack? But why? He came from a respected family with no wrongdoing, there was no old feud that he wasn't aware of. And to slam his name with a girl who just turned 18? How much did they hate him?!They dashed through the pitch dark woods when Raven's body turned only hotter. He shivered as the air got colder relatively, while every rub of Knight's back between his legs fueled the flame even more.Apparently, Knight was familiar with his forest more than he did--After a few minutes, Knight stopped at a hug
"No." Raven struggled, trying to get out of Knight's grip, but it was an effort in vain. Knight gripped him even harder to a point that almost broke his jaw."I said, strip," Knight commanded in a dominating tone, eyes landed on Raven in a lazy but condescending way."No!" Raven shouted, the humiliation wouldn't allow him to try to apologize again.Knight sneered coldly before he rose Raven's arm as he stepped one leg behind Raven before nudged him hard on his shoulder. Raven knew what he was doing, but still lack the strength to fight back. He fell hard to the ground as Knight bent over and grabbed his pants before tearing his pants off together with his boxer and riding over him."You rape me here, you better make sure you kill me!" Raven blurted out in fury, "I won't live after such humiliation, and I'll tear you apart if I ever get the chance."Knight's move paused a second for that contradictory logic."That's the fierce little wolf I knew." The smirk was back on Knight's face, "
"He's my father's Beta AND best friend throughout my father's life, for one," Raven closed his eyes for a long inhale to try to keep a clear mind as Knight's stroking distracted him, "And he had saved me more than once in battlefields, in really dangerous occasions. You don't risk your life like that if you didn't care about a person.""Very interesting..." Knights nodded slowly in deep thoughts, his hand slowed down. Raven wiggled in distress, trying to get his attention back."Getting impatient now, aren't we?" Knight chuckled, his eyes landed lazily back on Raven. Raven blushed, looking away, but he didn't deny anything."Let's think this way, what do you think is the reason for your drug incident today?"Asking serious questions, but with his hands, Knight pinched Raven on the tip slightly, teasing in every way he could. He licked his own thumb as lubrication before jerking his thumb over Raven's edge over and over. Raven's leg stiffened instantly as Knight tightened his grip and
"Knight! Where are you?! Raven?! Caleb?! Anyone?!" Simon's loud voice sounded through the whole pack, "What the fuck is wrong with the mindweb? Where is Knight and why is Raven the Alpha now?!"Shouting this was only Simon's way of waking up those who hadn't yet accepted his mindlink invitation --Simon couldn't force a joined mindlink of everyone in the pack, only an Alpha could.But he had no other choice.Everything was fine only a few hours ago--He woke up to the most peaceful and long-waited Christmas morning with his beloved daughter and lovely wife, to celebrate the last Christmas they get to spend in the forest--It was fine to live there when Knight had only a handful of guys to keep around. They cared little about things like houses, dresses, and holidays. But now with Knight becoming the Alpha, the pack could no longer just keep the rough rogues, but also werewolves with family and all.So Knight decided to accept Allura's kind offer and move his pack into a small town tha
Knight returned to his village after a perfect night with his mate, in a low mood-- it was only the beginning of a long wait that didn't have a time limit on, when being away from his mate for merely seconds seemed torture to him. It was only at the gate of the villiage did Knight rememebered -- Frost pledged to Rain in the mountain after Raven went in rage, though only for a short night, that merged the two packs before he gave the title back to Frost, meaning-- He was now an Alpha with no pack, again. And this time even his loyal rogues had left him. Just what he wanted right now -- he wanted to bury himself in bed and get some good sleep after the tiring visit of Raven's prison, hopefull he could sleep till forever-- That was the promised time of his mate's return, right? He was exhausted. "Alpha?!" Simon's shocked voice stopped Knight's legs when he was heading toward his little cabin, and Knight turned to look in shock, only to find-- More and more heads stucking out of t
"Raven...?" Knight got nervous when he lost all expectation of what Raven wanted a serious talk for."You really think she might poison me?" In a light tone, Raven waited till Allura was out of the room, making no move at neither the real cure nor the temp cure.It was the first time he really tried to go against the great Alpha in front of him, and magically, he calmed down and could think clearer like never before.He knew how to play the Alpha who had only his benefit in mind, and he just needed to make his moves right."I'm not saying that she has ill intention," Knight explained, trying to search for Raven's eyes, but Raven sighed with his eyes, low, "I know how hatred works, and she has been blaming you for what happened for too long to just shake it off overnight.""I see..." Raven sighed in a heavy tone, frowning as if the fact that he couldn't win his people's hearts over bothered him.And Knight fell for that instantly, because that feeling was genuine."I'm not saying that
Knight wrapped his arm around Raven's chest from behind, falling asleep quickly as Raven listened to his steady breath carefully, thinking about how to get out without Knight knowing.Whatever the bad news was, he couldn't trust Knight's decision.Raven closed his eyes and mindlinked Allura again.[Sorry about that,] Said Raven, looking around the laboratory through Allura's eyes, [what's the bad news?][We have analyzed the cure and basically re-created it exactly in the same proportion,] Allura raised a tube for Raven to see.[What do you mean basically?] Raven frowned, catching on to the keyword.[Well, we use the same method on them with a centrifuge and it came out as the same,] Allura put down the tube, and her eyes fell on the centrifuge in the middle of the room, [but somehow they are working differently...][As in?][As in, the mice with the poison in their blood took our cure calmed down instantly like how the cure was supposed to have worked, but later the symptoms appeared
"Knight...Knight?!" Raven mumbled when he opened his eyes, but the bed was empty, and that gave Raven an icy quiver before he threw the sheet away and jumped out of bed, only to fall to the ground with his body shaking in a heavy sweat.Knight was gone?! Again?![Noah!] Raven mindlinked Noah, trying to get back up to his feet, [Where are you? Where is Knight?!][Alpha?] Noah's confused voice came through, [I'm in the lobby of the Alpha's house, do you need me to come up to help?][No!] Raven huffed, [Where is Knight?!][I don't know...] Noah shot a worried glance up in the direction of Raven's bedroom before he left the lobby, [I'm coming--]"Yo," Knight's voice suddenly rose as the bathroom door slid open, "fancy way to wake up, Alpha Raven."Huffing Raven on the ground: "..."[Alpha, I--] Noah hesitated and Raven already cut the mindlink."Where did you go?!" Raven snapped angrily, cold sweat all over him when he woke up to an empty bed."The...bathroom..." Knight blinked innocently
Knight instantly understood Raven's shout, and he got out of Raven's grab easily before he jumped at Noah when Noah froze where he was."You break the vial and I'll die, too!" Raven shouted as he stumbled off the bed at the two, and his words slowed down Knight's move visibly."What the fuck are you still doing here?!" Raven snapped at Noah as he jumped on Knight's back, "Can't you do ONE thing you are told?! Run!""Give me the vial or your Alpha dies!" Knight cut in before Raven could even finish his sentence, "Don't obey your Alpha!"That was the weirdest order ever and Noah froze there, darting his eyes between the two Alphas like a moron."Noah!" Raven snapped, "What the hell?!""Your Alpha needs the vial!" Knight wouldn't budge, "I'm only trying to save him--""I-- I don't have the vial..." Noah mumbled with a frightened look, horrified."What?!" Raven snapped, "You took it and ran away when I--"He stopped his words, shooting a guilty glance at Knight and Knight instantly unders
"Are you fucking kidding me..." Mumbling with a resigned tone, Raven sighed heavily as he turned around slowly to Knight's pitch-dark eyes.Hands locked behind his back, Knight sat on the floor with his back against the table, smirking."From the look of your shaking hands," With a drawling tone, Knight's eyes fell on the empty bowl that rolled to the side, "you didn't take the cure?""And now that you have," Raven panted with a messy breath, giving up his failure of a plan to contain the beast with a sarcastic tone, "do you still insist that you stopped loving me, ALPHA?""I never said that," Knight's eyes scanned the room before he sighed and stood up, putting the handcuff on the table gently.Raven rolled his eyes at Knight's silent bragging."Where is the vial?" With a coaxing tone, Knight pulled Raven up from the floor before he carried Raven to the bed and put him there, again."I drank it up before throwing it outside the window!" Raven snapped at Knight sarcastically.He could
"Alpha! Are you alright?!" Noah shouted, tapping Raven on the face."Stop it..." Raven gasped for air with a frown. He didn't black out, just couldn't maintain a calm face under Elena's poison was all."Let me help!" Noah put Raven's arm around his neck and got him to the bed before he asked, "Why are we taking down Alpha Knight?"Raven didn't have time to explain his full plan to Noah, but just told him to take whatever necessary means to take down THE beast, hence Noah's three shots."Why did you shoot him three times!" Raven snapped angrily, finally catching his breath after the mate mark on his neck faded a little."I...I panicked..." Noah blurted tamely, "His eyes were red and I knew how strong he was so...""Okay, whatever," Raven waved his hand impatiently, putting the vial in Noah's hand, "feed him this first and then we'll talk!""What is this?" Noah took the vial to Knight with a swift move, "Are you..."His hand froze, and Raven shot over a questioning look."Is this poison
"Really, you think so, huh?" Raven suppressed the anger and sting rose at the rejecting words from his mate."I'm sorry," Knight sighed heavily, dodging Raven's eyes, "I thought I could do it, but in the end, you are still a White.""It wasn't my father who did the crime," Raven stood up with his fists shaking at his side, but Knight took that a sign of Raven's anger, and didn't connect that with the poison."Your father allowed the attack," Knight took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his chest in pain like never before when he forced his cold words out of him, "maybe not intentional, but he made a deal with the rogues to make his name, and that cost innocent lives, Raven.""..." Though knowing Knight was only saying this because he wanted to sacrifice his own chance of living for him, Raven couldn't help but felt hurt, and the worst part was, Knight was right.Nolan White bought the rogues to attack just so he could come to the rescue and make his own name. Though not intended to