Shadow

ALPHA RYDER P.O.V

A shadow appeared to me and I keep following the man unknown to him, the man suddenly stopped and I also stopped following. 

"Roger go back and make my people proud" I heard a voice say which sounded like my father's voice. 

"Father!" I called.

 "Roger go!" He replied. "My prince! My prince!" A gently voice urged and I set my eyes open immediately. 

"Where am I?" I asked looking around.

 "You're back to the park my prince" Beta Khalid replied. 

"No ooo! Where's father!" I yelled. 

"Alpha Rodolfo is gone my prince" beta Khalid replied and I clenched my fist immediately. 

"I'm so ûsèlèss, I can't even fight for my father, I can't protect him, but it's not over yet!" I said angrily. 

"Calm down Alpha prince, we need to give Alpha king his last respect today" the Beta king replied. 

"How long have I been sleeping?" I asked. "Twenty-four hours ago" he replied and I stood up from the bed immediately.

 "What the hèck!" I look at my wound and it has healed up by itself. 

Yeah, I'm a wolf and j have supernatural powers, one of the powers is healing. 

I stood up from the bed and walked out of the room. 

They placed father on a wood bench and I moved closer to his body.

"Father!" I cried out, as I hopped over to his body, and knelt before it, crying my eyes out.

 I can't believe the father is gone, I grew up with him, he has been the only family I have after the death of mom, he has always been there for me and now he's gone, How can life be this cruel? 

"Father!" I screamed in tears, as I felt my heart tearing into pieces. I wished he could open his eyes to look at me one more time, I failed to protect him, I should've been by his side, but I failed him, I allowed him to get killed. I couldn't control the tears that kept pouring out of my eyes endlessly, why does this have to happen to me? Why do I have to suffer this fate? 

"My prince we need to go please." Beta Khalid said from behind me, as he placed his hand on my shoulder, but I didn't move, as I was too weak to... 

  Author POV 

Ryder watched as they arranged firewoods, ready to bring his father to his final abode. 

It has always been in their culture, that if an Alpha dies, they don't bury him as they do to other normal werewolves, but he will be buried, and the ash will be kept for generations to come. 

Tears kept pouring out of his eyes, as he watched them walk away from the firewood, and went into the hut, where his corpse was laying, and in the next seconds, some of the men came out, carrying the Alpha's corpse carefully. 

"All hail Alpha Rodolfo !" Beta Khalid said as he fell on his knees in tears, and the people present chorused after him too, as they fell on their knees too, except for Ryder whose eyes never stopped staring at his father's body. 

The men carried his corpse and placed it carefully on the arranged firewood, and as it is done, the Alpha prince always finishes the final rite and burns the corpse. 

"Alpha Rodolfo was known for his good and fearless heart, he loved his people, and made sure that he always protects them, but too sad that death snatched him away from us at this time. May he continue to rest and dine with the moon goddess, till we meet again to part no more..., all hail Alpha Rodolfo!" Ryder gave the last speech with a heavy heart, as he slowly lit a match stick, and threw it on the arranged firewoods, setting it ablaze, as he watched his father's lifeless body burn slowly.. he couldn't control his tears as it keep on falling from his eyes. 

He moved closer to his father's burnt body and a maid gave him a glass. He poured some quality of ashes into the glass and stood up immediately. 

Five years later.

"Hazel Alpha sent for you," One of the maids said. 

"What did I do this time around? His he in a good mood?" Hazel asked scared.

 "You're his slave, you'll get the answers to all your questions when you get to his room," she said. 

"You're so mean Amelia," Hazel said, Harriet, look back and gave her, her middle finger before walking away.

Harriet never liked Hazel she has been praying to be the king personal slave, despite knowing what Hazel is going through in the hand of the Alpha, she felt Hazel has bad luck and that was why Alpha Ryder is treating her badly.

 They all know the type of person Alpha Ryder is, but she still loves him despite all. 

Hazel later summoned courage and went to Alpha Ryder's room. 

She closes the door gently and walked to the center of the room. 

A thin line of smoke rose from the darkness and she strained her eyes to see him smoking a tobacco pipe closed to the window. 

Despite how worriedness, she still notices how good the room is.

 "when did he change the interiors of the room?" She asked herself.

 If not for the atmosphere, because she didn't know why Alpha Ryder sent for her, she would have admired the room to her satisfaction. 

"I'm here Master," she said with a shaking voice, but Alpha Ryder didn't turn away from the window.. he didn't even say a word. 

He puffed more smoke into the air, and a knock came at the door.

 "Good day, Alpha king!" Someone greeted and Hazel turned to see her twins sister dressed in a cloth that barely reach her knees. 

"Harriet leave us!" Alpha Ryder said.

 "But..." "Now!" Alpha Ryder said. 

Harriet bowed and left not without glaring at Hazel. 

Hazel felt her whole world crumble as she realized she was the only one in the room with him.