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Prologue
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2023-03-07 18:18:05“Dylan… Honey, wake up.” Jane Dwight, Dylan’s mom said in a gentle voice as she tries to wake her son up. After several failed attempts, she stood up from his bed where she was previously sitting and walked towards the window.
“You know… I sometimes wonder where you got this attitude.” Mrs Dwight drew back the curtains to let sunlight into the bedroom.
Dylan groaned in annoyance, burying himself deeper under the covers.
“I’m a morning person and so is your dad. So tell me, where in the world did you get this laziness from?” She continued, throwing back the covers to reveal a grumpy looking Dylan.
“Good morning to you sleepyhead.” She greeted with a smile of triumph when she received the usual morning grumble from her annoyed second son.
“Morning mom” Dylan groggily and grudgingly replied after sitting up properly on his bed.
“Daniel is waiting for you in the living room, so you two can go for your usual morning run.” His mom informed him, placing a kiss on his forehead before leaving the room. That was his cue to go freshen up.
Although he doesn’t show it, Dylan really appreciates it when his mom comes to his bedroom to wake him up. It gives him some sort of strength, to know that someone still cares and believes in him, because he lost hope in himself a long time ago.
He rubbed his face with both of his hands, to remove the sleep from his eyes and dragged his feet towards the direction of his bathroom. He shouldn’t keep Daniel waiting. If his elder brother wants to go for a morning run, that means he has something on his mind.
“Finally!” Daniel sighed as soon as he spotted his younger brother jogging down the stairs.
“Good morning. Sorry to keep you waiting.” Dylan wasted no second to apologize while they exchanged a bro hug.
“It’s nothing, kiddo.” Daniel replied.
“You might wanna stop calling me that.”
“What? You’re scared of getting into trouble with David?” Daniel teased.
“Exactly… Let’s get out of here before he wakes up.”
Dylan was already heading towards the door as he said those words.
Daniel and Dylan jogged for over an hour until they decided to take a breather.
“C’mon, spit it out.” Dylan encouraged his big brother with a gentle nudge when they were catching their breaths.
Daniel took a deep breath and stared at his younger brother for a split second. He was internally grateful to have someone who understood him so well.
“Dad came over to my place last night.” He eventually said in reply.
“And?...”
“He plans to hand over the pack to me pretty soon.” Daniel explained, sounding not so excited about the news.
“Well, that’s great news. Congratulations bro.”
Dylan was super excited for his elder brother who was finally going to become the alpha of their pack. It was high time their dad handed over the responsibility of running the pack to his 25 years old brother, who was long overdue to be the alpha.
“Why do I feel like I’m the only one excited about this?” Dylan couldn’t help but ask when he noticed the blank expression on his brother’s face.
“I don’t think I wanna be an alpha anymore.”
“What?!” Dylan exclaimed in surprise. He couldn’t believe what he just heard.
Over the years, his elder brother has eagerly anticipated the day he would become the Alpha of Greenwood pack, so why is he having a change of mind at the very last minute?
“Daniel, I don’t get you at all.. you’ve always wanted this. I mean.. your position as our alpha is long overdue, so where is all this coming from?” He asked in confusion, hoping Daniel would make him understand.
“I know I’ve always wanted this, but that was in the past. Right now I don’t think I’m ready for such a huge responsibility.” Daniel confessed, settling himself on the grass.
“Things are a lot different now than they were in the past… I have a mate and a son whom I enjoy taking care of. Besides, it’s not like dad is too old to continue running the pack.”
“Oh.. I get it. You’re having a cold feet.” Dylan copied his brother’s action by joining him on the grass.
“It’s not just that. I enjoy the quiet life. Becoming an alpha means a lot of things will have to change.” His elder brother continued, finally expressing his real fears.
Never in Dylan’s lifetime did he imagine his brother having a weak side. Daniel was his role model because he has the strength of both their dad and mom, who used to be a warrior making him the strongest and the second largest werewolf after their dad.
“You’re going to be a great alpha, and Mason is gonna be super proud of his dad.”
Daniel smiled at Dylan’s compliment. He desperately needed those words from his confidant.
“Now, that’s the smile I’ve been waiting for all morning.” Dylan teased as he tried to ruffle his brother’s hair. Before his hand could even reach for Daniel’s hair, he was stopped midway by Daniel’s strong hand.
“Not fair! I never get to ruffle your hair.” He muttered while smoothening his own hair Daniel had succeeded in ruffling.
“Little brothers don’t get to ruffle their big brothers hair.” Daniel replied with a proud smirk.
“I’m glad you trust me with your issues.” Dylan said with a sincere smile.
“Besides Paige, you’re the only person I can open up to. That’s why I want you to be my beta.”
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There was a sudden sinking feeling in the pit of Rodrigo’s stomach as they waited for Isabel and Dylan’s return. He couldn’t shake off the feeling that something was wrong no matter how hard he tried. This wasn’t a good sign. Rodrigo stood up from the couch, where he was previously seated and headed for the front door. “Where are you going?” His mate’s soft yet worried voice made him halt in his tracks. How does he tell her that something bad could be happening to their daughter? Her heart won’t be able to take the news and he doesn’t want to raise any false alarm yet. “I need to check on the warriors.” He lied. “Don’t lie to me, Rodrigo. I know you can feel it too.” Paulina replied. Her wolf has been feeling uneasy for the past two hours, but she was scared to mention anything to her mate because she didn’t want him interfering in their daughter’s fight and suffer a terrible fate. He acted on impulse most times, and since it involves his daughter, this time wouldn’t be an excep
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Isabel woke up the next morning to the feeling of feather like kisses on her back. She smiled to herself, enjoying her mate’s gentle ministration on her skin. “Happy birthday, gorgeous.” Dylan’s husky voice said through mind link, causing memories of the previous night’s love making session in the woods to fill her thoughts. Dylan was quite wild last night, probably because his wolf was at its peak, as a result of the full moon, and she loved every bit of his roughness. Her legs could still feel the impact, but she wanted more. “Happy birthday to you too, hunk.” She turned around to face her mate, kissing him deeply. Dylan moaned into the kiss. He was tempted to take the kiss further since that was what his mate was asking for, but he refrained himself because he wanted Isabel to have a good rest after several weeks of barely sleeping, so he reluctantly ended the kiss. “Why are you dressed?” Isabel asked with a frown when she noticed her mate was casually dressed in jeans and a g
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Two weeks has gone by with no sign of Rodrigo’s illegitimate son or his minions around the Pride pack border. This bothered Isabel a lot because she has never met her adversary face to face, so she couldn’t predict what his next actions would be. The fact that the future looked bleak no matter how hard she tried to deny it, didn’t sit well with her, but she couldn’t tell anyone, not even her father. Showing even the tiniest sign of uncertainty would throw the pack into disarray and she couldn’t risk that happening because of her anxiety. To divert her thoughts from thinking about the worst case scenario, Isabel took up training David. Since he was under her roof for the time being, it would be improper of her to still expect her dad to be the one training him. Strangely enough, David hardly ever complained or made a fuss during training, as he took it as a fun activity, unlike her nephew, Fernando. This made her work easier, and was in fact a good distraction. In the course of trainin
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“How could you?!” Paulina screamed at her mate, taking backward steps as she didn’t want to be anywhere near him. They were currently at the backyard of their house, arguing. “How could you do this to me?!” “Honey, I’m sorry… I was trying to protect you.” “Protect me? Protect me, you say… You made a complete fool out of me, Rodrigo!” Hearing his mate say those words hurt Rodrigo and his wolf deeply. He never intended to hurt Paulina. He just didn’t want her finding out about the result of his mistake because that would’ve hurt her even more than the fact that he had a relationship with another female werewolf before her, and he sure would’ve lost her forever. “You were hurting at the time, and I didn’t want to cause you more pain.” He tried to explain. “It doesn’t matter!” No excuse can make up for the secret he kept from her. All these years, her mate had been deceiving her and she was gullible enough to believe him. How stupid he must’ve thought she was. “Aarghhh!” She scr
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“Are you gonna visit me everyday?” A sobbing David asked Isabel, as he clung on to her tightly, preventing her from leaving him with Rodrigo and Paulina. “I can’t promise you that.” She honestly replied, but regretted it the minute David’s sobs got louder. “Okay. I promise I’ll come check up on you every other day, to see how much you’ve improved.” This time her reply worked like magic, as David’s sobs turned to light sniffles. “Really?” “Yes, really.” “What if you break your promise?” He asked, pulling away from the hug to look into Isabel’s eyes. The teary eyes and tear stained face of the pup standing in front of her and staring right into her soul, waiting expectantly for her reply made her think of ways to keep her word. It wasn’t going to be easy to check up on David since she now has a new task on her hands, but she also didn’t want to go back on her word and betray the young werewolf, who had so much faith in her. “If I can’t make it, I’ll have Dylan come check up on y
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“Xavi told me you handled the situation all by yourself.” Rodrigo began, as soon as he sat on his study chair. “I had to… There was no other way to prevent a disaster from happening.” “And are you aware of the consequences of your actions if something had gone wrong?” Isabel was expecting such a reaction from her dad, but he would’ve done the same had he been in her shoes. “I’m the alpha now, let me be the one to worry about my pack.” She gritted her teeth as she spoke because she didn’t want to get into a fight with the former alpha. “That doesn’t answer my question, Isabel. You made a reckless move out there. What if you didn’t make it back?” Rodrigo was equally trying to control his fury. He was consumed with fear when Xavi informed him that his daughter fought against the rogues all by herself. Why would she make such a rash decision without putting her pack first? And although he was told that her beast was in control, and they are unbeatable in that state, he couldn’t he
