Chapter 01

Elle Rose 

My father said that I was a freak for leaving the pack and choosing to stay in the city to enjoy life, but I am starting to wonder if my father was the real freak now that he wants me to come back after two long fucking years. 

I peek through the fences of our mansion and heave a sigh to breathe one more time. 

I never thought he would suddenly demand me to come home and choose the future alpha of our pack as the payment for my liberation. I can just run and avoid this responsibility, but I know that he will not stop and search for me. 

Alpha Taylor turned off the car’s engine and tilted his head to hold my hand. “ This is insane. I can’t believe I am not allowed to go inside and meet your father. Are you sure you will just choose the next alpha of your pack? ” 

“It’s a family tradition, Taylor,” I groaned out of frustration. This weird family of ours has many traditions to deal with. That’s why I chose to leave. “I promise. I will definitely come back to you after I choose the alpha. Father will let me off the hook because he knows that I already have you. ” 

“Sure.” He lick his bottom lips and looked away. “But you don’t want me to claim you as my mate because you’re too afraid of your father.” 

“That's not true! I will let you claim me, Taylor,” I spoke, gently grabbing his chin to make him look at me. “I will let you mark me after I settle everything.” 

Alpha Taylor only rolled his eyes and reach for a bottle of liquor in the backseat. I looked at him up and down, appreciating the man who took care of me during my time in the city. He is also an alpha of the rival pack, but my father respects what we have.

He already knows about us, and I believe we will not have any hardships in our relationship. Just a few more hoops to jump and I will be completely his. 

He offers me the bottle for me to take a sip. Alcohol always calms my mind. It gets my head pounding and delivers blood over my brain to awaken my mind. I think about us, the pack, and my father before I take another, longer drink. 

I throw the empty bottle and look at him with determination. 

“I want you.” 

Alpha Taylor looked at me with lust, and I could feel the hotness overflowing inside of me. He is just supposed to be a one-night stand, a rival alpha of our family that I fucked. But we can’t seem to stop what we have. We ended up breaking our family duties to fulfill each other’s pleasures. 

He didn’t waste any time. Alpha Taylor reaches for my nape leaning forward to claim my lips. Softly and gently, like this is really our last kiss. I kiss him back harder, thinking that this is my last stroke of liberation once I set foot inside our mansion. I cracked my mouth to grant his tongue, seeking permission. It found its way inside my mouth, slipping and teasing every inch, making me whimper. 

I pulled back, knowing that my eyes reflected the lust in his eyes. My white-painted long nails on his hard chest feeling his heavy sighs. 

 “ You better understand that I am your only alpha.” 

Alpha Taylor went in for my neck, kissing and nibbling. His hands explored all over my body. A silent moan escapes my lips when he lifts my body to sit on his lap, making me stuff my fingers in his hair and pull it back. 

“Taylor,” I moaned. “That’s it, you’re doing good.” 

I whimper loudly when he kisses me harder. This time I can feel his roughness and his needs. Every kiss from him made me squirm under his touch. My hands found the car’s window to support myself while he was busy sucking on my neck. 

“You’re insatiable, Taylor,” I growl. 

He only growled back before he lifted my body and focused on kissing my shoulder. I can feel him leaving hickeys, but I don't care. If this is my last piece of kisses from a man that I truly desire, then I will make it worthwhile. 

While feeling Taylor’s kisses on my collarbone, my mind goes back to the conversation that my father and I had on the phone earlier. The old man wants me back to his pack because I needed to do the end of my deal. I needed to go back and choose a worthy alpha who will take care of the Odwolfe Pack. 

Odwolfe is a mysterious old family, and there are many underlying reasons I don’t want to lead. The only daughter choosing the power that will manifest to the pack when the time comes is our golden rule. I have trained to choose when the time comes. And this is the right time. 

Bastard. 

Whoever will that be will need to prove himself worthy of the Odwolfe pack. My father cannot produce a son out of his bloodline, but I will not disappoint. Our pack has many perks and networks all over the world.

 I cannot just choose anyone not worthy of the position. 

A hard sucking from Alpha Taylor made me shut my eyes while cursing my future alpha.

Fuck him.

I hope he is intelligent and hot, but I wonder if someone like that lives in our pack. It’s been two years since my last visit and I can’t recall anyone from the pack. 

I snapped my eyes open, feeling Taylor’s kisses go down into my chest. He is busy unbuttoning my dress when I notice a shadow 20 feet away from the car. 

Just near our mansion. A shadow stood hiding in the tree. I can’t figure out if he can’t see me, but a werewolf can clearly see in such a long-distance making me uncomfortable. 

He looks like he’s getting comfortable, widening his stance and plunging a hand into his pants pocket. I can’t see what he pulled out. But when I see him flick a lighter, I know it's a cigarette. 

Taylor sucks on my nipple. He bit it making me moan, but even his roughness will not let me take my eyes off the man under the tree. He lights the cigarette, a white cloudy smoke goes out like a fog hiding his silhouette in the world. 

He stares. 

Taylor yanked my face for him to kiss, cutting my gaze on the man, and the next thing I knew, I heard a series of knocks on the car’s window. 

“ The fuck man. Who are you?” Alpha Taylor shouted, covering my body with a shirt from the backseat before I could look outside. 

I blinked. 

I thought I was dreaming because there was no way that this is the same man from earlier. His physique is quite large and muscular. 

He looks rough. 

His sharp jaw was only defined with the stick of a cigarette in between his lips. He looks stern and dangerous. 

The man bent down to peek inside the car. “You’re sleeping with your family’s rival?” he asked. 

My eyes went wide, realizing what he said. I took myself out of Taylor’s lap and fixed myself. The man is still watching me intently, while Taylor is looking angrier than ever. 

“Who are you to question that?” I asked back. 

I watch him slowly shake his head at me before he forcedly opens the door. “ Get out.” 

“What?” Taylor said angrily. 

The man didn’t give him another glance, as his eyes were stuck on mine. “ You’re Luna Elle Rose, right?” 

I raise my brow and nod. “And you are?” 

His lips twisted into a dangerous grin. “I am the Beta of this pack and my alpha wants to meet you,” he replied. 

I was still processing what he said when I saw the shadow disappearing from the dark. I looked up and saw the one in front of me. “My father has a new beta?” 

His lips twisted before he grins. “Oh? You didn't know? My bad.” He leans forward and trapped my body so I can feel his breathing in my ears. “Your father is dead, woman. This pack has found its new alpha. Your new alpha.”