War

Bella's POV

"You have to leave now! Before Alpha Bran meets you here or else your head will be fed to the Pack dogs." The nerve of Alpha Lucian's beta is to show up here.

What is he thinking? Did he think I'm going to allow him to show up here and destroy everything I've worked hard for? For some weeks now, he has been on my tail, telling me lies in the name of custom, "rouges can't be born outside their territory", and who cares about that fucking custom? I have to make him leave before Bran comes out.

That might arouse suspicions in him, and I wouldn't want that. "Leave now!" I shout again, but it seems this is not going to work.

"Do you think I'll leave without you going with me? You don't belong here; you belong to us...well, till that pup comes to this world." He insists, mocking the guard's attempt to throw him out.

"Are you guys just going to cross your arms and watch this lunatic display? Aren't you going to throw him out now?" I'm trembling inside of me but faking composure. I have to keep up with this pretence. I don't know this lunatic and that's it. If Bran sees this low life, it will be a disaster for me.

"And what's the noise in the palace all about?" I hear Bran asking Williams from a distance. My stomach twists, and my pup jumps in fear. Hot sweats form on my face.

I straighten and recompose, ready to defend myself and then stroll away from the scene to meet Bran in his tracks, "You don't need to work yourself out, my love; he's just some stray lunatic who probably missed his way. He claims he knows me from somewhere and I haven't even seen him before." I lie

Bran's brow furrows and he looks interested in seeing by himself. Williams follows, walking behind me and Bran. Just like always, he's giving me the "I don't trust you one bit" look. But who cares anyway? All I need is to be beside Bran as his Luna. Everyone else can f*ck off.

We are back at the entrance now; the guards are still holding Greta, who is struggling to break out of their hold. "Leave him!" Bran orders. "May I know what brings you to my Pack and why you won't leave at my Luna's order?

"I come in peace, Your Majesty; I'm here to claim what belongs to my Alpha, he bows, making me sick to the guts. All my efforts to silence him were in vain, as he would not even look into my pleading eyes. Williams notices the uneasiness in me, and suddenly, he's interested in hearing from Alpha Lucian's beta, too.

This could prove Williams right about me to Bran. I've caught him many times telling Bran I have dark secrets, and he doesn't trust me, not once. But Bran would always wave the conversation.

I clench my fists, my heartbeat racing as I pray inwardly for something to stop him from talking. Then suddenly, the palace gates burst open, and some guards rushed in. "Alpha! The rogues are attacking us again!

Alpha Bran's POV

Fabian stirs to live in me immediately and a sly smile which only I can understand tugs my lips. My wolf is back! I can't help but be grateful. We are going to deal with whatever kept him silent later, but for now, we have to face this battle together.

"Guards take Luna in and lock all doors. Williams, get our weapons, and let's move now!" I order and everyone went right on it, carrying out my instructions. Now's the time to show those rogues the stuff we're made of. Fabian's absence had made me lose many battles, but now that he's back, it's going to be an eye for an eye.

The scents of blood and sweat fill the air as the battle begins. The rogues charge through the broken gates, their snarls and growls filling the night. They move with reckless aggression, their eyes wild with desperation. But they made a mistake attacking my Pack while Fabian is back.

I stand at the front line, my warriors signalling their readiness. Fabian growls in my head, ready to be unleashed. This is the moment we've been waiting for. The moment to remind these rogues why they should fear stepping foot in my territory.

"Kill them all!" I roar shifting mid-stride, bones cracking as my wolf emerges. My warriors follow suit, their bodies twisting and reshaping into powerful beasts.

The clash is brutal and immediate. I lunge, tearing through the first rogue I reach, ripping his flesh and bone with my claws. Blood splatters across my muscles. Fabian moves with precision as he strikes down rogues with sheer dominance.

Williams fights beside me, moving swiftly and deadly. He dodges incoming attacks and slashes rogues throats with his claws, spraying blood into the air. My warriors cut through the enemies like a storm of death.

They scream in pain and their warriors fall one after the other to the ground. Their confidence is gradually wavering as they realise they are losing. I tear another one, licking my teeth into his shoulder before slamming him to the ground with a bone-crushing speed.

"You dare attack my Pack?" I growl, standing over a fallen rogue, my chest heaving with the thrill of the battle. His eyes widened in fear and then I ended him with a quick bite to the neck. The rogues begin to reduce in numbers as I notice they are retreating.

"Push them back! Let them run if they want to live!" I command, my voice echoing over the battlefield. The surviving rogues flee, limping and bleeding, dragging their wounded behind them. The battlefield is littered with their fallen warriors and my warriors stand victorious this time.

Fabian howls a triumphant howl and the others join. I shift back, my body still aching from the adrenaline of battle. Williams approaches me, wiping blood away from his hands.

"They won't be back anytime soon. Welcome back, Fabian," he says, smirking.

"They better not," I reply, cracking my neck.

Then I remember Bella and the strange man. Bella might be keeping secrets from me just as Williams has been suspecting and I intend to find out what they are.