* Althea *I pace back and forth in my bedroom thinking about Alpha Joe and how we had the conversation. Perhaps it was only because of his frustrations and the pain of what he had lost that made him act that way. I was almost sure that he looked mad and would hurt me; the fear that I felt was not ordinary. It's as if he was a different person, not the kind and gentle Alpha Joe that I knew. But in my heart, I couldn't believe he would change, the tragic incident had broken him from the very inside."Your Majesty? Are you still awake?"The voice coming from Dylan made me walk towards the door. I opened it and watched him and Albert standing."Yes guys, you can both retire for the night. I'll be alright, I will see you in the morning.""Your majesty, before we leave. There is someone who wants to talk to you."I furrowed my brows, as I didn't see anyone, just Dylan's move. From behind him, my brother, who was hiding, came out with a grin on his face."Oh! Brother, you're here!"He moved
* Alpha King Zed *The journey to the North was long and almost endless and while along the way I did not sleep a wink. I had to be alert, remembering the places we'd passed through taking into my brain every detail that I noticed on the road. As the weather got colder, we knew that we were almost there. I took a glance at the van where my sister was riding together with the other warriors and her servant."Your Majesty, in a few meters we will be arriving at the territory of the North."The lead warrior behind the wheels informed me. I glanced at the scene outside and noticed the snowflakes on the ground. It feels cool to somehow visit a place where it is cold old year."It's alright, he knows that we are coming. And if the warrior guards ask, you can show him the invitation card in the dashboard."He nodded, the warriors in the backseat had also been alerted. Then we came at the front of a wide tall iron gates. Behind them stood two large wolves with long hair coats and growled givi
* Alpha King Zed *"Zeina, let's talk."I closed the door behind us in the room intended for her. While the chamber that Alpha Francis gave me was just on the other side, I felt the need to speak with my sister in person."I have to discuss an important part of the deal that I made with Alpha Francis with you. We had a talked while you were busy with his mother."She sat on the queen-sized bed and smiled at me. "Oh did he agree? How many warriors is he willing to send with us? I think the more the better, his mother is such a darling I enjoyed talking to her."I took a glance at her and paced towards the window, there was no visible moon in the sky tonight. It’s quite different from the sky in the Palace."You have a role to play on this deal Zeina and honestly I wouldn't mind if you say no. You have the right to do whatever you want with your life and I am putting your happiness and safety as a priority. I want you to know that."I met her gaze and she frowned."Why? What did Alpha F
* Althea *"Alpha Joe, please let me go!"I tried breaking free from his grip without pushing him on the stairs but he even held on to me tightly. His eyes were blazing as his grip grew even tighter hurting my shoulder."Tell me you liked me Thea, and that moment we shared in the West is something that you have been looking forward to doing with me again. You were not meant for the Alpha King, I knew it the first time I saw you. And now fate has brought me here for a reason, that is to continue what we started in the West."I shook my head, disapproving of his words. "No! That's not true. From the start, I only thought of you as a good friend. I never intended to be your mate or your lover, Alpha Joe.""What!?"He growls so loudly that I thought my eardrums would break. As I struggled to get away, my instinct succeeded when I used my strength to push him hard and broke free from his hold. Alpha Joe lost his balance and he stumbled on the stairs, rolling down the remaining steps until
* Althea *The night was quiet and unusually cold, I struggled to get some sleep because my thoughts were occupied with the recent incident I had with Alpha Joe. He is unstable, even the servants have complained about his attitude inside the Palace. After what he did to me, I don't think that Alpha Joe can go back to normal. He is just so different now, maybe the tragedy made him change. I pity him, and I want to help but how can I help him if he's acting like a villain? I closed my eyes and forced myself to sleep, and suddenly, I thought that my peaceful evening would last, and that's when I heard some noise on the balcony. I got up from my bed and turned the lamp beside me. The dim light gives me a clear vision of my room then I walk out to open my door. I felt a presence outside the balcony, and the leaves of the plants were moving. There is no one else near my chambers tonight as Dylan and Albert have already retired and it's past midnight. I could be mistaken but I pushed the d
* Alpha King Zed *The warriors came in and removed his body together with Beta Osuof. "Your Majesty, Are you alright?"His question made me turn towards him as I was standing outside the bathroom. "I am alright, please summon the female servants to clean this room and bring all her things to the masters."Beta Osuof nodded. "What about the body your Majesty?"I sighed and looked at the blood on the floor of the room. "Burn it, there's no need to make a burial. He is not my cousin anymore, I believed my cousin was a long time dead when the Western pack was invaded. Follow me in the library Beta Osuof, leave the female servants to finish the job here."He stopped for a while and instructed the head maid Alberta together with two other female servants then he followed me through the hallway. "Your Majesty, would you like to go get change first before heading to the library? I will wait for you there."I looked down at myself and realized that I was only wearing the big robe that Althea
* Althea *After I fixed myself because of the incident, I was surprised to find out that the servants had started transferring all my belongings to the master's chamber. "Are you sure about this Donna?"She smiled and nodded. "Your Majesty, the Alpha King has declared that you will no longer stay here. This room will be emptied of all the portraits that he has from childhood as well. The other servants have put most of your things in His Majesty's chambers so you can also go and get some rest there. I will follow you with the rest of your things.""Oh, but is his Majesty in his chambers right now?"Donna shook her head. "I believe his still with Beta Osuof as I overheard that they will discuss something in private.""Alright, then I'm going on ahead."The smile on my face widened as I walked the hallway to the master's chambers. With a rapid heartbeat I couldn't help but get excited that I had to remind myself that the Alpha King might be busy. This is the third time I am moving bac
* Alpha King Zed *After three days of intense preparation and training for all the warriors, we are finally ready to attack the rogues of the West. I kept the death of Alpha Joe within the palace wall, I didn't want the news about it would affect the Alpha of the North nor alert the rogues in the West. The death of my cousin would only bring negative effects for the war that is set to happen and I wouldn't want that. "Your Majesty, the soldiers are ready."The plan was a two-group attack the first group was led by Beta Osuof. As agreed they were the first ones to challenge the rogues and when the enemies came out we would surprise them with the second group attacked which is led by me and the warriors of the North and the East."Remember the plan Beta Osuof and just like we have all agreed, may the Moon Goddess favor us tonight. We won't let the rogues remain in the West they can either die or run for their lives."Beta Osuof howled and with the warrior numbers the outside of the Pa
* Princess Zeina * As I was deep in my sleep, wrapped in the kind of darkness that only true exhaustion can bring, something tugged me out of it. I didn't know what it was at first, there had been no loud bang, no violent shake but suddenly, my eyes flew open. My heart skipped a beat. The room was cold and silent except for one thing a low, guttural groan. It wasn't far. It was close. Too close. The sound echoed in my ears like a wolf's howl carried on the wind, only this wasn't outside. It felt like it was inside my room. I sat up slowly, heart thudding, and turned to my right. My breath caught in my throat. A shadow no, a figure was standing just beside my bed. Watching me. Staring. I jerked up, fear instantly sharpening my senses. “Who are you?!" I demanded, my voice still hoarse from sleep but edged with alarm. The figure groaned again, low and strange. Fumbling, I reached for the lamp on my nightstand and switched it on. The dim glow revealed the face I least expected
* Princess Zeina *"How is he doctor?"All eyes were fixed on the bed where Chief Greene lay motionless. His body was still, but his expression had shifted, gone was the look of pain and unrest that had haunted him for days. Now, it seemed he was only dreaming, as though whatever plagued him had temporarily loosened its grip. It made me feel at ease.The pack doctor turned to me, bowing his head slightly in respect. "He is actually in good condition, Your Majesty. I believe his human form is struggling to adapt to the surge of strength granted by his awakening. That's likely what caused him to collapse. However, I believe once he completes his shift, things will stabilize. The fight with the guards triggered the process. He's close, very close, to fully taking on his wolf form."Relief swelled in my chest, and I let out a slow, calming breath. It was the first good news we'd had in days, about Cheif Greene and his transformation from human into a wolf."They fought because he was try
* Robert Greene *I woke up the following morning with the doctor examining my pulse, his eyes flashed when he saw me open my eyes lids and I snatched away my arm before he could hold it again."Hello there! Good morning! I am glad that you finally can wake up."I got up to sit on the bed and leaned against the headboard. He looked young, probably a few years younger than me. The smile on his face just made me feel annoyed for no reason."Who are you?"It's a little rough on my neck, but I found my own voice to ask him. Probably the groaning from the previous night made my throat go dry. I looked for some water and found a bottle on top of the table. I grabbed it, opened the lid, and devoured the water."I am your doctor, well my name is Andre, one of the doctors in the pack but when it comes to the Alpha house I am mostly the one in charge. Her Majesty has appointed me a task to see to it that you are well. Are you still thirsty?"The bottle was empty when I finished, I crumpled it a
* Princess Zeina *It was a beautiful evening where the sky was filled with stars and the moon was shining brightly, apart from that I no longer worry so much about the problems I had on the pack. As the new Alpha I am struggling to keep the pack together with the threat of rogues knowing the history that happened here before I took over. It's a good thing that I have the support of my brother the Alpha King, he was my relief knowing that he always has my back. Now I no longer have doubts that I can protect this pack.I head to my bedroom when the wind blowing from the balcony gets colder. I locked the door of the balcony and closed the curtains before getting under the mattress. One thing that's great here in the West is even when it is hot and sunny in the morning in the evening it becomes cold which is a good thing.But when I close my eyes and think of sleeping my ears perk up and I hear some growling, a faint sound of someone like it's in pain. My eyes opened wide, the noise was
* Princess Zeina *"How long has he been treated?"My brother's question made me look up to him from the sight of the man on top of the bed, the second day he was confined in the guestroom of my Alpha house. The Chief of the town's police station is here, and his fellow officers have declared him missing."This is the second-day brother, Aldin was able to save him from the rogue but he was already bitten."My brother looked at the man and then walked away from him to the window of the guestroom. "I know him, his father used to be a friend when he served as the Chief in one of the towns near the Palace. I didn't know that his son would be assigned here."Surprised by the calmness of my brother revealing a not-so-comfortable truth. "Oh! Then his Father would probably be notified that he was missing! This will raise complications on our pack."He sighed and looked at me. "Yes, that's for sure. His father knows about our existence, it would only take a matter of time before he would seek
* Princess Zeina *“What happened Aldin!?”My voice was almost hysterical, I saw the man lying on top of the bed and the doctor who was looking after him worriedly bowed his head.“Your Majesty, can we talk outside it may not be good for the patient if you scold me here.”I sighed and then glanced at the doctor. “Make sure that you save him, doctor.”He nodded. “I will do my best, your Majesty.”I walk out of the guest room first, knowing that Aldin is following behind me. He closed the door and I walked towards the benches outside, in the garden of the Alpha house. The flowers have been blooming, it should make me smile but I am far from happy today.“Start talking Aldin.”My voice laced with worry and anticipation, I know that his bringing in a human patient to the Alpha house is bad news.“Your Majesty, we were watching the Chief at the police station. However, we failed to notice that the rogue had learned about where he lived. Our warrior was almost too late to rescue him, good t
* Robert Greene *The whole week was spent patrolling and digging into the whereabouts of the people who lived near the area where the incident happened but still, we couldn't find the wolf. The animal who attacked both of my police officers and killed Gary has still not been apprehended. I spent the first day of the weekend cleaning my apartment and took some rest then waited for my fiancee to come. She said she would visit me on the weekend, and when it was almost sundown I thought she was late.The knocks on my apartment door made me get up from the couch. Thinking that it could be my fiancee outside, I removed the lock and opened the door to see my guest."What are you doing here?!"The same man who knocked on the doors of the police station that night is now standing in front of me."Coming to finish what I started."My impulses kicked in as I attempted to close the door on his face, but his hand got in the way and pushed me hard into the inside. In my years of combat and trainin
* Robert Greene *I woke up from the noise outside my office and didn't realize that I had slept on top of my desk. The cleaner had just turned on the hover and doing his job before the other officers came in. I yawned and stretched my sore muscles from a few hours of being stiff as I stood and opened the door."Good morning Chief, rough evening?"The eyes of the old man looked at my uniform and smiled. "Morning Arnold, yeah it was kinda rough and lonely being alone on the night shift."He nodded. "Would you like some coffee Chief?"I shook my head. "No, I'm going to take a shower at home and get some sleep, coffee would just prevent that."He smiled and continued what he was doing, I opened the door of the station and looked outside. Everything seemed to be normal like there was nothing happened last night. I waited for a few minutes until Edmond came."Good morning Chief, ready to leave?"I nodded and took a deep breath in, finally I could go home. "Yes, but before that I want you t
* Robert Greene *"Good evening Chief!"I was greeted by Edmond and the intern at the entrance. It was past six p.m., and I was surprised that they were still around. "What are you guys doing here? Go home now. Your overtime is not paid."Both of them carried their things and were probably just waiting for me to arrive. "We're just about to go home, Chief. Are you sure you're alright with doing the night patrol alone? I mean, maybe you can skip it until we receive the new people coming in the next day."There was a hint of worry in Edmond's voice when I met his gaze. "Go on home now Edmond, and come early tomorrow. This will only be temporary, we can't let a night pass without doing patrol, especially after what happened."He sighed and signaled the intern to go on ahead. "Goodbye Chief."The intern bid a short farewell which I replied with a nod. Edmond looked at me for a couple of seconds."It's because of what happened the last time that makes me feel worried Chief.""Go home Edmo