* Alpha King Zed *The sun is about to set in the West when I look up asking the skies if this is the end of my Father. The ceremony is over and all that's left is the stone built engraved with his name on top. Mister Rodolp Greyback, born on the eighth of September in 1825, my Father could live for another hundred years being old but still, I would have prepared if he died normally. It's difficult to accept that he passed away because someone had the audacity to end his life.I wasn't alone in the graveyard, most Alphas of the different regions are here. Even just for a brief moment, they came to witness my father's last ceremony. The sobbing of my sister beside me and the cries of the servants have all been buzzing in my ears until one by one the guests have come forward to offer their condolences to me."My deepest condolences Your Majesty, Alpha King Zed."Alpha Lander of the East was the first one to approach me. "Thank you, Alpha Lander."We had a heated argument before the buri
* Althea *The rustling of the dried leaves on the ground because of his footsteps, I knew it was him. Did he see what Alpha Joe did before he left, I gulp down a lump in my throat as the guilt made me feel difficult to turn around and face him. "Oh! Did your lover leave?"Followed by me turning around to face him is the sarcastic remarks from his mouth, Alpha King Zed. I could see his face silhouetted from the light of the fading sun. "He is not my lover, Alpha Joe is a close friend that I met in the West. You probably know his character because you are his cousin."I stood my ground, I hadn't done anything wrong. I keep telling myself that, but I am too conscious of his dark gray eyes. "You are right I know him! But I don't know you well enough to see what you have been doing in the West. I sent you there not to flirt with my cousin Thea!"My eyes widened, his voice maybe low but the growl from his throat makes me aware that he is mad. "I know the reason why you sent me there Your
* Alpha King Zed *A week has passed after mourning my Father's death, I am still at a loss on where to find the rogues responsible and any traces of them have vanished in thin air. It's as if they know what is coming and they know my every move or if I am just thinking too much. The Palace warriors are strong it won't be easy to fight us, but we can be killed one by one. As I thought, I needed to keep my sister safe, being the two of us remaining as direct descendants of the Greyback family."Your Majesty, Alpha King! The new warriors are ready to determine their ranks on your final test."Beta Osuof was eager as he came to my office after he met with the young warriors. "Alright then, let's go meet them outside. How many of them have come this far?"As I walk with him exiting the office, the warriors on duty bows towards me. "There are twenty from the young warriors Your Majesty, and four from the experienced ones who are trying to get the lead warrior spot."I sighed remembering th
* Althea *"Your Majesty! Your brother is in the training center!"I couldn't believe what I heard from Dylan as he excitedly uttered the words just after I opened the door of my chambers to him. My eyes look at him and then to Albert who nods his head, because I was thinking that Dylan might just be joking about it."Is that true? And who told you this news?"Dylan smiled, he knew that my brother was invited to Alpha Joe's house but we were not in the West anymore. "The warrior guard of the training center said your brother is one of the applicants for taking the lead warrior position on the borders of the East."After hearing that I was finally convinced that my brother was here in the Palace territory. "Then let me go get change and let's go to the training center!"Both of them nodded as I closed the door and then walked towards the big closet. I chose my training set to wear, as the training center is where the warriors of the Palace are most of the time it would be inappropriate
* Althea *"I have to go back to the center Thea, my friends, and I are yet to take the Alpha King's final test."My brother's face was hopeful, I knew he wanted to become the warrior leader so that he could see me when he needed to report to the Alpha King in the Palace. I look back to the middle of the training center where Beta Osuof stands with the three others. I can't see the Alpha King anymore. He must have gone somewhere when I was talking with my brother."Take care of yourself, I hope you pass the Test. We will be cheering for you here.""Thank you, sis."He bows to Zeina and goes back to where he was with the three other warriors and Beta Osuof."Your brother seems strong Thea, I think he will nail this test."Zeina commented while we looked at the four warriors including him. The other three were also tall and one of them is quite buff I fear he would have a better chance of winning if the test would be all about strength. "I hope so too Zeina, and I hope that the test wi
* Alpha King Zed *I couldn't help but get amused looking at the expression she made on every announcement I made to the warriors fighting over the lead spot. She stood with my sister worrying about her brother every second that passed. The three warriors have now started to face each other for the final test."Beta what is the name of those other two?"Beta Osuof thought for a couple of seconds. "The biggest one of them is Conrad, ambitious and proud. He is also the oldest warrior out of the three and the other one is John the same age as Aldin and his friend, actually the three of them are friends."Amused I smiled and nodded. "Great then this will be challenging for all of them, I think we will see a good fight today.""Yes your Majesty, the three of them told me that they will all give it their best in this fight."As I smirk my eyes return to Althea where she is standing, now I am quite sure that she is praying for his brother to win. His brother took a hard hit from Conrad on hi
* Althea *Thankfully my brother did not suffer that much from the fight, it helped that he was in his wolf form and more importantly, he won. I was happy that he got what he wanted earning the respect from the Alpha King. After a few days of rest, the pack doctor said he could work normally. But he didn't look like he needed rest at all, my brother was more than happy to start as the lead warrior even in that moment when he won."Good morning Your Majesty!""Oh, good morning Donna."Donna hesitated before speaking again. "Ah someone is waiting for you in the Palace's visitor lobby Your Majesty. Alberta informed me before I came here."Surprised, I smiled at her. "Well, then I should go and see. Thank you, Donna."The servant smiled and began her chores inside my chambers, I just took a glance at myself in the big mirror before leaving. I had a quick shower and I am wearing comfortable cotton shorts and a cotton top. Outside my chambers, Dylan and Albert greeted me and followed me to
* Alpha King Zed *I didn't know what triggered my anger after I heard the report from the head maid Alberta that the Alpha of the West is in the Palace to visit Althea, but I left in the middle of my discussion with Beta Osuof telling him that I have to go back. I will expect him to just give me the report in the afternoon when he finishes. As I drove the black BMW from the gates of the entrance I saw her watching him leave, with a smile on her face.Alpha Joe must have known that I have arrived that is why he leaves fast, well I have no plan on stopping him. I just want him out of my sight, and out of the Palace. I stopped my car in front of the three who were startled, and got out. "Good Day, Your Majesty!"Both Dylan and Albert bowed their heads and greeted me. "Dylan, take the car and park it in the garage. Albert, you can go back to the East Wing."The two warriors moved exactly as how I expected them to after hearing my orders while she stood in front of me looking at my face.
* 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