* Alpha King Zed *"Alpha there was no traces of the enemy from the Villa where your father stayed towards a place where they came from. It seemed erased, the Alpha of the East expressed his sadness over what happened to your Father and the warriors."My eyes look at my Father who's lying on the white bed, still fighting for his life. His breathing was narrow and his heart beat very slow I couldn't hear it sometimes."And where are they during the commotion? Why did they not help my Father in the Villa? They could have noticed the enemies lurking in their territories! I am going to summon Alpha Lander here!"Anger and frustration that is what I feel at the moment, seeking someone to blame aside from myself for the horrible incident that may take the life of my Father. I couldn't tell if he would leave, the doctor had yet to confirm to me."No, Your Majesty please you can't blame the Alpha of the East I have spoken to him. Your Father refuses his help since the first time they welcome
* Althea *"Are you happy?"The direct question coming from Alpha Joe made me turn my head towards him who was in front of the steering wheel. While I was seated beside him in his Ford pickup, we were on the road to my family's place. My eyes then made a glance at Dylan who was sitting behind me, Albert stayed in the Villa with Donna."Of course! Thanks to you I can finally visit my mother and brother after months of being away."Although I am not sure if my brother is home, I know that Mom is always there. "Yeah, I don't know the reason of his Majesty. But it's best if we keep this to ourselves, I mean I am not afraid of him but I don't want him to feel that I have defied his order. Although he did not give me the order to stop you from visiting your family.""Yes, thank God for that."As Dylan leaned his back on the seat and pretended to take a nap I am sure that he could fully hear and was listening to our conversation. "You said your brother works with the warriors near your terri
* Alpha King Zed *"Wake up son! I have something to tell you so you must hear me, this is important!"My eyes flew open and I got up from my bed, the voice was coming from my Father. I didn't know that I had fallen asleep in my chambers, I scanned my eyes around. How did I get back here? I remembered sitting on a chair and watching his breathing. I was worried, his body had gone weak without any signs of life. I brushed my hair and let my feet down then I felt something in my room move."Are you ready to listen now?"My eyes turned to the right, but he wasn't there and then I looked in front of me and there he stood. Wearing his white robe, he looks refreshed and well."Father? How did you get here? You were sick in your bed, am I dreaming?""Stop asking silly questions! I need you to listen and understand, the Palace is in danger. It could be now or later but the rogues have thought they can conquer our Palace because of what they did to me. Enemies are everywhere son, please be sma
* Althea *I wake up to a beautiful Sunday morning, as I watch the bright rays of sun coming from the window of my room. Smiling at myself I got out of bed and stood in front of the glass window letting the low heat touch my skin. Today is a rest day for me, from the training and running on the hills and in the West Pack training center. A few knocks on my door made me turn around."Your Majesty, are you awake?"Donna is coming to fix my bed and ask me what I want for breakfast."Yes Donna, come in please."When she comes in, I walk towards the bathroom and have a quick shower to get ready for the day. Humming myself under the cold water, I hope the day goes by without anything bad happening as it is every day here in the West. After I finished Donna, Donna was waiting for me inside the room. "Breakfast your Majesty?"I smiled at her. "Oh, Donna thank you for waiting. Please just a fresh orange juice and some toast.""Coming right up, Your Majesty."When she leaves I choose a decent
* 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
* 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