1. My Pack

AXEL.

The pack's training course was set for the training of the new recruits they had found in Asia.

I had not followed them but I had compiled the files that we were to use for the counting of the members to see if anyone had escaped, and even if they do, we will find them and kill them or we can incorporate them back into the pack if they look muscular.

“We found another traitor, she scaled the fence last night, should we kill her?" Ivan, my brother said, he was the only one that followed me when I escaped from GreenValley Pack.

I ran away from the pack and I'm happy I left, they never treated me like a human just because I did not have a mate and a wolf.

“Let me see her," I replied with a smirk, ready to meet this brave one.

“Okay, bro,” He said and strolled out of my office.Minutes later, a girl looking unkept, wearing clothes that looked like rags was pushed into my office by Ivan.

“Here she is," Ivan muttered, a frown on his face.

“What is your name, young lady?" I asked with no ounce of patience in me.

“I am really sorry sir," She apologized making matters even worse, her head bowed and her dirt-filled hair facing me, meaning she had struggled a lot with the guards that caught her.

“What is your name?" I asked but she kept mute.This girl was fucking getting on my nerves,“Will you answer me, you dimwit!"

“Sadie," She muttered and I nodded, I remember her now, she was one of the hybrids we saw in Madrid, Spain. She was as fit as a fiddle at that time and I'm sure she still is. I remember warning her when she was swearing that she must get out of our 'cage'; so she called it. Well, I'm not letting any of that happen, I won't kill her since we need such muscular people in the pack and clan.

“I will let you go this time but you must be punished for your brave heart," I said with sarcasm in my voice.

“What! You won't kill her?" Ivan asked, unable to believe me but he has to, killing her will reduce the number of fit people in the pack since they don't agree to gym and exercise theirselves.

“Yeah! And I'll tell you why when the traitor is gone," I replied looking at her, sternly but she did not bother to look me in the eye since I had created a law that no one must be allowed to look at my eyes, it generated boldness for them and they may overthrow me.

“Fine!" Ivan scoffed and pushed Sadie out of my office.I got up from my chair and went into the adjourning room which was my bedroom.

As I pulled my shirt over my head, I looked at my abs and smiled, I have been taking good care of my physique and also my mental health. I've been trying my best not to think about GreenValley pack but the memories keep coming back. I was humiliated and banished like an outcast but my dad fought for me to remain there, almost to death and they left me there but I was jobless because no one employed me and I was not able to maintain my broad stature.

Now, I am the alpha of one of the biggest packs in New York City, The Blue Meadows Pack. We own a Pack house of up to fifteen floors and our estate which houses all the pack members was over ten thousand square metres. At least the Green Valley Pack didn't have a pack house of more than five floors and the estate which the pack owned was nothing compared to ours.

After changing into my sports gear, I jogged out of my apartment to the training ground which was in the same compound as the pack house. It was also lively, women doing some yoga and meditation while the men were engaged in pushups and sit ups.

“Lets begin the sessions we have planned out since the alpha is here," Ivan said into the microphone and I looked up at him, he was standing on the podium.Ivan was my best friend and the first person I trusted in the pack.

“Lets begin the marathon!" He said and I shook hands with him looking down at the crowd of people in our training gear, a red sweatshirt over black joggers and red trainers. Our clothing line just produced clothes that we used, any clothing found on anybody outside our pack members will be destroyed and the person will be eliminated.

I got down from the podium and joined in the long line of runners jogging beside my most trusted friends-Ivan, the Beta of the pack.

Shane, the Gamma, he was quite a weirdo, he was a vegetarian and had his vegetarian restaurant in the pack. I only went as far as a veggie burger and I'll tell you honestly, even though I don't like to be, that it is horrible.

Delta Carlos was not much to talk about since he was a warrior and helped in protecting the pack. He didn't believe in love and was a Playboy, he even got to woo girls more than I did.

“Hey! It's a marathon race not a stroll," I felt a tap on my shoulder, it was Ivan and I could see that the others were already ahead of us.

“I'm sorry, I just spaced out," I said to him and hastened up my pace.“What are you thinking about?" Ivan asked with concern, stopping behind me and I turned back to him.

He continued in a serious tone,“Is it GreenValley pack?"

“Mmhm!" I nodded.

“Oh please! We've got much better things to think about not those..." I chuckled knowing he wanted to insult them but couldn't find the right word.

He tapped me again,“There's a little problem, man."

“What the fuck is the problem now, Ivan?" I asked.

“We left our job unfinished in Seattle," Ivan replied.

“What! How? Didn't they kill the fucking human, Mr Sei?"I asked shaking my head in unbelief and Ian, his wolf growled.He didn't know what work we had at hand, he just wanted to get his paws dirty and get blood on his tongue once again and Ivan trained him to lick human blood and not animals.

Well, we are heartless and it is expected from us since we are deadly assassins but different kinds of assassins, we don't get paid for our job because our killing is just to get down wealthy drug lords and get their money. Sometimes members of our pack go out to get assassin jobs for desperate people looking for revenge though we make sure our pay is noteworthy.

“Come on! What are we going to do?" Ivan said, irritated by my constant thinking.

“I don't know but I want to warn you, don't shift into your wolf form if you have a plan," I told him sternly.

“Why? Its no fun," He grumbled.

“He just wants to get blood on his hands and nothing else," I replied.

“It's just because you don't have a wolf so you don't know how hard it is to control them," He kept on grumbling.

“I have always wished to have one," I muttered. I had waited to get a sign for my mate since I did not have a wolf but I got none. The only thing or talent the goddess gave me instead of a wolf is the ability to understand wolves even when the person has not shifted. I'm happy that I have such a gift but I just think I will prefer a wolf, a companion and someone to talk to.

“But the goddess Selene gave you a talent and the best I have ever seen. Even though you are scentless, you can pick a scent from wolves from miles away and It's awesome," He said but surely he was only making me try to feel better like he always does.

“That talent would have been best explored if I had a mate!” I said and panted continuously as I passed the finished line, Gamma Shane was passing out water bottles to people as they crossed the finished line.

“You were a bit nervous today, Alpha Axel,”He said as he pushed a water bottle into my hands.

“My mind was far away, Shane," I told him and pushed my way through the crowd to sit on a fence which happened to be the pack's high school fence, only members of the pack were eligible to attend the school, a rule that I made sure to enforce.

“Earth to Axel!" I turned around to see Carlos jumping in the fence to sit beside me.

“Hey! What's up?” I asked absent-mindedly.

“I should be asking you that, you've been deep in thoughts throughout the first lap of training.

“Im just stressed out, that's all,” I shrugged and left him sitting on the fence.

Talking to someone about my thoughts was the last thing I wanted to do, besides, he doesn't know about my past and I'd like to keep it that way.After running off to meet Gamma Shane who was in preparation for the 50 push ups we had agreed on the previous day, though it is obvious that the members were the least interested in the push up exercise, Shane still tried his best to keep fit and make the rest of them aspire to be like him.

He already had rock hard abs and was aspiring for muscles and showed veins when stretched.“How does this look, Alpha Axel?” He asked flexing his arms, showing me his muscles.

“I believe only an alpha is permitted to be this perfect,” I teased and he chuckled.

“If only you'll acquire heavier dumbbells then you can be like me. Using a fifty kg dumbbell doesn't sound cool for an alpha and then one like you who loves chocolates and sweets like a child, you need to exercise more,” He said.

“I'm trying my best, Shane,” I said.

“There's no point in trying to convince you, you are addicted to sweet things,” He said and pointed at me with a serious face,“You should see a dentist, though.”

“That's really funny, Shane and I don't take it as a joke. For Pete's sake, I'm an adult and my teeth is strong enough to withstand the harsh effect of sweets besides, I'm a werewolf, I'm immune to certain things and I believe fast healing is one of them.”

“Let's get on with the trainings, I can't argue with you.” He shakes his head, amused before walking away.I crossed my hands across my chest looking down my stomach.

I have packs already and there is no sign that they are going to be replaced with a beer or 'candy' belly anytime soon. I lay flat on my belly to join in the push ups which Shane had already begun.Many of them were just lying down at the back so they would not participate and so we won't notice them when they walk away to their homes and begun their daily activities without a prayer of guidance to Selene which was said while everyone was down in their knees facing the sunrise and in the evenings, we say it facing the sunset.

“Done!” Shane said getting up and taking off his shirt showing properly tanned skin layered with his abs and the muscles on his arms were designed with tattoos that meant many things.

There was a tattoo of his mate whom he had just gotten a back view of her when he first met her, she was Hispanic so he'd told the tattoo artist to draw a girl's head - the backview with a bob hairstyle and also the tattoo of his name, Shane, beautifully designed with a little wolf between the tattoo of his name and his mate's tattoo.

There were many others that he refused to let us know their origins but I was sure they had something to do with his past life as a backstage musician since there were some tattoos of microphones.

“Ivan has grown some muscles,” I heard Carlos say and I turned to see all of them shirtless, flexing their muscles and counting their tattoos.

“Put your shirts on, guys. What do you think the rest of the pack will say if they were to see you all shirtless and showing your ugly tattoos,” I growled at them and Carlos scurried off, grumbling, still shirtless.

Ivan just draped his button - up shirt on, but didn't button it up while Shane wore his shirt and went over to The Gifted Omega, Brooke, she could hear the voice of the goddess and she also led the early morning and late evening rituals.

“Crazy guys!” I sighed and left the place to the podium to address the people. I checked my wrist watch. It was still eight thirty which meant we still had enough time for a lengthy speech and also, the prayers.

After addressing the people, I called on Brooke to start the rituals.She mounted the podium, her head bent over and her hands coiled together in fists. We all say on the grass that was just getting heated up by the early morning sun, and crossed our legs.

Then we opened up our palms in meditation. Even though we couldn't dare compare this act with yoga, I still imagined Shane doing this with his yoga instructor.

“Concentrate Axel,” Brooke said to me with a mindlink but I blocked her out, I couldn't allow her read my thoughts. She looked at me and I stared back at her, smirking.

Brooke picked up the microphone again,“ Calm... Focus... Be focused! If you are focused you won't be able to hear me!” She said and I chuckled, was this meant for me? Anyway, I don't care. All I care about is for us to be done with this meeting once and for all so I can get to my couch and watch some steaming hot romance movies and then get out by noon for a dip in the pool.

Oh! I also got a few girls to fuck this afternoon. I'm always busy in the night and I need some pleasure even if I haven't found my mate.

“What did you have your mind on? You shut me out,” Ivan said standing in front of me with a hand waving across my face. I gently dropped his hand and got up, looking ahead of him.

Brooke was silent, communicating with the goddess, Selene and we were supposed to still be in meditation, eyes closed, sitting comfortably not standing or talking like what Ivan was doing right now.

“Can we get back to meditation? Please?” I said as he sat back on the grass looking at me wierdly and I raised one of my eyebrows at him.

“Sure!” He shrugged and turned away from me.“The goddess has promised us a perfect day but for the Geminis, you need to check your astrological daily readings. Have a good day but remember to report here by twelve noon, there are important news concerning our previous mission. I believe the alpha has enlightened you on that before now.” She said and stepped down from the podium, not waiting for an answer from the crowd.They dispersed quickly and I got up from the grass, dusting dirt from training shorts.“Please help me to drop my son at the pack's elementary school.” Brooke said to me and I nodded.

On getting to the pack house, I took a bath and changed my clothes before going to Brooke's apartment to pick up her nine year old son who was already in his school uniform, a backpack on his back.

“Wow! That was fast.” She said and I smiled. Fast indeed! I was lurking around the apartment, after changing my clothes before coming to hers.

“Yeah, whatever.” I shrugged and held her son's hand, ready to leave.

“Oh, hold on!” She held my arm and I withdrew my left leg that was in the air already.“I won't be long, I just have to call James to kiss Daniel goodbye and I have to do the same.” She said and went into the kitchen, arriving with her husband- James Hamrock, he was wellbuilt and hairy.

James bent over and pecked Kel on the left cheek,“Have a great day at school, son. I made sure mummy packed extra snacks for being a good boy,” I could notice the wide smile on the little boy's face. He cherished his parents just the same way they valued him.

“Can I go now?” I asked with an eye roll. James was busy tugging at his cheeks and Brooke patting lotion into his legs.

Though I wouldn't blame them since that was the only child they could have(because of complications at birth), they were a little too fond of him and I was not comfortable with their petty lives and how they were fine with how small it was.

“Sure.” Brooke said and placed Daniel's other hand in mine before going into the kitchen. James just stood there staring at his son until I was out of sight.I got to my garage and got into one of my luxurious cars, playing some R&B music by Bey as I drove.

My driving was at relatively high speed and I could see that Daniel was not comfortable with it, but who cares? That shit about 'slow and steady wins the race' isn't gonna work for me but I am not ready for Brooke's yelling so I told Daniel to roll up the windows and he did.

At least, that reduced the air that was entering the car.

“Ah! We're here.” I said to him as we arrived at the middle school compound.

Daniel jumped down from the car and ran to meet another guy who who was probably his friend.

He didn't even lock the door!

I shook my head and got down from the car to lock the door. When I was done, I got back into the car and continued driving, really fast, though.Once I got to the pack house, I checked if Brooke's mind was open and I sent her a mindlink so she would know that I had arrived. She replied me immediately by saying that she had some news for me.

As soon as I got the message, I got into the elevator and got to her apartment in a flash.Knocking on her door impatiently, I sent her another message that I had arrived.

“Hey! Axel! What are you doing up here?” James said as he opened the door for me.

“Brooke said she has some news for me and I'm a bit curious,” I said truthfully and he opened the door wide enough for me to enter.

“Thanks,” I said and looked around the room for Brooke. When I didn't see her, I sat back comfortably in the couch, waiting for her or James to break the news to me.

Ivan just told me the two bitches are already in the hotel room I ordered. She shouldn't waste my time....