Chapter One

‘Humans are really quite blind to the beauty of our world’

The teacher smiled at the eager young faces staring up at him,

‘All around them is a wonderful place full of magic, mystery and intense colours but they just refuse to see it. While we see it as a place to nurture and protect they see only a way of plundering and destroying for their own profits.’

He looked at his students waiting and watching and sure enough his small hand shot into the air,

‘Why are they so different?’

Caspian asked, frowning, and the teacher turned to the little boy who spent every lesson asking the same question constantly.

‘Because if they see it then they must acknowledge its existence and that would mean accepting what they have spent their lives rejecting, they think they are superior to everyone and everything. They would rather live in their dull, grey little world than admit there is a far superior world of colour where they play a very insignificant part.’

The teacher explained knowing his answer would not satisfy the inquisitive child, sure enough, he screwed up his face and it was clear he was going to ask another question.  He was stopped in his tracks when a small voice piped up from beside him,

‘Then they are fools Mr Lagon because our world is full of colour and adventure so they are missing out on so much. We should make them stop polluting our planet, and teach them to respect it as we do. If they would only accept their place as the inferior parasites they are and do as they are told we could all get along much better.’

‘Wise words as always from you my little Tegan perhaps we should make allowances for them though. They are not as strong as us, physically and mentally they are very inferior, while they are so weak and narcissistic that they are only fit to be our slaves ‘

Before Caspian could ask what that meant Tegan turned to him and said impatiently,

‘Narcissistic means they only think of themselves, Caspian, you should know that because it sums up your father in one word. ’

Caspian frowned, he liked to have the last word and he hated it when she insulted his father even though he agreed with her,

‘My Father says they are not even very good at being our slaves, especially the females. He says they are too fragile, one hard poke and they break and have to be replaced he has to keep a dozen of them in his cells because of this. He is teaching me how to break them in as the next Alpha it is important for me to learn how to do this when I am Alpha they will all have to obey me. ’  

The teacher bit his tongue at the little boy excited boasting he knew what the Alpha was capable of, as they all did in his Pack, he was not a good Alpha, he ruled by fear and intimidation. His gaze flickered to the tiny, beautiful little girl sitting beside him she was Caspian's best friend and he was besotted with her.                   Tegan though was an unknown quantity, she had been brought to the Pack as a baby by the Elders, and they had forced the Alpha to give her refuge. He had not been happy and made it clear he did not want that responsibility, he had not been given a choice she had been handed to his Luna, Caspian’s mother and warned that if she was harmed he would be deposed and ruined. The Alpha had left it to his Luna, he had nothing to do with her watching her grow from a distance he hated that she was so beautiful and he despised her intelligence. Caspain, as his heir, was expected to be top of his class in everything, that was the Alpha way. The little boy excelled at sports and in their training classes he was already head and shoulders above his classmates and his strength grew with every passing day. In the classroom, he had quickly established himself as the brightest and most inquisitive, acing every test he was given making his father proud. That had all changed when his pretty little friend had started at the school and it soon became apparent that her intelligence far exceeded his she beat him in every single test they were given. Caspian did not mind, he was so infatuated by her she could do no wrong in his eyes but he was the future Alpha and he was not supposed to come second to anyone least of all a girl with no background. The first time Caspian came to school after a beating from his father he was given a cushion by the teacher to sit on as it was too painful for him to sit on the hard seats. Tegan had stared at him throughout their first lesson and as soon as they were free she had demanded to know what had happened. In a low whisper, Caspian had explained that every time he failed to come top in his tests from now on his father was going to beat him to teach him a lesson. Tegan was horrified, she already feared and hated the Alpha to her young eyes this was beyond barbaric, he showed her the weals on his back and ass and it made her cry. She reached out to touch him gently and her tiny hand glowed as it made contact they both watched in astonishment as the dark red welts slowly lightened making the pain ease and finally disperse.

‘What did you do Tegan?’

He said looking at her in awe, she stared at her hand and shook her head,

‘I don’t know Caspian, I just wanted you not to hurt anymore and my hand went warm.’

She blinked up at him and then clutched his hand,

‘You cannot tell him Caspian, please.’

The little boy had seen the fear in his best friend's eyes and instinct told him his father would not like it if he discovered she could do this wonderful thing. He smiled at her,

‘I won’t tell if you won’t.’

She grinned back at him cheekily,

‘Good. I would hate to have to beat you up as well.’