SILVER FANG PACK“Baby, what is your father saying? Is he still being adamant?” Rose said as she slowly caressed Noah Campbell’s hair. “Don't worry Rose, I will make my father change his mind soon,” Noah said with determination. “How?”“Just wait. I am thinking of something. I will surely make him change his mind.”Rose stopped what she was doing and let out a sigh. “He has fooled you. Don't you see it? He promised to make you his successor if you find your mate but now he is planning on handing it over to your brother.”Noah raised his face to look at Rose. ”What makes you think so? My father would not do that. I have been by his side and I am his trusted son.”Rose chuckled, shaking her head. She couldn't believe Noah could still afford to not have sense and insight to see through his father's trick. But she was not going to let it happen. She will open his blind eyes to see just what he was supposed to see She turned him to face her. “Listen to me, Noah, you must make the first
SCARLETT“Girls! Girls! Did you hear? The Beta came to the quarter with guards and now they are trying to drag the heads away!” Camie announced gasping for air as she dashed into the room. “Really? Why?” Louisa jumped up to look through the window. “Who knows, although the Beta just left now but the guards remained and they are mounted everywhere in the quarter. You think something is about to happen?”Camie asked almost in fear. “They deserve it. They should be thrown into the Alpha’s dungeon. They deserve to be punished.” Joy said with a deep hiss. She was slowly getting better from that day. Me and the others were grateful for that. While she was not as cheerful as she used to be, she was slowly beginning to smile again. “You know anything Scarlett?” Louisa asked me quietly. I looked at her wondering why she would have the impression that I knew why the Beta would visit the werewolf quarters with the Alpha's guards.Thankfully the bell sounded, stopping her from starting anoth
SCARLETTOutside the lycan Alpha’s office, I closed the door behind me and leaned against it. I shut my eyes and dragged in a long and deep breath. I wasn't supposed to feel that way. Yet I couldn't help it. My chest tightened with frustration.How could he dismiss that night in that manner?Even when I never mentioned it, it was a very special night to me. It was my first night with any man, werewolf or lycan. I gave it to him and yet for him it was nothing but a mistake and a dead memory. And why did he keep staring into a damn photo. My wolf was almost as vexed as I was.My fist clenched and I almost released it at the wall but stopped myself at the last minute. It was a long long walk back to the quarters. Hoping to get the tightening feeling off my chest, I took the longer way back to the quarters. It was the first time since we entered Howling Moon I ever got to enter the town on my own. For our daily duties, we had been assigned to do many things including coming into
SCARLETT“To make this more effective, we will meet in my room chambers the next time. As for today, you can sit over there,” he said as he pointed to the couch across from him.More effective? Me and him, in his room chambers? Every hair on my body stood and my legs froze in the spot. “Have a seat and Maria will get you something to drink,” he said casually as he sat down.How could he still expect me to sit calmly after what he had just said?Dragging my feet, I sat down. I felt my face. Thankfully it was not as hot as I expected it to be. Maria, I presumed to be his office secretary, the lady that let me in, walked in moments later and placed a wine before me. “Drink that,” lycan Alpha said. He seemed calmer than the last time and wasn't engrossed in some piece of picture. The wine tasted really nice. I sat on the couch unsure of what exactly I was supposed to do or say or where to even look. You can look everywhere else but not at him. I decided to keep myself busy with
When Scarlett entered his office, Asher was prepared to keep his word of all of this being a front. Not touch her. But when he found Scarlett taking sneak peeks at him, he was almost inclined to engage her. She is bound to feel bored doing nothing but stare at the room, he had thought. Then the drama had happened suddenly. Asher found himself grinning while Scarlett was in the bathroom. She is cute, he admitted. “Care to take a walk with me?” He offered when she was finally out. Leading her outside towards the path his father usually walked when he had a lot in his mind, they walked in silence. “Why won't you say anything?” He asked when they had walked halfway the path. “I figured you needed silence more. You must have a lot going on in your head. And I feel I might upset you if I start getting inquisitive since I have a lot of questions to ask.”She was right. A lot was going through his head and he appreciated the silence. “But I suggested that we walk. I wouldn't bring you
AFTER THE PACK MEETINGElder Conor fumed under his breath. The moment he entered the meeting room, his eyes scanned around and finally rested on Silas Darkthorn on his chief elder's spot. It was very much to his annoyance to see Elder Darkthorn looking very relaxed, nodding his head with a smile as the other elders greeted him. Conor intended to meet him right there before the meeting began to question why he was silent after their discussion days ago. Why was he doing nothing when he had paid hugely? As he was trying to find a moment to make a move towards Darkthorn, Asher had entered and he was immediately compelled to return to his seat. Last night he had sent some of his men to find a way and bring the werewolf woman he desired but was told she now belonged to Asher. And not only that, he wasn't able to get his hand on any of the werewolf women. His jaw tightened. He had no idea what Asher was thinking but if he thought he could have all the werewolf women to himself, then he
Asher stood impatiently behind the window that looked into the road that stretched out of his house down to the back road where he expected Lucas would be returning through. Where the eyes of Silas Darkthorn and his underlings wouldn't reach. At least for that moment. Ethan served himself a drink. “Relax. I'm sure he is already on his way.”“I can't…”Asher murmured. Truly he couldn't. How could he be calm. How could he be calm after what happened at the meeting?Darkthorn and his loyalists were definitely planning something. He had to be a step ahead of them. He sighed as he turned away from the window aiming to get seated. But he stopped as a sudden thought flashed in him. “What is it?” Ethan asked, noticing. “What if Lucas is in danger? What if there's someone learning of all our moves and reporting to them? What if there's someone in here on their side? Just like last time…”Ethan opened his mouth to refute Asher's unproven claim but shut it again. It would be foolish of him t
As Elder Conor rode in his wagon past the unusually busy street, a cluster of women and some men stood in the road. His driver slowly manoeuvred his way. Lifting his head impatiently to see why the car was going slow. His chin jutted. He wound down his window and barked “Get your filthy selves out of the road! Bloody peasants!”What was so fun to have them stand in his way? Arriving at Silas Darkthorn’s house and discovering he wasn't the only elder that had been invited sullened his face. “That sneaky man… I thought he was inviting me alone.”He cleared his throat and wore a smile. As he got himself settled into a seat in the midst of the other elders while responding to the greetings and equally returning the greetings. “Welcome elder Conor. You must have heard what happened yesterday. Unbelievable,” the elder by his right remarked. Elder Conor starred in surprise. “What happened?”The first elder returned his surprise stare. “You didn't hear? Some of us did not just hear b
“What do you mean he is dead?” Asher sprung from the bed. He was already dashing to the door when Ethan handed him his long coat which he hurriedly swung over his shoulder as he strided. Unlike the usual number of guards supposed to be on duty in the dungeon, there were more. He pushed through them and breezed in.Alpha Campbell was lying in his pool of blood in his cell. He was stabbed four times in his chest. Whoever did it, did not need to force his way inside. It was either someone on the inside, which was most likely one of the guards who had opened the door or it was one of the guards that carried out the act. As Asher stood there, rigid, broken, his fist clenched, his jaw tightened and he vibrated. “Call the guards. All of them on duty,” he ordered and marched back to his chamber. There, he sat on his bed and covered his face in his palms. His hand was trembling. Silas Darkthorn had gotten to him again. His right hand trembled so much he had to hold it in place with the ot
Following Alpha Campbell's capture, Noah and his brother Alloy were captured and brought to Howling Pack. “How is he?” Asher asked that morning after Alpha Campbell was tortured. “He has refused to say a word aside from the usual thing he has been saying,” Ethan replied. Asher sneered. “He must be playing the loyal dog.” He glanced at Ethan. “Any hope he will speak soon?”“Are you asking that I increase his torture rate?”“I don't have all the time, Ethan. We finally found a link to Silas. We must get him to confess as soon as possible.”“Noted.”Asher clenched. All Campbell had to do was give him one name. Give him one fucking name! What was it with dogs trying to be loyal to their masters even at the point of no hope for themselves?He hissed. He guessed he would never be able to understand why anyone would want to cover a man like Silas Darkthorn. “You and Lucas question his two sons. They should know something.”“Right away, my Alpha.”Ethan questioned Noah while Lucas handled
Freya received a notice of Silas’ invitation as she was leaving to meet with the charm woman. “He thinks he can order me around just because he made me his fake daughter,” she hissed.She contemplated which to do first. Get the charm or visit her fake father first. But she knew how Silas Darkthorn behaved. He was always hungry for more power and more control. As he called her to come home, he was expecting her to show up as soon as possible. He didn’t care if she was doing something important or not. She could already sense why he wanted to see her. He may be his fake father now but she hated seeing him. To her, he was just a means to get to Asher. A means to her dreams. But still, she knew she had to tolerate him somehow and it made her stomach churn each time she was reminded of that fact. She sighed wondering how the other members of his family would look at her this time around. The first time Silas has brought her into his home. His wives never breathed a word to Silas but ins
“Alpha Campbell was arrested early this morning! This is unbelievable!” One of the elders expressed shock. The elders were gathered in Silas Darkthorn's house as soon as the news of Alpha Campbell's arrest spread. “Asher has no fear!”“When did he grow such balls?”They shook their heads and their shoulders rose up and down. “I am afraid. No one knows what he is planning anymore. Especially to us. You know how much he has been wanting to get rid of us,” one of the elders said and sighed. At that moment he regretted being in Silas Darkthorn's gang. If only he saw this coming, he should have quickly switched sides.“Afraid?!” Another elder snapped at him with fiery eyes. “We are his elders and he will not act rash towards us!”Silas Darkthorn sat in deep silence. He neither ordered nor contributed to what the elders were saying. After a while he stood up from his seat and walked into his private chamber. None of the elders questioned where he was going or why he was silent. That day
“What!?” Alpha Campbell blurted, sitting up. “Chief’s orders.”He shot up. “Wait wait… this may be his orders but this is clearly impossible. The men are not ready. They just started training two weeks ago!”“I'm only but a messenger.”“Damnit!” Campbell growled when the man from Howling left. He clenched and unclenched. Kicked the sofa and fisted. He'd been drawn to the edge yet again by Silas Darkthorn. First he made him start an illegal training now he wanted them to fight when they were far from ready. “Dad.” Noah came in. “Was this the big picture you have in mind?”Alpha Campbell stopped pacing and glared at his son. “Don't look at me like that! I'm doing this for us, for you and your brother! You should be grateful, you ungrateful jerk!”“Me and my brother?” Noah shook his head. “Father, you can't trust that man. He may be a powerful man but men like him are snakes. I have done a lot of bad things but this is evil, Dad.”“If you will not do as Father says then stay here and b
“My Alpha, an elder from Howling Moon Pack, is here to see you.”Alpha Campbell’s face creased. What was an elder of Howling Moon coming to his house for? His frown deepened. He'd just sent in more werewolf ladies, what else did he want from him? “Which of the elders?” He asked his man. “Elder Silas Darkthorn.”Immediately he sprung up in his seat. “Silas Darkthorn?” He muttered as he hurried over to the window and from there he peeped. Truly Silas Darkthorn was in the frontage of his house.“Let him in! Let him in immediately and have the maids prepare the best dishes and bring the best drinks!” He ordered the guard before he hastily began to change into his official outfit. A few minutes later he strode into his meeting room where Silas Darkthorn was already in. “Chief elder!” Campbell hailed. “When I heard you were in my house, my amazement knew no bounds.”Silas Darkthorn managed a tight smile. He rarely smiled. Whenever he eventually ever did, it was a tight one. But that al
Asher stood behind the window in his office. The blinds rolled all the way up. Although his eyes looked but they took no notice of what was happening. His mind had strayed away. He released a sigh and allowed the memories to overpower him, the thought of Scarlett the center of it. A year ago, Scarlett was declared dead. But not for him. He saw the signs that she was still alive. He knew she was alive. That she had faked her own death.But it had been over a year already. A year he hadn't seen her face again. Over a year and he still couldn't figure out why she did what she did, if she was still alive and if she ever thought of him. “You have a letter, my Alpha.” A guard announced and he was jolted back to the moment. Without changing his position, he stretched his hand and the letter was placed in it. As he held the letter in his palms, he did not open it immediately. There was no excitement or urge to see what was inside of it. What complaints and curse was he going to read this
SCARLETTWith her nose crunched, the woman snatched the fabric from Eli's hand, looked up at me and said, “I am the first wife of the most powerful man in this Pack.”Then, I thought of it. Of all prominent mens’ wives, there was one I never saw her picture no matter how hard I looked. Silas Darkthorn's first wife. “You know the most powerful man in this Pack?” She added, glancing at me cockily. “Ma'am?”“You don't know?” Her eyes flew wide. Honestly, I was annoyed. I already knew which man she was about to mention. She publicly called her husband the most powerful man in the Pack when he wasn't the Lycan Alpha. Throwing the ill feeling aside, I feigned shock. “Wow! You are the chief elder's wife, ma'am?” I swore her shoulder pad increased a notch. “His first and real wife,” she explained. She may not have spoken the words out loud but her face said something about the others being fake. Mae Darkthorn. Silas Darkthorn's first wife. People referred to her as Madam Chief. She had
ONE YEAR LATER.“That shouldn't be there!” I yelled at Eli, one of my workers. Eli flashed an apologetic smile and began to push the plosh sofa away. I was intending to use it to rest in between long working hours. I pointed her where I would prefer it to be. Samuel Wolfe had forced me to take a worker because he believed the workload I would be getting would be much. After several searches and brief interviews, I finally settled for Eli. So far Eli had proven to merit it. She worked hard, learned easily and was tight-lipped. I tested her on this. It was the opening day and we were still arranging the shop. There was so much to do with very little time remaining. Soon people would start trooping in and the shop was far from being set. I hoped. Oh shit. I groaned. I should have listened to elder Samuel Wolfe. He told me not to rush but it was already long overdue. For one year, one whole year, I had locked myself in training hard and learning fashion. I couldn't wait to start my rev