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ALPHA GREY’S POV

He declared war.

I smirked at the paper in my hand. Alpha Alaric of Orion Pack was declaring war on my Pack? Who did he think I was? A chuckle escaped my lips as I continued reading the letter.

I glanced at my beta, Lewis, who was normally quiet throughout the day. I always wondered what was going on in his head. He was an ever-reasonable type. He and Leo had the same personality. It was just that my beta was more reserved.

How did I provoke the Alpha of Orion? All I did was refuse to marry his daughter. And he sent me this?

“Get the troops ready,” I instructed my beta, and with a bow, he dismissed himself to go carry out my order. Orion Pack could strike overnight, and I didn’t want to be caught unawares.

I rose from my seat and paced my room, thinking of how wonderful the opportunity was for me. Since my pack was second in the ranking, if I defeated the Alpha of Orion, we would move up to first place. What Alpha Alaric thought was my downfall would be his demise.

Lewis came in. “They’re all set, Alpha.”

“Good.” I stood and walked towards the French windows, looking out at the rain pouring upon the earth. I loved darkness. My heart was dark. Everything about me was dark and I reveal it to everyone without fail. I never cared about what anyone thought of me, nor did I care about how the way I affected anyone. It was either they took it or left it.

In my Pack, I was a totalitarian. I dictated what I wanted to the Pack members, and nobody could tell me what to do and what not to do.

I especially hated it when someone told me what to do, which was why I wasn’t going to accept this from Orion Pack. The audacity of anyone walking up to me and telling me about my actions and how they affected the people around me? Why would I care about that? I was an Alpha that dealt with complications only one way. Death. I killed for my peace of mind.

I looked at my hands. Though so many lives had been taken by them, none of them had been innocent, because they all tried one way or another to kill me too. But I caught them off-guard. My motto was to attack when they least expected.

This war, I didn’t want to lose it. I would make Orion Pack bow to my Pack just like I had done with the other Packs. They always declared war on me and I always won. I won because they underestimated me. I loved it when Packs did that. And that was exactly what the Orion Pack was doing right now. They thought I was weak, that I couldn’t beat them at their own game, but they were wrong and they were going to find that out soon.

I glanced sideways at Lewis who was also looking out at the rain. I nodded and went to my bed. Lying down, I closed my eyes, feeling at peace. I had nothing to be afraid of. The sound of rain resounded in my ears and the solemness it brought caused me to feel dizzy. Before I knew it, I drifted off.

I’d never been scared of anyone or anything in my life. Instead, people feared me instead, because they couldn’t predict me.

In my dream, I found myself in an isolated place, where there were no signs of life. Just a cracked ground I stood on. I looked up… It was twilight.

There was neither a sun nor a moon, rather the clouds were orange and red hue. I didn’t understand.

I had been having other dreams similar to this lately. Sometimes I’d be in a desert. The theme was isolated places. At first, I thought it was describing the fact that I was a lone wolf, but no, I was sure there was a deeper meaning to it.

Then I looked up and noticed for the first time, a moon coming up to the sky. It was blood red.

The blood moon? I growled. This could not be happening. My senses were even more heightened than it was and I began to shift unwillingly. My teeth ached as my fangs came out of them, and my claws shot out of my fingers. I was half wolf, half human now.

As I looked at the moon, pain surged through my body. What was this? Was the moon goddess up to anything? A growl escaped me at the agony I was feeling. It was as though my wolf was battling with the human part of me. Like the goddess had turned them against each other. Why would she do this?

I could feel something claw my abdomen from inside, I clenched my teeth at the excruciating pain. I staggered backwards trying hard to ease the pain. I had no idea what I was feeling.

At last, the pain jolted me out of my sleep, and I opened my eyes to see my beta about to stab me in the chest. With quick reflexes, I caught his hand.

I was certain my eyes were blood red because I had woken up feeling pain and fury. I growled at him, but he refused to shake.

How dare he think he can come against the Alpha in his sleep?

That was when I saw the silver in his eyes. His wolf had taken over as well. Lewis bared his teeth at me and growled.

No wonder why he’d been so reserved all along. He’d been waiting and planning for the perfect time to take my life. That alone vexed the shit out of me. With force, I sat up and pushed Lewis away. The impact created a crack in the wall. He fell to the ground, slowly raising his eyes to meet mine with a glare.

Like lightning, I was right in front of him, taking him by the collar before flinging him once again. I wasn’t going to take shit from anyone, no matter how long I’ve known that person. I wasn’t going to accept any form of disrespect. Especially from anyone trying to kill me.

In the twinkle of an eye, I was in front of him, but he seemed to have regained his strength and started to fight back. I blocked his blows with my hand, while he continued trying to tackle me. He was no match for me though. I was stronger and faster.

My hand hit his chest and he stumbled backwards with a grimace. He recovered immediately though and moved to attack me again.

My moves were faster and effortless as I blocked and returned his blows.

Frustration was evident on his face as all his efforts to attack were fruitless.

I hit him with so much force, he landed on my desk, breaking it in half. I felt my wolf become feral. It didn't care what it did or who it killed. But he dashed right out the door and chased the wind.

“Orion Pack is attacking!” The guards at the gate announced and rushed out to counter-attack.

Didn’t I tell Lewis to get the army ready?

That traitor, of course, didn’t tell them so Orion Pack they would catch us off-guard. Guess that went according to plan because everyone around me was panicking. But I wasn’t panicking. I was ready for this. It’s what I was born for. I rushed outside taking down anyone that got in my way, either with my claws slashing into their skin, or hitting them with the back of my paws. I didn’t care how they felt. I wasn’t in the right state of mind. Anyone that stood in my way would get put down.

I paused when I saw Alaric with his pack of wolves standing on each side of him, the hatred they had for me evident in their growls. Did I care? No. What was on my mind at the moment was to defeat Alaric.

Without thinking, I bolted toward him, but another wolf pushed me to the ground. I looked up to see… I couldn’t believe my eyes. What the hell was Stefan doing attacking me?

He growled at me, ready to pounce if he had to.

All of the people I trusted had turned their backs on me. For how long had they been planning to kill me? All these couldn’t have happened in a day. They must have planned it for a while, and just biding their time for the right moment to strike. Now I understood why Orion Pack usually won their battles. They had so many spies in their enemies’ Packs.

My beta knew many things about me, even my weakness. He must have told everything to Alaric. Fine. If this was how Alaric wanted to do this, then so fucking be it.