The admission process went smoother than expected. He submitted his documents and got the class schedule his father has chosen for him. Art, music, advanced algebra,.....
It was very unusual.
It was not the elective he had chosen in his previous school. for his father to choose this schedule, there must have been a very good reason.
Nicolai picked up the sports uniform and walked over to the locker.
He threw all the books in and left for his class. The first elective was English. he was, of course, ten minutes late. He walked through the empty hallway and reached the class.
Nicolai didn’t want to attend classes today but this new class schedule really piqued his interest.
He knocked on the door. The teacher opened it for him.
“Ah you must be the new student, come on come in,” the older balding man with clear specks called him in.
Nicolai walked in glancing at all the students. As she had expected, rue was sitting in the front seat, alone.
As an alpha’s daughter, she must have had many friends and must have been closer with the clan wolves…. But that wasn’t the case. Even in the hallway, he noticed her walking alone. Even in class, she was alone with books spread all over her table.
It was a small gesture that meant that no one was allowed close to her.
‘She’s a loner.. Pops, what have you planned.... gosh.. I’ll just play along for a while. If you involve this innocent girl, I might have to back out in your well-thought-out plan.’
He had a soft spot for loners. Because he was one as well. His special circumstances put him in a very difficult situation.
First of all, he was not a full vampire. His human mother gave birth to him… and he had a beating human heart. He was never accepted in the coven only because of this reason. Some vampires even tried to take a chomp out of him.
Nicolai shuddered just at that thought.
Secondly, werewolves hated vampires. Since he was half vampire he was not able to get close to them either.
Lastly, humans. They were in constant danger even being close to him. even though he could sustain on human food he did need a constant supply of pure human blood to survive. if he failed to feed then he would lose control and bite anyone close by.
‘Yeah…. we are not the same…’ he peered at Rue. she was an alpha’s daughter a pureblood werewolf…..'
They were totally different.
‘So I must not pity her… let’s follow pop’s plan…’
“Introduce yourself,”
“I’m Nicolai, the third.” He curtly said and walked over to the front bench.
Rue removed some of the books from the table, clearing a space for him.
“Thanks,” he sat down and peered at her. ‘Why did she allow me... suspicious indeed. Something is really really suspicious?’
“Class, turn to page 25, we will be doing a character analysis of the main characters here...”
The teacher’s voice dulled in his ears as he cautiously peered at the girl next to him.
Suddenly, she waved her hand at him. “Your eyes might bore a hole on my head. What are you searching for? “
“Answers. I want to know why you let me sit close....”
“I want to know why you sat with me. Young Nicolai, the Halfie. Tell me, did your elders instruct you to get information from me?” she ruefully smirked. “That’s what everyone wants with me. It’s either for information or power....”
Nicolai peered at her. ‘so that’s why…’
Due to the power struggle in her clan, most of the young potential men must have approached her with the intent of marriage. If there was no alpha heir, then inevitably the young female heir will be chosen as the alpha and her mate will also equally become powerful.
“I see.... so you are running from potential mates. That’s sad. But for your information I was not given any special task or so... I was told to befriend people. I was told to be kind and courteous.. Something I’m not that good at,”
Rue chuckled. “Really, I can see why.” She scooted close, pushing the English book in the center. “Tell me young Halfie, do you want to be friends?”
“yes,” he genuinely meant it. This girl was very interesting.
“Really? I thought vampires thought we were under them to even befriend…”
“Unlike other vampires, I’m not prejudiced against wolves. I just don’t like them bothering me and calling me a leech. That’s offensive, you know,”
Rue’s eyes shone slightly as she gave him a dazzling smile. “I see... you are unlike other vampires. You’re cute. If you had approached me with marriage in mind, I would have accepted just so you know,”
Startled he glanced at her. She looked really serious.
“Um... have to break it to you but you are not my beloved.”
“You are not my mate either. But if it’s a political marriage, I will marry you.”
Nicolai was too stunned to speak.
He thought that he could approach this girl with hidden intent but who knew this girl had plans of her own. She was even ready to sacrifice her future mate just so she can uphold the peace.
‘What’s making her so desperate.......why... is it related to the alpha king?.’
Recently, so many problems have been arising in the human world. Some werewolves have been brazenly exposing themselves. The vampire community was working double the time to hide all their blunders.
It was very weird...
It felt like an uprising. Rue’s dad was obviously the head....
‘Then is he... the alpha king!!’
He silently laid his head down hiding his shocked expression. if he was indeed the alpha king then things were very dangerous.
The uprising will start right here in this town and the first vampires to be affected will be his dad and him.
‘Fuck, we have danced into a spider’s nest. We can either stay still or we can jump around and make us the first target. No wonder my pops wanted me to gain some friends.’
‘Shit shit...’
Werewolves are surprisingly loyal creatures. If he became friends with one of them then there is a fifty percent chance that he might be spared from the slaughter.
But that was not the case for his father, who was an ancient elder. They will kill him to showcase their power.
‘fuck it all. We should leave this place as soon as we can!’
As soon as the class ended, he rushed out of the school right over to his house. his legs burned…
He softly panted, holding the double door.
‘Old man, what the fuck have you gotten ourselves into? Why do you want to uphold your beloved wish and put yourself at risk?!’
“Dad!” he shouted running into the hallway.
“huh? You’re back so soon. I thought you will stay for the rest of the day..” hid dad walked out in an apron and with a spatula in hand. “What is it? You... you look pissed.”
“I am fucking pissed. Is this your death plan? You were waiting for me to reach my adulthood to kill yourself! Fuck dad. How many times...how many times have I begged you? You can’t leave me... don’t leave me all alone in this world. I can’t live on. What will do.. When I’m all alone? I don’t know how to survive in this world without you dad.....”’
“whoa… whoa. Where is this coming from?” he gently held his shoulders. “Nico, what’s wrong?”
“You... why do you want to leave me as well? Won’t you stay with me until in thousand? Why did you have to walk into the trap yourself to inevitable become the spider’s prey,”
“Wait a minute. You thought I’m here for suicide? Hey kid, what’s wrong with your head, huh? I wish to live until you’re thousand.” He hugged him tightly.
Somehow his dad’s hands were trembling slightly.
Nico hugged him back.
‘if that was not his plan what is....’
“old man.. Don’t keep me guessing here. Tell me why we are here? tell me why you are making me befriend rue. Is it to arrange a marriage with Rue? If so, I don’t approve of it. I will wait for my beloved..”
“shh...”
His dad closed his yapping mouth with a bright smirk. “we are here to overlook this clan... there have been rumors that the arctic fox clan has the blood of the previous alpha king. After passing through many ears that rumor solidified. The werewolves believe that blindly. That’s what is causing so much commotion in the mainland. I came here to put a stop to it.”
Nicolai hugged his dad tightly. “I thought you were suicidal again. Oh, thank gods, I’m wrong,” He mumbled softly.Right after his mum died, his dad was said to have lost hope. The vampires described his state as suicidal.Nicolai was just a baby then, so he was not aware.When he was fifteen, his father quit his job to stay with him 24/7. that’s when the rumors started to resurface.Rumors that his dad was trying to kill himself again.After hearing that, Nicolai started to fear that possibility. He kept a close eye on him.Years passed, nothing happened, and that fear left his being.‘And now it’s back. That illogical fear that dad will one day disappear…’ he hugged him tightly.“Why would you even think I’m suicidal? As long as you are here in this world I will be too,” he whispered gently caressing his head.Nicolai pouted. “it was
Chapter 6The next day at school, everything was normal. He got the usual dose of stares, leers, and growls and, as an added touch, a few scoffs. Nicolai ignored all of them as usual and got to his class.It was a class he shared with rue. In fact, he shared all his classes with rue.She waved at him from the front seat.The wolves behind her were growing loudly.He peered at her. She genuinely looked excited to see him.But he was not. After what she said yesterday he became cautious of her.He walked past her and took the third-row seat. The werewolf next to him was a nerdy guy with glasses and a starched shirt. He gave him a shy look.“Nicolai,”“Gary,” he said softly, exposing his gappy tooth.“Nice to meet you, Gary. Say, show me your schedule.”“y-yeah.. sure.” He readily handed him his schedule. They shared four out of five classes.“Can yo
While his son was getting dressed, Kieran silently walked out of the room. the information he just gave was weird. Why did the alpha daughter call his son out to that particular house.... why.... Werewolves did not like sharing the information of their clan’s witch’s location. Even if it was an abandoned house, it would have been kept a secret from anyone. Then why... why did his son know? He did not want Nico to learn about anything beforehand. It will only put him in danger from all three species. “I’m running out of time.. I need to see this Rue girl.” With a determined mind, he set out to the local high school. Lunch break had started and the wolf children were all making a racket playing and laughing in the lawn. He got down from his car. As he walked, the wolves became silent. It was not his intention, but his body exuded a sense of blood lust after years of being the top predator. The younger wolve
Kieran heard soundless footsteps following him. Even though the person following him made sure not to make any obvious sounds, he could still hear it with his keen hearing. “what?” he glanced back.Rue stood there blankly. “Well, you have to make your son agree to my plan. He thinks I’m a weirdo,” he grimaced.“I still don’t trust you,”Rue frowned. “I told you everything. What else do you need to prove my sincerity?”“There was an obvious flaw in your story. You said you were born on an eclipse and the moon goddess did not gift you with a mate, if so, then the whole clan must have known about this. There is no use for you to act out a charade. If you clan doubts your lies then Nico will be in even greater danger,”He sighed loudly. This young girl was smart, but sometimes younglings were quite naive.Kieran glanced at her but she had a triumphant smile on
Nico silently left to his room after that. he did not even bother to ask. He knew he will only get radio silence for his questions... Laying on his cold bed, he peered up at his ceiling. The paint was peeling off and hanging by a small bit. ‘that’s my life right now. It’s hanging by a thread. So many lies and so many hidden truths. I don’t know..... dad doesn’t have to complicate things. He can just tell me the truth. I can handle it... I can...’ But his father only treated him as a baby boy. It was so unfair. He silently hummed a song waiting for nighttime to arrive. By then his stomach started to growl. He tottered over to the small mini-fridge in his room and drank some goat blood his father got from the local butcher. It was tasted grassy and kind of different. He was not used to the taste. Grimacing, he placed the bottle in the fridge. ‘Pancakes. I saw pancake mixture down.’ He decided to give up on blood and chose
Deep in the night, Nico snuck down to the basement. His dad usually sleeps right at 11 pm so he was in the clear. He can finally uncover the truth.He tightly clenched the torchlight as he moved closer to the basement door.It was left open to his relief. He snuck in and climbed down the cold stairs. Last time he didn’t notice it but the basement was pretty deep underground.He flashed the torch at the walls. The walls were translucent blue in color. ‘blue?’ he touched the surface. It was very cold.The thing he previously thought of as a rock or a boulder was actually frozen permafrost.Permafrost, a layer of ice deep underground the arctic that never melts. It was natural that this old castle had one. Many houses had this. it was to store meat. it acted as a natural refrigerator.But none of the wells dug up to permafrost was this deep or this spacious.It usually looked like a small well where people
Nicolai ran back to his room and got ready. It was a very simple choice. He had only black or blue clothing. He chose the ink blue turtleneck and black jeans to go with it. He did not bother styling his soft, wavy black hair. Any kind of gel he applied to it will not stay. His hair type was that way. ‘What was the use of styling it?’ Nicolai peered at his reflection. His brown-gray eyes looked much bluer than usual. A sudden itch on the back of his neck distracted him from admiring his face. “God, seriously, why does it itch so much? Fuck, I wish to just tear at it” he scratched the spot unconsciously until it turned red. He instantly regretted that decision and placed a wet towel over it to soothe the irritated skin. After the redness somewhat went away, he tosses the towel away and swiftly wore shoes. He let his shaggy hair be and ran down the stairs. “I’m ready to impress a crowd,” Rue stood down there with a bright smile. “
After throwing fits, things smoothed out between Alpha Lowe and him, albeit it took a bit of time.Six months to be exact.Alpha Lowe came to the conclusion that his son-in-law was going to be an annoying preteen vampire with anger issues. He also learned that if one of the sides did not give up, they would end up hurting each other badly.Nicolai sat on the cold dusty floor peering at the broken ceiling, thinking about all that happened in the past.He still couldn’t believe that the pack actually believed Rue’s lies or the fact that Rue’s mate never appeared.She was twenty. It was past the prime time she can find a mate.He sat her silently. She was chewing on a gummy loudly.“What? you want a gummy?”“Nah, why are we here again? In this witch’s den,”She smacked him hard. “Don’t call it that,”“Fine, a witch’s adobe,” he evaded her sma