Prologue.
Sounds of footsteps and humming could be heard in the forest. The wind blowing was refreshing to the young lad walking in the forest, she was an explorer as she called herself and when she had the opportunity to leave her little pack, she took it and left as quickly as possible. Little Andrea walked with a giant smile on her face as she stared at the plants, animals, and nature in fascination. One thing about her was that she was a nature lover, and coming out after being ‘locked up’ was bliss to her. Her giggles filled the dark quiet forest as she passed touching the fresh leaves that were wet from the previous morning's rain, she was happy to be out of her pack and the squinting gaze of her parents, especially her mother. Being the Alpha’s daughter doesn’t sit too well for Andrea, she was told never to leave the pack without her guards or a warrior at least, which wasn’t pleasant to her at all, and being the rebel she was, she always breaks the rules by going out for some time and returning to the pack like nothing happened.Lost in oblivion to what was happening in her surroundings, Andrea didn’t hear the rattling of leaves. She was still daydreaming when something hopped out of the bush, startling her. She with wide eyes shouted in fright when the thing hopped out.“What do you want from me?” She asked, still covering her eyes, but when she got no reply or anything, she removed her hands, looking at the empty dark forest. Furthermore, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no one, but as she faced her front she saw a little cute white rabbit.“Hey Mr., or are you a girl?” She asked and giggled at her question. She patted the fur of the bunny with a wide smile, but that changed when she heard howls from the other side of the forest.She stood up immediately and searched for any sign of danger before walking to her pack’s border, but before getting there, two wolves blocked her part. She shifted back in fright, and even though she didn’t have her wolf, she could tell they were rogue with the rotten smell oozing from them.“Stay away from me.” She ordered with a stuttering voice, but that made the wolves snarl and bark more. One moved close to her and hit her with his nozzle, she hit the floor with her ass and groaned in pain.“I said leave me alone, you rotten wolf.” She yelled and picked a stick up, trying to hit the wolf with it. Two more wolves appeared and one changed to his human form before approaching her, when he got close to her, he squatted down and held her chin tightly. Andrea was afraid of the massive man holding her chin, with a long scary mark on his face, neck, and hand.“A beautiful one you're, aren’t you.” He asked, rubbing his other hand on her body with a psychopath smile.“P… Please don’t hurt me.” She stuttered trying to get away from him, but the man held her down.“Not so fast, pretty.” He brought his face closer and sniffed her. He paused.“Alpha’s blood, huh.” He chuckles and brings her face closer to his. “You will be a good trade pretty, and a good trade means a lot of money. A lot of money means more riches.” He added and stared at the three other wolves.“Boys change and take her.” He orders standing up.“No..... no, please,” Andrea screamed, trying to get out of his hold.“Behave yourself, princess, I am not hurting you because I need your beautiful face. But don’t let me change my mind.” He looked at her before nodding to his boys, who nodded back at him and then picked her up. She thrashed and screamed for help, even though she was helpless because nobody could be seen in the gloomy dark forest.“Save your voice, pretty.” The massive man said.As they turned to leave, they were stopped by another voice.“Let the girl go.” They all paused before turning to see the intruder. The intruder was no victim there than a little boy of sixteen- seventeen years.“And if I say no boy?” The massive man asked, and the boy scoffed.“I won’t repeat myself twice, rogue. Let the girl go.” He said calmly without blinking his eyes.“I want to avoid hurting you, boy, so go back to wherever you are coming from.” The massive man said, and the boy remained standing looking unfazed.“Fine, you asked for it.” He turned, and the other two wolves attacked the boy. But within a blink of an eye, he took them down swiftly, with only blood on his clothes, and no other injury or scratches.“WTF, who are you, boy!” He exclaimed in anger, seeing his two best warriors dead on the floor didn’t sit well with him.“I told you before, let the girl go.” The calmness in his voice irritated the massive man more.“I am Asher, Alpha of the rogues, and I won’t let a little boy like you stain my name.” He roared, instilling fear in Andrea who cowered back in fright.“Come then.” The boy said, pointing his hand at him.RRRROOOOOAAAAARRR. He roared before changing to his wolf. The boy also followed suit, although he was seventeen, he had gotten his wolf early.The two wolves collided, making the brown one fall on his belly, he growled and stood up again bearing his teeth at the midnight black wolf who until now still looked calm. He attacked again but was brought down again, then did the same again and again until he couldn’t stand up again with more injuries.The midnight black wolf changed standing naked and stared at the brown wolf.“I told you to let her go.” He said and walked up to the girl, who was now crying. The other rogue close to the girl moved quickly to rescue his Alpha, he dragged him to a hidden cave out of view. The boy didn’t pay attention to them, all his focus was on the little girl who was crying.“Hey.” He called out calmly and Andrea raised her head with a cute pout on her face.“Are you okay?” He asked, and she nodded, sniffing lightly.“Can you go home now?” She nodded again. He helped her up and asked for the direction of her pack, she showed him and when they got to the border he stopped.“I need to go now, little girl.” He said and made to leave, but she held his hand not staring at him.He looked at her and asked. “Do you want to say something?” She nodded again, still not staring at him. “Go on.” He urged her.“W… What’s your name, hero.” She asked, still sniffing, and the boy laughed.“Hero, I'm not a hero, little girl. I just did what every other good wolf will do.” He said tenderly.“T… Tell me your name.” Andrea insisted, and the boy sighed.“Am Dant..... Daniel, Yes Daniel.” He rushed, and Andrea looked at him skeptically.“Are you lying?” She scowled at him.“No am not, my name is Daniel.”“Fine am Andr.....” She paused.“ANDREA.” Someone yelled, and she gasped, turning her head to the border frantically.“That’s your cue to leave now, right,” Daniel asked and she nodded solemnly.“What? you don’t want to go home.” She shook her head, making Daniel smile at her cuteness.“Go home, Andy.” “ANDREA.” Another voice yelled and this time, Daniel could see Andrea visibly shaken.“Bye, Andy.” He moved but was stopped again.“Will I see you again?” She asked with a glint of hope in her eyes.“I don’t know Andy, only the future can tell. Bye.” He changed to his wolf form and ran at the speed of thunder.Andrea sighed when she saw six people moving towards her. Her mother, father, best friend, and her best friend’s parents with a guard.“Oh, my baby.” Her mother ran and embraced her with tears coming out of her eyes.“Where did you go to, Andy, I thought we lost you. Please don’t do that again.” Her mother ranted on and on and Andrea hugged her back, also crying. The fight of almost being taken by rogues was still there.“Am sorry mum, I won’t leave the pack land again.” She apologized and faced her dad. “Am sorry Dad.” Her dad nodded and pulled her in a hug.“Good thing you are safe, baby.” She looked at her best friend who smiled at her, and she equally returned the smile.“Let’s go home, baby.” They all moved to the pack border, but Andrea turned back with a wish. “I hope to see you again hero.” She smiled weakly and followed her parents back to her pack.ANDREA. Living a life as an omega in the pack has never been easy. Sometimes I do wonder why we were born,’ myself especially’ and the most ironic part is that I didn’t meet my mom. I didn’t meet her to show some love to me or comfort me when I fell; sometimes I blame the moon goddess for my misfortune, but everyone says it was my fault my mom died, so I got to suffer for it. I’m Andrea Carlson, a wolf-less omega and an orphan. I don’t know how and why I became an orphan because I didn’t see or know my parents, the pack also knows nothing about them. It was like I came down from heaven with no parents, sometimes the pack felt familiar and other times it felt like something was holding back my memory, but I’m not certain. In the crescent moon pack omega are treated more like slaves, talk more of a wolf-less omega like me, we were forced to labor hard with no or little food. I’ve always had a dream where I would get my wolf, a mate from another pack, and leave this godforsaken pack, bu
ANDREA. When we got to the hall, everyone was busy doing different things. Some were arranging the chairs and the podium, and others were decorating the hall transforming it from its usual dull looks. “Andrea, Sarah what are the both of you ogling at.” Christine, the head maid asked with a glare. “Good morning ma’am Christine.” Sarah and I greeted. “There is nothing good about the morning, Andrea what have you been doing since morning?.” she asked. “Am sorry ma’am, I was down with a cold, so I couldn’t come out on time.”“Always falling sick, I just pray to the moon goddess for you to have your wolf this night,” she said and I smiled. Although she acts angry and strict, she is still nice. “Thanks, ma’am.”“Sarah, you and Andrea will decorate the entrance with the Alpha’s favorite flower, violet roses, is that clear?”“Yes, ma’am,” we replied and walked to the entrance, meeting the basket of roses there, so we quickly got to work.
DANTE. I glared at the three good-for-nothing wolves kneeling before me. I looked at all the people gathered in the hall to witness their punishment for their betrayal of the pack.“What did you say?” I asked with my voice loud and clear, and that brought shivers to their spine. “Alpha, we are sorry. Please have mercy on us.” The first one pleaded and I scoffed. Mercy. That word isn’t in my vocabulary or dictionary, I don’t and will not show mercy. Showing mercy only means that you are weak and not in control, you do everything with strategy and strength, not mercy. “Mercy.” I chuckled and stared at them, one after the other. These wolves committed treason against the pack, putting every wolf in danger by giving secrets out to the other rival packs, not once, not twice, but countless times. I stepped back, watching them closely to see if they were gonna change and come clean to me, but they proved me wrong by opening the borders for those rogues. I stared at them the last time, th
ANDREA Everyone was changing but I'm still the only one standing without changing, nothing. I guess the moon Goddess has forsaken me yet again, I look at Sarah in her wolf form and I can feel the tears coming out from my eyes. I stood rooted in one spot not knowing what to do, why am I so unlucky that I couldn’t even get my wolf, one I could communicate with, one that could reassure me that everything would be okay? AAWWWOOOOOHowls filled the hall as both the males and females changed, and then I felt it, even if I didn’t have a wolf I could still smell and feel things, like now for example I could feel some tingling on my skin. I looked around and saw mates meeting each other, and when they met they changed back to their human form. Furthermore, I looked at the podium and saw Nicholas in his huge gray wolf, he sniffed around searching for her, his mate and I stared closely to see who the lucky female would be but imagine my surprise when he walked majestically in his wolf form to m
DANTE. I found myself staring at my pack getting burned down by the witches, wolves getting slated like animals. “Dante, take your sister and get out of here.” Someone yelled, and I turned to see it was my dad. Dad.“Dante go.” My mum yelled at me and I snapped out of my trance. I looked around and saw everything going down, nothing was saved. “Dante, go now.” Dad yelled again, fighting against four wolves at the same time. No, I can’t leave them here, I need to do something. “I can’t leave you dad, tell me what to do.” I ran to him, and he growled using his Alpha voice. “Take your little sister and get out of this pack, right now.” He ordered and I nodded. I went behind the tree Alesia was hiding and brought her out. “Where are we going Dante?, what’s happening?” She hugged me, crying silently on my shoulder. “Shhh, everything will be fine.” I reassured, and even I wasn’t sure of what I was saying.” I turned to look at my parents the last time, but what I saw shocked me. “No
ANDREA. I stirred awake when I heard some muffled noise in the forest, the sound of footsteps running and a growl. I opened my eyes slowly to see what had invaded my space and was shocked when I saw a wolf, a midnight black wolf with red blazing eyes. I stood up with speed and made to run, but someone held me back, I turned to see a naked man with a frown and a look of irritation on his face. “Please don’t kill me.” I begged and tried to free myself from him, but his hold on my gown tightened. “Please.” I muttered with tears already coming out of my eyes. I can’t die like this, not when I haven’t met my mate yet. Please help me mum, dad, wherever you are, please help me. “What are you doing here, rogue?” The man asked with a growl, and I shrink into my shell more. I don’t know what to say, I don’t know whether I’m going to live or not. “I asked a question rogue, what are you doing here?” He snapped, and I was forced to open my sealed mouth. “I..... I ...... I” I couldn’t form a
Chapter seven. DANTE. I ran in speed through the forest, growling and saying cusses to the moon Goddess. How could she play a game with my soul like this, I didn’t ask for another ‘mate’. I don’t want one, not now, not ever. I growled and paused, I changed into my human form, hitting the nearest tree. I yelled as I continued hitting it until a huge dent appeared on it. I sighed, I sat on a huge rock thinking about this new development of my second ‘mate’. I don’t want one, I told you Selene I didn’t want another one, another one that would betray me, my trust and my pack. I will just reject her and kill her, leaving her in my pack isn’t safe. Not only that, but I need to eliminate her to keep me sane and my pack safe. “I know you’ll be here.” I didn’t turn to see whoever it was because I already knew it was Fred. “I told you to stay in the pack, Fred.” I snarled. I stared ahead of the water fall. “I couldn’t stay when I know you need someone to talk to.” He took a seat beside me
ANDREA I was lying on the cold ground of the cell. Lying with dried bones didn’t sit too well for me, but I was tired and needed to rest. My stomach grumbles for the umpteenth time today, and that’s a reminder that my stomach was empty, with the rush of the party last night I couldn’t stomach any food and I thought I would have a chance to taste some food, but who am I kidding. I sighed again and sniffed, I swallowed the tears wanting to come out. I’ve promised myself that I won’t cry, whatever that’s coming my way I’ll accept it, even death. My closed eyes snapped open when I heard the huge door opened, I got up to see who walked in or who they brought in. But imagine my surprise when I saw it was that Fred guy from earlier, I stared at him consciously as he inserts the key and opened the door of my cell. “Come on.” He waved at me to come out. “Where are you taking me?” I asked. I know I just said I’ve accepted death, but I want to avoid dying. I’m too young to die. I took slow s