Chapter-4

Noah's POV:

I could hear the howls of the wolves approaching, and I started to run with much more force. I can feel the earth beneath me; I can feel the fallen leaves and broken twigs; I can feel the breeze hitting my face while everything around me looks blurred except for the path I chose to run and win.

The rustling of leaves grew louder. I reached the waterfalls and stopped in my tracks. I was struck by its beauty.

I took control of my breathing.

"Noah, not again. How can you win the race every time, even in human form?" Michael, my soon-to-be beta, questioned me, and I let out a giggle.

"No, Noah, seriously. We are the best runners in the wolf form, but you can even defeat us in your human form," Stephen, our gamma's son, said.

"Guys, guys, stop. I am flattered, and we all know I am the best," I say as I lay on the ground.

"Want to be alone? Like always?" Micki questioned.

"Hmm," I say while staring into space.

I closed my eyes and started to feel my surroundings. This place gives me peace. I can feel my friends leaving.

"You remember what's tomorrow, right?" Stephen asked.

"Yeah, I am sure he is aware of that. Everyone in the pack is excited about it," Micki replied.

"Out, now," I growled.

"Ugh, shitty events of life." I thought to myself.

I tried to rest my mind and soul for some time. Peace is something that I lost years ago, but I am still trying to find it.

Though we all accept that this place is our homeland and we are habituated to living here, at times I still miss our original pack. I wish things were different.

I would never forgive her for what she did. She took away everything; her birth only caused destruction. The only person I hate with every fiber of my being

Selene Stones, wherever you are, you better don't cross my path.

I spent some time near the waterfalls, and after re-energizing myself, I made my way back to the packhouse.

I see pack members bowing their heads, not out of respect but out of fear. Most of them don't like me; they say I am hot-headed. If only they knew the circumstances that turned me this way.

And the only rule I have in my life is to never regret my decisions. Even if it ends up in the wrong situation, Whatever decisions a person takes, they shouldn't regret them. Right or wrong, they have to stand by them.

I made my way to the bathroom and turned on the shower. I let the hot water run over my body. I let all the dirt wash away from my body. If there is the best place where your brain can work to its maximum, especially when you are confused, the shower is the best place you can find.

After spending some quality time there, I stepped out of the bathroom. I gave a glance at myself in the mirror. I love the sense of power I feel at times. I turned around to find my clothes, but they were nowhere to be found.

I looked around, but my clothes were not to be seen anywhere. Usually, my clothes are kept on the bed before I come out of the bath.

"Maids, where are my clothes?" I yelled in anger.

Within no time, the omegas who serve me came running to my room. Fear is clearly evident in their eyes. Yeah, I like that. but not even God can save them now.

"Where the hell did you put my clothes?" I asked in a calm voice, controlling my anger.

There was no response, and that made me even angrier.

"Who the fuck forgot to arrange my clothes?" I growled this time, and I can see the two maids shaking in fear.

"I..." one amongst them started to stutter.

"Louder!" I yelled.

"I am sorry, Master. She is new here." Julie came running into my room and bowed her head.

I softened for a second, looking at her. Julie is more of my nanny than just a servant. She was the one who raised me after my mom's death. I can't yell at her.

"Hey, new girl, you better learn how to work or else leave the pack house," I say in anger.

"I'm really sorry, Alpha," she kept on repeating, which made me irritated.

"Get away from my site, all of you!" I yelled.

"I will bring you a new set of clothes, master," Julie said, leaving the place. Everyone followed her.

"I am sorry, Julie; I didn't know our young master was short-tempered. I didn't expect him to react like this," the new omega said to Julie.

"It's okay. Try not to repeat this again. I will get him the new pair," Julie replied, and she left the place, leaving the other servants behind.

"He is nothing like our Alpha," one servant said.

"Our Alpha is very kind and compassionate. The father and son are like polar opposites," the other said.

Do they even have an idea that they are talking this shit right outside of my room, and I'm a werewolf with good hearing ability? They are back-bitching about their future alpha. How dare they?

I heard it most of the time, at the training grounds, at a few alpha trainings in the packs, and even when I attended a few of the neighboring packs, but not in my own home, not in this pack house. I can't just be silent and let them go, not this time.

"If only our Luna was alive, he would have been different, maybe. He has a bad upbringing that resulted in his bad temper. He didn't have his mom to look after him." another voice.

"Yeah, I remember how a sweet kid he was when Luna was alive. He was such a well-behaved kid, but things went south when our Luna passed away.

He became moody for days—actually for years—and then later when he got his wolf, he started to become short-tempered. Alpha just ignored his behavior, thinking that he had a wolf and had to get things under control.

But the behavior continued till now." Someone said maybe it's Merissa.

I can identify her voice. I stepped out of my room with fury-filled eyes.

"Do you even realize that I am a werewolf and that I have a great sense of hearing ability? Did you even forget that I am your future Alpha? Is this the way you talk about your ruler? You disrespect him and back bitch about him?" I blurted it out in anger. Not even realizing what I am saying.

This is the worst part about me; when I am angry, I talk sh*t and I don't even realize it. Then it doesn't even matter if I regret it later.

I can see all the ladies trembling in fear.

"What the hell do you think you are? You are the future Alpha? No one knows what the future holds. You are not Alpha by birth; this Alpha throne never belonged to you; it never belonged to any of us; you better remember that." My dad's voice came out of the blue and yelled at me.

"And what were you saying? You are a wolf, and you can hear what they are talking about. How did it slip your mind that even I can hear what you are saying? How dare you yell at someone? Someone powerless.

You are a what? A ruler? Who said an alpha is a ruler? We don't rule them; we live with them and try to make their lives better.

Firstly, you better learn what being an alpha is and then later have the dreams of becoming alpha," he started to rant.

I stood still like I always do. Hearing it with one ear and letting it go by the other.

"A day when our alpha comes, we have to give her everything back," he reminds us more, as he reminded me.

The day she steps on this land, I will be the one killing her, I thought. If only he could listen to my thoughts.

I hate her with every fiber of my being. She is a destroyer; her birth is destruction.

"Learn to respect and behave around people, especially with humans. I think I don't have to remind you that you are going to human school tomorrow," he said.

How can I even forget that shitty decision? I am being forced to go there. What am I going to do with human education?

Dad says it will help us learn to communicate with and understand humans better.

"I don't want to go, and I won't go," I replied.

"You have to listen to me; if you want to be an alpha, remember that, "Dad said, more like growling with his alpha tone.

I didn't like it, but I couldn't help but be submissive. I don't know what problem he has with me.

I stormed out of the pack and jumped into the air, letting my wolf, Adam, out. He growled as soon as he became free. Even he is angry.

The best part about Adam is that he empathizes with me. I told him everything about my past.

We started to run into the woods aimlessly. Maybe I know where we are going to end up and where everything began.