"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING!!" Calebroared, springing up with an agility surprising for someone in his condition. His injuries were still far from healing."You were going to leave Brighton. It was clear as day that you were not staying. So WTF happened!" He roared."Omega!" Mendez bellowed, "shut the fuck up. The next time you disrupt our next Alpha or anyone of higher rank, your throat will be ripped out." Murmurs of consent resounded amongst pack members."Now sit." Douglas hissed, unsure if he sounded as menacing as he intended to. He was still mind blown by Andrew's revelation. His wolf had never been so giddy. Caleb snarled, refusing to sit. He stared daggers at Andrew, who was smirking at him, calculating the distance between them and wondering if he would successfully rip out his throat if he lunged at him now.Douglas growled gripping the table, he was about to…"Sit down." A dominance-laced voice echoed around the room.Caleb's eyes glazed over as he was hit, no slam
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Andrew gritted out, "you just went into a fit of fury right now and you want to downplay it?"Larry glanced away."Larry! What is going on? You've been ranting like a bitch in the past few days." "I was worried about you." He mumbled,Andrew sensed the truth in his words but that wasn't the explanation he was gunning for."Yeah, so what was this outburst about?" He asked, with an arched brow and folded arm."We need to head back to the pack, they're currently searching for you."Andrew grimaced,"You've gotta be fucking kidding me if you think I'll go anywhere with you without a plausible explanation."Larry dragged a breath,"Bro… I was afraid for you. The worry had burrowed so deep into me, that I snapped." He said, dragging his hands through blond hair."Cool, but what was that about me leaving the pack? You said the same thing last night." Andrew said unrelentingly.Larry began to pace around, his hand constantly running through his hair."I
Growling, Caleb paced around his room. Waves of fury poured out from his being. It had to be some kind of joke. An expensive one at that. Because there was no way Andrew willingly accepted to become Alpha. Everything about it was wrong.How could Andrew who'd caused a whole ruckus because he'd wanted to escape, the same Andrew who'd been running away from the pack forever suddenly want to remain in Brighton? Someone had a hand in it. He suspected his father or Laura. One of them had to be the ones that had convinced him, maybe they'd threatened him. They all behaved like Brighton would collapse without Andrew. Feeding his already bloated ego.He unclenched his fists and then pounded on the wall closest to him."How can my birthright be snatched from me?" He roared, "Father you traitor!" He punched the wall, bruising his knuckles.The grunts he heard from outside the room further aggravated him.Andrew was to become Alpha while he, the first son of the Alpha and the true son of Bright
Nicole clasped her hand to her mouth. Gripping it tightly and hoping no, praying desperately to the moon goddess that they didn't hear her. Her whole body jittered uncontrollably and she could barely keep her hands on her face."What!" Caleb growled, rattling the room."Lies!" He spat, "Father doted on mother, he almost died when that illness took her." Mendez shrugged,"I believe we're done here," he said, picking up the napkin and wiping his mouth. "No," Caleb growled, his coming to the surface. "I want proof!"Mendez sneered,"Tell your wolf to taper down, the only way you'll get any other thing from me is if you agree to my terms. I'll give you 48 hours to make your decision. See you then," he said, getting to his feet."Sit Mendez." Caleb's wolf demanded.Mendez chuckled, ignoring him as he straightened his clothes.Growling, Caleb grabbed his cuffs. "It's not possible! Why should I believe you!"Baring his teeth, Mendez shrugged him off, sending him flying out of his seat. Gro
When Andrew and Larry arrived at Packhouse, pack members crowded them offering love and support to Andrew, asking him questions, and introducing themselves. Most of them had been relieved to see him because they were alarmed by the way he fled the hall. Andrew's flight tendencies made them suspect that it had been an expensive joke. Andrew's heart warmed as he responded to each of them with gratitude. He'd never been showered with such a large amount of public attention before. He scanned the crowd, seeing faces he'd never seen before blended with familiar faces. He narrowed his eyes suddenly, Laura was nowhere to be seen. Neither was his father who was supposed to be bouncing which joy. Mendez and Caleb's absence was understandable, but Laura and his father?He nudged Larry who was standing by him beaming like the sun.Where's Laura? He asked.For a moment a brief frown displayed across his face, then he shrugged.She's probably with the old alpha. He responded.It didn't sit well w
"Laura's clean. We've been watching her and she has not shown any suspicious behavior. Her loyalty to you and the pack is still as firm as rock." A muscular tan-skinned man, in a black suit, said, twirling his cup of whiskey and sitting before Douglas in his study.Douglas hummed, then took a sip of his drink."As expected." He voiced, carefully dropping his glass.Laura's loyalty stretched as far as Andrew's well-being. When he was threatened she was and when he was at rest, she relaxed too. Her attachment to Andrew was perplexing, the way she, who'd been on with him for years even before Andrew was discovered, more like rescued by her, and returned to the pack, was ever ready to bark, attack or switch loyalties because for him, was what disturbed him."I'll need you to break into her house. Secrets are lying in there.""Noted." The man said taking a swig."It's Elias Mendez you should be worried about." The man said after minutes of silence.Douglas cocked a brow,"Oh really? Let m
"What we should be worried about is how to get everyone back to normal," Laura spoke up after they'd all sat in silence for some minutes."We should…" she started to say when she suddenly stiffened and straightened. Her eyes glazed over. The voice of the Compliant came out of her mouth."Douglas. The voice said, "my investigation revealed that because the witch spell wasn't completed, it would begin to wear off, so about now you should be receiving news on improvement in your pack. That doesn't mean that your troubles are over. Only a handful will feel their wolves again. Nonetheless, Brighton needs a cure ASAP, unless it will lose more than half of its pack members. You should also keep in mind that the witches are gearing up for another attack."Andrew growled at the sound of the Compliant's Voice. He clenched his fists as he ground his teeth. Although he wasn't close to them, its dominance still affected him.Laura gasped as she was released from her trance."How the hell did he do
The sounds of punching, groans of pain, and crunching boots resounded around Andrew. His assailant huffed, pulling him up and tossing him into another tree trunk."In werewolf hierarchy, the oldest or most powerful wolf shifts more swiftly than the others. He always howls first, before others can follow." A cold guttural voice remarked above the noise. "It's a sign of respect. Keep these things in mind when hunting wolves." He said."Yes, master," his assailant and others chorused, panting heavily.His assailant dragged a big log and whipped Andrew with it. Unlike himself, Andrew offered no resistance, he just laid there listening to his bones and rib crack. Pain filtered through his veins, keeping his body from healing itself. Hefting him up, his assailant pushed him into a tree and smacked his battered face."Enough! We've captured the Alpha wolf. Let them go." The cold guttural voice commanded.His assailant hesitated for some seconds before tossing him to the side. Bodies fell to