Chapter 9

At the hall of Assembly of the Left wing pack, Cain sat high on his throne, the elders standing below in rows of four- two rows by Cain's left and two by his left. A long red fur carpet seperating them.

Cain had summoned a meeting at the late house

An elder stepped forward, his head bowed slightly. "Alpha, the pack has been under stability all thanks to your wisdom and graceful leading the people have been very thankful for that. But..." he paused.

Cain raised a brow. "What's the matter?"

The elder looked at him contemplating on whether to continue, but he pushed forward with what he had started. "Alpha Kael has stopped the supply for the essentials required by the pack members of Left wing."

Cain hit his fist angrily at the armrest of his throne. "What do you mean by that?"

"It is just has I have said. Right wing of New moon pack Controls the receiving and the supply of our essentials like food, clothing etc, but for the past one week, we haven't received anything but flimsy excuses."

Cain frown, thick line appearing between his brow, a muscle in his jaw twitched and his lips slowly drew back in a snarl.

"If it continues like this, the pack members will live in huge poverty." Another elder chipped in.

"I will take care of it. My people won't suffer." Cain vowed, though his brows were still knitted.

Elder Mako stepped forward- the oldest Elder in the left wing. "Alpha Cain, I believe I speak on behalf of some elders when I say Luna Aria is no longer worthy to be called Luna."

Few members gasped at what he had just sprouted out while others nodded in agreement.

But Cain, he just simply kept his cool, even thought he was boiling in rage inwardly. He wanted to come down the throne and snap his neck instantly for calling his mate unworthy.

To contain all the fury, he just simply clenched his two fist, his nails digging into his palm and his knuckles turning white.

"Any why is that?" he asked, voice calm.

"It is now a known fact that the Luna keeps going unconscious every now and then. Everyone of us knew for a fact that she is a wolfless weak omega but we accepted her because you wanted her, but if she continues to display that she is weak, I suggest you take in another Luna."

The supporting elders nodded while the others snarled in disapproval.

"How about you take Princess Maida into consideration. She is from the bloodline of Alpha's and she will make a good leader. Moreover you both have been friends since childhood." Another elder suggested.

Cain lost his cool facade he had been trying to show and he let out a loud spine shivering growl. "Enough!!!!!"

"I will take no other Luna in except Aria. And anyone who speaks of this is considered a threat and a rebel to the pack. I'm sure you all know the consequences of rebellion."

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The air inside the ruined stone house was thick and heavy with burning incense.

The old seer sat before a shallow fire pit, bones and carved stones arranged in a precise circle around him. Though he had lost his powers after it had been stripped off by the moon goddess, he could still perform dark rituals as it was recorded in a book by the first seer to ever exist.

"Alpha Kael, you want to break a bond blessed by the Moon Goddess," the seer said slowly. "I'm sure you certainly do understand what you are asking?”

Kael stepped forward, his presence commanding, cold. "Yes, I just simply want what was stolen from me.”

The seer chuckled, a dry, broken sound. "Stolen? What a nice word to use to balance the ego in you." he muttered then closed his eyes.

Kael's jaw tightened. "Watch your mouth!'

"This ritual will not restore your bond. It will corrupt hers. It will make her lose control of her wolf."

Kael’s eyes darkened. "I don't give a flying f*ck about it, so far she is mine."

The seer leaned forward, his eyes still closed. "Only Aria's wolf want you. That is to say, her head what you, but her heart says otherwise. If I help in the forceful awakening of her wolf, it will reject the claimed bond and crawl back to the first mark it ever knew."

Tharren stiffened behind them. "That could kill her."

The seer nodded. "It would cause the pack fall."

Kael didn’t blink. "She mustn't die. You have to do something about that." he sneaked.

The seer smiled slowly. "You blood will be needed for the binding and when it is done, you will stand alone to bear the consequences of your action.0"

Kael extended his palm. "Do it."

The fire flared violently, shadows crawling up the walls like living things.

Tharren walked out with clenched fist since he couldn't bear watching it.

"Then know this,"the seer said, carving a symbol into the dirt. "Once the ritual begins, Cain will feel it. Aria will also feel it, she will bleed as her wolf tries to forcefully come out. And when her wolf does… Alpha Cain will fall."

Kael’s lips curved into a dangerous smile. "Let the ritual begin."

The old seer cut his palm with a sharp knife, collecting it in a bowl.

He began the ritual with several incantation flowing out of his mouth.

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Night had already settled over the pack. Cain sat alone by the window in his chamber staring at the dark forest that extended far beyond his eyes could see.

Aria was in the bathroom freshening up when he suddenly had her scream in pain.

"Aria!" he called out standing up from where he sat to go meet her.

Suddenly, he felt something slam into his chest like a violent pulse, sharp and sudden.

Cain stiffened, his eyes going dark immediately. "Aria!" he whispered, one hand clutched to his chest and the other instinctively reaching out to the door which was still some steps away from him.

In the bathroom, Aria had had already slumped to the ground unconscious, but her body still wriggled as her wolf tried forcing it way out.

"He is calling me." her wolf kept whispering.

He began feeling weak and each time he tired to take a step forward amidst the pain, his leg wobbled till it finally gave in. His knees reached the ground with a thud.

The red thread of fate between him began to feel so fragile. The connection was there, but distorted. Like the thread of fate was l being pulled too tight with the hope of breaking it.

His jaw clenched, his wolf began to stir uncomfortably from within him. The pain increased, sharp and unbearable. He couldn't move. He couldn't feel himself.

Then a sudden realization hit him, this was Aria's awakening.

At that moment Cain felt it- a second presence.

Someone else was touching the bond.

Cain’s breath came slow and heavy, but his eyes burned with fury. "Kael," he growled under his breath, the name tasting like poison in his mouth.

At that moment he went unconscious.