Chapter Four

Alpha Reuben's POV

When I decided to return back to banewood I didn't expect my brand new car to get scratched literally on my arrival.

I nearly snapped the neck of the mortal that dared to cross me, but for some reason after stepping out of my car her physical resemblance to the woman from the prophecy of blood irked me, not just that but...she looked exactly like my mate who died in our realm.

Her smell was nauseating, even as I sat in the classroom. As soon as she walked in my blood stirred worse, she spoke to another man.

For some reason that didn't sit right with me, since I arrived in Banewood she has been a constant plague in my thoughts.

Now, I stood outside her house, lurking in the woods like an obsessive stalker.

The last time I was this addicted to someone was when I united with my mate, my heart ached in my chest for her.

I've thought and dreamed about killing her at least four hundred times and the other hundred times are things I do not wish to talk about.

She was useful to be able to gain the power to walk before the moon, I was sure that was all I wanted from her. There's no way a human would be my mate.

Although it was absolute torture to ignore my need for her.

I've been observing her for days now, her mother was a witch, I'm not sure Leah herself was aware but the woman was a very powerful old witch.

The rituals she performed around their house were powerful enough to kill any beast that would dare barge in which is why I have been lurking and hovering around her.

Leah was heavily protected, to make it worse I wasn't the only one after her.

That's why I kept lurking in her forest waiting for an opportunity, a loop hole.

He stood beside me, I tried not to grit my teeth and failed. "You look like you are about to rip her head off her shoulders, you must really hate her Reuben."

"Leave Banewood, Cain, before I change my mind." I threatened him with a smirk.

Cain's eyes widened "Oh my goodness I'm so freaking terrified Reuben, I'm gonna run now." he laughed picking up a stone and throwing it at Leah's window.

Before I could control my reflexes I caught the stone and crushed it, I held back a groan of frustration "I have been wondering, why I can see obvious hatred in your eyes for the little human but you have not harmed her." Cain pinned me with his cunning gaze.

My face was blank as a board, unreadable "You need her... don't you? is she your mate?"

"That's why you are keeping such strict tabs on her, is she connected to the moon curse?" he said in a singsong voice like he was cracking some secret code.

A smirk formed on my lips "Think all you want Cain, think with that huge brain of yours."

"Well I mean, if I can't figure it out I'll simply kill her." Cain taunted me and I clenched my teeth.

"You won't dare, this is my territory and you're trespassing." I sneered with authority.

Now he smirked "I don't think you know Alpha Derek wants you dead...you did leave his sister at the altar."

As I rushed him he caught me by the neck and squeezed, I struggled against his bone crushing grip "You are weak." Cain laughed.

"You think I don't know that's why you ran away, because you know your brother wants you dead." Cain threw me at a tree, I collided with it and my ribs cracked.

Cain shrugged leaning against a tree "Get up alpha Reuben, you look pathetic."

I cursed trying to get up, but my ribs ached in pain "What do you want? Why are you here?"

His smirk pissed me off even more. "If you are here to play your little game Alpha Cain, I am not interested."

"Oh so you've heard of me?" Cain asked, surprised.

My lips pressed in a thin line "Who doesn't? the rebellious alpha who enjoys causing havoc because he is bored."

He clapped with amusement "I could say the same about you, Alpha Reuben the weak alpha who is destined to murder all the other alpha's and become alpha supreme one of those lame prophecies. That's why everyone hates you, over a simple joke."

"That joke is the reason I am on the run." My frown darkened even further.

"Because your brother was plotting to kill you at your own wedding, your life is so sad and I enjoy watching every moment of it." Cain said with every hint of fascination in his emotionless eyes.

He took a step towards me and I took a step back "So...are you going to tell me, what secret you are hiding or do you need me to torture it out of you?"

"I know who your daughter is." I suddenly blurted out and his eyes turned red in anger.

His gait straightened to a threatening stance "How do you know that information?" Cain hissed in a dash and grabbed me again, raising me against a tree.

"The same way the first time you'll get to meet her, would be a corpse if you do not drop me." I struggled in his grasp as he released me.

"Who is she?" he asked with a grin creeping up his face as his stance relaxed.

Breathing was still difficult as he nearly broke my windpipe, I cleared my throat "I don't know yet."

His grin dropped "Do you think I will not harm your little human just to make you miserable?"

We shared eye contact for a moment before he suddenly ran towards the house, he collided with the boundary flying back.

Unfortunately, he landed on his feet and tried not to laugh. "You knew that would happen didn't you?" he asked in annoyance, twisting his neck.

I shrugged, taking a step back "Not necessarily."

Leah stepped out of the house with her siblings and her mother, she got into her truck as I quickly blended into the forest to hide from her mother's sight.

The woman's old sharp eyes moved meticulously around the forest, she raised her hands and moved them over the land as her daughter drove off in her truck.

The leaves lifted from the ground, she was strengthening the barrier and I quickly ran through the forest.

Cain was nowhere in sight so he must have been smarter than me, quicker.

Cause I began to cough up blood.

There was silver in the air.

Every poison that could hurt a beast covered the atmosphere, until I couldn't breathe.

My vision blurred as I stumbled against a tree, spots covered my vision.

My lungs constricted, I was losing consciousness.

I heard a loud horn and a hard metal collide against my body. Everything went black.