The AfterMath

 It's been a whole year since the attack. Since I rejected Him...

After his departure, the things didn't run smoothly as I have anticipated. My father was critically injured. The doctors tried their best to put him back from coma but they hardly believed he will ever walk again when he regained his consciousness.

The pack was in total chaos. Without the presence of their leader, a pack soon comes on the brink of destruction. My brother took his name out from the alpha contender after he was healed, still now he blamed himself that he couldn't save our pack. He beat himself till now for it. So, to re-establish the proper conduct I had to stand as the new alpha.

I had not told a single soul what kind of deal I had sealed with the devil, my mother tried so many times to ask me about that day leaving me to drop the conversation immediately. She knew I had not recovered myself from that.

Being the very first female alpha was not an easy task. So many people revolted, some tried to took over us but strangely it didn't last longer and after some time things started to get normal.

Our pack was no longer the most feared pack, many wolves migrated, some turned rogue, many families were destroyed and only one person to blame. My mate.

I sighed deeply when I looked at the clock. It was half past ten. I stood from my chair and stretched my neck. I was working on the pack duty for straight five hours. After that day, I have turned myself to work, it was only these alpha duties that had kept me sane. I worked days and nights to gain trust of my own people. I put the last file in the shelf and stood near the window.

It was raining. Yet somehow the moon was peeking right through the clouds.

"It's been months and I think of him every day. Sometimes I am engraved at him for what he did and sometimes I am thankful that at least he came into my life, at least I knew I had a mate." I looked out the window and staired at the rain that fell in sync with my tears.

A knock on my door brought me back to reality, I quickly wiped off the tears and straightened myself and allowed the person I can sense across hundred doors.

"Dear it's too late, you shouldn't be working that much." My mother said putting a fresh pot of coffee on the desk.

"I was just done mom."

Her eyes lingered more than normal on my face and after some awkward eye-contact she nodded and left me with my coffee and thoughts.

My mother had been my biggest strength since our pack's fall. I secretly admired her power and courage. She had also lost her mate, just like me. But still, she was courageous enough to stand like a wall. And I believed somehow, I owed her for her sacrifices. And from then, I always tried to do everything in my will power to worth her sacrifices.

Tomorrow would be a big day for me and my pack. After a year of me as the alpha, the werewolf council finally gave me invitation to join the alpha summit. They finally saw the worth of me and my pack.

After my father stepped down from the alpha position, werewolf council started to show its true colors, not only it abandoned us but it completely blacklisted our pack. But I was determined to show them who I was. I am in no mood to stepped down from my title without a fight.

After I brought my pack from literally brink from destruction to now my old prosperous pack; they had an audacity to invite me. I was in no mood to tolerate their irrational mind if it was not for my mother who forced me to comply with them.

My father and their ancestors have been an active participant of the werewolf council from ages, I had to see what they have on the plate for us. And if it was not for the Dumeny, I would never accept their invitation at the first place. He was hellbent on me to attend the meeting.

I looked back at the moon and drink my coffee in silence.

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"Thank you, Ms. Rockwood, to come at this very short notice. Your room is right to the top floor. Room no. 201. You can leave your bags here" The woman at the reception said professionally. The badge on her chest said Mia. From looks she would be in her early thirties.

"Where could I find Mr. Dumeny?"

"I am sorry mam, but it seems that Mr. Dumeny had not checked in yet." Mia said still typing in the screen.

I nodded and started walking to my room. The invitation said that the meeting would be at 4'o clock. Still I had two hours to freshen up.

This was the very first meeting I was attending and it would be an understatement that I was nervous. And at the top of that I had come alone. All the alphas would either come along with their mates or their betas. But in my condition, I am lacking both.

This was the first time in last twelve months that I had left my pack's boundary. The meeting was going to held in the 'No man's land'. I had made my brother in charge; he was the only person who I could trust blindly.

After freshen up, I dressed in black pencil skirt. With the final look at myself in the mirror, I walked in the direction where the meeting was going to be held.

Hello good people, I know this was a depressing chapter but it was important for the next few chapters.

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