Trip with the Alpha

Morning came early. It felt like I had only slept two minutes ago. I quickly went through my morning routine. I had packed extra binders. This trip was for about a day or two depending on the Alpha’s mood. I had no idea why he was going to another town, but it was my job to go wherever he went.

At sharp seven we were sitting in the car. I was sitting shotgun with his driver at my side and the Alpha behind. The Alpha as usual hadn’t spoken a word. He looked like he hadn’t slept at all. In two hours we had reached the town. It was small and green. But the prettier it looked, the scarier it was.

Human slaves were tied with ropes and were being beaten on pedestals. The Alpha stopped the car, and we went outside. The crowd parted as they sensed the Alpha’s presence, I led the way ahead of him. And I could see scared faces staring back at me. A woman from the crowd fell at the Alpha’s feet.

“Sir! Sir please! Help my son! He’s being punished for nothing!” 

The woman was skinny in a way that scared me. Her bones were protruding out of her skin, her face hollow, and her dark short hair hung loosely by her sides. She joined her hands and begged. The Alpha nodded at me and I gently helped her get on her feet.

“Please Ma’am.” 

Her hands were cold, but her grip was tight on my arm. “You are a man too, you can help my son!” 

A voice groaned in pain and all the attention went back to him. A young boy who looked about sixteen was on the ground, his face faced the sky. I could see the blood on his mouth and forehead. 

A small, stout man stood over him with a sadistic grin, in his hand he held a whip. The Alpha without a warning went to the man.

The man was surprised but he didn’t move. 

“Alpha Anderson, nice to see you here,” he said but his voice indicated otherwise.

“Revon…Leave the boy,” the Alpha’s voice echoed in the silence.

The man stared for a few seconds and then looked at the crowd in disgust. 

“I’ll leave for now… but I will come back,” he said angrily and with one look at the Alpha and me, left. 

The crowd around us bowed, the woman who was in tears came forward and thanked the Alpha hundred times over. I went over to look at the boy who was still bleeding. His curly hair was stuck against his skin with blood. I took my robe off and wiped his blood. His eyes were half closed, and he looked at me smiling.

“Thank you kind sir,” 

In a few minutes a medic was called and the young boy was being taken to be treated. I wore the bloodied robe inside out and went to join the Alpha back in the car. I couldn’t ditch my robe, it provided me with extra coverage.

***

“Ah! Alpha Anderson my friend… so good to see you,” a man with golden brown hair and blue eyes smiled. He looked like he was about forty five with a thick beard around his chin. 

“Chris Allen.” The Alpha acknowledged. 

We were inside a Mansion similar to the Alpha’s but smaller in size, with very few people around. 

“I assume you are here to talk about the…” he paused as he looked at me, and raised his eyebrow.

“He stays.” the Alpha responded simply.

“Right, so as I was saying. You’re here to talk about Human Enslavement Laws, is that correct?” 

“Yes, I’m working on revoking the laws. But I need your help, and I need your alliance.”

“Is there a possibility of a war, Alpha?” 

“Some resistance is expected. But I haven’t revoked the laws yet. I’m traveling to see how humans are being treated everywhere,”

“But why would you want to revoke such an old law? No offense but this law has been going on for ages, and you can’t just possibly disrupt the natural hierarchy in the society, Alpha.”

“Change is paramount. We cannot always have the Humans suffer like this. I believe in equality no matter what species. Human, Werewolf or any other creature.”

“But if we let them go, they will try to harm us, and try to cut us into pieces like lab rats,”

“We come to a common conclusion. There’s not many of them left, Chris, and it's our job to protect them, not treat them like dirt,”

The way he defended humans was not something I expected. All these months, he had been working on this? 

“What do you suggest then?” 

“I suggest we give them equal rights. We give them the opportunity to work wherever they want, live wherever they want and be with whoever they want… I don’t want the men or the women to be forced into doing anything. Our ancestors have spilled a lot of human and werewolf blood trying to conquer the human race. And it's been almost a hundred years, these humans should not be punished for something their ancestors did.”

Chris Allen thought for a moment, and then nodded, “I do agree with you. I have seen some heinous crimes on these weaklings. They sure don’t deserve it… but how will we convince a whole nation? A whole country?”

“I’ve been in contact with the leaders of the west and the east. Some have shown support, they’re slowly eradicating people who have committed crimes to humans. I trust you Allen. And I want you to oversee if the treatment is fair and just. I will announce the law soon, but I need to know if I have you by my side.”

Chris Allen got up from his chair and bowed.

“I pledge my allegiance to you Alpha.”

“You don’t have to bow to me Chris, we’re allies.” The Alpha then got up and walked over to him and shook his hand.

“But I’d like you to start your work as soon as possible. Eliminate those you see doing any injustice. I count on you, my friend.”

After a few words were exchanged, the Alpha was escorted to his room. And I was sent to a servants quarters in the Mansion. I urged to stay outside his room, but Chris Allen’s maids denied my pleas. 

“Our guards will be stationed around Alpha Anderson sir, you can get some rest,”

That’s exactly what I didn’t want to do. After things were settled down, a few hours later I went up to his room to check on him. I knocked on his door and to my surprise a woman with stark green eyes and long beautiful black hair opened the door.

“Oh, hello” she smiled.

She wore a long flimsy dress, the color similar to her eyes, and she stood barefoot leaning against the door. A red ruby necklace gleamed at her throat.

“Miss,” I bowed, “I’m here to check on the Alpha. I’m his–”

“Bodyguard I know,” she answered, “I saw you when you entered this Mansion.” 

She then opened the door wider, revealing the Alpha sitting shirtless on the bed, with white bandages wrapped around his back and chest. His arm had small cuts. 

My eyes  widened and I carefully stepped around the woman and went towards the Alpha. 

“Sir! Are you alright! I–I was escorted immediately, I told them to let me go but they wouldn’t–”

“Little boy,” the woman interrupted. She was still landing leaning against the door with a smile on her lips.

“He’s fine, he hurt himself while shifting,”

I looked back at the Alpha but he wouldn’t meet my eyes. I wasn’t sure if I could touch him. Or his wounds. I looked at the woman and then around the room to find traces of any fights, or if this woman had attacked him.

“How?” I asked desperately. I couldn’t bear to look at him like this, it hurt me physically. I was bound to him by a duty and he was hurt.

The woman unhinged herself from the door and stood in front of me. 

“Sometimes shifting causes injuries, little human.Nothing to worry about.” 

Her green eyes bore into mine as she smiled wider, “Don’t worry yourself sick, he’ll heal. Go on now,” 

“But I’m supposed to stay by his side–”

“Winters you may leave, I’ll be alright. Nothing to worry about.” the Alpha said suddenly.

“I– Sir…” I wanted to protest but I didn’t. He assured me that he would be fine. 

I bowed twice and then left.

***

Julian Anderson (The Alpha) ‘s POV

“Did you really have to be that rude?” I asked as the door shut softly behind Winters.

“I can’t have another headache when I’m trying to heal you,” Larisa said as she sat down on the couch opposite the bed.

“You really need to stop training so hard, Julian,”

“Well I can’t have these random shifting episodes during work now can I?”

“Maybe you should give in to your instincts?”

“I wish I had the time to.” I sighed.

“How’s it going with Anna?…” Larisa asked.

“She kissed someone at the Ball– right in front of my eyes…and then the dude she kissed ditched her later on for someone else.”

“Ouch, I’m sorry.” she said with a frown on her face.

“Don’t heal this,” I said as I grabbed my shirt.

“And why is that?”

“Because I need this pain to control myself,”

“Well you can be all masochist later on, but I can’t have my only family bleed to death.”

“Trust me,” I said as I adjusted the shirt. “I’ll be fine.