Chapter 4

<span;>Henry's POV

<span;>I was already thinking about all the fun I would have with Bella when I kill her silly boyfriend and the fact that he is the son of my alpha is making the experience even more enjoyable. Lifting my right hand up with the claws fully extended, I aim for the chest to rip out his heart.

<span;>“Brian! Noooo!" A loud female scream from behind distracted me.

<span;>Turning around I saw it was Bella and a smile tucked on my lips as I saw how hopeless and devastated she looked. It kinda made her look more sexy to be honest.

<span;>Just imagine how devastated thus sexier she would look when I rip out her pretty boyfriend's beating heart from his chest?

<span;>It would be spectacular!

<span;>I turned to carrying out that action but I was met with a hard blow right in the nose that sent me flying in the sky like a bird.

<span;>Fuck!

<span;>I crashed painfully on the hard floor and there was a waterfall of blood flowing down my nose. I tried standing up but I was feeling so dazed.

<span;>This young wolf got quite the power. I think I have become too cocky for my own good. I shouldn't have wasted anything to put him away.

<span;>“I will kill you!" Brian growled as he stood up and I just scoffed.

<span;>“You will try," I said, taking a fighting stance and we both stared at each other briefly but intensely before we charged at each other.

<span;>This time around I plan not to showboat or  gloat. I aim to go for the kill immediately when I see the opportunity. However there was something different about the way he attacked this time around. He wasn't as reckless and eager to land a blow like before; it was almost as if he had read and understood my fighting style that I was waiting to counterattack his moves.

<span;>This new change of fighting style deployed by him caught me off guard and made me a bit stagnant and slow in my movement and this cost me.

<span;>“Ahhh!"

<span;>I screamed out painfully as his sharp claws sliced through my left arm and before I could react to that he had gotten down to slash my right thigh.

<span;>Fuck! Pain! Immense pain!

<span;>I have to act fast unless this fool will surely kill me and honestly I am not ready to die yet.

<span;>I threw my attackers, hoping to connect with his face but it's either I was too slow or his fucking damn to fast because I ended up striking air and worst... I left my body unguarded.

<span;>Surely he won't use my own style against me? Surely not...I was so wrong.

<span;>“Ugh...Ugh...Ugh.." I gasped in pain for air as I felt his hand inside my stomach, literally squeezing my intestines.

<span;>I didn't want to believe it even though the pain was already much proof but still I didn't want to believe so I slowly took my eyes down to my abdomen and my eyes dilated in shock as I saw that Brian had his wrist upward buried inside my stomach

<span;>Fuck! I am dead.

<span;>I took my eyes up to his face and he had this deadly mean look of a killer.

<span;>“You son of bitch!" I cursed and I think that angered him as applied more force, causing his hand to go deeper into my stomach, tearing some of my intestines in the process.

<span;>“Ah.." I coughed out a chunk of blood.

<span;>It feels like death. So embarrassing! Getting killed by a boy?

<span;>“Ah.." I coughed out more blood when he withdrew his hand from my stomach.

<span;>Fuck! I am seeing my own guts! Ugly shit!

<span;>My legs suddenly became so weak that I dropped down on one knee and as I raised my eyes up I could see his blood filled hand raised up with claws fully extended. I knew this move very well. He is about to cut my head off my neck.

<span;>So this is how I die then? I only wanted to fuck. Well at least my end would be quick.

<span;>Closing my eyes I accepted my fate...

<span;>“Brian stop!!!" I heard that soft female voice scream.

<span;>Bella!

<span;>I opened my eyes and I couldn't help but smile even though I was dying. She is just so pretty. If I have one wish right now. It's to have one chance to get inside her panties before I die. Yes! She is still getting me horny even at the point of death.

<span;>“What are you saying Bella? Why are you stopping me from killing this sick pervert?!" Brian frowned.

<span;>“You don't have to kill him, Brian. Please," Bella pleaded.

<span;>“What?! You are pleading on his behalf after what he did? After what he wanted to do to you? This fool touched you. He deserves to die!"

<span;>Brian was visibly angry but I just knew at that moment he wouldn't go against her wish and that caused a smile to form on my blooded lips.

<span;>The little puppy doesn't have the balls to refuse her. I know I would have gone through with it if I was in his shoes regardless of what anyone says.

<span;>Bella came to him and held his hand and the little wolf just melted completely at her touch.

<span;>“I know he did great wrong but I don't want you to take a man's life for my sake. You have done enough for me already. You are my hero," she said sweetly and he took his eyes to her.

<span;>“You know I will do anything for you?" He said.

<span;>“I know," she smiled then embraced him.

<span;>The show of love made me sick. Do they actually think they are in love? What I see are two horny youths not brave enough to tell each other they want to fuck!

<span;>“How so lovely! You know I always thought you two make a very fine couple. Just so amazing to watch," I said, trying to sweet talk them but I don't think they appreciated my compliments.

<span;>Brian looked at me like he wanted to slap off my head and even the pretty Bella looked quite annoyed and a lot irritated.

<span;>“I know you don't want me to kill him but can at least punch him?" Brian requested.

<span;>“Sure," Bella granted, causing my eyes to dilate.

<span;>I was about to protest when I saw Brian's fist traveling towards my face at a very fast pace and then....I blanked out.

<span;>I don't know for how many seconds, minutes or even hours I was out but when I finally opened my eyes- slowly. I saw I was no longer in the woods. At first I didn't know exactly where I was as I was still feeling dazed by the punch, however I could tell I was on my knees and I was surrounded by a large crowd, maybe up to 50 or more. I couldn't really tell their exact number as my vision wasn't that clear and their murmuring chatter was adding more ache to my already impounded head.

<span;>Blinking my eyes a few times I tried to regain my focus and recalibrate my brain and after a few seconds my surroundings and its environment became clearer to me. I knew exactly where I was and the realization brought me chills down my spine.

<span;>I was in the Alpha's compound! I am so cooked!

<span;>I looked around and there he stood, my mighty alpha in all his strength and glory. By his side was his boy, Brian as well as Bella. I am sure they must have told him what I had done because he doesn't look too happy.

<span;>There goes my head. Shit!

<span;>"The audacity of his continued existence is staggering," my alpha's deep, menacing voice growled, his eyes locking onto me with an unnerving intensity. Brian's response sent a chill down my spine: "Bella's soft heart stayed my hand, Father, but give the word, and I'll ensure his life is forfeit."

<span;>Their hushed conversation, meant to be private, was laid bare to my sensitive ears. Escape seemed impossible now.

<span;>"I deserve to die," I pleaded, my voice trembling. "Grant me a swift end, Alpha." The weight of his gaze crushed my spirit as I kept my face buried in the dirt.

<span;>"Your fate is indeed sealed," the alpha's low tone dripped with malice, "but I'll honor my future daughter-in-law's wishes. You won't be killed... yet." His final step brought him alarmingly close.

<span;>A fleeting smile crossed my lips – cheating death once more – but the alpha's next words extinguished it.

<span;>"John Henry, you are hereby banished from the Celestial Pack. All ties are severed. Your name will be whispered to every pack within our territory and beyond, a warning to hunt you down."

<span;>My eyes widened in terror as panic set in. "No! Anything but this! Kill me, I beg you!" I clung to the alpha's leg, but he callously kicked me away.

<span;>"Take him away," he commanded, his voice devoid of mercy. Two burly beta wolves dragged me off, my desperate pleas echoing through the darkness.

<span;>"No, Alpha! Please!..." My cries faded into the void, swallowed by the hopelessness that engulfed me.

<span;>As the beta wolves dragged me away, my mind burned with an unyielding resolve. The alpha's cruel verdict had ignited a fire within me, fueling an unrelenting determination.

<span;>What was my offense anyways? She hasn't identified her mate so technically she belongs to no one. Why would I be banished for doing what everyone is actually thinking of but just doesn't have the balls to act on it?!

<span;>Hypocrite! All of them!

<span;>"I will return," I vowed silently, eyes fixed on the receding figures of the alpha, Brian, and Bella. "I will make them pay for their betrayal, their cruelty." I clenched my teeth.

<span;>Brian, the self-righteous prince, would be the first to fall. His sanctimonious tone still echoed in my mind, "Bella's soft heart stayed my hand..." I would ensure his heart knew no softness, only the cold sting of revenge.

<span;>The alpha, once a figure of reverence, now embodied the essence of treachery. His banishment would be repaid in full, with interest.

<span;>And the pack... they would tremble at the mention of my name. Their blind obedience would be shattered, their sense of security shattered.

<span;>But Bella... Ah, Bella. Her compassionate heart had stayed Brian's hand, but it would be her downfall. I would claim her, body and soul. She would be mine, my prize, my redemption.

<span;>The beta wolves tossed me into the darkness, beyond the pack's borders. I landed hard on the unforgiving earth, but my spirit remained unbroken.

<span;>I rose, dusting myself off, and gazed back at the pack's distant lights. A sinister smile spread across my face.

<span;>"This isn't the end," I whispered to the night. "This is merely the beginning."

<span;>With each step away from the pack, my resolve hardened. I would return, armed with vengeance and a hunger for retribution.

<span;>The Celestial Pack would soon learn the true meaning of fear.