Chapter 1

*25 years ago*

It was a stormy night. The stars had hidden their presence and the moon was nowhere in sight.

The whole palace was asleep but a storm brew in the king's chambers. His mistress, a slave who worked in the kitchens had delivered a ghastly news.

She had brought a child who was well bundled up in a basket and was fast asleep.

A child

A son

An alpha

The first fruit of the king

The future alpha king

The king looked into the tiny basket and frowned. A disgrace had been born. To think that the slave girl would give birth to a son. There would be utter chaos if the nobles knew.

There was no way an illegitimate child could continue his legacy. He was of inferior blood and was born from a mistake.

"Your majesty please!! he is your son. Please we will live like ghosts. I will ensure he grows up as a servant" The gentle woman pleaded with the king for her son's life to be spared.

"No!! he would one day grow and wish to claim his right. He is my first child but he cannot have his right"

"Please your majesty, I beg of you. Please spare my son's life".

Looking into the basket once more, The king looked at the child who had an undeniable resemblance to himself. With his black hair and green eyes, there was no way he would be mistaken for someone else's child

The kingdom must never know of this as he would be mocked and the throne may be contended with.

Who knew that the stupid servant girl would be full with child from just one night?!. It was utterly disgraceful.

Walking to the furnace, he stared into the fire. What to do? It was forbidden among the werewolf race for a parent to kill their own pup. It was rule as old as time itself. What was he to do? He was willing to do that much if he meant he could achieve his plans.

There was no way the child could grow up in the castle as it would sully his name and destroy all he had struggled to build.

His wedding with the daughter of the wealthiest noble in the kingdom was scheduled to hold in a fortnight.

This union would further strengthen his position as the king and he would be able to win over the aristocratic faction. Something that the former kings were unable to accomplish.

Watching the wood in the furnace slowly turning to ask, he finally came to a conclusions. He turned to face the woman who was still on her knees pleading for the life of the child.

"Very well. I shall spare the child's life but you both are hereby banished to edge of the kingdom to forever spend your lives in isolation. You must never speak of this incident to a soul and the boy must never know of who he truly is".

"B-but my king!! At the border of the kingdom is the swamp region that is home to wild animals that is hardly unhabitable. It is close to death sentence my king".

The king was well aware what his decision meant. He couldn't use his two bare hands to kill his child but he could send the woman and the child to a place where their death was certain. Yes, it was cowardly of him but he was not about to let years of planning and hard work to go down the drain because he was unable to keep it in his pants.

What was this servant expecting? That he would bond with her and make her his queen?!

"You will either choose banishment or die by my hand. I give you just till the last wood turns to ash to leave my presence and begin your journey or I will kill that child myself" The king bellowed.

With tears in her eyes, the petit woman thought for a while. Maybe the child dying was the easiest route for her. She wouldn't need to such a horrid place where she was not sure to survive.

Yes, she was a werewolf but she was weak and lacked the strength that the nobles were blessed with. Looking at the basket, where the child lay, she turned to stare into the eyes of the king.

This man was hungry for power and didn't care what happened to her. The sweet nothings he had spewed in her ears were only inducted from the passion they shared.

He was a horrid man that had killed his brothers to be able to lay claim to the throne. Even if she did offer her son's life here, he own life wasn't guaranteed.

"I will accept your offer your majesty. I shall never speak of this to anyone or tell the child of his identity but remember this my king. Fate cannot be stopped"

And with that she left the chambers with the baby.

"......Fate cannot be stopped" The king muttered after about an hour of deep thinking.

That filthy female servant is right. He knew it deep in his bones that the child would one day grow to become a thorn in his side.

Ringing the bell on his nightstand, his personal guard came into the room.

"Ray, chase that woman who just left my chambers. Kill her and the child she has with her".

"Yes your majesty"

Trained to obey orders without any questions, the guard transformed into his wolf and chased after the woman.

To his utter amazement, she seems to have vanished into thin air. Not a trace of her scent could be found even her footprints.

There was no way he could track the woman. Still he ran till he reached the palace gates.

Seemed the woman was smarter than she seemed. For a mere servant girl, she has very good survival instincts.

She was wise to hide hee scent and cover her tracks as the king was not a man to be trusted.

Ray decided that it was the woman's destiny to escape with the child and decided to lie to his king.

He could not explain his reason to betray his king or protect the young child but only time would tell........