You and I

Dave’s POV

I had gone to RaeganHill pack to survey the territory before my pack and I invaded it.

It should have been my territory by now but the former Alpha Logan made a treaty with me. He was a good man so I allowed it. He later paid me a visit before he died and permitted me to take over his territory if his idiot son failed to run it well.

The change of heart made me curious.

News of his demise reached me immediately. My beta Derrick informed me and offered to personally pick someone to go.

I lazily told him I would. I told myself it was to verify why Logan changed his mind and to investigate his death.

“You are the Lycan King you cannot abandon your throne for this mission”, he says

I place my pen down and look at him, “I didn’t become feared and ruthless by hiding or following procedures. Moreover, this should take 3-6 months, don’t tell me you will miss me”, I joked.

That only irritated my beta the more, he feared I was being careless per usual. So I offered to let him handle my logistics.

Derrick suggested that I get a house close by to protect my identity from the people during the full moon. We found one and handsomely paid off the rogue. Three months later we staged a rogue attack near RaeganHill and I made my escape into their territory as a lone survivor.

I met Amber first and thought she was beautiful both inward and outward. She welcomed me to their pack and personally attended to my wounds. She was 17, slender and full of life. I joined the pack warriors because of her although I could never fight beside her because I am an omega. She fought for my position among the warriors stating that as a rogue I could be of help. Alpha Cornel didn’t agree but who cares anyways? Eventually I became the errand boy.

She was the only one who said thank you when I handed her water or equipment. She never asked for my name but she was kind.

I wasn’t used to this kindness, so I fell in love with her. For the first time, I prayed to the moon goddess for her to be my mate.

Sadly, 2 months after she turned 18 and was mated to the boy she always had a crush on, Alpha Cornel. Their love blossomed that whole year. I even envied Cornel, until Annabel turned 18.

A year later I found out her sister Annabel was my mate.

Don’t get me wrong, Annabel is good looking but she has no fire like her sister. She is only tough when there’s an audience, it wasn’t satisfying to watch.

She suppressed the pull of our mate bond at her 18th birthday celebration and lied to her family that she hadn’t found her mate. I was ok. Amber after a year hadn’t been wed or mated per their traditions, I knew the Moon goddess was giving me a chance.

What I didn’t understand was why Annabel hadn’t rejected me yet. So I began stalking her. For five months I found nothing until Amber’s send off celebration.

Amber suddenly took a break from the warriors. She said she had to start Luna training. Never heard of that. That night the warriors celebrated her bravery in the woods, it was on this night I saw Annabel kissing Cornel while going to my hideout. My wolf Kyle wanted to rip them into pieces but I looked at the bigger picture, this could actually work in my favour.

After 2 years of waiting , a week's notice was given to Alpha Cornel’s mating ceremony. I had been so obsessed with gathering evidence that I hardly paid attention to Amber. She hardly made appearances at the pack and when I finally saw her she had gained a lot of weight and lost all fire. She had bruises too.

Annabel followed me to the woods a night before the ceremony and rejected me. I accepted but I had an unsettling feeling. It wasn’t my heart breaking, I swear.

I got to the ceremony late, Derrick had paid me a visit to return for pack duties and I refused him.

When I got there, I saw poor Amber forced to stand and watch her mate fuck her sister. Her supposed mother was teary with joy whilst her husband comforted her. Disgusting, I thought.

I watched Amber slump to the ground, no one helped her, not even her maid Cassie. I waited for the ceremony to end and the grounds cleared, then I went to her side and carried her to my little hideout in the woods.

She didn’t wake up that night or the next. I was beginning to get worried, is this how much it hurts to be betrayed by someone you love? Then why love? What was I feeling for her?

I stayed by her side the whole time, placing a cold towel on her head when she ran a fever or holding her close when she started shaking. It looked like she was fighting against reality.

“He is gone”, I whispered to her the night before she woke up. She had called Cornel’s name.

I took a late afternoon bath, Amber’s scent was sending me into heat and I needed to cool off. She squealed and hid her face after seeing me half naked when i returned. I liked it, she made me forget who I truly am around her.

I used my cool voice to address her and we spoke about the night before. The sadness crept into her face and I wanted to see her happy again, so I offered to leave with her to another pack, my pack Eaglestone. She laid back down in silence for a long time.

“Okay”, she said.

The joy I experienced when she agreed was beyond every war victory from before. After escorting her to her place, I went to clear my stuff from the designated house they gave me.

I contacted Derrick to send me a car and to prepare a place for her.

Goodbye wasn’t as smooth but we made it out of RaeganHill.

I stalled on the way after we crossed the border, my beta had not met my deadline. I threatened to punish him when I got home for his incompetence. Amber got so angry at me that she slept.

Good, I thought. She wouldn’t be able to find her way back there if she had no clue about the road.

She looks tense in her sleep and she starts gasping for her. I tried to help but she opened her eyes.

At Eaglestone borders I sent a message to everyone, don’t call me Alpha or King, I am Dave. They acknowledged my message but they kept bowing as I drove by with fear and respect.

Each time Amber asked about the bow, I found a distraction each time.

Where is that beta of mine, he better not bow…..

“Welcome Al…He begins and I glare at him, he corrects himself.

“Welcome back to Eaglestone Pack”, and he bows….