Damian I stormed through the vaulted palace corridors, servants scurrying out of my path. Rare temper darkened my face like thunderclouds, warding off any foolish enough to address me. There was reckoning to be had this day. None escapes justice under my authority.The object of my ire soon loomed ahead - the carved oak door leading to the head cook's domain. Normally a hub of activity, the kitchens now stood ominously silent, word of my black mood preceding me. I flung the door wide without ceremony, relishing how it crashed against the stone wall. All within jumped violently at my abrupt entrance. Stern eyes fixed on the cook where she huddled whispering with her assistants.At my thunderous expression, she paled and hastened forward, wringing her hands. "Alpha Damian! What an honor to have you visit my humble kitchens..."I cut off her sniveling pleasantries with a sharp gesture. "Enough. I have no patience for pretense when matters of discipline are at hand."The cook quailed u

DamianThe crack of a snapping twig split the stillness. I reacted on pure instinct, dropping into a crouch behind the dense bramble, one hand falling to the dagger at my belt. Stormwind obeyed the silent signal to freeze, nostrils flaring.Another rustle, closer now. I peered through the thorns, pulse racing. Had Natalia blundered into some wild beast's path? Or worse - were human bounty hunters on her trail? If she came to harm when so near to safety, I would never forgive myself. But the small figure that limped slowly into view made me sag in profound relief. Wrapped in a tattered cloak several sizes too large, Natalia looked utterly spent. Her feet were bare and bloodied, hands scratched from clawing her way through the underbrush. But by some miracle, she was alive.I stepped from concealment just as she slumped weakly against a nearby oak. Natalia gasped in alarm, recoiling until she glimpsed my face. Confusion creased her brow. "Alpha Damian?" she rasped weakly. "How...why a

The Alpha's Transcendence DAMIAN I knew Nathalia wasn't happy with how I treated her "what would she think of me as?" I was just doing all these to protect her if she would understand. "No! What am I thinking?" I said as I tapped myself. "she is just a slave and that is how I am supposed to treat her. I don't need to feel bad about that," I said to convince myself. I decided I needed to stop thinking about her and the only way to stop doing that was to bury myself in work. I was about to get ready to go, just then, the sound of the feet of one of the messengers alerted me of the surroundings. the door buzzed open and it was Kyle. "Alpha!!" he said kneeling with a look of worry on his face. "what's the problem?" I asked with a tingle of worried look in me too. "it's your father, sir..." I couldn't wait to hear more about what happened to my father. he wasn't feeling well but the feeling I felt at that moment showed something, I knew something was wrong but then, he loo

DAMIAN'S POV"Is there something I shouldn't hear? you're confessing already," I mocked."Do you think I fear you?" Luke asked."I'm not asking you to either. I only asked a question and the guilt was eating you up from your inside," I said."Did you kill Dad," Leo asked. so straightforward."Did I kill him?" I returned the question."How would I know? if I knew, would I still ask you? you better don't let me find out you did something to him," he said. "Why would I kill him? what do I stand to gain? If I did kill him, I'd have made him announce me as the heir won't I? Or isn't that what you are thinking about?" I asked them calmly and they couldn't refute. "Anyway, the autopsy report would be out in three hours," I said then I left the room. I still had a lot of work to attend to. they wanted to be alpha yet they couldn't perform the simple task of reviewing files. I stand by my word, the pack would fall if left in the hands of any of them. When I got to the study, I started to si

LUCAS POVThe heavy weight of responsibility pressed on my shoulders as I paced restlessly through the moonlit woods. The elders' words echoed in my mind like a constant drumbeat: to become the next alpha, I had to find a mate, a wolf to stand by my side and rule the pack with me. It wasn't just about fulfilling a ritual; it was about finding someone to share my burden, my life, and my heart with. But it wasn't as simple as asking someone to be my mate; I had to prove myself worthy. "Ha ha ha, Was that what they wanted me to think?" I chuckled to myself. "Would I be able to win again Damian, he's much more qualified than I am" I muttered as I walked along. That was the only thing that had me worried. I had a lot of wolves running to my feet if I said I needed a mate. The attitude of the elders towards Damien showed how much they favored him. I was sure they might even show favoritism by getting him a mate before Leo and iThe moon hung low in the night sky, casting a silver glow over