Ryker POV
I was disgusted looking around the table at this so called royal family. The only redeemable person here was the princess, but she was already too far gone. She was nothing but a timid little girl with no idea what power she held. She would submit to any monster that commanded her and that could not be the future of the wolves.They needed a strong leader that was willing to sacrifice anyone or anything for our kind. Elena was not that, yet I knew a part of me wished she were. I was definitely attracted to her and my wolf wanted to claim her.Despite my urges I knew some temptress was no reason to condemn an entire species. I wouldn't enjoy it, but I would kill her if the time came. No tainted bloodline could remain in power.Luna Theresa seemed bored at the attention her daughter was receiving. She quickly turned the conversation to upcoming events. Boasting how grand they make everything from the full moon to her daughter's 18th celebration. She didn't seem to care about the milestone or personal meaning of anything, just the party and show of power and wealth.I was getting frustrated, but I needed to keep up appearances. Speaking against the way they acted or how they treated the princess would destroy everything my packs have worked so hard for. I needed a distraction and opened my mind-linked to my Beta.'Chris, you will not believe where I am right now.''If it involves any parts of a woman I don't want to know. Too much information, brother' Chris answered with amusement in his tone.Chris is my younger brother and when I took over the Night Shade pack at seventeen, I named Chris my Beta, even though he was only fifteen at the time. It was unconventional, but since my quick thinking and overpowering strength saved the pack from a Rogue attack, whom killed our current Alpha's family, the pack did as I ordered.'That would be you, not me. I don't ramble like a schoolgirl over my conquest. Anyways, I'm sitting in the Royal pack house with the trio of families. They are so cocky that they have the entire Trio's bloodline in one room.''Fucking rip all their heads off and be done with it. We can finally take back what's ours. You want me to meet you there.''No idiot. I can't take three current Alpha's let alone all their offspring, servants, and guards, but I'm much closer than we thought we would be.''Do you see the future Queen? I hear she was blessed by the moon goddess herself and I mean blessed in all the most delicious ways. I would love to taste that kind of beauty before we remove it from existence.''She's a child Chris. Her death will be quick.''She'll be an adult wolf next week and I'm sure she has suitors lining up at her bedroom door. Just saying I could let her go out in a more pleasurable way, that's all''You need help.''Whatever. I won't feel guilty for killing any of them. They killed thousands and now our entire species is on the brink of extinction. They deserve their death and obviously the moon goddess agrees because here we are.''That might be true, but I will never enjoy killing innocents. It is necessary, but we don't have to revel in. I'll meet up with you later, we need to expedite our plans.'I cut off the mind-link. I wanted a distraction, instead I just got more infuriated. I knew I would probably have to kill the girl, but the thought of anyone touching her sent fire through my blood. I was attracted to her, but for some reason my wolf felt an urge to protect her too.There was a sexual pull to her, both from her beauty and her overpowering aura. The need to protect her was something else. I thought it was because she was a rare wolf, but I had to be mistaken. She couldn't be a silver wolf and not shift. She shouldn't even be able to call her wolf as everyone seemed to believe she didn't have one.I was so lost in my own thoughts I didn't realize everyone was finishing their food. I took a few more bits and thanked the Luna for her hospitality and delicious food.Tyler came to Elena to summon her outside even though she hadn't finished her plate yet. She sweetly nodded and followed him like a good little girl. It made me sick at what a waste she was.The future Queen was nothing but a scared little pup. She would come into power only to be ruled by the men in her life. The bloodshed and tyranny her reign would bring made my stomach twist in knots. I had to end the family trio and give freedom back to all wolves.After my kind was nearly wiped out the moon goddess allowed us one final chance. The werewolves needed to be fair to all or she would bring them back home. Going back home meant extinction or abandonment. Like what happen to the Fae who once roamed the earth. They were vile creatures only interested in their own pleasures.The Fae did take care of their own, but thought themselves to be a higher species. They used humans mostly as pawns to appease their boredom, werewolves were slave soldiers, witches did their bidding to manipulate lower magic's, they even created Vampires just to knock werewolves off their pedestals of the strongest species.Wolves could be animals, running on pure instinct, but we were also part human. We were family oriented at the core and protectors of all. I couldn't let all of my kind be condemn just because a few took advantage of their power. The tyranny the Red Moon pack has ruled with needed to end.I watched Elena leave with her boyfriend and had a longing in my heart to rip his arm off that sat on her waist. I needed to speak to my witch to repel the Luna's aura or I was going to totally fuck myself and my kind.This was ridiculous I couldn't get my wolf under control. He was a strong Alpha that wanted to mate with the strongest females. I never once consider taking a mate until I saw her. Something about her excited my midnight wolf and made him itch to have her under his control. I had a feeling his desire for her wasn't purely sexual either.I tried blocking out his urges to dominate, but Elena's presence was making it hard. I lowly growled then quickly stood to excuse myself. I needed to go home and remind myself, my wolf, of our true agenda here. It wasn't some irrational teenager for fuck's sakes.Ryker POVI pulled up to my 2-story home tucked away in an immense forest. Unlike most packs the Night Shade pack's house was only used for events and I lived in a separate home. My family was taken in by the former Alpha when I was 14 years old. Three years later the Night Shade pack was attacked by feral Rogues. We lost a few members including our Beta, our Alpha, and the Alpha's bloodline. It left a whole pack of a thousand members with no leader. We had to either elect a new Alpha or take the Red Moon's offer to disband our ways and join them as servants to the royal pack. Since I was the oldest and of Alpha blood I was looked to as a leader, even though I was only seventeen.I became the youngest Alpha and took my brother Christopher as my Beta. Chris was the only person I could trust from the pack and he was also one of the few people that knew all my secrets. Together with our sister, Hope, we turned the lazy pack into warriors and mandated pack events. I wanted to keep the
Elena POV"Time to train hoe!" Serenity said smacking my ass. I jumped from my bed rubbing my cheek. That girl had way too much energy. "Why am I the hoe when you're the one that fucks every hot guy within 5 ft." I walked into my bathroom to wash my face."Girls! You need to stop acting like this. I don't care if you're in your bedroom or not." Helena scolded us. Shit! I didn't even see her there. "Yes, Helena. I'm sorry." Serenity replied giving her puppy eyes. Helena rolled her eyes at how we both try to fane innocence all the time.I peaked my head out with a mouth full of toothpaste "Not sorry Helena." I gave her a smile full of foam. She had already reprimanded me for apologizing the other day so I couldn't help but apologize by not apologizing. The second my eyes left Helena's I jumped back thinking I saw a shadow grow out from my window, creeping it's way to my vanity. I shook my head and rinsed my mouth. What the hell was that?'Are you messing with me Davina''Nope, I'm no
Ryker POVI was getting the layout of the grounds when I felt something odd close to the gardens. I honestly didn't expect to find anything interesting out here but I wanted to know every inch of their pack grounds. As I came to the back of the flower beds lined with 10ft hedges I felt it; magic. There had to be a lot of magic being used for me to sense it but I didn't understand how that was possible. As I rounded the corner I felt an uneasiness to turn and run. I knew it was an enchantment to make any prying eyes want to flee.I used my wolf eyes to zoom in on the open field. At first I saw nothing but a few blades of grass out of place. As I zoomed in more I saw the wrinkles in the air. It was like a hot summer's day or the air above a fire. There were subtle waves of nothingness all across the field. I knew there was a mirage spell at work. I quickly mind-linked my mom and brother. 'Hey, I'll send a transfer spell later, but there is a large protection spell in the back of the
Elena POV I could tell that Tyler was fuming from what just happened. He wanted to put Ryker in his place, but he was too weak compared to him. I, on other hand, felt his waves of submission roll right off me. I could sense his overwhelming power, but I didn't feel a need to submit to him. In fact, it fueled something inside me to defy him. Davina definitely wanted to show him she was more powerful too. I wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not, but I liked how it felt. My body filled with confidence, then I felt it emanated out of my pores. "We are definitely going to the lake now. Go get Serenity and meet us in the gardens." He said kissing my check then ran out of the doors. I jumped up screaming, "Yes!" I quickly covered my mouth and giggled as I rushed to my bedroom grabbing Serenity from the wash room. We were going to go to our old hangout spot. I thought if I could just get everyone there we would fall back into who we use to be. Old friends just hanging out and being ki
Meredith POVI needed to figure out how to get the keys from the guard so I could make a copy. He wore them around his belt and I wasn't exactly sure how to get him to remove them. My time was running out though. My son gave the order for our attack first thing tomorrow and if we couldn't get in the dungeon then the attack would be for nothing. Sure, we would get more intel on our enemies defenses, but all I really wanted was my daughter back. My husband and eldest son died years ago, making my sweet boy, Ryker, the oldest Alpha and our next leader. He was strong, but he wasn't born for this. He was once carefree, a wise ass jokester, always getting into trouble with Chris. I swear my eldest boy and husband were exhausted chasing after them. It was Ryker's decision if we would fight for all wolves, but as the years went on I couldn't bring myself to care as much as I use to. I watched my family become ripped about. My sons and daughters were stripped of their innocence, denied a pr
Elena POVSerenity and I met up with Tyler, Nate, and Damien to sneak out of the gardens and headed straight to the lake. We had to be careful as Rogues could wonder freely on the other side of the water. The lake was the border lines of our territory. Rogues rarely ever crossed and had to be very foolish to try and attack 3 Alpha males. The King put all his territories on high alert due to a few attacks close to the river and now that we had two major events approaching. My 18th birthday meant it was outsiders last chance to try and kill me before I took the throne, and the induction ceremony meant more members they didn't want were being added to the High Council. Desperate wolves would try to take advantage of the crowded events to take out someone powerful. Anything to tip the scales would be worth it to them. The second I saw the rippling blue waters I peeled off my dress and dived in. Today was about being a carefree kid without any of those fears or responsibilities. Seren
Ryker POV I ran full speed toward the lake, losing a little bit of my sanity along the way. As I approached I saw Elena and her friends had already been caught by Derek's unit. I wanted to rush and tear off his arms for grabbing her. I couldn't risk getting caught. I mind-linked Chris we had trouble and to meet me at the lake. Once I saw Derek's hand slid down her belly and his fingers teasing at her bathing suit bottom I threw out all reasoning. I needed to stop him from taking advantage of her whether I ended up exposes myself or not. I was a ruthless killer, but this was not something I could let happen.I mind-linked Derek that I was coming down and for him to play along. Derek went on about how the kids attacked him not knowing I saw the whole thing. They ambushed the kids in the water and then he tried taking the princess for himself. 'You had strict orders not to harm anyone. This was a recon mission and nothing more.' I mind-linked to just the filthy Rogues that stood befor
Ryker POVWalking into the back door I could hear the yelling coming from the dining hall. Tyler was going on about how I disrespected him, his future king. I was getting enraged listening to the weak boy carry on about himself when Elena was the one almost raped."Alpha, you need to put Ryker in his place. He can't speak to me or treat me the way he does. He acts as if he is above everyone." Tyler argued."Tyler please stop. Yes, he was disrespectful, but we went against the King's orders and he did save all of us." Elena pleaded. I knew she was pissed at me, but I guess she didn't think I deserved to be banished. I only saved her life twice now. "You stupid girl." Tyler spit out, sending my rage into overdrive again. I swear that boy is going to be the first to die. "How exactly did you disobey my order's, daughter?" "Father please we just went to lake. We didn't know.""You will show me respect and address me as Alpha." "Fuck Elena, you can't just shut up and let me handle th