“I’ve been waiting for you, Alpha,” The red head sprawled on my couch licked her lips and caressed her thighs seductively. She is wearing black lingerie with matching black pencil heels, batting her eyelids at me like a cat.
I grabbed her roughly by the arms and yanked her off my seats, anger rolling off me, but she squirms like a little school girl who’s just been offered cotton candy.
“You know I like it rough, alpha,” she giggles.
“What the fuck are you still doing here?” I barked. She flinched, Maybe I raised my voice a little too much, but I made it crystal clear before leaving this morning that I didn’t want her here when I got back.
I had a one-night stand with the red head once, and that’s all it was supposed to be, that was our deal. Her name, I can’t even remember, but she wouldn’t give me breathing space after that night. She isn’t from my pack, I know better than to fuck with the female members of my pack.
She’d barged in on me early this morning again. Apparently, everyone knows my death is close, and she happens to be just one of the many women that want to try their luck to give me an heir.
Women come easily for me, but none of them could proffer a solution to my current predicament. I would have willingly indulged in the fun three years back, but I don’t have time for fun now.
“You are hurting me, alpha,” she wriggles her arms free from my grasp.
“How many times do I have to tell you I do not want to set eyes on you again?’ I growled.
“Stop being so grumpy,” she huffed, grabbing her coat from the sofa. “What exactly do you have to lose? You should be spending your last days with your head buried in my bosom, but that’s your loss,”
I watched her wear her coat angrily, a deep frown on her face. “Don’t come back here,” I warned “Next time I come home and see you sprawled on my couch, I’ll have your head,”
She scoffed before making for the door, slamming it shut on her way out you would think her aim was to rip it off its hinges.
I breathed a sigh of relief once she was out. I’ve had a long day, but the truth is I’m not exactly looking forward to the night and all the nightmares that come with it. Now would be the perfect time to see the pack witch, it is better I do it tonight otherwise I may have a change of heart tomorrow. So, I take a quick shower and stepped out.
The warriors are positioned at their posts of duty, and I ignore their salute and greetings as I made my way to the witch’s hut.
Allegra, our pack witch, has served us for the last three decades. In the past, she had predicted that Dark Wolf pack would eventually become one of the strongest packs. As at that time, my father was still on seat and I was barely ten of age, and it turned out exactly how she had predicted it. I wonder why she didn’t foresee that I’d have to carry this curse, or that the alpha seat will leave my family because of it.
Her hut is at the end of the pack boarders, and I could have sent for her, but I don’t want her in my abode, and I needed the walk. Besides, I didn’t want it to be a topic of conversation that I finally resorted to seeing her considering I have been declining her request to see me for a couple of months now.
Most pack members had settled for the night, but Allegra hardly ever sleeps. I know she would feel my presence as soon as I get close, so, I didn’t have to knock when I eventually got there.
“Alpha Hayden, Please enter,” her grotesque voice sounded from within the hut.
Allegra is the only one that calls me by my first name. Every other member of my pack, including my family and even my father would rather address me with my family name, Slade. It started from childhood. I was always smarter than children my age, looked better, and people thought the name suited me than my first name. It wasn’t long before everyone in my pack started to address me as Slade. Even while I was in training at the alpha academy for several years, the name stuck like a second skin.
She was seated on her old dirty mat with her legs crossed beneath her. Allegra could have a better accommodation and more modern facilities, but she chose to remain in her small crocked hut. The hut looks creepy. She has some old artworks laying on the walls, lots of potion samples and mixtures scattered here and there, and a candelabra with three candles burning on the ground where she sat.
“You ignored all my requests to see you Alpha Hayden,” she says. “Please seat,” she points to the only chair in the room. The chair is dark brown, and it’s probably the cleanest thing in this place, but I couldn’t possibly sit on that. Whether clean or not, it just seemed unbefitting.
I walked over to the only available window in the room and stared outside. “I’m not here for formalities, Allegra,” I say casually.
“I know why you are here Alpha Hayden, and I have the answers you seek,” she says.
I turned sharply to her, anger suddenly stirring inside me “You have the answers and you kept them to yourself? You are meant to serve us!” I barked.
“But I did try to get across to you,” she defended in her grotesque voice “You restricted my movements around your pack because you do not wish to set eyes on me. There is only so much I can do Alpha Hayden,”
“You could have sent the message through someone,” I growled.
“I tried-”
‘So, what would have happened if I didn’t come here now? You would have kept it to yourself and allowed doom befall Dark Wolf?” I chided.
She was silent. My wolf is growling in my head. Being in here makes him uncomfortable, but he was more concerned about any information about where we would find our mate.
“I knew you would come,” she says and I snarled.
“Tell me where I can find her,” I say impatiently. “I’ve combed through almost all packs,” From where I am standing, I can see the top of her head. Allegra has the longest hair I have ever seen. The tangled mane dropped to the floor because of her sitting position. If she were to be on her feet, it would fall all the way to her ankles.
“You can’t find her in any werewolf pack,” she answers slowly.
I moved from the window back to the entrance of the hut so I could look her in the face “What does that mean? Is she dead?” I asked. I dreaded the answer to that question. Maybe I didn’t have a mate, that would explain why I didn’t find her all these years. I could feel pain squeeze my chest, the kind of pain I was now familiar with.
“Far from it,” Allegra responds. Hope, I have hope.
“So, where the fuck is she?” I growled. It is taking everything in me not to lift Allegra off the ground and force the words out of her. I am a man of little patience, and time isn’t something I have now. The clock is ticking damn it.
“I will let you know where to find her, but you must be aware she isn’t a full-blooded werewolf and she is totally unaware of our existence,” Allegra says.
“An half-blood?” I reasoned and Allegra nods her head in confirmation.
That is just great. Of all the powerful female werewolves on earth, the moon goddess just had to Pair me with a weak half-blood. Could I get any more unlucky?
“She is within human territory,” Allegra answers.
Different ideas are brewing in my head at this time, and if what Allegra says is true, then I must get to her as soon as possible. I am not impressed that I had to be paired with a half-blood, but I need her to provide an heir for my seat when I am gone.
For the first time since the curse, I have hope. This explains why I didn’t find her during my rigorous search. Bringing a half blood into a pack I have successfully developed isn’t exactly a good idea. A half-human, half-werewolf cannot be the Luna of Dark wolf pack. Dark wolf pack is prided for its strength, but I didn’t have much choice. I needed to find out for sure if what Allegra says is true.
“Tell me more,” I crossed my arms across my chest and leaned on her door.
ARIAMy eyes scanned the bathroom for the tenth time, checking to make sure I didn’t leave any spot unattended. It looked perfect to me but I doubt Mrs. Brown would be pleased with the result. She is never pleased with anything and I learned that within two days of working with her. I spent the last four hours scrubbing this particular toilet because Mrs. Brown wanted it perfect, as it was situated in the master’s bedroom of her mansion, and she spends most of her time in here than in her actual bedroom according to her.I looked longingly at the bathroom again. What I would give to have a proper shower in a bathroom so luxurious. It is even bigger than the living room in my house!Sweat trickled down my forehead, chest, under arms, and even my thighs. I’m exhausted. Within the last three days, I have taken up all kinds of jobs I could get my hands on to make money, and so has Audrey and
I thought Pablo and his gang were the scariest-looking men I had laid my eyes on in a long time, but the man standing adjacent to me reminded me of Hercules. He stood a reasonable distance away, yet one could easily see he was brawny. His well-defined muscles hugged his shirt that had a few buttons opened and the top and the sleeves rolled up as if he had come prepared for a fight, but his hands were tucked casually into his pant pockets.“Who the fuck are you?” Pablo brawled.“Leave the girl alone,” He repeated, his tone was quiet but commanding.I take the opportunity to wriggle my arms again in an attempt to get them free, but Pablo’s grip tightened even more. His colleague had released me to move towards the stranger, cracking his knuckles as he did.“You have a chance to turn around and walk away like you didn’t see anything,” Pablo’s colleague warned, but his words do not move this stranger
“You don’t need to, I can walk,” I doubled my steps, but his strides were way longer than mine, and in no time, I had to occasionally jug to meet up with his pace. There was no use being so strong-headed. Pablo could still be anywhere around here watching me.“Are you not interested in knowing what we need you for?” Marcel apparently wasn’t backing down. I’m not exactly short, but I feel like an ant walking beside him.The offer sounds tempting, but I don’t want to get my hopes up. Things just never worked in my favor. Nothing I ever did or hoped for went the way I wanted them and I gave up dreaming a long time ago. It’s almost like the universe worked against me.“What is it I have to do?” I asked casually. My ears were itching, and my mind was trained to receive whatever ridiculous thing he had to say.“We need an heir that only you can provide!” he rasped.&ldquo
The rumbling sound from my stomach served as a reminder that it needed food. Since I wasn't cleaning for Mrs. brown today, I had to return home earlier than usual, something I wasn't exactly happy about. Being around the four walls of that house was torture, the air around the gloomy environment could easily drive one into depression, and father's surly attitude made it even worse. These days, I hated seeing him. The mere thought of him angered me, and if I had anywhere else to be rather than in that house, then I would gladly go there.Unfortunately, I do not have a lot of friends. No one wants to mingle with a low life like me, rejection was nothing new to me and I can't say I am exactly the friendly type. I learned to keep to myself and maintain my own space as a child because no one ever really wanted to be seen with me.Did I get male advances? Yes, a lot. Nine out of the ten men I meet just want to get into my panties, but I learned quickly to differentiate bet
Everything I own fits into a small box, so packing wasn't difficult at all. There wasn't anything to leave behind, except for my bed of course and Audrey followed behind me as I wheeled the box to the middle of the parlour. Asides from mom and Audrey, the only thing I would miss in this house would be my room.My mum pulled me into a bone-crushing hug while dad was outside with the two men. Tears spilled out her eyes."I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner," she says, releasing me only to take me back into a tighter hug."Tell me what," I squeezed my brows together, but she just shook her head and clutched her mouth in her hands, her eyes red from too much crying."You will find out soon enough," she responds amidst tears. She checks me over, then crushes me into another hug."You're being weird. I'm coming back soon mother. Once the deal is completed, I'll be back. You're acting like you are never going to set eyes on me again," I lamented.Mo
A knock on the door sent me flying out of the chair I’d been sitting in. I instinctively wrapped my arms across my body, and proceeded with caution to the door, until the knock sounded a little impatient the second time. I didn’t think the door was locked, and I knew Slade wouldn’t have to knock to enter his house even if it was.I opened the door cautiously, and let out my breath in relief when I saw two petite girls, the one in front carrying a tray, and the other a small bag. I stepped back to allow them come in. “Alpha Slade is not going to be happy to see this,” the second girl frowned after setting the bag she’d been carrying on the bed while the other dropped the tray on the table opposite the bed.“See what?” I followed her gaze to where my bag lay scattered on the floor. I’d come out of the bathroom a few minutes ago, and I had spent the last minutes rummaging through my bag to pick out what to wear, but it appears like I all my clothes were unworthy. I’m not e
His gaze did not waver from mine for the next ten seconds after Sapphire departed. He left the door ajar while the girl who had brought in the meal came back to clear the table and only carefully locked it after she was gone.Excitement and fear enveloped me, with fear taking the better part of me. I’m far from shy or timid, but I find myself tongue-tied when he is anywhere near me. His eyes were devouring me as I shifted my weight from one foot to another uncomfortably. Despite the enormous size of the room, it feels rather small with him in it.“Sit down Aria,” His authoritative voice remained emotionless as I settled myself on the sofa Sapphire had been sitting on, instead of the bed he had pointed to, and a scowl crossed his face.I kept my eyes trained to the ground as he starts to unbutton his shirt, my heart doing a faster rhythm than normal. I couldn’t bring myself to look at him as he peeled his shirt off his body and dumped it in the pile of unwa
I tugged at the arms squeezing my throat, trying to free myself as I gasped for air. His face was barred so I couldn’t see what he looked like, but I could see what he had on. A dark T-shirt that had the face of a wolf printed at the left shoulders was all I could see as I felt life slipping out of me. My eyes were closing slowly, I was losing the last strength I had in me. My body shook.The disturbing sound of laughter in the background was even more worrisome than the hands gripping my neck. I tried to pry behind the man to see who the laughter belonged to but his bulky frame made it difficult. The more I tried to see the face, the louder the laughter sounded.I screamed and jerked up with a start, covered in sweat despite the fully air-conditioned room. My eyes danced around the unfamiliar environment before realization set in.I haven’t had a nightmare in a long time and there is nothing scary about this room. I spent most of my childhood days day-dre