Dahlia POV.
Back in my room after that odd encounter with the unnamed Alpha. I lay staring at the ceiling as my phone vibrates again. I groan and roll over and grab it off the nightstand and see missed calls and messages from my dad, mom, Malachi, my twin brothers, and other people. I swipe them all away and turn it off.
“Celeste, are you awake?” I ask as I roll back onto my back and she hums in acknowledgment.
“Who was he?” I ask her as I can’t get his eyes from my head. Those grey-blue eyes seem familiar, but I can’t place them.
“Alpha Silas Reynolds. He is the Alpha from the Silver Moon pack. You have seen him before. He is allied with Venom Fang.” She says, and I sit up and think. Oh my goddess, she is right.
“We can’t stay here. He will inform father and I don’t want to see him or mom just yet.” I say to her and jump out of bed and gather my things.
“Dahlia, stop! You can’t keep running. Just get some sleep and we will have a conversation with him in the morning. He knows who you are, so that means he will know of your title. He is under oath to serve you like the rest of the Alpha’s are. Chill out, will ya? I swear to the moon goddess, you are driving me mad.” She huffs before she blocks me out! Well, that was rude.
However, she is right though. No point in running when I ask him to stay quiet.
My eyes become heavy as I snuggle down against the pillow and let the shittiest birthday in the history of birthdays fade away.
Waking up in the morning, my head is banging and I can feel someone pushing on the link. Fucking marvellous.
I ignore the link and get out of bed, moving to my suitcase and grabbing clean clothes out as I head to the bathroom to start my daily routine.
After I’m dressed, I sniff the air and growl at the scent that is in the bedroom. A scent I know all too well. I storm out and come face to face with her sitting in the armchair. Her hands clasped on her knees and a small smile appeared on her face.
“Hello, sweet Dahlia.” I stand there, not knowing what to say or do. This is the woman who has caused all this shit. Selene, the Moon Goddess, and I don’t know my aunt? My wolf's mother?
“Selene. What are you doing here?” I ask as I move back towards the bed and it down.
“What, no aunt?” She chuckles at her own joke. “It’s time.” Is all she says, and I look at her in confusion.
“Time for what, exactly?” I ask her when she stands and moves closer to me. She pulls me into a hug and I hug her back.
“Time to take your place. I know what they did and I don’t agree with any of it. They should have told you. This is the push you needed.” I move out of her embrace and look at her. She smiles gently at me.
“What push? The push that my mate got another pregnant? The push that my parents knew like the whole fucking time and not one person told me? Or the push that I am on my damn own?” I say to her as I feel the sting of tears in my nose.
“Shhh, right now, you need to be strong. You need to become who you are born to be. Make them cower, take what is yours. I put you on this path. Alpha Reynolds will help you.” I shake my head at her.
“No, you are not doing this to me. I don’t need him or anyone. I have been on my own for years. The pack has only ever wanted to know me because of the damn title you bestowed on me. You and the rest of them have ruined my fucking life.” I say to her as I move away from her. She watches me and takes a step back.
“What will you do then? Where will you go, Dahlia? You have no support. Your mate betrayed you and so did your family.” I growl at her when she smirks at me as I stalk closer to her and she stands still, raising her head.
“There she is.” I stop in front of her and she smiles at me.
“You will become stronger. You will then go back and take over the pack. Bend them to your will. No-one has held the title of Alpha of Alpha’s before. So I offer you a solution. One I have never offered anyone before.” She says and I tilt my head to the side.
“Go on.” I say, and she chuckles before she cups my cheek in her hand.
“You have been training all your life, but you haven’t been pushed to your limits. You will head to the same training all Alpha’s have to endure. You will be broken down and put back together. You want the title?” she asks me and I nod my head.
“Why?” she asks, and I snarl at her.
“Because I want to prove to myself that I am more than an Alpha’s daughter. I want every wolf on their knees.” I say to her and she smiles at me.
“Very well. Here is where you will go. I will not tell your family where you are. You will train for four years and then return to your pack. But know this Dahlia, when you comeback you will be different. Celeste will be different. The packs need you. Prove everyone wrong Dahlia. There are more wars coming, and the packs will look at you for guidance to lead them.” She says, handing me a piece of paper before she disappears.
I open my eyes and look around the room. Oh great now I’m dreaming of Selene. I look at the pillow next to me and find a note. Rolling I grab it.
I open the piece of paper and smirk. Perfect. The camp is in what was rogue territory. I climb out of bed and get ready for the day. Once ready. I pack my things and get ready to leave. When there is a knock on the door.
I open the door and come face to face with Alpha Silas Reynolds.
“Alpha Dahlia, if you would follow me.” I look at him in confusion.
“Why would I follow you, Alpha Reynolds?” He smiles at me before he chuckles.
“Because where you are going is my camp. Selene came to me in a dream telling me to come to this very hotel looking for you,” he tells me, and I chuckle.
“She is good like that, isn’t she?” I say as I step away from the door and he walks past me with his Beta.
“Yes, she is. But you know her better than most. So, are you ready?” he asks and I gesture to my suitcase.
“Yes, I am. I have my own vehicle, so I will follow you,” he chuckles and shakes his head.
“Very well. The sooner we leave, the sooner we get back. It is a long drive to where the camp is,” he tells me and I nod my head and head out.
“I thought you were the Alpha of Silver Moon?” I ask, and he smiles at me.
“I am, but I train the newer Alphas. I will tell you this, though. Forget what you think you know. It is my job to train you to be better than the others. I will push you harder than any other because of who you are. It is time to grow up Dahlia.” I growl at him and he laughs as he steps into my personal space.
“Growl at me again and see what happens. However, you will need your ferocity in order to survive. Now, come along, we haven’t got all day.” He turns and walks away, and his Beta just smirks at me.
What have I agreed to?
Dahlia POV.“You will have your own room and bathroom. You are the only female alpha we have that is entering our training program. We have omegas who will cook and clean. The men you will be training with are the next alpha’s inline to take over their packs, so be warned.” He says as we walk up the driveway to the massive packhouse in front of us.“I thought this was a camp?” I ask, looking up at the imposing building.“The packhouse is the training centre, the camp is behind. You, however, as well as the rest of the future alphas, will be staying here. They share barracks. You won’t be.” He says, and I stop walking.“So I’m being treated differently because I’m a female?” this is stupid, just one more example of the difference between she-wolf and male.“You are the first female alpha to come here since we started this ten years ago. Those men in there will see you as another hole to fuck and play with. The reason we started this was because of your mother.” I look at him, confused
Dahlia POV.After dinner, an omega shows me the way to alpha Reynold’s office and I knock on the door and wait for him to tell me to enter. When he does, I walk in with my head low.“Please, sit down Dahlia.” He says and I take a deep breath and move towards his desk and sit down.“I know things are done differently in Venom Fang, but here you follow the rules. So I will let it slide just once. You are to show respect at all times. I know that may be difficult for you. You have come from the largest pack in the world. So I know you don’t see the need to stand on ceremony. But here I run a tight ship and I hold the reins.” He says, and I look at him. Did he just basically call me spoiled? “Just because I come from the biggest pack doesn’t mean I have been treated like a princess. I have been training my whole life, for a life and a position I didn’t want. So with all due respect, Alpha, you only know what you have read and briefly seen of me. Don’t confuse me with some self entitled l
Malachi POV.Every day for the past four years, we have all tried to find Dahlia, but it’s like she has vanished from the face of the earth.Destinee and Titus have used pack resources to find her, but always come up empty-handed. Today would have been her 25th birthday, four years to the day that she left after learning of not just mine but her parents and the pack’s betrayal towards her.Every day, I try to get her to open the pack link, but nothing, not even Fenrir or Selene, have been able to find her. “Daddy.” I am pulled out of my thoughts when my little boy Harrison enters the living room, rubbing his eyes and I stand up, moving to scoop him up.“Good morning, little man. Did you sleep well?” I ask him as I kiss his head.“Yeha. But I’m hungry daddy.” He says, nodding his head, and I chuckle at him. It has been hard the past four years since he was born.Sapphire died bringing him into the world, so I have raised him on my own. We broke up not long after Dahlia vanished. Sapph
Dahlia POV.After four years, our training is complete. Out of the twenty of us that started this journey, only fourteen made it through.“So, we heading to your pack?” Lucius says as he puts his arm around my shoulders and I roll my eyes at him.One night, while I was showering. Six of the males tried to rape me. They knocked out the omega when I was showering and attacked. I fought them off, but six on one I couldn’t. I took down three before I was slammed headfirst into the wall.It was Lucius, Brent, Johnny, and Dex that pulled the male off me and Lucius ripped his throat out before they killed the others. Since then, we became friends.“Don’t you have your own pack to go back to? Why are you so incessant to follow me like a lost puppy?” I say to him when he whines and sticks out his bottom lip. Oh goddess no, not the puppy dog eyes.“Don’t you do it.” I warn when he does it. Goddamn it.“Please, we will behave.” My eyes widen. We?“We, what we? Who is we?” I ask when I see the ot
Dahlia POV.“Well, look who decided to come home.” She scoffs at me as I move closer. I ignore her and smile at the little blonde-haired girl, who looks extremely uncomfortable and sad.I move to my knees in front of the little girl and she gulps, looking up at the huge alpha males behind me.“Hey, what’s your name?” I ask her gently, and she looks at her mother before she looks at me.“Sarah.” She stutters out, well that won’t do. I don’t want this pup to be scared of me.“That is a lovely name for a pretty little girl, and who is this?” I turn and look at the little dark-haired boy who is looking at me with the same eyes as his father.“Harrison.” I smile at him as I stand up.“Nice to you meet you both. I’m Dahlia. Do you both know the way to the day care?” I ask and they nod, biting their little lips and I smile at them, seeing them relax slightly.“Ok, why don’t you both go and head inside while the grownups talk?” I say as Malachi nods his head before kissing his son and setting
Malachi POV.Goddess, she looks amazing. She has changed so much, but those eyes have haunted me since the day everything went to shit. The day she rejected me. Four years ago today.“She looks amazing. I can only imagine how Celeste looks.” Hyde says as we walk towards the training ground.It is taking everything in me to not turn around and run to her. Take her in my arms and beg for forgiveness.“She does, she really does Hyde. Give it time. We hurt her. She won’t forgive us so easily. Dahlia has always been stubborn.” I tell him when he whimpers before he grunts.“She will come round when she is ready.” He says, and I nod as we enter the training grounds. The wolves are in lines and ready to train. I set my bag down and strip my t-shirt off and give out instructions.I walk around the warriors that are sparring as I feel eyes on me. I turn and see Dahlia standing with the four unknown males beside her.Her critical eye watching everything, every move. One of the alphas points and
Dahlia POV.“I take it that he is the ex-mate?” Brent asks me from across the dining hall table and I nod my head at him.“Would you ever forgive him?” Dex asks and I think, would I? Should I?“He knew who I was to him, but still got another pregnant. Come to think of it, I haven’t seen Sapphire. From what I remember, she was always hanging off him.” I say as I reach for the food in front of me.“Still, I agree with you for what you did, Lia. But we all know you still hold some place for him in your heart. Maybe talk to him and find out why we never told you,” Johnny says, bringing his drink to his lips.“I know why he didn’t tell me. But he could have when I turned 18. But he didn’t. He stayed away from me. Malachi is 6 years older than I am. So you know it’s pack law that you can’t claim your mate until they reach 18, especially if there is an age gap. He didn’t wait. I can’t blame him for that. What I can blame him for is not telling me when I turned 18,” I say, bringing my food to
Malachi POV.I stand there watching as Dahlia and Harrison walk hand in hand towards the ice cream counter.“She has always loved pups.” Sadia’s voice draws me to look at her, and she has an amused look on her face.“Yeah, she has. She has a heart of gold.” I say when I hear a scoff, I turn to look at the male with the blonde hair with a shit-eating grin on his face.“Yeah, she does. Shame you didn’t see that sooner.” He shrugs when the others look at me as well. They think they can intimidate me. How wrong of them to even think they can.“If you have something to say, just say it. No point in beating around the bush.” I say, looking at him when he chuckles before he places his hands flat on top of the table as he stands. He is tall, but not as tall as the others and definitely not as tall as me.“For a warrior, you are rather tall and broad. If I didn’t know any different, I would say you had alpha blood. We haven’t been introduced. I’m Alpha Lucius Santo of the Crescent moon Pack.”