I spent the next day hovering in the city library, gathering all the information I have access to. To be honest I still haven't fully processed what happened last night. No, it's not like I haven't had company of any woman in my entire life, but the number is very few. So for a that type of guy, getting a proposal from a girl out of blue surely would strike a nerve. Not just any girl of course, the daughter of the lead Alpha of Blood Moon pack.
"I heard her mate rejected her, two years ago," said my friend Andy nonchalantly, he tagged along because he had nothing better to do. While I was crawling in the pile of books and parchments, he fed me up with all kinds of rumors, as he's quite the popular wolf, especially with she-wolves.
"The reason was the common trope obviously, that dude had some other chick in love with. And he was very much the dominant, criminal type Alpha, so even his pack committee couldn't do anything about that. I heard Alpha Vincent wasn't around the pack that time, he went to visit a foreign country or something. Thus not much action was taken, I heard the chick is neglected by her own pack and that's where new gossips unfold," he sighed. "Nyx, her name, isn't it?"
"Yeah," I nodded, as I was listening with concentration.
"There's also another thing. As Alpha Vincent has only two pureblood children, Nyx and her younger brother Walker. Even though according to law, Nyx would be the lead Alpha of her pack, there's plenty of rumors which reveal that Walker is preparing an army in combat to conquer the legacy to throne, after finishing her sister off."
"That's unfortunate." I know it's very common in the werewolf society, but it's not a conventient situation for Nyx, while being alone and looked down by her own family. "But I still don't get her purpose of coming to find me. I'm pretty sure she would have better options."
"It's not a mystery case, ya don't have to read too much to it. Our pack isn't that big, but no small thing either, is it? And you're one of the sons of the lead Alpha, it's clear that she would have heard of you somewhere. Then maybe she took a liking upon you or she's just desperately in need of a mate, but boy, what she did was truly reckless, she could have simply sent a ravon. So what else did you two talk about?" Andy winked, smiling mischievously.
"Come on bro, you know me," I stood up from the floor, organising the pile into correct order. "Don't get any weird idea. But surely I got more responsibilities on my shoulder."
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I come back at my den when the sun has already set and decide that I won't go hunt tonight. Not for any specific reason, but I got lots to think and sort out. Will it be too weird if I ask Nyx to go hunt with me a few days later? It's kind of dangerous for sure, but I'd like to know more about her. It's simple law of attraction. And she proposed to me, it's natural that I would wanna know her.
"Can I come in?" suddenly Albera appears at the door, looking at me with curious eyes. She's one of my sisters, two years younger than me.
"Sure. Why so polite all of a sudden?" I get up from the bed.
"Mother said to check on you, assuming something happened to you," she utters softly, taking a seat across the bed.
"Nah, nothing happened," I lie. I don't wanna disclose this matter to my family right now, they already got lot on their plate.
"You know, brother, our pack isn't that much of a big deal. Something definitely happened yesterday night at the festival, at least I can guess this much from the rumors."
I sigh. "Why didn't you go there? Everyone was having so much fun."
"I'm not a fan of crowd much," she scrunches her nose with a hint of disgust.
"And you're saying this when you're a werewolf."
"My wolf gets scared when there's a big fire! I can't do much about that."
"That's normal I guess, since you've had your wolf only six months ago."
Albera eyes me silently for a second.
"So what did the daughter of lead Alpha of Blood Moon pack want from you? Of course you don't have to answer if you don't want to, but it's kind of a big deal. Two days ago the Blood Moon Alpha visits our father, and now his daughter? And also coming alone in an enemy pack?"
"Look, I don't wanna be mean but I don't wanna say something about that topic. Let people gossip, I'll handle it on my own", I ruffle my hair impatiently.
"Huh, I see," suddenly she gives me a sinister smile. "But I think, you'll be quite curious if you know who was her mate, the Alpha who rejected her.
I frown. Andy didn't mention anything about that.
"And who's that? Anyone from her pack?"
"Oh, now you want to know."
"Not in the mood for jokes really."
She straightens her face, looking directly at my eyes. "It's Noah. Alpha Noah from Vengeance pack."
Wait, Noah? The Noah I was familiar with? He was my best friend when we were young, but then we drifted apart slowly. Even a decade ago, our Crescent Moon pack and Vengeance pack had quite a good and peaceful relationship. But things changed when a different leader was appointed, it's not like we're foes, but we're not exactly friends either. Hence I haven't seen Noah for a few years, because the transportation isn't that avaliable between our packs, not like before.
"He's not like the type to reject his mate without any valid reason. But how can I say now, people change over the time."
"Yeah, that's right. I guess his mistress is more important to him than his mate, who was choosen by the nature to be his. Otherwise why would anyone reject such a prestigious person? I heard she's pretty too."
Yes, she is. But not only that, she still has lots to show off her potential. She didn't seem like the girl who'd accept rejection that easily, she would definitely strike back. And the outcome would be burning, outrageous, just like the pheromones I sensed from her yesterday.
Suddenly a pained, weak howl sound makes me come back to reality from my thoughts. It's coming from the forest beside my den and it's not the signature howl of our pack.
"Do you hear that?" Albera's eyes turn blue, her wolf is ready to come out any time.
"Wait, don't be impatient," I whisper, stepping out of my den making less sound as possible.
There's smell of blood in the air, but it's vague, meaning the wolf isn't that much injured. Me and Albera walk quietly to the source of smell, keeping our guard up since it's definitely an enemy wolf.
As I push aside the brunches to make way, I see a grey colored she-wolf lying on the ground with eyes closed. She's bleeding from the bottom side of her right leg, it looks like a wolf bite mark, also she sprained her ankle.
"Can you get her back to her human form?" I ask Albera.
"Yeah." She reaches the she wolf and releases pheromones that would create an environment where she can force the wolf's subconscious mind to come back to her human form.
I startle when I see the face of the girl, shining under the moonlight.
It's Nyx.
"Now what do we do with her?" Albera looks at Nyx with worried eyes, I know what's going on in her mind. Currently she's lying on my bed, we helped her stitching the leg wound and bandaging it up, it's not that serious so it will heal soon. She's been sleeping for an hour, after being unconscious, I hope she won't misunderstand the situation when she wakes up. "The wolf she fought with is definitely stronger than her," Albera indicates at the wound. "Otherwise she wouldn't have been hurt.""Fought? She could have been attacked.""That maybe the case so, but there's blood stains in her nails and that wouldn't be hers. She injured the other wolf too, but that was stronger so it ran away." I sigh, "The other wolf couldn't be from our pack, could it?" "I don't know that. I don't detect any pheromones from her, must be because of our separate bloodlines."But I can sense her pheromones. Why's that? "Well, you gotta make sure no one comes in your den," Albera alerts me. "And when she w
We are walking side by side quietly through the forest. I chose a route that won't have that much wolves hunting in the way, since that part is kind of abandoned. It's rough to walk through all this branches and bushes, but at least it's safer. Now these are the moments I never thought I'd experience in my life. I had friends, I do have, but I never had someone to feel at my soul, regardless of gender. I was always kind of quiet and calm, but now I feel like I'm enjoying the silence with someone. I look at Nyx, the hood over her head expressing a mysterious aura, expression weary and cold. Maybe I shouldn't find this that much enjoyable, because as much as I can gather, something bad is definitely gonna happen. "It's really quiet," Nyx utters softly, the moonlight shinning on her. We can only hear the breaking sound of dry leaves and brunches, along with night insects. "Yeah, this route is said to abandoned," I nod in affirmation. "Most of the wolves go hunting around the west side
Kill.The competition ceremony is about how many you can kill. It doesn't have to be any creature other than wolves, you can even kill among within your pack, it doesn't really matter. You're free to have a feast on whatever creature you like, as long as those creatures are in the ceremony. Any time of weapons, any type of legal or illegal transformation is allowed. Team making is prohibited, only one person can win the contest and they will be rewarded by some great things, which is decided by the lead Alpha. It includes cannibalism. Growing up in a family of lead Alpha, hunting never really bothered me or made me sick or anything. I always thought it was normal, you gotta go by your instincts and nature, establish the habits that your species hold. But what I'm seeing right now is on a different level. "Are you alright?" Nyx looks at me with worried eyes, we're on disguise right now, wearing commoner's outfit. "Yeah, I'm fine," I nod, though it's kind of shocking, but it's not e
As she watches him walk away through the valley, she unknowingly feels sad for some reason. He's not like some superstar of the town. His physiques, his facial structure, his walking style, they're nothing extraordinary. But still she feels something for him. She felt cherished when he came in front to help her knowing she's from an enemy pack. And when he and his sister healed her when they could get her in trouble by informing her presence to the lead Alpha. And she felt the moments when he was watching her secretly, it was a mixture of attraction and sincerity, along with a hint of lust. First time is always dangerous. She sighs again, turning around to head back to her pack, she has to pay a visit to her father. She was worried about nothing, no one cared about that she was missing except her servant Maria. But now they'll definitely care, because of all the things she's going to do now. ~ "It's a pretty moon, huh?" Nyx lets out a breath after hearing the familiar voice behi
She has been staring into distance for a while. The night sky is astonishingly dark, since it's a total moon eclipse. The moon was red even a while ago, like it was celebrating the ceremony of the new Blood Moon lead Alphaess. Nyx turns around hearing the sound of the door opening, only to see the advisor president wolf of the pack. Surprisingly she's annoying enough, even Nyx was losing her careful stored patience earlier in the ceremony. Advisor wolf kept nagging, saying how a she-wolf without her mate shouldn't sit on the Silverine throne, also kept blabbering about the rituals. Nyx just tried to be numb in those moment. Even she feels her desperate need for a mate in her heart, but she's forcing the brain to reject that feeling. She doesn't think that she's in a position to put her trust in someone that badly, yet. "Here you are, lead Alphaess," Advisor Jenna exclaims, clearly putting on a fake smile. "Since it's such a charming night, you shouldn't waste it sitting alone
The werewolves are having a festival downside the enormous hill. And here I sit alone, in front of a mythic cave above the hill top. And watch them happily dance surrounding the fire wearing their traditional wolf coats. Some of them are sitting, lying on the tables at the corner of the field, drinking and eating till their stomach is almost tearing apart. And some of them are having a mischievous fight beside the huge barbecue stake of different animals meat, maybe their fight is due to who would get the biggest chunk. And for some reason I'm not joining these seemingly contented people. I'm just trying to figure out all the different combination of emotions I'm feeling and having troubles deciding whether I should stick to my core or just let my emotions take me over. I know I have lots of responsibilities due to my status, I just don't have anyone who can guide me about that. Yesterday Alpha Vincent, the mighty Blood Moon pack leader, visited our pack and had a small talk with