Chapter 1
“You really think you can remove me from this pack! I am Alpha Marcus Rain, the first Alpha of my line and the strongest Alpha my pack has seen! Without me there is no pack! This pack shall all surely fall!” I growled through my teeth as I spoke with the “High Council”.The council (basically their own pack but they were all equals and did not have an alpha role) was made up of elder wolves (mostly retired Betas).
“We are not removing you per se, consider it a temporary relocation while you realign fate with the best interest of your pack, we the council of Elders have spoken. Go and find your mate and do not return until you have found her. We shall maintain your position as alpha for one year. If you do not return with you mate within the year, even if you return with a mate your position as alpha will be no more. You have avoided fate for too long and put the pack at risk because of it. Do NOT return without our Luna, Marcus, or our leniency with your crimes will fade and you WILL face the consequences. Now that you know your terms, I councilman Damien on behalf of the High Council do declare your judgement passed and final.”
“You can’t do this to me! I won’t allow it!” rage consumed my body and I was determined to rip the councils heads off. I try to force my wolf out but for some reason he refuses. I guess he is still angry with me too. “Lucky for you my wolf doesn’t want to come out and play, guess I will just have to kill you the old fashioned wa-“ a sharp pain hits my neck and I drop before I could finish my sentence. I can’t believe they had the nerve to dart me.
Before fading into the darkness, I hear the last person I would ever expect to speak up; my mother. “High council if I may have a word, I fear my son is nearly too far gone. I sadly witnessed this with his father. His father was not my mate and the child was born out of teenage lust. His father began having these same symptoms my son is having and due to lack of knowledge back then nobody knew why. Following these initial symptoms he lost his mind entirely after 6 months. He then went on a mass murder spree for 2 months during which time nobody could catch him and at the end of the 2 months he finally took his own life. It is my firm and strong recommendation that if after 6 months he tries to return, upon entry of our borderlines without a mated Luna, he should be killed on sight or I shall fear for us all.”
“Duly noted, thank you for your honesty. We shall honor your request and will revise our terms for your son to match the new intel you have given us. Thank you and you may consider yourself dismissed.”
With that she walked to me bent down and placed a kiss on my head. “My one and only son, I have loved you since your birth and shall love you till the day I die. I hope you find your mate and that you and your wolf finally find peace. I shall pray and make a sacrifice to the moon goddess on your behalf. I suggest you do the same”. My mother has always been able to calm my spirit, I try to reach out for her but the tranquilizer was to strong. At this point even my wolf is beginning to panic. He let out a tear-jerking howl the shook me down to my core. The last thing I felt was a single tear rolling down my cheek as I watched my mother walk away and my mind fell victim to the darkness.
