"The screams stop, and the hall collapses-smoke billows around us. My father approaches, smiles, and looks down at Alyssa, who is distressed. "Welcome to the family, sweetheart," Dad says. Alyssa spits at him. He slaps her across the face. I let go of Alyssa and stand. "Never slap my mate!"I yell at him. He smirks and looks past my shoulder. Alyssa stands there shaking in anger. "You! You killed my father!"She screams, "You murdered my entire pack!"
"She punches my chest over and over in anger. "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"She screams. "My father was only trying to protect me from men like your father!"She yells. "I'm not like my father," I say, in shock."
"You just let my father and an innocent pack burn! Children! Mothers! Fathers! Brothers! Sisters! You murdered them all! You are worse than your father!"She screams. My heart sinks at the truth in her words."
"Alyssa. It's not meant to be like this," I say. "I will never be your mate, Zenith. Not now, never. You've murdered my family and my pack! I'm going to leave and be with Alpha Axton," She yells, crying."
"She shifts into her wolf and runs to the woods. Her wolf is enormous, with pure white, long fur-almost the size of an Alpha wolf. Moonstone Crest is the only pack with pure white wolves. They're descendants of the Moon Goddess."
"I'm angry, and I chase after her. "I will find you, Alyssa, and you will be my mate! Or you can choose to die!"I yell before shifting into my wolf. Her wolf is faster than mine. I can't catch her. I let out a long, loud, heartbroken howl and returned to the warriors and my father, whom I'm furious with. It was his idea to kill the entire pack. I should not have listened to him. My Dad laughs. I'm growling and snapping at him."
"Wanting justice, I challenge him. The warriors gasp, knowing a challenge is a fight to the death. My Dad accepts the challenge and shifts into his wolf. Being Alpha, he is larger than my wolf, but his age is his weakness and my advantage."
"When her daughter is around seven, and my sons are not much older, I find out where they live. The house emits sweet giggles. I watch and wait in the woods until I hear Alyssa's voice. "Come on, Astrid, darling. It's your turn to find me!"Although I can't see you, I know you're hiding somewhere. Sniffing around, I catch your scent. Maybe if I growl, I can scare you into moving, and it works. I knew chasing you would make her come out. "It's me you want, she yells. She knew it was me. She knew I would never stop looking for her."
"I run toward her and lunge at her. My teeth sink into her neck while I shake her around like a rag doll, and the colour fades from her face, and she becomes lifeless. Once I know, she is dead. I also consider killing you in the tree until I hear the gunshots. I have achieved my goal, killing your mother for leaving me for Alpha Axton."
"I decide to monitor you over the years. I know your stepfather isn't treating you well. It makes me happy knowing it would have made your mother miserable."
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