The Rejected Alpha

Restless

*Aleric’s POV*

I don't know why, but after I received that cryptic invitation letter from an unknown person in Rufous Moon Pack, I became restless for no reason. I couldn't concentrate on my work or have a proper good night's sleep for two weeks straight. I tried to find out who left that invitation on my desk but by the time we found her, she was already dead, killed in the most brutal way. Now, unless you are trying to cover something up, I don't believe you should kill your messenger. I knew it was her because her scent was left on the letter. It was like whoever sent her didn’t want to be found and tried to cover their tracks, but cover their tracks for what? I have no clues and this bugs me.

They hold the damn ball every time, and I was never invited. Even if I were, I would never attend those boring gatherings. I'm way too busy for such trifling occasions, I have so many important stuff to deal with, and dancing with giggling slutty females isn't one of them. I stopped going to parties after I rebounded from Lily’s betrayal. The spot for my luna is still vacant, but I’m not looking to fill it anytime soon.

The Moon Ball isn’t just all about finding mates or getting drunk and having a quick one, it allows packs to forge connections, and alliances are formed to fight against common enemies. I don't care for such balls to find females. If I wanted girls, I knew where to find them, and I certainly didn't need to measure up strength with anyone. I believe I can do fine on my own, and so far, I have not been disappointed. I have more important things to do than sit around chatting and dancing around like a bunch of fools just to impress some girls or weak alphas. That isn’t who I am. I didn’t completely stop my unmated wolves from attending such functions, just because I felt there was nothing out there for me anymore. I would never stop others from finding their mates. There is just one little problem. They would have to lie about their pack if they wanted to attend such parties, because no one would willingly admit any members of my pack into their packs, and for good reasons too, we are known as savages for a reason and I am not about to let that change anytime soon. Thanks to Lily, my reputation isn’t exactly very pleasant. Heck, I wouldn’t admit me into my pack.

It’s three years since Lily and I have moved on. My pack is my pride and it’s growing stronger and bigger now, just the way I wanted. I do not have time to play anymore. I just can't figure out what made this year’s ball different. Were they in some kind of danger and needed my help but didn't know how to ask for it? But in all of this region, I should be the danger they are all afraid of. Not only was the invitation card left directly on my desk by an unknown female, but she was found dead on the border of my pack the next day. To risk everything just to deliver an invitation on my desk while nobody saw them was something. What happened to the security of my pack? If anyone could just walk in and out at any given time, it means my patrol is either too weak or I have a mole whom I need to fish out asap. If anything, the invitation made me more curious than ever. And only very few things make me curious. What is the Rufous Moon Pack all about and why is my wolf-Axel feeling so restless?

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t understand why I got invited, not that it was anything special and I even tried to ignore it and talk myself out of going. Axel kept nagging me about it, reminding me of the date and time of the event over and over, until I couldn’t take it anymore. The day couldn’t come any faster as I began to look forward to attending. It was clear that whoever sent that invitation wanted me there for a reason and I'd hate to disappoint.

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Anyone who didn't know Reid would think he was really afraid of Alpha Aleric. Reid is the firstborn son of Alpha Sebastian. He is just fourteen years old, six years younger than Mirabel, but he is extremely reckless and very stupid. He thinks the world revolves around his feet and, since his father has lots of children, he wanted to show his worthiness by doing things just to gain points of favoritism so that he could become the next alpha at any costs. The problem was, he gets into trouble all the time, but if Alpha Sabestian knew about it, he never blamed his son for it, which in turn gave Reid more courage to try something even bigger and more reckless the next time. This was why he had the courage to invite Aleric to the Moon Ball. It was by far the biggest thing he had ever done. He knew he could get away with anything and everything.

Reid might be a bit scared that his plan tonight might fail, but he is not going to just give up on his chance to prove his might. He’s confident that his plan to defeat the great alpha Aleric would work out just well and in his favor. He came across his father’s horticultural farm by a stroke of luck. Since then, he and his friends had been stashing away wolfsbane petals, since silver is very expensive and hard to come by, with good money and the right kind of connection, everything is easy for the rich, which is why he and his friends went to the black market in the human territory outside their pack to buy some silver in preparation for their big night, even though only a small quantity was sold for an exorbitant price, it would serve the purpose they needed it for.

Melting silver and mixing it with the juice of the wolfsbane flower makes a very potent poison to kill any werewolf, no matter how strong they may be. He was sure tonight would be a night of success for him and his father would be so proud of him, he would probably hand over the alpha title to him before his eighteenth birthday.

He wanted so badly to be the one to get rid of Aleric, by doing so, he believed, nobody would dare look down on him, and what better day to choose for killing the all-powerful Aleric than on the day that other pack members were present? They would make an excellent audience for his undoubtable success. Not only would they talk about the fall of the great Aleric, but his name would be mentioned as the one who killed him too. He wanted to achieve this goal before getting his wolf so that he would be known as the youngest Alpha to achieve something the others didn't dare to try and he dreamt of how others would cower at the mention of his name.

The thought of ruling over the entire werewolf's kingdom makes him feel delighted. He wanted to do it in a way that Aleric wouldn't see it coming. No one will dare go against him in the future. He smiled wickedly. He was in charge of sending out invitations for the Moon Ball to the three alliance packs and, because he felt bored and needed some kind of excitement, he thought about secretly inviting Aleric too and that was exactly what he did. He also made sure to eliminate the omega she sent before she would have any chance to snitch. Getting someone into the Howling Moon wasn't easy, but again, with the right amount of money and knowing the right people, anything and everything is possible. Reid planned to reveal who invited Aleric, but only after he had been defeated. If things didn’t go as planned, he would hate anyone to ever find out how or why Aleric came. He was already known as a trouble maker. His coming would mean that he was looking to create problems. The plan was simple: provoke Aleric into killing someone, so that a fight can ensue, and when everything is in chaos and most of the stubborn and old alphas from the other packs were killed, and when he least expected, Reid would strike Aleric from behind. Seemed very easy.