One Wolf, Two Kings

Chapter 2

18 years later…

Emma’s POV

“EMMA!” the screeching voice of my little sister sounded throughout the house. I sighed as I set down the rag I was using to dust the books and knickknacks up in the library.

As I walked down the stairs, I looked out the giant window to see my father, Ben Davis, and my little brother, Carlos Davis, out in the backyard, training. While my mother, Emily Davis, and little sister, Carletta Davis, are sun tanning in their lawn chairs set up on the back patio.

My father was 6’2 with large tan muscles. He kept his dark brown hair short and trimmed in a military style. His eyes were a soft brown that when the light hit it just right, you would think they were filled with honey.

My brother, Carlos, was almost a complete copy of our father, except he was slightly taller than him at 6’5 and has honey-golden eyes that were brighter than my father’s eyes. Plus, my brother has let his hair grow longer on the top with the back and sides trimmed neatly. One would think he was going for a pop star look or something.

My mother and little sister were not fighters, but more like the beauty queen and her mother. They would both have the same dirty blonde colored hair, but my sister bleaches her hair and gets expensive highlights. My mother has dark brown eyes while Carletta has the same honey colored eyes that my father has. They are both about the average height for a female at 5’8.

I take a deep breath and internally roll my eyes as I slide open the back door and walk over to Carletta. She is laying in one of the lounge chairs in one of her bikinis while having her bleach blonde hair tucked up into her sunhat.

“What can I do for you, Carletta?” I asked, in a neutral tone. If my parents think I am being sarcastic or aggressive to my younger siblings in any way, then I get a constant lecture on how I need to learn to take care of my siblings and be a better big sister to them.

Carletta pulls her big sunglasses down a little bit and looks at me from over the top. “Go get me some fresh, ice cold, lemonade!” She said, while snapping her fingers in my direction.

I say nothing as I nod my head and walk back in. I have learned by now that when Carletta wants something, she gets it. Especially when both mother and father are around.

I pour a tall glass of iced lemonade for both my mother and Carletta. I also grab two cold sports drinks from the fridge and two clean towels for my father and Carlos. I know they didn’t ask for anything, but I always bring them something when Carletta orders me around.

My family may be cold towards me, but I still love them like I should. Well, I love my parents and Carlos. I can honestly say the only people I hate in this world are my little sister, Carletta, and her best friend Harper Miller… the gamma’s little sister.

My parents are the betas of our pack. Yes, pack, because we are werewolves and our home is the Blood Stone pack. My father has been training with my brother every day since he was ten, to become the future beta of the pack.

Since Carletta and I are females, we have no future title in our pack, unless we are mated to a male with a title. Though Carletta always says she is going to be the future luna one day. I highly doubt it would happen, because our alpha, Austin Williams, is very interested in finding his true goddess given mate. He and his gamma Spencer Miller took over the pack from their fathers, Kevin Williams and Daniel Miller, last year.

Alpha Austin is a very fair and kind alpha. He kept my father on as acting beta until Carlos is older and able to shift.

I pray to the moon goddess that she does not curse Alpha Austin with someone as spoiled as my little sister for a mate. His mate should be someone that cares for him and the well being of this pack. All Carletta would do is order all the poor omegas around like she does me.

I plastered a smile on my face as I walked back out with the tray in my hands. Carlos and father are now over by mother and Carletta. I handed Carletta her drink first. She always has to come first, even though she is the youngest of the three of us. She huffs as she takes the glass from my hand.

‘Wow, how typical… not even a thank you.’ I commented in my head.

I turn towards my little brother and offer him one of the sports drinks and a clean towel for him to wipe off all the sweat and dirt on his face and neck.

“Here you go, Carlos. Good work with your training.” I said to him, with a small smile. Carlos nods in my direction.

“Thank you, Emma.” He said, taking the drink and the towel. His voice holds no emotion in it and I understand why. I know he wants to be a loving brother to me, but he is afraid that if he shows me any affection in front of our parents and sister, then he would be treated the same as me. I don’t want that for him, but I am just happy he at least will be grateful for what I do for him. I hold the tray out to mother and father.

Father looks at me and raises an eyebrow. “Did you finish all of the cleaning already?” He asked while taking his drink and towel. He wiped off the sweat from his forehead and neck as I held the tray out for my mother to take her glass from it.

“No, sir. Carletta had called and asked for a cold drink. I am almost finished though. Once I finish passing out refreshments I will be returning to my work.” I said, as I bowed my head.

“See that you do.” He barked out. I nodded to him and turned around to head back inside.

“Oh, and Emma.” Mother called out. I turned to look at her.

“Yes, ma’am?” I responded.

“Don’t forget to get dinner done on time today. We are having the alpha and gamma over for dinner tonight.” She said. I nodded my head.

“Yes, ma’am. Dinner will be ready by 6 pm.” I informed them. Then I went back to doing my chores.

After I finished cleaning where I had left off in the library. Then I cleaned all the bathrooms and vacuumed all the carpets before I started working on dinner. The only rooms I don’t have to clean are my parents’ offices and bedroom along with my siblings’ bedrooms. It is the only kind of work that my parents will force my sister to do, so she does not live like a slob.

After I am done with my cleaning duties, I head to my room, so I can shower and clean myself up before I start on dinner.

My bedroom is a bit smaller than my siblings' rooms, but I still have my own bathroom and a decent sized closet. However, I do not need much as I am a simple person.

I take off my clothes and let my strawberry blonde hair fall from the bun I had it wrapped up in while I clean. After a quick shower, I am looking at myself in the mirror. Unlike my family, my eyes are a deep forest green which goes well with my strawberry blonde hair. Depending on the time of day, it almost changes color.

In the morning and at noon, when I am outside, my hair looks almost like gold. Though in the evening, when the light of the sunset hits my hair it almost looks like a fiery red color. I think that is why my sister bleaches her hair. To try and outdo my hair color, but mine is all natural.

I shake my head and get dressed. I put on a cute baby blue panties and bra set. I top it off with a pair of nice black jeans and a dark navy blue crop top with thin straps. Then I head downstairs to start cooking dinner.

I cut the vegetables for the salad while I let the two giant prime rib roasts sit in the homemade marinade I threw together. I have been in charge of cooking and cleaning for the last three years, so I have perfected my skills.

Plus, I make a bit of money off of it, since if my parents didn’t pay me, then in the eyes of our Alpha, it would be child labor… and Alpha Austin does not tolerate any kind of child abuse within his pack.

It is times like this though, whether it is cooking or cleaning, that I wish that I had my own wolf to talk to. So I filled the time while thinking of other things, and had the comfort and support of someone else with me.

Like how most werewolves get the soul of their wolf anytime between the ages of 13 and 18, most believe that the earlier you get your wolf's soul, the luckier and stronger you will be. For being able to bond with our wolves before we shift and find our mates.

I am a month away from my 18th birthday and still have not gotten to meet her yet. Makes me even more of the black sheep of our family since the twins just turned 16 this year and already got their wolves' souls. I don’t know much about their wolves, not even their names, since I don’t socialise with my siblings like others do.

Though I do know that my sister’s wolf likes me a hell of a lot more than my actual sister does. Sometimes when Carletta and Harper are trying to verbally bully me outside the pack house, Carletta’s wolf would snatch control and throw Harper to the ground with a growl, or Carletta’s eyes would flash to yellow and she would let out a whimper at me.

That would happen on the days that Carletta has more control than her wolf. Though when Carlos is around, his wolf would take control of him and let out a growl towards Harper and Carletta. Making them both back off. My parents can not even blame me as their wolves tell them that what the twins’ wolves do to defend me is justified and refuse to make them repent.

You see even though we have the strength and speed of wolves, we are two souls that share one body. The human side of my parents may not like it, but they can not make my siblings’ wolves bend to them without their wolves’ support.

Wolves will only submit to the ones they believe to be worthy of it. Like all the wolves in our pack, we submit to our alpha… but even our alpha has to submit to the royal family in the Mystic Shadow Pack. The young king, Alpha Hunter, took over on his 21st birthday five years ago. He has been ruling over all the packs with a fair hand, but he can be brutal when he needs to be.

I heard that some males tried to force themselves onto his younger sister, Princess Sophia, and ended up being torn apart by the Alpha King himself.

I have seen in magazines how much Alpha Hunter dotes on his younger sister and his mother. Most females try to catch his eye, but almost all of them are the usual flings that males have. Like in the human world, Alpha Hunter is known as the billionaire, playboy, and CEO of Moon Beam.

Moon Bean is a company that Alpha Hunter’s grandfather had started up from scratch. It has now become one of the top computer software companies in the world. It does everything from creating top of the line security systems or creating products like its own brand of phones and laptops.

He took over the company when he was 21 and runs most of it on his own. It is also hard to believe that he is 28 now and still has not found his true mate and Luna Queen. His mother, Millianna Dawson, and his little sister, Sophia Dawson, both help Alpha King Hunter run the kingdom in place of his luna.

Princess Sophia is not a snobby b***h, like my sister either. She hosts a lot of charity events for orphanages and the smaller packs that are in need of financial help. I even read in the tabloids online that she is studying to become a doctor. She is beautiful with her sunshine gold hair. She even has deep green eyes like me. Princess Sophia is kind and she is the same age as me. It is even more amazing that I also share the same birthday as Princess Sofia.

I think about how cool it would be to one day meet Princess Sofia, or possibly work at Moon Beam as one of their computer engineers. Since my parents never take me anywhere when they go off with my siblings, I took online classes… even college courses.

I may be 17, but I’m smart as hell. I graduate this year physically in my pack, but I actually completed my high school courses two years ago and this spring I will be graduating from my college courses. It seems that only Alpha Austin is the only one that knows since he checks in with the school about all the young wolves.

Even if they are only going to become warriors or part of the staff in the pack house, Alpha Austin and his family make it mandatory for everyone to have an education to at least high school. College was more optional since that would be if they decided to work within the human world.

I will actually graduate with a degree in computer programming within a couple of weeks. I have become pretty good with computers. I have even learned how to hack into different kinds of devices. However, I keep that to myself. Most people know me as being a bookworm that reads a lot.

I play my role as the plain girl here at home. I could only imagine what kind of trouble my sister would try to get me in if she knew I could hack. Hell, I can simply hack from my cell phone with the software I created. With my software, I hack into someone’s device once. Then I can access it at any time. Sometimes I am tempted to see what my sister hides on her phone, but I have enough self respect not to invade another’s privacy. Unless they give me a reason to think that they were a threat to me, my family, or my pack.