True Alpha Book I: Hunted

Full moon

Alpha Harris watched as Ramona moved from one spot in the room to another as though she was searching for something but he knew her too well to know that she was upset about something and she was looking for a way to bring it up. He could probably guess what the issue was, it's probably gonna be the same issue she's been bothering him about for years. “Just say it Ramona” Alpha Harris blurted out, crossing his legs on the bed.

“I have nothing to say. What's the point when you won't listen to me” Ramona stopped moving about and faced him. “We could have this town if we wanted but because of your softness...”

“Stop! Don't poke that bear. Do not mistake my patience for softness. Alpha Carter isn't one you can just up and throw out of town. He is smart and strong and he has a very loyal pack. If we need to beat him, then we have to act smart” He explained

“We need to form an alliance with another pack to root him out. An alliance is what we need” She argued

“And then what happens next? If we do succeed, what happens next? We break the alliance and stab them in the back too?"

“Yeah. If you want power you have to seize it, no matter what. I know you are afraid to get your hands dirty. But you'll be looked down on by other Alphas and you can't get the respect or power you deserve without a little dirt under your fingers” She stated, sitting on the bed beside him.

***

In the Moonlight Diner, Damon stared at Cara as she held up the menu to her face, searching for what to order. He smiled as she began biting on her nails. It's a habit of hers he had grown to love. Although it has been a while since he last saw her, but it felt as though he never left. And now sitting here across from her reminded him of the reason why he left in the first place.

Cara caught a glimpse of him, staring at her and smiling. “Why are you staring at me like that?” She asked, covering her face with the menu

“It's just...you look as beautiful as ever” He smiled flirtatiously

She dropped the menu, glanced around and then focused her gaze on him with her shy eyes staring into his. “Damon" she called softly

“Yeah I know. And all I'm doing is paying you a compliment” He sat upright and crossed his arms. She tuck her hair behind her ear, clearing her throat, realizing how awkward she had made everything. “Let me see your eyes" Damon blurted out, catching her off guard

She squinted her brows at the randomness of the request “My eyes?"

“Yeah, your...you know...wolf eyes" he whispered

“Oh" she muttered softly, looking around to see if there were any prying eyes. She knew why he asked what he wanted to confirm. She leaned closer to him, shut her eyes and when she opened it, it was glowing blue. “See?! It's still blue. I haven't killed anyone” She said

“Just wanted to be sure” He raised his hands in defeny as her eyes reverted back to normal.

“If it was now yellow, what would you have done?" She asked

“Probably start putting a distance between us to avoid you ripping my head off” He joked.

“Yeah that would be best” She laughed

“So what's been going on in town since I left? Did you find a mate yet? Is Craig still overprotective of you?” Damon questioned

“No and yes. Basically a lot has been happening. I think the other packs might be planning on starting a war. So you picked a shitty time to come back to town” Cara explained

“Or maybe I came at the right time. Maybe I'm here to save you" He smiled

“Yeah right” She scoffed

“Why the shade? Do you find me so helpless that I can't save you?" He quipped

“You are human Damon. You'll be ripped in two if you were to go head to head with a wolf. Actually you should probably lock your doors tonight. It's full moon and there'll be a lot of wolves in the woods"

“It is full moon tonight. You've gotten pretty good at controlling yourself and urges" He stated impressed

“Yeah, I guess” She smiled, picking up the menu again.

***

Maya watched as her father Alpha Michael tortured the captured wolf. Both hands of the poor boy was chained to the giant hook on the roof. His legs could barely touch the floor. His bare torso bleeding from all the knife cuts being inflicted on him. This gory sight was making her very uncomfortable and as much as she wished she could leave at that moment, it was out of her control.

“He doesn't know anything father” She chipped in, staring at the bloody wolf who was now finding it hard to speak.

“That's what they want you think. Loyalty is good thing, a strong virtue and I'm impressed at how loyal he is but it has its breaking point, just like everything else. You wish to be Alpha some day?! Then you should learn how to push them to that break point” He explained and then pieced the knife into the wolves rib. All the wolf could do was groan in pain.

Maya averted her gaze from the horror in front of her. How can she tell him she doesn't care to be an Alpha if this is what it entails. “There are other ways to get the answer you are looking for" She stated

“Yeah but this is faster and saves a lot of time. Now look at him!" He barked “I am not gonna raise you as a weakling” He added. Maya slowly turned her gaze back to the half dead wolf. She felt she was in the same torture as the wolf. “If you don't get your hands dirty or in this case, bloody. The pack won't respect you" he concluded and then turned to face his torture subject. “Now, tell me where he keeps it"

***

Alpha Walker slammed his fist on the table angrily, springing up to his feet. “You fool! Do you know what you just did?" He barked angrily, his heavy voice, ringing round the room. “I never asked you to do that. You always go out of your way to ruin things don't you?"

“I did what is right father...” Edward began “Words are the other packs are gearing up to go to war. If we sit on our hands and do nothing, we'll be the first to be eliminated. They are probably coming for our territory first. We have to show them we are not the weaklings” He explained with boldness

“And you think by killing a member of the Direwolf pack and dumping it on their territory is the best way to do that?" Alpha Walker questioned angrily

“Alpha Carter and his pack are always acting like they are better than us. If every other pack are trying to take a shot at them, shouldn't we help too?"

“And after they take a shot at them, who do you think they are coming after next? If Alpha Carter finds out we killed one of their own breaking the peace accord, what do you think they'll do? You do not think things through. I was planning on forming an alliance with him and now you've screwed that up and as always I have to clean up your mess" He concluded, and walked past Edward, brushing against his shoulders. Edward sat on the chair angrily, fuming on the fact that nothing he ever does was good enough for his father.

***

Ramona shut the door behind her, walking into the wine cellar where both her sons were waiting for her. She climbed down the small stairs and approached both of them. The clark twins, Hayden and Hunter were as identical as you could get, both in physical appearance and personality. Standing at 6 feet, both boys had medium blonde hair, sharp jaws and hazel green eyes. They had the same gym cut body.

“We have to make the move tonight. Tonight being a full moon gives us easy access. You both know what to do right?" She asked and they both nodded in reply. “Good. Don't screw this up. We only have one shot at this"

“I take it father is still out of the loop” Hunter pointed out

“Your father is a good man and a smart man too. But he just doesn't see that if we do not strike fast and hard, we'll end up losing our pack" She explained

“Don't worry mother. We'll get it done" Hayden assured

***

Cara parked her car just behind Craig's at the edge of the woods. She turned off the ignition hurriedly, knowing he won't be happy about her keeping him waiting. She dropped her phone on the dashboard and quickly exited the car. She walked hastily to where he was standing with a small black duffle bag in front of his car. “Hey I'm so sorry" She apologized on getting to where he was.

“Where were you and what took you so long?” he asked with a tired tone.

“I was out with Damon and I lost track of time" She replied

“Damon huh?!" He checked his car door if it was locked and then began heading into the woods.

She picked up the jealousy in his voice but decided to overlook it and not open that door. She followed silently beside him as they went on deeper and deeper into the woods. They could already hear wolves howling at different sides of town. She looked up at the sky and the moon was already fully out. “The moon is out fully. Can you feel it?" She asked smiling. The feeling of the full moon had always fascinated her. It's like freedom and there was no worry or trouble or heavy thoughts. Just freedom. Especially when you have shifted.

“Yeah I can” Craig caught her eyes and smiled at her. “Here we are" he annouced scanning the area surrounding them. They were halfway through the woods and this was their spot. The spot where they shift every full moon and enjoy the full moon and their wolf side in all of its glory. He dropped the empty duffle bag on the floor and began unbuttoning his jacket, staring at Cara as she walked past him and stood at his front, few metres from him.

Cara removed her jacket and then her white top before proceeding to unbuttoning her jean. She took off her jean and clothes now remaining her bra and panties. She could feel Craig's eyes fixed on her, scanning her body and it made her blush and feel hot. She undid the clasp of her bra and slowly took it off before hooking her fingers in the waistline of her black panties and pulling it down. As much as they had both stripped in front of each other every full moon, everytime feels like the first.

She picked up her clothes and then turned to see Craig already fully stripped, folding his clothes into the duffle bag. She walked over to where he was and folded hers too, putting it in the duffle bag. “Race you to the creek?" She looked up at him smiling.

“You are on" he replied, trying so hard not to gawk at her amazing body.

They glanced once more at each other, took a deep breath and began to shift. If anyone was around them, they could hear bones breaking literally. They bent their necks in all four directions same time as their wrists and ankles began taking a new shape. They fell to their knees, their ears becoming longer, hairs forming down the lines of their faces and their backbones, breaking and reforming. Fangs formed in place of their canine and then their eyes began glowing blue. The shifting lasted for about three minutes before they were fully shifted.

Craig turned to face her, his glowing eyes admired her shinning white fur, which was glowing more as the moon shone on it. She was called the white wolf for a reason. There wasn't any dent of some other color on her fur unlike his fur. His was a sable color with three brown stripes crossing on his back. She howled and then took off toward the direction of the creek. Craig howled and began chasing after her.

***

Victor Morgan stood up as he was invited to go into the office. He straightened his tie, smiled at the assistant before pushing the door open. “Mr Mayor King!" He called, shutting the door behind him and smiling at the Mayor who was sitting on the side of his desk. “Nice to finally meet you" He walked up to him and exchanged a handshake with the Mayor.

“How are you doing Mr Morgan?" The mayor asked, gesturing for him to sit.

“Please, call me Victor. I am good. Thanks Mr Mayor” Victor smiled sitting down

“So what can I do you for Victor?"

“Well...” Victor cleared his throat and began “It's a matter of safety. How the people of this town will live safely without any fear of what they know or what they don't know but is still out there”

“I'm not sure I'm following. I'm not sure I know what you are talking about" The Mayor said with furrowed brows

“Oh but you do Mr Mayor. In fact you more than ‘Know'. You participate. I'm talking about the werewolves...” He paused when the Mayor adjusted on his seat uncomfortably. “What I want to understand is how someone who swore to do what's right for the people, someone who is supposed to protect them, is shaking hands and sharing drinks with the animals that lurk in the shadows, waiting to prey on any human they could get their hands on"

“I am keeping the peace. The treaty still stands and if it isn't for me, they would be attacking humans and dead bodies would be found everyday on the street" The mayor defended

“C'mon now, you don't really believe that do you?. If you haven't heard, the packs are ganging up against each other, wanting to expand their territories and when a fight does happen, who do you think would suffer more? Who do you think will be the casualties of their war?" Victor questioned

“So what is your ultimate solution?"

“We wipe them off! I'm not talking about driving them out of town. I'm talking about wiping them off existence. They are abominations that shouldn't exist in the first place. Without or without you Mr Mayor, this is going to happen. I just came here to give you a chance to pick a side. If you stand against us, we won't hesitate to end you along with them” He smiled and then stood up, buttoning his suit jacket. “Think about it" He concluded and left, leaving the Mayor alone with his confused thoughts.

***

Craig shifted back to human form. He looked around with a racing heartbeat and Cara was nowhere to be found. He rushed to the duffle bag, bringing out all the contents. Her clothes where still inside and she was nowhere to be found. He ran his fingers through his hair in worry. He didn't know what to do. “Where is she?" Alpha Carter asked coming up towards Craig. He had only his trousers on, which means he just shifted too.

“How did you know?" Carter asked surprised, staring at his father

“I knew something was gonna go wrong tonight. Why weren't you with her?" Alpha Carter asked, clearly becoming angry.

“We were around the creek and about to head back when she took off, wanting me to chase her again like we did earlier only for me to chase after her but I couldn't see her, I searched but still couldn't find her. Her things are still here. Do you thinking she's missing?" He asked, putting on his trousers

“Missing , No! Taken, Yes!” Alpha Carter replied, looking around angrily.