The Midnight

‘Alpha’s point of view’     It all started when our pack got attacked by our old enemies; the Lycidas, and uncountable Silver-star pack’s warriors were killed, many were wounded. Few days after the assault, my father came to our territory and announced that I should be taken to exile, so I had to leave the place called home for my safety.     “It’s for his safety, and don’t forget that he is your future Alpha” proclaimed my father, trying to persuade the elders of my pack as if he cares about them.     “The boy is safe with us and we will protect him with our lives if that’s the price we have to pay for his survival” argued Mr Orton, but it will take more than one elder to stand up against my father.     “You can hardly walk Dom; you are not as powerful as you used to be. How will you safeguard him, with ten warriors? Come on, let’s face the truth here, you need my help. Let me take the boy under my wing, I’ll make sure that he’s safe” the foolish elders of my pack seem weak, but perhaps they were exhausted from the fight that nearly left nothing but dusty dead bodies.     “We have no allies that can give us a merciful hand on this matter, we came a ruling to let you take the boy with you but he is still a Silver star warrior” they were discussing my future in front of me, as if I was not even there.     “That’s a wise decision, I also took some time and gave this predicament a closer look. This is all because of the boy, the death of Alpha Albert and his daughter; Ivy. The main target was the boy all this time not your leaders, and with the strongest shield of my pack, he is safe and so does the Silver-star pack” is he really putting a blame on me? that’s jargon, totally a mumbo-jumbo.     Wow! Father, that was a very desperate move, my thoughts were racing a race of million miles, for I was so angry and yet kind of defeated. I angrily left them and made my way to my bedroom that became my wiping palace on those days, all I wanted was to finally put my father to the world of the dead and forget that he ever existed on my timeline.     It was not easy to turn my back at a time like that, but what my father told the elders, blaming me for my pack’s suffering and the death of my mother, saying that for some reason I was the target to the Lycidas, all that clownish talk gave me a concrete reason to flew away. It was going to be my first time crossing the Silver-star boundaries. Someone was going to pick me up and that person was my cousin, the cousin brother I never knew my entire life.     Before the journey of my life began, I started packing, tears were racing down my face like a waterfall. And at that moment, a very annoying, familiar voice roared behind me. “I’ve been waiting for this day and finally, I got my wish granted on the palm of my hand” I was not interested to say anything back to him, more especially to my heartless father.     “What do you want?” few minutes later I failed to hold my horses, for he was just a jackass who kept on pushing my buttons and that time he pressed the wrong button, blaming me for the death of my mother and the death of more than hundred werewolves of my pack.     “This is far from over, mark my words” I thundered over his head, threatening him. “You better watch your tone boy, I’m not your mother” he thundered back to my face while he was rudely holding my chin with his strong hand squashing my lower jaws, and at that point I was expecting anything even a hot slap that could've opened my brain a little bit, for I was boiling with anger.     “Or what? You will slap like last time, huh?     Come on father, bring it on, be a man for once in your lifetime at least this time I’m ready for you. DO IT!” *Slap*     Wow! Did he really smacked me?     I lost words, not because I was scared or flabbergasted, but because I was still searching for suitable words to describe my ruthless father.     “You hard-hearted, remorseless and unsympathetic son of a…” I roared again, and from that point he also lost it when he fisted me against the wall, but I rose up again, don’t ask where I got the strength from.     “Is that the best you can do… father?” I enquired looking dead straight into his eye balls, he simply left the room and instructed one of his warriors to watch over me until I finish packing.     I was left standing at the center of my bedroom, trying to register what just took place seconds ago, I slowly took calculated steps backwards and leaned against the wall while descending down until I completely sat down but that didn’t last long as I heard a cold hand separating me from the comfort of my bedroom wall.     “We need to go, it’s getting late” It was the same heartless, pitiless so-called father of mine, great, so he just came to ruin my day or what? My thoughts exactly...     I decided to act numb like a sheep and let him do as he wished up until his heart was satisfied. He pulled me out of the Silver-star’s empire like I was his slave or a mistress who just had an affair, he forcefully shoved me into his car. I gazed out of the car window in disbelief, I never got a chance to say goodbye to my friend Peterson who was running behind my father’s car.     “Can I at least say goodbye to my best friend? Please papa, I beg of you”     “Shut up! Foolish boy, you think you maned up enough to stand against me, huh?”     “I hate you… HATE YOU!!” I thundered while punching him, causing the car to wheel out of the road and back, at that time even suicide was the best escape plan from my suffering. Clownish thoughts occupied my mind as I blindly open the door of the car that was riding at 100 kilometres per hour but he caught me and locked-on the brakes pretty fast.     But he was late to register what was taking place at the back of his limo, I was thrown out like a sack and rolled. I quickly stood up and ran my way towards Peterson who was still chasing the car, when I was an inch close to him, the horseshit of a father grasped me by hand separating us once more. He carried me to his shoulders, crying and fighting chaotic like a chicken in his bold shoulders that were clearly drawn on his tight white t-shirt.      “Your cousin was supposed to pick you up here but you just had to piss me off, huh?     Well… he will find you waiting for him across the boundary lines of your so-called, useless pack. Foolish boy” he shoved me into his car again, made sure that the doors were locked using child lock. In my hand was, a necklace that was made of silver which had a locker in it, it was Peterson’s necklace, for that I certain.     At least I have something to remember him by, I thought as we took off again, the bastard was still yelling at me but guess who was listening? No one, for I was busy looking at my friend’s necklace and the memories of our friendship were playing live at the back of my head. And the only thing I heard after all that crap talk he was mumbling to me was;     “GET OFF!” finally, we came to my first destination, where we had to part ways, I didn’t waste any time as I quickly got off his car and slammed the door as hard as I can. He drove off, not gazing back.     I was not scared about the fact that he dropped me outside the boundaries of my pack, because someone was right behind us all that time, and few minutes after he drove off, Dominic arrived.     “Are you okay?” He enquired as he quickly got off his car.     “Yeah, I’m fine sir” acting tough again, and that time, it was not necessary to do so, because my eyes got the brains of their own, I felt something warm at the back of hand, it was teardrop.     Hey wait! Am I crying? Why am I giving him so much credit over my life? Not a chance, I won’t cry because of that horseshit thing. I thought so, as I quickly wiped off the tears.     “But, that doesn't explain the bruises in your face and your left arm” I totally forgot about the fight I had with my father, and Mr Orton had to awaken that pain again.     “What kind of a father slaps his own son, let alone fisting him against the wall?” Dom slowly came close, sat down with me while holding my hand.     “That’s not a father, he’s a monster covered in human flesh, embedded with a beasty werewolf inside him that kills without hesitation. You have to be strong Alpha, for the sake of the survivors of our pack and also your mother; our moon Goddess” he was always there for my comfort and to mentor me every time when my mother was not around, that was not a new thing to me.     “But I’m only sixteen…”     “Look Alpha, there is no one as powerful as you are in our pack right now, your mother knew that. Even your grandfather knew that as well, that’s why he named you; Alpha from birth, because he totally had a belief in you” for the first time in my life, I’ve never seen him crying. I knew from that point that, I’m the only living hope my pack had left and I gained my strength and courage back.     “Mr Orton I…” he was not giving me any chance to say something back.     “He’s here”     “Who’s here?” I suddenly felt this cold, powerful energy approaching, I’ve never felt such power till that day and it was approaching so fast.     “Promise me Alpha, you will believe and rely to the power that lies within you, promise me” suddenly his eyes got cold and all I saw into his eyes was fear, defeat and a spoon of hope.     “I promise you Mr Orton” and just like that he took off. “Farewell my Alpha” he bowed in respect and that respect was only given to the Alpha of the pack, but why did he granted me such respect? I was left with only questions without answers.     It was not long after Dom left, a tall, gigantic guy wearing black leather that matched his English hat, got off his car just meters away from my destination and gazed directly at me. I felt the urine knocking at the back of my male feature, for I was scared. I didn’t even saw him making his way towards me.     He took my luggage and grasped me by the arm, pulling me all the way to his car. It was quiet in my mind as if I was dead, but I was good as dead. He also forced me to the front seat of his car, not even gazing at me, we then took off just like that, no word, no greetings just a sack covered in human flesh that needed to be picked up. “Wow! Bravo… bravo… bravo     Now that’s what I call a dramatic entrance, some random guy just…” I lost it again, while clapping my hands for him. “Quiet!     Shut your trap” oh! Now you’re trying me Mr. “Thank you for noticing that I’m talking, at least you now know that your commodity is a human, the one you were sent or should I say ‘Commanded’ to transport?” I laughed a bit, not even looking at him, since I knew the kind of problem I was getting myself into.     It didn’t took him long to make a move, as I found my head immobilized down, between my legs with his cold, strong hand fixed at the back of my head. I couldn’t move, let alone to breathe. I tried to fight back but, each attempt simply stole from the small amount of energy I was left with, up until I submitted to defeat.     “Dare disrespect me again, I’ll crush your skull with one blow” A threat? Was he really threatening me after what he just did to me? “I doubt that” “Say what?”     “I wonder what will your uncle say, when he hears that you just killed his son?” teasingly, while I wearied my fake smile.     “I don’t have time for your childish games” I was exhausted, tired and also annoyed. He was just the same as my father, even worse, I thought he would be nice unlike his uncle but it seems like, the heartless behave was embedded to their genes, I thought while staring out through the window.     “How old are you?” I didn’t expect that at all, coming out from the ruthless cousin brother of mine. “Take a guess” I sprightly said, forgetting who was seating next to me.     “Never mind, it’s not important anyway” that was painful as ever, maybe I got too comfortable to his liking.     “Hey moron pay attention, we are closing in to the territories of the Blood waterfall branch pack, and here is what I want you to know. I got rules and regulations, that you must follow, if you follow them, you’re more welcomed but...” Cutting him off “Don’t you think…” “Hold your tongue! You don’t talk while I’m talking or else” “Or else what?” “I’ll rip your tongue out with my bare hands, understood?” “You…”     “Understood!” yelling again, and he was becoming more and more arrogant, yet annoyed for his voice was more authoritative again.     “Oh! Understood!” I tried as much as I can to hide the fear in my voice, but it was clear that there was a side of me that was afraid of him.     “As I was saying before you rudely interrupted me. You are not allowed to eat or leave the branch pack’s mansion unless permitted by me or Bettina; my mistress, and you must address me as CJ every time and you must not have any communication with my workers, under any circumstance…”     “Excuse me! What the hell is this mansion of yours anyway...  a prison?” I don’t know why, I said that because it got me in trouble again. “Button the lip!     You will be living with my stepdaughter, that you are not allowed to talk to, when you see her; you look the other way, I don’t want any sneaky business between the two of you, are we clear?” what does he mean by sneaky business?     Don’t tell me he thinks I will mate her step daughter, jeez brother that was so low of you. I thoughtfully argued in my mind.     “What if she is beautiful... what if she wants you to satisfy her... will you leave her in hunger while you are available to get the job done?” my dirty wolf at the back of my mind erupted like a volcano after a long time of silence, I even thought I left him when I crossed the Silver-star pack’s boundaries, he said teasingly, and I was starting to fall for the tricks of the dirty bastard.     “Let’s wait up until we meet her, don’t you think?”     “No let’s make a decision now, because you know better than we haven’t got a satisfaction for nearly 5 full years” he kept on pushing his luck, and the screws were loosening bit by bit. “Okay, we will figure out a way to attract her” “Now that’s the Alpha I know” “Shush! I need to relax I’m tired”     “What are you smiling about, what’s funny? if you dare think about what I said about Cynthia, if you dare show any signs of interest, I will rip your throat off myself” what a threat coming from a big guy.     “So that’s her name, Cynthia? What a sexy name, don’t worry I already have a plan to fish her” my selfish wolf didn’t lost interest like I did, the last I thing I want is my throat ripped off because of a human desire. “Shut up Alivio” “Alivio? Since when do you call me with such a lumpish name?” “If you don’t shut up, I will keep calling you by Alivio” I laughed out loud, blindly minded about who was with me in the car. “GOSH! For Christ sake     I’m driving here, another thing you don’t move a single finger when you are in my car, are we clear?” yet again, his superior voice outbursted deadly dominating, authoritative and I froze from fear again, I barely kept my hands from shaking. “Wait, what are we going to do about this son of a bird cousin brother of yours?” “I don’t want to think about that Alpha, shut up now before you get us into trouble” “Fine, you damn dastard wolf” “Shut it, you moron! Before I shut you off myself, right now”     “Fine, bye” with that, my wolf disappeared, giving me a chance to breathe but that didn’t last longer as the car started to slow down, as we were about to enter gigantic gates, with monumental walls each as big as an elephant.     Finally, we arrived, I'm so fed up of being in the same car with this so-called psychopathic cousin brother. My thoughts paced down that pathway.