From CEO TO WARRIOR LUNA

CHAPTER 3

DANIEL'S POV

I scanned the whole room but I still couldn't see my siblings anywhere.It was my birthday and I was supposed to be having fun but all I wanted to do was to go back to my room for a nap.

Contrary to other packs,birthdays in our pack were organized during the day, therefore more attention to me.I loved dominating, but I hated attention.

I slowly moved around as pack members created a way for me, their fears lingering in the air.The room was so full ,with deafening music animating the hall.

I spotted my brother Declan in a black tuxedo chatting with a few girls animatedly.When our eyes met,he smiled, sighing in relief.I took long strides to join him, causing the girls to hurry away:

“Happy birthday brother,you succeeded in chasing away my friends"he chuckled softly, smoothening his hair.

Declan has always been the kind one , the playboy, but when it was about family he could kill without a second thought.

“thanks dec"I muttered, ignoring the glances thrown my way.

“What is the situation with the rogues attack?"I asked, staring at him.

He remained silent as we stood watching the crowd while he emptied his glass before filling me in with the latest incident about rogues' attempts on our pack.

A girl with blond hair wearing a tight knee-length dress later approached us rather hesitantly.

I could sense her fear and rapid heartbeats from where she stood, but my brother's smile encouraged her to step forward.

She greeted Declan rather seductively, her eyes avoiding mine.Smiling,she muttered something to him and his face brightened.

Turning to me, he muttered:

“Bro,see you later".

I nodded slowly, deepening my hands into my pockets.

Taking her hand in his,he led her away while I stared at their backs frowning.

Declan was the playboy of the family, while I wasn't really interested in girls.

Not that something happened to me and it's true that I always felt lonely.But I never felt the need to bring a female into my life.They could be clingy while I wasn't patient enough.Most of all, my wolf, whomI had no control over, could kill anyone at any moment.

I always witness people in our clan or pack meeting their fated mate, after which a mating ceremony is held.

I did not really believe in fated mates and I hoped to never meet someone that could cause me to go all soft.

It is true that a few wolves went feral because they couldn't find their mates,but I wasn't sure that would happen to me.

Frustrated, my father, alpha Denzel, had to close them in the dungeons in order to protect the pack members.But to me what really mattered was my family and not some random strangers chosen by the Luna goddess.

I stood there staring at the crowd, my gaze lingering on a few people as I tried to figure out why some people would accept a mate in their lives.

No one dared approach me,in fear of my unpredictable loss of control and I was OK with that, since I hated company, especially strangers.

My sister's scent ,heaven, reached my nose,my eyes widened.I swirled around to find her standing with a huge smile on her face.

She was beautiful in her blue evening gown.Her hair was held in a sophisticated bun , she was the attention of all unmated males in the room, causing me to tighten my fist.I couldn't help but be protective of her.

She walked towards me slowly.

“Happy birthday bro."she giggled, hugging me tightly.

“Thank heaven"I muttered, hugging her back while rubbing her back softly.

Still holding her,I felt a burning sensation running through my body.At first I thought it was my wolf trying to dominate as usual,so I kept my cool.

Soon I realized it wasn't the case as my skin continued burning, pain rushing through my body.A guttural growl escaped me, silencing the room,gritting my teeth. I went down on my knees.

All eyes were now on me,another growl escaped me as I fought an inner battle with a stranger in my body.The pain was so intense that I had to tear my shirt open, exposing my skin to cold.

My parents came running down the stairs,my mum's blue eyes full of worry,she stepped forward to help, only for me to growl loudly as I felt another lance of pain,causing her to step back while my father stood in front of her protectively.

A white glowing light from nowhere surrounded my shoulders,the intense pain increasing.I clenched my fist.

I lost myself in the glowing light fighting for control with my wolf.Feeling lost,I closed my eyes.

Just as it appeared,the mysterious white light disappeared and I felt a lot better.

Panting,I opened my eyes to see everyone looking at me with mouths agape.

Wondering what it was,I glanced at my left shoulder,the now visible tattoos on my body made my breath stop.

Silence descended into the room and I could hear my rapid heartbeats.Then, one by one, my pack members all went down on their knees bowing their heads to expose their necks slightly in sign of respect.Except my parents, who remained standing, their faces showing how surprised they were.

The stars meant I was now alpha. On my back a huge wolf tattoo proving my wolf was an Alpha too.

I was chosen by the goddess Luna to be alpha of the golden eagle pack.To say I was surprised was an understatement.

I never imagined myself as an alpha and this came as a huge blow to me.My wolf fighting for dominance finally took over.

My bones cracking and my canines lengthening,I shifted into a huge white wolf.Too confused and frustrated, I just ran out of the room heading for the forest.

It was around 2 to 3pm and all I wanted was to feel the air through my fur.I ran through the forest surrounding my pack ,then I stopped to drink water in a nearby stream.

“Brother? Our prisoners escaped.Please, I know you never wanted to be alpha but we have a problem and we need you", Declan begged urgently through the mind link.

We recently had three wolves who ran mad because they couldn't have their mates.My father, alpha Denzel, refused to kill them,placing them in a dungeon.

Keeping my problems aside ,I headed to meet my brother in my wolf form.

My brother Declan,my sisters heaven and Neveh, then my cousins Ashton and Caspian were all in their wolf forms.

We always worked together as a group and we all had important titles in the pack's army.Following their choking scents, we entered the dense forest sniffing the way to trace them.

It became difficult to track them as their scent started fading away.

Then screams halted us.

Following the voice, only to find two prisoners killed and the third one was being drained of its blood by a vampire.At first I wondered why vampires were on our territory and killing our prisoners.

All supernatural beings had conflict between them as each of them wanted to dominate the others.It was forbidden for a vampire or another shape shifter to come to this pack and neither could we go into other packs except invited.So what happened here?

Observing them, I realized that the two others were humans as their sweet scents reached my nose.When they felt our presence,the brown-haired girl released the injured blond, who was clearly her sister.

Clutching a medium-sized knife in her right hand, she stood up,her eyes looking at each of us cautiously.When my eyes met hers,the unimaginable happened.For the first time in my life, my wolf spoke to me “Our mate".

Surprise,shock, excitement filled my heart.

I had little time to reflect on the news before she lunged for Declan.

Waouh! She was fiery.

“Take care of her Declan,she is my mate"I warned her through the mind link-forgetting all I ever thought of doing to my mate once I'd met her and all I felt now was the need to have her in my arms.

Declan avoided her, his expression showing how amused he was as her frown deepened.I admired her as her soaked clothes clung to her small body.

Were humans really able to kill wolves that had lost their sanity?How was that even possible when these wolves were so violent?

While her sister whined,blood flowing out from her deep wounds, my mate didn't give up her attempts to hurt Declan.The vampire, on the other hand, attacked my sister Nevaeh, making me lose my temper.

I easily snapped his neck, his piercing scream resounding into the silent forest.Shacken, my mate, ran to him with a panicked face.A surge of possessiveness ran through my veins as she touched him.

When her friend finished burning off she stood up,stepping away cautiously, her eyes never leaving mine as she went back to back with her sister.

They were fierce,I rather found it entertaining.

Did they really think they had a chance against us?

I had my answer as my beautiful mate attacked me.Not willing to hurt her, I pushed her to fall on her butt.

But that was a mistake as she plunged that knife of hers into my right shoulder.I slowly backed off and shifted.

She was visibly surprised but kept a neutral face as she stood in a fighting stance.

Was she not backing down?

Declan, who had now shifted and was standing naked, chuckled through my mind-link :

“Brother, you have trouble coming".

Nevaeh surprised us by throwing a chain around them, making me wonder where it came from.After both of them were trapped together, they continued struggling fiercely with clenched teeth.

Stepping forward,I grasped her chin firmly to admire her beautiful face,her dazzling eyes held a glimpse of defiance.

I asked her to stop struggling as the chains only tightened the more she struggled.

She gave me an icy look,her stunning green eyes staring into my soul.

A straight nose and a perfect kissable mouth made my wolf stir restlessly.

Shockingly,she spitting on my hand.I lifted my gaze to meet her daring green pools.I chuckled, amused she didn't know who she was dealing with.It made me smirk seeing how annoyed she was and I could smell her anger fill the air.

My siblings chuckled but strangely, I didn't feel like snapping her head off, but instead, I felt the need to protect her.

“Let's go!" I ordered coldly.

On our way home,I couldn't stop myself from staring at her.

I never imagined the attraction to be this strong, neither did I expect to feel possessive.

Her uninterrupted stares at the road made me wonder what was happening in that fiery head of hers.

“Should I undo the chains?" Neaveh asked through the mind link.

“I do not think it's a good idea, brother.She has been staring at the road as if trying to create a mind map.Just wait till we are home then we will undo it"heaven replied, glancing at my mate.

Since all of us were naked, we entered the house through a back door to the packed house.

I turned to my mate to see her reaction to our pack house, as humans were always fascinated with diamonds and gold.

Her expression was unreadable,well, she definitely was another species of human.The first omega we met went down on her knees and crossed her arms on her chest to pledge her allegiance to me, making me remember the incident before.

Reality finally sank in,I was alpha to the “Golden eagle pack".There was no going back or running away.I had to accept reality.

Asking my sisters to take my mate into the room next to theirs,I headed to my room for a cold shower.

HAZEL POV

The journey to wherever we were going seemed to be long.Supporting laurel when walking,made our pace quite slow.

I turned my head to laurel;

“Are you OK? How is your leg?"

“I'm OK, hazel.Just behave and I am sure we will be OK"she ordered in a low voice.

“God ,forgive me Lori.If I did not ask you to go out...."

“Stop that hazel.We are going to be OK.I love you"she declared firmly.

“Love you too."I murmured.

If she was too calm, then I had to be strong too.I had to save her from these cannibals.

Soon I could see a well designed garden.I wondered if we were still on earth.

No cars,huge mansions on the way built in a particular order and decorated with gold.I wondered what the interior was like .

Later a huge house,no, more like a palace, came into view.

Were we on earth?This house was more than a palace. Its design was simply stunning.The stairs we took,the doors decor inside, the immensity of this place was breathtaking.

Keeping my face neutral, I turned to look at our kidnappers. My eyes met the Greek God's cold blue stare, making my heart skip a beat.

The corners of his lip tilted slightly into what seemed like a smile,I lifted my brow questioningly and he looked away.

It was annoying how these people were walking around naked with ease.

“Are these people OK? They move around naked"I asked Laurel in a low voice.

“They are werewolves.And I am sure we will end up as meat for dinner tonight."

My heartbeat stopped.

“Do werewolves exist?"I asked stupidly.

She remained quiet for a moment, then said:

“I am sure you remember who killed Axel .As a CEO your way of thinking is stupid sometimes."

Yeah, my way of thinking was stupid.

Reality then sank in.

But I wasn't going to let it go and as soon as we had a way, I'd escape with my sister.I had to save her.

Once inside, we were stopped by a girl kneeling in front of the Greek god. He bowed his head slightly and I wondered if we weren't taken by human traffickers.

He turned to us, his stoic, cold face staring at me for a while before finally leaving.

They dragged us upstairs, then through a corridor with guards lining the way. My stare roam around silently taking in the luxury of this house. Finally, we stopped in front of a room with no guard.

We found ourselves in a huge bedroom with a king-sized bed.

It was designed more like a princess's room with expensive vases, the bedside table and clock all made of gold.The huge chandeliers made me feel like a palace.

The red curtains adorning the walls were opened, illuminating the room.I was so lost that I didn't realize the chain binding us was off, but I turned on time to hold Laurel.

Staring at the woman who trapped us with that chain,I could clearly see the resemblance with the other redhead across the room.I kept Laurel helping her to the sized king bed, then I helped her sit down.

Untying the handkerchief she had tied round her leg , my brow furrowed, seeing how deep the wound was.

I glanced at one of the red heads but

before I could utter a word, she left.

ignoring me.

Frustration rose in me.Turning to the other Sister, I prayed she shouldn't ignore me either:

“Could you help, please?".

She was silent for a moment, then finally nodded and left.

I released a breath I didn't realize I was holding, then turned to Laurel.