MY HUMAN MATE

The death of a powerful Alpha

~Anastasios’ (Michael) POV~

The shrill cry of the owl woke me up with a start from sleep that morning. The cry of the owl could only mean one thing in the Moon Shine pack.

I was still trying to force myself out of bed when I heard the loud wail of my mother, Luna Sofia.

And then I knew. The gut- wrenching feeling inside of me told me something really bad has happened and as I ran to the sound of mother's cry, I fervently prayed it wasn't what I was thinking.

Atlas, it was actually what I was thinking as I saw my mother shaking my father vigorously on the bed with tears rushing down her cheeks while my father laid still and lifeless on the bed when I opened the door.

For a few minutes, I froze on the spot. I couldn't move, couldn't speak, with my head spinning around trying to register the latest incident that just happened.

After a while, I was finally able to move one of my legs, then I moved the other and with that, I slowly walked to the bed.

The door opened and my brother and my wife rushed into the room. They must have heard the loud wails of my mother.

I got to the bed and confirmed it with my own eyes. My father, the great and powerful alpha of the Moon Shine Pack was lying dead on the bed. He has given up the ghost after being sick for months.

It was a critical illness that we didn't know where it came from or how to treat it. We tried everything possible to save him but nothing was working.

The last resolution we had was to invite Witch Phoenix to come and use her powers to heal him but my father stubbornly refused because of the ugly past he had with Witch Phoenix and her fellow witches.

Witch Phoenix, the leader of the Red coven witches used to live in the Moon Shine pack with her members and were protecting the pack with their supernatural powers.

Everything was going fine between the witches and the werewolves until Phoenix got greedy and selfish and wanted to kill the alpha, my father, and take control of the Moon Shine pack.

Somehow, witch Phoenix evil and secret plans got to the ears of my father and he took rapid action and banished the witches from the Moon Shine pack.

It wasn't an easy feat as the witches refused to leave but finally succumbed and left the Moon Shine pack but they left in anger and hatred for the Moon Shine pack.

When my father fell sick and it was confirmed that Witch Phoenix would be able to cure him, he stubbornly refused to bring witch Phoenix back to the Moon Shine pack or to allow her step her feet on the land even though it would cost him his life. And now, he was lying dead on the bed.

“Father” my brother and wife screamed as they were now standing beside his body on the bed.

My mom was still crying her eyes out with my wife and brother now joining her.

I just stared at the pale face of the man I admired and respected a lot, the man I reverend, the great man who was always in control.

Sometimes, I wondered how he does it, how he always manages to remain in control. The neighboring alphas were scared of him.

How can a great and powerful man be dead?

How did the great and mighty tree fall??

I didn't realize I was crying till I felt the tears on my jaw. I quickly wiped it off and suddenly, anger surged through me.

I turned and stomped angrily out of the room and walked straight to the only person I would pour my anger on, a person I believe was part of the reason why my father died, his brother, the beta of the Moon Shine pack.

I didn't walk much to look for him as I saw him approach me. He was heading in the direction of my father's room.

I quickly walked up to him and blocked his path.

He raised his eyebrows at me and when he saw the furious expression on my face, he sighed.

“What is it, Anastasios?” He asked.

“My father is dead,” I replied calmly. I was shocked at how calm I could reply when I was boiling inside.

He staggered back in shock, his mouth agape.

“My father is f*****g dead” I said. This time I screamed out loud.

He came closer to me and held my shoulders tightly.

“I'm so sorry, Anastasios” he consoled.

“No, don't be sorry. You're part of the reason why my father died. You should have f*****g brought Witch Phoenix to heal him” I yelled.

“Your father didn't want me to” he replied calmly.

I am a twenty three years old boy yelling at a man almost my father's age, but I didn't mind at all.

“You have always been against my father's decision. You've always gone ahead to do what you consider right against my father's decision. So why now? Why didn't you go against his decision not to bring witch Phoenix to heal him? Why did you agree with him? It was unusual of you to agree with my father. You wanted him dead, right?” I screamed.

“Anastasios” he called, with a raised tone. Then he took a deep breath to calm himself down.

“This situation was different. You know the circumstances surrounding the witch Phoenix and your father. Your father wouldn't have forgiven me if I should have brought her here” he explained.

“I know I'm the beta, the right hand man to your father and I do against his decision, but I couldn't do it this time. I'm so sorry, Anastasios. I'm sorry about my brother's death” he said, tapping my shoulder and bowing.

That bow!!! I f*****g know what it meant and I didn't want it.

“Don't f*****g bow to me” I panicked.

He smiled sadly at me, bowed again and walked away.

I crouched to the floor and I allowed the tears flow freely now. I cried and cried, holding my chest in my hands to stop the excruciating pain I was feeling as I kept crying.

I was about to face my greatest fear and nightmare. A fear I wouldn't face if my father was still alive. That reminder pierced my heart and my crying tempo increased.

I cried till there were no more tears in my eyes to shed again. Then my vision started going dark and I saw myself falling completely to the ground, eyes closed and my vision went blank immediately.