MY HUMAN MATE

A surprise attack

~ANASTASIOS (MICHAEL’S) POV~

It's been three months now since I was made the new Alpha and was leading my pack very well.

I was sleeping in my room one unfateful morning when I heard the loud war cry and chants from the warriors protecting the pack.

Then the next thing I heard was clashes of swords and loud screams and cries from women and children fleeing to save their lives.

I jumped out of my bed forcefully and picked my sword up immediately. My sword's always beside me.

As I stepped out of my room, a warrior ran to me.

“My alpha” he bowed, panting hard with beads of sweat all over his body and face.

“What is happening?” I implored.

“Alpha Anastasios, it's a surprise attack from Dark Moon pack” he replied.

“What!!!” I exclaimed.

“The Pack warriors are all fighting, plus the strong women and men in the pack. But it's going to be a difficult fight because there's a witch with the Dark Moon pack” the warrior explained.

The Dark Moon pack has always been the greatest enemy of my pack, the Moon Shine Pack. They've always wanted a war with us but the fear of the late Alpha, my father, stopped them.

Now that they know he's no longer alive, they've taken the chance to strike. I got furious immediately.

“Keep fighting, great warrior. I'll join you soon” I retorted angrily.

“No Alpha, your life is important. You don't need to fight with us” the warrior replied.

“Are you trying to say I'm not capable? What kind of an alpha watches his pack members being killed without doing anything?” I berated him.

“I'm sorry Alpha” he apologized.

“Now, go” I barked at him and he fled off immediately.

I ran back to the palace and straight to my wife and daughter's room.

Luna Aphrodite was awake and was panicking in the room.

“Darling, what is it?” She asked when I walked into the room.

“A surprise attack from the Dark Moon pack. I need to go and fight but I just wanted to make sure you are safe and to ask you not to leave the room. Tell mom that I asked her not to leave her room too” I replied.

She ran to where she kept her sword and picked it up.

“I'll fight with you, Alpha,” she said and bowed.

She calls me Alpha when she's very serious.

I stared at the sword in her hands and smiled sadly. Aphrodite has always been like that.

She has always been strong, bold and fearless. She's always willing to help. It's the reason why I fell madly in love with her.

I saw for the very first time and I was captivated by her. Not only is she bold, strong and fearless, she's also very very beautiful.

From the first day I met her till now, I thanked the moon goddess for making someone like her to be my mate. She's the daughter of a strong and powerful neighboring Alpha, hence she's strong too and also a warrior.

“No baby. I love you so much and I wouldn't want anything to happen to you or Ophelia. Please stay back and protect yourselves” I said softly to her.

“Ophelia is still sleeping in the baby's bed. She'll be fine, let me just help you out please” she begged.

“No. Stay with my daughter Ophelia in the room. I'll be back. Stay safe. Remember, I love you both so much” I said and kissed her on the lips.

Then I turned, made a loud and angry growl, made a loud war cry and ran out of the room.

Beta Achilleus and my brother, Beta Georgios ran with me to the battle ground changing into their wolves.

I took time to change as I have had no reason to change to my wolf form for a very long time.

As I ran, I could feel the transformation taking hold. A primal energy coursed through my veins and my muscles tensed with anticipation.

My skin began to ripple and shift, the bones beneath rearranging themselves as a new form emerged.

Claws burst forth from my fingers, elongating and sharpening with a quiet snap of bone and cartilage. My teeth too began to grow, sharp fangs erupting from my gums.

A thick pelt of fur rippled across my body, as dark as the night sky and just as mysterious. My eyes were completely red. My speed increased and I ran faster than before.

I growled angrily and loudly, positioned my swords and slashed the first enemy I saw.

The sight of my enemy's blood triggered me and I became more furious and blinded with anger. I wanted to see more of my enemy's blood.

And I began slashing and killing every one of the Dark Moon pack members I came across with.

People were just dropping dead to the floor, my members inclusive. The sight of my members and warriors dying caused pain to my heart.

“Where the hell is your alpha??” I growled angrily. “He should come at me and let's fight man to man, wolf to wolf”

“I'm representing the Alpha. The Alpha didn't want to stress himself so he sent me instead” I heard a very familiar voice say. It's a female voice and with her loud shrill laugh, I instantly knew who she was.

Slowly, I turned towards the direction of the voice, and there she was, laughing and making incantations that made my warriors weak, the Witch Phoenix.

I was taken aback when I saw Witch Phoenix. The same person I wanted to heal my late sick father is the same person attacking and killing us.

And then I knew my father made the right choice of not bringing her to heal him. She would have killed him instantly. I suddenly felt bad for yelling at Beta Achilleus for not bringing her.

“Witch Phoenix” I called, surprise still very much evident in my voice.

She laughed.

“Good to see you again, Anastasios” she teased.

“Oh sorry, Alpha Anastasios,” she mocked and laughed again.

“Why are you doing this?” I asked.

“I'm having my revenge, of course. I was banished from the Moon Shine pack by your late father, who I killed and the Dark Moon pack took me in and I grew stronger and grew my powers waiting for the day I would finally have my revenge on the Moon Shine pack and it's now” she explained and laughed again.

“You killed my father??” I asked, anger rippling through me.

“Oh yes. I inflicted him with a very deadly sickness and now he's gone for good” she replied and danced happily.

“How dare you?!!” I screamed and charged angrily at her with my sword to slay her but she disappeared.

“Loser. You'll always be a loser, Alpha Anastasios” she teased. She's invisible, I couldn't see her but I could hear her voice.

“Now watch the pack your father suffered so much come to ruins, you loser!” She mocked and gave a shrill laugh till I could hear her no more.

I went back to slaying my enemies angrily and then I heard it! The loud scream of my wife, Aphrodite. It was so loud and clear that my wolf even reacted to it.

It could only mean one thing. My wife and daughter are in danger!!!!!!