Beyond A King

Enemy at the border

( Alpha keelen pov)

I storm through the pack house towards my office snarling and cursing as I go. When I reached it, my Beta Chase sat at my desk “ Alpha, I wasn’t expecting you back, how was the summit?” He asks as he stands from the desk surprised to see me.

“ he passed that goddamn law” I snarled pacing.

“WHAT!” Chase exclaimed, confused. I had been alpha of the claw tooth pack for six years and after taking over from my father and never in all my years would I have believed a law like this would have passed. Not just equal rights but to build alliances with the enemy. The new king was out of his mind.

I look at chase who now looks distraught, he has a mate just like I did but also chose to breed with other females. The new laws will prevent that now. Or at least it would give the females in the pack the rights to refuse to be breeders.

“ How could our king want to give more rights to females?” Chase asked, sitting back down in the chair. Like me he couldn’t believe what was happening either.

I couldn’t agree more with Chase's statement, females are for pleasure and breeding. I wasn’t cruel to any of my harem. I never took the females against their will and I always waited until they were eighteen before selecting them. Not that I’d given them much choice once they were selected, they either agreed and did their duty to the pack or they were cast out as rogues and that was a life wolves rarley survived especially with the hunters moving into this area in recent years.

Those pathetic humans would never attack a pack directly but picking off a defenceless rogue here and there wasn’t a problem for them.

Becoming one of my breeders doesn't seem like such a bad life by comparison, not that I showed much care on the times the females have expressed unhappiness. They had a roof over their head, food in their bellies and get to bare the alpha’s heirs, they should be f*****g grateful.

“ What will happen now?” Chase asked disappear etched across his face. His harem wasn’t as big as mine, he genuinely cared more about his female bed warmers than breeding them.

I sighed running my hands through my hair “ I need to speak with the council but until then the law will not allow us to mate with anyone other than our fated mate, they are calling it abuse of the mate bond” I scoffed, I’d never mistreated any of my females.

Chase stood abruptly “ You need to take your command off Mileka, if the the king finds out…” his voice was cut off when I grabbed him by the throat.

“ who’s going to tell them hhmmm? Your the only one that knows” my stupid fated mate had been bold enough to ask to break the mate bond a several months ago I was so furious I used my alpha command on her to make her stay. she was mine until her death, she could not escape what fate had decided for her but the little fool actually had the nerve to ask in front of my beta but he had done nothing to help her even if he hadn’t agreed with my actions.

“ the king could come through this pack with a fine tooth comb to make sure the laws will be upheld, he will know she is under a command” chase choked out and I released him.

He wasn’t wrong, with the new laws in place they could order an investigation of all packs. I didn’t want anyone poking their noses into my business. What I did with my mate was no one’s concern. Mileka was mine by right, decreed by the goddess herself she was put here to serve me. When we first met I knew immediately her rank meant she was too weak to be my Luna she would not give me a strong heir for the pack and I couldn’t allow the pack to go under. So I kept her within my harem of women and brought in strong females to breed with.

I had many strong pups and several sons all capable of leading the pack one day but it would be my eldest son Karl that would take over. He had been born less than a year after I found Mileka to another female Julie who was an alpha's daughter. Her father owed me money he couldn’t pay back and offered Julie as collateral, since at the time I needed an heir I agreed. She along with Mileka were just two of many females I had for breeding but over the last year Mileka had expressed wishes to leave saying she couldn’t do it anymore and wished to live what was left of her life in peace with our pups outside the pack.

I’ll admit our bond was not what it was when we met, over the past five years my obligation to breed meant our bond had suffered but she was still my mate and I needed her to keep me strong. When she said she wanted to leave me I was so furious I had alpha commanded her never to leave the pack or reject me. She had not been the same since but at least she was still here with me, she was mine and she wasn’t leaving me, not ever.

“ I will call the council. I know a few members won’t be happy and judging by the display at the summit with the kings mate there are others in the palace who aren't happy about the new king” I grinned, we could find a way to overthrow the new king. I’m sure that is elder Stephan’s overall end game.

“ Get out while I make a call” I tell chase and he rushes off. Probably to find one of his females to relieve some stress. It wasn’t a bad idea actually.

I mindlinked one of my girls to say I needed servicing and to come to my office at once. As I reached for the phone to call the council a mind link came through from the border.

Alpha there is a lot of movement on the territory line.

What is it? I ask already irritated.

We are not sure alpha, it’s too dark but there’s definitely something out there.

If they don’t come into our territory don’t worry, I don’t want to be disturbed for a while so if there’s problems link chase.

That moment a knock came and Hayley stepped into the room before I said come in which always irked me but I was too pent up to care right now.

“ you asked for me alpha?” She purred ever so sweetly, goddess I loved that I didn’t have to remind her to call me alpha, some of my females have become too comfortable in their surroundings and think they can disregard rank.

Hayley bends over the desk exposing her beautiful cleavage making my c**k twitch. Her blond hair cascades down towards her swollen midsection.

We recently found out she is carrying my pup and her stomach has begun to expand but it doesn’t take anything away from her beauty. She had only been within my harem for a few months but she was quickly becoming my most favoured at the moment. Something in me just took over when she was near and I had to have her.

“ come here” I command and begin to undo my trousers. Hayley rounds the desk like the good girl she is, drops to her knees obediently.

Her mouth has barely wrapped itself around my shaft when another link comes through but I block it out, losing myself to my lust.

Hayley takes me all the way into her mouth and I can’t help the moan that escapes me, goddess she is skilled.

I feel more pack members trying to break through but I’m no longer thinking straight, I’m lost to my lust. Hayley pulls her mouth away purring “ does that please you my alpha” she smiled.

I grab her by the neck and force my c**k back into her mouth, “ less talking more sucking” I grunt thrusting down her throat she chokes a little as I f**k her mouth roughly chasing my own pleasure, after a few more deep thrusts I roar out my orgasm shooting my seed down her throat. Hayley pulls away smiling and stands “ did I please you my alpha?” she asks like the answer is everything to her.

I feel my wolf growling in my head displeased which is strange since he’s never had a problem with my harem before in fact as long as I f****d Mileka on a regular basis he didn’t care at all who else was in my bed.

I grabbed Hayley by the throat forcing her back on my desk spreading her legs wide, she doesn’t have any knickers on, one of the rules I have for all my females, they are forbidden from wearing underwear and must always wear dresses, it makes for easy access.

I thrust into her core ignoring her scream from the intrusion. I don’t wait for her to adjust before I pull out and thrust deeply back in, Hayley’s moans soon fill the room. Goddess she is beautiful like this my hunger for her is insatiable. I thrust harder feeling the tightening in my balls when the door burst open.

I go to growl at whoever has interrupted us but the words die on my tongue when several hunters and a dark haired woman fill my office space. Hayley screams and I pull out of her. Before I can attack the first hunter something hits me.

I drop to the floor as pain radiates through my chest, I look down at the fresh wound on my chest. I can barely look but the smell of burnt flesh and blood fills the office. The woman is holding her palm upwards. Witch. She hit me with her f*****g orb.

“ Alpha keelen, your pack has been summoning you, your presence is required outside” she c***s her eyebrow and smirks “ though I’m afraid this meeting won’t have a happy ending” she laughs glancing at Hayley who’s whimpering in the corner.

They were trying to call you for help. My wolf growled. That’s why he was trying to break through.

“ Get the hell out of my pack now” I growled, wincing in pain. The woman and the hunters are all laughing. They will wish for death when I’m through with them.

I don’t see the hunter move but I feel a sharp pain in my neck and suddenly I can no longer feel my wolf, my strength fades and I can barely keep myself from falling to the ground. It's as if they have injected me with acid. I feel the substance burn through my veins. “ Do you like it, it’s something the hunters have been developing, it’s wolfsbane with a kick” the witch smiles while I feel like I’m dying inside.

I can do nothing as Hayley and I are dragged from my office and out of the pack house, the house is empty and as we head outside I can see why. The entire pack is kneeling in front of hundreds of hunters all of them smiling as they aim their weapons at my people. Pups cling to their parents and what warriors are left are trying to protect their families.

I’m placed on my knees in front of the crowd noting bodies of my men already littered the outskirts. Chase lies on the ground with his mate crying beside him along with their pups, I’m not sure if he’s dead or alive but at this point I’m not sure if it matters.

My pups and females all stand together clutching one another. Several of them look to me as if I am going to do something to save them. How is this happening?

The witch from my office comes to step forward giving the hunters orders. I don't hear what as my hearing seems to be failing and then my vision begins to blur. I can’t fight whatever it is they injected me with. I try to reach my wolf but it’s as if he never existed, I can’t fight, I can’t do anything, I’m helpless.

Suddenly a portal opens and a beautiful woman steps through. She looks like something out of a child’s fairy tail with her long flowing dress and a glow around her almost white hair. She looked like an Angel but it was clear from her evil smile she was the giver of nightmares.

“ alpha keelen, mistress” the dark hair witch points to me but doesn’t take her eyes off the woman. I growl but they are unbothered.

“ and the family?” The female asks, not looking at me.

The dark witch again only points to the small group at the front of the crowd that consists of my harem and all ten of my pups.

I hear the woman tsk “ Goddess how the great mother stands by and allows this to happen I don’t know. You men are all the same you take countless women to your bed, f**k and breed as of it is your right to do so and leave what’s left for us woman as scraps. How is it allowed to continue?” She asks no one in particular.

“ it is my right..” one of the hunters smacks the back of my head with his weapon. I fall forward grunting in pain, screams from my pack members ring out at my distress. It is humiliating to appear weak infront of them. My hatred for these people intensifies.

Shaking her head the beautiful woman walks slowly towards my family. She kneels down and strokes my daughter Beth’s cheeks, wiping away her tears. “ do not worry little one, your suffering is almost over, I will save you the same fate your father forced on your mother” she smiles standing tall again. It’s then I realise what she means to do.

“ don’t you touch them you f*****g b***h, I’ll kill you!”

She comes towards me, I struggle to get back up from the ground when I almost do I’m hit again only this time it’s the back of my leg and I hear it snap “ arghhhhhh” I cry out, feeling the broken bone rip through my skin.

The female comes to kneel again so her face is level with mine “Shhhh don’t you see this is a kindness, they will no longer have to suffer because of the life you forced on them”

“ No please my mate… not her… my pups..” she can’t hurt them, I feel tears stain my cheeks and in that moment I realise how much I love them.

“ I will take any death given just please don’t hurt..” she interrupts me though.

“ shhhhhh it’s really to late to think of their suffering now, you never gave a thought to your mates suffering when you took your other females to your bed which we know was often” she stood taller,

“Right my dear” she gestured towards Hayley who had been crouching whimpering with my other lovers and our pups, she suddenly stopped as if faking the whole thing and stood tall walking over to the woman before me. She smiled bowing her head.

“ You did well my dear” she praised Hayley who beamed with delight.

“Thank you mistress” Hayley bowed her head more obedient than I had ever heard her before.

“ Let's begin, take the new subjects to the lab” the hunters began pulling pack members at random.

Screams rang out through the crowd as families were separated, fathers pulled from pups, mates dragged from each other's arms, pups carried away from their screaming parents while the hunters just laughed. None of them cared for my people. They saw us only as animals.

People were shoved towards waiting trucks crying, screaming and fighting to get back to their loved ones while others were brought to where myself and my family were still kneeling.

“ How could you? We took you in, I chose you to bare my pups” I screamed at Hayley with the last of my energy. How could she have done this?

“ no you chose me to be your breeder, don’t pretend you cared about any of these people now you arrogant sexist prick!” she spat with hate and venom.

“ What about the pup?” I looked at her stomach.

“ oh don’t worry the pup will be put to good use” the female hayley had called mistress said for her, coming to rub Hayley’s bump.

“ Please not my family” I begged again, looking around I saw that Chase's body was gone but his mate and pups lay in a pool of their own blood on the ground. In a few moments this would be my family as well. I shook my head hoping this was all a terrible nightmare that I would wake up from at any moment.

“ Trust me alpha, you all have the better fate, at least it will be over quickly for your family, the others” she gestures towards the trucks that were pulling away “ their suffering has only just begun”.

She nodded towards the hunters that moved towards my people with their weapons raised. My lovers clutched each other and tried to shield our pups from their fate but it was all in vain.

One male dragged Mileka towards the front. Our pups cried as they tried to keep hold of her. I watched in Horror as she was dragged to the woman in charge as she raised a blade to Mileka's throat. I could only mouth the words ‘ I’m sorry’ to Mileka who gave me only a glance before turning to our crying pups. Beyond the fear and heartbreak I saw so much love pour from her face while she tried to tell them that they would be together again soon.

She planned to be reunited with them in the afterlife, she would find our pups and they would spend eternity in the goddesses loving embrace. I was sure of it and so was Mileka. I also realised she did not plan to find me there. She no longer loved me. I had taken her love and destroyed it. I was so adamant that breeding strong pups was more important than my own mates happiness and I destroyed any happiness she could have had in this life. I had been such a fool and goddess I was sorry.

I was so sorry, I should have treated her better. I should have loved her the way she deserved, the only woman I had ever loved. I should have let her take our pups and leave when she asked to break the bond, at least then they would have been safe.

“ Right boys you know what to do ” I heard screams and cries that were immediately cut off all around me. Connections being cut at my pack members' deaths was excruciating but I couldn’t take my eyes off Mileka. She was now screaming and trying desperately to get to the pups who were still held back by hunters. They were laughing, enjoying my family’s misery.

The female leader grabbed Mileka's face forcing her to look her in the eye “ I release you from your misery” and slashed the blade across Mileka's throat “ NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”

(Nerva pov)

I watch as serveena slits the female's throat and the alpha crumbles. How pathetic, only when we lose something do we appreciate what we had. Alpha keelen had been whiting his way through the pack for years without a care as to what it did to his fated mate. Yet he looked at serveena as if what she was doing was cruel.

We hadn’t given her years of pain from the mate bond being betrayed and we didn’t force her to live with her mates' lovers and bastard pups. Looking at the broken alpha trying to crawl towards his mates body didn’t make me pity him, he had brought this all on himself.

Around us screams and cries rang out from the other mutts as the hunters moved in. Soon there was a deathly silence but I didn’t move. I wouldn't move until serveena did. She was still watching alpha keelen, he sobbed weakly unable to move because of his broken leg but it didn’t stop him from trying.

Serveena allowed him to crawl far enough to touch his mate's hand one last time before she slashed his throat too. He didn’t fight it already so broken he accepted his fate.

“ Bring me one of the mutts” serveena beckoned without taking her eyes off the dying alpha.

After a few moments I heard whimpering and a small pup was brought forward. He was terrified, shaking, sobbing and covered in blood. Serveena knelt down in front of him “ don’t worry little one you will have no memory of the horrors you have witnessed her today” she whispered.

The little boy shifted on his feet unsure but he didn’t move. Serveena began chanting and placed her hand on the pup's head. After a few moments the child looked around confused. Serveena stood and turned towards the waiting hunters, “ leave this one alive the king and his men will need a witness to corroborate this was a rogue attack” she gestured to the boy.

“ Remember the bodies must look like they have been ripped apart by rogues, and make sure the distress signal is sent to the palace when your done” she said and the hunters nodded obeyatay before moving to carry out their task and stage the bodies.

Serveena turned to me “ I will return to my task now mistress” I said before she spoke.

“ No, I’m done waiting, it's taking too long, I’m sick of you whoring yourself through the coven, it’s time to take real action” I paused for a moment, my mother was a weak woman and not capable of leading the coven but she was my mother. It’s not like I didn’t know the endgame but now I was unsure.

Serveena saw my hesitation “ are you having doubts nerva? Perhaps you are weak like your mother too” he challenged, which made me angry I was nothing like my mother.

I stood tall gritting my teeth to hide my anger “ I am here to serve the cause mistress, tell me what you want me to do”

“ I want you to bring Julianna into the fold” she smirked

What the hell would she want that old crone for?