The Alpha Rogue

Chapter 3: Rogue? Alpha? What am I!? Lucas POV

As I drove home, or what used to be my home. I looked to my rear-view mirror to see the two cars’ following. I look to the passenger and get a little lost in her beauty yet again. Carmen, out of all the woman I’ve “dated,” who would’ve known I was destined for someone so absolutely.

“You should probably keep your eyes on the road.” Carmen says, knocking me out of my revelry.

“Um, I’m sorry it’s just, you’re really beautiful.” I tell her, seeing a smile stretch across her face.

“Maybe it would be best to get to know our mate instead of staring at her like a freshly cut steak.” Kai says to me in my head.

“Kai, you’re going to take some getting used too.” I tell him in my head and out loud.

“It really does take some getting used too once they manifest, I’m sorry you missed out on this for so long. And that you thought you were crazy.” Carmen says,

Still a little Apprehensive to discuss my feelings on everything that was kept from me and being made to believe I was mentally disabled for so long, I changed the subject,

“So, your car, who’s driving it!” I asked her.

“My dad is driving his car, while your uncle, Beta Adam is driving mine so I could talk with you. Get to know you better, and vice versa. So, ask me any questions you wish to ask.” Carmen responded

“I do have one question! That has been on my mind a little bit. How painful is it to shift? I’m guessing the wolf who was there in my mind, the brown one was your wolf.” I asked.

“Yes, that was my Wolf. Her name is Melania.” Carmen clarified.

“She was beautiful.” I told Carmen wistfully.

“And Kai is just as beautiful. Now as for pain, your first few times will hurt. But over time it honestly feels like nothing.” Carmen told me.

“The way you guys explain werewolves are different than anything I’ve read or seen.” I expressed

“Werewolves, vampires, fairies, elves, shapeshifters, and witch/wizards, are all very different than books portrayed them. The world has made the different species look bad and/or good over the generations because of ignorance and fear. Think about how America divides Black people and other races from the white population. It’s the same thing, ignorance plus fear creates stereotypes that become lore. It’s kind of funny when you think about it.” Carmen explained.

“That was probably the best way to explain it to me, funny enough. But we’re here.”

I pulled into my driveway, and the following Cars followed suit. As we got out the car, I saw Carmen’s eyes flair wide, as I walk to another part of the land. My parents’ home sits on a massive plot of land right out of New York City. There is the main house, a garage, and my studio/apartment right above. I was told this was where my mom stayed when she visited my adoptive parents. Now it's my art studio below, and my one-bedroom apartment above. As they followed me Carmen asked as she and Adam got closer to me.

“Where are you going, aren’t you going to pack your things!?”

“I haven’t stayed in the main house since I was 18, all of my things are over here. I haven’t stepped in the main house since they passed away either.” I explained.

As we walked into the studio, Adam said,

“Wow, your art is amazing, you have paintings of the pack house for the Red Moon. How is that possible!”

“I dream a lot of things, even more so around my birthday, so when I’m not in school, I paint.” I explained

Adam stopped in his tracks when he saw a life like photo of my birth mother, and asked,

“How did you get so many details right; this is my sister down to the dimples in her eyes and cheeks when she smiled. How did you get this?”

I explained further to Adam,

“At a young age I started drawing what my parents told me were “apocalyptic” art. They didn’t wish to stop it though, they wanted me to nourish it, and in time I started drawing everything I dreamt and soon started to paint it. This picture of my mom, I dreamt one day, her and my dad were running and then they were at a waterfall. She told him the news of being pregnant and the smile on her face as she watched him get so excited stayed with me. So much that I needed to draw and paint that image, that’s this image.”

Adam looked at me and I could see the pain and Moisture in his eyes, as he asked me,

“Would you like a studio at the pack house, and all your work there.

“Yes, if possible.” I responded

Adam walked out with his phone I guess to make arrangements. As me and Carmen walked upstairs to start packing my clothes and other important things.

As we walked into my bedroom Carmen’s Body stiffened as she lifted her head up, she took in a deep sniff. She then said to me, in a weird mixture of disgust and something else I could not quite place,

“Wow, you really do like to interact with woman a lot don’t you, are you sure you’re a virgin.”

“Damn, how do you know what I do just from walking in my room!? And remember it was you and Adam who explained to me that I wouldn’t have known who you were if I wasn’t, so I ask that you please don’t judge me on a past you know nothing about!” I snapped back

Carmen looked at me with sympathetic eyes, and spoke

“It’s our sense of smell, you will learn to use it. I can smell the different woman that have been here over the last week. But I am sorry that I judged you, that wasn’t cool. Werewolves are usually far from being judgmental. Other than some alphas, usually wolves are really active from 16-21. Because of the haze and trying to locate a mate. I got a bit territorial, and that took over my brain a bit.”

When she said territorial, something flared in my mind. Was she ever with another man, has anyone else kissed her, tasted her sweetness? Had a man done any of the things that I’ve done to any other woman in the past. Then, my territorial nature sprung forward, and before I understood what was happening, Carmen was pinned against my bookshelf, as the box she was holding fell to the floor.

“No One Can Ever Touch You but Me, And No One Can Ever Touch Me but YOU!” I told her punctuating each word with a Growl, I didn’t even know I possessed. Carmen’s eyes went wide, then molten, and before I knew it, I was Kissing her hard against my bookshelf. Carmen responded hungrily and lifted herself up and wrapped her legs around my waist. I walked us to my couch, where I Laid her down and kissed her from her lips to her neck, to her jaw, to the V between her perfect breasts. Savoring her, needing her, more than I’ve ever needed any other woman. Right when my body started to respond to that need, and my mouth started to water just imagining how wonderful she must taste. A loud cough sounded, followed by an “Enough!,” that froze my blood, slightly, not completely but it did stop me from continuing. I slowly lifted up and looked to Adam and then to Alpha John, of the Blue moon Pack.

“I’m Sorry, I don’t know what came over me, I’m normally in control.”

Adam laughed trying to break the obvious tension, mostly coming from Alpha John and his brewing anger, Adam then Said.

“You are about to be a 21-year-old man, and you just awakened a power you know nothing about. You are no longer as controlled as you think, and keep in mind you were just mated, your wolf and your natural hormones will be on 10, until you guys have completely mated. So be prepared to be out of control for quite some time.” I look to Adam and the rest with worry and confusion. And Adam continued,

“You and Carmen have found each other, that in itself has already started a chemical reaction, but being that you are the rightful Alpha of the Red Moon, and you are woefully ill-equipped to be an Alpha, let alone a part of a pack, because of how much you don’t know. So, knowing these facts, you can’t have a mating ceremony or take your current relationship to a s****l level until you’re ready.”

“At this time, you’re a rogue, with no understanding of what it means to be a werewolf, your power scale, or with the ability to protect not only my daughter, but an entire pack. So, until we get you were your meant to be, I think it’s best to hold off on the physical contact.” Alpha John stated.

“Okay, but how long will that be?” I asked as I realized for the first time the massive amount of s****l energy pouring through me. I could also smell Carmen’s arousal, which was also working Kai into a frenzy. I don’t know what Adam saw in my eyes, but he told Carmen, “Monitor the Omega’s downstairs who are packing the Studio Now! Your arousal is setting him off more, and it’s not helping.” Carmen replied with a simple, “Yes Beta.” and walked out the room. I turned to Adam to apologize, even though I was seething with Anger with not only how he spoke to Carman, but how he took what was mine from me. But before i realized the anger wasn’t only my own, and before I could attempt to even try to stop it, Kai took over. I was no longer in control of my body as he stepped forward with a low menacing voice, I’ve never heard come from me. “You are not MY Alpha, or MY Beta! I do not Bow to you, but it is YOU, who BOWS to me!”

Alpha John and Adam stepped back slightly, and then it was John who spoke, in a very calm and diplomatic tone,

“Kai, I Presume, it’s wonderful to Meet you Red Moon Alpha. Understand we know your power, and that you are an historical Alpha here to help Lucas, but understand Lucas Is not trained, and/or ready to rule as Alpha. You know what would happen if mated too soon, what can come to pass. You know the ramifications, the pain, and the historical context to the Red Moon Pack. We need your help, so that we can not only rebuild your Pack, but to do it in a timely fashion, before the New Moon, at the end on the 2nd Moon Cycle, After Lucas’s 21st birthday. We Have less than 3 months to get this boy, to not only know his heritage, but what it means to be a werewolf, when it would take others their entire lifetime.”

The more John spoke the more Kai calmed, and before I knew it, I was back in control. Kai said to me in my head,

“Apologize for me, explain I was in a Haze and in need for my mate. Plus, I understand the importance of everything.”

I agreed and expressed Kai’s Apology to Alpha John and Adam. Adam turned to me and said,

“Let’s finish packing. We will discuss what I’m sure is 100 questions you have later. I will drive your car to the Pack house since you don’t know the way. Carmen and the rest of the pack left, she took her car and a connected trailer to take your things from the studio and to set you up in the wing connected to me. We will use the other two trailers connected to your car and the Alpha car to take the rest of your things.”

I turned to Adam and explained,

“I don’t have two trailers worth of things up here, the most I had was in the studio. And how did they pack it so fast?”

Adam laughed and responded.

“You will learn in time, your speed, strength, and other abilities. As for the other Trailer full of things, The Matthews kept a lot of historical books your mother left for you, as well as other things. They were left for you here in the Garage. We have packed them in the other trailer.”

I nodded in understanding. At this point I realized it was a waste of time asking questions, I knew a long discussion was coming down the road.

We finished packing my Mini one bedroom above my studio, in record time if you ask me. But Adam said,

“Since it took us so long here, I would Suggest you read something on the way to the Pack house. Maybe start with your mothers Journals as a Starting point.”

I agreed and honestly planned on doing just that before he mentioned it. After we got into my car, I pulled the first book I saw out of the duffel bag Nancy gave me, since the books weren’t dated or numbered. After looking over my mother’s writing, and touching the pages, I began to read.

To my son, my son I will be birthing soon, this is my journals to give you an understanding of your mom. And your pack! This is the story of how I became Luna of the Red Moon Pack.

Me 22 years old! Here i am Luna of the most powerful pack in the hierarchy of werewolves today. Winner of the Red Alpha Mating ritual considered the strongest Female werewolves in all the world, and childbirth is still the most painful sh*t I’ve ever endured! If not for Mrs. Melanie Matthews i don’t know how I could and would do this!

Mrs. Melanie Matthews, the mother of my Best Friend growing up in New York, Jessica. My best friend who died when we were 15 years old, before I came of age to meet my wolf. Her death triggered a need to avenge her, by killing the crazy she wolf who killed her! All because the Beta of the Red Moon Pack’s son, who she was dating, believed that when Jess became of age, she would be his Mate. And he made the Mistake in telling his best friend, the Son of the Alpha. He expressed to him, his belief without making sure they weren’t the only two around to hear. No one knows how the Crazy B*tch found out, but she did, and because he was expected to be the New Beta when the Alpha’s son came of age, she could not and would not let him go! I watched as she killed Jess, with her mother Mrs. Matthews, who at the time didn’t know what I was, so she tried to protect me as that B*tch tortured and killed Jess, in their home, on my 15th Birthday all those years ago. She did all that so she could be the Beta queen of the Red Moon Pack!

After Jessica’s death I broke down. I was angry and broken because of what happened blaming myself! I blamed myself because I believed bringing “my bestie” around my pack was what killed Jessica. That spring I asked my big brother, who we thought was the future Gamma of the Red Moon Pack, to drive us to what humans would call Spring Formal, but as werewolves we call it the Equinox. How was I supposed to know that taking Jessica to the Equinox would bring all this on, or that the future Beta of the Red Moon Pack would mate with a 15-year-old human. Don’t get me wrong it’s not uncommon for humans and werewolves to mate, because it does happen, it just doesn’t happen with our pack. Being the most powerful because of the Blessings we gained from the Moon Goddess all those millennia ago, makes human/wolf mates hard, So Jess was a rarity! But after the Future Beta and Future Alpha discussed Jessica, the B*tch She wolf stalked and killed my best friend in front of me and her mother. If not for me, me and Ms. Matthews would have died!

After everything I broke down and lost myself, but it was the Matthews who helped me find myself again. And because of that me and my family informed the Matthews of why, who, and what killed Jessica. As well as what we are.

After a long conversation, I promised to avenge my best friend. I didn’t see the Matthews for 3 years after that. Not until I met my wolf and killed the B*tch she wolf! The morning of my 16th birthday my wolf woke me up. And she introduced herself to me, “Hello Angel, I’ve missed you! It’s me Jessica! I’m your wolf!” It took me years to understand how this happened, but it didn’t matter to me, because I had my best friend back, in the best way! She was my wolf! So, with Jessica’s help I was prepared, waiting for our time to kill that B*tch. And when I was 17, I found out the soon to be Beta, stopped dating her after she killed Jessica and that she had plans to participate in the Red Alpha Mating ritual.

The only reason she wasn’t exiled from the red moon pack, was because of lack of evidence! The human police officers took Jessica’s body, leaving the Red Moon Council with just the word of an underage omega Wolf, me. So, since the Alpha’s son, who would be taking over the Red Moon Pack soon was holding the Red Alpha Mating Ritual, I decided to use that as my opening to kill her! The Red Alpha Mating Ritual is not to be confused with a normal mating ritual.

Unlike most werewolves, Alpha’s of the Red Moon are determined by their day of Birth. Yes, the Alpha would have to be in the bloodline of the original Alpha but doesn’t have to be the direct son or daughter of the current Alpha. The son or daughter born under the Red Moon would only have to be of direct blood relation of the original Alpha, Kai, the one true Red Alpha! It gives all who are connected to the bloodline of the original Alpha a chance to become the Alpha. Red Moon Alpha’s are very different, they do have one true mate like everyone else, but due to their senses being more supernatural than the normal Alpha Werewolf, the Red Alpha Mating Ritual was created. Red moon Alpha’s can sense a lot of things, their pretty much clairvoyant. But in the case of their One True Mate and so on, they can sense all of the best options created to be their mates. But understand if the Red Moon Alpha sullies their first time with someone unworthy or not a chosen Mate, they will lose their sense of smell until their one true mate finds and chooses them. Or the Red Alpha Mating Ritual is conducted, and a true mate is chosen. That’s why keeping red moon Alpha’s virgin is so important. Because we would rather true mates.

But because of the rise in the werewolf community, as well as a rise of hunters. Many are forced to have to locate their second, third, or fourth chance mates, because not all werewolves make it to meet their one true mate due to the hunters! Or because of Jealous exes when it pertains to the Beta of the Red Moon.

Red Moon Alpha, no matter the Age of the Alpha or Alpha to be, knows instinctively who the best mates for them are, even if they never met them. They also know if their one true mate dies, again no matter the age, even if they haven’t met their wolf yet. All powers that could be lost if a Red Moon Alpha has two much “fun” early. So, the Red Alpha Mating Ritual was created so the Red Moon Alpha can get the best possible mate, and to give his possibilities a chance and to Atone if he Had a couple of dalliances before his mate or his One true Mate has died.

The Red Alpha Mating Ritual is similar to gladiator style fighting, or the Royal Rumble in wrestling, only difference is death is an option. All unmated She wolves can attend. And the one who wins will be the Luna of the Red Moon pack. So, obviously the crazy, power hungry, she wolf who killed my best friend, because she wanted power and prestige, (but still lost that power because she killed Jessica) would participate. The Red Alpha Mating Ritual was to be held two weeks after my 18th birthday. And I prayed that I didn’t find my mate while I trained and prepared for the Red Alpha Mating Ritual. Usually, a werewolf isn’t able to find their mate until their 21st birthday. But wolves of the red moon pack are able to feel the mating pull to a mate who is of age. And like clockwork, on my 18th birthday I felt a pull, a strong one, but I was going to focus on killing that she wolf and getting revenge. I hoped I could do it fast and “lose” so I can go meet my mate. But two weeks before the Ritual the pull was so insane, it was so powerful I could feel it in places I shouldn’t, making me realize my mate knew who I was, but I didn’t know him.

But I still participated in the Ritual, and after a few minutes in the pit, where fights like this are held, I found the Power Hungry She Wolf B*tch and walked up to her calmly. It seemed the rest of the woman in the pit knew, this was MY, kill. And they let me. When she realized who I was, she tried to glare and snarl at me but in seconds before she could respond, I had my claws around her neck. I took my time to enjoy how the terror registered in her eyes before I ripped her throat out and killed that b*tch! After I killed her, I looked to the crowd where my body reacted to the pull, and I saw the Red Alpha, Lucas, was my mate. There was a pulsing threw me that drew us both to each other. And I knew in that moment not only has he known for a really long time who I was, but he wanted to give me the opportunity to Avenge my best friend. So, I won the Red Alpha Mating Ritual. At the mating, I learned that I was the One True mate of the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack and as the alphas one true mate I was a true blessed wolf, because they are looked after by the Moon Goddess. It was then I knew that the moon goddess blessed me with my best friend as my wolf to help me come to terms with my guilt. All so I can be the best mate for my mate.

After I avenged Jessica, I found the Matthews to inform them of what I have done. When I found them, I noticed that they both had increased their knowledge on werewolves. And all things supernatural. Making it their life’s mission to know all they can know of all the species. In time, the knowledge they obtained became more centralized to their Career’s of medicine. Making them the world’s best doctors known for supernatural species. They even created a medical shelter to help Rogue wolves, running from hunters, and all other species who needed help. They were honestly the best humans I’ve ever known. To do all they did, after losing their daughter to a werewolf, yet they still decided to help werewolves, not hate them. Once Mrs. Matthews found out I would be marrying the Alpha of the Red Moon Pack, she was so happy for us. Her and her husband ended up becoming the official Doctors of the Red Moon Pack. Looking after us all the way till the day you were born. And I hope all the way through your life, if I’m incapable of being there.

Love you always

Your mother

Angel Boyden-Adalwolf

As we pulled into the Blue Moon Pack house, I was just finishing the first chapter of one of my mothers Journals. As I looked to the house all I could say was,

“Holy Sh*t!”

Adam laughed and spoke

“This house isn’t 10 percent the size of the Red Moon Pack house.”

I looked to Adam with saucer Sized eyes, and asked,

“When will I be able to see the Red Moon Pack house and land.”

Adam Breathed in deeply like what he was about to tell me, will change my life forever like everything has already today!

“The next Red Moon, which is scheduled a little bit over 2 months after your birthday. But understand we do not know who, what, or even what species attacked the Red Moon. So, we have to be on Guard. We have to train you everyday, coming forward. And seeing how your finals are done with school, we are going to be hyper focused on teaching you everything we can. And hopefully somewhere in those Journals your mom, informed us on The Who and what. We are going into a war blind with our greatest weapon ignorant of his power.”

As I listened to Adam all I thought about was my dreams that always seem to come Near my birthday. Like the answer was so close I could touch it.

As we unpacked and I was shown to my wing off of the Adams wing, I saw I had 3 rooms. A large bedroom, an art studio and library all in one, and a bathroom. I placed my things in their respective places before I walked into the library area for the Dual studio/library. I put my mother’s Journals up on a shelf and marked the one I started to read. I reviewed the rest and marked the best order to read them in. By some Miracle I did select the first one of the 5 journals. The rest of the books brought in were crates upon crates of historical books about the Red Moon Pack. I started to Peruse them and before I knew it, many hours passed and I completed so many books on the history of my Pack, and I couldn’t stop. I decided to continue, because the more I learned the more connected to my family I felt. And for the first time in my life, I finally felt whole.