Birth
Joseph, the Alpha of the BloodMoon pack passes back and forward in the hall. The floor-to-ceiling window overlooks the forest and the minimalistic aesthetics of the huge packhouse makes everything look wider. But, instead of making it look good, it looks cold and, for most of the staff of the house, it feels like you have nowhere to hide.
Roderick, the pack's Beta, is sitting by the door, he knows his Alpha is full of rage and he is tensely looking at him while trying to hear what is happening inside the room. Elyon, the Luna, is giving birth, this is the third child she brings into the world. Everyone in the pack is either angry or full of fear, Alpha Joe wants a boy, the first heir he got was a girl, same as the second, and he refuses to give his throne to a woman, and no one wants to know what would happen if this baby is a girl.
Inside the room, a few Omegas help the pack doctor bring the necessary items for the baby and the Luna to be well. Elyon screams while having a contraction, she is sweating and heavy-breathing, she desperately needs this to be over, she is crying in angst, praying to the Moon Goddess that this baby is a boy, an heir to her husband.
- Ali - Elyon mumbles while a soft hand holds hers - go to your room and take care of your sister, this is no place for you.
- I am the oldest, the firstborn, and I will be by your side to keep you safe. My sister is with Nicki - a voice that sounded older than her looks came out of her with almost an alpha undertone.
Elyon looked at her daughter, Alice, and felt really proud of her. Ali was talking like an adult but she was only seventeen. Another contraction came hard and made her scream in agony.
- Luna, is time - the pack doctor announced - Push, Luna, PUSH
The bond between the pack and her Luna made everyone freeze where they were, more than 50 souls joined the pain and overwhelmed emotions of the moment, the ones in wolf form hauled to accompany her.
- It is almost over Luna, one more - said sweetly an Omega while drying sweat away from the Luna.
Ali was crying, but she didn't knew that, suddenly, the memory of the birth of her sister came to her, she was with her best friend, Nicole aka “Nicki”, locked up in her room, Joe had banished her from seeing her mother during all the pregnancy, he taught the only sight of her would make the Luna bring another girl into the world, and when his other “disappointment” came into the world he almost killed both of them.
The door vibrated with the hard-knocking of Joe outside of the room, Ali returned from her memories, “HURRY UP!!” yelled a pissed Alpha Joe making Ali growled deeply, but was interrupted by a low gasp of panic.
- MINE!! - the door slammed open, and the Alpha entered, claws and sharp teeth already out making his figure more monstrous and terrifying.
The pack doctor was holding a tiny cloth in their arms, he turned to face the Alpha and handed the little bulge to him. He took it in his paws and opened it to reveal a small and fragile body, it was a boy…. it wasn't alive.