The Shewolf Alpha

King

Alpha Joseph woke up naked in the middle of the hallway, the hangover was making his head feel like his brain was made of foam and it was crumbling inside his scalp. He stood up and the sudden movement made him vomit all over the hall. A strong pair of hands helped him get up and almost carried him upstairs. 

Joe was not able to open his eyes, he felt the palpitating pain of his eyes, and his own bitter smell was making him want to trough out again. He suddenly felt that he was being left on a hard cold surface and warm water was falling over him and it made him feel better. 

Betas Roderick and Peter were taking care of him for the third day in a row, he was getting as drunk as he could and changing into his wolf form to hunt animals in the woods to return naked, full of blood, drunk and full of healing wounds. 

Some of the wounds were still open, the alcohol did not allow his wolf to heal properly, and even if he did not admit it, he was heartbroken, he rejected his mate and his animal part was suffering the loss of his partner. A few of the marks in his body were from fighting with his prey or with other predators, but those were looking bad, almost infected. 

They took him out of the bath, put some fresh underwear on him and let him on his bed where he immediately started snoring. 

- He is a f*****g mess - said Peter bitterly when they close the bedroom door - he is not able to lead

- Don´t ever say that - he pokes one finger on his son's chest - you are second to him, remember that you bow to him

Peter growled and hit his father's hand away from him, his eyes flashed black and his teeth turned into fangs, Roderick responded growling, and with his claws out he took his son from the scruff and took him out of the packhouse. 

- Without Alice we are the ones that can take control of father, Alpha does not have an heir, he banished them

- Stop it, Peter, you don´t know what you are saying - Roderick release him and Peter shake his head feeling the pressure in his neck

- If you don´t join me, then I will make my own choices ALONE! - yelled Peter before turning into his wolf form and run into the forest

- Son... - Roderick saw him leave as he stood in his place, to his left, he saw the remains of the ceremony that took place to mourn the death of the baby. 

A pile of carbonized wood that used to be a pyre where they honor the soul that was no more here. He sighs and returns to see if Joe was awake, a young woman almost ran into him when she was exiting the house, the terrified look on her face let him know that something was not right, so he climbed the stairs as fast as he could to reach Joe´s bedroom. 

- Where is she? - a voice full of hate and hoarse due to all of the drinkings came out from a dark not illuminated corner. 

- Who? - asked an apparently calm Roderick while moving to the other side of the room where the light from the window entered just a few inches into this cave.

- Don´t play stupid with me, where da foc is Elyon?... - he burped loudly - that little bitch...

Roderick´s eyes adapted to the light and he saw Joe, still, in just boxers sitting on a couch pressing a bag of ice in his forehead, and in the other hand, he was holding a whisky bottle that was almost empty. This wasn't new, Joe was prone to drinking until the bottles were empty, but the alcohol made him more aggressive, and right now he was one word away to become a real threat.  

- You reject her as Luna and banished her  

- YOU don't have to remember me what I did to that good for nothing - across the room, they stare right into the eye - WHERE-IS-HER? - he said pressing his teeth together

- She left the pack territory that same day, a few pack members went with her - Roderick knew that he should not tell him how many members left, especially not after his son just told him he wants to take the alpha role. 

- I should have beat her to death - Joe finished the bottle and threw it away right into the wall - how many women are in the pack?

- What? 

- You are also useless - he stands up and drunkenly walks to the bed to lay down - Pack needs a new Luna and I need a real woman that gives me a son - bring all the women tomorrow to the living room, now leave before I banish you too… and Rod - he intensely looked at him again and with his Alpha command tone he said - Make Sure NO-ONE Else Leave

Roderick lower his head and without saying anything went outside to deal with everything, for the past couple of days he was acting as head of the pack, this was not the first time this has happened, and even when he lost his mate 12 years ago due to cancer, he had had to step up and act as the leader. 

He went with the head of the Omegas, the pack staff, and asked her to invite all she-wolves that were without a couple to meet with the Alpha. Joseph wanted to pick another mate and Luna, so he knew some will be excited and some will be terrified to be chosen. 

Most of the wolves want to find their fated mates, not always they are able to, but when you do the relationship is stronger and the connection is something different from other couples. The best chance of Joe getting another mate is someone a little older that has not found his fated mate yet. 

He did not want to force anyone to go to the house but he knew that if the ones that showed up does not fit what Joe is looking for he is going to force every woman in the pack to meet him, even the ones mated, and that would lead into a war inside the pack. 

When he entered his room he saw a note in his bathroom mirror with a distinctive mark, a red line and two ancient letters, he ran to pick it up and read it. 

“Luna is alive, Alpha and Beta are here too. The pack is well and taken care of” 

Roderick's sight with relief while an intense sense of calm bathed him completely, he did not have news from them for three days in a row and he was getting anxious, he kissed the note and took a candle from his bathtub to light the note on fire. 

He saw it consumed completely before throwing the ashes into the toilet, he was being paranoid but he needed to protect his daughter as well, his wife always told him that Nicki was vulnerable because Peter would be the one that Joseph would prefer to become Beta, and she was right.

He knew nothing about the plan that started working around Elyon´s third pregnancy. Nani, the head of the staff of Omegas and also the guardian of Ali and Bea was the one that told him the emergency plan, if something went wrong or happened to the baby he was in charge of keeping Alpha restrained while they took the girls and some pack members out of the territory. 

He knew that sweet Nani could not have planned this, and he did not want to know more information because they needed to stay away and hide from Joe. Right now the only risk was that, if they needed to change into wolf form Joe could listen to his mind through the connection they have from the pack link. He had to erase from his mind the note, it was not safe for them that he knew that. 

…

Joseph woke up early in the morning without the hangover that was killing him yesterday, he took a bath, and the soap burnt in his back and abdomen, when he saw himself in the mirror he saw two deep wounds that were looking bruised and a little too bloody, he growls and mumbled “stupid coyote” while he looked for alcohol, the cabinets were pretty neat and he quickly finds some med kit to patch himself. Roderick was outside his door waiting, he smelled the blood and infection but said nothing. 

- And Peter? - Rod felt a knot on his stomach

- He is away 

They started to walk to the living room in silence, the truth was that Rod did not know where his son was and that frightened him, ever since Joe named Peter “in train” Beta he was not the same. 

The first thing they saw was 3 young she-wolves standing there, one was really young, she was just turning 18 this month, and the other women were in their 30 something. The women quickly lower their heads and whisper a low “alpha” as they form a line in front of him.

Joseph came close to them and started sniffing them, he circled each woman and even took a lock of their hair to feel it. Joseph barked startling them and all the women trembled and cover their heads. 

- WEAK!! - Joseph yelled - GET OUT!! - he took a glass vase and smashed it into the floor making the she-wolves squeak and run

With his breath still agitated he sat on the white tall chair, he contrasted against the minimal room, his black clothes were a big stain against the whiteness of all the walls and furniture. He pressed his nose bridge when a smell of blood and sweat made them both turn their heads to see where it came from. 

Peter enters the room wearing nothing but a pair of torn shorts. He was full of dirt dried blood and some leaves were in his hair, he entered and drop to one knee, a sign of respect, in front of his Alpha, his feet have left a trail of dirt all over the living room, he looked with piercing eyes to Joseph and extend to him a long braid of hair, Joe took it with confused eyes.

- I went out to prove my self, I am giving you the braided hair of Alpha Zacarias, the leader of a small pack a few miles from here, I challenge him in your name and outside we have 5 new pack members to join you - Joe stand up and put a hand on Peter's shoulder

- You, you are the son I wish I had - Peter smiled widely with those words - Your mother was a true Beta, not like Elyon, she is not even worth the lowest rank of this pack - Rod pressed his hands into fists but he remained with a blank expression

- Alpha Joseph - Peter said standing up, he was thinner than Joe but he was as tall as him so they were face to face - I just prove to you my loyalty and strength, I would be honored if you take me as your son

Joseph burst into laughter and when he calm down he saw the frown on Peter´s face.

- Pete - said Joe palming him on the back - you are not my blood, maybe you are strong, but you have never seen a ruler adopt a kid from the streets to make him King 

- I-AM-NOT-AN-ORPHAN - Peter said full of rage and with his teeth grip tight together

- Listen, boy - Joe got mad at the tone that those words came out but decided to keep calm - you are right, you are not an orphan, but you were born to serve the King, not to become one. - he looked at him head to toe with a smirk when he saw his thin complexion - A true Alpha is born from a true Alpha

Joseph turns his back to him but froze when he listed to Peters's next words. 

- And you have brought NONE to the world - at Peter´s acid comment, Joe took out one claw and hit him hard-throwing him to the other side of the room. 

Peter flew at least half room in one second and his body broke a side table leaving him lying there without being able to stand up. He was basically on top of a bed of shattered glass and pieces of metal twisted around his rib cage. 

Rod ran to his son's side and check if he was breathing, he took him out of the twisted metal and his eyes encounter pitch-black ones from Pete, he growled and tried to stand up with paws out and fangs growing when he was sent to the floor again by the boot of Joe.

JOSEPH! - yelled Roderick but he was sent away by a hit into the chest

IF YOU DONT TRAIN YOUR BASTARD I WILL - he yelled and then turned his sight to Peter - YOU BOW TO ME! YOU ANSWER TO ME! I AM THE F***ING KING OF THIS LAND!

He turned around and left them, Roderick ran to help his son stand up, he was really wounded, bleeding from his mouth and with fresh blood everywhere. He took him to his bedroom and told him that he was going to get the doctor when he felt his son´s hand holding his wrist. 

- If you don´t challenge him for the Alpha role of this pack I will - if Roderick weren´t a full wolf he would definitely have lost Peter´s words. 

His voice was barely a whisper and his eyes lost glow as Peter fainted into the bed, Roderick quickly searches for his heartbeat and when he found it he was relieved, he was just in deep sleep, he was exhausted.

Even if he has already beaten an Alpha, it was a lower-raked one. Rod knew that his son did not stand a chance against Joe, but maybe he did. He was full of hate, but his son was right… Joseph needed to be stoped.