Chapter 3
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Anthony ~
“You don't have to, you already helped so much”
Ariana’s brittle voice echoed in his mind. “But I want to” he thought, he doesn't understand why, he has always been drawn to Ariana since he met him.
11 years ago~
Anthony was with his mother and sister in the park along with her six year old sister.There's a playground for children in the middle, a tree house you can climb, a slide and a swing. A hundred meters away there’s a river bank and he saw a little girl was on her way to it. She sat alone on grass overlooking the river when some other children came near and began to push her. Anthony ran into her and defended her against the bullying children.
Since then he felt protective over her.
His wolf Dean was always on the surface when Ariana was around.
Anthony is still 17 when he got Dean, werewolves supposed to have their wolf at 18 and find their mate.
Anthony idolized his father, he looked after him but then he changed when his mother died five years ago. He thought it was because he lost half of his soul, his mother. At his 17th birthday he came to learn the truth, his father was not what he was. He is a conniving,manipulative tyrant. And he swore he would pay for what he did.
He went to grab a clean shirt and a boxer and went to his bathroom to take a shower. He stood in front of a mirror and saw himself as he smiled.
“You look like a farmer about to do his farming duties, you'll need a hat to complete the look”, Dean laughed at him.
“It kind of suits you” ,his wolf teased.
“We could leave this pack and have a farm somewhere , we can take Ariana with us”, Dean continued.
“You're a crazy wolf”, Anthony mumbled.
He went under the shower and rinsed himself, when he's done he took a clean towel to dry himself, put on a new shirt and boxer and went to bed.
A couple of hours later he was awoken by Brianna’s irritating voice, his spoiled little sister.
“Why are you still sleeping at this hour?
Where have you been the whole night?”,his sister asked .
“Go away Bri, let me sleep”, he groaned groggily.
“No, father said he wants you to go to Crescent Moon and give some important papers to the King and I would like you to take me with you” Brianna exclaimed.
“What papers”
“I don't know, I didn't asked”
Anthony got up, went to the bathroom, he brushed his teeth and put on some presentable clothes. He noticed Brianna was still in his room.
“Do you have something more to say?” He asked her.
Brianna asked again to take her with him. He narrowed his eyes into her and asked.
“Why are you so eager to accompany me to Crescent Moon?”
“I want to meet Alex”,she beamed.
“Alex Whitlock? The Queen's nephew, why?” He questioned his sister.
“Rumor said, he's very handsome and would be the future King, I want to be his Luna and Queen “. His sister proclaimed.
Anthony was stunned. He was sure this was his father’s doing, he had put this idea into his sister’s head. A self centered and spoiled Brianna sitting on the throne as Queen for all werewolves, Goddess help us, he thought to himself.
“Father had already said yes”, Brianna told
“Of course ..” Before Anthony could utter more words Brianna jumped happily and thanked him, he groaned. It will be a hell of a ride to Crescent Moon, he thought. He went to his father’s office and confirmed what Brianna told him. He took the papers and mindlink Danny to go with him. Crescent Moon was a big pack. It took an hour drive to come to Crescent Moon’s border but it took two more hours to drive to the palace. It was already nightfall when they reached in front of a huge packhouse, the palace was 15 minutes away. The King's,the Beta's and the Gamma’s families lived in the palace. Only the trusted one was given the privilege to enter the palace. They were received by the beta female and she showed them their room.
Brianna was so cheerful and full of excited energy. She came to Anthony's room bouncing with joy like a little girl who just got her favorite toy.
“See, this packhouse is huge plus the palace is majestic. Who did not want to be a Queen and experience all that luxury?” Brianna cried out.
Anthony sighed, his sister only thought about all the material things in life.
“Bri, to be Queen is not only sitting on the throne and enjoying the luxuries, they have responsibility. They attend and care for their subjects.” He tried to explain to Brianna.
“I will hire so many people to do that for me, you see” she said cheerfully.
“I will go and sleep now and tomorrow I will meet my future husband.” She giggled.
Anthony sighed as his sister left his room. He was lying on his back when he remembered what he said to Ariana, he forgot to leave her a message about his abrupt departure to Crescent Moon.
The next morning after they eat breakfast, the beta informed Anthony that the King would want to talk to him about the papers he had delivered yesterday. Beta Chris showed him to the King’s office.
“King Maxwell ” the beta greeted
“Chris, young alpha”the King shook Anthony's hand.
“Please sit” the King advised as he pointed to the couch.
“ So tell me young alpha, how’s Bluewater? “King Maxwell inquired.
Anthony contemplated. Is it wise to tell the King the truth, or just lied like what his father wanted him to say?
“A better Alpha will always make the right choices for his pack”,the King stated.
“It is better if you see it for yourself your majesty, if it comes from me or from other pack members, my father would only deny it and they would be punished severely.
“Thank you for the honest answer, you will be a good alpha in the future.”
The King dismissed him. He went to find Danny and his sister when he bumped into someone.
“Sorry” as they said it at the same time
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