The Last Valdez

“Where are you two coming from? Didn’t the alpha warn you not to go out since the appearance of the rogues near the pack?” Susan, the Luna of the Red moon pack questioned her kids who were looking at her with innocent faces. The rogues has attacked a man that had gone out to hunt for his family and it has been no other than Kloud Hilton who turns out to be the biggest rival of the Red moon pack. He swore to himself that he must bring Michael Valdez down no matter what it takes and how long it takes. The children had been caught sneaking back in but luckily for them, it was their mother that caught them not the alpha who was yet to return from the pack meeting. “But we didn’t get into any trouble, We just went out to play, I promise.”, Jake quickly said before the Luna start to scold Alex. “Really? Then why you have those bruises on your faces?” “We didn’t know there were bruises on our faces maybe we fell accidentally?”, The Luna raised her eyebrow in disbelief and shook her head in exasperation “How could you let this happen Alex? What is the point of you being an older brother if you couldn’t protect your brother? How are you even going to protect the pack? See those bruises on his face. “It wasn’t Alex’s fault, I was the one who looked for trouble despite knowing that I couldn’t fight, infant Alex saved me, I owe him everything. “I don’t know why you keep letting Jake get into trouble when you know he can’t fight for himself.”, Susan sighed totally ignoring what Jake just said. She doesn’t just like seeing her baby hurt.’’ “But mom, he …….” “I’m sorry, I will do better next time.” Alex quickly cut in. He knew his brother wanted to defend him but all these was his fault in the first place. Always getting beaten and then he is the one who is getting blamed just because he was just three years older. “I know that he is your brother and you would want to defend him but he knows to know the right thing. You should put ice on that baby, Alex put it for your brother before it swells up any further.” “No I am fine besides Alex needs it more than I do.” He argued. “We are going to our room.” “But you……..” “Mom it is nothing serious, I am 13, I am grown please stop treating me like a child.” “Alright be out in 10, Dinner’s almost ready.” She relented knowing how stubborn her last son could be. “This is all your fault and now I am the only one responsible, I hate you.” Alex snapped immediately they got to their room and he hated the fact that they were in the same room sometimes because of times like this when he wanted to be alone. “Lexi come on, I am sorry.” Jake apologized sincerely. “Don’t you call me that”, he snapped and Jake moved closer to his side of the bed to hug him. “I always called you Lexi and you didn’t complain.” “Well I am complaining now, it is a stupid name anyway.” Jake rolled his eyes because he knew he was lying. “Lexi! Lexi!! Lexi!!! Please don’t be mad, you know I drag you with me because I want you to have a little fun since you get more occupied with training, I promise to tell mom and dad to treat us the same because we are the same.”, he said giving the puppy eyes that his older brother just couldn’t resist. “Fine! But you are giving me half of your cheese tonight.” Jake groaned making Alex chuckle. “You know that’s my favorite, I don’t share.” “That’s more reason I should collect it and besides mom is going to give you more than she should anyways.” “I love you too Jake-cake.”, He replied after Jake muttered ‘I hate you’ Michael and Susan were absolutely loved by everyone in the pack even their children but it was no news that the kids were too mischievous or rather Jake was the mischievous one who influences his older brother. Alex was bigger than Jake and stronger because he was the one to take his father’s position once he turns eighteen. Alpha Michael did not bother with Jake because he was most times getting into trouble and Jake didn’t mind not getting trained as intensely as Alex after all, Alex is to be Alpha and besides he could always count on his brother to fight for him but it was very clear who the favorite was. “Alpha Alex, The rogues are becoming a very big problem to us and it is not only to us but to other packs too. They attacked the Cold Stone pack few days ago, they killed everybody except the children.” Beta Serah said. Serah was Alex’s beta and bestfriend ever since he became the alpha seven years ago and now he was 25 years. “They killed everyone except the children? Why would they spare only the children. It makes no sense.” “Those rogues are monsters! What would they possibly gain from making those children orphans?” Serah gritted her teeth. “Get the total number of children and any little information to help with them. We need to help those children and we have to be ready and cautious. Rogues might attack very soon and we don’t know what the Hilton’s are planning but one thing is sure, they are bent to take down this pack by all means. Inform the warriors, we are going to double the training time.” “Yes Alpha.” “The number of the people taking patrols should be increased, we can’t let them catch us off guard. No one is allowed to go out to hunt alone, we can’t lose any more members, You should go and rest to prepare for tomorrow’s pack meeting with the council members.” He dismissed and serah responded with a slight nod and left. Who exactly is Storm Hilton and what does he have against this pack? This just can’t be the matter of power or maybe the rogues are just that cruel, that was probably why he doesn’t have a pack.” “Alex?” His wife Casey, the luna called bringing him out of his thought. “You have been in your office since yesterday, you have barely touched your food. Is thus about the Rogues again?” “Some children were made homeless just because of the cruelty of those monsters.” “Goodness! That’s so terrible! I can’t imagine what those children are going through right now. What are you going to do now?” “I can’t abandon those children, I had failed to protect my own brother which led to his death but I won’t repeat that same mistake.”, Alex bitterly said making Casey sigh. She doesn’t know how else to convince her husband that it wasn’t his fault that Alex died, it has been 10 years and he still hasn’t moved on. “Something is not clear, father said that the reason Kloud Hilton is against us is because all he wants is power and someone like him can’t be in power because he is definitely going to abuse it but he has been fighting for this power for years even before I became Alpha and now his son is taking his father’s place.” “Let’s not forget that they are rogues for a reason, Kloud was banned from this pack before he became blood thirst, and everyone knows this story. If not for your father, we would all have probably being maltreated or killed for going against his order. Nothing changes the fact that they are monsters, it doesn’t matter what they are fighting for.” “You are right, I should probably focus on killing them. I must put an end to this and the only way is by killing them because they will keep coming back, they have killed and tormented a lot of people for years, they made women mate less and children fatherless. A lot of people have tbecome rogue because they are nothing but monsters.”