Blood moon

Chapter 54. hope

Harley was in silence accepting what his people demanded, the voices of the people made him feel more and more uncomfortable, how was it possible that the people expressed themselves in that way? he had done many things for them, he sacrificed himself to become what they needed as a leader unlike the previous ones, he had gone to university, he sought to improve the quality of life of everyone and yes he made a selfish decision going over his brother's head, but it was not enough reason to condemn him.

—Do you think I shouldn't be your leader then— he asked the crowd, they made an affirmative sound —Do you think someone else will do better? I made the company international, I made an effort so that everyone could live better and work on what they wanted, not what they got, and I'm a bad leader?

Hunter felt like laughing now was when his indignation crossed the limits.

—You're a good leader but a lousy brother— he pointed towards the people, the people who made his heart pound and they all fell silent because at that moment their faces began to turn crimson —They shouldn't get involved in this, it's about us, the two of us, we're alphas and it's our dispute.

Harley knew what made the difference, it wasn't about the girl, whoever lost should walk away because the winner would take care of everything.

—This is about her, don't pretend it's about the people, because it's not. Those eyes of yours make them think it's about protecting them, but you only want to do it with her — The eldest son knew Hunter's love was segmented to the girl, if he was willing to forgive her an infidelity with his brother, how could he not put up a fight to prove she was worth it?

—And you don't pretend to care, because only power does that. The CEO, Firstborn and now the man who has them all. You don't respect the laws and you feel above them because you are an alpha, do you think being smart makes you superior to everyone else— Hunter countered feeling that his brother was diverting attention from what was important —You violated our laws and you deserve a punishment that matches your fault, in the old stories it was punishable by death, but in this case you should face the offended male and let the results of the fight be what you take on.

Harley knew it was something much worse, he really wanted to hurt her badly, so much so that he would never come near her again, but now he didn't know how to take on this dispute with his brother but with his skin, he began to take off his clothes until he was in his underwear, the crowd seemed pleased with the sacrifice he was making, they were ready to crucify him if necessary, the werewolf only passed saliva.

—According to our laws, a fight is offered to redress the grievance, the werewolf who committed the foul has no right to defend himself, he has to resist all blows and return none, he can use his human or wolf form, to receive the foul— commented Harold Halland —But as both werewolves are alphas, honouring the hunting bloodline, Harley Halland will have the opportunity to defend himself from Hunter Halland's attacks, the winner will decide the punishment of the other.

—Let them give their terms now— requested one of the elders of the group.

—Yes, let them decide whatever their prize is, because they can change their minds after the fight is over.

—Yes, that will make them fight better, if they know what's at stake.

Both brothers looked at each other knowing that things were only starting to get worse between them.

—Adriana Smith, I want her to be respected as my mate, I don't want my brother anywhere near her, I'm not interested in the leadership of the pack, he was raised for that and the company is the same as nothing to me, I only want my mate— Hunter commented with a tone of authority.

—EVERYTHING, I'll take the leadership of the pack, the company and the girl —There was a collective sound of disapproval from the crowd when they heard Harley's request. In short, they hated each other's guts.

—Do you think you are very special?—Hunter's eyes were beyond imagination, his colour had become even stronger, his shoulders seemed to have stretched a little further and as soon as he placed his hands on his brother's chest, they transformed into claws digging into the boy's skin.

Harley knew at that moment he was in trouble, there was a loud growl and he pushed him to the ground. In the blink of an eye Hunter transformed into a wolf, no one had ever seen anything like it, he was bigger than the last time he attacked those men, his ears were up and his fur was bristling ready to jump in case of any movement, he was ready to tear him apart with the slightest provocation.

Harley for his part was not interested in provoking him, he wanted to win this fight, he knew it would be a loss if he faced him at once, because his brother was physically more imposing, he would have to win with his brains which was what he was least interested in working Hunter now in the midst of his pain, so he hurried to transform only his claws.

As soon as he did so Hunter took it for granted that the fight had begun and threw himself at him with all the fury that characterised him. Using his legs he pushed himself hard enough to pull himself away from the younger werewolf, narrowly missing the wolf's jaws as it opened its jaws to tear him apart.

Hunter hated feeling taunted, he turned to counterattack, but Harley was ready for this move, he stayed on the ground ready to jump again, but he really wanted everyone to think that, then as the younger brother prepared to leap into the air to catch him, Harley slid across the ground and used one of his claw-like hands to tear at Hunter's lower body.

The red-eyed werewolf was bleeding, but his skin was so tough he couldn't cut all the way through. It hadn't been able to reach his organs, but it was enough to leave a nasty scar, that made him even more enraged, how dare he? the werewolf's skin closed almost immediately, in his new alpha status, everything would be very fast, along with his instincts, if Harley didn't want to attack, he would force him to do it.

He howled for everyone to clear a space. He would hunt him down like a dog if necessary. Harley felt for the first time scared, his body became small in that space, he wasn't sure what he should do, if they went into the woods to run, his younger brother would have the advantage, anything he did would be small in comparison and if he didn't accept the challenge, he had to attack right now. If he didn't comply he knew he would be hunted by the rest of the werewolves in the pack.

He howled back in response, challenging his younger brother.

On the contrary, he glared at him defiantly, as if he were looking at a cockroach on the floor. He left his jaw open, allowing his tongue to protrude slightly in front of his teeth, he began to salivate, eager to eat him, hoping to bleed him dry as he had done.

Harley made up his mind to attack with everything he had. He used his collected position to propel himself, he launched himself directly into the jaws of the large wolf ahead of him, at the last second he changed direction to attack one of its paws, a gesture that Hunter took advantage of because it left his neck exposed, he then opened his jaws to give him a big bite, he held him so tightly that he lifted him off the ground, even as he held on to bite his arm, he was clinging to his neck, letting with each shaking motion sink deeper into his skin, blood began to ooze from the wound.

Droplets fell across the grass and Hunter could experience them. He wanted to say that this was an exaggeration on both their parts, but if he did, if he gave in in the slightest, they would never respect him again, it was about making his wife respect him, he wanted to make it clear to the son of a b***h, that he wouldn't get another chance, he let go when he heard the wail of pain, but not to let go, to go with the force with his side, the blow sent him flying through the air about two or three meters.

Hunter walked with slow steps, enjoying the terror it was instilling in him, he liked the pain and c*****e, he wanted them to know what happened if they didn't respect him. Harley knew he had to show his jugular as a sign of surrender, there was no point in giving up his life for that fight. Even if he lost he would keep the pack, he was stronger than any wolf that wasn't Hunter, he just wanted the girl, his inner wolf told him they couldn't give up they were alphas after all.

Then with a pitiful gesture he stood up, ready to fight to the death with whoever it was to get to where he was supposed to win the fight, but his legs didn't want to respond, no matter how hard he tried they faltered making him fall, he just couldn't go against his nature.

As he could he stood up, ready to die fighting, Hunter was more than pleased by that gesture, then he pounced on him again, but Harley managed to run, he managed to sink his fangs into one of the hind legs of the big wolf, this in response gave him a strong kick.

—You're dead—Hunter said in a growl.

Harley feared for his life, no one could intervene if that was what his brother wanted, so he lunged at him again, striking him on his paws with his head, lifting himself into the air. The blow wreaked havoc on his aching body, so much so that his human form came, he had bruises forming on his side, his neck had teeth marks, and Hunter put his paw on his brother's chest, telling him to surrender because if he didn't, he'd see to it that he didn't fill his lungs with air again, that paw began to squeeze harder, making a silent threat.

—I surrender — he commented pitifully.