The Alpha within

Chapter 9

Alie

~ I didn’t know how long I slept for but it was now dark outside and Uncle Raphael was no longer in my room. I sat up rubbed my eyes and looked around the room. There was a bathroom to the right of the room with a dresser on the opposite side of the door way, there was a huge window with red curtains and in front of that was a small tv and tv stand. Everything looked to be hand carved and crafted, elegant and royal was the only words that came to mind. Well I better get up have a shower and see what clothes there are to pick from. Walking into the bathroom was something else, there was a huge mirror with little globe lights going around the tops and side of it and a knob to adjust the dimness. There was a two person sink, with gold faucets an the counter top was a white marble with black and gold. The shower was a bath/shower it had stone tiles wrapping around the inside of it with jacuzzi jets around the tub and a huge square shower head. It looked like a bathroom pulled strait out of a fancy mansion.

After my second shower today I wrapped a towel around my self and dug threw the clothes but from the corner of my eye I seen a white bag hanging up with a note attached to it.

My dearest Alie,

Please wear this for dinner this evening, I apologize if it’s not to your liking but I’d appreciate if you would entertain the idea and wear it. Tomorrow I’ll have some one take you shopping.

Regards

Raphael

I was surprised honestly, I wonder what he had picked out for me. I laid the bag on the bed and unzipped it making sure I was being careful not to catch anything in the zipper. It was breath taking, beautiful silver dress with iridescent sequins wrapped around the top of the dress, it was a corset style back with a long flowing bottom. It was strapless which kind of bothered me a little because as a bigger chested women strapless never looked right on me. Inside the bag there was a little box that had beautiful diamond earring and a necklace with tear shaped diamond charm. I got dressed and didn’t have anything to style my hair so I just brushed it out and let my natural waves take over. I must admit I looked stunning, I didn’t think the strapless dress would look this good but it was as if the dress was made just for my body.

There was a knock at the door and before I could say anything a small woman entered the room.

“Are you ready miss? I’m here to show you the way to the dinning room.” She was pretty and spoke with a gentle voice.

“I think I am, how do I look I” I asked her. She just smiled and said “you look divine miss” and she left the room waiting for me to follow her. This place was huge it took us nearly 15 mins just to walk from my room to the dinning hall.

“There she is, my beautiful Alie” Raphael boomed from across the room “come I’ve saved a seat up here for you my dear” suddenly I felt everyone’s eyes on me and I blushed. I don’t know if I was moving or if I just stood there but next thing I knew Raffy was beside me and he linked arms with me. He didn’t say anything just walked with me to my place at the table. I smiled at my uncle and thanked him for my dress.

“Let’s eat!” He said a a sudden a once quiet room became filled with noise, people laughing and talking. It felt … welcoming and nice to hear happiness even if my heart still hurts. I wish mother could be here with me to see this, she would have had a heart attack worrying about me but she also would have loved it.

Raffy

After dinner Raphael had called me n Alie into his office. I knew he was going to question why his sister was dead and hopefully he would have some answers on who was after Alie and if it was Ryan that I had suspected. When I walked into the office Alie was already there pacing around, she looked upset and my wolf didn’t like that. I ran over to her “Alie are you alright” I wrapped her in a hug. She just nodded her head. I kissed her forehead and whispered to her ”it will be okay Alie” I wanted so badly to just carry her off to my room but I knew that wasn’t an option right now.

“Raffy would you mind taking your hands off her” he growled from across the room in his alpha voice.

Of course being his beta I instantly let go of her but my wolf was scratching inside trying to get out and hold her again. She’s ours he can’t tell us not to touch her my wolf hissed at me. Shut up I yelled him he is our alpha and we don’t even know if she accepts us. I stood there for a minute and Raphael must have seen the battle going on inside me cause he just gasped

“She’s your mate isn’t she?” He asked

“Yes alpha, I haven’t told her yet. I was trying to fight it.” I answered him.

“Nina said you were my mate, I don’t know what that means though.” She spoke softly

“Who’s Nina I asked her “is she your wolf? “ she just nodded her head but I could tell she didn’t really understand any of it.

“Well I was going to punish you for letting my sister be killed and have you dismissed so I can talk with alie but I guess if you are mates you’ll need to know all of this before either of you make any decisions.”

I just sighed, life really has changed.

Raphael

“I’ll start from the beginning and tell you all that I know, I will only say it once as I’ve never told any one but Jane about any of this. You will not share this information with any one else either, do I make my self clear?” They just nodded at me, they just looked like two children waiting for a bed time story. I sighed and sat down at my desk. “A long long time ago the goddess her self roamed the earth, she was mated to a alpha Named Ryan. They were madly in love, some would say their love created magic. They gave birth to 3 pups, the first born son Alaric the second born son Talon and the third born daughter Catterine. They didn’t have inner wolves like we do they were considered Lycan’s Gods some say, they were true born wolves that could turn at any age and were in full control of them selves. They also possessed the power to turn humans into wolves but the turned wolves were given inner wolves like us creating a race of werewolves different from lycans. The second born son Talon was obsessed with turning humans not interested in a mate and word soon spread amongst all kinds creatures of the disaster he was creating. Humans once hid them selves away at night protecting them selves with silver. Humans weren’t supposed to know of our kind and it was treason what Talon had done. The moon goddess his mother tried to reason with him but he couldn’t be stopped so she killed him. A mother having to kill her own son drove her into madness, nothing her mate or children did stopped her wrath of pain. With her world turned dark, one evening her husband tried to poison her to finally rid her of the pain she carried. He saw no other way to stop her or help her, but the moon goddess was well aware of his actions and cursed him. “You shall kill and drink the blood of your trusted warriors, you shall never see the light of day or feel the sun on your fur. You will live long enough to watch your family die before you and feel the pain and betrayal I was given” she said these words with such pain and anger that he became a monster. He slaughtered his entire army and come morning the sun burned his skin and he turned to ash. Only to be awake the next evening re born blood thirsty. He set off to a local village feeding off humans draining their blood from their body’s, near the end of his hungry rampage he didn’t stop to drain all of them completely turning some into what we now call vampires. Their love, pain and madness created a new kind of monster. He ran and tried to hide from the world in shame once he came to realization of what had happened but as time passed and every one he knew died it drove him into darker darkness then any one had ever seen and he created an army of vampires, a new family. Hundreds of years later I met Olivia, she was vampire but she was beautiful and had a kind soul. Not a monster you would assume a vampire to be. We fell in love, I brought her to my parents and they forbid it. They didn’t see what I saw at least back then that’s what I had thought. You see I am a direct descendent of the moon goddesses and Olivia was created from the moon goddesses husband Ryan who was once a wolf. The two of us together was not a good mix and because of our families history we could create children, normally vampire n wolf couldn’t but because of our bloodlines we could. In the past similar Situations created monsters as children, ones who didn’t age and were born killers, ones born with half wolf bodies and didn’t live past a few months. Some were born still born. It’s almost like it was cursed forbidden from the moon goddesses her self. We didn’t know that Olivia and I we just knew what we felt and we loved each other bound like mates we made a child. We didn’t know of the folk tails of what could happen, but you were born Alie perfect in your first year you grew. You were happy and blissfully unaware of the world around you. Soon Ryan got word that there was a hybrid born that survived and wasn’t a monster or riddled with deformations so he made an appearance. He demanded that we give you to him and we denied it. Your mother Olivia fought him but he killed her almost instantly, I didn’t have time to mourn the loss of your mother I just grabbed you and ran. We didn’t live far from my pack boarder and I knew he wouldn’t be aloud to pass into it so I hide you there. My sister knew some one had crossed the border and some how she knew it was me. I made her promise to take you and protect you and hide you from the world. We came up with the plan that she would be your mother and raise you human. If you were human and masked as one Ryan wouldn’t be able to find you. We had help from a witch to create a potion that you had to take daily to hide your scent and keep your wolf at bay. The less you knew the better. I really wish I had listened to my parents. Your mother and my sister would still be alive. A lot would’ve different but you see Alie you are the strongest wolf the world has ever had since the moon goddess walked this earth. You are both parts of her creation, vampire and werewolf both love and pain. You have abilities you aren’t even aware of yet and hopefully tomorrow during your first change you will finally feel your strength and soon find your abilities. There is one person who’s been alive long enough that can help you but he won’t be easy to find. I want you to have your first change, train for battle and then set off to find him. His name is Alaric your great great great great uncle. Alie I know this is a lot to take in and there are books in the library that can help you they won’t have all the answers but they will help you understand both sides of who you are. I’m glad my daughter is finally home. I’ve missed you my dear. ~