Forbidden Night 1

Part of the truth 2

A losing war, that was what I was looking at, the evidence of a battle fought completely in vain. I sigh, thinking back to the words Xin had persuaded me to believe, there was no way they were true... Everywhere I glanced, doors were open, carrying out the burnt lifeless corpses of wolves. Sev fans her nose with her sleeves "Whew, the stench is..." 

"Preposterous!"

"Yeah preposterous...wait what?" Not far from the entrance to the mountain, where those who weren't of high status resided, was the fight Sev had spoken of.  Both adults not caring that the being they were holding, was a child, were playing tug of war with its arms.

"THIS IS THE ONLY THING SHE LEFT ME, PLEASE BE UNDERSTANDING!" yelled Mr.Smith tugging the child towards him, Mrs.Calaign shook her head. "INCONCEIVABLE, THE CHILD LOOKS LIKE ME, SO IT'S MINE!" 

The two of them continued to quarrel, going on and on about who should have the last child of Mrs. Smith, unaware of their leader staring at them in disgust. Why couldn't they take care of the child together? Did they really have to "claim" a being who was alive out of its own sheer will? I wanted to give them both the death penalty, but because it was a cursed child they were fighting over, I knew I couldn't. I bit my lip signaling Sev to stop them. In accordance with my wishes, she fires her gun, startling everyone, but me.

"Kneel, you lowly mongrels!" she says getting into character, her eyes alight with rage. All of the wolves stop what they were doing, bodies fall in sync to the ground, each on their knees, including Mr. Smith and Mrs.Calaign, the child squished between them. 

Slowly Sev's eyes scan the many heads bowed to the ground, a sly smirk resting on her face as she takes her time selecting her target.

"Mrs. Calaign was it?" She steps closer, using the edge of her boots, she lifts Mrs. Calaign's head off the ground so she and her could see eye to eye. "How dare you ignore our leader and continue fighting!" 

I manage to stifle my grin, no matter how many times we've gone through this, I still found it funny how fast the Sev I knew could change into a domineering, cold tyrant. Who cared nothing for those who had lower status.

"Did you think you were better than us?" She jerks her captive's head upward, "Did you think you were allowed to ignore us?"

Mrs. Calaign stays silent,  her eyes avid with rage. "You're not speaking anymore huh? Who gave you permission to not speak when you're being spoken to?" Sev glances behind her, waiting for her signal to stop, I just shake my head, I needed a reason to step forward and her suppressed voice was not it. She sighs releasing Mrs. Calaign from her temporary punishment "Give me the child." Reluctantly Mr. Smith removes his hands from the child's arm, but Sev's previous victim refuses to do so. "What is this?" Sev coos smirking wildly,

"You actually refused a request from one who is in authority?" In the blink of an eye, Sev was back on her, hands laced within her hair and arms around her throat. "You dared talk back to me!" Sadly her switch was turned on and it would be awhile till it was turned off. 

I sigh, "extra work for me..."  

Cracking my neck, and stretching I call the child over to me, as if in a trance it answers my call, easily breaking out of Mrs.Calaign's grip.

The child wraps its arms around my waist, a blank stare on its face. I knew what that meant, but I refused to accept it "Little one, I see you've already made your decision, is there no way to persuade you otherwise?" it shakes its head "my brother died in front of my eyes, he's calling to me."

I kneel to its level, gently patting the child's head "What is he saying? Does he not want you to be happy?" it shakes its head "He's saying little sister come quick so we can be reborn, I don't know if that means happiness or not, but I must go to him." I smile gently caressing the little girl's cheeks "He hasn't specified whether he wants you with him now or ten years later, why not wait till you've met your mate?" She tilts her head, a bit of life springing in her eyes "I don't know if my mate will be as good as my brother, will he make me happy?" I nod watching her eyes feel with light "He will make you very happy, but you'll have to stay with a guardian until you meet him." 

I venture a smile, my heart filling with hope, "As long as I don't have to have the two who were holding me, I don't mind...Will I have to stay with someone who has my blood?"

"No, that isn't necessary, Whoever you want to stay with, you can stay with, if you'd like my arms are open?" Her small head nods enthusiastically, her arms flinging around my neck. "You're the only one who seems to understand my language so I think I'll feel safer with you!" 

Both of our eyes sync, as I create a small link through our blood, in case her brother tried to take her without consent. "There now-"

BOOM!  The headaches just kept piling on! While I was coaxing our dear princess into not joining the afterlife, Sev had misplaced her gun inside the hands of the toy she was abusing. The prey had become the predator! 

Sev stood amazed, biting her lips as she debated on the best way to assess the situation. Although Mrs Calaign, had been the chief guard's wife, she had never held a gun before, which is why she had missed, but she was known for being a fast learner, which was why Sev was on edge.

"Mrs Calaign have you gone mad?" I place the child behind me, "I mean I know you have tasted the spell of madness, but have you gone mad?"

She's blows off the pistol, her eyes wide and bloody "Do I need to answer that question? GIVE ME THE CHILD!" her hands fix the gun in my direction "Or else, you will no longer be the Alpha of this pack!"

It was my turn to stand amazed "You do realize you killed the other twin right?" She rolls her eyes and places her finger on the trigger "And what if I did? Does that mean anything?"

"It does, it means you're not qualified to raise a child, there's a reason why you don't have your own."

BANG! BANG!  Her aim was getting better, she managed to scratch the edge of my face, causing small amounts of blood to flow onto my neckline.

"Applause!" Mentally I applauded the many onlookers, who thought it was better to wait till their leader got hurt before coming to her aid! 

"Wonderful..."

The blood continued feeding the grassy land below us, causing me to feel dizzy, but for the sake of the child behind me, I managed to stay afoot. The other wolves were surrounding Mrs.Calaign trying to (though unsuccessfully) wrestle the gun from out of her grasp, Sev was not apart of them, so I pulled her over to the child, switching our roles instantly.

She didn't ask any questions, just glanced at my eyes and nodded. A blood bath was in order.

Had the sky been alight with flames, I could've granted myself a bit of sanity, but with everything that happened last night and today,

I could feel my blood sizzling! I knew this since the day I decided to make the decision to carry the burden of this cursed life, I knew I wasn't going to be able to act normal for too much longer, since normal was never apart of my psyche. I managed not to give in to the call for almost twenty one years, the nights filled with maddening included, I survived them all...

So why? Why was a little scratch enough to make me lose it!? A little glance at a tear rolling down a child's face? I've seen worse! I've been through worse! But- I could feel my mind going blank against my will, my eyes refused to stop staring at the scarlet fluid dying the ground. Soon my eyes would be that color too...

Gingerly, I fell to my knees, picking up a dead flower, it was poisoned by my blood, I took a deep breath, breathing in the scent of reality. Sweet and filled with Iron. My head begin to pulsate, draining the blue from my pupils and replacing it with the tint of murder. 

"Ahh, I really want to taste it~ The iron flowing through their veins" My eyes scan each person's body heat, searching for the one with the perfect temperature. "Mmn, there you are~"  Right in the middle of the huge crowd was someone whose body was above normal, since she was flustered ,because of everyone reaching for her.

A growl would've been nice, to alert all of the soon to be victims, but thanks to someone, I couldn't emit any wolf sounds, so I stuck to releasing all of the Alpha fumes I could, creating a fog, only I could see through, and see I did slowly making my way forward while everyone was occupied. 

"GIVE ME THE CHILD OR I WON'T HESITATE TO SHOOT ALL OF YOU!" A good scream is the perfect way to stretch your lungs, Using my fluid I transform the poor leaf into a sharp blade. "Your sacrifice won't be in vain my good friend~"

"I'M SERIOUS I WILL DO IT! I AM NOT KIDDING!" A scared mouse piping to their friends was all that I could hear, oh no, she wasn't piping, she was squeaking, that's right, that was all she was capable of. The mouse continued to frantically point the gun in different directions, her finger just barely missing the trigger. She was nothing, but a little- BANG! BANG! "Threat!" 

"That's the last time you'll steal someone's private property-" Effortlessly I flung the gun out of her hands, my hands replacing Sev's around her throat. "You can't even use it properly." I kicked the gun in Sev's direction, glaring at her in case she decided to use it on the one she was protecting. "I w-w-w--was getting t-t-t-the hang of it." I sneered "Ah, sorry, you were taking too long, should I help you learn?" She shook her head "I see, you'd rather have hands on experience." I unhand her, accidently sliding her neck against the blade. "Oh! I am so sorry, I didn't mean to do that!" I reached out on impulse, my natural empathetic self acting out, before my cursed side could, but I was met with wide frightened eyes, and hands that swatted my hands of good intentions away.

My little mouse was in a hurry to be executed~

As soon as she was freed she scurried away from me, sadly she hadn't managed to make it far, before the result of my earlier mistake showed itself her blood splattered all over, enticing my instincts further. Her hands landed on her neck trying to cover the obvious culprit, staining her garments and hands.

"Now before we proceed I think I deserve an answer to my questions Mrs. Calaign, you see I am extremely curious as to why someone as weak as you, decided to rake a poor child of their life source? You're both weak so what gave you the thought that you were able to do something like that?"

I glanced at my nails a fun idea coming to mind, perhaps I didn't have to spill the blood of everyone here, I could just whip them into shape! My little friend aided me in this decision "Well, when are you going to answer me?" Showing off my new toy, was more exciting then I expected it to be, her hands found their way to her head, leaving her wound behind as she dropped her earlier arrogance, now what coated her air was fear, true fear!

"F-forgive me, please, everyone knows that the blood of the unwanted, can do miraculous things, I wanted to use it, to see if I could resurrect my dead husband, since he died because of the blood craze."

"You do realize you didn't have to kill him for that right?" She buries her head in the grass "After realizing the blood could do what I wanted, I lost my mind." Through the grass I spied a small smile crawling to her lips, she was reliving the situation. "I punished him as much as my heart desired! At first it was for his constant cheating and lying, through the years, I hadn't recognized how much I had kept inside, turning a blind eye to his obvious stories that didn't make any sense, noticing the small differences that grew in his scent and much more." Suddenly I was looking into the eyes of a wolf addicted to death, not a trace of rationality could be found. "YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW GOOD IT FELT! FINALLY I WAS ABLE TO RELEASE ALL THE WORDS I HELD DEEP IN MY CHEST! HIS EYES COATED WITH SORROW! HE REGRETTED IT ALL!"

"Sooo, you, decided to commit multiple murders, because you were jealous of the woman who should've originally been with him?"

"OF COURSE NOT, JEALOUSY IS FOR SCUM, I WAS ANGRY THAT DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAD AGREED THAT WE WOULD EXCEPT EACH OTHER AS OUR ETERNAL MATES, HE STILL WENT OFF AND DECIDED TO GIVE IN TO THE NATURAL INSTINCT THAT I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR THREE YEARS! OUR MATES SHOWED UP AT THE SAME TIME!" Her eyes became teary as she realized the future she had passed up, I almost felt bad for her, though that was more so, because the curse had started to wear off and I didn't want to kill anymore. "H-he c-came to me, before h-h-he decided to merge with someone else, believing in the lies of my husband I STAYED LOYAL AND BRUTALLY SHOOK HIM OFF! EVERYDAY MY BODY CONTINUED TO PINE FOR MY TRUE MATE, NOT ONE MINUTE HAS PASSED WITHOUT ME WANTING HIM! THE SAME NIGHT I HAD MET MY MATE, MY HUSBAND GOT JEALOUS AND FORCED ME TO SWEAR THAT I WOULD ONLY LOVE HIM! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT HURT ME? I WANTED HIM TO FEEL THE SAME THING-"

"Sooo, between killing his son, and hating yourself, you decided this was the best way to live your life?" She nodded sniffling

"And Mr.Smith is involved, because?"

"I f-f-f-found out later, that he turned a blind eye t-t-t-to his wife cheating on h-h-him, he allowed my husband to go against his promise!"

"So, in conclusion the first twin dies out of your greed, and the second is to get revenge on your mate?" She stops groveling and blushes

"Don't even think of asking me how I knew, there's no other reason why I man would be so docile to a crazy woman, plus everyone here knows he stayed outside your window every time your husband went out, he literally was waiting for you to return to him."

She nods, avoiding the evident gaze in her direction "I know, so I was planning on raising the last child with him, since I can't have any of my own."

"You went ballistic over keeping the child, and even fought your mate over her, because you wanted to raise her? Does that really make sense? Don't answer that, it doesn't" I glance behind me at the not so happy child grasping Sev's hand "she's lying, they both are lying!" the little one screeches inside of my head. 

"Both of you, get your tails in front of me!" Mrs. Calaign and her mate shudder, the ice in my tone meant to disturb their small minds. They settle next to each other shoulder to shoulder, "Now who's going to explain the truth of why there are two pups trying to wag their tails in front of their master first?" The two don't bother looking into each others eyes, rather they decided that this moment was the perfect time to be shy.

Exasperated was not the word, instantly my sigh matches my mood, as I point my whip in Mr. Smith's direction "We've heard a half tear jerker from your partner's lips why don't we hear the rest from your end, what was your plans if you were given the child."

He doesn't bother holding his tongue, his face lands in the grass as he grovels in shame "My plan wasn't far from Mrs. Calaign's, the night her husband made her swear, I was present, he placed her under a curse so that if she ever went with her mate like he was doing, she would be unable to birth a healthy child, so I planned to spill a bit of Eli's blood and mix it with an herb so she could be released from it, then we would enjoy a lifetime of happiness together as a family, Eli would be our oldest daughter, but she would have many younger siblings to keep her company, in exchange for her brother."

Well aren't these pups a match made in the abyss, they both think hurting someone is something to be taken lightly. 

"You couldn't have just been satisfied with having Eli as your daughter? And doesn't the process for undoing a curse call for the blood to come from the child's mate? She hasn't found her other half yet, so that would be a plan that wouldn't be able to work till she got older, if that time ever came."

Mr. Smith chuckles, "The child's mate is in her blood, she was born with him-"

"Yes, yes I know, every wolf's mate is born with them, but that doesn't mean they've connected to each other at the same time, you'll have to wait for them to be connected which may never happen till you die."

"No, I am not talking about the normal birth every wolf has, I am saying her mate was her brother I heard my wife say it before..."

Ahh, there goes the blood lust again, just nagging at my consciousness. I couldn't help, but chuckle "So, you took away the possibility of her true happiness ever happening in her life, and then decided to supplement it with fake happiness that won't last long called family?!"

I ball my fist up over the whip, drawing blood from my palm. "IS LOVE A JOKE TO YOU PUPS? JUST BECUASE YOU HAD PROBLEMS WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT MEAN YOU DESTROY THE LIFE OF ANOTHER!" 

BANG! BANG! Well what are we playing a new version of hot potato? A fitting name would be hot gun!

Apparently the poor child obviously had the same sentiments as me, for in the midst of playing with Sev, she had heard the conversation and stole Sev's gun, firing it perfectly at the perpetrators who had planned to hide that they were the ones responsible for her possible cruel life. She would've watched her siblings grow up, meet their separate soulmates and been left alone feeling like a part of her had gone missing, this was the cruel fate these immature adults had planned out for the child.

Eli's eyes were now void of any hint of lifelessness rather her eyes burnt, a fiery red similar to mine when filled with the desire to kill, she was angry! A small grin was kept back, as a flabbergasted Sev tried to take the gun away from the minor, it wasn't funny to watch the child's eyes overflow with salty water called tears, while she stood boldly exerting dominance over the cause of her troubles, rather it was watching Sev try to calm and soothe her while trying to, at the same time retrieve the weapon, each time she tried to pry it from her hands the gun kept bouncing out of her way.

It was entertaining to watch, but my attention had to be given elsewhere, as I still hadn't found the bullets that were fired... They hadn't landed in the bodies of these cowards, so they had to have been planted somewhere else...Unless! 

I glanced behind me and was met with four bullets floating in midair, I was correct! She had fired them towards me, with the intent to plant them inside the other two after I moved out of the way... Turning to face the child and the bullets, I used my back to prevent the other two from getting hurt. "I know you're angry, but you shouldn't do this."

Her frown deepens "NO! I want to exact revenge myself, they plotted against me and my brother!"

"I know, so I'll get your revenge for you."

"NO! NO! NO! NO! I will get revenge and then return to his side! Get out of the way!" I sigh "It's best for me to do it, you may not know this yet since you're so young, but with every life we take we will receive a terrible consequence in response to our evil deed, I can take the consequences you can't."

"Who are you to tell me what I can take and can't? I have made my decision, for the last time Get. Out. Of. The. Way."

I shake my head remembering how I had made the same mistake years ago, it cost me too much. "Little one,, if you keep this up I will have to put you in your place."

She glares , the idea of running through me evident in her body language "Why must I go back without getting my revenge?! Is that even fair?"

"I asked the same question years ago Eli, you won't be able to go back to your brother to be reborn if you succeed in revenge, you'll be stuck here!" Just like me...

"Instead of revenge, I could revive your brother how about that? You both can live with me until you split from siblings to mates...wouldn't that be nice?"

She shook her head, clenching the gun to her chest, she let out a heart wrenching cry, Lighting the bullets and herself on fire.

Her cry broke my heart, "Sev, get far away from her!" She nods jumping back just in time before she was caught in the explosion. 

They called us the cursed children, because when we die we practically mock the many deaths of those killed during the night of the forbidden, we scream and emit an aura representing what would have been our mark for our mates, then our aura circles us, destroying our limbs little by little, until we explode. There's no blood. Just the remnant of our auras.

Turning towards the other two, I found myself unable to keep an air of dominance about me, I was this close to breaking down.

"Sev, I'll leave these two to you and your team, they are to be confined until Mrs. Calaign is pregnant then you are to take the child and raise it away from the parents who will be executed later on."

Sev nods ignoring the c***k in my voice as I run down the mountain, trusting that she would be able to recover the situation without me.

An alpha without it's tail held high, wasn't an Alpha at all. It showed weakness and inferiority compared to superiority since a leader should always be able to govern herself as she governs her pack.