FERAL MATE

CHAPTER 4: REVENGE

I came in and the ritual dancing was still going on. These women are so strong. Mel and I quickly joined in. While people noticed I was already dressed in the white traditional dress they started clapping again while I was called to the middle by Gamma, the oldest woman in our clan.

I got to the middle and they were all touching my head and feet while singing and I tried hard to pretend I know those songs too

Mel tried to teach me and anytime we practiced I couldn't get it. Just like when Isaac also tries to teach me how to fight I still fail and most times I go home with a deep cut. Why can’t I learn anything right? Though Isaac is kind of a bully and tries to use his position as a coach to bully me I don’t know why he doesn’t like me but nobody loves me.

As I was thinking deeply I felt water splashed on my face, Gamma put more water into her mouth and before I knew what’s happening she spat out the water from her mouth to my face again. I have never been to this ritual so I wasn’t prepared for this. I tried so hard not to show my displeasure as she kept spitting water on different parts of my body. They drew marks with chalks on different parts of my body.

Everybody looked on as the ritual was going on, while cheering and clapping I felt so special but one side of me still reminded myself that nobody loves me here.

As the ritual came to an end, I was told to shift to my wolf form and run out of the room and I might meet my mate. Then I should change into my clothes and come back by Gamma but my father cuts her just as if he knows this is the perfect time I chose to run away

“ He waved his hand just as I was about to shift and run off, far away from here and everybody.

“Come and sit close to me, '' My father said”.

'' I have an important announcement to make”. He said

Gamma tried to cut in that the ritual always ends in the female shifting to a wolf and running off from the room and most times she meets her mate”.

“Without that part of the ceremony I might not meet my mate again and it brings bad luck to the clan if the ceremony is not complete”.

But he cuts her off, with a harsh tone.

“Gamma is the third in command in our pack, she is the oldest woman and everyone respects her decision.” This is the first time I have seen anyone speak to her harshly.

I have met my mate already, I turned to look at the crowd hoping I will find him sitting among everyone. I saw him in the crowd, I smiled and turned to Mel to show her my mate.

Then I looked up again and he was gone like he wasn’t there before. Was I hallucinating?

I looked down at my feet disappointed. I knew something must happen. My father doesn’t fail to make sure I feel unwanted and unloved, everyone will tease me after today, my ritual wasn’t complete which means I am not completely a woman.

Gamma and the remaining women doing the ritual started walking out of the room, with a worried look on their faces. While I went back to sit close to my father.

He stood up, and cleared his throat.

Today, Lydia my daughter has become a woman,

I don’t even know if I am a woman completely since you cut off my ceremony to probably sell me off to peter. I said deeply, looking at him with so much hatred in my eyes.

I have decided to give her hand in marriage to any noble man worthy of it from the smaller pack.

Wow, the crowd went wide everyone started murmuring and started clapping

The applause was deafening as hundreds of people stood up and were clapping, with bright smiles on their faces, the insides of my stomach churned sickly.

The speaker, my father, turned around and stretched his hands to me, while giving me a stern look

“You don’t have a choice than to take my hands”, I can’t believe I am about to be sold in my traditional clothes with markings on my body. I look like a clown right now.

I walked up to him, I took his hands and squeezed them tightly, like if he let go a little I would run off.

“ The Werewolf Empire, and the Whitewolf pack wouldn’t be here today with the help of Silverback, Redmoon and Midnight pack. So as a way of saying thank you, We plan to put a stop to the small packs everyone will become one.

Everyone grasp in the group, and started him cheering on

As you all know, I do not have a Son who I will pass the throne to so any Man who becomes her husband, becomes my son in law and next in line to the throne.

“ I plan to open up all our borders to everyone, No more big packs and Small packs, we are all ONE.”

The screams were too much, they were hugging each other and cheering on some were throwing each other up.

If only they knew that he was lying to them all. This is just one of his many games and they were puppet to him. Same way they joined hands with him to get rid of the Blackwolf pack is the same way he was going to get rid of all of them. I signed, how far does he plan to go just to sit on that throne forever.

We all need someone who is strong, and can lead everyone on when I am not here anyone and have gone to meet our ancestors,

Who is he? Who Is going to be the next king? He asked the crowd!

Peter!!, Stiles!!, James!! Boyde!!

Different packs were screaming the names of the Strongest Alpha in their pack. But Peter seems to be winning, I wasn’t happy. I wish I could run away now.

Then I heard “Derek”, quickly followed the voice and I saw two girls I haven’t seen before laughing and screaming “Derek”.They must know him too, one of them looks just like him. I smiled and felt relieved.

Once I escape from here I am going to look for him. I was happy I wasn’t the only one who knew him. I looked at the girls again to study their faces so I could look for them after I escaped. Then they started walking out of the room.

“Peter”!! Just as he said Peter different clan started throwing in their offer,

“One voice screamed, '' If your daughter picks my son Stiles, we promise all our soldiers will be yours. We will give the Whitewolf pack 50% of every harvest every year”.

That was a wrong move, as the whole crowd went wild, throwing in their own offers. This is what he wanted, the riches of the Silverback pack.

The Silverback pack leader stood up, the noise reduced and they were murmuring now.

As the leader of the Smaller pack and the leader of the Silverback pack. I am making a claim here today, if the Whitewolf pack would take one of our own Peter being the Strongest we have in our pack. We will share all our finances with the Whitewolf pack,

Our Armies will become yours too since we will become One.

Almost everyone seemed to be in support and they all started cheering on, while some who couldn’t throw in any offer for their packs again kept murmuring to themselves.

“Peter” my dad called

he stood up with that cocky look on his face like he knew he would win anyway. He started walking to the front

I wish something can happen anything to stop this moment from happening

Just as I was praying to the heavens

The door flung open, A Blackwolf walked in,

“Blackwolf pack? I was told everyone in their pack died from a Fire

Everyone was in shock, some started ruining to the back

The wolf howled loudly, more Blackwolf’s started pouring in

We were outnumbered for sure,

Peter shifted into a wolf quickly and everyone felt a little bit assured including myself.

They both started walking towards each other, none of us changed yet it was like we were depending solemnly on Peter

The Blackwolf was waiting for Peter to attack first, while they were growling and snarling at each other.

Peter crounched lower, looking for his opponent's weakness. I know that thanks to Isaac he taught me that.

“Kill that thing, my father said he seem to have recovered from the shock

He leaped forward with an attack strike, the other wolf dodged his strike and dug his fingers into Peter’s back. He growled deeply from the contact and his front paw sprung, he kicked really hard at the other wolf, and they started snarling at each other again trying to figure out their opponent's weakness.

The other wolf grew tired I guess from snarling. He leaped at Peter, he furiously grabbed his leg and flung him to the ground and sunk his teeth into his right leg.

He flung him to the other side of the room, he growled and shifted back in defense.

I could hear people gasping and started murmuring, Is he stronger than Peter, who is he? Are we going to die? The voices and fear were too much so I decided to block it.

Peter wasn’t backing down, but strangely I liked how I couldn’t see that cocky face he makes. He leaped forward at the other werewolf but he was smacked back with his forelegs, his claws reached for his thighs, ripping it.

I felt a bile down my throat, my stomach turned.

He plunged his claws into his body, dragging him down. It took an effort to bring him down. I smell blood, oozing from him how could he not even strike him once.

As Peter fell down, the other wolf plung his sharp claws into his neck, tearing at his neck mercilessly.

Silverback pack, howled loudly they weren’t going to watch one of their own die. They all shifted and that’s when the real war started.

Blackwolf packs started jumping on people before they should shift and tearing them apart. Body part were flying in different direction.

I turned to look at my dad and he seem to be in shock again maybe from seeing the Blackwolf people.

Two wolves watch up to him and before he could shift to his wolf form they pounced at him, tearing at everything their hands could touch.

Do I fight for the man that doesn’t love me? or do I take this chance to run far away from here and never look back. As I was still contemplating I felt a blow on my back and I fell down, my eyes closing just like that!

“How can i be this weak?!”

Everything went blank.