Destined for the Supreme Alpha

Cap 7

Nickolay

We've been attacked a lot in the distant past, all because of bloody power. Before all that, the shifters were united, all species working to live in harmony with each other and with nature. Each with their own god, us with the moon goddess and the others with their protectors

But as I said, power brings blood, it brings pain and that's what happened to our species. We weren't always isolated, we had to choose to be so in order not to disappear from the face of the Earth

Before me, my father, the great supremos, tried and tried several times to have an heir, but the goddess of the moon wouldn't allow it or the other gods thought they had the right to bargain with our lives and she simply decided to stand by and watch

My mother, Ophelia, had several miscarriages, the alpha, the supreme heir, was slow to arrive, my father even thought that his legacy would end with him

Until the goddess took pity on us, or so we thought.

“ You need to find your mate Nick, the pack needs to meet your Luna”

“ The thing is, you know very well that it's not up to me, I haven't smelled her anywhere, I don't think Luna is in our midst yet”

“ She has to be, it's been three hundred and fifty years, she has to be in our midst, otherwise I don't know if I can take this punishment from the goddess any longer”

I didn't understand when he said the word punishment, but I saw his countenance change, as if a darkness had taken hold of him.

“ It's been so long . . . so long . . . and yet, I believe I still haven't paid for all my sins. Things are coming at me like an avalanche and yet, this girl appears and . . .”

“ The Alpha? What about her?”

He had the respect of the supreme, but his legacy had already been transferred into my hands, yet his imposing presence still echoed through the rooms of the headquarters. His roar shook the office. He came towards me, so close that I could feel the warmth of his breath, and said

“ Never call that girl alpha in my house. She's nothing more than a human, one I'm forced to put up with out of consideration for your district, nothing more. She'd better put herself in her rightful place of insignificance and do as you say, the other wolves have to smell her stench to remember that we shouldn't mix with this species”

We went from eight to eighty in the blink of an eye. My father wasn't in the habit of challenging me, in fact, his respect was such that he tried to put himself in the same position as the others, in bondage, but this subject, strangely enough, made him vulnerable

I explained that at dinner Ana's protection would be withdrawn and she would be completely at the mercy of my judgment, which calmed him down. We stayed there, talking, him telling me about my Luna and the possibility of her not coming in time

The Blood Moon was coming, after many years, and for this reason, my father was worried that if my Luna wasn't revealed, we would lose the grace of the Supremes

Not the power, but the legacy, I would be giving up an heir

- * *

“ We're all here, you can reveal yourself”

“ I need to conjure my father's call”

“ Conjure? What does that mean? Only vampires can be conjured”

She shook her head slightly, confirming what my mind had already thought ahead. I never knew that Ana was the son of vampires, why didn't I know that?

I looked at my father, it was dangerous, that species, at the beginning of everything, had joined several shifters to destroy us, but his countenance was calm, so I allowed her to continue

“ Zaruk ...”

It was like a whisper, but it didn't echo through the dining room but in our minds, I had a glimpse that the woman in front of me wasn't the simple human I thought she was

“ I am here, my child”

By the goddess of the moon, it was Zaruk, not just a family member, but Zaruk. Everyone was frightened, but I calmed them down, just like that call, in their minds

I heard him talking to her. So loving, unlike the legend I knew

“ Are you sure?”

“ If you don't do this, they won't let me stay. Unless I can leave.”

“ No, it's safer here for now”

He sighed, the impression I got was that he was afraid, but he did as she asked. Before he looked at me coldly

“ Just a few minutes, no more than that:

I confirmed, I only needed a few seconds really

The words were from a dead language, one I knew but didn't dare speak, it brought pain to my pack. Ana stood in front of him, her eyes fixed on his and just waited

Zaruk's mouth closed, but nothing happened, nothing, until . . .

“ What's happening, Nickolay?”

My father realized that something wasn't right

“ I can't hold Lucien back, he wants to surface”

I never transformed in front of my pack, never. They always saw Lucien already in his magnificence and not the process, but there, I had no control

“ Son, please”

The pack was overwhelmed, following my lack of control, it was as if they were all following me. Suddenly, my eyes met Ana's and I felt . . .

That smell . . . sweet, unique, mine . . .

It was her, I couldn't believe it, but it was her. I couldn't stop Lucien from coming to the surface, my wolf wanted total control, but more than that, he wanted to claim what was ours

“ MINE”