Chapter 1
Bishop
That f*****g b***h! The pain had started in my heart radiating down to the pit of my stomach. If I was human, I would’ve thought I was having a heart attack. But I’m not human and this is not a heart attack. My mate the stupid b***h that she is, is at it again. Like I wouldn't feel this pain. Like I don’t know she’s been cheating on me breaking our bond for months now. I slowly leave my office; my aim is to make it home the small cottage right beside the pack house I’ve been sharing with my mate Annabelle since we mated and marked a year ago. I just want to be alone. I know she will be at it for a few hours at least. I know whoever she’s f*****g he has stamina good for her. I Stumble out the pack house and make it to my house collapsing on the couch in the living room f*****g b***h is my last coherent thought before the darkness takes over. I wake up to a stinging sensation in my head apparently my brother EJ the pack alpha is trying to link me.
“Hey Lil bro why aren’t you in the dining hall yet, don't tell me your wrapped up with one of your video games again” “no EJ I had a headache and decided to go home and sleep it off” “you been having a lot of headaches recently maybe you should go get checked out” “maybe…. I'll be at the pack house in about 10” iight see you there.”
I get up from the couch and go to the bathroom to try to make myself presentable. I don't need Ej or Annabelle thinking there is something wrong with me. You see Ej is my older brother by 6 months most werewolf pregnancies last for 6 months, but alpha pregnancies are shorter lasting only 4 months. So, while Ej was born in December my mom got pregnant again almost immediately after and I came along in June. Even though He is older, most would assume I am. I stand 6’5” to his 6’3”. I wear my hair in a low-cut Caesar haircut. While he has shaved sides and locs. We both have our father’s dark chocolate skin tone. But where he is clean shaven with our dad’s brown eyes. I have a goatee, dimples and our mother’s hazel/green eyes. He is no slouch being alpha and all, but I'm still more muscular than him much to his dismay. He thinks because I am a computer programmer and introverted that I should be some lanky glasses wearing pocket protector nerd. HA as if my genetic makeup would let me be that way. After washing my face and changing my clothes, it was time to go face the crowd. I walk into the dining area right away spotting my mate sitting next to my brother and talking. My heart skips a beat seeing her even though I really want to just wring her neck or rip out her heart like she is slowly ripping mine out. Annabelle, my Annabelle. Her mother and father are the pack’s head doctors she followed in their footsteps but decide to become a psychologist for the pack instead. She’s brilliant graduated at 17 leaving the pack and going to college. After taking an accelerated course and graduating with her degree she finally returned a year ago. When she returned, I thought I had hit the lotto. She is gorgeous. Standing at 6’ with long black hair, sun tanned skin and brown eyes. She is built like a brick house. a walking talking pin up girl. Jessica rabbit or a playboy model have nothing on her. Her style of clothes is immaculate, nothing slutty or showing to much always business casual, slacks heels pencil skirts blouses etc. I have never seen her in sweats or even jeans. I don’t even think she even owns a t shirt. I walk over to her kissing her cheek and taking my seat beside her. The omegas come in and begin serving the dinner for the day. Smothered pork chops with mash potatoes and corn on the cob and cornbread. I love good southern food, its comfort its home.
“Hey babe where have you been, I haven't seen you all day. I went to your office, and you weren't there.” “I had a headache and left. Where have you been how was your day.” “Oh, the same clients then home busy busy busy.” “Hey bishop are you planning on going into the city anytime this week. The new security updates to the computer system are happening.” My brother’s beta asked. “I know I scheduled them and yes, I'll be in the city at my condo for the week.” I told chad.
I don't like Chad never had since we were kids. He’s been a pimple on my brother’s ass since we were 6. A yes wolf the most chaddest chad ever known. I mean at 6’2 blonde hair, blue eyes, surfer boy tan, frat boy build he's the definition of a bro, and I dislike the s**t out of him. But he and my brother are like peas in a pod. The packs golden ones. Popular beyond compare all through middle and high school and having my dad and his beta pass the title to them only made them more entitled. If it wasn't for Chad being already marked and mated with his mate and actually being a faithful prick, I would think he was the one Anna was cheating on me with. But his mate Dorothy is a no nonsense she wolf. Who would cut his balls off if she ever caught him cheating. even though he is a prick to her sometimes I know he would never cheat. As conversation surrounds me, I think back to the first time the pain happened. I was at my office in the city conducting system checks when the pain started. The pain was the worst I ever felt, I thought I was going to die. I had passed out and when I came to my wolf, Aries had told me my mate was being unfaithful to us. That day I almost lost control. Aries wanted death and destruction. I had to convince him we needed a plan and to catch her in the act before we did anything. That was 8 months ago. After dinner me and Annabelle walked back to our house and entered our bedroom.
“Tell me love, are you happy? I asked Annabelle. “Well to be honest, bishop. I know you're used to living a humble life with just your computers and minimalist lifestyle. But I want more for one, a bigger home or to at least move into one of the ranked floors of the pack house.” “But I technically do not have a rank in the pack anna.” “That’s neither here nor there bishop you are of alpha blood and deserve more, I deserve more. I want us to take a trip to the Caribbean or Europe for a month just to get away, and of course I could always go for a new wardrobe.”
I just nod as I listen to her. It's the same thing always. I am not living up to her standards. Even though I am an alpha, this is not my pack, it is my brothers. I technically hold no rank as my brother took Chad as his beta and the head warrior was a wolf named Jeffery. I could have been given the gamma position. But according to Ej, gammas are just glorified babysitters for the Luna and since Ej doesn’t have a mate yet. The position is not needed. I was just the spare, The alphas brother and loner the computer geek. All the pack members knew me, and I knew them, but I did not go out of my way to conversate or befriend them. The divide was intentional, my parents made sure to treat my brother as their golden child. They spoiled the s**t out of him while barely giving me a second glance. He was the golden child, the heir, their little alpha. I was the backup. They never took interest in me. I trained mostly by myself going to other packs or gyms for different styles of fighting. Studying losing myself to my classes, my work, my hobbies. It was only after I graduated college with my computer science degree that Ej, my parents and the pack saw me as a resource. I was the head IT and security officer for my family's security firm. I single-handedly implemented upgrades to our computer systems that made bigger clients come to us with their business. We were more secure than Fort Knox. I made money; my salary was not shabby, I had offshore accounts and savings up the ass, but it was not EJ’s black card. And that was what the problem was. “Maybe after I settle this system's update, we can take a week or so for us” I said as I headed into the bathroom to get ready for bed. I came out of the bathroom with the towel wrapped around my waist. laying on the bed in a deep red thong lace panty set legs spread rubbing her c**t was anna. Her smell of vanilla bean ice cream flooded the room. I looked at her my c**k responding to her body.
“Don’t you f*****g dare go and f**k her” Aries yelled in my head. “Not after what the f**k she was doing today.” Usually, our wolf spirits are all about their mates. But after Aries felt the first of Annas betrayals he literally despised her. He even hated her wolf spirit Lilith saying she’s as f****d up in the head as her human. I closed my eyes and headed into the walk-in closet grabbing my drawers and pajama bottoms. This was the hardest part acting like nothing has changed when everything has. Cause even though I know she’s cheating on me my body still responds to her, my heart still loves her, and I don’t know if it’s just the bond or if I am just that f*****g pathetic…. “It’s the f*****g bond because we are not pathetic, majestic yes pathetic never.” I chuckle heading out into the bedroom Anna is now sitting up looking at me with a scowl.
“What the hell bishop here I am offering all this to you, and you walk away.” “I am tired anna not tonight.” “What do you mean not tonight you have barely touched me in months. I have f*****g needs bishop.” She yells, getting into my face. I growl at her, and she stares at me in shock like I slapped her or something. I just turn around and get into my side of the bed with no more words spoken. The next day I woke up before the sun had even risen and headed out of the pack. As I am heading into the city, I call one of my only 2 friends Thomas. He's the beta to a bear sleuth located in upper Vermont close to the Canadian border. Unlike me, he is very extroverted. We met in college. I was studying in the library when this bulky man bun hippie came up to me and was like you're a wolf. I'm wolfish, let's be friends because these humans are driving me insane. From then on unless we were at our respective packs or Deacon our other friend pack, we’ve been inseparable. They say an extrovert will pick an introvert to adopt and well I'm toms. “Hey tom I am headed to the office in the city want to grab dinner or a beer.” “Sure, there's a new restaurant I am dying to try.” “Bet see you at about 8pm.”