THE LOST ALPHA

CHAPTER 2 ETHAN CROSS

 I woke up a little early and the sun had not yet risen. The cold breeze touched my human body. I closed my eyes, thinking as if nothing had happened. I forced to bury myself in the fact that even then the humans and werewolves like us would not get along. I also thought that I should not feel sorry for them because first of all, they are the reason why my clans are taking revenge. So I do not have to worry about what is happening.

 I took a walk in the forest, to have peace of mind, I wanted to be alone, I first wanted to clarify to myself that Andrew did the right thing and I also wanted to thank him because he did not let anyone know about my personality. In the middle of my walk, it crossed my mind to peek at this village again; I wanted to see the whole village in broad daylight. So I walked over to it, and when I got there I sat down again where we had been waiting last night.

  I rolled my eyes across the village; saw the children lying on the grass and the other adults laughing. I also saw how much they cared for their child. I see no difference between them and us, as well as the love they give to their loved ones. I looked at the house where we went last night. This door closed, until it opened. I saw the man holding his child, and he seemed to be facing the sun.

 I smiled because the baby was crying and alive; I also saw that he kissed the baby on the forehead. “What did I do? What did we do to them? Why do we have to retaliate when it is possible to have forgiveness for our two races? The past is over and there is no other way to change it. Someone must have stopped to end the whole problem and revenge, and I think, my clans have to stop killing because otherwise, it will continue and will continue to happen. I know when the time comes; people will also take revenge if we do not stop.” This is what I told myself.

 I sat for a few hours and watched the whole village, when I heard a crack in the distance. Did anyone follow me here? My eye color changed and I was able to improve my hearing. I left my seat and walked in the direction where I heard the crackle. When I got here I was still in human form, because maybe one of the village guards. I don't want him to see me transform into a wolf.

 I walked slowly and stopped in the middle of a large tree. “I can hear you, come out of your hiding place.” I said. But no one answered. I decided to go to see who was behind a big tree. When I peeked, I saw a woman writing or painting on a white paper. When she saw me, she suddenly stood up and felt scared. I moved away a little so she wouldn't shout. I saw her breathing deeply and the trembling of her body.

  She's a girl, in our wolf tradition; I should have killed her, but no. I don't want to kill her. “Hi, you have nothing to fear, I am a friend, and I am just like you.” She grabbed her pencil and wrote on his paper. She presented me with a white paper with the words “Don't hurt me, I'm just a kid please.” I felt sorry for her, as if she already knew what was happening in their village. “Can you speak?” I asked her. She wrote on her paper again and presented it to me again. “No, I can only hear, but I cannot speak. Do not take my life.” The girl is still begging me.

 “Don't worry, I won't hurt you, I just want to see what you are drawing, can I?” I asked the girl. He smiled at me and approached me; finally, I also gained her trust. She held up a white paper and handed it to me. In the drawing, I saw it was a family, four of them holding hands, a happy family. While I was holding a piece of paper she also wrote on the handle she was holding. “Our family was happy, until a wolf came and killed mama.” I was surprised by what I read. Did Andrew kill her mother last night?

  I also thought I did not see her inside the house. “Where were you at the time of your mother's death?” I asked the girl. “I was in another village, because I went with my aunt, and my aunt told me to sleep with them there first because they miss me. When I returned, my mother was gone.” The girl wrote again on her paper. “We are three in our family, me, papa and my youngest brother; papa told me that my mother died of heart disease.” She added.

 The girl approached me and held my hand; she pulled it as if she wanted to go somewhere and as if she wanted to show me something. When we got there, the girl lay down on her belly, and she motioned for me to lie down with her too. She picked up her pencil and paper again. “That is our home, and that is our little house.” The girl pointed to the house where we went last night. I felt pain in my heart as if a hundred knives had pierced it.

 I stood up and told the girl I was leaving because I could not control my emotions. She stood up and looked at me as if wondering why I was leaving her, I also saw in her eyes as if she still wanted to play with me. There is no reason for me to stay here longer. My companions might see me, and tell my father that I was talking to someone.

 As I walked home, I felt someone following me. I accelerated my walk so that he could not reach me, but he still followed me. I was irritated, so I confronted who was following me. I looked back and picked up a sharp stick. I rolled my eyes, and when I saw his body part, I immediately threw the wood at him. He caught it with his hand and he came out. “Hi Ethan.” Andrew greeted me as he smiled.

 “Why are you following me? You have no right to follow me.” I told him. “Nothing, I just want to watch my opponent, who wants to be an Alpha, is that bad?” Andrew answered me. I was nervous, my heart was beating fast. Did he see that I was talking to a girl? I asked in my mind. “Don't worry, I won't tell them what I saw.” Andrew told me. “I'm your best friend, right?” He added.

 He approached me and reached for the wood I had thrown at him. “Listen Ethan, I do not know if you are the son of an Alpha, You are weak. I cannot allow you to be the Alpha. Because an Alpha is not weak, the heart is not soft. The character of an Alpha is strong and you do not have this quality. ” Andrew whispered to me. I can't believe he said that. He was too thirsty for the position of being an Alpha.

 I don't want to disappoint my father, because I know he expects me to take his place, so I improve everything I do, but why does something seems wrong? Is it true that I am weak in this matter? Am I weak enough for him to say that I have no right to be Alpha? “Take back what you said. I am not weak.” I said to Andrew. “Are you challenging me?” Andrew asked me.

 “I do not have time to fight with you Andrew, but I also cannot allow you to replace my father.” I told him. Andrew turned into a wolf and I saw his eyes glazed over at me. “You are not weak, I want you to prove it to me!” I ignored his challenge. I turned around and looked in the direction I was going home. I only took one step when Andrew suddenly grabbed me from behind. He laughed out loud.

 “You are really weak Ethan, no Alpha is weak, and maybe you are. But I will not let you be an alpha, I have no friends with me when it comes to the position of being an alpha, what if you give up, lower yourself because whatever happens, I will be appointed Alpha and not you." Andrew told me. He touched my head. I could no longer control myself, my eye color changed and my body grew stronger until I became a wolf and faced him. I feel like I'm stepping on my manhood and underestimating my quality. I lost his grip on me. And I tormented him. He still laughs even though he sees that I am angry.

 I approached him and lifted my fist and slapped him in the face. Andrew flew a little farther. He stood up and I immediately approached him. Andrew transformed into a human being and so did I, but I still lost my temper at what he said. I grabbed his neck and lifted up until his foot was no longer on the ground. “Find another opponent, not me.” I told him. My strength returned to normal. I lowered Andrew and suddenly I wondered how I did it. When I looked at Andrew, it transformed into a wolf and ran away.

 I did not expect to be that strong. I stood there for more than a few hours and wondered where I got such a strong body. Until I thought about going home, when I got home, I saw Andrew with my dad and they seemed to be talking about something serious. I approached my father and he smiled at me. “Where have you been my son?’ Dad asked me. “Um...” I haven't finished what I'm going to say yet, suddenly Andrew answered. “We were together in the woods earlier; we planned what we would do next attack the next night we would go down to the village.” Andrew said to my father. I can't believe he lied to my father. “Really my child? That's a great planned, you think you are ready to handle this group?” He asked me and my father hugged me at the same time.