The Evil Alpha Azrael

Chapter 7

Jaylyn’s POV

I slept lightly throughout the night while keeping my ears perked for any signs of danger. Even though we were guests in this pack house, I did not trust that Alpha Anthony. I woke up at around 7:15 am to a knock at our door. Father rose the open it and see who it was. Me being the nosy one, I sat up and was trying to see who was at the door this early. I heard the voice before I saw her face. It was the same she-wolf that brought us here yesterday.

“Alpha Anthony told me to let you all know that breakfast will be served in your room in 45 mins and the ceremony will start at 10am. All guests are expected to be seated by 9:45am.”

“Alright, thanks for informing us.” Father replied.

With that she left and went to awaken the other guests. I lay back down once the door was completely closed. I hadn’t noticed when I woke up but Hazel was pacing nervously in the back of my mind.

“Hazel? What’s wrong, why are you a nervous wreck right now?”

“ I don’t know Jay, my instincts are telling me something is about to happen but I don’t know what it is.”

“Do you think it has to do with that scent yesterday?” Hazel stopped pacing and kept terrifyingly still.

“Is that it Hazel?”

“It probably is. Jay we need to find that scent before we leave today.”

“Why? Is it that important?”

“If it is what I think it is, then yes it’s important.” I didn’t pry to find out what she thought the scent meant, I would simply just wait until we could follow the scent without being detected. I’ll wait until after the ceremony when everyone is distracted with greetings. Breakfast was nothing near exciting. Plain old bacon eggs and toast. Knowing that you have guests would at least encourage you to have much better hospitality. My expectations of this place continue to plummet the longer we’re here. After we were done with breakfast I made my way into the bathroom first because Jase always uses all of the hot water. My shower was quick as I lathered my body with my honey scented body wash. I wet my hair so that it would be easier to comb although I wasn’t planning to do much with it. I brought my undergarments in with me and put them on once I was done drying. Shifting from wolf form we had no issues being naked in front of each but I still chose to get partially dressed in the bathroom. As I got out, Dad went it saying he had to head down stairs first and meet with the other alphas. This left Jason to be the last one and I laughed knowing very well there may not be any hot water left. There was a small dresser with a mirror in the far left of the room so I used that space to style my hair. Due to the nature of my curls, my hair usually styles itself. I only make it look soft and shiny. I ran the products through my hair with my hands and used my denman brush to define the pattern my hair decided to hold today. My hair may be waist length and sort of thick but it never took long to style. After I was done I made my way to my bag to see what dress mum had picked for me. We were in the middle of summer so I had hoped it wasn’t anything long. I pulled the dress open and grinned from ear to ear. Mum always knew what I liked. It was a light brown summer dress that stopped mid thigh. It matched the color of my eyes perfectly and complimented the darker shade of my hair. I was very easy to please when it came to dresses. I loved the simple single colored ones as well as anything with sunflowers. They became my favorite as a child once I found out you can eat the seeds. I put the dress on, sprayed some perfume and did a twirl in the mirror. I may be an alpha by blood and a warrior by heart but that didn’t mean I couldn’t be pretty while doing so. At some point while I was styling my hair dad come out and got dressed leaving Jason to finally enter the bathroom. Dad left the room saying we would be notified when to come down. It was 9:25am when he had left the room. I sat in the bed and waited to be called as Jason got dressed. At 9:40 someone came to retrieve us and we headed downstairs. As soon as I reached the stairs the aroma hit me like boxing match. I was caught off balance and had to hold on to the railing. It took a lot of strength to force myself not to follow the scent trails. I felt intoxicated with every breath I inhaled. I safely made it down the flights of stairs while looking for the source of the scent but could not find it. We emerged outside of the pack out to an area that had a stage and chairs set up for the ceremony. Dad waved us over and we redirected our steps towards him. The Alpha ceremony was about to begin and the smell had only grown stronger.

Azrael’s POV

I arose with an unsettling feeling which was unusual. I was raised by one of the most feared alphas of this region, I was never unsettled. I realized that Rage had also been pacing back and forth within my mind with a sense of urgency. This alerted me because rage was not someone that was easily startled. Although I wanted to know what could possibly be troubling him, I did not want to deal with his attitude this morning. I sat up and contemplated about what we should be on the lookout for. We were already surrounded by other wolves outside of our pack and I wanted nothing more than to have them escorted out of our territory. One of the alphas could be planning to attack during the transfer knowing that the pack would be at its weakest, leaving me vulnerable. A growl ripped through my chest at the thought of someone being so bold as to attack me. The wolves of this pack were not in shape for a battle and I cursed father for such carelessness.

I got up from the bed and threw on a t-shirt and sweats and headed towards the front door. It was only 7am and I had managed to rile myself up. I wasn’t pissed enough to run in wolf form, so human form would have to suffice. I ran towards the trees surrounding our lands and began my morning run. We always had an abundance of fruit trees but father had forbid the pack members from eating ‘his fruit.’ I thought it was simply ridiculous because there was no way he could eat it all. Year after year they were left to rot except the few I managed eat while jogging out here. There were apples, oranges, strawberries, blueberries and even mangos. There were also a few exotic ones but I couldn’t remember the names. I ran through picking some here and there until I had made it halfway around the territory. Our lands were vast and I knew I wouldn’t be able to run the entire thing while picking fruits and be back in time for this senseless ceremony. It was already 8:15am and I had managed to work up a sweat. Even though I snacked on fruits, I was still hungry and decided to head toward the pack house. I could see the chairs and stage being set up by the omegas and my irritation started to build up again. This needed to finish quickly so that they could leave. I slipped through and headed upstairs to my room. I could smell someone had been in the direction of my room and realized my breakfast had already arrived. I scarfed it down and headed for the shower. I may have a reputation but being dirty was never something I liked. I took my time in the shower as I was not needed until 10am when the ceremony started. I took a little over an hour to stall time. Afterwards I got out and dried off. I didn’t need to dress in any suit and tie because it was something simple. I always knew I was handsome; I had father’s looks but mother’s eyes. I had been to other packs and had she-wolves ogling at me but I was never interested. You would think that being an alpha male meant I had urges but that was never the case with me.

I chose a fitted dark grey long sleeve turtle neck shirt with black jeans. We never wore shoes around the pack so they were not necessary. I sprayed my cologne and checked my hair. It was jet black and slicked due to it still being wet. I ran my hand through it to slick it backwards and left it to air dry. I purposely took long doing these things so I wouldn’t have to mingle with the guests. By the time I was done it was 9:50am and I decided to make my way down stairs. As I reach the third floor, the scent infiltrated my nostrils again. I had forgotten about it until just now. The smell of warm honey and vanilla made my blood rush into the wrong place and Rage began to purr once again. I followed the scent outside. It must be one of the guests. I made my way outside next to the stage as I hoped to remain undetected it. I scanned the crowd in search of the smell until my eyes landed upon her. I was never interested in any of the she-wolves that I came across but this one caught my attention. She was thick but muscular at the same time with smooth brown skin. Her hair was dark brown and curly and looked as if it was wet. She was looking around as if she felt someone watching her and locked eyes with me. I was ruthless but no one ever made me feel nervous with something as simple as a look. Her eyes were large and light brown. They looked hazel in the sunlight, like pools of honey waiting to be swum in. I couldn’t tell her exact height but she looked around 5’8. She had dark brown freckles scattered on her round face with full lips that mad my blood rush even faster.

“MATE!” Rage began chanting in my head. Huh?

“MATE you i***t, it’s our Mate!”

I was still in awe of her beauty once I realized what he was saying. I snapped myself out of the trance and rushed inside to hide and fix my pants. I had finally found her and I was going to make her mine.