CHAPTER 4: IN THE BULLY’S LAND
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Ryder’s POV
“We have been invited to the Dark Moon Pack, boys. I want you to just tell them that you are temporary students of mine and will be going back to your pack after your vacation ends”, our Master at the Training Academy instructed me and Chester.
“Is it necessary for us to go ?”, I asked nervously.
“The Alpha wanted his daughter to join the academy but I refused by saying that you two were my foreign visitors and I couldn’t take anyone under my wing at the moment and then he forced me to agree to bring you two with me for today’s dinner”, Aunt Amanda’s grandfather sheepishly confessed.
“But San might recognize us !”, I exclaimed horrified.
“You won’t be wearing those awful suppressants ofcourse”, the Master said in a duh tone.
“They still might recognize our features”, I mumbled.
“They won’t. Believe me”, Aunt Amanda’s grandfather said. “No one can believe that under those enormous layers of fat are such handsome and sharp features”, he smiled. “Plus you guys will smell like wolves so they won’t notice much”, he added.
“Ok Great Grandpa but if someone recognizes me then you will be the one explaining mom”, I shrugged.
“No one will know. I promise”, he solemnly said and patted my shoulder gently before leaving us with our Master.
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Ryder’s POV
“Try to keep your wits about you, Chester and don’t call out their names before asking them their names”, I reminded him and Chester gave me one of his famous eye rolls.
“You might not be aware about it but I am much more mature and open minded than you”, he indignantly said.
“Yeah just like you challenged the Lee twins was the most mature thing”, I teased.
“You won’t stop annoying me for life with that crappy thing, won’t you ?”, Chester asked in an exasperated tone.
“Nope my dear Beta”, I instantly replied and we both burst out laughing.
“How about pranking them ?”, Chester winked.
“Ofcourse that goes without saying”, I chuckled.
“I would love to see them make a fool of themselves in front of their pack members”, Chester laughed as we stopped our car in front of the pack barrier.
“We are here with the Master of the Alpha Training Academy”, Chester said in his Beta voice ringing with authority and the guards bowed and let us in.
“It’s a large pack, I must say and very well organized too !”, I commented as I watched the vast lands of the pack stretch on all sides with beautiful houses lined with well planned architecture.
“From what I have heard San personally looks after the public works and organizes the pack. She is working round the clock and trains with the Great Master of their pack at night which is the only time when she is free”, Chester recounted.
“No wonder she effortlessly beats us up”, I chuckled.
“Not funny dude”, Chester whined as I drove the car in the pack house’s driveway and noticed Great Grandpa and the Master already waiting for us.
As soon as we stepped out, we heard a gasp across the pack wolves and she wolves and the stench of their arousal was not hard to miss.
We got that a lot when we were in our pack too so we were pretty much used to this response.
We made our way towards Great Grandpa and the Master and they in turn, introduced us to the Alpha of the Dark Moon Pack who was San’s father too.
“Welcome to Dark Moon Pack, boys. I am Alpha Adolf and this is my Beta, Reed”, the huge, cheerful man in front of us introduced himself and a stern looking man beside him.
I liked the happy go lucky Alpha instantly but the scowling Beta gave such terrible vibes that I couldn’t look at him without frowning.
“These are my students, Ry and Mac from the Diamond Heart Pack”, Great Grandpa told our alias names.
“Pleasure to meet you, Sir”, we said and Alpha Adolf laughed joyously and thumped our backs while saying, “The pleasure is mine boys. You young lads already have an effect on my wolves and if we stay here any longer I am afraid they will lose control”, he humorously joked.
We chuckled in return and entered inside with the grumpy looking Beta of the pack tailing us.
“Let’s drop the rats and snakes near their rooms”, Chester mindlinked.
“But where are their rooms ?”, I mindlinked back.
“Stupid Alpha”, he grumbled.
“Silly Beta”, I retorted back.
“Ofcourse it’s gonna be upstairs man. Tell them we wanna go upstairs and wash our hands”, he said.
“They will ask us to use the guest room downstairs asshole”, I snapped back at him through the link.
“Then let’s sneak upstairs during dinner when they all will be busy eating”, Chester planned and I agreed with him.
Before we settled down for dinner after chatting for some time in the living room, the Beta, Reed excused himself and went upstairs.
“He seems so fishy and grumpy”, Great Grandpa muttered as we watched the retreating figure of Reed make its way upstairs.
“He has been behaving bitterly ever since I announced Sans as my successor”, Alpha Adolf replied.
“What right does he have to behave like that ?”, Great Grandpa asked.
“The rules of this pack are slightly different. Most packs have a dynastic lineage of Alphas. However, in our pack we have to fight for our right”, he explained.
“How is the next Alpha chosen then ?”, Chester asked.
We turned our heads towards the Alpha as curiosity brimmed our entire beings.
“The retiring Alpha announces his/ her successor and then the pack members who feel are much more suited to the position, challenge the nominated Alpha to a duel which is fight unto death. The last man standing is the winner”, Alpha Adolf explained.
“Then why is Reed playing spoil sport ? Is he vying for the Alpha position too ?”, Great Grandpa asked.
“No, it is the contrary. He loves San, my daughter so much that he can’t bear to see her lose her life but I strongly believe in my daughter”, the proud father claimed.
“Oh I see”, Great Grandpa replied with formal deliberation.
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