INTO THE ASHES

1. The Royal Scroll

Daniel was standing guard outside the Alpha's office while the Alpha was doing God knew what inside. It had been almost an hour now and Daniel felt so bored standing idle that he could feel himself getting drowsy. There were a hell lot of things he could be doing as the beta of the pack. Instead, Alpha James had asked him to guard his office while he was being pleasured by one of his mistresses.

Alpha James had a big appetite when it came to his bodily pleasures and everyone in the pack knew that. Luna Paige could only do so much for him and had now left him to tend to his needs as he saw fit.

Daniel whose back was once straight had now leaned back to rest on the wall and his eyes closed as he tried not to cringe at the noises coming from inside. The doors of the office were sealed shut but he could still hear the people inside very clearly.

"I'm going to get sick." Daniel whispered to himself and decided to take a walk in around the corridor to drive away the sleep and to drown out the voices. On his third round of the corridor he suddenly bumped into a guard, something in the guard's hand jabbed into his side making him wince.

"Beta Daniel!" The guard exclaimed steadying himself, looking at the beta with wide eyes. He seemed to be breathless as if he had ran here.

Daniel looked at the guard quizzically not understanding what was the haste.

"I was asked to deliver this to the Alpha." The guard informed trying to stay calm but failing. In his right hand was a scroll, deep red in colour with gold-coloured baton. If one looked closely one could see small details such as the quality of the cloth and the imprint on the fabric. It was a royal scroll and for a pack receive one was considered monumental.

It took a second for Dan to realise he had stopped breathing. Drawing some oxygen into his lungs he rushed back to the office with the guard following after him. Pushing the door open he stepped in to have the remaining oxygen leave his lungs. Alpha James stood there butt-naked with his back facing the door.

Oh his poor eyes! Daniel exclaimed in his head horrified. His life would never be the same again. The surprise of receiving the scroll made him forget what was going on inside.

Startled by the loud thud of the door, Alpha James hurried to cover himself. The woman under him promptly got up and walked to the more private corner of the room to get dressed.

"What the fuck, Daniel!" Alpha James fumed glaring at Dan. Seeing Daniel not giving him a response he turned to glare at the guard who stood at the door looking nervous.

"Forgive us Alpha but this matter requires your urgent attention." The guard bowed to show submission bringing the scroll forward with his hand facing upwards.

James who was about to snap at the poor guard again stopped when he looked down at the scroll and realised the gravity of the situation. This was not the time to fool around. The red colour of the scroll seemed to induce a sense of dread in him as his face looked a bit pale. After staring for a few more seconds, he took the scroll from his hands and unfolded it. As the Alpha read what it said the dread he was feeling turned to delight. He read it two more times to be sure, just in case he missed something. Alpha James couldn't stop but grin from ear to ear.

"Go and assemble everyone in the field. I will address the pack in ten minutes." James ordered the guard who was standing with his eyes on the floor. The guard bowed once again and left the room to do as ordered.

James bounced back to his table and took some parchments out of the the drawers. He informed Daniel what the papers contained and asked him to complete the paperwork by tonight. While James was giving instructions to him, Daniel was lost in his own world. His brain was still trying to process what he had seen just a few minutes earlier. All he wanted to do was take his eyeballs out and wash them with soap before putting them back in.