The Walking Wolves of Tahoe: Slaughter

Chapter 45

I hate the way this place smells of bleach and death.

I hate the food in this place. Green Jell-O is disgusting.

I hate the rules in this place too.

It's always, 'Mr. Slaughter, you can't do this. Mr. Slaughter, you can't do that. Mr. Slaughter, that's not allowed. Mr. Slaughter, you need to stay in your bed.'

Like I said, this place sucks.

It's a good thing I'm leaving today, because the nurses all find me extremely annoying. Especially, Nurse Watson.

She hates me.

She told me to 'get my Conan-ass back to bed' and then turned my bed alarm on...and she locked it, so I couldn't turn it off.

She's evil.

Between Nurse Watson or my Mother...I'm not sure which is worse. They're both equally annoying. Although, I am grateful Nurse Watson enforces visiting hours and makes my Mother go home at night.

I know, I know. I'm a jerk. My Mother is a caring, devoted parent and I'm an ungrateful dick...yeah, I've heard it all before.

I do love my Mother and I realize, I almost lost my Mother...but my Mother is insane when it comes to me, her only child. Beyond annoying, trust me.

My Mother has come to terms with the fact she will never have the Grandchildren she desired so badly. I've bonded with Lola. Lola is human and children are not in our future together. But...my Mother has something equally impressive to brag about to her friends: I killed a Dragon and, apparently, I'm the new Alpha as well.

For the record, I don't remember doing either.

I also don't remember doing any of the crazy shit everyone keeps insisting I did. In fact, I refused to believe Jarhead, Benji or Ancel when they told me I attacked not one Alpha, but two.

My Dad had to set me straight on that one. I guess, I not only wounded Alpha Herr Schroder but I forced him to kiss my feet too. The word is that Alpha Herr Schroder is now blind in his left eye with a nasty scar across his face.

I'd like to say I feel bad that that happened...but I don't. He's the Alpha that destroyed Ancel, so no, I don't feel any fucking remorse for doing that at all. I only wish I had some memory of asking that Alpha to kiss my feet because that's a memory worth keeping.

I also couldn't believe that I challenged Nolan for the title of Alpha. I didn't even really want the job and now I'm saddled with it for the rest of my life. Nolan came with Mick to visit me. He showed me his neck. I apologized over and over upon seeing it.

For that, I did feel like shit. Nolan and I have had our issues, but I would have never, never attack him. Nolan only laughed it off and told me 'thank you'. He said because of my erratic behavior that night, no one will question my authority...ever.

In fact, I was told Pack members have gone up to Nolan, thankful that he's still alive. Some have even said they think it's brilliant that the old Alpha will train the new one and it should have little to no impact on the Pack as I transition into my new role.

Nolan said he and Alena are planning a vacation. Their first in twenty years. Both he and Mick laughed at my facial expression when I heard that.

Already, being Alpha sounds like a job from Hell and a huge nightmare...that, apparently, I wanted badly enough I tried to crush Nolan's throat for it.