Her Bad Alpha

Chapter 2 Her Fated Mate

The days have passed quickly. It is the day of the funeral and cremation of Amber's parents. There are two platforms built out of wood, that's where the bodies of Camron and Olivia Scott will be laid out for their funeral piers and cremation. Alpha Colton, Luna Marian, Fallon, and Felicity are all dressed in black because it was a somber day to face. Amber came out of the pack house also dressed in black and walked to the center of the clearing where the funeral piers are located. Clara and her parents were already there. They were all dressed in black as well. Most of the pack members arrived and were either dressed in black or dark-colored clothes. Alpha Colton must have let the other packs in the area know about the funeral and cremation because the Alphas and Luna of several packs along with their betas showed up that day to pay their respects. They said they would come back for the party next weekend to celebrate Amber's birthday. As the sun began to set, that's when the funeral started. The platforms were set on fire. Alpha Colton gave a speech about how Camron "his beta" was his best friend and he will be missed. Everyone began singing Amazing Grace. Some people were off-key a little bit. Some people didn't know that song so they just hummed to the melody.

The fires continued to burn until the next day when heavy rain came down and put the fires out. Unfortunately, the heavy rain also washed away the ashes into the ground. As the rain continued to come down in a torrent, so did Amber's tears. She has cried so much in the last few days that her eyes are red and swollen. Even her nose is red from all the times she's blown her nose. The last couple of days has been the hardest days she has had to go through. Although she has the whole pack to fall back on for support, she hasn't been able to get the thought of her parents never coming back off of her mind. They are gone forever. That kind of grief takes a while to heal. Amber is just beginning her journey in the many stages of grief.

As the days passed, many of the pack have been to the pack house to visit with Amber to see how she is doing since the funeral. She tells them that she's a mess but each day she gets better with the enormous amount of pain she is going through. In two days it will be her birthday weekend. She doesn't want to celebrate her birthday but Alpha Colton suggested that she celebrate her birthday anyway because that's what her parents would have wanted. For the last week, the pack has been preparing to celebrate Amber's birthday party. They have been stringing lights in the bushes and the few trees that are around the center clearing area. They have been setting up tables and chairs around the area. On the day before Amber's birthday, they have gotten two whole hog roasts started in two big smoker ovens. On the day of her birthday, they get out their many grills and got them going with steaks, hamburgers, hotdogs, chicken, vegetable kabobs, grilled corn on the cob, and potatoes. The buns for the hamburgers and hotdogs are set up on another table with condiments like ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise; and other toppings like cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.

As the food was being cooked, the packs from around the surrounding area started to show up for the party. Every member of each pack brought a present for Amber on her birthday. There were at least four packs that came to the party. There's the South Paw pack from the south, the Bright Star pack from the east, the Black Mountain pack from the west, and the Blue Twilight pack from the northern side. There were at least sixty people or more in each pack and they were all dressed up in their party clothes. They also brought dishes like baked macaroni and cheese, potato salad, salad, veggie platter, cheese platter, different kinds of snack crackers, and different types of drinks.

The Alpha of the Blue Twilight pack has not yet found his fated mate. His name is Onyx Wolfhound. His wolf's name is Zeus. He is about twenty-two years old. He stands six foot two inches tall and weighs about two hundred and ten pounds. He has a very muscular body. He also has short-cropped black hair and deep ocean-blue eyes. He is dressed in a dark blue Armani suit that was tailored to fit him. He has been alpha since he was eighteen when his parents were killed in a rogue attack. Since then he has hunted down the rogues and killed any of them that have crossed over his lands. He is known in the area as a terrible person to be around because he tortures rogues that cross his lands. However, it has been a long time since the rogues crossed over the north. He was standing in the middle of all his people when he caught a whiff of the most decadent scent he's ever encountered. It smells like strawberries and cinnamon.