WHEN NIGHT COMES

The Vampire's Alpha

The news has finally reached Porsche and he's not taking it very well. His Alpha pheromones have been uncontrollable since he learned of it and the wolves in his pack are starting to cower in fear. They know their leader very well; he's not someone you can mess with.

But not his little brother; Kimhan is a stubborn one. No matter how many times Porsche tries his best to protect Kimhan from the consequences of his curiosity, he always fails. Big time.

Since Kimhan was a kid, he's been trying to protect him from anyone that can hurt his little brother; be it their own kind or the others. Porsche was actually aloof with Kimhan when they were younger but that drastically changed when their parents died because of humans who hunted their pack. And Porsche made a promise, on the grave of their parents, to protect Kimhan at all cost; and that includes Porsche's life on the line.

"What will I do with my brother, Arm?"

Porsche decided to close the cafe for today. He cannot run it if many things are going through his head. He's been the leader of their pack since he can't even remember. There are disputes between small packs under him that he needed to resolve; the issue of territory, alphas going on rampage when they're having their rut and the declining birth rate of their pack.

"Have you talked to him?"

"I tried calling his phone but he's not answering."

Arm. One of the alphas under Porsche. He's basically Porsche's right hand man and also his trusted friend.

"I guess he took after you." Arm playfully said to Porsche that earned him a side-eye.

He's not wrong at all. Kimhan clearly took after Porsche and he is now getting a taste of his own medicine.

"Kidding aside Porsche, I cannot smell your brother's scent."

"Our brother's bond is not working. I cannot feel him. There's like this thing blocking our link."

Yes, that kind of link exists with siblings and it has been a great help to Porsche that something like that between wolves exists.

"But you know what's weird Arm? My wolf's been telling me that Kim is safe."

"Are you sure?" Arm asked while fixing his glasses. He then settled himself comfortably on one of the couches in the cafe. Porsche is just standing there at the bar counter.

"Yeah. My wolf never failed me."

"Then maybe your brother is safe after all. Well, wherever he is right now." Arm said and gave Porsche a reassuring smile.

Porsche sighed as he started rummaging his pockets for a pack of cigarettes. He promised his brother to cut off smoking but right now, maybe he can't. Especially when the cause of his stress is his own brother.

"Kimhan will get angry at you for smoking." Arm reminded him but still Porsche put the cigarette in his mouth.

"You have a lighter?"

"I don't have it anymore since you told me you stopped smoking."

Arm walked towards Porsche and removed the cigarette from his mouth. He looked at him earnestly and with so much concern. He doesn't want his best friend, Porsche, to be stressed. That's why Arm is going to do anything just to make him feel better.

"Arm..."

Porsche was fully aware of what Arm felt about him. He's not that dumb not to notice anything.

"I know Porsche." Arm said with a bit of disappointment in his voice.

Since he was a kid, he already liked his friend. Porsche knows it too but never reciprocated Arm's feelings for him. They just remained as best friends. And that was for the best because no matter how hard Arm would try, Porsche already has someone.

Arm then stepped back and threw the cigarette in the trash bin near him.

"So what will happen now with Big? If what you said is true about your brother, then the deal is off, right?"

Yeah, the deal between the two big wolf packs is now off. That means Porsche's pack is not allowed to go to the northern part of the forest near the city to hunt for food because that is the territory of the other pack.

"That deal was impossible in the first place, Arm. You know the reason."

And the two of them have been keeping it from everyone.

"But the pups will have a hard time growing if they can't get fresh food from the hunt. They'll get sick."

Porsche looked at Arm with knitted eyebrows. His head has been aching since last night thinking where his stubborn little brother could be.

"I should've put an airtag on him." Porsche said while massaging his temple and he started to laugh bitterly because realization hit him.

"I think whiskey is much better for this kind of situation." Arm suggested and Porsche just nodded.

"That kid is my karma." Porsche groaned.

"Yeah, yeah. I'm going to the kitchen now; don't cry in there." And Arm went to the kitchen to get some glass and whiskey.

Porsche relaxes and just hangs his head on the back of the couch. Since the whole conversation, his mating mark felt like it's burning.

And he knows why.

"Just show yourself already." Porsche said as if he's talking to the wind.

He's clearly not; he knows it very well; his instincts as a Dominant Alpha knows it. And he's never been wrong when it comes to this guy; his mate, the one who marked him years ago. And it's been so long Porsche cannot even remember when it was.

"Why are you here?" Porsche asked with so much hostility in his voice; eyes started to turn purple, like Kimhan's.

And time suddenly stopped; the ticking of the clock; the people walking outside; the traffic that is really heavy and Arm, who is actually on his way outside the kitchen with a whiskey bottle in his hand.

"You're having whiskey with your best friend? How sweet."

"Don't you dare touch him." Porsche said, warning him.

"I'm not doing anything." The other said, smirking and Porsche clearly hates it and loves it at the same time.

"Just tell me why you're here, Annakin."