Mate? No way!

Chapter Two

*Edited Version*

Avery's POV

Two Years Later...

It has been exactly two years and one week since my brother had claimed the Alpha title. Two years I have hated him. Two years I have screamed at my parents relentlessly, two years I've also ignored them. And two years I have kept myself locked up in my room. I didn't even go to the ceremony in which Daniel was titled Alpha.

The only person I actually talk to, is Finn. Ever since Dylan died, I had felt this emptiness, or more a burning rage. I have mourned him way too long, I know. I was devastated when he left my arms, and have felt a burden of guilt ever since.

If I had maybe fought for him harder, or not have even shown him to my parents, Dylan would have survived. He would still be here today. I hate myself for letting my father take him away. If Dylan were still alive, he would have been a human by now, but no. He never got to experience that, and he never will. He'll never get the chance to prove that he could have been a kind, decent Werewolf, not the monster my father portrayed him as before he even knew him.

I sighed and flopped backwards onto my bed. Today was going to be stressful.

Over the past two years, the Dark Shadow pack had continued on their vindictive spiral and hunt for power. Their alpha, Jayden Jedson, had murdered 18 Alphas from smaller, mostly unknown and underdeveloped packs. One could only imagine how much power and skill had been added to his from that. The Royal Pack still hadn't done a thing about it, my guess was because they have been allies for decades.

Anyway, it was today that the Dark Shadow pack wanted Daniel to sign a contract, giving his oath that our pack will form an allegiance to them. It wasn't a two way street though. If that pack were to be challenged by another pack, our pack would have to support them and fight with them, risking our lives. However if the role were reversed and we were the ones under attack, the Dark Shadow Pack wouldn't offer their support in return.

My brother wasn't happy about it. He didn't want to be signing our pack up for any more trouble. We were comfortably at peace with most packs, and the packs we didn't agree with, we had treaties with. But it appeared as though our battle free period was at its end, because if my brother signed this contract, we would be entering a number of battles, and if my brother refused to sign this agreement, we would be in for a big battle, one with lots of casualties on our behalf and one we might not walk away from.

My brother has hope that they won't attack and wipe us out for refusing, but it's obviously they will. The White Dawn pack declined their offer previously and the Dark Shadow Pack destroyed them, from what I heard anyway. That pack had about the same amount of strength as our pack, and the Dark Shadow pack has only grown stronger since. So the stress was really on my brother's shoulders at the moment.

"Avery!" I heard my eleven-year-old brother call. He was outside my closed bedroom door.

"Yes Finn? You can come in if you'd like."

The door opened and the first thing I saw was Finn's shiny, warm brown hair. I still think his fringe could use a bit of a trim. I mean, it isn't that long, but long enough to reach his eyebrows. Finn Just stood there in the doorway, not moving. I looked at him with perplexity.

"A-Alpha wants you in his office... Like right now." He said, his voice wobbled.

"No. I won't go there. I don't wish to see Daniel right now." I crossed my arms and scowled at the thought. How rude, Daniel had to resort to sending Finn to fetch me.

"I was afraid you'd say that..." He mumbled and dragged his feet away, leaving my door wide open. Would you at least close the freaking door?I agitatedly asked in my head. I sighed and got up off my bed and walked over to the door, only to collide into Daniel as he stormed into my bedroom.