The Queen of the Prey

Chapter 8

-POV- The King's Retriever

The wind howled through the evening as the sun began to set, a large black car drove up into the Nightfall Pack. A middle-aged man was wearing a sharp black suit with a black shirt and tie; he sat calmly reading the document of the girl he was going to retrieve. The King personally requested her, and at first, the man was curious. In all his years of service the King never personally sought a wolf. Usually one of his advisors or a pack's Alpha would volunteer their wolves to the King. But as the man read the file, he immediately understood why, Blood Wolf. The older man let out a dark chuckle

"Of course." He thought darkly, "The King would never allow such a powerful wolf to be under the control of any other but his." For a second he felt terrible for the young wolf, she would be used...used to put fear in the hearts of all supernatural creatures. She will be shown around the whole world, just like a prized gem. It wasn't like the king needed her. But greed was such a powerful thing.

"She's just a kid," he muttered to himself when he looked over her file again and stared at the picture. He couldn't help but get lost in her bright blue eyes; they reminded him of sapphire. He let out a deep sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Your Grace," the driver said breaking the man's thoughts, "We have arrived." the driver finished, getting out of the car to open the door. Gracefully, the man stepped out of the vehicle and buttoned his suit. He looked around at the pack grounds and couldn't keep the scowl off his face. The pack's ground was nothing compared to the King's land. He stood taller and began walking towards the Packhouse. Many stared at the man who radiated power, but they all looked away and scampered away before he could look at them. Alpha Valverde greeted the man at the door with his son; they gave a low bow. They were dressed in cheap suits.

"Good evening, Your Grace. It is a pleasure to mee-" Alpha Valverde started to say

"Where is the girl," The man interrupted. The Alpha looked away guiltily and began to shift awkwardly; his son looked away as well. The man lifted an eyebrow.

"The girl ran away after declaring herself a rogue..." Alpha Valverde said, " My Lord," He quickly added. Rage rushed through the older man. He grabbed at the Alpha's throat and threw him across the large field. The Alpha slammed into the ground, he tried to get up, but the older man was behind him in seconds. He forced his foot down on the Alpha's back holding him there. The Alpha's son rushed over but stayed still when he received a glare from the older man.

"Did you tell her?" The man asked in a chilling voice. The Alpha froze, and that was answer enough.

"Sh-she fou-found, her mate." Alpha Valverde stuttered, gasping for breath. The man paused for a second.

"The girl is too young to find a mate." He answered.

"I-I'm tel-telling the truth! Sh-she shifted when she was only six! She is not normal" Alpha Valverde shouted. The older man pressed his leather shoe harder into the Alpha's back. The man was surprised; ordinary wolves have their first shift when they turn fifteen; they don't find their soul mates until sixteen. He was impressed.

"So she ran off with her mate after you told her the King wanted her. If I remember correctly, you were given specific orders not to tell her until someone came to get her." The man said too calmly as he pressed his heel further into the Alpha's back. The Alpha yelped in pain.

"Her mate rejected her!" The Alpha screamed, and the man lifted his foot a little in surprise.

"Who was her mate?" The older man curiously asked.

"I was." The boy answered. The man said nothing for a couple of minutes before he took out his cellphone. He tapped the screen a couple of times and put the phone to his ear.

"My King," the man addressed, "The girl ran away...She is rogue now...the Alpha's son rejected her as his mate..." There was a slight pause.

"Yes..." he spoke "I understand your Highness..." another pause, "Right away, My King." He finished before the call ended. The man looked at the boy.

"Call every wolf out here, now." The man ordered, the boy nodded, and in a matter of minutes, all the wolves that lived in the pack stood gathered around the older man and the alpha who was still on the ground.

"Good Evening Nightfall Pack, my name is Sylas Fiori, and I am the Duke of Eastriden Cay, the Island off King's Land, I come on behalf of your Alpha King Sigourney Trevino to retrieve a girl. Come to find out that the child has run off and that your Alpha has committed treason." Lord Sylas says, there is silence among the crowd.

"Now, King Trevino is known to show leniency to those who may not deserve it." Lord Sylas pauses, smirking, glancing down at the Alpha "But that is not the case today. Your Alpha has been sentenced to death."

"NO!" Roared the Alpha's son. He began to step towards the Duke as if to fight him off when he was held back by the Beta. Lord Sylas gave a cruel laugh.

"Careful boy! If you make a wrong move, you will join your father in his sentence." Xander stiffened and removed the Beta's arm around him. The Alpha began to struggle under the Duke's foot, but he pressed down firmly. A loud crack sounded when the Alpha's spine broke under pressure. Silence, and then the Alpha screamed in pain. The Duke bent down and grabbed hold of the Alpha's head, with a swift twist of his arm the Alpha's head came clean off. Duke Sylas held up the head for all to see.

"Let this be a lesson to everyone...Disobey the King's orders, and you will all suffer the same fate." Lord Sylas spoke loud and clear. He tossed the head toward Xander, and it landed by his feet.

"Congratulations little Alpha." The Duke took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands and tossed it on the dead body.

"Expect someone to come tomorrow morning to track the little Blood Wolf." He said before walking back to his car and driving off.

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ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW!!!!! The picture is who I imagine looks a little bit like Duke Sylas Fiori!

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