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Vanessa's POV
It has been a few weeks since the last attack, keeping funerals for our dead, comforting pack mates, doubling guard, and shortening curfews.
The last week it felt like putting a wild animal in a cage, that's how everyone felt, frightened and losing hope in their Alpha to protect them.
There's always a calm before the storm and right now it's calm until all hell breaks lose.
I downed the glass of whiskey embracing the burning sensation as it slips down my throat.
" Van, you need to get your shit together. " Kaleb said.
Filling another glass and taking a sip, he moves the glass out of my reach.
He's right I've been drinking, and not knowing how someone gets to kill my people under my nose, can make anyone paranoid.
" Kaleb they got in and out leaving no trace of anyone being there, the pack is scared and wants justice. " I said my voice wavering reaching for my glass but he grab it and drank it all before my eyes.
" Is this your way of giving up, the woman I know wouldn't give up so easily, The Vanessa Roman I know wouldn't step down to any threat." His eyes were pitch black gripping the armrest as if his life depended on it.
I blinked my mouth halfway open staring at him.
"You've gone soft Vanessa we need our Alpha more than ever stop having a pity party because you didn't find them. " He said raising from his chair opposite of me in my office.
I growled. "Soft?? is that what you think of me?" I asked threateningly.
I got up out of my chair hands clenched,
He responded back with a growl of his own, I felt triggered at this point.
I attack first sending a punch to his abdomen.
'Umph' forced the air out of his lungs like whiskey out of a shot glass, he stumbled back from the impact just in time to block my next swing.
A swift motion he punched me in the nose earning a groan from me, robbing the warm liquid from my nose.
"Nice punch Kaleb. " I said putting emphasis on his name.
Even if he's right, I don't take lightly to him calling me weak.
"You can do bet-" he didn't have the chance to finish that sentence, I moved swiftly beside him and elbowed him in his throat.
Distracted holding his throat, I knocked him off his feet.
The floor groaned from the impact, and Kaleb landed on his back in an awkward position.
"Who's soft now, you overgrown log" I growled into his ears.
Straightening my leather jacket and went for the door, before I open the door I whispered low enough so he could hear " if you try something like that again friend or not you'll be losing a finger"
For a short moment, I thought I saw hurt in his eyes but he composed himself quickly and got up off the floor.
" Come on we got Alpha, Beta stuff to do. " I said opening the door.
" Where to first Alpha?" He asked
" Training field, we have to whip some pups into shape. " I responded
From the time I was announced Alpha I made it clear that everyone must know how to defend themselves. Some opposed it but they knew I was right.
We walked in complete silence, awkward but am fine with it. He would whistle some odd tune every now and then.
"You know I didn't mean to get all angry bout it, I had to do something we can't have you drunk, Okay"
I rolled my eyes and kept walking, he laughed almost depriving himself of air.
The training field is about a fifteen-minute walk into the forest surrounding the pack house. We made it like that so it's hard to find us, the grass and trees are that pretty green and the trails are littered with colorful blooming flowers on each side.
As we got closer to the training grounds the frequent groans and curses are evident, there are women sparring with males and kids learning defensive positions.
As we approached the group a chorus of " Alpha, Beta " and the occasional nod of heads.
"Nice to see you again Alpha." Rya said walking towards Kaleb and I.
"Rya my favorite overgrown bird lady" Kaleb called out from behind me, everyone on the field laughed.
"Six laps around the field now!" Rya shouted.
Well, they started bickering already, I zoned out watching the pack do laps.
After they ran Rya made them practice combat skills.
I made my little adjustments here and there, some had weird stances or they didn't have the right posture.
" You straighten your elbow and you relax your shoulders you're as stiff as a board. "
"Kaleb- Aaaaah." my knees buckled from under me as an excruciating pain started to consume me coming from the link.
It feels like someone stabbed me in my heart multiple times, my eyes were watery ready to overflow with tears.
Everyone felt it but not as horrible as how I did.
"Alpha!!!!" Kaleb shouted and ran to me.
"I felt it too." his eyes were pitch black so was mine.
"The children!" My voice boomed throughout the forest, and birds and other small creatures hid.
We were angry no furious. Standing on shaky feet I ran and shifted into my wolf, Scars pissed and wants blood.
Kaleb had shifted too he could sense it, the children are being slaughtered, and that was only putting fuel to the fire.
The daycare was a war zone, with blood, and lifeless baby girls and boys. They haven't even shifted yet, all of their throats ripped out their blood liter the once lively green playground.
Upon looking at the entire scene a man stood holding a girl by her hair roughly, a knife at her throat.
I sprinted off growling and howling about the loss of our innocence and joy.
I shifted mid-air grabbing hold of the knife and throwing it out of reach.
"Run Ariel" I shouted, the poor girl was crying, dirty and blood all over.
I grab the man by the shirt, dislocated his right arm, and knocked him to the ground.
I shifted and bit into his thigh hard until I heard the snapping of bones, he tried to fight me off but was unsuccessful.
"Am going to leave you barely alive and am going to let the pack have their way with you" My voice boomed with my Alpha command.
I bit into his other leg and waited for the crushing of bones.
I shifted back, Kaleb taking hurried steps toward me growling at the killer.
"Take him away until I say otherwise" I said to him.
"Don't tend to his wounds, a monster doesn't get nice treatment after killing kids.
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Werewolf{Discontinued} Alpha Van has never been the same after her father's death. She made a name for herself amongst every pack around the world. But What they don't know is that she's a female. Follow along as she discovers the truth of her father's deat...
