The entire pack was quiet, it was getting dark already, only forest noises and cool night air that carried a strange aura was present.
Alpha Louis drove to the front of the pack house and turned off the engine of the car. He wasn't surprised by the serene environment, it was the plan afterall to give the twins a surprise immediately they entered into the house, everyone should be inside the pack house set and ready for the surprise.
“Where is everyone?” Alicia asked, she was the observant one of the two. They had all climbed out of the car by now, they stood in front of the door and looked around.
Louis coughed and cleared his throat, “They must have retired early, it looks like it's going to rain soon” he said and pointed to the darkening sky above. The girls nodded in agreement not thinking too much of it, they were only a little over fifty in the pack, they were a small group so the pack was usually quiet in the evenings when everyone retired to bed.
“Come on, let's go in and unwrap your gifts” Louis said with a smile as he turned the door knob and opened the door. They were greeted by darkness, they stepped into the pitch black house and just like Louis and the others planned, the light came on suddenly lighting up the entire place.
“Surprise!!!” The word was supposed to be followed by cheers, claps and happy laughs but was followed was the complete opposite. It was gasps, widened eyes and tear stained faces.
In front of Alpha Louis and his twin daughters was the rest of the pack, they were kneeling with their hands tied behind their back, their eyes seemed to be trying to say something that their mouth couldn't. There were Intruders between them, pale skinned, fangs protruded, and the stench of blood that followed them like fly is to a corpse.
Vampires. They were the ones who said surprise on behalf of the tied up wolves.
“What is going on here?” Louis stepped forward, protectively covering the twins behind him. His eyes fell on his darling mate, she had tears in her eyes as she watched him helplessly. She was the closest to one of the vampires who had a knife close to her throat, Louis boiled in anger, his wolf threatening to tear out of his skin but he restrained it. He wondered why he did get any mindlink from anyone about the Intruders, he decided to check himself so he tried to reach Anna, there was a wall blocking their connection and stopping him from mindlinking them, it was the same for the rest of the pack too.
“Alpha Louis, it's so nice of you to join the party, we have been waiting for you” An average muscular man stepped forward with a smug look on his face, he seemed to be enjoying the show in front of him.
“How dare you come into my pack, who sent you? The board would not be happy” Louis retorted. The board consisted of a single species on Earth, they were made to keep the balance of things and ensure everyone lives peacefully. If they find out that these vampires attacked a wolf pack, they would be sanctioned and punished.
The man burst into laughter as soon as he heard Louis, his other vampire men joined him too. When he had laughed to his fill, he said, “The board? Funny of you to think those powerless fools could really stop us from getting what we want” The man sneered and stepped closer to Louis. Alpha Louis was tempted to draw out his claws and claw out the man's throat but he held himself back, his mate and the pack were in a risky position and any wrong decision could lead to their death.
“Who sent you, what do you want?” Louis asked again, his hands fisted in anger. Alicia and Alice were still behind him, trembling in fear, they didn't know what to do, who knew that this was what their fate would give them as a gift?
"Unfortunately you won't be able to see the one who sent us because your time is ticking, but as for what we want, it's nothing much… we want this land and slaves too" The man said with a grin.
Alpha Louis growled lowly and said "This land belongs to us and we are no one's slave". He was an alpha, he bowed to no one.
"Is that so?" The man smirked and turned to look at the helpless Luna at the mercy of a knife, "kill her" he ordered
"No!" The twins shouted with widened eyes. Louis didn't say a word, his eyes were hardened with fury.
"But the king said… " The vampire with the knife was starting to say when the average man cut him off, "I am the head commander and the one in charge, so when I say kill her, you do as I say" he scolded sharply.
"DAD! do something"
"mum!"
The girls cried out, their sobs feeling the air. The vampire with the knife hesitated before raising the knife to stab her, the knife was made of silver, one stab will give her a slow and painful death.
"STOP! I surrender" Louis suddenly yelled out just as the knife was only an inch to Luna Anna. She had closed her eyes, ready to die. If she was able to mind link or talk she would have told her daughters she loved them one last time and said goodbye to her mate.
Louis fell to his knees with his head bowed in shame, he just gave up his lands and people to save his mate, what's more shameful than that? The people couldn't talk but he still feared to look in their eyes.
The head commander chuckled coolly, clearly enjoying the show and said, "Did the almighty Alpha just sell his pack?" He feigned shock for a second and laughed cheerfully.
"I have given you what you want, free my mate" Louis said with a low voice, his head still bowed.
"Yeah, about that… I'm sorry but no, I do what I want" The man said and snapped his fingers.
The vampire with the knife immediately understood what he was meant to do and he sliced through Luna Anna's neck in seconds. It was all happening so fast, there were screams and heavy sobs as Anna's lifeless body fell to the ground with a thud.
"YOU…" Louis seethed with uncontrollable craze. That was the last straw, he shifted and charged at the enemies in front of him. They immediately gathered around him, charging at him all at once. It was a clear lost fight, he was greatly outnumbered, his people couldn't talk or move, they just kept kneeling and watched their alpha fight. Alicia and Alice could only watch too, they could move but they had no single fighting skills in them. They had refused to train to learn how to fight and now they regretted it deeply. Watching their parents fight for their lives and cannot help, hurts them like a dagger to their heart.
Alpha Louis wolf tore into a few vampires but they were just too many, one by one he was cut, hit, bruised. His groans and screams in pain were hard to watch. The girls kept begging by the side but their pleas fell on deaf ears. After several rounds of beating, the vampires finally stopped and parted ways for their head commander, by now Louis wolf was bruised all over. He shifted back to human but remained on the floor weakly, his blood smeared on the ground and his breathing labored.
"Well well well, look at what you've become Alpha Louis" The head commander walked forward and squatted in front of Louis.
"Go to hell" Louis managed to whisper and retort. He wasn't in his right mind, he was running mad from the pain of losing his mate.
"Why don't we help you put an end to your misery and send you there instead?" The man said with a smile.
He dragged a dagger from his pocket, it was laced with silver as well, then he turned to the terrified girls by the side, “I'll give you two minutes to say your goodbyes, make it worthwhile” he said in a sing along tune. He stepped back a little to give them more space then he gestured to them and tapped at wrist indicating that time was ticking.
Alicia and Alice hesitated a little before rushing to their father's side with fresh tears in their eyes. They were pained to see their father like this, and even more pained to be completely helpless. They were supposed to be the next leader of the pack and step up to save their people but now, they felt like children, failed leaders who couldn't do anything except watch everyone they grew up with die or suffer in front of them.
“Dad? Mum is...” Alice was saying but her throat got choked with tears almost immediately at the sight of her dead mother on the ground and the bloodied body of her father who was halfway close to death. At the sound of his daughter's voice, he managed to turn to see them one last time, he raised his shaking bloody hands to their faces and caressed their faces slowly, he felt bad for his girls more than he did for himself who was about to meet his end. For years he had only protected them from the cruel side of life, he wanted them to always be happy and free. But perhaps, it was too much that they were never prepared to be forced to toughen like this. Now they were going to suffer in this world for their lack of preparation without their parents, it was going to be hard for them from now on.
“My beautiful girls, stay strong and remember who you are” his hoarse voice was almost inaudible and strained. Those were the last words he could give his daughter, he knew it was time to go and meet his mate in the great beyond. Whether he died in the hands of vampires or by the pain of losing a mate, he had accepted that he wouldn't be able to stay alive any longer than this. In the history of mates, no one could survive without the other, he was no different.
“Dad, please” Alicia and Alice were filled with dread, their father's words were like a parting gift that they didn't want to accept. How ironic that an hour ago, they couldn't wait to see their birthday gifts at home. They continue to cry and wail, the pain of what was happening right in front of them was too hard to bear.
“Alright, times up” The head commander said with a bored look on his face. The girls paid deaf ears to him, not budging at all, the man sighed and gave a signal to his men. About four of them stepped forward and pulled the girls away from their family. The girls thrashed and cried but they were like an ant to a mountain, they were weak.
Another set of men pulled Louis to his feet, he could barely stand so they supported him, his eyes rolled back continuously and blood trickled from the gash in his head. The head commander strutted forward so that he was only a few inches from Louis, he smiled sickly and said, “It's time to put an end to all this don't you think? Rest easy, I assure you that your ‘girls’ and people will be in safe hands”
And then he raised his dagger and pierced it into the chest of Alpha Louis.
“Dad! Nooooo” uncontrollable screams and wails rang out through the cool evening.
What an unforgettable birthday, it was the day darkness came upon the wolves of the knighthood pack.
After the death of the Alpha and Luna of knighthood pack, the rest of the pack were chained up and locked in a room that used to be a storage room in the pack. All the food was carted away by the vampires, leaving the wolves inside and heavily guarded on the outside. It was midnight already, hours after the death of their leaders, everyone held sad and gloomy faces, still not over how what was meant to be a surprise birthday turned to a surprise attack. Their hatred for the vampires was so deep and unforgiving. This was especially so for Alicia and Alice who was directly related to the Alpha and Luna, they weren't their usual bubbly self, they just sat close to each other in the corner, their face dried of tears and eyes staring into empty space. They had cried so much till they were no more tears in their eyes, they were a complete mess, the image of their parents' deaths was like a constant nightmare in their heads. They spoke to no one but stayed close to each other, scared to let
Mate! Alicia and Alice stared at each other and back at the vampire King. The person who raked their life. The one who ordered the death of their parents. The one who took over their land. Their worst nightmare. There he stood in all his handsome glory. Their mate! The twins had expected him to be some elderly man, the age of their parents. But he wasn't. He was young, handsome, well built, powerful and most importantly, scary! The vampire King on the other hand had also felt the strong pull. Infact, it was what led him to them. He was not surprised when the direction of their scent changed as they ran towards him. Good enough. He almost cursed mother nature for mating him with the same people he wanted to kill and take over their land. Wonderful! Mated to twins! He sure loved a threesome but not with these creatures. He hated them. The one he suspected was the younger twin, the one who ran to him first, lay on the ground. She looked so weak. He almost laughed and shaked his hea
The door to the prison opened, startling the twins who had fallen asleep, hugging each other."Get up!" Sasha commanded loudly."You again". Alicia mumbled sleepily."Yes it's me. Get used to seeing me often". Sasha said proudly."Are you naturally a bitch?" Alicia said, sitting upright."She's definitely one of the vampire King's slut". Alice said, rolling her eyes.Sasha was in front of them before they could know it, gripping both of them by the collar of their shirts and making them stand upright."Say that again and I'll slice your throat with my nails". Sasha said angrily."Take them out". She commanded the guards that were with her."Yes My Princess". They responded."Princess?" Alicia mouthed."Food for your thought". Sasha said and popped her bubble gum.She loved chewing bubble gum and she never left her room without carrying at least ten with her."Let me go". Alicia wiggled in the guard's grip."Save yourself the stress Andrew. Jack her up". Sasha said.The twins recognize
The twins found themselves in front of an extremely large mansion, surrounded by large walls and a tall, big gate stood in front of them.The gate was opened by two security men. The King's car drove in first. The securities bowed as he drove pass. Two other cars followed suit, then theirs, then two others before the gate was shut close.They drove in and were parked in front of the mansion."Prison here we come". Alice mumbled."You and who is going to prison?" Alicia mumbled."I can't even identify you guys. But I know one is more gut-filled than the other". Rose said.They were all dragged up the steps of the mansion. The securities at the door opened up. The King had disappeared before the twins even got out of the car. The vampires at the door looked at them with disgust."I bet if they met under better circumstances, we would have b
"Can we at least have something to eat?" Alice found herself asking."What body part do you love eating?" Martha asked them with a smug look on her face.The twins cringed up in utter disgust. Rose almost threw up."We're werewolves, we don't eat...." Alicia said, unable to complete her sentence because of the disgust she felt."More to the reason why you're being given this meal". Martha said with a sweet smile and the twins cringed."Don't act like you don't eat raw animals when you go hunting". She said."Never!" The twins chorused."Ooo! I forgot you too are daddy's treasures. How can you go hunting". She said, sarcasm dripping in her voice."Those days of luxury are over!" She said with a serious expression as if fed up of talking to the twins."Get them their cloths and something to eat!" She said to Kylie and they both walked out.Alice plunged to the floor, almost weeping."I pray the moon goddess punishes that so called King". She cried and Rose rushed off to close her mouth.
"King Azalea, what is the way forward?" One of his council members asked."We'll go back and search every nook and cranny of the Knighthood pack. All I did was search their Alpha and Luna's room. Even with that, it wasn't a thorough search. I will take some warriors with me". King Azalea, who sat at the head of the long conference table replied."How about the twins, the late Alpha and Luna's girls?" Another council member asked.At the mention of the twins, King Azalea felt his stomach sink. He has not even thought of them. He didn't even remember they existed. He almost had a soft feeling of care towards them but he remembered his father and his heart clenched."They've been taken to the royal mansion where they'll be serving as maids to the royal family". King Azalea said."What if they try to escape?" The council member who had spoken first, asked."Escape!" Azalea exclaimed, throwing himself into a fit of laughter."They can't even escape their own pack woods, talkless of my King
King Azalea watched as the conference room was thrown into the chaos."Enough!" Alpha Simeon banged his fist on the table again."King Azalea, we just want to know why you did it". Alpha Simeon said."We all have our reasons for killing don't we?" King Azalea said with a smile and Alpha Simeon gulped."You didn't answer the question". Alpha Simeon said."If I were to ask you mine, would you answer?"The Alpha stuttered. King Azalea had a proud look on his face, watching the speechless Alpha. He had him right where he wanted."Are the twins safe?" Alpha Simeon asked."Of course. Why won't they be? They're being given the best of treatment". He lied."If that's all, I'll be taking my leave". With that, he made his grand exit.After he left, the whole room was thrown into confusi
Alice got up and to Alicia's utmost dismay, packed the broken plates and squashed berries back into the tray. She went over to where the maid who pushed her down was and dropped it by her side."I guess you were hungry. Never knew you had a knack for broken glasses". She said and walked out.The head chef grabbed her by the hair and pulled her back."Who are you talking to that way? You're a nobody here. No one is your mate. Mind the way you talk". She said."Let my sister go". Alicia said walking forward. The vampire maids circled her."Where do you think you're going?" They asked her."Next time, mind your business and watch your steps*. The head chef said and landed Alice a slap.Alicia could do nothing but watch. The vampires had circled her.How did their life get to this? She hated the vampire King. She hated hi