Chapter 5

• Kade
• "Remind me where we are going and what our next agenda is," I rubbed my palms in anticipation as I got out of the inner chambers of the dungeon, glancing at Silvius who tried to keep up with my pace.
• "We are..." Silvius' voice trailed as he brought out an iPad, squinting his eyes a little to read the content displayed on its screen.
• "Let me guess," I raised my finger, interrupting him, "We have a meeting with the Alpha of the Night Walker pack," I sighed, "That bastard,"
• "No, Alpha. You are supposed to be at the Moon ball ceremony of the Crescent Moon pack and it is themed Romance,"
• "How? The ceremony is supposed to be tomorrow, not today. Today is Friday," I stated, getting a little irritated at the mix-up.
• "You are wrong, Alpha. Today is Saturday, not Friday. The meeting with the Alpha of the Night Walker pack was fixed for tomorrow and the Moon ball ceremony is today and if you don't hurry, you will be late," Silvius stated proudly, indirectly reminding me that he had gotten a mate.
• I was wrong?!
• No one had ever told me that I was wrong.
• I have been stressed lately, hence the forgetfulness.
• I am the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack and I am never wrong!
• There is no way I could forget the Moon ball ceremony of the Crescent Moon pack. The Crescent Moon pack was one of the packs that formed an alliance with my pack as they didn't want to get on my bad side. My pack was at peace with the rest of the packs as long as they didn't break the rules.
• The Moon ball ceremony was rotated among the packs. The Blood Moon Pack hosted last year's Moon ball ceremony, and this summer, it was the Crescent Moon's turn to host the Moon ball ceremony.
• Moon ball ceremonies weren't my thing as I couldn't wait to leave even if I hadn't gotten at the pack. I wish I could ignore the invitation as I had always done, but I couldn't as my presence was mandatory.
• "You don't have to look all gloomy, this Moon ball is going to be wonderful, I can feel it in my guts and you've always told me to follow the feelings in my guts,"
• "This time, you will find your mate, our Luna, I am certain about that,"
• But I wasn't interested in finding my mate.
• Years before, finding my mate was something I desired, something I longed for but after years of no luck, I tossed the feeling aside. Right now, finding my mate was simply out of necessity as I must have a mate to keep the pack in order.
• Mates doesn't excite me anymore after seeing how my stone-hearted Beta turned weak the moment he found his mate. I could still remember how he couldn't stop smiling, showering her with kisses, and clinging to her like a second skin.
• Or was it how my brother turned to a lily when he found his mate?
• Pathetic.
• "Fine," I waved my hands, dismissing the topic as it started to irritate me.
• "You can't just say fine, you need a suit with a touch of red since the theme is romance. You can't go dressed like that. You are attending a Moon ball not a fucking club," Silvius complained making me roll my eyes.
• "Stop acting like you are my father, I can wear whatever I want," I walked away from him, glancing at my outfit. Black denim jeans, a black denim leather jacket that was left unbuttoned, partly covering my white shirt with black boots.
• Not bad.
• "You will look odd compared to those that will attend the event," Silvius hit his head in frustration as he tried to convince me.
• "I have always looked odd," I said, ignoring Silvius as something flapping in the fountain caught my attention. I strode towards the fountain with my gaze fixed keenly on it as it struggled to stay afloat in the water. I let my hands wander in the water before they caught something.
• A bird.
• Its wings got stuck in a branch, making it drown in the fountain. But I had saved it.
• How compassionate.
• I carefully lifted its fragile feathers, pulling out the branch that hindered its flight and placed the small bird on my large finger palm, urging it to fly, to be free. But it turned around and pecked my fingers with its sharp beak, repeatedly.
• Interesting.
• "Never help a person because he appears weak. When he gains strength, he will turn against you," My father's warning resonated in my ear. I couldn't grasp the meaning because I was young, but now, I finally understood.
• A low growl escaped my lips as I tried to warn the bird to stop pushing its limit but it continued pecking my finger, causing it to bleed before flying towards my face to peck me.
• The audacity!
• I caught it before it could come in contact with my face and began to pull its neck apart, slowly.
• "I can see that you have chosen death!" I whispered into its ears as if he could understand what I said.
• "Alpha, it is just a dumb bird," Silvius tried to intervene but a dangerous growl from me cautioned him. He dared not intercede for the unfortunate bird.
• "It is not a dumb bird, it is more clever than you think," I gritted my teeth as I stared at the trembling bird in my hand, "I saved it but it turned against me,"
• Angrily, I twisted Its neck before tearing them apart, dropping it on the floor and walking over it, crushing it completely as a horrid look was plastered on Silvius' face.
• "I might be compassionate, but my soul is the devil's residence," I said, walking away from him and entering my car, "I have a Moon ball to attend," I drove off, ignoring the greetings from my guards.
• The ride from the Blood Moon pack to the Crescent Moon pack lasted for a few hours as I kept my distance from everyone when I got to the venue.
• I strode in, observing the beautiful decorations before I was greeted with frightened faces. Mothers hid their daughters away from me, mates clung to themselves dearly, moving out of my sight, and mateless wolves ran for their dear lives, praying to the moon goddess not to be mated to me as I was rumoured to be the most ferocious Alpha and no one dared to piss me off.
• Turns out the rumours were true.
• I liked that. Fear me.
• "Have you found her?" Silvius said excitedly as he mind-linked me which I wanted no time in blocking him. I didn't want any disturbance.
• I walked towards the end of the tent, where nobody sat as I occupied a table, entertaining myself by glancing at other wolves who turned away in fright.
• How I enjoyed the fearful look on their faces.
• While some were scared to make eye contact with me, some looked at me curiously.
• Was it because of my outfit?
• At once, my sense of smell heightened and I was assaulted with the strong smell of creamy vanilla, jasmine and lavender. I hadn't smelt something as good as this before but I liked it. The seductive smell of jasmine, intertwined with the creamy smell of vanilla and a touch of lavender sent my eyes hungrily scanning the crowd.
• My wolf became agitated, whining and pacing about in my head as my head began to throb.
• "What is the matter, Tyson?" I asked, maintaining the expressionless look on my face.
• "Our mate, I think she is here..." He grumbled as he kept pacing about in my head.
• I stood up, letting my nose lead me to the source of the scent as it grew stronger and wilder, driving me nuts, driving my wolf nuts as he wouldn't keep calm.
• I had practically walked out of the tent still following the scent before I caught the sight of a small girl, a lady, standing at the edge of the tent, peeping at the cheerful crowd with hope plastered on her face. She looked like a slave, clad in rags, in the shadow of herself.
• She looked like she had seen better days.
• "Mate! Mate! Mate!" Tyson yelled in my head as he won't keep calm.
• "Mate?" I whispered as my heart thumped loudly in my chest. My gaze travelled up to the full moon who shone in her glory before it landed on the slave girl who looked like she had seen a ghost.
• This can't be true. Someone should wake me up from this nightmare.