Chapter 2
DROCO’S POV.
I stare into the darkness, a glass of blood in hand. I welcome the peace, it isn’t a usual emotion I feel but I welcome it whenever I get the chance to feel it. I hear a knock on the door causing me to clench my jaw in anger.
“Enter,” I order in a bored tone which is followed by the sounds of footsteps.
“Your grace” I scowl at the voice, taking a sip of the contents in my glass before placing it on the table.
“Elder Jason, to what do I owe the pleasure?” I ask dryly, still staring into the darkness.
“Your grace, I uh come bearing goodwill. There are rumors, your grace, of a coup forming to dethrone you seeing as you’re yet to take a mate or even any female to bear you an heir. It has aroused my concern for you your grace, I can’t simply let the throne you’ve…”
“Out with it Elder Jason” I snap impatiently, I know what he wants but his beating around the bush is making me sick to my bones.
“Of course, my apologies. I’ve brought my daughter to you to quench these uprising rumors your grace. As you know, I come from a lineage of beta’s and warrior which makes her the best female candidate to bear your pups.” He says arrogantly making me chuckle lowly. The room remains silent for a few minutes and for a moment, I fall back into the peace until he breaks it.
“Er, your grace?”
Standing up from my chair, I look at him and his daughter. Black hair with dark eyes, a beauty to behold but I’d never even dream of having anything to do with her. She looks at me with a rather shy look but I see through it, the similar streak of greed which she shares with her father…Pathetic.
Walking over to them, I stand in front of her placing a hand under her chin to look at me and just for the fun of it, I give her a small smirk. “What’s your name sweetheart?”
“Kathrine your grace” Her voice is sultry, like that of a trained seductress.
“Katherine, pretty name for a pretty girl.” A blush rises on her cheeks at the compliment and I nearly scoff.
Sitting at the edge of my desk, I motion to her to come closer which she does without second thought. I pull her towards me but not close enough to touch before leaning close to her ear.
"I don't buy your good girl façade for one moment Katherine and I know for a fact that that rumor's a story concocted by your father which you may or may not be involved in." I feel her tense up slightly at that, Gotcha.
"Now I know you're stupid to come before me and try to feed me lies but I don't think you'd be that stupid to even try to cover it up with more lies so I'd suggest you take your sorry ass along with your father and get the hell out of my sight." Shoving her slightly, she stumbles a bit but quickly recovers her footing with her father's help who looks between us in confusion. They both exchange silent eye contact for quite a while before he looks at me.
"Might there be any problem your grace?" I nearly scoff at his audacity.
"Now that you ask so politely I believe yes there is." Hands in the pockets of my pant trousers, I walk ever so calmly to both father and daughter who have weary expressions on their faces.
"You dared to come into *my* abode to feed lies to *me* and think that you can easily get what you want? You must think me a fool to ever believe your goddamn lies and I swear by the moon goddess that I'll rip you to shreds if you're still standing before me within the next minute." I threaten lowly, satisfied with the look of fear etched on their faces. Elder Jason looks enraged but the look of fear is still visible, while his daughter looks like she wants to be anywhere else but here.
Just as they are about to leave, I call out to Katerina. "You look rather appetizing for a drink, I hope to see you around sometime soon." For good measure, I reveal my fangs which scares her out of her wits as she runs like her tail's on fire, her father following suit.
As soon as they leave, the smirk falls off my face as I pinch the bridge of my nose in irritation. Picking up my glass, I down the remaining contents of blood before slamming the glass down harshly. Bunch of twats, all of them. I feel the urge to let loose in my wolf as I look at the bright moon, deciding the give in to my urges I jump out of the window, landing on the ground with a loud thud.
I walk into the deep forest for a while before breaking into a run, changing into my wolf form mid-run. The cool breeze blows through my dark fur as I enjoy the peace of the night. I slow to a walk as I catch the sounds of an animal nearby, a deer drinking from the river. Tuning into the instincts of a predator, I try to blend in with the grass as the reflection of the moon gives me enough light. When the time's right I pounce on the unsuspecting deer, ripping into its jugular before it falls dead. A while later, I walk over to the river to clean the blood off of me before lying down at the edge of the shore.
I think back to the time I became this....the monster that I was. Once upon a time, I had been an innocent pup until the time of the vampire attack. My parents were the alpha and luna of the Crystal Lake pack and everything had been peaceful up until that very night. I could still hear their screams, I could feel the flames and I could feel the vampire sink its teeth into me once again. Bodies everywhere...so much blood. It was all my fault, if only I had stayed hidden...if only I had listened, perhaps they'd still be alive. Filled with anger and self-loathing, I let out a ferocious roar into the night scaring the birds away as they flew for their lives.
In the end, I'll always be this...a monster.