Chapter 13

ALPHA DANTE'S POV

It's been two days now and no one has seen Erica. My father had barged on my chambers with guards accusing me of hiding her. I was shocked when I heard about this because it's just not possible, how could she do this to me? We had plans. We planned to elope together and there's no way or possible reason for her to snitch on me. Something must have happened? Did my father mistakenly find out about it and had her killed or locked up in the dungeons? I said to myself, thinking of the worst things possible. I am still recuperating from the injuries I sustained during my father's last attack and I don't mind getting more injuries if that what's required to provide Erica.

“Where is Erica?” My father shouted the moment he stepped his foot in the room. “Where have you kept my wife?” he shouted again looking at me menacingly with red bloodshot eyes. Shivers ran down my spine as I looked at his eyes. Seeing my father's eyes reminded me of how he had killed an intruder who disguised as the chamber maid to have him poisoned while I was still a boy. His eyes had changed into his real form and his claws had grew very long, well.. the longest I've seen in the entire pack as a young boy. In the split of a second, the intruder's head was on the floor with blood spluttered everywhere. The sight was horrific and I remember how terrified and scarred I was.

Seeing my father like this just brought back those ugly memories and I can't help but be scared of how serious the situation is,right now. “Where is Erica?!” he growled angrily. “I should be asking you that question father, what have you done to her?” i questioned back and stood up courageously. He must have hid her so as to use her as a bait to convince me in joining his evil intention against the Darkmoon pack. I just can't trust this man. He's too dangerous to be taken for granted. I muttered to myself. I'm sure she's still somewhere around. I gathered my guards as I instruct them to search every nook and cranny of the chambers and it's vicinity but all proved abortive. She wasn't found anywhere.

“Where else could she be if not here?” He fired back hotly. “I'm giving you a one week deadline, if she's not found I will disown and then send you out of the pack!.” He roared.

“I'm not a fool, Father” I rose up from my seat matching his height and looked into his eyes courageously. “I know what you did and trust me, your evil plans are not gonna work this time around.” “I've been a puppet for too long Father but right now, I'm not taking this for granted.” “If anything happens to my mate, I'm gonna kill you and I mean every word!” I shouted at him.

“How dare you threaten your Father?!” he roared and moved closer to me as I kept moving back, holding on to the last thread of courage in me. Just as he was about to grab my shoulders I sense his action and held his hands mustering all the strength in me.

“Ohh, you suddenly got the courage to challenge me?!” “Do you know who I am?!” “Do you know I can kill you right here and now and no one would question me?!.” He growled and kicked me. I crashed against the wall and blood gushed out of my mouth. Not wanting to fight back, I got up from where I was and cleaned my mouth but my evil father wasn't done yet.

He moved closer to me and slapped me across the cheek. “How dare you?!” “I should have left you with your worthless mother's sister so you can drench in poverty!” “You are as useless and worthless as your mother!” “I've always knew it right from when you were born and trust me, I had thought that with all the training I gave you, you're gonna change but no, you became worse and just lost your senses because of a girl!” “Look at me Erica must be found dead or alive! She is the only bait I have to bring down her Father!”

I can say my father is a good emotional blackmailer. He knew mentioning my mother's name is one of my weakest points and truly, I became hurt and emotional the moment he said those hurtful things against her. I gee up without the love of a mother and hearing about how my mother was treated throughout her marriage with my wicked Father from my mother's aunt made me resent him the more. I can't even imagine being like him and I vowed not to be like him.

But right now, the last thread of courage go ally broke as I broke down in tears. “Do not say such things about my mother!” I said with a cracked voice. It hurts me down to my bone to hear such things about her and I'm ready to so anything to avoid situations that will make him talk about her, this way. I vowed.

“Tsch!” He made a jest sound as he sat on my bed looking at me. “You are the son of the mighty Alpha Logan and you can't even take few words about a dead person courageously.” “You instead brome down like the coward that you are.” “Yet you want me to announce you as my son in the werewolf world, it's not gonna happen anytime soon son.” “I can't let them know I have such a weak son!” He roared.

“The moment you become courageous and toe my footsteps that's when I'll make you stop walking in my shadows!” “And the first way to prove yourself is by finding Erica then joining me in using her to overthrow the Darkmoon pack”. “Only then, I repeat only then would you be known!”

“Bye for now!” I watched as my father laughed hysterically and left the room.