Chapter 13: White Blood

White blood pack

Alpha Marcus personal guard came into the throne room."You majesty," he said, bowing his head, paying his obesaince.

"What's the update? Why are you guys delaying the attack on them?" His voice echoed with venom.

"Your majesty, they figured it out before we could attack, and some of our soldiers are down. I am sure Alpha Nathan gave them the order to attack before we did," he said, still bowing. His eyes brimmed with anger as he clenched his fist, moving closer to him. He clutched his neck looking straightly into his eyes .

"Don't dare take that name in front of me again. If you can't stick to a small plan, how can I trust you in the future?" He asked with a venomous voice. Elena Alpha Marcus walked into the throne room, her expression wearied.

"Privacy," she sought, her eyes filled with unsettlement. Hr released the grip and his personal guard quickly head out bowing for their Luna.

"Marcus, when are you going to stop all this? Innocent soldiers are losing their lives just for your selfish interests," she said, anger filling her voice.

" Woman, it will be good if you stay out of my business. This is my business, not anyone else's. And does soldiers deserve it because they couldn't handle a little situation? "He raged in anger. Luna Elena looks at him with her eyes filled with fury.

"When did you become like this? This is not the man I get married to, right? Why are you doing things forcibly when you could just be at peace and discuss this with Alpha Nathan or his beta? I am sure they will understand and give it some thought, but this would only bring destruction in the end. You have to calm down, and you shouldn't ruin things for Alpha Nathan; he's a good man. You should stop this already because his wedding is happening soon." Luna Elena warned her and walked out of the throne room angrily.

"Nathan, you must be a really strong man, aren't you? Despite how busy you are with business and keeping the affairs of the pack, you still always manage to be a step ahead of me. This pack was supposed to be given the rank of the best pack of all the packs. So to do that, I will have to make things rough for you. Isn't it good that you have the full support of your beta, wives-to-be. But my beta didn't even support me, thinking I was doing the wrong thing; my wife turned against me just because of you. Just wait and see how much I mean about taking the dominance from you, even if it's all the pack. But you will serve as a deterrent to others when I am done with you." He went to sit on his throne, his eyes filled with greediness.

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Emma was in her room looking through the window when a knock came on her door.

"Come in," she ordered, knowing there was no one other than her sister Sarah. She opened the door and gave a small smile. "You've refused to come down tonight; I hope there's no problem," she asked, walking down into the room and joining her on the window.

"I was just wondering, looking around this big city; I never realized that I was living in the midst of wolves. I thought Wolf was dangerous in real life, but it turns out that even my future man and my sister are one if them. That's funny, right?" she said, giving a small smile. Her sister knows her well and quickly understands that there's something more to that.

"You are lying; tell me exactly what's disturbing you. And stop the small talk?" she asked, looking down at the city.

"You are right; I am just anxious. I don't know why, but I started to feel this anxiety within me after our marriage was announced. Maybe it's just that I was thinking about how I am going to cope and handle things the way I have promised him. He had so much trust in me; what if all that just swayed one day? I am sure Mia not going to make things easier." She said and gulped down her lumps. Sarah smirked and tapped her back. She decided to tell her a short story.

"When I first met Steven, we never met in a good phase. He had a girlfriend, and back then they were both lovey-dovey. No one can separate them. And the first day we met,I seemed to cross my part with what he calls his girlfriend, and he has his puppet, ready to do anything to make me suffer. At first, I thought it was a joke, but it was more than I could handle. That day was a mess for me, as I was asked to lick her leg. How irritating." She almost poked herself, remembering the old moment.

"And do you agree?" Emma asked with a slight anger written on her face.

"That time I was new to their pack. I couldn't use my werewolf power very well. And I know the outcome because of the position of her family. I could be thrown in jail, and maybe you won't have me here today," she said, smiling, and then continued.

"So I did has i was asked to, and I felt so much hatred grow in my heart. And was forcefully training my power in order to get back at them. And on the day my attack was supposed to start, something stopped me. "She stopped bringing her suspense.

"You know I don't like suspense, so better tell me what happened," Emma threatened, and she continued.

"I was in the process of hurting him when my heart suddenly chanted "mate." I was shocked and couldn't understand. How can someone who has a girlfriend and who makes me suffer be my mate? So I stepped back and decided to look into it. All of the plans are orchestrated by me alone. So after some hard work, I found out she was being forced on him. I realized he never had the type of life he wanted because his parents thought they owed the girl's family a lot. He kept pushing and became so cold. The both of them never get together whenever bring them alone, but they pretend to care for each other in public. Well, the girl loved him, but he never did; he kept playing along because he thought he was dutiful to her. He didn't have a close friend because he never wanted anyone to find out. After seeing his suffering, I braced myself to help him and approached him alone. He wanted to kick my ass, but he couldn't because he also realized I was his mate. He told me to run away because his parents would kill me if they found out. I disagree and promise to fight the battle with him. We became close, and he started giving her excuses for skipping their party, dinner, or whatever. And when she finally found out, she was out of rage and exploded. Steven, for the first time, stood up against his parents and made them realize he could make decisions for himself. They disowned him, and I invited him to come and stay with me. It was rough for him to have to drop out. I went to meet that girl to reason with her to stop all this, but she turned it down, and I told her to her face that she never loved him and only wanted him to be his puppet. She was downcast and broken. After some time, she came back to us and apologized. She also begged Steven to go back home, but he refused. She managed to gather some money because of her parent status. I tried to persuade him, but he refused; he said we should come to my own pack, and that's how everything ended here. Since that time, we've been living together happily and blessed with children" She said, as she's finally comes to the end of the story.

"It's touching; as your sister, I never knew you would pass through all this, but how is this related to my issue?" she asked, confused.

"Yes, I know, but what I am trying to let you understand is that sometimes things aren't the way you see them. And again, loyalty is all that matters. Since you both are good friends, I know you can work this out. And stop pushing yourself too hard. Follow your heart without any regrets. Immediately you let regret into your heart, it becomes trouble. Your loyalty is all that matters; as long as you are loyal, leave Mia alone; one day she will realize it and everything will be resolved," she advised as she walked out of her room.

"Maybe she's right; I love Nathan a lot,so I can't just let him go."She scoffed