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The word from my father threw me back.
The phone I was holding in my hand fell off my grip as the rush of terror took my feet back. My gaze rested on the man I called my father.
I was so shocked to make a sound. I could have laughed and called it a joke. I could have thought he was playing a prank if I am not seeing his face at the moment.
He wore scariest face you will ever see, it was grim and stern to the last, the scars he got from multiple wars made him more fearing.
I stared at him, afraid of the man I had always seen as my father. Everyone fears him except me but I think I'm now one of them. His expression was that one which can make you pee on your trousers so easily.
He is damn serious and was sure I had seen my mate. He wasn't sceptical, he knew it for sure making me wonder where and how possible it is.
I had been sure to keep it away from him, Has someone reported to him?? I thought and shook my head sideways, it can't be possible because not a single person knows about me and Layla.
"You heard me right?" Alarick my father growled deeper and I swallowed the lump in my throat staring at him with my lips quivering. I was so dumb that I can't even make a single sound.
I am sure you got no problem with your ears, so you heard me right, after three days, if you don't kill her, then watch and see what I'll do!!.
I had always taught you to reject at sight, but instead, you opened your heart to her.
"Shit!", He cursed and glared at me like I did the most terrible thing on earth.
"Dad, what are you saying?? What mate?", I asked taking a deep breath to calm my nerves. I have to be calm and ease.
"Don't dare to ask me any question, you should be thinking about how to take over this throne and that of the Shadow Pack and not getting useless and stupid!",He snorted with anger and disgust in his tone.
"Dad, we decided to trick Scarlett into thinking I'm her mate which is working fine. I made her believe that today. Dad are you also getting tricked?, she isn't my mate!", I grumbled and with the speed of lightning, he got to where I stood and gripped my neck.
Before I could understand what was happening, he had already slammed me on the ground, I groaned wincing.
"Don't think I'm stupid you little boy!!" He gruffed fuming. I shut my eyes feeling like crying, just don't tell me that my father already knows Layla is my mate and wants me to kill her??, even when he had once told me to do that to my mate if I ever meet her.
He had also told me to reject if I don't want to kill. I should just do anything to be mateless so I can become stronger, powerful and heartless.
"That is the only way you can take over me when I decline!!" He had always taught me.
I had agreed to do as he said, I would always nod not knowing how hard and close to impossible it was, I never knew it was this hard.
How on Earth can I reject Layla, how can I hurt her talk more of killing her???
I can't…The ties between us are so strong and I might lose my life if i do all this…
"I won't repeat myself; kill her in three days!", he growled with the grimmest face I had ever seen. His eyes were bloodshot and no glint of emotion except that of rage and fury.
I swallowed nothing and took a deep breath.
He left me there and stopped back into the house. I was drained. Slowly, I sat up with my mouth agape.
Someone should tell me I am dreaming right now.
Oh no!, this can't be.
I felt my eyes becoming wet.
I am afriad Dad would hurt her…
But does he know my mate is Layla? Or did he just know I had found a mate and never mentioned her name??
Oh Gosh!!
I don't just understand what he means…
With a heavy heart, i got up from the floor and headed to my room to change my clothes. I would be meeting him soon. He can't know my mate is Layla. I have it all covered.
After taking a long bath with Layla all over my thoughts, I got back into my room and got dressed.
It was evening, and I should be going to join my father in his palace. I sit beside him to learn his way of ruling, how he handles issues nd everything else.
This is what he made me do every day after school. He badly wanted me to be cold-hearted and cruel like him. Just when I thought i was being that way, she came and then softened my heart even more.
As i dressed up, the voice of my father resounded in my head, making me feel dizzy.
If he had found out Layla, I needed no soothsayer to know that she would lose her life, especially when she is the daughter of Dolph, the man he hated so deeply…
I picked my brush and was about to lay it in my head, a knock sounded on the door.
"Come in", I breathed, and a guard walked in.
"The Alpha calls for your presence immediately",he said to me with a little bow.
I arched my brow, wondering why he had to call me this time. What was the rush about?
"Hey, Is there some special event happening in the palace? Why did he have to send you to call me?" I asked, and he bowed.
"All the officials are assembled, the Beta, the Gamma and some warriors",he replied, getting me more confused.
"Was your father planning on waging the war all of a sudden?"
I made a deep sigh before heading to the palace, i just pray he doesn't wanr us to attack the palace soon, i need to save Layla first, i won't let her get a single scratch…
But then, i recalled what my father said again and flinched. I was thinking of saving her, but Dad already told me to kill her.
Oh, I guess this is the very first time i would have Dad's order being disobeyed. I have always done whatever he ordered, but killing Layla is not possible.
"Slit his throat!!", I heard Dad growl just as i got into the palace hall. It was followed by a knife moving through the neck of a shivering man who was on his knee. He fell lifelessly, making the cries of his wife and three children increase as they watch him die.
I wasn't moved as it as become normal for me. For every little mistake, Dad kills without restraining.
I headed straight to my seat beside him and sat down with my face grim.
Everyone present stood up to greet me noticing my presence.
"Hey Noah, I want that noisy woman dead in the cruelest way!", he yelled, and i turned to the lady who was whimpering, this time her eyes dilated.
She was shocked to hear those words from my father. One of her children gasped, tears flowing profusely.
"Alpha, please don't.."
I didn't allow her to finish her statement, with the fury in my head i gripped her neck, squeezing it so tight that she couldn't breathe. I raised her off the ground, leaving her convulsing and her kids cried in terror.
I slammed her to the chair few meters away from me, shattering it. She shrieked and screamed in pain. I grabbed her up again, and punched her belly making blood spurt out of her lips.
I continued punching like she was one of the guards at Layla's door.
I glanced at Dad, and he was just so happy.
"Stop!!!", Dad ordered as I was about to unleash more of the punches.
I turned my gaze to him.
"I want them all to see how strong and powerful the Alpha prince is. You've grown so much now. Your wolf is fully alive and strong with powers. This time around, kill her with your magic powers", he said, and my eyes fluttered.
"Dad, I…",
"Do as I say!", he yelled and I dropped the woman ,who was breathing so hard on the floor.
I took some steps backwards. I kept on wondering how Dad knew i had the powers of dragon. I am a hybrid with the combination of both dragon and wolf.
I found out when I was only sixteen years old, two years ago. The great power that could raze down a whole building. I can spit fire and tear a human into halves.
I hid this from everyone because I was afraid of turning into a blood-sucking monster , but now I can't believe my dad knew and wants me to use it now. The powers have been growing with my age, and now I can shift into a full dragon, spitting fire.
I can also send fireballs to burn down anyone. I am a hybrid…
"Do it now!", Dad urged, as he saw the fear in my eyes. Everyone was watching. The warriors, Beta and Gamma, all wanted to see what I would do.
My eyes went to the shivering woman who i was going to use the powers on. She had tears flowing all over her face. She was just going to turn into ash a few minutes later after i was done.
I shut my eyes ans clenched my first, murmuring some magic word. I felt the beast rise. I felt it open its eyes. My whole body got hot. The nails gradually grew into long, strong claws, making me unclench my palm.
My bones cracked and reformed, turning into something else. I paused the shift immediately, my golden wings spreading out.
I felt great anger and rage fill my heart. I felt sorrow taking over me. It was like i was losing someone, and that made me furious.
My veins all sprouted out, my muscles got larger and stronger, I flapped my wings and it sent strong winds.
Then, slowly i opened my eyes. There was fire in them. My eyes fell on the woman in front of me.
"Kill her!!!", I heard a voice command in my head and, without wasting a single second, I executed it.
I grabbed her by the neck, making my claws pierce through it deeply, causing her blood to spill out.
She cried, but it only increased my rage. I raised her with my left hand, up to the space.
With my other hand, I formed a fireball and blasted her off my hand with it. It razed her down, and right here and then, she fully turned into ash, spreading over the floor.