Lycanthropy

Above the river:

“Terrence, have you divided the warriors all over the pack’s territory? And are the trainers properly introduced with how to train everyone?”

“Yes, Alpha, they are, and I’ll be paying weekly visits to see that they are training them as instructed.” He replied.

“Amy, are there any more transfers this week? Or are there more families that need to be replaced, due to the incapacity of the western packhouse?”

“Just the normal amount of requests, Alpha. The western packhouse has been dealt with, so no more issues there.”

“Good.” I said, and they turned around to walk out of my office.

“Oh wait, Amy could you find me an assistant? I need someone to file and organise all the papers, digitally, but I don’t have the time for that.”

“Sure Alpha, I’m on it.” Amy said.

Terrence and Amy both have their assistants, to organise everything how I wanted as well. Because keeping up six packhouses at the same time, is somewhat time consuming.

Ever since all five of the packs, north of the river had been attacking us, I became really busy. Especially since last attack, because then I had lost a lot of my warriors, but with our strength and training we eventually won the battle. Unfortunately they have been attacking us, by joining forces with three packs at the same time. So, now I have three packs worth of financial documents to get through.

I could have chosen to not kill the Alphas which would result in me, not having all the paperwork to handle. But as they have attacked me once, what would stop them from attacking me again? I had appointed five Deltas who would take care of the most normal things in the packhouses, but the decision making, about delicate things, still laid with me.

So, now I’m Alpha of eight-hundred wolves, and almost each day a new pup was born, so we were growing rapidly. Mountain Peak Pack was of now, the largest pack on this continent, and it was a handful to organize everything. We were also now rich enough, for me to have my own private jet, and plenty of cars to drive me around. Which was necessary for all my travels.

For now, I stayed at each of the packhouses for two days and then went on to the next, to get everyone acquainted with me, and how I rule. We have to make this pack a tight one, but combining them, is going to take some time.

The mountain at which I started our base pack, was mostly centred in the middle of all my territory, and we were surrounded by an ocean, on three sides. Yet, the river, that went from west to east, was the most important line to defend.

I don’t have the urge to grow my empire even larger, but I don’t want to lose any of it either. So we are training every able body from the age of twelve, into strong fighters. Every wolf has to train, unless someone had some medical issues, which would then be dismissed by me only.

There were still human cities, and villages between the six pack’s territories. They were off limit for us to enter, unless business required it. I didn’t want to interfere with the humans, or make my wolves breed with them.

The humans weren’t aware that big things had changed, besides the moving of wolves, towards somewhere inside my territory. I didn’t own their cities, nor did I pay off their mayors. They live their lives, and so do we.

“We’ve got mail Alpha!” One of the kids yelled happily, when I walked out of the office.

He ran up to me, and gave me a white with golden envelope, which said ‘Alpha Emerson of Mountain Peak Pack’. The envelope looked regal and upon opening it, it confirmed my suspicion.

“Hereby you have been summoned to join in the annual festivities, which will be held at the Royal Court. Your King requests you personally, to attend to the mating ball, which will be held on the next full moon.” I read out loud, while standing in the hallway.

I could hear some wolves come a little closer, as they heard what I was reading.

“You can bring up to twenty unmated females…”

“Aaaahhh!!” I heard screaming all around me, from all the young woman, eager to join me on this event. They have been infatuated by the idea of finding their mates, totally in love already, of having a slight chance of finding true love.

“…and up to twenty unmated males, to join in the festivities.”

And then some more information as to the date, time and so on, were written at the bottom. Great, the next full moon is within three weeks. How am I going to leave my newly adjusted pack, after only three weeks?

“Can we please go Alpha? Please?” I heard all the woman ask and plead around me.

I heard the woman, screeching with their high toned voices, aching for an answer of their Alpha. But all I could think about is all the work that has to be done, before I was trusting myself, to be absent of my pack for at least two days.

More and more woman came walking in, and all were screaming and laughing and giggling, it hurt my head.

“SILENCE!” I roared in my Alpha command and the whole mountain became silent.

I rubbed the temples of my head, and linked Amy to get here as soon as possible. When she was close by, I handed her the letter and told her to sort things out. I couldn’t care less, who came along and who didn’t, but I didn’t want to choose, nor do I have the time for it.

As I went through the letter in my head, I was contemplating whether or not I should attend at all. I know I’m unmated, but I’m not looking for a mate. I am happy where I am, and I don’t need a man to take care of me.

Besides, all I have ever experienced with mates, is that they die. My mother died, by my father’s hands, Terrence killed his mate, and Amy was raped, and thus reluctant to find her own mate too. And me? Well I’ve been raped, used and abused in sexual ways too, so why should I find my mate?

Furthermore, who would love an Alpha bitch, that can fight and command any other Alpha that she came across with? What kind of male Alpha would succumb to a woman? It is in our custom that the male wolf, takes care of his female counterpart, not the other way around.

I’m perfectly fine alone, taking care of my pack, in my own way, without a partner.

I am perfectly fine without love.

“But you are still going!” Amy yelled, feeling my reluctant emotions through the pack link.

I looked behind her, seeing that all the she-wolves had returned to their jobs, or rooms, finally shushed and finally silent.

“Why?” I asked her, as a reply to her demand.

“If only for PR, and for your unmated females. I know you don’t approve of love, but the rest of the world does. So, suck it up!” She stated.

Really, I’m an Alpha but this girl is telling me what to do! What is it with her? She has no shred of fear towards me, and why? I’ve never been actually nice to her, I even tried to be more and more rude over the weeks. But still, she just keeps on smiling and even laughing at me, as if I was making jokes!

But… I know that she is right about it, but I’m not going to give her the credit for it. For morale it is wise to go, as these twenty females and males, might have a chance to find their true mate at the royal court, while other packs attend too.

If I would decline to attend this ball, other packs and my members as well, would think that I didn’t want them to find their love, that I’m an arrogant, masochistic bitch, that only wants to do whatever she wants.

Oh wait…