Chapter 4

“Umm, what are you doing?” Alpha Sebastian was confused, he had just informed him that the full moon was to be held in his Pack, and all could say was 'Okay?’ and he even went ahead to scroll through his phone like he wasn't there. He thought he would at least talk more about it or ask about the preparations.

“Making arrangements for the upcoming full moon.” Alpha Lake answered and continued typing.

“Done.” He took out his phone and smirked at Alpha Sebastian.

Alpha Sebastian scoffed, he should have known.

“Always one step ahead, right?”

“Yes. That is what being Alpha is all about. Always one step ahead. Learn from me kiddo, it’ll do you some good.”

“You!” Alpha Sebastian stood from his seat and held Alpha Lake on his shirt.

He was about to punch his face when the office door suddenly opened.

“Still fighting like kids,” Ms. Bridget stood in front of the door, her hands placed together on her midsection with a doting motherly smile on her face.

Alpha Sebastian immediately stood straight, putting his clothes right, he turned to Ms. Bridget, pouting like a kid.

“It was him, Nana. He bullied me…again.” He walked over to her with slouched shoulders and threw himself into her arms. She hugged him to herself, patting and rubbing his back like she would do to a child.

Alpha Lake just sat there, a smirk on his face. He knew Ms. Bridget did not believe him, everyone knew he was the mischievous one. He stood from his chair and went to them, tearing Alpha Sebastian away from her.

“Grow up, you’re an Alpha now.” He said coldly and walked past them.

“Let’s go, Alpha. The launch is ready.”

“Yay!” He held her hands and followed her excitedly.

Alpha Lake went into his home and paused. Something was not right. He looked over at his window and saw the wilted lavender flowers.

No wonder, the scent was no longer as strong as it used to be, and no wonder he didn’t feel relaxed as he entered his living room.

He had become accustomed to the relaxing scent of the lavender flower, it helped reduce his stress by fifty percent.

“That wretched girl.” He muttered as he went over to his dining and sat down.

He never asked her to start placing flowers in his house, now that he thought of it, who had permitted her to bring flowers into his house? His anger toward Audrey just kept multiplying. He was also angry for allowing himself to get accustomed to the damn flower scent.

He never wanted to like anything that came from her. She was his arch-nemesis.

He made up his mind, he was going to send her away, just like his beta had suggested.

He had to do it before the full moon, if he was going to find his mate this season, then he would not want her around.

He wanted a fresh start without someone or something reminding him of his painful past.

“Oh great! I smell fried steak. My favorite!” Alpha Lake gritted his teeth, irritation evident on his face.

“Why did you bring him here?” He asked Ms. Bridget who was dragging out a seat opposite him for Alpha Sebastian to sit.

“He was hungry.” She said simply.

“I don’t care, leave.” He looked at Alpha Sebastian, to make sure he understood the he was referring to him.

“Nana! He’s doing it again.” He looked up at Ms. Bridget, pretending to be sad.

Alpha Lake sighed, giving up on any salvation he thought his friend could get. He was a lost course as it is.

“Let him be, child.” She placed steak and vegetables in front of them, pouring grape wine into their glasses.

She was never a fan of alcoholic wines.

Alpha Lake felt like a visitor in his home, just because a full-ass grown Alpha decided to act like an imbecile baby in front of his cook.

“Whatever.” He ignored him and ate his food.

“Aha!"Alpha Sebastian exclaimed after a few seconds of peaceful eating.

“What now?” Alpha Lake’s nerves were already irritated enough for the day by this madman.

He wondered what he could want now.

“Something was not right when I came in. Now I know!” Alpha Sebastian took a sip from his wine, narrowing his eyes at his friend over the glass of wine.

“What?” irritation clear in Alpha Lake’s voice.

“Audrey. Where is Audrey?” He looked suspiciously at Alpha Lake, he knew how deep his hatred ran for her.

He never supported him in the way he treated her like she was some murderer atoning for her sins with hard labor and punishments.

He feared he might have killed her.

Alpha Lake clenched his fist in anger. He has to send her away fast.

He hated to think that his friend was not the only one who thought the same way, no matter how much he denied it, the truth settled deep in his stomach and it was that Audrey had forced herself on his home.

She had left her stupid charisma behind, he hated her for that. He wanted to see her sad and crying all the time, but she was always full of energy and smiles.

He hated her smiles, it unsettled him. He would send her away tomorrow. He did not care if she survived or not.

He can’t allow her to leave an impact on people around him and…him.

“You are quiet, you have killed her! Oh my God, I should have taken her with me the last time I visited, I should not have listened to her refusal.” He paused and looked right at his friend.

“Her birthday was just in the corner, yet, you murdered her!” Alpha Sebastian raked his hand through his hair in frustration, he stood up and paced back and forth.

Alpha Lake was going to tell him where he had locked her, but he changed his mind when he heard him say something about taking her with him.

If he told him that Audrey had been hanging in the dark dungeon since yesterday; there was no doubt he would go release her and take her with him. No. He can’t accept that.

He knew his friend had deep feelings for that bitch and it baffled him how anyone could afford to love that ugly thing.

“She went camping with her friends.” He lied.

Alpha Sebastian looked at him like he suddenly grew ten heads.

“You…let her go camping?” He asked consciously, finding it hard within himself to fathom such information.

“Of course. What do you take me for? A monster?”

“Yes!” He did not allow Alpha Lake to finish and immediately answered without thinking twice.

Alpha Lake just ignored him and drank his wine in a go. He did not know how else to convince him, so, he chose silence, that way he would not give himself away.

He knew Alpha Sebastian was a spontaneous person, he dreaded the idea of him deciding to take Audrey as his mate.

That would mean he has to live his whole life seeing the person he wanted to disappear from the surface of the earth.

“Fine. I’ll believe you, but… I’ll come visit her next week. Just giving you a heads up, don’t care if you agree.” Ms. Bridget was inside the kitchen hearing all they were discussing.

She wished Alpha Sebastian would take Audrey away. The poor girl deserves a normal life filled with love and care, which were all absent in her life at the moment.

“Who did this!” Alpha Lake barked at the two guards standing in front of the dungeon door. Rage filled him as he saw the blood-drained girl lying on the floor, looking all pale and dying.

His wolf, Regal, sensed a very faint heartbeat from her, and for the first time, it became crazy, restless, and angry.

He did not understand why his wolf was feeling that way toward Audrey, but it affected him too. Whatever his wolf felt, he felt too. They were one.

He got more irritated as his wolf became more restless. He was angry at Regal for making him want to know who did that to Audrey and why. Left for him, he would care less about her.

“You will answer me.” His eyes glazed over, and his wolf pushed forward, using their Alpha command on the two guards.

“We do not know, Alpha. We were drugged.” They answered in a somewhat hypnotic unison.

Bill and Bull were no longer the ones on guard, they had changed shifts with the new guards for the night.

Alpha Lake was raging.

“Damn it!”

He punched the wall, denting it with his fist. He was boiling in anger.

Who dared to touch his prisoner without his order? And even had the gut to drug his guards.

He had come down here to order for her to be taken to Ms. Bridget so she could nurse her for the night, at least, let her say her last goodbye to the poor woman.

He wanted to do it for Ms. Bridget, not Audrey; he did not care about how she felt, he'd rather she felt heartbroken and torn.

He wished she would feel lonely for the rest of her life, but he knew Ms. Bridget would be very sad and broken for a long time if he dared to send Audrey away without letting them meet for the last time.

She had taken care of her like her own daughter.

Alpha Lake walked into the dungeon, the metallic smell of blood flooded his nostrils, and being a wolf made it worse. It was like he was gulping down a gallon of blood with a hint of lavender flavor. He felt repulsed.

He took the keys that were hanging beside the walls and went to squat before Audrey. With the proximity, he saw clearly how the culprit intended for Audrey to die slowly and painfully.

Her thighs were judiciously sliced open, and her arms and wrist received the same fate as blood still trickled from her wrist, down to the floor.

He was supposed to feel over the moon with her predicament, this was what he had always wanted. Her death.

But when she was dying right in front of him, he did not feel a thing.

He did not feel happy, he did not feel sad.

He knew he should be the happiest wolf in the world at the moment, but he couldn’t bring himself to feel anything. He felt…void.

“Umm, what are you doing?” Alpha Sebastian was confused, he had just informed him that the full moon was to be held in his Pack, and all could say was 'Okay?’ and he even went ahead to scroll through his phone like he wasn't there. He thought he would at least talk more about it or ask about the preparations.

“Making arrangements for the upcoming full moon.” Alpha Lake answered and continued typing.

“Done.” He took out his phone and smirked at Alpha Sebastian.

Alpha Sebastian scoffed, he should have known.

“Always one step ahead, right?”

“Yes. That is what being Alpha is all about. Always one step ahead. Learn from me kiddo, it’ll do you some good.”

“You!” Alpha Sebastian stood from his seat and held Alpha Lake on his shirt.

He was about to punch his face when the office door suddenly opened.

“Still fighting like kids,” Ms. Bridget stood in front of the door, her hands placed together on her midsection with a doting motherly smile on her face.

Alpha Sebastian immediately stood straight, putting his clothes right, he turned to Ms. Bridget, pouting like a kid.

“It was him, Nana. He bullied me…again.” He walked over to her with slouched shoulders and threw himself into her arms. She hugged him to herself, patting and rubbing his back like she would do to a child.

Alpha Lake just sat there, a smirk on his face. He knew Ms. Bridget did not believe him, everyone knew he was the mischievous one. He stood from his chair and went to them, tearing Alpha Sebastian away from her.

“Grow up, you’re an Alpha now.” He said coldly and walked past them.

“Let’s go, Alpha. The launch is ready.”

“Yay!” He held her hands and followed her excitedly.

Alpha Lake went into his home and paused. Something was not right. He looked over at his window and saw the wilted lavender flowers.

No wonder, the scent was no longer as strong as it used to be, and no wonder he didn’t feel relaxed as he entered his living room.

He had become accustomed to the relaxing scent of the lavender flower, it helped reduce his stress by fifty percent.

“That wretched girl.” He muttered as he went over to his dining and sat down.

He never asked her to start placing flowers in his house, now that he thought of it, who had permitted her to bring flowers into his house? His anger toward Audrey just kept multiplying. He was also angry for allowing himself to get accustomed to the damn flower scent.

He never wanted to like anything that came from her. She was his arch-nemesis.

He made up his mind, he was going to send her away, just like his beta had suggested.

He had to do it before the full moon, if he was going to find his mate this season, then he would not want her around.

He wanted a fresh start without someone or something reminding him of his painful past.

“Oh great! I smell fried steak. My favorite!” Alpha Lake gritted his teeth, irritation evident on his face.

“Why did you bring him here?” He asked Ms. Bridget who was dragging out a seat opposite him for Alpha Sebastian to sit.

“He was hungry.” She said simply.

“I don’t care, leave.” He looked at Alpha Sebastian, to make sure he understood the he was referring to him.

“Nana! He’s doing it again.” He looked up at Ms. Bridget, pretending to be sad.

Alpha Lake sighed, giving up on any salvation he thought his friend could get. He was a lost course as it is.

“Let him be, child.” She placed steak and vegetables in front of them, pouring grape wine into their glasses.

She was never a fan of alcoholic wines.

Alpha Lake felt like a visitor in his home, just because a full-ass grown Alpha decided to act like an imbecile baby in front of his cook.

“Whatever.” He ignored him and ate his food.

“Aha!"Alpha Sebastian exclaimed after a few seconds of peaceful eating.

“What now?” Alpha Lake’s nerves were already irritated enough for the day by this madman.

He wondered what he could want now.

“Something was not right when I came in. Now I know!” Alpha Sebastian took a sip from his wine, narrowing his eyes at his friend over the glass of wine.

“What?” irritation clear in Alpha Lake’s voice.

“Audrey. Where is Audrey?” He looked suspiciously at Alpha Lake, he knew how deep his hatred ran for her.

He never supported him in the way he treated her like she was some murderer atoning for her sins with hard labor and punishments.

He feared he might have killed her.

Alpha Lake clenched his fist in anger. He has to send her away fast.

He hated to think that his friend was not the only one who thought the same way, no matter how much he denied it, the truth settled deep in his stomach and it was that Audrey had forced herself on his home.

She had left her stupid charisma behind, he hated her for that. He wanted to see her sad and crying all the time, but she was always full of energy and smiles.

He hated her smiles, it unsettled him. He would send her away tomorrow. He did not care if she survived or not.

He can’t allow her to leave an impact on people around him and…him.

“You are quiet, you have killed her! Oh my God, I should have taken her with me the last time I visited, I should not have listened to her refusal.” He paused and looked right at his friend.

“Her birthday was just in the corner, yet, you murdered her!” Alpha Sebastian raked his hand through his hair in frustration, he stood up and paced back and forth.

Alpha Lake was going to tell him where he had locked her, but he changed his mind when he heard him say something about taking her with him.

If he told him that Audrey had been hanging in the dark dungeon since yesterday; there was no doubt he would go release her and take her with him. No. He can’t accept that.

He knew his friend had deep feelings for that bitch and it baffled him how anyone could afford to love that ugly thing.

“She went camping with her friends.” He lied.

Alpha Sebastian looked at him like he suddenly grew ten heads.

“You…let her go camping?” He asked consciously, finding it hard within himself to fathom such information.

“Of course. What do you take me for? A monster?”

“Yes!” He did not allow Alpha Lake to finish and immediately answered without thinking twice.

Alpha Lake just ignored him and drank his wine in a go. He did not know how else to convince him, so, he chose silence, that way he would not give himself away.

He knew Alpha Sebastian was a spontaneous person, he dreaded the idea of him deciding to take Audrey as his mate.

That would mean he has to live his whole life seeing the person he wanted to disappear from the surface of the earth.

“Fine. I’ll believe you, but… I’ll come visit her next week. Just giving you a heads up, don’t care if you agree.” Ms. Bridget was inside the kitchen hearing all they were discussing.

She wished Alpha Sebastian would take Audrey away. The poor girl deserves a normal life filled with love and care, which were all absent in her life at the moment.

“Who did this!” Alpha Lake barked at the two guards standing in front of the dungeon door. Rage filled him as he saw the blood-drained girl lying on the floor, looking all pale and dying.

His wolf, Regal, sensed a very faint heartbeat from her, and for the first time, it became crazy, restless, and angry.

He did not understand why his wolf was feeling that way toward Audrey, but it affected him too. Whatever his wolf felt, he felt too. They were one.

He got more irritated as his wolf became more restless. He was angry at Regal for making him want to know who did that to Audrey and why. Left for him, he would care less about her.

“You will answer me.” His eyes glazed over, and his wolf pushed forward, using their Alpha command on the two guards.

“We do not know, Alpha. We were drugged.” They answered in a somewhat hypnotic unison.

Bill and Bull were no longer the ones on guard, they had changed shifts with the new guards for the night.

Alpha Lake was raging.

“Damn it!”

He punched the wall, denting it with his fist. He was boiling in anger.

Who dared to touch his prisoner without his order? And even had the gut to drug his guards.

He had come down here to order for her to be taken to Ms. Bridget so she could nurse her for the night, at least, let her say her last goodbye to the poor woman.

He wanted to do it for Ms. Bridget, not Audrey; he did not care about how she felt, he'd rather she felt heartbroken and torn.

He wished she would feel lonely for the rest of her life, but he knew Ms. Bridget would be very sad and broken for a long time if he dared to send Audrey away without letting them meet for the last time.

She had taken care of her like her own daughter.

Alpha Lake walked into the dungeon, the metallic smell of blood flooded his nostrils, and being a wolf made it worse. It was like he was gulping down a gallon of blood with a hint of lavender flavor. He felt repulsed.

He took the keys that were hanging beside the walls and went to squat before Audrey. With the proximity, he saw clearly how the culprit intended for Audrey to die slowly and painfully.

Her thighs were judiciously sliced open, and her arms and wrist received the same fate as blood still trickled from her wrist, down to the floor.

He was supposed to feel over the moon with her predicament, this was what he had always wanted. Her death.

But when she was dying right in front of him, he did not feel a thing.

He did not feel happy, he did not feel sad.

He knew he should be the happiest wolf in the world at the moment, but he couldn’t bring himself to feel anything.

He felt…void.