Chapter 6: Dark King. Part 1.

Narrator:

Meanwhile, Alpha Desmond and his Beta, Elijah, were busy trying to control themselves and their respective mates. As third in command, Brandon, the delta of the pack, was responsible for protecting and guarding the place. Not far away, near the edge of the cliff, clans were engaged in a bloody battle. It would not be surprising if some approached the lake to rest or flee the battle.

Brandon was grateful that both his Alpha and Beta were temporarily affected by their mates' bond, which was closed and protected, preventing him from entering the pack's thoughts. Likewise, the Alpha and Beta could control their feelings because many single males and females in the group of eight wolves were waiting for them to return with their mates. Among them was the future Luna. The uncontrollable desire to mate that occurs in newly united couples was too strong for many of the single wolves. He knew this well because it had happened to him when he met his beloved Silvana. Punishing his wolves to control them was not something he wanted to do.

The pack generally felt a sense of satisfaction and joy. This happened in every pack when the moon appeared. It was a sign of prosperity and happiness for all. It meant that the future of the pack was assured.

While Brandon ordered the trackers to secure the area, he prepared for the arrival of the Beta's mate and the future Moon. He mentally communicated with each pack member and shared the news with them. He also asked that the former Moon, the Alpha's mother, be notified so she could prepare for the return of the mates of the two highest-ranking pack members, especially the future Moon.

He was in the middle of this when one of his trackers communicated with him.

"Delta, a group of fifteen wolves just left the castle through a secret passageway and are heading for the lake. They are very angry and seem to be looking for something or someone," he said.

"Okay, follow them, but don't reveal yourself. I'll notify Alpha and Beta," said Brandon, the Delta.

"Alpha, Beta, we have visitors from the castle. They'll be here soon," he said mentally to the two.

This caused the kiss that had imbued the mates with a sexual frenzy to break not far from there. The frenzy overpowered the two female wolves, leaving them completely disoriented and as if drugged.

"Okay," said Beta at the same time Alpha said it.

"Get ready to receive them. We're on our way."

Ava, Beta's mate because of her omega status, especially, had entered a feverish state, unleashing all the uncontrollable pheromones that cause mating. Both Irina and Ava were beyond the limits of controlling their sexuality and consciousness.

Unable to control themselves, their mates had to make a titanic effort—similar to tearing the skin from one's own body—to not be carried away by the intoxicating, maddening scent their mates were giving off: a scent of partnership, uncontrolled desire, urgency, and mating.

The lack of control over themselves and the she-wolves, who were acting on instincts older than time, made it difficult for the Alpha and Beta to control themselves. Without thinking, they lifted their partners and began running toward the lake. They both had the same idea while their partners, still in the throes of mating and in their arms, tried to writhe around their bodies like snakes, beside themselves. They tried to kiss their mates again and access their bodies, trying to bend their will.

Beta was surprised when he reached the clearing near the lake and found his Alpha with his Luna in his arms, in the same situation as him.

"Don't stop. They'll be here soon, and we have to protect them. Do it now," the Alpha ordered him mentally.

Without thinking twice, the two wolves, each with their mate in their arms, ran and threw themselves into the icy lake.

As soon as they entered the cold water, both Ava and Irina felt as if thousands of ice crystals were piercing their skin and tearing them apart. The uncontrollable cloud that burned their throats and made their bodies burn was extinguished by the icy water amid terrible torture, unleashing their female instincts in heat. Even the wolves inside them moaned in pain. Soon, Irina and Ava regained consciousness in the arms of their mates, realizing where they were.

Irina.

"What happened?" I asked the huge, half-naked man holding me as the fiery clouds receded.

"I'm sorry, my Moon. I didn't measure the strength of our attraction. Being a virgin and lacking experience, you couldn't control yourself and went into heat after our first kiss.” His brazen and shameful words enraged me, serving as a defense mechanism against my desire to sink into the ground.

"How dare that huge, disrespectful wolf talk about my virginity with such brazenness?" I thought. Without thinking, I slapped him, causing everything around us to freeze. All the sounds of the forest fell silent, or so it seemed. I trembled with regret and terror at what I had just done. I had slapped an alpha who exuded infinite dark power.

"Oh God! What have I done? We're going to die," I thought. I ducked my head and retreated into the strong arms of the man who had become rigid, waiting to be hit. Not even my status as a Gamma could save me from this.

The sincere, attractive laughter that suddenly burst forth from my chosen mate was even more disconcerting than a hit would have been, and I couldn't help but look up at him. But I couldn't see his face. That's when I saw the pendant around his neck—my mother's pendant—and, without thinking, I touched it in amazement.

"How...?" I said, forgetting that this attractive, huge, intimidating man had me trapped in his arms in the middle of a lake where I had slapped him.

"I came to give it back to you and to protect you. I didn't expect that along the way, the goddess Luna would decide you would be mine too, Irina, my Luna," he said, walking toward the shore without letting go of me. I was about to answer him when I felt a deep fear come over me from very close by.

"Ava!" I said, turning in the arms of the huge, dangerous alpha to see where the omega was. She was on the shore, in the arms of a man, looking toward the forest and trembling. She looked at us in amazement and fear, especially at the alpha. Suddenly, she trembled as she looked back at the forest.

"Irina, it's Malcon! He's with Beta Darío, and they're coming for us," Ava said, completely terrified. She buried her face in the Beta's body, and he felt an uncontrollable rage inside him as he looked toward the forest.

Once again, there would be a confrontation because of me. Once again, there would be blood, hatred, fear, and pain, and I would feel it all. Fear paralyzed me as I lay in the arms of the huge, strong man walking through the clearing near the shore. Inside, I felt like nothing more than a toy moved by fate. Not even my mate could make me stop feeling that fear and the pain of others. The prophecy had been wrong.