Scarred Alphas

Chapter 56

“Who?!” I panic.

“I can only assume it is Ezra attacking.” Oliver says.

He gets up and starts to

calmly take his suit off.

Warriors start running

towards the forest and

everyone comes out of the

house.

“Casseopea, get in the

house!” Warrick says.

“The house? But-”

“Do it!”

“But no! I’m fighting too!”

“Can you fight? Have you

trained enough to be in

battle?”

“Uhm…”

“If you can’t answer that quickly, then it is a no. Hide

in the house. Serge, take her

inside.”

“But if this is Ezra, I need to

be here. I’m the one who is

going to-”

“If it is him, trust me, he

won’t be killed on the spot.

I’ll make sure to bring him to you beforehand.”

I point a finger at him. “You

better!”

“Get out of my sight! Go

inside!” He shouts at me.

My eyes dart to Oliver who

stares back at me. He nods as

Father says this. “Let us

handle it.”

Even though I feel like I should be out here helping, I do as they say and head inside. On my way in, I bump into Colt.

“Cass! Come on!” He takes

me inside to the war room

where there are a few people.

Some of the general’s families like Julia, also Dash,

Miles, Bryn, and the brides are here.

Some of the people slide the

shutters on the windows,

closing and blocking them.

Colt cups my face. “Stay

here. You’ll be safe.” He kisses

my head and starts to sprint

out.

“Wait! Are you fighting?!”

“Yes. Stay here. You’ll be

safe.”

“Wait!”

He disappears out of the

room ignoring my

complaint.

Serge and Dash close the

doors and stand in defensive

positions along with a few

other warriors.

“Don’t worry, Curls, he’ll be

fine.”

“Can you be a hundred percent sure about that?”

“This is the Dark Fang Pack

and he has trained like one.

Yes, I am very sure.”

Lotus walks behind me and

places her hands on my

shoulder. “It’s protocol, my dear. This room specifically

has reinforced doors and

windows. It is used for

meetings but it is intended as a protective shelter, same for the pack house. The children

there should be in the

reinforced cellar right now.”

“So we just stay here and wait?”

She nods. “I know. It is

horrible having to wait and

not be able to do something

out there but if we can’t

protect ourselves then we

will just be getting in the

way.”

I understand what she is

saying but I hate it. I don’t like waiting like this.

I look around and see that

everyone–except for Miles and Bryn–are relaxed.

“Why is everyone so calm?”

“We don’t experience many attacks but as Dash said, we

are the Dark Fang pack. We

won’t be easily taken down. Our packs consist of many Alphas, not something

common in most packs.”

“Yeah, why is that? Why is it

that this pack has so many Alphas?”

Lotus starts to explain. “Well,

many years ago–before Alpha Warrick was Alpha- his father went on a rampage attacking other packs. He would decimate the packs but bring in prisoners, those of high blood like Betas and Alphas. This is why the

northern territories are

barren of packs. The packs

that remain are the ones who

united and fought back

together. The Alpha was

killed as a result and Alpha Warrick–his son–took over.

He saw the danger in

continuing as his father was doing so he retreated and

called a cease–fire that has

been in place till now though as you know, our Alpha has schemed and plotted secretly and slowly taken a few packs.” She looks towards the door. “I have a feeling that this is going to change now.‘”

“I’ve heard stories

about…Warrick’s father.”

She nods. “Your

grandfather.”

“Yes, I guess.”

“His name was Amos. He was

a monster. And if you are

thinking that Warrick is just

like him, you are mistaken. Alpha Amos was ruthless

even to his own children and

mate.”

“Still sounds like Warrick to

me.”

She slowly shakes her head. “You really know nothing. Alpha Warrick was not an only child and he was also not the only one with his gift. He had an older sister but also a younger brother

who had the same gift.

When his brother got his wolf and showed signs of his gift, Amos pined them together and told them to

kill each other. That there

could only be one with the gift. Obviously, Warrick won. Then a few years later,

Warrick was forced to kill his

sister too as a punishment

for defying him. The

Luna–Warrick’s

mother–was driven to

madness by Amos and she plunged herself down a cliff.”

I stay quiet, taking it all in.

“It is rumored that she loved

flowers and this is why

Warrick named us with

flower names.”

Oh wow, it suddenly makes sense though it is still weird.

Poppy nods. “My

mother–who still

lives–talks about this all the

time and how it was to live

under Alpha Amos rule. She

was terrified.”

“I guess…it makes sense why Warrick is the way he is.” I

mutter.

Lotus closes her eyes. “My

poor love. He has so many

scars…just like you do. These were all done by his own

father. He always tries to act tough but we have seen his

vulnerable side.” She

motions to Poppy who nods.

I do not feel sorry for him. I

can’t. But I do understand

why he is the way he is. It is a ruthless cycle.

I look towards the door

noticing that I haven’t been able to hear anything from

outside since the doors

closed.

“It’s so quiet.”

“It is the room. With

everything closed, you can’t hear anything outside of it.”

After about thirty more minutes, the doors finally open and Warrick walks in.

“Everyone out. It is safe now.”

“What happened?!” I

immediately ask.

“It is over. We need the war

room now to discuss our

next move.”

“But-”

“Stop your questions and

wait.” He says. “We are

having a meeting now where we will discuss it all.”

I wait trying to be patient but I am constantly wtching the door for Colt to appear. When he finally does, I let

out a breath I didn’t even

know I was holding. I want to run and hug him but I know I shouldn’t. Especially

because Oliver walks in

behind him too.

“Now?” I ask Warrick.

He nods. “We won, as

expected.”

“And Ezra? Was it really

him?”

“No. But it was most likely because of him.” He now

addresses the room filled

with generals and pack warriors. “The river packs

attacked. Why? Don’t know

yet but I’m about to find out.

The perimeters are secure now and we managed to get our hands on a few prisoners before they retreated.”

“And is everyone alright? Did we lose people?” I ask.

“No. Just a few injured. It was a half–ass attack. A disrespect really. Who the hell do they

think we are?! Didn’t even

give us the courtesy of coming in full force!” He says sounding angry. “Beck, go

get me some information from these prisoners. Victor, make sure security is tight

tonight.” He looks at Garret. “Let’s go to my office and

assess the situation. Join us Alpha Oliver. The rest of you, I want you here early morning sharp.”

“What about me?” I ask him

as everyone starts to walk

out.

“Go rest. Come back in the

morning.”

“But-”

“There is nothing you can do

right now. I don’t need you.

Go rest.”

I hate feeling useless but there is really nothing I can

1. do.

“I am not even tired,” I mutter watching everyone

1. go.

“Yeah, me either.” Miles says.

“I need a drink.” Dash says

and starts to head out while

Miles and Bryn follow him.

Only Colt and I stand in the

room now. He closes the

door once everyone is out

and we hug each other.

“So everything Warrick said

is true?”

“Yes. They barely gave any fight.” He holds me close and

sways as he caresses my

head.

“Did you fight?”

“Just a couple of them. It was

over fast.”

“Good. I am glad everything turned out good.”

“Me too.”

“Mh…so, before they

attacked-”

“Yeah, yeah. That stupid Content rights belong to NôvelDrama.Org.

dinner you had.”

I smile. “I told him about

you.”

He pulls away and looks at me surpised. “You did!?”

I nod. “I told him that you are more than just a friend to me, basically my lover. But

that’s where I left it. I told

him that Warrick doesn’t

want us together which is part of the truth.”

He nods with a smirk. “So he

knows about me now.”

I giggle looking at how

satisfied that made him.

“However, it doesn’t seem

like he is going to stop pursuing me.”

“Let him try. Idiot.” He pulls

away. “Do you want to go rest?”

I shake my head. “Don’t really feel tired right now.”

He nods. “Yeah, with the

fight, me either. Should we

join Dash and the others?”

I nod. “Yeah, let’s do that.”

Colt takes my hand and leads

me to the bar room where

Dash sits on a bar drinking.

Miles and Bryn sit on a table next to them and I join them

while Colt sits with Dash.

They are not the only ones

here. There are a few pack

members I don’t know who

had the same idea, lounging about–Julia included.

There are a few games here

like a foosball table and even

a pinball machine.

“They really should get a

pool table in here.” Miles

mutters.

“Like the one you had back at your pack?” I ask.

He nods.

Julia scurries behind me and gets close to Colt who is next

to us at the bar.

“I am so happy that you are okay, Colt. I was so scared.” She says in a soft voice. Most people here don’t hear her because they are talking but I am paying close attention to

what she is saying to Colt.

“Yeah, I’m fine.”

“Did you get hurt at all?” She

asks.

“No.” That is all Colt says and

then turns back to his drink.

Suddenly, the girl starts crying. “You are really ignoring me? Why do you have to be so cruel?”

She really just starts crying

out of nowhere?

Colt glances at me then looks

back at her.

“Julia, stop it. You know what

I told you.”

“I don’t believe it. I can’t.”

Colt shakes his head. “I

already talked to your father. He said that if you continued

like this, then he would take

drastic measures for you. He

does not like this behavior

and neither do I.”

“But I love you. I can’t stop it.

I can’t help it!”

“Oh boy…” Dash whispers

next to Colt.

My eyes snap wide open and I turn in my chair to face

them with shock. I can’t

believe she is this bold. I am

sure she knows about me

and him.

“Sorry, but that is not my problem.” Colt says turning back to his drink. “I already

made it as clear as I could.”

Good boy. I feel satisfied

with that answer.

“No! Look at me!” She

shouts.

This draws the attention of

everyone in the room but

Colt doesn’t turn to her.

“Go away, Julia.” Colt coldly

says.

“No! Look at me!” She pulls

his arm to face her. He

swings his arm free from her

but at that moment, she

jumps on him and latches her fangs to his n*ck.