Wolves - Ash Faith (best fiction books to read txt) 📗

barked, his aggressive tone echoing as wolves began to shift back to human form.

“Prince of Vampires,” Jackal bowed, as he steadied his footing from his shift. “I had not heard that you resided here. Accept my dearest apologies,” I heard Ace scoff,

“Posh bastard,” Ace laughed at Jackal’s apologies to Kade.

“Shut your trap, wolf!” Kade snapped, as he flew, no, literally stepped his way down from his floating position above the trees. “You are at no position to scoff, I know who you are truly know. So, my choice is not in your favour.” Ace gulped. Jackal stood back up from his bow, masking his accomplishment to gain favouring with a professional blank expression. I guess Kade is a special person. But then again, that’s quite obvious, since the guy is literally a Prince. But I didn’t really treat him like it. Woops.

“Prince, if you wouldn’t mind elaborating what your choice of favouring would mean exactly?” Jackal’s question read my mind. What in the hell did Kade mean.

“The choice of who shares the territory of this town.  As known by its ancient name, Therelia.”

This is a joke. They’re acting like this place is worth their lives, like ‘Therelia’ was something special. There’s nothing special about this hell hole minus the fact that there’s a vampire pub owned by a vampire prince who lived in a vampire mansion in the woods. This was like some kind of story you’d say to a kid to make sure they didn’t go near something or place.

“I’ve been informed of 3 present Alpha’s in town, so instead of settling this with” Kade paused, with a look of disgust, “brutality… I’ve decided I shall split the territory into quarters. 1 quarter containing my residence, that you shall not enter without warning. And the other 3 to be set as one per Alpha. This will be a game of wits. The winner takes 3 out of the 4 quarters. I am being extremely generous, do not make any mistake to destroy this generosity.” He pulled out a massive roll of paper from the insides of his suit pants, ripping it into three parts, dropping them at the feet of Jackal and Ace and a third one at the tree I hid behind. He grinned my way before stepping back up and into the night sky.

What.

The.

Actual.

Hell.

He must have known I was there the whole time. That dramatic son of a bitch. As I stared at the sky angrily, a throat cleared behind me. How did someone get behind me? I turned slowly.

“Will you ever leave me be, or are you just obsessed with being around me?” a familiar lop-sided grin felt like a slap to my face as it greeted me. This guy seriously needs to be taught a lesson. That lesson should not include his shirt. Fuck. No. don’t think about that!

“Ace, don’t be a hypocrite. You’re a creep.” I press myself against the tree, making as much space as possible between us. “I see you still have no clue what personal space means, I would love to teach you. My way.” I said sarcastically.

“We’ve got better things to do,” Jackal’s voice came from behind the tree, I spun around the tree quickly to stand next to Jackal and get more space between myself and Ace before my two-faced temptations won me over. Ace clearly disagreed, taking a step ahead and leaning on the tree, with a face of new anger I hadn’t seen on him. Was he…. Jealous of Jackal? Hah! He seriously is!

“Going green, Ace?” I sneered, pushing his obvious temptations to continue his fight.

“Don’t tempt the boy, trouble is not to be caused if we want to win.” Jackal put a hand on my shoulder as I had done earlier. The word boy being used to describe Ace suggested otherwise.

“We?” Ace laughed, ignoring our jabs at his ego. “She’s not stupid enough to be with you at her own free will. Hand her over, and no trouble will be cause.” He stood back up on his own two feet, a murderous look on his, hot, face. Damnit, stop thinking like that.

“I say we,” Jack began to smile, “Because that is the correct word to use, considering our alliance. That we made. At our own free will.” Ace’s face flew with shock,

“That’s not possible she’s not….”

“I’m not what? Ace? Not strong enough?! I’ll have you know that earlier today I fought with the King of Vampires. And won.” I finished his sentence, boasting about the fight that was technically a tie. But I surely would’ve won anyway. I congratulated myself, earning more eye-widening from Ace.

Ace turned to Jackal, “I would’ve noticed. It’s not possible” but Jackal just smiled even wider,

“Then I guess you’re not very observant, especially of the moon stance tonight” Jackal sneered, suddenly turning me around and pushing me into the bright moonlight that had just before coated Kade.

“What was that for?!” I yelled, but the words came out as a whisper. I looked towards the moon, a red cloud beginning to cover it and change the colour of its light. I lifted my hand and it was red. Not just red. It was glowing. Different to the glow I left on Kade and Jack’s wounds that made me feel weirdly calm. It was a bright, angry red. I looked back at Jack and Ace, Jack was smiling proudly, but Ace was yelling something I couldn’t hear even thought he was just a couple of metres away from me.

I couldn’t hear him over someone growling. Where was that growling coming from? It was deafening.

But then I realised.

I was the one growling.

Chapter 41 >> Jack's view

 

“You don’t understand what you’ve done!” The Alpha Ace furiously yelled at me,

“I understand clearly what I’ve done, and so do you. It’s natural, don’t get so worked up” I said calmly, not making eye contact with him.

“No, you don’t, this will alert the Immortal Court. This can’t be happening, she’s not ready! Lana!” He yelled, running at the blood-red whirlwind that Lana was centred in. I quickly grabbed hold of the back of his shirt, holding him back.

“Are you stupid?! If you’re that worried you wouldn’t dare interrupt the Alpha transformation, she’ll die if you do. The moon doesn’t choose anyone who isn’t ready. And the Immortal Court will just add her to the list, she’s not a fugitive, they won’t come after her.” I informed him, but he turned and whacked my hand from his collar.

“You don’t understand what she can do, or what they’ll do to have her under their control. Don’t touch me again unless you plan on finishing our fight!” He stormed off,

What was that supposed to mean? I tried to put together the pieces of his rant, but it didn’t make any sense. My thoughts were broking by a blood-curdling howl. I smiled at the wolf that stared back at me from the now cleared red steam. She was finished.

“Welcome to our world,” I said, as it glared deep into my eyes. It’s own glowing a fierce red that I all but recognized. “New Alpha Lana.” I pulled the map from under my foot, patting my own that I had in my belt to make sure it was still there. I reached my hand out to the glorious beast, offering the map.

It slowly stalked up to me, eyes still glaring deeply into mine. Make the wrong move, I dare you. Its eyes spoke.

“I know I ally with your human counterpart,” I focused on staring back at it, not backing down but not making any readable move. “But does your loyalty lie with me as well?”

It nodded, snapping its jaws around the map I held not seconds ago. “Good, then it is settled.”

“If you head East, you will know your own territory. I hope to see you soon.” I turned, not expecting a reply for obvious reasons. Your level of trust is high in her, that is rare.  My wolf reminded me of the odd sensation of trust I put into the wolf they call Lana. I’m well aware. I reply, with nothing else to say. I heard the shuffle of feet as my pack followed behind. As well as an extra pair of feet hitting the ground. I smiled before turning around, looking down to find the familiar face staring back at me.

“I thought for a second there you’d failed to get away from them, Kara” I welcomed my sister back,

“Oh please, they’re all about brute strength, I swear there’s not a brain cell up in their heads.” She fired back, back to our casual bickering and jeering that we valued as much as normal families enjoyed compliments and kisses goodnight from the ones they loved.

“I was starting to think the exact same thing, sister. Some interesting events have happened during your absence, I’ll tell you along the way.”

Chapter 42 >> Kade's view

 

“You understand the task ahead?” I asked, pacing in front of the 2 women and a girl that stood in front of me.

“Yes, Beloved Prince” they answered in unison,

“You understand that you must monitor, and report back to me, on the movements of these wolves?”

“Yes, Beloved Prince”

“That you are to attempt to befriend them and gain their trust?” I stopped, “But to stay out of their way, and not attempt to control them – as that will risk your life – and I will not grieve you for your mistakes?”

“We understand, Beloved Prince.”

“Repeat your introduction, one final time” I ordered, stopping to face them.

First, a female, with silver hair cut into a bob, and features reminding you of an eagle with a lengthy nose and thin lips and eyes a deep brown, stepped forward warily. “I am Rowena, a vamp of vampire Prince Kade Samuels, sent to help guide you, Werewolf Alpha named Jackal, to succeed in keeping the territory you have earned.” She smiled, but it never reached her eyes. “Perfect, next” I ordered, as the next vampire stalked up, her stilettos making her sound more important than I knew she was. Her pale skin complimenting the yellow beady eyes, and perfect complexion, red lipstick daring you to kiss her. She was perfect for the job I had set her, the Alpha I was to send her to, was to do more than befriend her, as I knew his secrets would never spill through a simple friendship and that he needed something more to trust her. But something fake. It had to be sexual, she had to look her best and