The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

We were gathered in the Council's castle, along with Zeriyah, a few of her witches, the Elder wolves, and a few members of the Council when Felix rushed through the doors at great speed.

“I came back here as fast as | could,” he said sharply, his feline eyes darting around. "What happened now, your words sounded extremely urgent and disturbing.” “Yes, Felix. This is important as well as urgent. Please, take a seat,” Elder Philip moved his hand in the air, pointing at one of the vacant seats.

“What is this all about?" He moved closer to the round table. "And what about the others?” “We cannot wait for them. This is important,” Zeriyah spoke, and just then, | pulled up from my seat, moved to the tall doors, and shut them closed.

“What happened?” He asked cautiously, moving his eyes from me back to the Elder wolves.

“We have been information about Vladimir's operations, and his possible location, Oasis," Elder Zeke sounded.

“What?” Felix shuffled in his seat, "How did you get this information?” “From someone on the inside,” Damien voiced, shifting his gaze to Zena who was leaning against the pillar.

Felix followed his gaze, and his eyebrows furrowed as if just noticing

her presence.

“Who is she?” He asked quickly.

“She has been in Oasis, and was sent to warn us,” Fendrick, the leader of the Faes, said.

“Warn us?" Felix almost gasped, his dark eyes shot back at Zena.

“Yes. The Dark Circle has deployed its army to North Central, to attack the Southern camps in the capital,” Elder Alex uttered, and Felix was silent for a second.

“No. This is impossible. Only the Council knew the location of those camps. There's no way the Dark Circle could know,” He spoke slowly.

“Precisely, our thoughts. It appears that we have a traitor in our midst, feeding the Dark Circle this information,” Elder Philip said.

“That's absurd. No one would dare betray the Council. This woman

—" Felix pointed a finger at Zena, "she's telling a lie. How sure are we that this isn't one of the Dark Circle's plans? Sending her here to spread false lies, and distract us," He was up from his seat. "The Blood moon is tonight. We have no time to be listening to such nonsense.” “Enough!” Zeriyah yelled, banging her hands on the table, as the air around became a little rough, charging with her magic. "Enough with the lies. We all are aware of your true nature and where your loyalty lies. We know you are the traitor, Felix." “No. No," He began, scanning the faces of everyone in the court.

“This woman is telling lies. She—" He stopped abruptly, taking a step back. His eyes darkened with a stormy rage. "I see, this was a trap.” “So, it's true," came Elder Walter's voice as he stood from his seat.

“You are one of them?" “Yes, and you have no idea what is about to come. The Blood moon is

tonight, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it, and by the magic of the white wolf herself, Vladimir will win this war," Felix muttered slowly with a grin, enjoying every word that escaped his lips.

An uncomfortable silence stalked the court for an impenetrable second. | pulled away from the door, moving closer to where the imbecile was. "You wanted the bastard's confession, and there, you've heard it. He is of no use to us, and trust me, he's better off dead. At least one less problem to worry about,” | pulled up the sleeves of my shirt, and move closer to Felix.

“I agree with Leonardo. We should kill him, and be over with this. We can't afford him getting word out to the Dark Circle or theyll know we are coming,” Zena suggested, and everyone in the Council seemed to have nothing against the idea.

Felix directed his blazing gaze at Zena who stared at him

unconcernedly. “Bloody bitch!" He hissed like a serpent, sticking out his claws, and instantly aimed for Zena.

Before he could take a step, Lorenzo placed himself before Zena, muttering a chant. Felix fell on his knees, writhing in pain. Blood escaped from his eyes and nose. | walked closer, sticking my claws out, and swiftly, | pierced my claws into his heart, feeling the life pounding against his chest in my grasp, and with great satisfaction, | ripped his heart out.

1 tossed the bloody organ on the floor, watching Felix slump dead with his blood soaking him in.

“Alright, since that's over now, let's move on to more important matters,” Zeriyah sounded, quickly. “Tonight, is the Blood moon. We must get to the white wolf and prepare for the war that's almost upon us.” I'took a deep breath. Just the words | was waiting to hear. And | couldn't wait.

Kaiser's point of view I held my hand in the air, gesturing to the small group of prisoners that snuck behind me. Instantly, they all spread out, covering the perimeter as a few of us ventured into the underground cave where the army's armory was located.

I readjusted the cloth covering my face, looking straight ahead to Killian. The more we moved into the cave, | could already feel the lurking presence and subtle disturbing sounds made by the constant dragging and stamping of their heavy boots against the ground.

We moved closer, as silent as possible, but it was only a matter of time before they sensed our invasion. But that was exactly what we wanted.

We kept moving, and stopping suddenly, when the noises from deep within the cave creased, and almost as if on cue, the burning torches inside the shadows died. It was time.

My hazel gaze twitched between the ragged piece concealed, shifting gently to Killian way up ahead. | nodded gently to him, as the rest of us backed against the darkness.

Subtle movements belonging to the warriors stationed at the armory hastened in the cave, and soon, we could see their shadows move past the rocky walls.

“Intruders!” One of the warriors yelled, utterly irritated and vexed, gaining the attention of the other warriors inside the cave who rushed to join him.

“Show your fucking selves!” His voice echoed throughout the cave walls, and as soon as it died, the protruding sound of bone snapping, twisting, and reforming echoed louder in the cave.

A sick smile lightened my face. The next thing we heard was a loud thundering growl that rippled throughout the cave, causing cracks on the walls, and then the satisfying cries of terror that tore from those

imbeciles’ lips as Killian in his gargantuan pitch-black wolf tore them into shreds.

It took only a full minute until the chaos died down and I pulled out from the shadows, lighting a torch just in time to see Killian shift from his wolf into his human form.

My eyes scanned the blood splattered everywhere in the cave and the remains of what seemed to be those imbeciles. I sent a euphoric glance at Killian now in some clothing.

“Not a bad partner,” | said almost with a grin, earning a lip-tight smile from him.

“Enough of the flattery,” He cleared his throat, stifling a chuckle. "We must hurry,” He gestured at the group that came with us. And everyone moved to work, pulling open the armory doors.

“Take as much as you can,” | sounded as Killian came to me.

“It's almost time,” he said with his amber eyes full of worry. "The Council's army need to be here, otherwise, everyone one of us...you, Sheila, me, these prisoners will be in grave danger.” “They will be here,” | muttered, pulling a hand on his shoulder. I had enormous trust in Zena, and | knew for a fact that they would come.

“We are ending everything tonight, and this place and everything it stands for will be up in flames. So, loosen up, tough guy, you look like a grouch!” | slammed his chest playfully, moving into the armory to help the group.

We gathered as many weapons that would go around for everyone and we left the cave, stepping into the darkness. My hazel deep eyes lifted to the dark sky.

1 could already feel the enormous power of the moon that had begun to blow in. Even though | didn't practice, my mother's blood ran through my veins, and I could feel the power of the blood moon.

I kept staring at the sky, and it didn't take a second before the outline of the glowing red moon appeared in all its glory and power, consuming my gaze. And | felt it. The great power that rushed through my veins, setting me free.

| couldn't fight the surge of power shooting within me, forcing me against the earth. And for the first time in this hellhole, | felt complete. | felt Kade. He was back.

My glowing orbs pulled up to Killian.

“It's time," Killian said, heaving a sigh and | nodded.

“Find Sheila and the witches. | will take care of the rest,” I said, and Killian nodded. "Good luck" I moved past him, taking the route the prisoners used when | heard Killian's call in the darkness. | swerved around and my hazel eyes connected with his.

“Just be careful," he said and | just couldn't hide the silly smile that forced itself out.

“You too, buddy," I replied, and with one final gaze, | shifted into my wolf.

For the first time in this hellhole, | felt my wolf, Kade. From this second, our time had begun ticking. And deep down, | knew for a fact, nothing would go wrong.