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MAYA.
When I reported to work the next day, it seemed just like every normal day the Pack was going on like it always would and everyone was about, going to work or doing something else. I would have never guessed that things would go horribly wrong. We worked until it was almost noon and during that time, I took a lot of lessons from one of the nurses that had been assigned to teach me and make sure that I practised often. The head nurse didn’t want to disappoint the Alpha who had put me under her care so she was doing her best to make sure that this worked. However, I decided to take a break at a patio bench outside the Pack hospital.
I sat there alone since I needed the silence. I didn’t join the others who would be talking about one thing or the other. While sitting there, I started to notice a shift in the air. The tension seemed to be getting stronger and the usual bustle and hustle of the Pack seemed muted, it felt as if something bad was coming, something really bad. I got up from the bench and decided to take a walk around and see things for myself but that was the moment I saw a troop of guards walking towards the road to the gates of the Pack which was a long way away from the boundary.
I guessed something important was about to happen, but in a bad way though. I stood there and kept watching as the guards matched by and kept walking till they got there. They stood and began to wait. The sun was shining mercilessly and the blistering heat was starting to rise but they all stood there like it was nothing. That was the moment I saw it.
Alphas started to walk into the Pack. There were a lot of them and they seemed to be in a straight line. They didn’t come alone but came with their guards and some of their warriors. It was easy to differentiate between a guard and a warrior because of their garb. The ranks were clearly displayed in the breast pocket, but none of that mattered during wars. Everyone fought to their best.
The Alphas were screened and afterwards, taken to the Packhouse by some of the guards who had matched to the gates. I stood there, and soon the Pack members who had noticed what was happening began to gather to see what was going on. The looks on the faces of the Alphas as they tricked in was very grave and it was clear that something significant was happening, something that demanded their full attention.
I didn’t know if I should feel good or bad or scared or worried. It was hard to determine. But for the moment, I just stood there and stared on, determined to find out what was going on. Depending on the long stretch, there could have been thirty of them at least, not counting the guards and their warriors. I stood and kept watching every single one for a while, but then suddenly, my wolf began to whine. I whipped her head towards the Alphas behind the line and began to look at them.Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
I had smelt something familiar, and it scared me. It felt as though there was someone from the Black Moon Pack here and that seemed legal because these people were our enemies and there wasn’t supposed to be anyone here. I was still thinking when the Alpha aura attacked my senses again and I looked towards them again, determined to know why my wolf was very troubled.
That was the moment that I saw him. That was the moment I caught sight of the person who had been troubling my wolf. I was shocked and was rooted to the spot for some time before I got myself back. I wondered if it was him or if it was just someone who bore a striking resemblance to Alpha Orion, the leader of the council at my former Pack.
The leader of the Alpha’s Council, about to get in a meeting with his Pack’s sworn enemies? Was this a dream or a joke? I tried to tell myself that it wasn’t him, that it could be someone else but I knew that his scent was the only proof and cue that I needed. It was indeed Alpha Orion, and if he hadn’t been sent here by Alpha Venom, then this was a very serious case. It meant that he was a traitor, which could be interpreted in many ways.
He could be the one who had been sending out information to our enemy Packs and that could be the reason why they had dominated us and done everything to harm us. That could be the reason why they always seemed one step ahead of us even when we tried our best to defeat them. I didn’t want to think about that but it looked like that was the case here. I shook my head in pure grief again, not knowing what to do.
I watched as he got checked by the guards and walked through right away. He didn’t bring any guards with him, which increased my speculation that he was truly an enemy. I knew that I was right, he was the one. I guessed that was my aha moment since I came into this Pack. My reason for being here was half-solved.
If I could get back and tell Venom that he was the one, the Venom would have him arrested immediately, tortured so he could spill the truth about what they were planning here. But what if I could find out myself, I asked myself, musing. But I was still confused about this. Could it be him? Or was he here for another reason I had no idea about. Well, it wouldn’t help if I started speculating now.
What mattered was finding out why he was here. I blended into the crowd that had gathered to watch the incredible scene and waited until he entered the Packhouse. I pushed my curiosity aside and walked back into the hospital to know what to do. I had to find out.