~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Twenty five years ago
Third person pov:
-"This can't be happening! Bartholomew's army besieges the gates! We won't hold any longer Alpha" the Beta of the Silver Dawn Pack said anxiously.
-"I was a fool to believe that the other Alphas would help me. They promised they would send help but noone eventually showed up. They are too scared of Bartholomew, the Alpha of the Black Shadow Pack" Alpha Phaethon said with remorse.-"What are we going to do?" the Beta asked worried.-"You will take my Luna and my son and you will help them escape through the secret passage of the pack's house."-"No Phaethon I can't do this. I won't abandon you. We are more than Alpha and Beta. You are like a brother to me. How dare you asking me something like that?"-"Don't worry about me. I'm not that important. But my son, Alexander is! He is the chosen one, Theodore and you know it as much as I do! He is the one who will fulfill the prophecy. You have to save him and teach him everything about our pack and his destiny. Raise him well my friend!" the Alpha said patting Theodore's back.-"No, Phaethon I can't do this. I cannot leave you alone to face this bloodthirsty monster! You ask too much of me."-"I am asking what I expect you to deliver. You know I don't trust anyone more than you, Theodore! Now do not say more. Take my Luna, my son, as many women and children as you can and leave as soon as possible! That's an order Beta" Phaethon said firmly. Theodore could not do anything about it. He knew that Phaethon was his Alpha and he could not ignore his command.-"Good luck my Alpha. Fight for our principles, fight for our pack, fight for all of us!"-"I will Theodore. I will. Take good care of my family!" Phaethon said and hugged him tightly stroking his back.The two men separated after saying goodbye to each other for one more time. Phaethon went downstairs to give the final orders and encourage his men while Theodore took as many children and women he could and lead them to the secret passage. Phaethon although he was a very strong and capable Alpha with great leadership skills, he knew he couldn't win this war and that this one would be his last battle.He didn't fight only for his pack but also for his pack's values and ideas. A new era was coming. An era of absolute power but also filled with cruelty and inhumanity. Phaethon fought like a lion for his pack and his values. Unfortunately, Bartholomew's army, though not as skilful as Phaethon's, was larger. This gave Bartholomew the comparative advantage and managed to defeat Phaethon in the end.When Bartholomew invaded the Silver Dawn Pack, he imprisoned Phaethon and most of his men in the dungeons and offered them a proposal. He would spare them, if they swore allegiance to him. Some of them did, but most of the Silver Down pack members rejected Bartholomew's proposal. This action infuriated him and made him burn and destroy everything. The pack house, the houses, the library, the training grounds, everything! He killed all the men who refused his offer after he naturally subjected them to terrible torture. He enslaved all the women and children that were left behind, making them omegas.
After fifteen days of continuing torture in order to reveal the location of his family and his Beta, Phaethon was worn out. He just couldn't any more. He was unconscious almost all day. When Bartholomew realized that Phaethon would not reveal the whereabouts of his family, he decided to kill him. His death was slow and torturous. But nothing could bend Phaethon's will as he was happy that his family and especially his five year old son was saved from the wrath of Bartholomew. Only this thought gave him hope and courage to endure the torture Bartholomew has imposed on him.-"I am sick of this idiot! You have to find his Luna and his son. I want them dead! You hear me?" Bartholomew barked his orders to his Beta.-"We searched every inch of the territory. They are nowhere, like they were vanished into thin air" Beta said to justify himself.-"Nonsense! They are somewhere hiding. Look better!" Bartholomew said frustrated.-"But Alpha...."-"Do you dare to question a direct order Beta?"-"No, Sir!"-"What are you waiting for then? Gooooo!" he said in rage and after some seconds he continued "Wait. Bring me Silver Dawn's Pack Gamma female in my office."-"Right away Sir!" he said with a mischievous smile.After some minutes the Gamma female entered the office. Her name was Skylar. Although she was tortured and her clothes were ripped and full of blood, her morale was high. She fought with Phaethon and her husband. Unfortunately her husband was already dead and her Alpha was a prisoner. Although she knew that there was no hope for her pack, she entered the room with her head held high. Bartholomew approached her in a seductive way that was extremely repulsive to her.-"Even though you are hurt your beauty is more than obvious".And it was true. Skylar was a very beautiful woman. She had red long hair and forest green eyes. She was thin and curvy and her body was fit. Her face was spotless with gorgeous cheekbones that highlighted it.-"You see if you act cleverly you can have it all!" Bartholomew said and continued in a soothing way "You are too beautiful to suffer all these hardships don't you think? With me you'll have whatever your heart desires" She remained silent and looked elsewhere disgusted. Only the thought of it churned her guts. Bartholomew grabbed her chin forcing her to face him.
-"You don't look elsewhere when your Alpha speaks to you"-"You are not my Alpha and you never will be, you son of a bitch!" she said through her teeth.Bartholomew slapped her hard on her face, but she didn't show any sign of pain or submission. Although it was obvious that the blow was strong as her cheek blushed, she continued holding her head high.-"I will bend you as I did with your precious Alpha and your husband, slut" Bartholomew said in a menacing way.-"I am not afraid of you, you bastard" she said and spat in his face.-"Ηow dare you?" Bartholomew said angrily, grabbed her arms and started shaking her body. Then he pushed her towards his office and started kissing her while she was trying hard to get him off her with no avail. He was much stronger than her. He started hitting her on the face until she fell unconscious. He tore her clothes and raped her repeatedly for hours. When he was finished he ordered his men to lock her again in the dungeons giving her only water.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nine months laterAlthough the people of Bartholomew were looking everywhere for Phaeton's mate and son, Beta Theodore managed to hide them very well. He had taken them north where he found a clear area and with the help of the members of the pack he had with him he managed to recreate the Silver Dawn Pack.It was a beautiful summer Sunday morning when Skylar gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in one of the dungeon cells. She held her child tightly to her chest as she knew her time with her was limited. She knew that Bartholomew wanted the child as it was the only reason that kept her alive for so long. Αlthough every time he saw her he offered her the opportunity to live as long as she accepted to be his luna she remained faithful to her mate and denied his proposal. All the other high-ranking wolves in the Silver Dawn pack were dead long ago, she was alone and her situation was hopeless. But she remained loyal to her pack and her principles. She would not accept to be the mate of this monster even if it sentenced her to death.
She gave a small kiss to her daughter's plump cheek and held her tightly. She took a deep sniff on her little baby. The smell of her baby was sweet and calmed her down! She knew she would not live to see her grow up and that was the only thing she despaired of. But she couldn't betray her ideals. She has just finished breastfeeding her baby, when Bartholomew entered the cell with two guards and one omega woman. She knew this woman! She belonged to her old pack! She was Roxanne, one of the omega who worked at the pack house!
-"Take the baby from her filthy hands" Bartholomew ordered the omega woman. The woman bowed in submission, approached Skylar and kneeled in front of her. She hesitated to take the baby. It was her Gamma's daughter after all. How could she do such a thing to her? Skylar put her hand on hers and signaled her to lean closer. The omega woman obeyed immediately. Even though Skylar was in a terrible situation, she radiated power and respect. Then Skylar whispered to the omega woman.
-"Promise me that you'll take good care of my daughter and you'll tell her everything about me and our pack Roxanne. It is the only thing I am asking you to do" and then she put the baby in the woman's lap who started crying with sobs.
-"I will my lady. I promise you I will. Don't worry" the omega whispered while she was taking the baby. Skylar looked at her with gratitude. The woman stood up carefully and left. She couldn't bare seeing her gamma female in such condition. Her heart was broken into million pieces. She hated Bartholomew and all the pack members of the Black Shadow pack. They had taken everything from her. She had made a promise that she would fulfill at any cost.After the child was taken away Bartholomew approached Skylar.-"You are a fool! You could be my Luna. But your pride and stubbornness destroyed everything. Think about it. Instead of being dead in a few minutes, you can be my concubine. I am willing to give you a chance if you change your mind" he proposed shamelessly.She spit on him and looked elsewhere. -"I see you made up your mind" Bartholomew stood up after he swept his face and addressing to the guards said:-"You can have fun with her and then kill her" and left the cell. The guards got inside looking her menacingly. She knew that her ending wouldn't be short or peaceful, but she wasn't going to fight this time. She close her eyes and kept remembering her daughter's beautiful face and intoxicating smell.Bartholomew named the little girl Elektra and recognized her as his only daughter in front of all the members of his pack. He never married or recognized any other child although he had several with the concubines. Αs Elektra grew up she looked more and more like her mother. She was the spitting image of her making Bartholomew completely adore her and please her every desire. She was highly educated and prepared to lead the pack when Bartholomew would retire. She was his pride, his precious jewel. He never mentioned her mother to Elektra, although she asked a lot of questions about her when she was a little girl. The only person who spoke about her mother was her nanny, Roxanne. She swore the girl to never tell that Roxanne was informing her about her mother, which Elektra never did. She learnt everything about her mother from her and she was grateful about it. Τhe only thing Roxanne has hidden from her was the way her mother died and her origin. The only reason was because she was afraid of the wrath of Bartholomew who had forbidden her to talk about Skylar. But she promised to herself that before she dies she will reveal the whole truth to Elektra no matter what!Elektra's pov:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In Elektra's bedroom.I was lying in bed working on my laptop when Roxanne entered my room upset and approached my bed.-"My child, Ι am sorry to bother you but the Alpha wants you in his office right away."-"What does my father want now? Tell him I am busy."-"You know that the Alpha isn't a patient man. Don't keep him waiting."-"And I'm not a woman who is easily ordered. Besides I found something exquisite on the website!"-"About what?" Roxanne asked.-"The rogue Alpha! Did you know that he has already conquered more than 20 big packs?" I said excited.-"Oh my Goddess! Elektra how many times have I told you that looking for this man is dangerous? Why are you so obsessed with him?"-"Because he is a worthy opponent. He has beaten every Alpha so far. I want to learn his tactics so I can be prepared when I face him."-"Why attack us? Black Shadow is one of the most powerful packs in the area, besides the fact that no one ever dared to face your father
Elektra's pov:Yesterday after I skilfully avoided the border patrol I arrived home where a very angry Roxanne was waiting for me! After giving me a half hour preaching stating for the thousandth time all the dangers I could face, she eventually allowed me to go get some sleep! Oh my Goddess this woman can be very persistent sometimes!Τhe next day I woke up with the desire to search for this strange man I met yesterday. I wanted to know everything about him and his pack. I quickly got dressed and after I informed the omegas to bring my breakfast upstairs I googled his name. Unfortunately nothing came out of it. Then I googled his pack. It was weird but I didn't find much about his pack either. Who was this man? The only entry I found about the Silver Dawn Pack, was an article thirty years ago about the Alpha Phaethon and his Luna Olympia. It had a picture of them hugging and smiling probably from the Luna's Ceremony. They were a very beautiful couple. The man looked like Alexander.
Jordan's pov:-"This time Elektra dug her own grave. She made a serious mistake, a mistake that's gonna cost her more than the position of the Alpha of the Black Shadow Pack. This will be the end of her! It was time! I am sick of her arrogant behavior!" I said triumphantly.-"Father I am not so sure about it. Elektra is our Alpha's daughter. She has him wrapped around her little finger" my son contradicted. He is always so pathetic. At least it has the pure blood of the Black Shadow Pack not like Elektra. He deserves to be the Alpha of this pack and not this common that Bartholomew wants to impose on us!-"Don't say nonsense David! Bartholomew is never tied to anyone. He only cares about his ass. You do not see that this is your only chance to become the Alpha of this pack, you idiot? We just have to handle it smartly if we want to make it happen."-"I...I really don't know father! I don't believe that he would do anything to hurt his own daughter....He loves her so much!"-"His own d
Elektra's pov:It's been two days since my father returned to the pack and yet he didn't mention me anything about the way I handled the matter of the trespasser. I was in the training fields doing my daily schedule when Jordan showed up. I wonder what he wants. I am convinced that he must have already informed my father about the trespasser theme and surely the way he presented facts didn't favour me at all. -"Come here Elektra. I want to speak to you!" he said in a way that seemed like an order.-"Don't you see I am training right now?" I said annoyed.-"Are you ignoring a Beta's order? Isn't the terrible mistake you made with the rogue enough to make you want to do another?" he asked sarcastically.-"Ι am not ignoring anything. I am just training Beta. What is it so important to interrupt my training?"-"Your position as the future Alpha of this pack".-"The theme that always bothers you. What about it?" I commented indifferently.-"Do you not already understand that I did not sa
Elektra's pov:I went behind some trees, shifted back to my human form and returned to the place where Alexander was waiting for me. I gave him a big smile which he returned happily. He was dressed casually like the first time I met him, although he looked a bit tired this time.-"Where did the rogues go?" I wondered.-"I didn't see any rogues" he replied calmly.-"Don't you smell anything bad?" I asked again.-"Of course I do. It was the smell that brought me here!" he explained.-"What are you doing here anyway?" I wondered.-"I return home" he answered coolly.-"The conference finished three days ago" I commented making him laugh.-"Am I being interrogated miss Alpha female?" he asked playfully.-"No, no of course not!" I said ashamed. I am never indiscreet, but with this man I can not restrain myself. I want to know everything about him. Although he is a complete stranger to me, I can't help feeling so familiar when I am with him. I can talk to him freely without pretexts!-"Relax
Bartholomew's pov:-"You called........ ?" Jordan said as he entered my office without knocking.-"How many times have I told you that you should knock before you enter?" I scolded him.-"I never knock!" he said arrogantly.-"Oh really? Don't you think that you overestimate yourself a bit?"-"I have a good reason..... Don't you think?" he said and looked at me knowingly. I gave him a disapproving look which didn't affect him at all.-"Anyway, I called you here to inform me about the rogue prisoner you caught during my absence"-"What prisoner?" he asked trying to look ignorant.-"Don't play dumb with me.... I know everything about it!"-"I don't know what you're talking about!" he said cooly.-"Of course you do. Stop playing ignorant if you don't want to see me pissed off! Why did you set him free?" I asked him angrily.-"I didn't do it. If you managed to find out about the rogue prisoner then you should have been informed that it was your daughter who set him free!"-"You shouldn't h
Elektra's pov:-"Did you inform them all?" David asked eagerly.-"Yes, yes .....don't worry. We will all meet at the eastern borders. We will remain hidden until the guards shift" I reassured him.-"Perfect! That's why it's useful to have the senior management by your side" David exclaimed in relief and continued "I look forward to attending this gathering. I am so confident that I will find my mate there!"-"Relax..don't have such high expectations. We are going mainly for one reason! "-"Which is?" David wondered.-"Have fun you silly what else?"
Alexander's pov:-"Everyone, this is Alpha Alexander, the Alpha of the famous Silver Dawn Pack, son of the great Alpha Phaethon!" Alpha Leonard standing next to me said proudly, introducing me to the other Alphas. The room was big with a long table in the middle; probably this was the pack's meeting room. Alpha Leonard pointed to me the chair at the head of the table while he sat on the one beside. Everyone else was already sitting around the table. I pulled my chair and sat down.-"Sirs, I feel extremely satisfied to see so many Alphas here tonight" I said gladly.-"You know the appreciation we all feel towards your pack and your family" Alpha Leonard commented.-"I know and I am grateful for that!" I replied and continued "As you all know, we have gathered here today under on