Fifty

Vaughn smashed the glass In his hand against the wall, a roar tearing out of his throat as his whole body shimmered in rage.

Detinos stared at him from the corner, knowing not to get involved except he wanted to be a target of his anger. He had gotten more frustrating to live with and it kept getting worse the longer he stayed under surveillance.

"Has he really gone to look for his Mate, is he going to bring her back to the pack?" he asked once he calmed down enough.

"Yes Father" Detinos answered quietly, his hands rubbing against his arms as if he was getting chills all of a sudden. He didn't know how long he could endure the aggressive pheromones that his father kept pumping out in measures.

"And if he succeeds, do you know what will happen?" He asked rhetorically, so Detinos knew not to answer him. "He would establish his position as the head Alpha with his Luna right by his side and then everyone will eat at his hand, and worship the very ground he stands on" he got out, his hands almost tearing at the roots of his hair. He walked towards the table in the room and then flung everything that was on it to the ground.

"I want to commit murder just thinking about it. This was my clan. I have held the reins for so long, and to have it snatched away from me, that too, by Dearil... He should have never even lived, he should have never been born. This is the fulfillment of the prophecy, he is going to destroy the whole pack, he is going to ruin everything I have guarded with my life"

Detinos snorted. Vaughn never did shit himself. He'd always delegated all the dirty work that he didn't want to do to Dearil. He was only mad because he could no longer control him as he did while he was younger. It had indirectly been his fault that Dearil was cursed, he had gotten him so worked up for his cause that at that point, Dearil tried to do everything just to please him. But It was all for nothing really.

"At least the leadership still stands in the family, it would have been worse if it had fallen into the hand of the other council member. I know at least a quarter of them who wants to take over the head Alpha position".

Vaughn whirled to face him in anger. "I would have preferred that, to being humiliated in the presence of all the council members by my own son. I have been so debased that it would take a miracle for me to ever seat on that throne again, and if by chance I do, they'll only remember me as the Alpha who bowed to his own son."

Detinos sighed, feeling frustrated about the whole situation "What are you planning to do then... I know you are not just speaking about him just because you are angry... You have also been meeting up with Black a lot lately, and I know it's not just because you need his company"

Vaughn rubbed at his face. "You are right, and you do not need to bother yourself too much trying to figure things out that do not concern you, Black has it under control. He is the only one I can count on to get anything done anyway. You were always the useless one weren't you?".

"And you have always been power hungry that you would destroy your own children just to achieve your aims" Detinos finally snapped, having heard enough from the man he called his father.

"What did you just say to me?" Vaughn asked and Detinos flinched as the old wolf suddenly loomed over him in a threatening manner, but he didn't back down. If there was anything his father had thought him, it was to never blanch in the face of danger.

"You heard me, father. You have destroyed our whole family just so you can rule unrivaled. You give the excuses that you want what is best for the pack and that if Dearil is allowed to rule, he would destroy everything and everyone but he has been in charge for a month now, and everything has been freaking perfect. His curse has already been broken so what are you so afraid of." Detinos shook his head as his father glared at him.

Detinos scoffed as he realized something"You would have killed Dearil whether his curse was broken or not, wouldn't you? Do I even need to ask when you made me poison him" he shouted and his father's fist connected with his face, the force of it knocking him on his ass in surprise. Detinos stared at his father from the floor, real fear flooding his chest as his pheromones, hot and lethal flooded toward him.

Vaughn stepped toward him as if he wanted to stomp him into the ground.

"How dare you speak to me in that manner. I thought you were the better son, but I should have seen it long ago that you are just like Dearil, and you better be warned, if you come after me, I will not hesitate to kill you too".

Detinos wiped away the blood from his lips where he'd taken the hit. "Finally, you are showing your true colors. I was never going to go against you father. I was just tired and sick of all the pretenses."

"keep your feelings to yourself because it doesn't matter to me. This pack is mine. Mine, I tell you. I made it into what it is and I still have a long way to go. No one, not even you will change that" he stated, his chest heaving as he stared down Detinos.

"Then let me help you. Tell me what you want me to do and I will do it." He said as he pulled himself from the floor, and made himself as non-threatening as possible so that the other Alpha could calm down.

"Black will do what has to be done and once he succeeds, Dearil would go back to his old self, but maybe this time he might not get the chance to cause enough damage before he meets his demise. All I want you to do for now is to speak with the other council members and get them to want me as their leader again. If you can do that, then I might consider handing it over to you when I get older".

Detinos nodded. His Father's hands landed on his shoulder and he squeezed them in an assuring manner, before pushing and turning him to the door. "Go, you have a lot to do if you ever want to win my favor, Son, because the only person who looks worthy of an ounce of my benevolence at this moment is Black."

Detinos nodded, then got out of the room, his jaw clenching as he came face to face with Black. The night of the moon festival had passed, but the effect of what had happened between them that night and which they had both refused to speak of followed them around like a fucking dark cloud. Detinos resented the fact that he was more affected by the event than Black was, which was a given since nothing ever did sway Black except for his animosity to Dearil.

Detinos hand fisted as the other Alpha's pheromones spiked in the air, the only indication that Black was somewhat affected by the pull that had developed between them. Inhaling the Alphas pheromones made him feel high and giddy and that made him angry than he initially thought he was.

Detinos couldn't understand how he could hate someone so much and still could not get his body to behave or understand the notion that an Alpha could not be with another Alpha, especially someone like Black.

"You are in a foul mood today, but is there ever a day that you are not..."

"You do not need to speak to me every time we meet each other Alpha Black" Detinos snapped, his scent spiking in aggression.

Black smirked. "You would rather I fucked you until you blacked out instead, wouldn't you," he said and Detinos choked on his next inhale of air, his eyes widening in panic and horror. Then in humiliation as lust slammed into his chest.

Detinos shoved at Black, choosing to mask whatever he felt by using his anger as a shield.

"How fucking dare you! That wouldn't have happened if I never took that drink".

Black grinned. "Ahhh, the drink, a convenient way to excuse what happened. But with the way you were begging and asking for it, I'll dare say the drink just gave you the boldness to finally give in to what you have been hiding all this while. You wanted me, you begged me to fuck you".

Detinos flushed at the words coming out of Black's mouth. "I will never want you even if I was an Omega. What happened that night was an accident that will never repeat itself. Also, I know what you and father are planning...."

"It is no secret Detinos," he said, suddenly stepping toward him and crowding him against the door.

Black scent flooded over him, and the very act should have triggered the wrath of his wolf since Black was trying to exert dominance over him, but the action just made him lightheaded, the pheromones of the other Alpha messing with his head, and the thought of baring his neck entered his mind as his back connected to the wall behind him.

"The only way to make any Alpha run wild is to kill their beautiful mate or wasn't that common knowledge," he said, his fingers trailing up his neck. Detinos struggled not to squirm under his touch as a fire ignited in his blood, even tho something in his head told him everything he was doing was wrong. Alphas didn't submit or allow other Alphas to treat them in this manner. Black inhaled deeply. "I must say, your scent is quite alluring when you are in heat".

Detinos shoved him off with enough punch to knock him off his ass, and Black staggered back in surprise. Detinos fisted his trembling hand, as he tried to get oxygen into his lung. "Enough of this. Invade my space again and I will not hesitate to become violent".

Black grinned. "I love it when you get fierce like that. It is cute".

Detinos wanted to punch him, but all he did was walk past him until he was outside where the air didn't reek as much of the Alpha.

Detinos stared at the closed door behind him. "So they plan to kill Dearil's mate?" He murmured to himself, staring at the house he'd grown up in, with all his memory tinged with a touch of chaos. Dearil probably had it worst since he wasn't even allowed to live in the house. He had always lived in isolation and had only been assigned a pack because he was an Alpha too. If he was a beta, their Father might not have treated him so fully since he would pose no threat to the hierarchy. Detinos grew up hating Dearil, but after analyzing everything, he could see that Dearil had been the real victim in the whole scheme of things.

"Too bad, I'm not a fan of such low and petty plots," he said, stared one last time at the house, then shifted and took off.