Chapter 37
Eurides, hearing the howls of victory and the celebration of the wolves of his pack for the fall of the enemy, could not wait for the return of his family and decided to leave for the border. He begged Gina to accompany him. The young woman, who had not left the pack since her father was killed when she was eighteen, accepted the proposal. The road was long, but they finally reached their destination.
At dawn, Maya set off with some wild wolves and the body of Zeus for the northern region.
Duncan was confused, not understanding what was happening to him. During the battle, he experienced moments when a pleasant scent of wildflowers enveloped him, only to then disappear mysteriously. He continued to struggle with the adrenaline of the moment, as his primary duty was to act as Gamma and Warrior. Now that the battle was over and the place was quiet, he decided to decipher the source of that unusual scent, he tracked the place, but it seemed that it had vanished into thin air.
Eros received her mother with joy, who was distraught by the fright her granddaughter gave her.
Danna sent some of her warriors, with Ares at their head, to the Vilkas pack to lock up the wolves that had been Edon’s allies. That afternoon, Ares returned with the report of that pack.
Alphas who hadn’t participated in combat began to arrive to express their gratitude to both the queen and the alpha leader. Eros, upon receiving the reports of the rescued lands, decided to call an assembly on the battlefield itself. He didn’t want to wait to get to his pack; Upon returning to his mansion, his only intention was to enjoy his family. So, Eros came out of the tent with Danna holding hands and headed towards the alphas, climbing onto a makeshift stage next to the queen.
“Seizing the moment, I have called this impromptu assembly to return the lands to the alphas from whom they were taken. I also want to inform you that Queen Danna and I, Eros, the alpha of alphas, have decided to unite the wolf lands into one empire, with the dawn pack as the ruling pack,” Eros announced while holding Danna’s hand.
Alpha Nink and Alpha Sander frowned in annoyance, exchanging glances with each other. Their packs were located on the furthest reaches of the wolf lands, bordering the southern territory. These wolves were opposed at the time to Eros assuming the throne as alpha of alphas. They had always been present at the meetings and were the only ones who voiced their grievances at the alpha leader’s decisions.Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.
“Great Alpha Eros, since we have triumphed in battle and defeated the enemy. We are now a free region. Why tie us to an unknown empire, alongside wolves that were once banished from their packs?
“I agree with Alpha Nink. Those wolves will have some tricks to get them out of their lands,” Alpha Sander interjected in a thick voice. I understand that your mate is the queen of the northern region, but I consider it inappropriate that there be a union. We must take advantage of the fact that we are free and stay as usual.
Eros went to speak, but Danna gently squeezed his hand and with a warm look asked to speak.
“Let me introduce myself, I am Danna Vilkas, ruler of the Northern Empire. I’ve heard your words, but I don’t understand how you say we’ve won the battle and defeated the enemy,” he said with surprise on his face. I didn’t see them fighting for the southern lands. I congratulate the alphas, gammas, and warriors who did stand by our side in battle.
“Your Majesty, we weren’t here last night. Because our packs were the unprotected ones because they were between the limits of humans and the southern region. We had to protect our people,” Nink replied with a mutter. The queen passed them off as cowards.
“Since they weren’t on the battlefield, their opinions don’t count. In addition, Alpha Eros gave me control of the herds under his protection.” Danna took her eyes off the two men and looked at the other alphas. Who else disagrees on the union of empires?
The other alphas looked at each other’s faces and shook their heads at each other.
“How proud that a she-wolf is the leader of our lands!” Long live kings! Another alpha shouted proudly.
“Long live kings!” The other alphas shouted respectfully and bowed. They know that they deserve to be kings for bravery and leadership in the fight for wolf territory.
Alpha Nink and Alpha Sander, annoyed, had no choice but to do the same.
Danna was happy; The wild beasts watched intently from their positions for any sign of conflict between the alphas. Eros freed Hercules, who howled to announce the union of the empires. Danna did the same, and the great white she-wolf emerged. The alphas allowed their wolves to join in and howled in approval and loyalty to the kings’ command.
Gina watched the act from a distance, but her face turned into a mixture of fear, terror, and hatred as she recognized, among the alphas, the big wolf who had tried to outrage her and killed her father. Memories of that day flashed back to her: how the man had torn her clothes, touched her skin as he struggled with her, and tried to forcibly kiss her. The feeling of nausea came over her, her eyes welling up with tears as she remembered her father bleeding out in his arms. Unable to take it anymore, he turned to walk away, but collided with a body that looked like a rock.
“Watch where you’re walking, omega,” Ares blurted out gravely, holding her by the shoulders to keep her from falling.
Gina, trembling and tear-filled in her eyes as she pushed herself to get out, looked at him helplessly. It crossed her mind: “To you I will always be an omega, because everyone thinks that because we are low ranked, they can treat us however they want.”
She was confused, she misinterpreted Ares’ words; He didn’t say it in bad faith, since he didn’t know her name by his features, he called her that.
“Yes! I’m an omega! But you don’t have the right to rub it in my face. But you’re not going to take advantage of me either, I assure you.” She struggled to free herself from those two strong hands that held her.
Ares didn’t like the way she had yelled at him, which led him to let go of her for a brief moment and within seconds he stretched out his hand and grabbed her firmly by the wrist of his left hand. Boldly, he dragged her into the thick forest nearby, needing to get away from curious ears that could hear what he had to say.
Gina felt panic begin to blossom from her body, her heartbeat quickens frantically, and a wave of fear and rage gripped her mind. His thoughts swirled in a whirlwind of uncertainty as he wondered. “What is this wolf going to do to me?”
Ares pressed Gina against an old oak tree and pinned her down with his body. As he looked into her eyes, he noticed that she looked like a frightened, confused, and fearful puppy. He didn’t understand why his wolf was stirring and howling with sadness inside him. In a deep, slightly hoarse voice he said.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with you, but no woman has ever offended me in this way. I haven’t said anything to you or done anything to justify your reaction to me.
The atmosphere was charged with emotion, and Ares waited impatiently for Gina to explain what had led her to react in such a way, while his inner wolf remained restless and bewildered.
Gina’s tears flowed like a torrent of rain as she pleaded.
“Please don’t hurt me. Her voice was cracking, and anguish gripped her. He cried out desperately. Let go of me, let go of me.
Ares felt his heart contract, overwhelmed by confusion, he gently let go of Gina, freeing her from his grip.
Gina, feeling finally liberated, didn’t hesitate for a second. He felt the urge to escape the tense and confusing situation they were in. Without looking back, he ran off into the thick forest.
“Don’t leave her alone,” growled Orion, lying with his head on his front legs.
“Why, Orion?” What do you have? He received no answer, only a howl that did not answer his question. Scratching his head, he muttered his displeasure under his breath. What I was missing, taking care of a crazy she-wolf.
Reluctantly, he ran in the direction he had seen Gina walk away. Finally, he found her, sitting on the grass, and hugging her legs as she cried. Ares, feeling increasingly annoyed by her behavior, hid behind a tree so that she would not see him. In his mind it was repeated. “What I was missing was crossing paths with this crazy woman.”