A Gold Alpha For A Silver Alpha

The first rays of daylight break through my window and wake me up. I was never really a morning person. I was more the lazy kind. But my body was full of adrenaline and energy so I didn't hesitate for a second to start my routine. My brother grunted something as he snuggled further into my bed but I didn't bother trying to wake him up. Jace was ont going to get up when he wanted to or when my parents came over to do so, my twin and I were identical in that regard. I decide to wear a dress in shades of honey and silver with brown booties. I tied my hair in a ponytail and put special car into my makeup. The possibility of my mate being around made my heart and my wolf revved up. Once ready I shook Jace to warn him that he should get dressed soon, to which he only grunted again and turned his bac on me. I shrugged at his reaction. Forewarned is forearmed. I Left my room basically flying downstairs. I knew for sure they were already awake and attending to pack business. As got Alphas they were always the first to get up and the last to go to rest. And yet somehow they never looked tired or sluggis! Indeed 1 found them having a light snack in the Living room, with them sat Jackson and Leonardo. I was a little surprised t see my new brother there, mostly because I was used to seeing Jack and Julian always together. Besides, I still didn’t get used to the idea of his presence and what it meant in the house. -Good morning. I greeted everyone with a little more excitement than I should have. -Good morning. They all answered me except Leonardo. I felt Casiana growl in my head for the lack of education. I tried to walk serenely as if nothing was happening to one of the individual chairs. Despite the wave of indignation and anger that had swept over me the night before, I had to admit that my parents had a good point in being so cautious. We didn't know what we were dealing with and that was dangerous. And I didn't want anyone else to be hurt because of me. It was fair, but irritating. I needed my mate and I needed him now. How did you sleep, daughter? My mom asked me and something in her tone made me pay special attention to her innocent question. It was one of the longest nights of my life, mother, to be honest. But Jace stayed with me until I was better. The twinkle ir his eyes made me feel confident about my answer. jackson asked my mother a question that made me tune out and strike up a conversation with him. Dad would chime in from time to time and Leonardo as I just watched them debate. The anticipation had my body shaking and after a couple of minutes of small talk I couldn't take it anymore. I cleared my throat interrupting my brother who gave me an annoyed look but I couldn't wait any longer. “Mom, Dad. I know you made a decision last night but I really need to see that male. So please, I'm not asking as your daughter or a member of the pack. I'm asking as a regular she-wolf. Please. I plead with trembling in my voice. Dad lets out a sigh as he sinks into his place, suddenly looking older than he is. Mom comes over to him and sits on his I he wraps one arm around her and with the other he caresses her legs. She puts her arms around his neck and strokes his hair, I know from the way they are looking at each other that they are communicating over the link. And why deny it makes me nervous that they aren't discussing the matter out loud. Jackson gives me a nod and with a jer of his chin I know he's asking me what the hell he missed. Over the link I explain a brief summary of my discussion with r parents and he finally understands. Out of the corner of my eye we see Leonardo stirring uneasily, neither of us miss the increase in color in his cheeks. “Juliet, there are things you still don't understand. My father begins to say and my attention returns to him. -1 know I am young father, and there are lessons I have learned, but seriously this is not a whim, I know it is a risk and a threat against my life is not something to be taken lightly. But I also want to tell you that it is my right to know and that I am no longer a child. I can make my own decisions and that is what I am doing-. I interrupt my father and he gives me a little smile just like my mother. “No matter how big you are you will always be my little puppy, my only daughter. So you can't blame this wolf for protecting you from everything he can. And before you interrupt me again, let me tell you that your mother and I debatec a lot last night, and we both came to the conclusion that separating two mates regardless of noble motives is never going to be the right thing to do. So she will accompany you to see the wolf to find out whether or not it is your mate. But hear me well, Juliet, regardless of his identity he will be locked in the cells and will stand trial at sundown with the pack as witnesses and there is nothing you can say or do to prevent it. Are the conditions clear? He began in a gentle but increasingly firm and determined tone. I nodded my head enthusiastically but with fear, what if the male is my mate and then put him to a death penance, my parents wouldn't give him such a merciless sentence, would they? Can we g0 to now? I asked and my dad gave me a hard look but mom pulled his hair making him groan. Let's get this over with before your brothers come down and start a revolution, there are a lot of things to do around her Don't even think what happened yesterday is going to go unscathed, after breakfast Logan has orders to double his training-. Jackson complained but I said nothing. Let's get this over with before your brothers come down and start a revolution, there's a lot of things to do around here. Don't even think what happened yesterday is going to go unscathed, after breakfast Logan has orders to double his training. Jackson complained but I didn't say anything. I was ecstatic, I was going to see my slam dunk, if it was my slam dunk. Are you sure it's a good idea for the princess to go to that prison to see the wolf? It seems to me that it is very dangerou considering how badly she was wounded in their last encounter. Leonardo commented and we all looked at him with different reactions. jackson annoyed, dad pleased, mom indifferent and me irritated. 1 am quite capable of defending myself. I say with an acid tone, no one, least of all him, is going to stop me from seeing him. Ves, of course, it's very clear to me. I answered in a mocking tone and my brother growled. -Dangerous or not, I'm going to be there and I can take care of my puppies but I appreciate your concern for your sister Leonardo. My mother clarified with an icy tone, wiping the smile off my half brother's face. 1 was just saying that it might not be the best idea to take someone who has just recovered to see her attacker. He said i a calm but tense tone. I like this guy more and more. Casiana snorted in my head and I nodded. The decision is made, and we are the Alphas. So I repeat, thank you for your good intentions but we know what we are doing. Juliet upstairs, I want to be back before breakfast. My mom speaks as she stands up. I mimic her and we both walk out of the house shoulder to shoulder. I say a brief goodbye to my father and brother. They both told me to be careful and wished me luck. Leonardo just ignored me and I was grateful. Walking with my mother to the prison was a bizarre moment, we were trying to strike up a conversation but were unable keep it going. It was obvious that each of us had different worries in our heads for banalities. And while I wasn't sure wha was haunting my mother’s mind, 1 did know what was going through mine. Wolves did not salute as we walked, warriors bowed more than they should have, and unless they were really close to my mother many did not dare to look her in the eye. It took us a while to get to the herd cells. Which were at one of the farthest east ends of our territory. The building was made of stone bonded with silver glue and had only one floor, but it was quite large. The main door was of pure silver and was guarded by two warriors. It had no other door or windows. Only one entrance, only one exit. I had never been in there but my parents always described the room as a bottomless pit of darkness as there was no light insic no torches to fight it. The closer we got the more my heart rate increased. I didn't know if it was because of the proximity of my possible companion or because of the amount of silver my body was being exposed to. My mother had explained to us that becau of our blood the mineral didn't hurt us as much as with the common wolves, but it didn't affect us anyway so we shouldn be too confident. Mom gave an order and the guards opened the gate, one of them hurried to hand my mother a flashlight, she thanked hi as she turned it on. “The gates close behind us and will not open until they hear my signal on the other side of the gate. I don't care what happens, no prisoner leaves here or they will pay for it with their lives. In case of an emergency they come in and take m, daughter out and lock the doors again. Juliet you walk behind me at all times and don't come any closer to the male or I will have you out of there before you can blink. Am I clear? Ves Alpha. The three of us answered at the same time and she went into the building satisfied with me at her heels. Wolves that had been locked up here and then released always called the prison as. Noctem Castra. The castle of eternal night. And I can see why they gave it that nickname. Or rather I could not see it. If it weren't for the light of my mother's lantern I wouldn't be able to see what was in front of my nose. And even then the thick blanket of darkness did not allow me to appreciate the environment I was in. As far as I could glimpse the prison we a long corridor with cells on both sides, separated only by bars of what I assumed to be silver, but I thought I saw iron an gold as well although I wasn't sure. I knew my parents didn't like to sentence anyone to this place but they did from time to time. The place gave the feeling being completely empty but several gasps and moans in various directions warned me that I was in error. Horror stuck in my throat, had he spent the whole night here, by the Goddess Selene, I couldn't spend an hour here without going crazy. I can't imagine a whole night. Mom kept walking without noticing or ignoring my growing stupefaction. I tried to control the trembling in my body but could do nothing when a gasp came from my throat as the scent of my ma suddenly hit me. “Mate-. 1 said like an oath, when my mom finally stopped in a cell at what seemed to me almost the end of that eternal corridor. And although Casiana was excited, something warned me that it was going wrong. Mom pointed her light at a lump lying in a fetal position against one of the far walls. And I took a step forward before my hand grabbed my arm to stop me. Mom pointed her light at a lump that was in a fetal position against one of the far walls. And I took a step forward before my hand grabbed my arm to stop me. Don't come any closer, Juliet. He reminded me in a serious voice and I clenched my jaw as I nodded, “Prisoner, you are ir the presence of Alpha Rae Andrewson, mate of Alpha Jason Andrewson and his third daughter Juliet Andrewson whom yo attacked yesterday and because in a few hours you will stand trial. My daughter has asked to see you and that is why we are here, so show us your rouge face. I order with an Alpha tone that made the male raise his head and look at us. The puppy, because there was no way he was older than fifteen. He looked annoyed but totally terrified, his eyes were as black as coal and he had a coppery hair and a tanned complexion that indicated he spent long hours in the sun, being a rouge that didn’t surprise me. The boy didn't look very developed, but a few muscles were visible on his arms. His clothe: were shorts and a t-shirt of uncertain colors but they were dirty, torn and patched in several places. Oh and he was barefoot. I inhaled sharply and his scent reached my nostrils. Forest, chocolate and wine. It definitely smelled like my mate, but it wasn't his scent. It was more like I had spent a lot of time with him and he had left his impression on me. I also caught a whiff of my blood on his body. Idiot puppy, that's why my mother and her Beta had found him. Casiana was sad and so was I when we confirmed it wasn't my mate. But doubt assaulted my head, why did this rouge sm like my mate and what did it have to do with his life? The boy met my gaze and his jaw dropped open a little in shock I think, from where I stood I watched as he too took a de breath and blinked in confusion. You smell like him but you're not. Why do you have his scent? I said in a growl and the puppy jumped in place. smell like who, Daughter of Alphas, Holy Goddess, you are the silver-blooded wolf, why do you have his scent on your fu I answered in a hoarse and trembling voice. I growled louder, echoing my mother's own growl. -'m the one asking the questions here rouge. So you better answer me, tell me right now, why the hell do you have my partner's scent and why did you try to kill me? The red-haired man opens his mouth even wider and pales suddenly, his expression goes from horror to surprise and the to understanding in seconds. -Partner? He whispers doubtfully and 1 nod as I try to control Casiana who wants to come out and shake the boy by the shoulders until he gives her an answer. Yesterday in the attack, you were the archer who shot me from the beginning and don't deny it. But soon after another male appeared, where is he? I say and this time my fangs come out of my mouth as I say it. My patience running out. By the heat on my face I assume my eyes changed, my mother gives me a squeeze on my arm that makes me relax a little and retract my fangs. Rafael is your mate? I ask and my heart leaps in my chest. Rafael, I like that name. A smile crept across my lips and I opened my mouth to continue questioning him but mom grow! making me keep silent and the puppy tremble. “Wish granted Juliet, the male is not your companion, we are leaving now. -But... -But nothing, we are leaving now and that is an order. Her voice sounded like a whip and I had no choice but to clench my jaw and clench my fists tightly so as not to reveal myself. “Yes, Mom. I said in a submissive tone and turned around casting a hesitant glance at the puppy. Slowly I began to move forward to where I thought the exit was with my mother’s presence at my back. “Wait! I have questions! What are you going to do with me? Don’t go! I hear how the boy gets up from where he was and runs towards us, I turn around but my mother doesn't care when the boy touches the bars of the cell and then releases them because of the burn on his skin. -Mom. Julieta keeps walking. She pushes me and I bite my lip hesitantly. “If you don't move forward, daughter, I will forbid you to attend the boy's trial this afternoon and you will have to stay in your room. My mother threatened me and I know she would do it without remorse. I let out a sigh and nod my head. We both leave that place with the boy's screams in the background. Rafael... That's a good name for my partner. Now 1 just need to find him and something tells me that locked puppy is the key to that. I can't let my parents kill him. I give my mother a sidelong glance, I know if it were up to her the boy would have stopped breathing by now since they found him. I move my head so my neck creaks, mom walks over to the closed door and with her fist she bangs in a specific sequence The doors open and the sunlight hurts my eyes for a second before I can get used to it again. Mom steps forward and I know it won't be easy to be spared the rouge. But I would do everything in my power to make it so. My happiness with my partner probably depended on it. No pressure.

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