The Howl of Claim | COMPLETED

Noor ( R a d i a n c e )

"Alpha! There is trouble!"

"We need you Alpha!"

"Alpha Ruth, you have to come back. Alpha Freya Ruth!"

"Wake up Alpha!"

"You are needed Alpha."

I wake up with a jolt and hold my head.

"Shit," I mumbled to myself at the painful headache. These voices were like falling Avalanches - they hurt.

"Gamma! Beta! Are you safe?" I quickly contact the people who were the cause of my waking up.

What could've happened?

"Alpha, we need you! Come back as soon as possible!" My Beta says and I grit my teeth.

"I need you to tell me what happened." There was silence from the other side but then,

"Two of our female warriors are missing. That too of the top post." My heart stopped.

Two of my pack members were missing. Gone. I had to go back.

"I am coming."

With that, I blocked my mind link and jumped off the bed, and rushed to the bathroom.

Two of my members were taken in my absence, I am supposed to be their leader, I am responsible.

I washed my face and looked in the mirror situated above the sink.

My face looked flushed, I ignored it and came out. It was only then that I realized that I was in a room.

I was baffled. What? How?

I slept in the hallway, no?

I was in Darius' room now and had slept in his bed - Well, I did wake up from his bed.

I sniffed the air to find Darius' smell faint, which meant that He had been gone for a while.

This was perfect! I could easily go back to my pack without him knowing or stopping me - that is if no one sees me.

I looked around the room just to make sure if I was really alone. After inspecting the room I came to the conclusion that I was alone.

I opened the door of the room and peeked out. Marco stood guarding the door who felt the door opening and cast his eyes my way.

He stares at me for a moment and I raise an eyebrow - what's with the weird stare?

"Hey," I say awkwardly but he does not say anything and raise his gaze on the wall in front of him. Broody Lycan.

"Where is Darius?"

"The king has gone to another Lycan pack to make sure everything is in order," Marco says while looking straight forward and I nod to myself. Hmmm.

It was fate today for me to escape.

"Is the place far away?" I suddenly ask and Marco finally looked at me again with a raised eyebrow.

"It only takes a few hours to reach for a Lycan."

"Oh," I mumble and looked around the hall. There was no one else. Finally, I asked again, "Why did you not go with him?"

He was definitely on to something on but I failed to give any emotion to him.

"Why are you asking?"

"Forget I said something, I forgot that I don't talk to dumb people," I said and slam the door shut - locking it quietly in the process. I would only be wasting time by talking to him, I had to do something quickly.

My eyes settled on a knife that was placed as a decoration on the nightstand but it was real and I smirked. This just made my day while a lot better.

Then I walked to the window and saw that it was three storeys high. I would probably break a bone if I jump from here, but this is the best option since I can see the border from here.

Even in confined walls brick walls surrounding the houses, the packhouse was in the corner of the pack borders.

I raise my nose in annoyance and turn around. What can I do?

But then the knob of the door starts to rattle.

"Why is this door locked? Open up! Open this door, Ruth." This was the first time Marco had said something regarding my name and it felt weird but who cares.

"Open the damn door or I will break it!" I couldn't say anything. Even his booming voice was sort of making me rethink my choices.

But then, he convinced me to make a quick decision and without thinking, I jumped off the window with the knife in my hand.

I heard the door break behind me but I was already mid-air and about to reach the ground.

Air resistance was neglected due to my weight and it just made my fall harder.

And when I did reach the ground, my knees pained and I probably cracked a bone of my leg, But it was not broken.

Thank god!

What was the good thing about this? I was on the other side of the wall, I was outside the boundary of the Lycan pack.

Just what I wanted.

I winced as I rose to my feet but somehow limped towards a tree and sat beside it, waiting for the bone to heal. It was hardly a minute when footsteps neared me.

I had to sit or else my bone wouldn't have healed and would make my journey only harder.

I was almost healed but someone just had to come now.

"Such a weak Alpha. How are you even an Alpha?" Marco mocked and I struggled to stand up but did just fine.

"Fuck off. I need to go back and you are not going to stop me."

"King is on his way, I had already notified him. A few hours perhaps before he drags you back from your hair." Would Darius really do that? Would he really drag me back by the hair?

To be honest, I don't doubt it.

I start to walk in the other direction when I am slammed into the tree. Hard. I wince a little at the force Marco used but don't reveal much.

"You are not going anywhere, Ruth." Oh, I will show you alright.

I tilted my head and smirked, "Ah, I have to give it up for your loyalty to Darius - tell me, have you ever found me attractive?"

He looked at me baffled, probably wanting to say something but I beat him to it.

Not thinking much, I push my head forward and kiss him.

No! Not on the lips but at the corner of his mouth which was enough for him to jump away from me.

"What did you do!" He shouted at me while furiously rubbing his side of the mouth. "How could you! You have a mate!"

At this, I felt a little guilty but then, it was not like I kissed him on the lips. This was also for me to run away. Right?

I definitely did not like him - I hated him but, this shouldn't be that big of a deal right?

"Do you know what you did!" He shouted while stomping closer to me and when he was close enough, without thinking again, I lodged the knife in his stomach.

Marco stopped. Frozen.

"I know exactly what I did."

I pulled the knife out and lodged the knife in his stomach again.

"Never be a hurdle in my way or I'll crush you." I pull out the knife and push him away, causing him to stumble back. Cursing his Lycan genes, he was not going to die.

But it did hurt him and so I took full advantage of it.

I lodged the knife in his thigh this time, the silver making its way into his thigh.

"Catch me if you can Marco." My anger had taken the best of me and I left him there, with the knife in his thigh.

I shifted into my wolf and ran away.

But the guilt gnawed at my chest. Guilt for stabbing and sort of kissing - pecking - Marco.

Why were these Lycans growing on me? But the biggest problem of all was, how was I going to face Darius after all this.

No! Whatever I did was right. He kidnapped me, all this is just the side effect.

...

She did what's she did to run away. In her head, it was the only thing she could've done at the moment.

Marco is really loyal to Darius and Freya kissing - SHE PECKED HIM - him on the side of his mouth scared hum. How was he going to tell Darius.

Just wait till the next chapter you guys. New character coming up - the third Lycan from the council. *Wink*

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