Disha
Howler pack's Gamma whose name is Aiden attacked Ace's pack based on mistreating his mate Susan. He used the opportunity of the ceremony where he planted bombs on the pack house and the houses. So after the ceremony was finished, everyone went to their house and then he activated the bombs. Causing hundreds of people to die and some pack members like guards and omega weren't at their house due to their duty. Gamma Aiden set up the trap for them causing them to be captured and he killed them one by one. The former Beta Samuel happened to be injured from the bombing and wasn't on the stage to fight. So he tried to find the other members who may be alive while Gamma Aiden was killing the survivors. No one was alive except for his son Sebastian and his Alpha's older son Ace who were in the safe room as they mistakenly got locked there.
Samuel then fleed with them while three of them saw the dead bodies of their family and friends. And almost got the attention of Aiden.
They lived in the forest without shelter for a week until Samuel was healthy enough to build a small hunt. Samuel was able to contact the former council who promised to help. But they send assassins to kill them, this causes them to flee again and the incident caused Samuel to lose his humanity completely. When Samuel lost his humanity, he became savage and started to hunt humans then forcing Ace and Sebastian to eat human flesh.
After eating human flesh for the first time, it affected Ace significantly that he shifted at the age of six. Samuel was overjoyed to witness the youngest shift ever whereas Sebastian empathise with Ace who was overwhelmed by various emotions. That he wouldn't control and as he was dealing with these changes, they were ambushed by the assassins.
Ace couldn't bear to lose his only family members so he shifted and gave control to his wolf, Ron. Who was a feral wolf due to the circumstances Ace faced and was forced to waken. Ron was successful to kill whoever tried to attack him or Sebastian whereas Samuel to able to defend himself.
And one of the feral wolf trails is that they eat what they kill. So after Ron ate his attackers which was the second time Ace had human flesh. That incident killed the child that Ace was and he became a monster which loves to kill.
As time passed by Samuel was able to work with rogues as an illegal assassin. Slowly, he was able to organise an assassin group which could kill and steal from the humans without leaving any clue. This helped them to afford basic necessities and a house.
Out of a sudden, Samuel decided to get involved in trafficking which was supported by Ace who was craving blood. And thought this opportunity will help them to get rich so they could take revenge on Howler Pack. Sebastian took a year or two to agree with the trafficking and he was the one who suggested that Ace should go to the council orphanage. Therefore, in the future Ace could work under the council which will later help them to kill and dissolve the council.
After he was in the orphanage, Ace got to know about the displacement of the former council of their injustice towards his pack, Dark Knight Pack. But he didn't trust the council anymore and Samuel will be arrested for his crimes against humans.
With that Ace started to plan for his revenge where he wanted Howler Pack to fear when they hear his pack named Unknown. So he started to attack isolated and small packs. Then deliberately leaves clues for the council and the royals so they could rescue the she-wolves from the black market. This will cause people to shiver in fear when they will hear the name of the Unknown which did happen.
After building a reputation for his pack and he got enough money and people working under him. Then he decided it was the perfect time to take revenge on the Howler Pack. Everything was going to plan but one mistake change everything.
That mistake was Samuel attacking my sisters and me. Because of that, the council got to know about the attack on the Howler Pack. This made them a step ahead of the Unknown and they were able to kill the majority of Ace's pack members and captured a few.
Luckily for Ace, the ones who were captured by the council didn't meet him so they thought Sebastian is the Alpha. This failure caused Ace to be furious and confused about how the council knew about the attack. For finding that out, he used his resources and found something strange. That was the council recently contacted various people, especially the hunters head. He didn't find any information except for the address of my apartment.
When he came to the apartment, he notice the building and the area is heavily guarded by warriors, spies and even royals like Edward were living in the building. Ace couldn't find anything in our apartment except my scent was driving Ron and him crazy. So Ace quickly left the apartment without checking it properly.
Then he found me while he was leaving. Ace confessed that he wanted to reject me on the spot but after sensing my powerful aura he chose to talk. From our talk, he found all the answers to his questions. Still, he planned to reject me but he wanted to talk to his Uncle Samuel on the matter of kidnapping my cousins which he didn't know about. Because of that, Samuel was able to escape from the warriors sent by Edward and Charles.
It was Sebastian who convinced Ace to give me a chance even though it could risk his pack's and his own life. Both of them hide the truth about their mates from Samuel who could use Ava who is Sebastian's mate for revenge on the Howler Pack and use me as a medium to seek information about the councils and royals.
They were able to hide Ava and me from Samuel until the night. The night when I message Ace to meet him at his place, the message was read by Samuel and he was the one who replied to me. As Ace saved my name as 'mate'. Before I reached Ace's house, Ace and Sebastian were spelt by Samuel. As they were under the spell, they reveal everything about Ava and me. Samuel ordered Ace to mate with me that night which he did as he was still under Samuel's control.
Ace never wanted to mate with me as he wasn't ready as well. As whenever we get close he feels guilty for lying to me about him.
After that night, Ace was about to kill Samuel but he couldn't do it. As Samuel was a father to him and Samuel begged for mercy which destroyed Ace emotionally. Because Samuel was a father to Ace, he allowed Samuel to haunt humans even after they were able to afford food. Samuel on the other hand reason for his action by lying saying he was following the traditions of the Dark Knight Pack.
" Fuck" I roared loudly as I was finished with my run. After Ace confessed to me and told me the whole story, I was devastated. I don't know how I robotically came back to the forest and started to run while remembering Ace's life.
Ace went through a lot and the reason behind this was a lie. A lie told by a woman named Susan and the reason she did it was to victimise herself so her mate won't reject her. She thought her mate could complain to the Alpha and the council may be involved as a worse case. Turns out her mate Aiden massacred a whole pack like a psychopath. He didn't even leave innocent children.
But why did the former council send assassins to kill Ace instead they should have helped him? The reason the former council gave was ridiculous.
" There are still things we don't know about," Halona barks with confidence.
" Then we will demand them to give us answers," I announced and walk towards the apartment.
Luckily, Edward was present in the hall along with everyone except for Nina. Who could be at the meeting she was talking about before Edward drop the bomb.
" Tell me everything you hide from me about Ace, his organisation and the former council," I commanded Edward who got shocked and tried to stop himself but he failed.
" The former council had a prediction on their death by the first generation of the Sun-shinner werewolves. They didn't want to die so they hired many seers to find single information that they missed. And they did find out something that was that the Future Alpha of Dark Knight Pack will be mated to one of the Sun-shinner werewolves. So they hired spies to observe the pack and find any information that will help them. But they couldn't find anything that they can use until a fight occurred between the Luna of the pack and one of the pack members. Through further investigation, they found out it was Susan who fought with the Luna. But the reason was unknown yet the council used their spies to manipulate Susan. That she almost seduce the Alpha but she found her mate. Later refusing to work for the former council but her reputation was ruined in the pack. The fear of rejection caused her to lie about the abuse she faced and her mate believe her words. Who then planned to kill the successful pack. This news made the former council happy and let the culprit go freely. The former council didn't expect Charles to find out about the Dark Knight Pack. I told you what happened next," Edward spilt the beans out.
" What happened to those council members?" This time I didn't command him but my tone and posture made him gulp.
" I don't know as the King and few close members of a royal who investigate the matter never revealed," He answered.
" No one ever questioned them?" I crossed my arms and lifted one of my eyebrows.
" Those are high-ranked royals and no one has the right to question them or they have to answer anyone," Edward spoke looking at me with an interesting expression.
" What will you do now, Disha?" He asked.
" I spoke to Ace and he told me everything. The former council send assassins to kill him, Sebastian and Samuel when they called them for help," I shared the information that made Edward widen his eyes.
" You didn't know that," I whispered to myself. Then rubbed my whole face in frustration while I groaned.
" Have some drink...that will help you relax and calm your mind," Edward handed me a glass of alcohol which I drank in one sip.
Then I took the bottle from the table and drank some sips which did help me to feel relaxed.
" Why are you all in the hall?" I looked at everyone disinterested.
" We were just talking about Ace and the Unknown, " Asha answered.
" We have decided to help to fight against Ace and his organisation," Yasmin declared.
" His pack... not organisation. His pack name is Unknown as that's what he wanted to be. That is what he felt when he saw his family's dead body... an unknown feeling he didn't know existed nor did the feeling have a name. This pack may consist of werewolves who lost their humanity like his Uncle Samuel. But the reason they lost it, is because of the council and the injustice they face. Making them almost unbeatable....," I drank some alcohol... it tastes like whiskey.
" Ace was shifted at the age of six... he is the youngest werewolf who first shifted," I laugh humorously.
" What else do you know about Ace, Disha?" Haniya asked me a question but she was looking at Edward.
" Ace was spelt by his Uncle Samuel and he forced Ace and Sebastian to reveal about their mates which they hide for my safety and... AVA'S safety. Then the bloody stalker forced Ace to mate with me... That's why he hurt me that night because he was spelt," I spat whenever I refer to Samuel aka stalker and said Ava's name loudly as I was having a hard time remembering her name. At last, I cried while I was thinking about that night and thinking about Ace.
" My headaches... it repetitively aches a lot," I sob while Asha rubs my back in comfort.
I was covering my face while I was crying and my eyes started to feel heavy. That I didn't realise when I stopped crying and fall into a deep pit of darkness.
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" I want you to be by my side and be the Queen of the underworld," Ace asked after he finished telling me his story.
" You want to be with you when you run an organisation that kills innocent people and sells she-wolves like they are not the living being," I scoffed in disbelief.
" No one is innocent and I don't sell she-wolves that's a story I made," Ace defence himself.
" You said that asshole Samuel got involved in trafficking," I shouted as I couldn't believe he is going back to his words.
" I meant the trafficking of organs, the she-wolves are killed when I attack their pack... I just take their bodies so I could get the attention of the council and royals," Ace whispered.
" You are a monster, Ace," I scream while I cry non-stop.
" I know... I will wait for you, mate. Even if you decide to go against me," with that Ace cut the call and I threw my phone at the wall and roared. Then I couldn't control my legs as they started to walk on their own and later ran when I reach the forest.
As I was running in the forest, getting lost in the darkness. I hear cries of help, the smell of fire and blood, then I started to see the sky covered with dark grey smoke which was suffocating.
I followed where the sounds and smells were coming from. There were many houses burning and people are crying for help as I was going around I was seeing dead bodies lying on the floor.
A sudden sound comes from the bush, I saw two children crying while covering their mouths with their hands. A young-looking man is behind them looking badly injured and using one arm to hold the two children.
The more I looked at the man, his face is getting familiar to me... It's the stalker.
Then those two children are Ace and Sebastian. The colour of Ace's greenish-blue helped me to identify him. His eye's colour is bright compared to the adult one and now the eyes are showing pain and sadness that breaks my heart.
I took one step towards Ace and then I hear a growling sound. It came from my left side, it was coming from a group of people surrounding a man and a woman.
" Where is your older son?" A woman in a red coat questions in irritation.
" He died from the bomb that you all planted in the pack house," The woman who is kneeling whines in pain.
" You are the council that oat to protects us and you...Susan, you betray your own pack, YOUR FAMILY! And how could you Alpha Chris do this to my pack and me when I supported you in every way I could," The man kneeling next to the woman muttered in anger and spat when he called them. And looked like Ace but different, he doesn't have the same eye colour but the woman's eyes matched. It took me a while to realise these are Ace's parents.
" Sorry, Nick but the seer saw the prediction that your son will be the cause of our death as he will be mated to our enemy," The young boy who may be in his early twenties named Alpha Chris spoke as a matter of fact tone.
" My son is dead and if he was alive, he will solely ruin you one by one and give a painful death," Ace's mother spoke in rage.
" I can't tolerate you anymore," The woman in the red coat declared as she pierce her claws into Ace's mother's heart.
" SANDY," Ace's father screamed in pain as he watch his mate dies.
" I, the Alpha of Dark Knight Pack and strongest wizard curse every one of you. That you and your children will face the worse pain possible. Your children will never have the peace of mate and you will lose everything you loved the most. The first pain, you will face on the red blood moon night and the next pain will be given by my son, Alexander," Ace's father spoke while his eyes were glowing in red. This caused the people surrounding him to take a step back and a few hold their heads.
" Take the curse back!" Chris roars as he holds Ace's father's collar.
" A curse can never be taken back," Ace's father laugh humorously and pushed Chris with all his strength. Then he stabbed himself with his claws while he screamed in pain.
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The sound of Ace's father made me scream in horror.
" Disha, what happened?" Asha's sleepy sound made me look at her and she looked worried. I saw my surroundings, I am in my room with Asha and Roshini by my side.
" Are you okay?" Roshini switched on the lights.
" That wasn't a dream," I whispered in full surety.
" What wasn't a dream?" Asha asked and I ignored her as I did before.
" Did you see a prediction like Yasmin and Nina?" Roshini's question made me look at her in realisation.
That wasn't a dream and it wasn't a future prediction but it was the past.
" What is this power, Halona?" I asked even though I may know the answer.
" It's your coyote side power," Halona confirmed my doubts.
I got off the bed and took my phone which wasn't broken at all. I threw my phone in my dream yet I thought for a second I did in real life.
" Disha," Asha's desperate call finally made me answer her.
" Leave me alone," I shouted and then left the room.
I dialled Ace's number as the last time I talked with him, he told me he will answer my calls anytime and nothing will stop us from reaching out to each other.
" Mate, "Ace's sleepy sound brought some sense of peace that I didn't know I needed.
" Alexander," I whispered.
" How do you know that name?" All the sleepiness in his voice vanished which was replaced by shock.
" That's your true name, isn't it?" I asked to confirm.
" Yes and I changed it after that night. Earlier, Alpha hides their heir and introduces them when the child reaches the age of thirteen. Until then, no one knows anything about the child except the name and only the high-ranked member of the pack could see the child," Ace answered my unspoken question.
" But my Dad never told anyone he found my Mom at the age of sixteen and had a child at seventeen except for his late Gamma and Uncle Sebastian," Ace continued to tell and when he stopped. I took the opportunity to tell him about my powers.
" I was able to activate my coyote side power that showed me the night of your parent's death. I saw what happened and the curse your father gave,"
" My Dad was a wizard as my pack tradition was that the Alpha should know witchcraft... Because of that Dad identified my Mom as his mate since witches and wizards undergo a special ritual that gives them a sense that will help to find their mate... Dad claimed to be the strongest wizard that night which was a shock to the former council and the Howler Pack's former Alpha, Beta and Gamma. That turns out to be true... the night of the red blood moon caused the mutt, Chris, to lose his newborn baby girl and his mate became infertile... Ben the former Beta lost his brother and brother's mate who was his first love... The backstabbing bitch Susan was raped and witnessed her two years old daughter getting raped and later being killed. All of this happened on a rogue attack and do you know who did it?" Ace asked and I answered, " No,"
" It was done by a group of traitors who stole money from the pack and planned to kill the whole pack. He failed but he did damage the life of the murders. I never know what happened to the former council," Ace said.
" Samuel never contacted the council for help?"
" He did, he thought his call will help us to get justice as that night only Blair was there. He assumed that Blair is corrupted and others doesn't know a thing," He answered.
" Mate, according to my Dad's curse I will be the one to give them pain and the curse cannot be taken back. My Dad's curse is powerful so it's unbreakable...," Ace indirectly indicates to me that he will be the end of the murderers.
" You don't know a thing about the former council," I pointed out.
Ace chuckled, " Who told you that?"
" I assumed," I whispered in confusion.
" I have already ruined their life but haven't killed them yet... I am playing with them. The former council may have protection from some Duke but that doesn't stop me. After all, I am the powerful warlock. It's getting late, mate. Sweet dreams and congrats on activating your powers," Ace then cut the call.
I stood like a statue for a while, digesting everything Ace told me. It finally made sense to me. A group of people got to know about their downfall from a prediction. So to avoid this, they planned to kill whatever information they got on the person behind their future downfall. But like Nina and Yasmin said,
" Seeing prediction isn't simple. At times you may avoid the prediction to come true or can cause it to happen,"
" Those people ended up causing their own downfall when they attacked Ace's pack killing his family and friends. This made Ace a monster that is causing chaos in the supernatural world," I mumbled to Halona.
" He is the strongest of all," Halona commented.
" Everyone come here at once," I roared as I won't be sleeping after this and I couldn't wait to tell everyone the news.
All the doors were open simultaneously and every single one looked altered by my sudden call.
" I have news," I announced.
" What the hell? Can you wait to tell us in the morning?" Haniya whines.
" I have activated my coyote side power," I ignore my sister's whining and break the news.
" I knew there had to be a power from the coyote side," Nina squealed in enthusiasm.
" What is the power?" Edward asked looking interesting in the matter.
" I don't know what to name it? But I saw Ace's past... the night his pack was attacked by the former council member along with the high-ranked members of the Howler pack," I said.
" It Retrocognition or post cognition that means the ability to supernaturally perceive past events," Edward enlightened me as I nodded in acknowledgement.
I have retrocognition.
" What!... The Dark Knight Pack wasn't attacked solely by the Gamma," Roshini spoke in a low tone that was similar to a hippie's accent.
I took a deep breath and told them everything about my power, what I saw then my conversation with Ace.
" If Ace's real name is Alexander then how did the present council get to know that Ace is the Alpha's son that survived?" Haniya questions looking at Edward.
" The tattoo... Ace had a pack tattoo and he looked like his Father Nick," Edward shrug his shoulder at the end.
" What's the difference between Wizard and Warlock?" Nina asked this time.
" The term "warlock" is connoted to a darker and evil character while wizards are usually regarded as good magic practitioners," Asha answered Nina's question.
" Eddie, what are you thinking?" Haniya whispered to Edward but she forgot we can hear it because of the werewolf hearing.
" There is a Duke that is helping the former council member, " Edward said looking angry.
" That's a lot of things, we are getting to know today," Roshini yawns due to a lack of sleep.
" Let's discuss this in the morning when everyone is fresh," I said while I feel guilty to act impulsive and considered.
" I don't sleep," Nina said and placed her arms around my shoulder, " We will be awake that's for sure," Nina looked at everyone with her signature smile.
" Disha also have to sleep," Asha muttered but I said, " Nina is right, I won't be sleeping,"
Then everyone went to their respective rooms while Nina and I sat down on the sofa. Nina was the first one to talk,
" Did you decide what will you do?"
" No. Did you see any prediction lately?" I asked so I could relax and analyse if that prediction is good or not in advance so I won't be getting more shocks.
" Yes, you prepone your coronation," Nina looked at me.
Why would I prepone my coronation since it's in six days? What could it benefit us?
" Maybe you did it for mate," Halona suggested which makes sense. As soon as I am crowned as WolfQueen then no one will object to my decision and I could save Ace from his enemies. Since few Dukes are helping the formal council members. Thus, those Dukes can order to kill Ace as King doesn't involve in these matters.
" I will have our coronation tomorrow night," I announced.
" For Ace, I have to do it," I muttered.
" You love him, don't you?" Nina asked.
" Yes," I spoke proudly.
" How does it feels like,"
" It's a feeling that cannot be described and you will find out when you will fall in love," I said.
" I hated Ace after that night but now that I know his background and the fact that he was under a spell during that night... I don't know what to think about him," Nina was always been open with her thoughts and opinions regardless if someone gets offended or not.
" I am in the same dilemma but I can't let anyone hurt him," I said.
" I was planning to fight against him but now I will back off. He was wrong but the method he took was wrong... which I could relate and I could do the same thing...That is taking revenge despite the crimes I am committing while on the mission," I smiled to know Nina isn't going to fight against Ace and hoped no one else will.