Gamma Chiara, rosélin and the children waited outside for another twenty minutes. Enough to annoy Gamma, who is grumbling from waiting for Nairi again. When Nairi came out, she looked girlish in her flowing light green dress, heeled boots, and jacket; Gamma Chiara was also the girliest of women as she stuck to wearing black with her skinny jeans, combat boots, crop top and leather jacket.
The girls got into the first SUV, and the boys went to the second. Gamma Chiara had her own chauffeurs as she didn't trust them to drive after being in jail for a long time and not driving at the time. She also gave the girls a space where they could chat openly without listening to them.
Rozelin sat in the back seat and looked out excitedly. For the first time since She was abducted and then taken to the mansion, she felt some independence and freedom, except when she fidgeted and started running through the woods. After ten minutes of driving, the car finally stopped in a parking lot outside a shopping mall. Rozelin opened the car door and looked around. Silver Thorn was just as he remembered it, a bustling city compared to Oakton. He was quite happy to see some civilization, even if it meant people being a little ruder.
As the three girls started walking, Alex and Frank followed. Rozelin could hear that the boys were just as excited about buying new clothes as the girls were. Their eyes widened when they saw the new shops they had not heard of before. Rozelin said she would buy them their new clothes. I mean, Damon would have done it, but rosé guessed he might leave it as an expense for the herd. They were, now part of the herd.
Still, he was happy to give them clothes, either wearing overalls or shorts and tops. A sort of diva, Alex refused to wear them and said she wouldn't die wearing them. But was he happy to wear overalls? Rozelin nodded at how her friend's mind worked.
The group found a restaurant specifically for 'brunch' and sat at a table near the back. It was a pretty fancy restaurant that made Alex moan about what she was wearing. But that didn't stop her from luring the pretty blonde waitress, who wore heavy makeup and obviously got too many tips. Before she could even open her mouth to ask the group for a drink order, Alex quickly caught her attention, flashing her bright smile. She started asking what a beautiful girl like her does as a waitress and is not a professional model.
The waitress fluttered her lashes and chuckled, a blush on her cheeks. The remaining group stared at each other unimpressed after Alex flirted with her for the next 5 minutes.
"Yes, yes, we got it. Can we order now?" Gamma Chiara interrupted a story Alex told the waitress. She leaned back in her seat and motioned for him to deliver the order. The group ordered their food and drink, thanks to Alex's distraction from the woman.
The waiter smiled broadly as he took his order of two main courses each, and convinced him that they were rich tippers too. They were, once they finished their plate and left a big tip. Rozelin was walking behind the others when she turned to see Alex leaning against the bar counter and the waitress tucking a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Rozeling rolled her eyes; Whenever she met a beautiful woman, she didn't want to wait for her.
"We should go out sometime-"
Rozelin grabbed him by the arm and said dramatically, "I can't believe you! Flirting with a girl in front of my eyes! Disgusting! Why did I get back together with you!"
He pulled her in and rolled his eyes, still winking at the distraught waitress. As they were leaving the restaurant, she began to let go of Rozel's arm, but she took her hand in hers and, taking her by the arm, said, "Oh no, my beautiful girlfriend. You just said I was flirting with other people in front of you. I'm changing my ways and I'll never look at another girl again!"
Rozelin grumbled at his words; When she looked at him again, she couldn't help but smile at his arrogance. They continued walking arm in arm and asked the next thing that came to mind: "Alex."
"Yeah, my sweet hunnie bun?" Very sweet answer.
Rozelin rolled her eyes and said, "Can't any of the people see your cat eyes?" continued his question.
He smiled broadly, "No. Only creatures can see these babies," he pointed at his eyes.
"Well, what can people see?" She whispered. Alex stopped her and bent down for their eyes to meet. Due to their proximity, Rozel almost took a step back, until she saw her eyes roll back into normal human eyes. As normal as could be, they were still emerald green and beautiful, but her pupil was not one of a cat. She couldn't help but admire them.
"Uhm!" Gamma Chiara stepped between the two and grabbed her rosé by the arm, "Let's go inside," she said.
"What!? I don't need anything-"
"Try these, these and these!" Nairi intervened and removed their underwear and bras.
and handed her tight nightgowns to her rosé, "These are for you too! Now go!" He also put other clothes on Chiara's hands and pushed them into the locker rooms.
"It wastes no time!" Malia laughed. Rozelin couldn't believe that the girl had not only entered the store but found the underwear in both their sizes so quickly. She swore they'd only walked two minutes since they left the restaurant.
Nairi followed the two girls with her own underwear, which she wanted to try on. While they were in separate rooms, Gamma Chiara spoke to your rochelin through mind-connection, "Look, I know you're friends with Alex, but she really needs to back off. It's not just an excuse for Damon to kill her, but it's an excuse for the girls, especially Lydia, for you not to be Luna. to prevent him from using it as a
Chiara has a point. "I love Alex, even from our little brunch, I can see that he's not just flirting with you, he's flirting with every girl he sets his sights on. But you need to be more careful for his sake and yours. Lydia's up to one thing and it's not just Damon" Nairi three-way spoke through mind connection.
She stared at Rozel's reflection in the mirror, admiring her black lace bra and underwear that made her body stand out even more. Hearing what Gamma Chiara and Nairi had to say, she said, "I'll talk to Alex. But you see how he is, he's naturally a flirty guy. Plus, I can take care of Lydia. Maybe he'll get another punch in the face and put that bitch in his place."
Malia was happy to agree with what Rozelin said; Even though She's thirst for blood had been quenched by now, she wouldn't hesitate to go for him in her wolf form. She heard a sigh from the cabin beside Rose, then the door opened. She opened her own cover to avoid the show.
However, Gamma Chiara had no problem revealing her falling-dead gorgeous figure, suggesting her rosé could be a model once again.
In her bright pink nightgown, Gama put her hand on her hip and spoke loudly, "Lydia is a cooperative bitch okay and will do anything until she gets what she wants. Don't underestimate my sister. I did and now I have these hideous scars on my neck."
"My sister!?"
Rozelin looked at Gamma Chiara, her eyes wide as her words deepened. She insulted Lydia all this time and even punched her in the face! And Gamma and Lydia were sisters. Yet they seemed to hate each other; Could they really hate each other though? They were blood relatives. He looked at his injured neck again and an involuntary shudder ran through him.
What was wrong with that girl? How could She do this to her own brother?
Rozelin looked at Gamma's other striking features; Of course, he immediately saw the resemblance.
At that moment, Nairi opened the door opposite her rosé and the couple looked at her in astonished silence. Still, the interruption was quite welcome, as the atmosphere became gloomy.
"What do you think? Too much?" she asked. Nairi wore a red corset, matching underwear, suspenders and stockings, as well as a pair of high heels.
Gamma Chiara crossed her arms over her chest, but she could see how embarrassed Rozel was at her own battle as she was looking at Nairi's.
"So…you look great…" Rozelin gasped in surprise. She really did; She had a wonderful body, olive skin color, and beautiful curly hair that Rozelin envied a little.
Nairi's face fell very slightly, "But..?"
"There's no 'but', whatever you and Kane are interested in, be it or not. Rozelin said I'm pretty sure this will be peeled off in seconds." Realizing he didn't know these girls well enough to say such things, he resented his comment. But judging by the way Damo was acting with her, she wondered if all werewolves were as passionate as he was.
Nairi chuckled with delight, "You're right! I can get the bow instead. It's not that expensive, and I don't care if it falls apart," he said as he stepped behind the door and spoke to himself, "oh, we should have coffee too."
"We just had brunch," Gamma Chiara replied.
"Yeah, that's true, but I didn't think you'd want to talk about your roséline bitch in the dressing rooms of an erotic lingerie store," Nairi said again through mind connection.
She was snapped out of her thoughts, swirling between Rozel's passionate Alpha and the fact that Gamma Chiara had her sister's scars. Gamma was terrifying; She was surprised that Lydia was alive. If memory serves her, she stabbed Darren for being rude. Rozelin closed the door and began to change.
"Besides, Rozelin. You take all the sets I gave you," Nairi added in a singing voice.
Rozelin grabbed a drawstring mesh underwear that tied her crotch area to her upper body and nodded. She wasn't buying it, she. Nairi was so open to her tastes that he could not help but admire her courage.
"Maybe you and Damon can play a role. You're a fish and he's a fisher-"
"No!" Rozelin started gigglingcut off the wolf's word.
"Add color to your sex life, be adventurous!" Malia continued sarcastically.
"I'm pretty glad I'm not a fish," Rozelin replied to Malia, leaving the piece on the chair and in the dressing room.
After buying their underwear, they left the store and found the men standing on the sidelines talking to each other. When the girls approached them, Rozelin gave Frank the black card and told the girls to have some coffee and then take whatever they wanted. Sensing that Alex was going to go on a big shopping spree, she handed the card to Frank, and as much as he wanted to let them have what they wanted after so much trouble, it wasn't his card.
Boys and girls left to go to their destination. After the girls ordered their coffee, they found a booth and sat down. Rozelin was opposite both Gamma Chiara and Nairi. She all held their cups in their hands, holding on to the warmth she gave them.
She took a sip of her rosé latte, and grimaced when she remembered she didn't put any sugar in it. She looked up at Gamma Chiara as she poured some sugar into her coffee, and she realized that Gamma wasn't phased at all about what she was going to say to her rosé.
Rozelin was only slightly worried because it was Nairi who suggested the big reveal about a coffee shop and Lydia's machinations. Lydia being Gama's sister and doing this to her face..
"Actually, it's not even a long story," Gamma Chiara began.
[Gamma Chiara]
Sitting in the cabin across from her, she began to wonder where to start, where to begin. To this day, she still felt a little surreal, she. Chiara looked to the side as Rozelinin started to tell everything about her and her sister's past. He felt as if he was telling a story about someone else because he was a goddamn idiot for thinking that he and his sister were once best friends and Lydia was a good person.
Five years ago:
Chiara finished her practice session with Kane in the hallway. For the past three months, he had been training with the herd in addition to his regular sessions every day. Chiara was grateful for taking more of her day to help her, and also showed that Alpha and Beta were pleased with her taking on the role of Gamma. Even if it's a girl.
She was going to attend the ceremony for the role of Gama that night. Her father, who wanted a son, was more than happy to hand over the leadership to his first-born daughter. This was only after years of training and teaching him his battle tactics and the importance of his role in the pack. She gave her consent as soon as she turned 18. Chiara knew the importance of the ritual and that she would be the first woman to take on such a role, but knew that anyone who thought she was unfit for the position would be proven wrong. .
Chiara was training extra hard to prove she was strong so she could take on any challenger. As with most leadership roles in the group, they were allowed to be challenged. This was no fancy boxing fight and the winner was the last man standing. No, when a werewolf fights another werewolf, he fights to the death. The other wolf seldom left alive; they were exiled almost immediately to become a bandit.
He returned home before preparing for the ceremony. Although herd leaders usually stay in the pack hut, her family decided to move out a year ago when she turned 18. They knew Chiara would take on the role as soon as she turned 19, and they wanted to live like a normal family throughout the year. . That would be before he moved out and had to live alone in the herd shed.
Fortunately, the mansion has built a property nearby, within the protective walls of the mansion grounds. They were allowed to stay in one of the vacant houses, which made it easier for his father, who was running back and forth from the mansion to their house.
After showering and changing, he collapsed onto the living room sofa where Lydia was eating salad for lunch.
"I don't know how you can diet. You're going to be emaciated soon!" said Chiara, looking at the lettuce leaf her sister was gnawing.
"Hmm, but my body looks 'hot, doesn't it!?' she replied, turning in place for Chiara to laugh and roll her eyes.
"Of course it is, but you don't have to eat like a rabbit to have a rabbit! Look at me, I eat whatever I want and we look the same," Chiara said as she ate a packet of chips. It was true, they were both known as stunners, and since they were only a year apart, many thought they were twins. It didn't help that they both had long waist-length hair.
Lydia muttered, "Well, if you eat like me, you'll lose that much weight and have an even better body!" she cried. Chiara stopped biting her cereal and gave her sister a strange look. Maybe he is grumpy; your poor sister needs to eat some carbs.
Lydia laughed and waved her hand, "You should have seen her face! I'm kidding!" She stood up and started walking, "Oh, good luck later. Do your makeup and hair beforehand.
I'll do it." He spoke over his shoulder before leaving the house.
That evening, Chiara sat looking at herself in the mirror on the vanity. Lydia made him look really great; her older sister was a little worried as she wore too much makeup with dark eyeshadows. She didn't look bad, but Chiara still wanted to be herself as she went through the ceremony.
Luckily, Lydia knew him so well that her makeup was light and almost non-existent, just enough to accentuate her beautiful features. Her hair was flowing around her face and she wore a light blue mini dress that fit her curves well and brought out her long legs.
Lydia wrapped her arms around him and gave him a light hug, "Everything changes after tonight," she whispered.
Chiara smiled broadly at her sister's words. Little did she know that Lydia was talking about them, not being the new Gamma.
Chiara, Lydia and their parents walked through the forest to a clearing with four giant wooden stands with benches for hundreds of herd members to sit on. Still, their packs were so large that many had to stand on the side. Chiara was happy that it was not raining, but according to the package rules, they would have to sit there until the ceremony was over. Warming up by the huge bonfire in the middle of the field was nicer for everyone though.
Her mother and Lydia embraced her and wished Chiara good luck before following her father and stood in front of Alpha Damon and Beta Kane. The couple stood upright in their separate compartment, with Delta Brion behind them. Alpha began the ceremony, asking Chiara's devotion and vowing to always protect the herd. After reading his words, she looked at her father and swore she could see his eyes watering. Which was worth seeing. He was a terrible man with many scars on his body, showing the many fights he had been in.
Finally, Alpha Damon asked the words he was holding his breath for:
"Anyone here willing to challenge Gamma Chiara for her new title?"
There was a brief pause before Delta Brion stepped forward. As the extremely muscular man spoke, several of his men next door grinned, "I challenge Chiara Gattoni for the role of Gamma!"
The crowd surrounding them cheered. They were excited to watch a fight to the death. It was the werewolf method, even if it meant losing one of them.
"Do you accept this challenge?" Alpha Damon asked Chiara; His voice echoed through the forest for all to hear.
"I will do it." Chiara took off her heels and put her hair in a messy bun. If she lost, she would live like a thug. It was not only his pride that spoke, he also had confidence in his abilities. Unlike Brion, she came from the Gamma family, meaning she had extra strength behind her abilities. Despite being a skilled fighter, Brion was no match.
The couple confirmed that they will fight in the form of wolves. Chiara was happy to let her wolf go crazy; He was just as ruthless as he was fighting. Within two minutes, Chiara's gray wolf form relaxed after she had nailed Brion to the ground with her teeth into her neck. The crowd screamed wildly and began chanting Chiara's name; She could see that she had won the title, not just because she had passed it on to herself.
She walked around the bonfire on all fours, Brion's blood covered her mouth, and she barked as she passed several of her friends. As he went to revert to human form, a shrill voice rose in the air and silenced the pack.
"I challenge Chiara Gattoni!"
Chiara nodded to see Lydia standing in front of her. His arms were crossed over his chest and a smile came to his face. After hearing Lydia's challenge, the crowd fell silent with a few murmurs that disappeared with the breeze. The tension in the atmosphere intensified as the pack members continued to stare between the black wolf and his sister. As they held their breath, their faces were filled with both confusion and anticipation.
Their father stepped forward, his face the same as his wife's, both shocked and bewildered by the turn of events.
"Lydia, honey. You don't mean it like that.." Their mother began to sob when she saw the faith on her little daughter's face. Her mother's tear-filled eyes gnawed at Chiara's heart, causing her wolf to whine silently before turning her attention to her supposed sisters.
"Oh, I know! I don't think Chiara is fit to be Gamma. But I am," Lydia smiled wickedly. At that moment, Chiara never knew her sweet sister.
He cursed himself silently as the memories came back to him; There were so many signs that her older sister was not who she seemed to be. But Chiara was so distracted that she was on her way to becoming Gamma that she ignored them. His friends often said that his sister was a cunning bitch, and he insisted on her many times. Chiara thought that what her friends were saying was very strange, but slowly everything came to her mind, especially as she looked at the burning hatred in her sister's eyes.
"Gama Chiara, do you accept this challenge?" Alpha Damon looks at herher face was unreadable. Their father interrupted, "Lydia, rule now! What are you doing?"
"Silence!" Alpha Damon rose from his chair as a growl came from the forest, causing the pack to bow down. Including their father, who bent even more to apologize for his intrusion.
"Chiara?" Alpha Damon asked him in a softer tone.
"I agree," Chiara growled, using the package's mind link for all to hear. His father slowly backed away and pulled his wife to him for a hug after she fell to her knees.
Sister or not, she was the Gamma of this pack and had waited for this moment all her life. If she had died at her sister's hands, so be it, Lydia would have been right - she wasn't fit to be the next Gamma.
Everyone turned their heads to Alpha, waiting for him to announce that the fight would begin. Still, he was probably staring at Beta Kane with a mind tie. While Alpha and Beta were arguing, Chiara began to quicken her steps as her fur began to rise. Every time he looked at Lydia, who looked smug there, she began to growl. His wolf Gia was barely under control; she wanted to tear him apart and finish with him.
Chiara was not about to back down. Lydia childishly showed off the family name Gattoni, showing that she was not suitable for the role of Gamma. This may cause him to question his pack's leadership, especially if his own sister has challenged him. Disrespecting and challenging her arrogant wolf, Gia, was the last thing Lydia had to do.
His sister walked towards him, her hips rocking from side to side, her face still smug as if she had won the goddamn lottery. His parents called out to him, but they stayed put for fear of any reprimand from Alpha. Gia grunted loudly and through Chiara as she stepped forward, restrained by Chiara who was barely holding on to her.
Lydia opened her mouth, ready to anger her, but Alpha Damon raised her hands to silence the chatter of the crowd, "After talking to Beta Kane. Instead, I decided the fight would be tomorrow night at midnight. Chiara, Lydia, please come forward. Everyone else go home."
The herd began to leave the stables and Chiara could hear the low whispers about the 'Gattoni brothers'. She snarled and grit her teeth at a few people trying to stay and watch for more drama. He turned back to stand in front of Alpha Damon; her parents stood behind her and Lydia, only a meter apart. Believing it was a family affair, she gave them extra time and said she would not host the fight if the issue was resolved before the next evening.
But the issue was never resolved. In fact, the next 24 hours became unbearable for Chiara as she learned more about her loving sister. After hours of family quarrels at home, her family finally went to bed, leaving Chiara and Lydia screaming. Chiara was more of a physical person than wanting to open up emotionally about things, and it was causing her to feel exhausted after past efforts.
Lydia was smoking as they went through three rounds of exhausting screaming matches. There was something else Chiara didn't know about him. It turned out that his sister hated him and resented him.
"I was training. I didn't get this so-called 'lime light'. You've had a normal life that a teenage girl should have! You have friends, family, a social life that I never had, you've been able to go to parties, hang out with guys, have boyfriends.
Chiara paced again, feeling uneasy about the events of an evening she had prepared for her whole life.
"Out of school, I was always training, learning politics, learning war strategies. The time we spent together wasn't bonding, it was my father's order. I'm not our parents' golden boy, okay.
"Power! Making someone submit to my will. You may have been trained but I taught myself. When I wasn't partying, I was studying. At times I watched you and my dad see what was so special to you and what you needed to know as a Gamma. Guess what. what's up, there's nothing special about you, and when I'm done with you, I'll do better than you."
"You mean when you killed me?" Chiara asked; His voice was cold and distant, no trace of sadness or hatred on his face. Although it felt like a knife had been stabbed and twisted in his heart.
Lydia mocked, "After all this discussion and my defiance... you'd think you'd get that into your thick head. My life will be better after you're dead."
Chiara looked into her sisters' eyes and saw the pure hatred burning behind them; the resentment of many years was painted on his face. His beloved sister, whom he always thought was so beautiful, became ugly and despicable as his true self was revealed. Chiara nodded and the girl He approached his brother so that they stood close to each other.
Lydia immediately tensed when she saw Chiara's cold, watchful gaze at her, then grinned, "Well, one of us will die tomorrow and it won't be me."
Chiara continued up the stairs, keeping her indifferent expression on her face. She felt her heart tighten and burn the entire time, and as soon as she closed the bedroom door behind her, tears welled up in her eyes. She searched her room and found countless photos of the couple smiling and posing for the camera. The last image that caught her eye was their children in a park, both wearing matching pink dresses. That night, exhausted from crying over the heartache she felt because of her older sister, she fell asleep with swollen eyes.
The next day, his usual joviality was gone, and he was replaced by a complacent about something he had to do - to kill his own sister. The couple stayed away from each other all day, and Chiara even had a mini-session with Kane that helped relieve the stress she was feeling. Kane remained silent throughout the session, allowing Chiara to clear her thoughts with the force of a kick or punch.
When he got home, he went to prepare himself a shower, but found that the bathroom was already running. When she turned around, she didn't call out to anyone, especially if they were taking a bath, but there was no answer. She swore no one was home. She shrugged and turned on the shower, and when suddenly her hand came out of the water, she went to unplug the bath water.
"Ah!" She screamed. His hand sizzled with the steam rising from the surface as the water began to melt his skin, melting into the raw meat beneath him.
The next thing she knew, she was that her head was grabbed and thrown into the water. She felt unable as a hand held her head in the water as she tried to pull back with the screams coming out of her lungs. He involuntarily swallowed the water in his scream and began to spit. Her lungs, internal organs, and face turned into an unbearable burning sensation. She heart pounded and she felt her vision begin to fade; black dots were growing until one of his eyes was completely empty and he could not see outside of it.
The bathroom was full of wolfsbane. A shocking statement crossed his mind, was that Lydia?
Gia howled and shrunk into the darkness of her mind. Gradually, they were both losing consciousness. But his head was pulled back and he was out of breath.
"You know, I think you should give up. You're not in a position to win anymore!" Lydia spoke slowly with malicious intent, and just like that, the skin around her neck was torn by her claws. The flesh ripping was loud and much more painful, as the wolfsbane's liquid got into the wound, causing Chiara to cry even more.
Lydia then banged her head on the rim of the tub, and with a loud noise, the darkness quickly consumed her and she lost consciousness. The next time he woke up, he heard his name echo in his mind, and when his eyes fluttered open, he saw his father poking him in panic. Chiara slowly sat up and leaned against the tub, the lights were on and the dark windows were showing it was evening, and she had been unconscious for some time. Still, she could only tell with one eye. Was he officially blind?
His head felt dizzy and his body ached and tired. She held her head and groaned in pain before getting the bottle of water and painkillers from her father. His eyes were on her throat as he spoke, "I think you should lose, honey."
Chiara's eyes darted into her father's eyes and glared at his proposal, "I won't back down, Dad. This pack doesn't need a psycho like him!"
"I don't want to lose you.. How can you compete?" His father's hoarse voice was low as sadness filled him.
"I'm not going to lose. It just proves how much Lydia needs me to be weak so she can fight me."
"You are brothers."
"Not anymore," Chiara said coldly, before standing up and refusing her father's help to get her up.
The rest of the time Chiara rested and made sure she was eating and keeping her fluids high. She hoped that drinking water would flush the wolfsbane out of her body, but that didn't work out, and she felt that her wolf was still in a weak state.
At 11:50 p.m. Chiara walked with her head held high in black shorts, a sports bra, and long hair now cut into a bob, revealing her barely healed neck. She heard the gasps of the pack members staring at the state of her face and neck. His normally smooth olive skin was now red and covered with blisters from second-degree burns. His left eye was white, showing that his vision was gone. Chiara hoped this would be temporary because her other eye also healed from fainting.
The two sisters walked towards each other, watching each other with calculated eyes. Alpha Damon stood up once more and silenced the crowd, "Lydia Gattoni, do you still want-"
"Yes."
"Gama Chiara-"
"Fuck, yes." He snarled before slowly looking at the crowd, showing the pack that he was serious about his role and what kind of person his sister was.