CHAPTER 5
Agnes
"Let go of me" I mutter in between words, almost choking as I'm unable to breathe.
"Fine I would only if you give in first, surrender" he says causing me to choke harder as he tightened his grip around my neck.
"I su…" I look at my father cutting my words short, I can't disappoint him, he has done way too much for me besides I have been working my ass off each night for the past four months giving up on everything would not help me in any way.
I push him off a little, distracting him as I kick him in the groin with my left leg causing him to let go of his grip on me.
Immediately I pick up the dagger slitting his wrists and yelps in pain leaving me totally content and fulfilled.
A scornful look appears on Brian's face which makes me smile at him, my father looks just as proud of me as he ever had.
"Now it's all complete, agnes has proven herself to be strong enough to take my place as alpha,
I call on Celeste our moon goddess to bear me witness as I pass down my position to her just like my father had done to me,
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You shall swear an oath to protect the pack at all cost, come forward nadir" my father calls for me,
I proceed in my steps taking slow graceful strides towards him. This day had finally come after years of waiting And nights of practicing I can finally be free of it, of all of it and take the rightful place in the pack.
He taps me on my shoulder as I walk towards him with a smile on his face.
"You always make me proud and today is no different. I am always thankful for you being my daughter. Now it's time for you to pledge your allegiance to the moon goddess and swear an oath."
I look around me shyly. I had been practicing this speech for years; however , today it seems stuck in my throat.
"I Agnes Thompson swear an oath to you today Celeste to always withhold you I'm high regards and become one with you as I will protect the pack at all cost even when it costs me my life.
may you bear me witness today as I take place following in the footsteps of my ancestors.
Strike me down if you find me at fault in anything I do as I take place today as alpha to the rasmus pack" ending my words I kneel to the floor my father takes up some blood of a lamb and ours it over me causing it to drop down into my body as I smell of lamb blood.
My mother must be thanking her down ancestors for not wearing the dress she had given me as it would be ruined If I had worn it.
Everyone around me ululates as I had finally finished my swearing and coronation,
a smile on each face all looking happy well of course not from Brian with his smug and scornful look he tries clapping but his hands stop on the very first attempt,he will surely be a nut job and a handful to deal with when I'm all done.
"Well-done my child henceforth you shall no longer be addressed as agnes but as the alpha to the pack."
My father says with a smile on his face looking the proudest of everyone,
I look towards the crowd with a smile bowing slightly. This is my time to make a speech but I wave instead of nervously speaking. I light up and end up speaking gibberish and that is surely a no go area.
Everyone begins to stand from their seats each tending back to their activities as Austin stands from his position which he had long been.
He walks towards me Bowing slightly.
"Alpha nadir" I smile at him waving him off, sure to place him in my black list.
he seemed determined to kill me off earlier which makes me suspect he must have something together with Brian maybe some sort of alliance of their own but thankfully I was smart enough to wave it off as it was really a close call I would have died in the spit if I had not been quick enough to kick him in his groin.
"Can I speak to you alpha nadir?" My mother says mimicking Austin as we both let out a loud laugh, I nod granting her permission as she pulls me by my arm.
"That's no way for an alpha to act" my father says in a Stern voice he has always been a man of discipline.
"Not yet father let me have the whole day to myself,
I hurry away from him pulling mom by the hand before father would get a chance to retort.
"Slow down young lady" I stop at once letting go of moks hand as she struggles to breathe I must have ran too fast for her.
"I'm sorry mom I didn't look …"
"It was fun, don't apologize and congratulations in your coronation"
"Yeah yeah like you mean it."
"Of course I do, I should be happy for you."
"Are you? Really? You kept ranting on and on about me finding my mate and getting married but I do not want to live like that mother. My ambitions and dreams are more than family."
"You re a lady do you know the chances of you retaining your position as alpha is really slim? The only reason I'm a little confident is because you have jade."
The image of me kissing jade passionately forms in my head as I nod it off, he had a disgusting kokk on his face so why should I remember such a kiss?.
" Mum jade has his duties cut out for him and so do I,
I should see no reason for me to rely on him besides I won my place as alpha fair and square. Why should I be bothered by some foggy old council leader."
"It seems you are all grown up and know the dynamics. Do you know how terrified I was when he called for a change?.
My boo …"she stops speaking, coaching her chest really hard as well as her side panting heavily.
"Mum, mum !! what's wrong" I ask her nervously as I place my hand around her aides but no injury has occurred there.
"Your father…he is… danger, your father is in danger nadir"
She finally says, I pull her by the arm running towards the grounds we had kwct gun but yes nowhere to be found,
Mum moves slowly towards a cornered exit. She just feels him through the mate bond as I walk behind her carefully hoping it's not what I think.
My excitement fades away alongside my happiness as I see my father covered in blood laying helplessly on the floor."
"Father" I call out but he seems to be far gone, I rush towards him placing his head on my laps,
"Run , run" he says as he closes his eyes, breathing his last.
My mother lets out a loud howl as she can feel the mate bond break, soon enough we are surrounded by the few people left in the training grounds.
Tears runs down my eyes as dad's body turn cold,
"You should not cry again, you are alpha now and alpha's aren't permitted to cry. You just take place immediately after one slight break and tiut know they are after you."
I wipe off my tears immediately knowing what jaon gowns by them, i sob imwardky the pain not ceasing by a minute.
My mother wails the more saying things and hitting in dad's body but all isn't audible to me as all I can see and hear is my dad's body and nothing more.
A sweet aroma finds its way into my nostrils luring me towards the direction of the woods.
I stand up like It had vakwkd for me like a siren as I tilt my head to the direction of the scent.
I walk past the guards who give way immediately and I can feel everyone's hot gazes behind me.
I look around to see everyone looking at me with eyes full of worry thinking im off to cry or commit suicide but as much as I qoudk love to I just can't betray my dad.
The scent fills my nostrils the more as I move deeper into the woods,
I feel confused as I do not understand all that is happening to me, the pain I feel for my father's death leaves me all of a sudden.
I stop on sight of a man in every way handsome and by every means fit, his green eyes call out to me as he becomes appealing to my sight.
"MATE" he calls out to me.