Chris felt a flutter in his chest, a reaction he couldn't quite explain. He straightened himself and nodded, unable to tear his gaze away from the enigmatic alpha before him. "Yes, Alpha Dominic. The night is... breathtaking."
Dominic stepped closer, his presence enveloping Chris like a warm embrace. "You can call me Dominic," he said, a hint of a smile playing at the corner of his lips. "No need for formalities here."
Chris found himself drawn to Dominic's warmth and openness. It was a stark contrast to the rigid hierarchy he had grown up with. "Dominic, then," he replied, his voice tinged with a mixture of respect and curiosity. "What brings you here tonight?"
Dominic's gaze held a touch of vulnerability as he looked out over the land. "Sometimes, I come here to think. To remind myself that there's more to our world than power struggles and rivalries."
Chris raised an eyebrow, intrigued by Dominic's words. "And do you find what you're looking for?"
Dominic turned his gaze back to Chris, and a genuine smile tugged at his lips. "Tonight, I believe I might have."
The air crackled with a newfound connection between them, a bridge built on shared solitude and the desire for something more. Chris found himself inexplicably drawn to Dominic's magnetic presence, his heart beating a little faster.
That was the freaking moment of his life, hidden affection.
He has never felt this before. The feeling might be mutual but instead giving him some attraction he didn't even seek for.
As the minutes turned into hours, Dominic shared stories of his pack's history and his own journey to becoming alpha.
"My pack and your dad's pack are really close up before things goes wrong."
"Really? He never told us anything." Chris replied.
Alpha Dominic nods his head. "Yes, he had made up his mind never to have anything to do with me again in his entire living on earth. But all these are just nothing I should worried about. We all have what bothers us and what we want to resolve, if not one but two things sometimes." He replied with some bad sneering.
"He said that you left him to die in a battle, is that right?"
"Not really what happened, his pack and mine are of course of different sectors. But we belong to same council. So we do fight war and battles together for a longer year." He replied.
Chris stare at his face, he felt something sparking in his heart. Apart from that, his eye caught that of Alpha Dominic's own, he tried to get that of his look. It was really something unexpected.
"You're not telling me something, ain't you?" Chris mumbled staring at him.
He sneered. "Yes, an aconites were sprinkle around him when he was caught that day. I got frightened because I don't know how to face them. All I could do was trying communicate with him but I couldn't do that. Because the pains around him were inflicting more pains to him than anyone could help expect." He said.
"So you didn't really harm him?" Chris asks, of course he didn't hate his father that much. He still love him even though he was training him like a shit.
Chris couldn't leave the mindset that love come from the heart. And even with his failure to meet his mate, he doubt maybe he will be able to become the next Alpha.
Alpha Liam had warned him that he should get himself a mate or else his future might not give unto him what he wants.
Then, since then he had been thinking who could become the Alpha of the pack if not him. That wasn't that brave enough but could caught anyone's attention.
Alpha Dominic Liam stared at him and nodded his head. "Why would I hurt him?"
"Then why was he really getting angry?" Disgusting look on his face.
"Your father wasn't welcomed like they does to me. I blamed the council for that bad exploit they did." Alpha Dominic said without thinking for a single seconds.
"And you think the best thing was for you two to get into some battle?" Chris asks.
Alpha Dominic replied, "why should I really think that was the best thing to do? He started all this shit and my pack will take me for weak wolf If I couldn't protect them."
"You're right. He is always frustrating everyone like they're his slaves." Chris testified to that.
"He is still your father." Alpha Dominic says, "you Should really be whom you wanted to be. Maybe the first him I saw over fifteen years wasn't truly him."
"How could someone hide his behaviors for fifteen years?" Chris asks in shock.
"That was why I am saying , maybe he just changed his behavior or he was hiding it that whole fifteen years."
"It can't be true, even some secrets can't be hidden for two good fucking years. Not speaking of that fucking whole five times three years." Chris couldn't believe all that. Was that really true? His father or any human being couldn't take that for a go head.
"Your father might just have changed over time. You know humans grew with constant change which called growth. If he didn't grow with some constant change, then he isn't human. Though we are not really human being but we act and do like how the humans do." Alpha Dominic flipped down. "You should know one time as well, you cannot know humans behavior just a day or month or year. Dear, humans are really not what you think they are. Some are just hiding black under white so that others can see only that white. It baffles me how your father change."
"I think you have spoken all."
"Might be not."
"Why don't you really do like him?" Chris ask.
"How?"
"He is always harsh, and never speak to anyone."
"Even your mother?" Alpha Dominic asks.
Chris nods. "Not even his wife, or me. The only person he cares about is Emily. I think Emily is the only person he cares about now just because he has a plan which is hidden from her."
"Very captivating. Well that is was how we became friend and enemy." Alpha Dominic says.
Chris listened intently, captivated by Dominic's passion and determination to create a better world for his pack. He found himself opening up in return, sharing tales of his own dreams and ambitions that had always felt stifled within the pack's confines.
As dawn approached, Dominic finally stood, his eyes fixed on the horizon. "It's time for me to head back," he said with a sigh. "Duties await."
Chris nodded, a pang of disappointment washing over him. "Thank you for sharing this moment with me, Dominic."
Dominic's gaze softened as he turned to Chris. "The pleasure was mine, Chris."
Before he could fully comprehend what was happening, Chris found himself extending his hand. Dominic looked at it for a moment, surprise evident in his eyes, before he smiled and clasped it firmly. The touch sent a jolt of electricity through Chris, leaving him breathless.
As they parted ways, Chris watched Dominic's figure recede into the forest, a sense of longing settling in his chest. The encounter had stirred something within him, a yearning for a connection that transcended tradition and boundaries.
Little did Chris know that his meeting with Alpha Dominic was just the beginning of a journey that would test his loyalty, challenge his beliefs, and ultimately lead him to a love that defied all odds.
Yet, he didn't want the best bad thing to happen to him at this moment. He want the best for himself. So he quickly went down the cliff and get into his car.
But a roar from far come into the place, a beast shattering the whole darkness, a wolf after it. And it became a very freight stage for Chris. Then another wolf joined the wolf. They fought together and was able to Kill the beast. After much time, the friend who turned into enemy were facing themselves.
Alpha Liam stared at the car and find out it was his son.
"What are you doing here with him?" He ask.
"And do you caught us together?"
"I asked a question."
"Same thing which I did." Alpha Dominic replied, with anger. Their face has changed back.
"You think I am joking? You can't possibly in your pack and heard the beast coming this direction. "
"And you can't possibly be minding your business too, cause if you're doing you wouldn't have fall into the cage of a beast." Alpha Dominic replied.
Two of them were facing themselves, it was really scary for Chris. He didn't know what was happening.
"You should stay away from my pack." Alpha Liam groaned.
"You Should do the same thing sweetheart." Alpha Dominic show his handsomest, his good looking face. Before walking through the depth of the forest.