Chapter 2 Stormveil has fallen

"Looking so stunning, that I actually couldn't recognize you, sweetheart." He said, spinning me on my heel and placing a soft kiss on my lips.

"You're going to make my expensive diamond ash lipstick patchy, Elias. You oughtto know better about my standards and rules."

He quickly raised his hands in defense.

"I won't be doing it, babe. And look at you," my smile comes back with his flirtatious words and tone.

"Stunning in golden and maroon. I knew only you could pull off this combination, sweetheart."

"Don't be ridiculous. I know it's only me who can pull off anything. Besides, where is my gift?" I extended my hand, asking for a gift bravely.

He gives me a grin, I couldn't help but feel a twist in my stomach."You'll see, baby girl."

The people around me cheer as my fiance suddenly twirls me and kisses me passionately!

My lipstick, Elias! Jeez, was it that hard to control yourself around me?

It's a mind link, from Beta Garrick!

I knew it was an emergency because I could hear the panic in his voice as he spoke in our mind link,

'Leave everything you're doing right now, and come back home, Nova Storm....It's about your parents.'

My smile was wiped off of my face asquickly.It was thundering. Harshly.

With each thunder striking against the sky, I quivered like a leaf.

With Beta Garrick - The most calm and composed one of us all - seeming so disturbed as he spoke to me in the mind link, I couldn't help but assume the worst.

What happened with my parents? Are they alright?

Did an enemy pack attack them?

Did someone drop an information that needed me on the scene, as the alpha's daughter?

I had way too many questions in my head along the fifteen minute race back to my pack house. It is a huge mansion, built for the main members and elders of the pack while smaller houses surrounded the structure.

At the fence of our pack, territory heavily guarded by deltas and warrior wolves of our pack, I noticed there was no one. How bad might the situation be!?

My teenage self was quivering. I had no siblings either, to share my emotions that I've felt at that moment.

Goddammit, why isn't Beta Garrick answering me back!? It's been killing me!

I rushed to the entrance of our pack house, my heels breaking mid way but I couldn't seem to care more about it. Panting, holding my aching chest, I see two boxes in front of me which were covered.

"W-What-"

"Nova!" It was Beta Garrick!

"G-Garrick...what's wrong. What is this? I smell...blood, Garrick. What is happening?" I asked him with a shaky voice.

He held my arms, looking directly into my eyes.

"This isn't the time to tell you, but I'm sorry, Nova.

Your parents are no more. And I won't allow you to see their bodies. They're...dismantled in the worst way possible. I'm sorry, Nova. It shouldn't have been tonight."

My heart fell to my stomach.

No...

Not today...

In fact, nor any other day.

My parents are dead?

But why doesn't anyone shed the tears theway I do? Everyone else is occupied with something...else.

What is going on?

I gasped as I felt a presence behind me.

Three cars lined after one another, each had two of our pack elders. Elders of the Stormveil pack, few of the wisest people to ever walk on earth.

I hoped they'd console me for my loss, I was craving a hug from someone. Anyone!

Shaking me back to reality, Beta Garrick spoke,"Come to the meeting hall, right away. We should discuss about who shall be next in power to guide our pack. It's a great loss, Nova. But you have to THINK like an Alpha right now. Come on."

Patting my shoulder, Garrick walked away with the elders.

Garrivk...you aren't supposed to say that to an eighteen year old girl who lost her parents on her fucking birthday!

And the elders...each of them looked into my eyes as they passed by me. They looked at me as if I was...a freak. A loser.

"Silence!"

The youngest elder of our pack commanded, I flinched on my toes. Looking at the ground, I hear the wise men commence next course of action for our pack.

"There seems to be a loss in power and authority in our pack at the moment. Today also marks as someone's eighteenth birthday...and they still haven't awakened their wolf."

My eyebrows crashed at what the elder had said.

Why was he picking on me? Tonight, seriously?

My furrowed gaze met his disappointed one.

Then, as I looked around, I realized many of the people in the room looked at me with the same emotion in their glare.

Disgust.

What's happening to everyone?

They were so sweet to me before everything went downhill in my life!

What is wrong with them!?

My senses were blurred to everything happening around me.

But the humiliation...it stayed in my heart forever. Whatever is happening, isn't happening for the good. Someone has been planning this. I just feel it in my veins.

"...We need someone to take position."After the discussion, the last part of his statement falls into my ears. Before I could raise my arm, Beta Garrick beats me to the action.

"I shall, elder. I'm more capable, more adverse with authority and have been Alpha Storm's backbone for two and a half decades. Even before our princess was born."

With the tone he addressed me with, I couldn't help but feel rage built within me. What the fuck does he mean by that?

"Please take my opinion as well, Elder. I am the daughter of Storm and Lyra Strom. I am the heir to authority for our broken Pack!" I tried to win points, but didn't know the elders would take such offense to my words!

"What do you mean by 'broken pack', Nova? Our glorious pack could never be 'broken'. In fact, I could alter my own statement if I see you in power. That is when our pack shall truly 'break'." I gasped, the humiliation was just too much! But I couldn't speak against the Elder at all.

"Besides, dear Nova, you haven't awakened your wolf yet. You are uneducated, know nothing about war tactics, you are impulsive and irresponsible for your own actions. Look at the clothes you're wearing for a prestigious birthday!" The elder pointed at my clothes, and I gasped even heavily.

"What does...my clothes have to do ANYTHING with my character?"