AVA: The Alpha king Princess

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Alpha king Vega laid beside his Luna that night but couldn't sleep. His chest felt heavy with worries. His wolf have been restless ever since report of rogue activities were seen around his borders.

Alpha Vega didn't like the fact that, rogues could dare hunt in his territory even though there is an already existing treaty signed by their ancestors to keep them off. It Seemed their new Alpha was hell bent on breaking it off with no regards.

Ever since their appearance at the King's border. Strange things have been happening that could only point to them and further putting his already disturbed mind on total overdrive.

A young pup had been found dead just a week ago. His young body mutilated and left at the boundary for his parent to find while he was out hunting on his own.

That incident has left a bitter taste in his mouth and fear among his pack members who had attributed most of the recent killings to an unknown wolf hunter demon on a killing peril but he knew better than that.

Alpha Vega knew it was the Rogue King and his packs of vicious wolves doing. They were known for their killing expenditure and their love for leaving dead bodies trails on their path.

King Vega couldn't imagine his little girl or his Luna falling prey to their destruction. He'd rip out each and every of their throats before they would lay their blood tasty claws on his family or any other member of his pack.

He had spend the entire day thinking of ways to improve security around his borders. He just needed to go over the new details with his Beta Caleb before everything is put in place once and for all.

He needed to ensure the safety of his pack members. It was his duty as their Alpha to look out for them and nothing and no one would threaten that fact. Not even the Rogue King and everything he stood for.

Luna Lia stirred in her sleep and muttered a few incoherent word under her breath, causing the Alpha to break out of his train of thoughts.

He turned on his side and pulled her slim frail figure into his large arms and sigh in contention. The Luna who seemed to be troubled in her sleep began to relax under his touch and soon enough, little snores began to erupt from her lips that was slightly agape.

A little ray of moon light had escaped through the forest green curtain hanging over the window and giving extra light to the semi dark room.

The Luna who looked to be in her late thirties with sunburn hair had her face pressed firmly against the soft pillow placed underneath her head as she laid clueless to the eyes staring at her with so much love and intensity.

She wasn't just his Luna but also his best friend. His bonded mate and the mother of his little princess who'd grow up to be the next ruler of his pack just like he did and his ancestors before him.

He'd die if anything were to happen to either of them. They were his strength and weakness. His only reason for being who he was.

King Alpha Vega was a man of peace but he was just as fearless among his pack and the neighboring packs as well. He was from a line of warriors who fought off a group of blood sucking dead men and women who rose from the ashes of death and reigned terror on the humans and lycans alike.

That battle went down in history and will forever be remembered by those who knew about it. After a new order was restore, a new peace treaty was signed among the packs that took part in the great war and they have lived in peace ever since.

King Vega knew that peace won't last for long because he could feel eminent danger lurking around in the shadows.

He took a deep sigh and clenched his eyes shut in an attempt to wane off his thought when suddenly he heard his daughter whimper in her cradle by the corner and began to cry softly.

Not wanting his Luna to wake up, he untangled himself gently from her and got up and went to his daughter who had broken into a crying fit at this point.

The king Alpha picked her little frame up gently and held her between his large arms and began to rock her back and forth in an attempt to keep her quiet.

"Hey little one. Don't cry now, papa is right here" She stopped crying for a moment at the sound of his voice before erupting into a louder wail.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. Stop crying please"

The baby cried even more hysterically, causing the Alpha a little bit of distress as he stood there not knowing what else to do to stop the baby from crying some more.

Their baby crying voice must have woken the Luna as well as she quickly struggled out of bed and went to stand beside her husband with lazy eyes and rubbing slightly at them.

"She woke you up as well?" Lia had asked, feeling sorry for the Alpha. He looked like he was about to drop the baby.

"I'm sorry. I thought I could keep her quiet but it's has proven more difficult than I thought"

His wife only gave his right arm a little squeeze in appreciation before reaching for the baby. "Hand her to me. I will make her sleep while you rest"

Even in her mother's arm, the little girl wouldn't stop crying. The Alpha king and his Luna seemed really confused at their little girl's reaction. Their girl wasn't the restless type. Her behavior that night was beyond strange.

"Can you try feeding her some milk? Maybe she is hungry" He told her with certainty.

"Okay"

The Alpha king was about to go fetch her milk bottle when he noticed a shadow lurking around his window. He halted in his next step when he perceived a strange and unrecognized scent just about immediately.

He gave a throaty growl with clenched fist as every single hair on his neck stood on edge.

'Rogue' His wolf had whispered into his ears and he couldn't agree any more than he already did.

Alpha Vega knew exactly what each and every of his pack members smelt like and it was definitely not one of them.

But how?

Without wasting any more time, he turned around swiftly to his wife and held her over the shoulders with bloodshot eyes.

"What is it?" Luna Lia had asked in panic, sensing how angry the Alpha had become in a matter of second.

"I need you to stay here and try to keep her quiet" He told her with almost seriousness.

The Luna brow only furrowed in confusion at her husband sudden behavior. "Why? Where are you going?"

Lia could feel how restless her wolf was becoming through their mate bond even without him saying anything.

She could tell there was danger.

The Alpha released his hold across her shoulders and push back some strains of stray hairs and tucked it behind her ears and told her in a more controlled voice. "I just need you to trust me and stay here with our daughter okay? And don't open the door unless you hear my voice"

Lia took a shaky breath and gave a small nod. "Promise me you will come back to me. To us. Your daughter and I, so promise me"

He pulled her into his chest and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before looking deep into her teary eyes. "I promise"

He pulled out a sliver knife from under the wooden table with black leathery handle and handed it to her. "Keep this close" he told her.

She grabbed hold of the knife and gave him a small nod.

The King Alpha rushed over to the door and paused. He Turned around and hurried back to where she stood with tense shoulders and a crying baby in hand and placed a quick kiss against both their cheeks before rushing out the door.

'Be careful' Luna Lia had called at him through their mind link and he replied with a low growl before disappearing into the night.

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Alpha Vega stood outside in full alert before calling his Beta through their mind link.

'Caleb, Where are you? I need you by my side now!'

He heard some shuffling behind him before Beta Caleb came running and stopped when he saw the mood he was in.

"I'm right here my king"

Both men were shirtless with statute like muscles on full display. Their really tan skin was glowing under the full moon light and casting a shadow at their feet that was bare of any foot wear.

The King Alpha's dark brown hair that was gained an extra length had fallen across the nap of his neck with little strains being blown about by the night wind in a messy style.

Brushing it aside, he closed the distance between him and his Beta.

"Where are the rest of the guards"

"Holding it down at their position in the border" The Beta took a quick pause when he noticed the hardness on the King's jawline.

"What's wrong?" He dared to ask.

The King's eyes snapped at him. "Can't you feel it? Maybe smell the strange aura in the air?"

Beta Caleb brows only furrowed slightly in confusion.

"I can smell those filthy rogues and am sure they are not very far. Call in with the guards at the border and find out"

The Alpha's Beta did as he was told but got no response from the guarding lycans causing the King to groan out in frustration.

"I told you something was wrong" King Alpha Vega had practically growled at his Beta.

Sound of bone cracking began to fill the air as he quickly transformed into a large brown wolf with huge canine for teeth. Its furs was unbelievably brown that it was almost golden as he stood on all four.

Beta Caleb quickly transformed into a brown wolf as well.

With both wolves standing side by side, the Alpha King looked into the full moon and howled long and loud and pulling the attention of the other wolves before the two wolves raced into the night.

It wasn't long before other pack members began to rush outside in their wolf forms at the call of their King Alpha.

Alpha Vega and his Beta ran through the forest, picking up strange scent as they trailed throughout the path leading to the outcast of the pack boundary.

The more they got closer to the end of the border, the more the King realized something was terribly wrong.

They both halted at a safe distance when they noticed the sight before them. All the guards were brutally massacred with broken limps littered all over the ground.

Some had their heads ripped off their necks and thrown separately from their bodies.

The sight was too gruesome even for an Alpha king who stood with anger vibrating through his furs.

The Alpha and his Beta were suddenly surrounded by unrecognized wolves with red glaring eyes and sharp claws.

'Rogue'

He knew who they were without being told. They were responsible for the attack on his pack and he was going to enjoy killing each and every single one of them just as much.

The first black wolf that leaped into the air and towards the Alpha's wolf had his neck snapping into two under his huge canine.

Another wolf smashed into the Alpha and causing them both to tumble into the ground while slicing viciously at his neck.

Beta Caleb on the other hand come to the King's aid and knocked down the wolf clawing at the King's throat. He broke off its limp and smashed his skull against a fallen log and some nearby tree.

The Rogue wolves were fast and seemed to be increasing in numbers by the second.

Even though the King and his Beta were stronger and more skillful. They knew it would be best to call for back up before they are completely outnumbered.

The King Alpha gave another howled into the night and at the same time sending out their location to his warrior wolves and possibly to more rogues as well.

Alpha Vega and his Beta continued to claw and slice at the vicious lycans until little to none was left.

The king Alpha had the last wolf under his feet and ready to rip out another limp when he heard a sound of dry log being snapped right ahead of him.

Looking up ahead, another wolf came out of the dark and stood staring at him as if he was daring the King to do it if he could.

Alpha Vega could feel the energy vibrating off the new wolf who stood with a disfiguring scar trailing along the base of his right eyes.

He must be the Rogue king. He had that wind of authority around him.

The king Alpha gave a loud growled before ripping off the lycan's head and threw its limp across to where the Rogue king stood snarling and shuffling in one feet.

He was going to put an end to his reign just like he did with his wolves once and for all as he began to take threatening steps towards the rogue king who stood bearing his teeth in anger.

The king Alpha was about to charge at him when he felt a sharp stab at his neck and causing him to crash onto the ground with a thud.

He began to whimper with warm blood rushing out of his neck, followed by a quick transformation into his human form.

The stab wound was precise and paralyzing as he laid on the bare ground with blurring vision while staring at his attacker who stood with a bloody sliver dagger and hovering over him.

He could feel darkness all around him even as he struggled to keep his eyes open. The earth was spinning underneath him as the forest beckoned on him to answer the call of his ancestors.

His eyes shut down momentarily before it flick open again as he stared into the eyes of his attacker for the last time.

Before he let the darkness enveloped him whole. He whispered the only name hanging on the tip of his tongue

'Lia'.

I was pulled out of my slumber abruptly by the constant ringing of my alarm. I reached over and turned it off before placing it back against the side table. It was already 7:30am and school was scheduled for 8am.

First week in school and am already going to arrive late and have the whole class stare at me like the freshman I really am.

That's just great!

I jumped out of bed and ran to my wardrobe and picked out the first piece of outfit i could lay my hands on. It was a knee length floral gown my mom got me for my fifteen birthday last summer.

The temperature out there is like minus zero degree and close to freezing as it was the beginning of winter so I pulled out my black leather jacket and proceeded to laying them neatly across the bed before retrieving my black ankle boots from under the bed.

My bag pack containing my school essentials was already waiting across the table. I was actually sensible enough to arrange everything I would be needing the previous night.

So pulling off my orange color pajamas and throwing them into the laundry basket. I rushed into the bathroom to brush then shower and get ready before my mom come knocking down the door herself to get me to wake up.

Twenty five minutes more and I was already dressed and brushing off the tangles in my curls.

My hair is a mass of sunburn mess seating on top of my head and each time I go to sleep, I wake up to a bird nest and sticking to all direction.

I wouldn't have bothered with the mess if I wanted to be the girl who showed up in school with hair like she was caught in a fisherman net so I just took a deep breath and kept doing the needful until I was done.

My skin is really tan with little sprout of freckles here and there across the bridge of my nose and cheeks unlike my mom who was completely flawless at her age with beautiful blond hair that is always maintained at shoulder length.

I wish I was half as beautiful as my mom but a girl can't complain not when my dad thinks am the most beautiful thing he has ever set his eyes on since I was born.

My brown hazel eyes was exactly like my dad's. Something I was grateful to inherit from him at least. Anything other than that, I was just the skinny daughter who doesn't look anything like her parent.

It's totally odd I know but that's just the way I grew up to meet things and their love for me pretty much make up for the lost of other physical attributes I could be lacking.

Most times, when i look at other people family and then remembered that am the only child of my parent, my mom would tell me, am worth more than a thousand children they could have ever given birth to.

I feel she is just saying it to put my mind at ease and as well as herself and my dad too. It breaks my heart to see the sadness in her eyes anytime we talk about me moving to college in California after high school someday.

She would act as though I was going away forever.

Anyways, that's just my mom.

Always thinking deep when it comes to anything that has to do with me.

I didn't bother applying any much make up as I quickly rolled my hair into a simple ponytail with its tip folded into a bun. Only a touch of lip balm and mascara on my lashes and I was good to go.

My phone vibrated on the bed and I reached for it.

My ride to school was already on her way to come pick me.

I rushed down the staircase and into the kitchen and found my mom fixing breakfast. I took out a glass and hurriedly poured myself a glass of warm milk before grabbing the freshly baked cookies in the tray that was waiting at the kitchen island.

"You are going to be late sweetie" my mom said. Feeling concern for me.

"I know Mom" I bite into the cookie and chew before taking a sip from my glass of milk.

"Your Dad will be down soon, he will drop you off at school"

"No mom, Kara will pick me. She is already on her way here"

"Okay then. Just go ahead and finish your milk while i wrap some of these for you"

She took some of the cookies and had them wrapped up nicely and handed them to me.

I placed them inside my bag and quickly down the rest of my milk before pulling her in for a quick hug.

"Thank you mom. Love you"

"Love you too sweetie"

She pulled away slightly and brushed my hair a little. "Are you sure Kara will make it here on time?"

"She will mom. Don't worry"

Car horn!

Car horn again!!

"Speak of the devil...she is already here"

I grabbed my backpack and kissed her on both cheeks before rushing out the door.

"Have a nice day sweetie" I heard her voice calling after me before I closed the door.

"You too mom" I muttered back, hoping the winds take them straight to her in the kitchen because I doubt she could still heard me.

I rushed out to meet Kara waiting in her pink color Audi. She was dressed in a white knee length coat with a tight baby pink dress underneath. Her every day perfect blonde rolled into wavy curls and floating freely down the bridge of her spine.

Kara looked like something out of a Hollywood movies.

Even her makeup looked perfect!

I hurried over to the passenger seat and got in before giving her a quick kiss across the cheek.

"Hey Kar. You look amazing" I told her quite frankly.

She gave me a smug grin.

"You too Ava, we better hurry before we end up late and loose all the parking space"

I couldn't agree any more than I already had with a single nod and click on the seat belt before she quickly hit the gas paddle and propelled us towards our destination for the day and also every single day of our high school lives.

Kara and I have been friends since first grade and have been inseparable since then, even though we are more like two opposite polar bears. She is everything outgoing and fun while I on the other hand is a second level boring story you don't want to read so let not uncover that.

**

We made it to school and just like Kara had suspected. There was no single parking space left.

"Seems like we will have to find somewhere else really fast or we are going to be late" Kara had said. Her face turning into a deep frown at the idea of being late for her first class.

"I'm so sorry Kar. I made you late for class."

Her head snapped at me with a raised brow.

"What? It wasn't your fault Ava. So chill out and stop apologizing"

"Uhm, Okay" I answered with a nervous chuckle.

We were still contemplating on where to park her car when we noticed another car reversing out of the parking lot.

"Bingo!" We practically screamed the word at the same time and burst out laughing.

Kara and I do that most of the time. We sometimes think and say the same thing almost at the same time like we could read each other thoughts.

Weird.

Kara quickly began to reverse towards that direction when another car just sped past us heading the same way.

Oh no!

Our car screeched to a stop when Kara abruptly hit the break to prevent it from crashing into the next vehicle.

"Shit!_ guy just stole our space" Kara swear angrily.

"Uhm, technically he didn't Kara. This is a free school parking space and anyone can pretty much park whenever they see one" I tried to reason calmly but she snort at me instead.

"But we saw it first didn't we?"

"Yeah we did but he made it there first"

We quickly hurried into the school building after dumbing Kara's car in front of someone's motor bike. I bet the owner will be so pissed when he realizes it.

Kara and I don't have the same lectures that morning so we head in different directions. Fully equipped with the school map in hand and feeling completely confident.

The hallway was a total chaos making it hard to walk by without having to bump shoulders with others.

My first lecture for the day is AP history and according to my scheduled book, it's taking place at room 206 and I just realized am holding the map upside down and have been heading the wrong direction all along.

Gosh!

I quickly made a U-turn still looking at the map just to be sure am actually heading towards the right destination when I smacked into someone so hard and landed on my butt with a thud.

Dammit!

"Watch where you are going bitch!" A female voice had hissed angrily at me while the rest of the passerby just burst out laughing.

Not paying much attention to any of her demeaning word, i quickly tried to reach for my map on the floor because I couldn't afford to loose it or I might never make it to class on time.

Before I could reach it, one of the tall guys in the group of fools laughing at me kicked it towards another direction halting me in my approach.

Someone has got to be kidding me right now.

I stopped and took a deep breath to calm myself before looking up at the stupid face who is having so much fun bullying a girl in the hallway without a single ounce of shame.

My mouth practically hit the floor because he wasn't a stupid face at all when my eyes beheld his face. On the contrary, he has pretty eyes, chiseled cheeks and teeth so white that, he could pass an audition to model for Colgate without breaking a sweat.

And those side dimples are like that of an angel and I can totally die for it right now.

Who the heck is this guy?