THE ACCURSED

The quiet and peaceful night is suddenly invaded by agonizing howls.

The full moon shines so well, illuminating the night, that one could see clearly.

Running feet could be heard, and the breaking of dry leaves and little sticks tells that someone or something was quickly and speedy approaching the forest.

Soon the running feet began to die down and the agonizing howls began fading.

The brownish-black wolf, collapsed under one of the broad trees, as its heavy weight hits the trees, some leaves fell from the tree, and the wrapped cloth in its mouth fell off beside it.

Its brown eyes were so weary and exhausted, that its eyes lids began closing, energy and strength slowly and at a steady rate ebbing away from its body.

Slowly, the wolf began to transform into a beautiful but exhausted lady who had tears running down her cheeks, her brown eyes were red and puffy.

She lay there, raised her head, and opened her mouth, agonizing cries escapes from her lips, she cried from the depth of pain that constantly pierce her heart.

She turned her head and looked beside her, she took the cloth she had taken along with her were running away, a silver dagger fell from the cloth, she took a long look at the dagger, tears fell from her eyes.

The wave of cold breeze hit her exposed body, she shivered immediately, she hurriedly wrapped the cloth tight around her body.

Her eyes settled on the silver dagger, she took it and raised it, aiming to stab it right into her heart.

"What the heck do you think you are doing?" A calm voice spoke, the silver dagger fell from her hands, she looked up to see a figure clothed in a long black robe, some distance away from her, she sat up.

The figure came closer and stood beside her, pushing back her hood covering her head to reveal her red hair which stood out as thick as blood.

The distraught female could see the black long shining nails of this younger lady, the younger lady smiled down at her.

"Who are you?" She asked, looking up at the red-haired lady.

"I can help you," The red-haired said as she took out a stick from inside her long robe alongside a fire lighter, she lighted up the stick, and it immediately began to burn, she kept the fire lighter back in her robe.

The distressed female 's brows knotted in confusion.

The red-haired smiled, she bent down with her burning stick in one hand, she held the distressed female 's wrist, she closed her eyes, a smile crept up her face, the older female kept watching in confusion, if this has been a different situation, the older female would have run away but she just can't, she is too weak.

"If you ran away now, you will be miserable forever and your enemies will enjoy their lives to the fullest"

"How do you know what I was thinking?" The older female asked shocked.

"I feel so many pains, hurts, agony, and sorrow in your heart," The red hair said with a big smile on her face, her eyes still closed "I can help you get revenge," She said as she released the older female 's wrist.

"You know nothing about me and..." She paused as a wave of cold breeze hit her, she shivered "You want to help me get revenge?" She asked.

"Oh really!" The red-haired exclaimed, she dug the burning stick into the ground, making it stand straight "He is the only one you have, you loved him yet he was killed right in front of your eyes, your–"

"Stop!!" She yelled as she shut her eyes, trying to get rid of the scene from her mind, but each time she tried, she can't. Tears rolled down her eyes, she felt so much sorrow that even the tears couldn't ease nor measure it.

The red-haired smirked "Then let me help you, I can" She said.

The older female implored her smelling abilities but no matter how she does it, she couldn't get the scent of the young lady that is squatted before her.

The older female looked into the eyes of the young lady trying to get a clue or hint of who she is but she couldn't.

"I don't know why you wet dogs don't believe things easily, you have a better choice standing in front of you but you choose not to use it," She said staring at the older lady with a frown.

"You know I am a wolf?" The older female asked understanding the insult of ' Wet dogs '. She knew instantly that the red-haired squatted before she wasn't a wolf because if she was she wouldn't have used that insult.

The red-haired huffed "Isn't it obvious" She answered, looking at the silver dagger which was on the ground on the other side.

There was silence for a while.

"Besides, I think you don't know the forest you are in, your cries were the ones that woke me from my peaceful sleep, you do know that you aren't in your dog boundaries," She said, twitching the end of some strands of her red hair.

"Could you stop calling me a dog!" The older female said, somewhat angry.

The eerie laugh of this strange red-haired lady echoed in the forest, she suddenly stopped laughing.

"You dog! Disturbed my sleep!!" She yelled, the older lady had to close her eyes immediately, she opened her eyes and looked into the eyes of the young lady, she frown, she had seen the strange lady's eyes flash red or were she seeing things?

The older female looked around, she knew she wasn't within the werewolf's boundaries, she returned her gaze to the strange lady for a while there was silence.

"I don't know who you are but am sensing you are powerful, since you know about me, I want revenge, I was going to seek revenge even to the end of this world, those that took away the one precious person I have, I will also make them amount to nothing, I want to make them miserable," She said, tears formed in her eyes, she let them rolled down her cheeks freely.

The red-haired smiled, showing her white teeth.

"What is it you want?" The red-haired asked with a serious tone.

"I want –"

"Wait," The red-haired said, she held both wrists of the older female "You don't need to say it, your heart tells it all, the heart is more sincere than the mouth," She said, she closed her eyes.

A few seconds passed the red-haired snapped her eyes open.

"You are asking for the impossible wolf," She said shaking her hair, her red hair going with the pace, the older female frowned.

"But you said you will help me, that means you aren't powerful as I claimed," She said causing the younger lady to chuckle.

"Do you know the price of what you ask for?" The red-haired asked, the older female shook her head "Death, you want me to interfere with the plans of your goddess, I can but the price is death" She said.

For some minutes the older female was silent.

"You could take out a different measure of revenge but this you have asked for is great and powerful you-"

"Can you do it?" She asked staring at the red-haired who nodded.

"Death is involved"

"Let's proceed, I'm ready," The older female said with a determined look.

The red-haired looked at the older female who nodded, telling her to proceed, they both stood to their feet...

"Sure" The young strange lady responded with an evil smile "Nothing scent better than the fragrance of revenge," She said laughing, her laughter turned maniac and evilly, thunder stroke, lighting struck "It is done, sealed," she said with thousand voices.

Light shone so brightly from the young red-haired lady, that the older female had to close her eyes, even with her eyes closed she could feel the lights.

A few seconds passed, and the older female opened her eyes, she staggered back as she could finally see who stood before her, and she gasped.

Fear consumed her, the person before wasn't the one she had been talking to minutes ago, she was scarier looking and –

"Oh my goodness!!! You are–" Her words got stuck in her mouth as her inside clutch tightly, she groaned in pain, she held her stomach "Ahhhhh!!!" She screamed as she fell to her knees, the pains traveled all over her body, her hands rubbing and scratching trying to ease the pain, her head bowed.

"Your wish and desires have been granted" The voice sounded, the lights that shone vanished immediately, and thunder struck violently.

She raised her head, everywhere was quiet, only the burning stick was present, she smiled Indeed her wish has been granted, she has nothing to worry about.

She became weak with each passing minute, she lay on the ground with her face staring into the dark now moonless night, she smiled as her life slowly left her.

But one thing made her rest assured and that was her wish, desires have sure been granted.

She breathed her last with a smile on her face.

** FLASHES **

"Happy Birthday!!" The voices yelled as soon as the door opened, he was at first startled but then he relaxes, he looked around the living room, everywhere and everything was decorated, he smiled.

"Tell me you two knew about this?" He said asking with a raised eyebrow, looking at his two best friends who stood behind him, they both shrugged, he shook his head, and they laughed and hugged him.

"Happy Birthday Kaiden," They both said, he smiled widely at them.

"Thanks," Kaiden said.

"Go enjoy your party" One of his best friends whose hair was shoulder-length, said, Kaiden nodded and left them.

"Happy Birthday Kaiden"

"Wishing you the good things of life"

"You shall succeed on all parts and be greater than your parents"

"You shall not know sorrow"

They kept wishing him, he greeted those he could with a smile, thanking them.

He walked towards a group of women who were talking, the other women on seeing him, smiled greatly and tapped the woman who was in front of them, having her back towards Kaiden.

She turned back "Happy Birthday Son," She said as she pulled him into a hug, he wrapped his hands around his mother.

"At first when you and father sent me to check on our borders, I wasn't happy, I thought you both had forgotten an important day in my life, I wasn't happy but seeing all these I am happy," He said, disengaging from his mother who was dressed beautifully as the Luna she is.

"Guess our surprise was a surprise," She said as she patted her son's cheeks, he nodded.

"Thanks, Mom, I love you," He said as he kissed her on her cheek.

Someone cleared his throat "Mister, Birthday boy, that's my mate" The masculine voice said, both mother and son had a big smile on their faces as they turned to acknowledge Alpha Darius, the leader of the Glove Crescent Park, the shining lights in the room added to the glow of the brown-skinned Alpha.

The mother to Kaiden, wife to Darius, Lea, smiled as she stared at her mate and back at her son, Kaiden had only taken the mixture of her eyes colour and the Alpha's then all traits were that of his father's, from the brown complexion to the dreadlocks, Kaiden's dreads were longer than that of his father and many more, she smiled.

He stood in front of them with his Beta by his side "Go on" Darius said to his Beta who nodded and left after wishing the Alpha's son a very happy birthday.

"I told you to stop acting as if she is your girlfriend, she is mine," He said with a smile on his lips as he held his mate by her waist, Kaiden rolled his eyes.

"Well father, she is my mom and first girlfriend," Kaiden said, taking his mom's hand and caressing them, obviously pulling his father's legs.

"Well..." The Alpha said as he took his wife's face in his hands and placed his lips on hers, kissing her deeply, he bite her lower lip which got a moan from his wife, Lea.

Kaiden's eyes widened.

"Jeez! Father!" Kaiden exclaimed, looking around to be sure no one was watching, he shook his head "Father! Fine, understood, she is your wife" He said staring at his parents whose lips are still locked together.

They slowly disengaged.

"You both are so unbelievable!" Kaiden exclaimed, and both parents laughed.

"It's time to blow out the candles" His mother, Lea, the Luna told her son who nodded, the family moved to where a very huge cake was placed, and he smiled, waving a smile to everyone in the room.

He blew out the candles after making a wish.

They all cheered.

......

*

*

Kaiden is seated on his bed, a book in his hands, his gaze intensively on the book.

The door opened gently, his sensitive hearing caught the gentle and quiet sounds of the door, he raised his head and shouted happily on seeing the intruder "Dad!!!" he jumped out of his bed and hugged his father "How was the battle? Hope you didn't get injured?" He asked checking his father over and over.

His father chuckled as both of them sat down on the bed.

Alpha Darius smiled "Honey, I am good, we are all fine, we won against our opponent"

Kaiden sighed sadly.

"Son, What is it?" His father asked, "Are you not happy we won?"

Kaiden looked away from his father "Of course I am happy you won Dad, but I'm sad for our enemies, most of the innocent fighters would get hurt, some got killed, leaving their mates and children miserable"

Darius smiled .... Ever since his son could identify his left from his right, he had always cared for people and love to see them happy ... He was sure that his son would make a good Alpha after him.

"Hmmm..." His father hummed "So what will you do when you are Alpha?" He asked, Kaiden, looked at his father "Yes, tell me"

"That's still a very long time away, I'm just Fifteen" Kaiden replied, his father smiled, and he patted his son's back.

"I want to hear what you will do when you are faced with this type of situation when you become the Alpha" Alpha Darius said after a few minutes of silence.

"I would go for negotiation, I and the opposite party we have to come to a compromise" Kaiden stated, his father nodded.

"What if the opposite party is insisting on war?" His father asked, his son stayed quiet for a while.

"Well .." Kaiden said and paused "I will make them see the reasons and benefits of not having to go to war but if they insist, I would pray to the goddess and go to the battlefield and I am sure I and the warriors will conquer," He said with a nod.

Darius nodded "That's my son"

Kaiden smiled.

"I want a peaceful and happy community where the subjects have nothing to worry about, where even the least person would feel secure, happy, and respected," Kaiden said, looking at his father.

"And you will achieve that, I trust you, son," His father said before pulling his son into a hug.

......

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A Twenty Four years old Kaiden stood with one of his hands placed on the other behind him, his dreadlocks dangling above his folded hands as he moved his head from one side to the other examining the beauty of his kingdom.

"Beautiful right?" A familiar voice said beside him, he turned to see his aged mother, greyish hair has won over the black hair on her head.

She smiled, a sad but beautiful smile... He knows she misses her husband so much.

Although it has been two years since his father died but he could see that his mother still misses his father, he had heard talks about how miserable a wolf would be if he or she loses his mate and he could see that in his Mother...

He took his mother's hands and pulled her in a hug.

"I know you miss father so much," He said, he smiled remembering that his father died a strong and courageous man, a man who was on his duty of protecting the kingdom, his father, Alpha Darius had died in a battle which they won though.

Lea, his mother sighed "Yes I do miss your father but..." She said and paused, they disengaged but she held her son's hands, looking up at him, making her raise her head, cause he was much taller than she is "You haven't been the Kaiden I know, the jovial, the lively son I gave birth to" She said sadly.

Kaiden sighed.

If he said he doesn't know what his mother was talking about then he would be a liar, ever since he had the crown on his head, ever since the Alpha title was passed down to him, these feelings.... He couldn't quite explain it but it was like a void entered his life, a miserable longing that keeps him howling and sad.

"Kaiden?!" His mother said a bit loud as she tapped her son back from the deep thoughts he had traveled into within minutes "Are you Okay? Is there anything you aren't telling your mother?" She asked staring at the son's golden orbs which seems to compliment his ebony skin.

He forced a smile "I am okay, Mother, you worry a lot" He said caressing his mother's hair "You should go and take your rest"

Lea frowned "Kaiden, you don't look happy, you look so sad as if something is bothering you," She said.

He sighed as he dropped one of his hands while the other one stopped on his mother's cheek "Mother, I'm good"

She sighed as she maintained the stare that settled deep into her son's golden orbs

"You could tell me anything you know, your friends and even your nanny noticed there is something wrong, you could tell me," She said, he smiled faintly as he took his hands from hers and patted her cheek.

"I'm good," He said.

"But-"

He kissed her forehead and excused himself, his mother sighed.

Ever since her son ascended the throne, something hasn't been right with him and she wonders what?.

.......

** Present **.

..

The figure under the water stirred cause of the loud shouts and yells emanating from just outside the pool room.

The figure slowly came out of the water, his dreadlocks coming to the surface first, he wiped his face and came out fully from the pool, chest bare, with brown shorts, he went to where his towel was and wrapped it around his waist, it stopped just above his knees.

The noise increased, he went in long strides to the door, opened it, and saw two young girls fighting, almost pulling their hair out of their scalp.

He shook his head, they were so absorbed in the fight that they didn't notice him, he sighed quietly, just looking at the girls, he was sure they were older teens or should be in their twenties.

He rested against the door frame, and folded his hands, watching them.

"What the hell is going on here?!" An angry yell made the teens stop the fight, an older woman stood before them with a deep frown on her face "What is wrong with both of you?" She asked looking from one girl to another.

They both bowed their head.

"She started it, she called me a disgusting Omega," One of the girls, the one with the short hair said, her voice shaky, seems she had been silently crying alongside fighting "I wasn't the one that made myself into an Omega" She added.

The older woman's hard gaze rested on the other girl whose hair was purple and shoulder length.

"I wasn't wrong to call you a disgusting Omega 'cause you are disgusting and slow and low," The purple-haired girl said with a hiss.

"How–"

"You know the rules and you don't need to be reminded" His voice rang out with authority and masculinity.

The three turned their heads to the direction where the voice came from, and they were met with their ebony-skinned Alpha, for a while, the quarreling girls got lost in staring at him, they didn't realize themselves until the older woman gave each a rough tap.

They both bowed and slowly raised their heads

"What are the rules??" He asked, nudging at the purple-haired girl "I want to be sure you remember"

She stared at the Alpha of Glove Crescent Park, the leader of the park she belongs, she swallowed hard as his blank, emotionless face stared at her, and she started "Do not discriminate, no matter the color of your skin or the hierarchy ladder you are, everyone should be respected" She said.

"So??" He asked.

She went on her knees in front of the girl she had been quarreling with "I'm sorry" She said, the other girl nodded.

"Both of you! Out of my sight!" The older woman yelled at them, they scurried off.

The woman's gaze settled on the Alpha, and she moved closer to him, his face was motionless and lack every cheerfulness it once had.

"My lord, I hope you were not greatly disturbed by those two," She said with a bow.

He sighed "I was actually but it's fine," He said, she stared at him

"Do you want anything?" She asked.

"No I don't" He replied as he stood straight and wanted to walk away from where he was standing, she held his wrist.

"My lord, you should be happy today," She said smiling, he looked at her with no smile on his face, her smile slowly vanished, and she released his wrist "Today is your birthday, my lord" She mumbled audibly.

He signed.

"We should have a big celebration," She said.

Kaiden shook his head.

"Madam Dera, you know how I have always celebrated my birthdays since I was enthroned, we keep it that way"

"But my lord–"

"We keep it that way," He said, his tone hard, she nodded slowly, and she stared at him as he walked away with his dreadlocks dangling and touching his waist.

She sighed.

Ever since the Alpha Kaiden got enthroned, the whole inhabitants of the kingdom wondered where their loving, cheerful, and always happy Kaiden went.

Since he was, after his enthronement, he had always been sad, hardly will he even smile or laugh.

"What is going on?" Madam Dera asked herself, she had been his nanny since he was born and he had grown before her ... This was not the Kaiden she knows.

Or did he miss his parents?.... She wondered... "No, that can't be" She debunked the thoughts immediately as they came.

It has been years since both parents died.

"Madam Dera!" A loud voice jolted her from her thoughts, she looked up to see Garvin, popularly called Garry "Been trying to get your attention since" He said with a frown.

Garvin held the position of the Beta, she bowed.

"I was just lost in thoughts," She said, he nodded.

"Where is Alpha Kaiden?" He asked, he looked over at the pool "He is supposed to be having his bath?"

"He left already" She answered, and he nodded "I will leave now when you are free please come to the kitchen to get your package and that of the warriors," She said with a sigh.

Garry frowned "What do you mean?"

"The Alpha won't be celebrating his big Thirty just as we had thought," She said.

Garry could not believe what he was hearing, The Alpha before he got enthroned, celebrates his birthdays in big ways and when he was clocking a round number he would make the birthday memorable for all the inhabitants.

What could be wrong with the Alpha for all these years?... He thought.

"I will leave now," She said, interrupting the thought of the Beta

He nodded, she bowed and left.

It has been eight years that their Alpha's jovial, cheerful and happy spirit has been replaced with a sad and miserable look.... Garry thought and walked out of the room.

His eyes were fixed on the book he was reading, he raised his head, sniffed as he could detect a familiar scent, he sighed.

"Come in," He said before the person by the door could knock, he returned his gaze to the book he was reading.

"Chase? What is it?" He asked without even lifting his head.

Chase, third in command to the Alpha, sighed.

"My lord? What is the problem? What is bothering you?" Chase asked, Kaiden raised his head, he gave a faint smile as his eyes settled on his third in command whose black shoulder-length hair had some strands dyed purple.

"Maya loves purple today," He said, Chase smiled widely.

Maya is Chase's mate and every week or end of the month, his mate would either dye all his hair in the colour she loves that day or some strands of his hair, she loves colours.

"Yes my lord, she does" Chase replied, his smile changed to a sad look seeing the sad expression on the face of the Alpha.

Kaiden sighed.

"Could you stop with the courtesy?" Kaiden said "It's not as if we aren't friends," He said returning his gaze to the book he was reading.

Silence.

"Kaiden ?" Chase called, his tone different from the usual happy one he always uses.

Kaiden raised his head, and Chase's face formed a very deep frown.

"What is the problem with you?" He asked.

"Nothing"

"What do you mean nothing?" Chase asked as took a chair that was some distance away, placed it in front of Kaiden's table, and sat down "I heard from the men that you aren't celebrating your birthday, Kaiden you are thirty, and ever since we were kids you have always wanted to celebrate your thirtieth birthday in a grand style, that aside, ever since you have been crowned the Alpha, you have lost that cheerfulness and jovial spirit, What is wrong? Even your followers are complaining" He explained.

Kaiden dropped the book he was reading on the table "What do you mean my followers are complaining? Am I doing something wrong? Is anyone holding a grudge against me? Who have I judged unjustly?" He asked with a concerned look.

Chase sighed.

True, Kaiden has been a very good leader ever since he was enthroned, some even say he is better than his father, people both in and outside their park testify to the fact that Kaiden Darius Rucker is a very unique leader.

The anxious look mixed with fear on Kaiden's face made Chase sigh again.

"Kaiden, you have nothing to be afraid of, you are a very good Alpha and everyone can testify to that but you have lost yourself, you hardly smile nor laugh, that Kaiden we all once knew isn't the one here, isn't the one leading us," Chase said.

Silence.

Kaiden took away his gaze that had been on Chase's frown, he didn't know what to say, he can't deny the fact that he hasn't been the Kaiden everyone once knew, and at all times he wished to return to the Kaiden he once was.

"Kaiden –"

The door opened, and Garry entered the room, both Kaiden and Chase turn their heads towards the door.

Garry walked towards them, he stopped Infront of them "Kaiden, what the hell is wrong with you?!" He yelled, not waiting for any of them to talk.

The three have been best friends since when they were little, they were so close that people began calling them brothers.

Kaiden sighed.

"You will open your mouth and start to tell us why on earth you have been like this?" Garry said.

"Same thing I have been asking him," Chase said as he stood up and motioned for Garry to sit which the latter did.

Even though the three were best of friends they still respected each other, Chase was the youngest among them while Garry was the oldest.

Chase got another chair and sat down.

"Is it because of your parents?" Garry asked he sighed looking at his best friend who looked miserable "Kaiden, everyone will die one day, you have to be a man about it and besides, it had been years since your parents died" He said.

Garry doesn't understand what might be going on with his best friend, was he because he misses his parents?

"Kaiden talk to us, what is the problem?" Chase asked.

Kaiden rubbed his forehead and said nothing.

Both Chase and Garry waited for their best friend to speak but he said nothing, staring from one friend to the other.

"We can't know what the problem is without you telling us," Chase said with his calm voice, Chase is known to be the calmest among his friends.

Kaiden opened his mouth to talk but shut it.

"That means you don't see us as friends anymore, you did promise us that no matter what we would be best friends but here you are breaking that promise," Garry said with a hurt expression that cut deep through Kaiden's heart.

"Or is it because you haven't gotten your mate?" Chase asked.

Mate?

Kaiden's expression changed to that of someone just realizing something.

He doesn't have a mate ... He thought and for the first time in years, realization dawned on him about not having a mate.

"You have nothing to worry about, Garry hasn't gotten a mate too, I'm sure you both are yet to come across your mates am sure, maybe your mates aren't our kind, they might be in other kingdoms but I'm sure you both will come across them," Chase said with his usual big smile.

Garry smiled as he playfully hit Chase on his shoulders, both shared a smile, their gazes rested on Kaiden who was staring in space lost in thoughts.

"Kaiden ?!" Both called, and he jerked out of his thoughts.

"Don't tell me you were lost because you don't have a mate yet, you will–"

"Not that, I haven't even thought of that since I ascended the throne," He said with a sincere look which was directed to both of his friends, this threw his friends in shock.

Both had thought that the Alpha had been sad because of his parents' death and because he doesn't have a mate but here they were being proved wrong.

"What do you mean, you haven't even thought about that?" Chase asked, shock written over his face.

Kaiden shrugged "I honestly haven't thought about my mate," He said.

Chase looked at Garry and shook his head...

"Then what has been bothering you?" Garry asked.

Silence.

"You have to tell–"

Kaiden sighed cutting Chase short "I feel so void and empty, I feel so miserable ... I don't just know how to explain it but this feeling has been since I ascended the throne...I ... I... I.." He stammered as tears formed in his eyes "I just don't understand myself anymore, no matter how much I try, I can't be happy, no matter how many beautiful moments I recollect no one would bring me the usual happiness it was supposed to bring, I am tired" He said with tears running down his cheeks.

Both his friends looked at one other... they now knew that the situation was very different and very strange.

Seeing tears running down their friend's cheeks brought great sadness to their hearts. Kaiden hardly cries that was because he always sees something to be happy about no matter how bad the situation might be.

Garry and Chase stood up from their seats, they stood both beside him, on both sides, and patted him.

Kaiden kept crying.

"Most times, I am awake at night, I can't sleep cause this unexplainable void and misery fills me so much that I can't explain," He said as he wiped his face with his hands, he looked up at his friends "I try to pin it down to the fact that I miss my late parents but deep down I know it wasn't because of that, and not until now that Chase mentioned it, I have never thought about the fact that I haven't been mated, this feeling had made me forget that, the only thing I can do properly now is just to rule well other than that I can do nothing ... I am filled with this void and I can sit hours thinking about nothing in particular but the emptiness and void that keeps tugging my heart"

No matter how he tried to wipe his tears they kept gushing out.

Chase and Garry sighed... This was bigger than what they thought.

Seeing their Alpha cry brought nothing but misery to them, Kaiden stood up from his seat, he bent down as he continued to cry, he knelt, bow his head, and cried.

"What evil have I ever done to bring this upon me? Why can't I be happy? Why!!!!" He yelled.

"Kaiden -" Chase called, his eyes filled with tears, Garry tried so much to suppress his tears but then they kept dancing in his socket.

Kaiden raised his head and stared at his friends "You seem not to understand, Chase, this is more than I can handle, I feel like... like... dying!!" He exclaimed.

Garry rushed to the Alpha's side, he hugged his friend "No Kaiden, don't say so, we will look for a solution, please just hang in there" He said with great sympathy.

Tears kept rolling down from Chase's eyes.

Kaiden shook his head "It's just too much, just too much" He said crying over Garry's shoulders.

Kaiden's eyes widened and he began to breathe fast "Oh goddess!!! Kaiden !" Chase yelled seeing that Kaiden's eyes were all white, Garry quickly carried Kaiden and placed him on his bed.

Kaiden kept jerking.

"Oh my! What are we gonna do!!!"Chase yelled, looking fearfully at Garry who had to hold down the jerking Alpha.

"Quick, go get–" Before Garry could finish his statement, the door burst open, and Madam Dera came rushing in with a bowl and white cloth.

Garry's grip lessen and Kaiden almost fell to the ground.

"Hold him tight!" Madam Dera yelled as she tried too much to place the cloth on the Alpha's nose.

Chase rushed to them, he held Kaiden's head which enable Madam Dera to place the cloth on the Alpha's nose and immediately the Alpha stilled.

They all heave a relief.

.......

Madam Dera sat by the side of the bed with tears running down her cheeks as she deep the cloth into the bowl placed on the stool beside the bed, she squeezed the cloth and used it in rubbing the Alpha's exposed body parts.

She stopped for a minute to wipe her tears, she stared with a heavy heart at the person lying in the bed, who was now a shadow of himself.

She stopped what she was doing again and stared intensively at the sleeping Alpha, looking at him closely she could see that his facial features were pale, her lips shivering as hot tears boils in her eyes.

She frowned as she caught a sight, she saw, peeking from the Alpha's collar, a pinkish bruise "Garry, remove the Alpha's clothes" She said, Garry nodded and quickly unbutton the clothes, he gasped before he was done with the button.

He looked at Madam Dera and Chase, he pulled the clothes apart, and Madam Dera and Chase gasped on seeing the injuries that had been inflicted on his chest.

"When did this happen?" Madam Dera asked the men who shook their heads in negative not knowing when their Alpha had inflicted injuries on himself "This is serious" She added.

"We should get the doctor," Garry said, Madam Dera nodded.

Chase turned to leave but stopped remembering something "The doctor would be back later in the evening today, he had gone to the neighborhood three days ago," He said with a sigh, returning to where he had been standing.

"No! what do we do now?" Garry asked, running his hands through his hair in frustration.

"We get the wizard," Madam Dera said and the men couldn't agree less.