Antonio's POV:
It's been two years. Two long years since my father's death and things have changed. Alexandro Griffin is no more.

Only Antonio Du Luca remains.

I am feared, hated, despised. I am alone. No family, no friends, no weaknesses and that is how I like it. I have nothing to lose, nothing to take which only makes me more dangerous. No one can stop me. I have no loved ones to threaten, no leverage to make me someone's puppet or lap dog. I am just as ruthless and as heartless as the three men who supported me, they contributed to making me the monster I am today. Unlike my father and Alexandro, I have no mercy or kindness; or love. It is far better to be feared than loved. And that is the truth.

I pushed away the last person who ever could or would love me.

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"Alec, just listen to me please. Your dad wouldn't want you to become this. You're kind and good, that's just who you are. Don't let this change you into some cold hearted monster because that's not you. Please Alec."
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I still remember shoving him against the wall of my father's office. Wrapping my hand around his neck as a growled in his face.

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"Alec, please don't."

I tightened my grip before I roughly pressed my lips against his. I bite his lower lip making him hiss allowing me to push my tongue inside his mouth claimed it as mine. His whimpers fed this rage inside of me, I needed, no, I wanted more. I loosed my grip as I dragged him to the desk, pushing whatever was left off there before the sound of his back smacked off the hard wood bounced off the walls.

I ripped our shirts off and pinned his hands above his head with one hand, I felt my claws dig into his wrists as I fought Caden for control. Our blood mixed together running down his arms. I nipped the skin along his collar bone allowing my free hand to run down his chest, tracing his ribs and the scars that litter his body before I buried my face into his neck breathing in his scent.

"Alec, please stop."

I growled against his neck, and moved away from him. I wanted to, I really wanted to. I wanted to tease him, touch him, taste him; I wanted to fuck him so badly because he's mine but I...I can't. I'll let you win just this once Alexandro.

"My name is Antonio. You want me to stop; I'll stop."

I turned my back on him taking deep breath what..what was that. Out of the corner of my eye I saw his hand reached up to his neck feeling for my mark but when he felt nothing his eyes fell and he stared at the ground.

"My father is dead Kayson. He's dead and so is the man you knew. You don't know me and you never will. Make sure your gone when I get back."
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I never saw him again after that, I didn't dare go back into my father's office. I haven't stepped foot in there since that day, I just couldn't. What I did...what I could have done it is better that I live more or less alone, that I have no one around me. I don't even talk to my soldiers I send Chance or Ripper to dish out my orders. They are a link to my past, to Alexandro. He was weak and I am not. They make us weak which is why I shut myself in my room or my office. I don't need anyone, especially them.

Considering I'm a werewolf, Chance is constantly telling me that I'm behaving more like a vampire. Locking myself away from the world and everyone around me but that's just how I like it. I'm told I shouldn't act the way I do, that it's a curse but this is who I am, who I will always be from now on. I will never be like my father.

"Ant? Antonio?"

I snapped out of my thoughts about Kayson and pushed my father's death out of my mind as I registered who had disturb my silence.

"What do you want Drayden?!!?"

I always snap. It doesn't matter who it is, sometimes the person doesn't even tell me why they came to bother me because they are too busy running or walking away. The whole point of my soldiers and having three gang leaders around is that I am not bothered. Darkness is my only friend, my ally and I love how silent it is.

"You need to control that temper, Alec."

I slammed my hands down on my desk, growling as I stood sending my seat flying backwards. Drayden should know better than to call me that! I don't want to be called that anymore. That is not my name! That is not who I am!

"My name is Antonio."

Drayden eyes darkened just like mine before he shook his head and walked away. Disappointment plastered on his face, not that I care. He is not my father, he and the other two may be older than me. They may be crueler and more ruthless than me but they do not control me. They could kill me or put me in my place in seconds. But they don't because I am just as evil and as dark as them and I'll give as good as I get.

"You know pissing off a hybrid is probably not the best thing you could have done bro, especially Drayden."

I snapped my attention to the balcony door behind my desk to see Chance leaning up against it. The door was ajar and he had no doubt broken the lock to get in making me growl but he paid me no attention.

"Don't growl at him he was just warning you Ant. Getting Drayden angry is a mistake on anyone's part."

Ripper joined Chance at the balcony door with a smirk across his face making me roll my eyes and head towards the door, I'm not in the mood for their advice, I don't need them disrupting my peace. I know what I'm doing, I don't need them holding my hand, I am fine!

"What do you want from me?! Oh wait that's it, I don't care! Now, get out. Did you guys not hear me? I said, get out!"

I found that I don't need to let Caden slip out every so often anymore. I am somewhat in-between him and Alexandro. I'm crueller then Alexandro but slight more level headed then Caden I don't know what I am, man or wolf or something in-between all I know is that I'm dangerous and you shouldn't piss me off.

"Hey, don't push us Antonio. Drayden, Ripper and I have put up with you and your attitude for a long time but to be honest bro, you're starting to get on our nerves."

I'm starting to get on their nerves and what do they call this if not getting on my nerves! They are not helping at all.

"Fuck off before I throw you over the balcony!"

Drayden came flying back in a split second throwing me up against the wall. I rolled my shoulder back before I lunged for him connecting my fist with his jaw. His claws swiped across my face just missing my eyes. He swiftly pinned me against the wall holding my wrists in a tight grip so I couldn't attack him.

"You want a fight Pup, is that what you want because we can go outside right now and I'll put you in your place! Stay where you are Chance, you too Ripper. Now you listen and you listen good, Antonio. I am sick and tired of you right now. Your father may be dead and buried but that doesn't mean he can't see what you have become. Do you honestly think he would be proud of you right now? Do you..Do you think you will find your mate this way? Because trust me, you are creating more enemies out of your friends than you are out of strangers. Get yourself together. You can't lead a pack like this. Your pack hates you, your gang is on the verge of killing you, your soldiers as you call them are slowly starting to distrust you. Just because you're cruel, ruthless, and heartless, doesn't mean you can't be good to your people. You've turned colder than us and that's saying something. It's got to stop, do you hear me? I will knock some sense back into you if I have to, do you understand?"

I reluctantly nodded and he slowly let me go. I rolled my shoulder back and looked at all three of them. They barely know Alexandro, they know Antonio or at least what I let them see. Maybe...

"I apologize for my behaviour."

I hadn't apologized for years. That's what Alexandro did; it's not what Antonio does, being sorry shows your weakness and I don't feel sorry for anything. But right now, they have a point. I don't need to make enemies out of my friends.

"Finally! You admitted it, you big idiot."

Ripper yelled with a smirk as Drayden punched me in the arm and Chance grinned. I held back a growl that was working its way up my throat, he's just joking. I need to at least remember that it is okay to have a joke once in a while. After all Ripper always knows how to cheer Chance, Drayden and me up, no matter what. He's a big goofball really, once you get passed the whole Jack the Ripper thing.

"Okay, if you and Drayden have finished nearly killing each other, let's go for a drink. I don't know about you guys, but I sure as hell need one, it's been one hell of a day."

A chuckle escaped my lips for a split second before I gained control over myself. Don't show weakness, don't show that you are happy. Monsters don't get happy, they are feared, once you start enjoying yourself the illusion is over, the fear is gone.

But we all definitely needed a drink. So after I had a quick shower and got dressed, we all raced to one of my nightclubs, The Fallen Horizon.