Allen POV

The fate day finally arrived. The ground filled with decoration stuffs lying around green grasses. All members carry out their task carefully. The omegas run with colorful things in their hand. Chairs and tables place in neat lines. The smelling of foods anywhere causing some stomachs sings songs. The laughter and jokes accompany along. A few warriors had been stationed around the pups group.

After my case, dad has tightened a security in our pack. Some of the rules are ridiculous. My case has put both my fathers in a deep shit trauma. I hate the way they treated me like a fragile glass. They control me as if a I had no own wills.

The twin and Ernest distant themselves from the event as if it has nothing to do with them. I watch the ground disinterest. My wolf is feeling nothing. It just yawns, roll over or make a funny joke to tease me. As if premonition I will not find my mate tomorrow or soonest. That will certainly make me happy.

Weird, right? In werewolf's life, meeting the fated one is everyone wishes. The pups had been fed with the tales of mate since the young age. Resulting them being impatient waiting the eighteen birthday. They just do not know the dark side of mate story. The fate of those whom unable to find their other half. The fate of these unfortunate souls who get rejection when their other half finding them not suitable for each other. They only know about the happy story. Poor them.

Don't let a darkness to swallow you, buddy.

Luke's parting word lingered in my mind. He does not know how deep the darkness in me. The word takes me surprise as we only met in short period. He hit the target accurately. The things that my family failed to detect. Seem like I cannot underestimate council's eye. Thinking about the weirdo really clear my cloud mind.

Quinten, did you feel any attraction toward Luke's wolf? - I ask my wolf who licking its paw in leisure.

Like a mate? – It questioned back.

Yes. – I nod.

No, I do not feel it that way. For me, the attraction I felt around Raoul more like a sibling. It provided me a safety and soothing feeling. – Quinten answered me.

Yeah, I felt the same thing too. The weirdo is different from any werewolf we have encountered.

One thing I am sure, he does not belong to us. If he really ours, Raoul has already pounced over you. – It sighed.

Are you sure? Maybe he just fakes it. - I test it.

I am very sure, my human. Raoul might look closer when we were talking, but in fact, its mind raced over a mile. The wolf's eye is empty from any affection. - Quinten gives an affirmation.

I am only joking, Quinten. – I laugh.

Already know it. – Quinten grinned.

I fiddle with the phone, thinking twice either to invite Luke or not. If I invite him, I might have someone to chat tonight. But, Luke just went back a few days ago, thus the invitation out of the question. Damn, why I am acting out of normal?

I did not invite my friend either for variable reasons. They know who I was and excited to see how we hold the eighteen birthday party. Unfortunately, I cannot risk it by bringing them here. My fathers surely chop my head if I exposed our races to strangers. In addition, I do not want my fathers found out about us too.

I have rather been alone in the party than exposing any of my secrets. When tired sitting around the balcony, I walk out of the room and climb down the staircases. Kierra ignores me when we are almost bumping. She disliked the way I mistreated Ernest.

Like a few nights ago, she saw me choked Ernest's neck in the kitchen. That night Ernest scolded me because I show disrespect toward dad. He lectured me in the kitchen, thus leading to a little bickering and I lost control. My hand and mouth was faster than my mind.

I reminded him about his background and insulting his bitch mama. I knew I had no right to speak about it that way. That is not my damn place to tell him. Judging from his expression, he also knew it. Dad must slip his mouth somewhere. When he starts defending himself, the hatred in me skyrocket. My hands easily encircle his neck, ignoring his begged and choked sound. At the same time, Kierra entered the kitchen and saw the scene.

Since that day, she avoids me like a plague. Not just her, but Sierra also shows the same sign. The root causes because she also witnessed the almost same scene too. Although, the same blood ties us, they are loved Ernest more than me. The reason is very understandable. Who wants a sick, violent man as a brother? No one, right? All the things I ever show them only a violent and bad attitudes. Compare to me, Ernest is an example of good brother and obedient son. He executes his role perfectly.

He always spent a time with them. Lending his ears to hear girls complain and being their tutor. As a son, he would listen everything dads order without complaining and completed it within the expected time frame. Although, I am not interested in what he is doing around, but the gossips from pack members still reached my ears.

It just my mind has no space to dwell in it. Everyone has their own freedom to do whatever they felt right. Thus, I never need to interrupt their hard work. I am simply content with the life I was leading now. At least it is better than years of darkness.

"Hey, where are you going, birthday boy?" Papa stood in front me. A content smile appears on his already handsome face.

"Going to meet some friends." I casually answer him.

"But we are having a party here."

"Yes, I know. I only want to go out for a couple of hours and promise to get here early." I reassure him.

"Promise?" He said with pinky promise. Sometimes I am really can't fathom this man's behavior.

"Yes, papa." I kissed his cheek and run out.

Half an hour later, I reached the town. I drop at Maria's house as we planned earlier. The door opened when I was about to knob. How convenient to has a witch power. The pair of old couple greets me at the front door. However, I just ignore them and simply going to the living room. The actually living human in this house only Maria.

A loud blasting music stop when I step into the living room. "Happy birthday, handsome." Maria runs to hug me. In a normal occasion, I would just let her kiss the hard tiles.

"Happy birthday, Prick." A choir of a bunch of lazy asses singing in tone deaf. I rolled my eyes, seeing their silly act.

"Oh, thank you lovely, asshole buddies." I push the twin vampire aside and sit down. They glare at me.

"How is it? Did you find any sign of your other half?" Maria asks me.

"Not yet... maybe he has just not born yet." I am joking.

"Are you pedophile type?" Danny smirks.

"I am not a sick bastard like that animal." I give him a middle finger.

"What is your activity recently?" They are only giving me a sly smile. Hinting me they have an interesting activity behind my back.

"Nothing much... only playing around a bit and preying our delicious meat." Justin answered.

"As long as you didn't grab a big attention from anyone." I warned them.

"Don't worry leader." They said.

Justin pops a champagne bottle and Maria brings a cake. They did sing the correct song this time and I blow a candle without making any wish. In my mind, a wish never exists unless you take a first effort to get whatever you want. There is no miracle like what is displayed in the film.

The party goes as pure as it can be. No sex or drug around. First of all, the drug didn't have any effect to our body. As for sex, that is the most disgusting thing we wanted to avoid. The only similarity we have with a normal teen party is a blasting music. No one will complain anything as Maria already put the barrier around the house.

"Have any news of Abraham?" I nudge Danny's hand.

"Don't worry, he is fine. Or maybe flirting around with new prey." Danny shrugged.

I take the phone that vibrates in the pocket. Dad's name appears on the screen as Maria slows down the music volume.

"Hi dad." I greet the caller.

"Where are you son? The party will be commenced in less an hour." He reminds me.

"I will back around twenty minutes." I stand up and dust my jeans. He pleases with my answer and disconnects the line.

"Seem like papa wolf has called his pup back." Nick chirped with stupidly grinned.

"Whatever kid." I rolled my eye and left the room.

Once arrived at the pack land, my chest feels a little tight. Hitting an eighteen age, meaning I have lost any freedom to act reckless and selfish brat. The age comes with a set of heavy responsibility. How can I manage this pack when the members not fully accept me? They want someone else to step in the title. In their eye, I am just an eyesore, a useless alpha to be.

Get hold of yourself, Allen. We know better that no one in this pack can measure to your level. All the talk is useless. If you really want the respect badly, then try to learn how to earn it. – Quinten scolds me.

"Yes, you are right. Unfortunately, I am not a power sucker and satisfy with what we currently have. A greedy only brings misfortune." I close the car's door and run to my room.

I need to appear clean and free from alcohol scent. When I am ready, I slowly walk to open party. The pack members stare me with mixture faces. Ah, they might think the pack will be ruined in my hand. Like hell I care about it.

I spotted my parents talking with some VIP guests near the small stage. Dad signals me to go to his side. I get closer and two men beside dad smile warmly. The smile causes me uncomfortable as nobody can read their mind.

"Son, this is my cousin Kai Malcolm and his husband Ralph. They are both Luke and Lucas parents." Dad introduces the men.

"Argh, what? Are you trying to tease me? They look young." I scanned them from the head to toe.

Dad laughed before continue to speak, "Don't fall under their young looks."

"Yes, your dad is correct. Luke and Lucas are indeed our sons." A man with porcelain skin answers me.

"Unbelievable." I still cannot accept this fact. The couple in front I really look young to be parents to giant size men.

"Hearing a lot." Another man butt in the talks with his hand around the porcelain man's waist.

"Our time already stopped before we realized it. Anyway, do you have any feeling to find your mate tonight?" The porcelain man, Ralph asks curiously.

"Don't know." I shrugged. Lucas and Luke resembled Uncle Kai a lot. The difference only their pair of eyes. How the looks of the rest of this family? This family might able to knock out all runway models and put the actor in the back row of handsomeness level.

"Go and look around, maybe you will find one." Uncle Kai teases me.

"If that person really exists in my pack land." I brush it with a laugh.

"Good luck, young man." They both sincerely wish for me to find the so called mate soon.

"Thank you." I separate myself from the group of old men, finding the best spot to let me observe around.

Once a while my eye will meet with Ernest wary eyes. I just ignore him. Two minutes before the clock hit twelve' o'clock, Papa escort me to the stage. He and dad stand beside me waiting the clock hit twelve. When it happens, the pack members begin to sing the birthday song loud and clear.

I blow the candle once the song ended. The pack members gasp because they did not see me make any wish. Did they think I am a ten year old boy? I stood in a straight line, facing the guests and pack members. Closing my eyes, I have heightened smell sense to locate my mate.

This act simply to respect my parents wish. I know they wanted me to be like a normal werewolf and pursue my own happiness right away. Unknowingly to them, the wish will not come true. After ten minutes, I open my eyes and shake my head. Papa and dad's mood immediately plummeted.

"Hello pack members and dear family, thank for organizing this grand birthday for me. I really appreciate your effort and owe you one favour. To my parents, I love them from the bottom of my heart. Without them, I will not stand here and celebrate this age. To my siblings, I am taking this opportunity to say thanks for your patience to deal with myself. Lastly, to pack members, I know I have a long way to catch up your trust and loyalty. Two years being here not enough for me to catch up with certain people that had been in your heart to hold the alpha title. If you really think I am not suitable to the title, you're welcome to challenge me anytime." I pause before locking my sight to rigid Ernest.

"Ernest, I know you hold discontent upon my return. You have worked very hard to obtain dad's approval but your effort crush in vain by my presence. Taking this opportunity, why's not you challenge me. You also have the right as a dad's son." I rubbed the salt into his fresh wound.

"Allen, please don't mess up this party." Papa tugged my hand.

"It is okay, Muchhkin. Let him resolve this in his own way." Dad nods at me.

"I think our pack members also will be delighted with this news." Because they never want me as their next alpha. I thought inwardly. "This is not just for Ernest. Anyone who has a power is welcome to challenge me including my twin sisters. The alpha title not exclusively belong to man only, there are a few female alpha outside that stood equally with male alpha." I pause upon the sight of twin eating the food.

"The last decision is in your hand. Let me warn you here, once the alpha title belongs to me, nobody can question it again. I will set new rules and you all expected to obey without being a pussy. Don't compare my reign with my dad or my other sibling. Everyone has their own way to establish the pack. That's all what I want to inform. Have a good party day." I pass the speech to my dad

"I agree with my son's suggestion. If you have a power just step outside and challenge Allen for the position. I will not go back to my decision no matter who is the winner. Ernest, I give a permission to fight for the title to redeem my wrong upon you. The fight will be a month from today." Dad said sternly. "This is also to prove that my candidate strength and wipe off any doubt you have in heart."

"Understand Alpha. However, we only have one candidate aside Allen. For the sake of our faith, we wanted Ernest to partake in the fight. In our mind, he is more wise to sit on the position. Sorry alpha for our rudeness and selfish request." Robin, the head of tracker squad voice his opinion. He is one of Ernest close friend.

"How is it, Ernest? Do you will take part in this challenge?" Dad question Ernest that stood close to the stage.

"I... hmm." He looks indecisive.

"Ernest takes a part. You're worth for it." The cheers from pack members halt his word.

"See many people cheering for you, son. Just state what you really want to do." Papa said without any bad intention.

"For the sake of pack, I would like to challenge Allen for the alpha position." Ernest answered. I sneer upon hearing it. No matter how much he fakes the pure side, he still fails to conceal his true motive.

The pack members cheer loudly after receiving Ernest answer. Only a little amount of them objects it in silence.

"Okay, I accept it. Anyone else?" I ask.

"No." The people below the stage answer. After that, the party continues in full swing. When my parents immersed in the chatting with guests, I left the party.

"Why are you let that scum challenge the position? We didn't like him." I turn around and found Terry sad face.

"Why do you hate him?" We walk to nearest resting hut.

"Because he always label us as weaker and burden to pack. He never like omega or member that slightly weak from the rest. He holds a discrimination against us." Terry let his feeling out.

"At least he is strong to protect this pack. Have a little faith for him, buddy." I pat his slump shoulder.

"We want you as an Alpha. You regard us equal with the rest of member." Tears escape from his eyes. "Why you hate being alpha?"

"Being an alpha not suitable for myself. How I want to manage the pack if myself still in the mess? A pack needs a stable leader to avoid from crumbling." Somewhat tonight, I feel a little loose from aloof world. Maybe the fact I supposedly meet my mate ignite this feeling.

Unfortunately the person didn't appear. For once, the Moon Goddess actually grants my wish. The silence blankets the hut until Terry excuse himself. I randomly sent tonight photo to my little circle friend. They laugh and call me silly.

Putting the phone in the pocket, I return to the house. My eyes refuse to close. To ease my mind, I decided to run across the border. The music from the party still sounds aloud. Next two weeks, the party will be repeated again. Ernest's birthday.

"Well, well, who has expected to find the greatest boy toy here?" A sinister voice emerges from thick trunk. "What will you parents think after they watch that video? A video taken during your glorious day." The old man laugh vibrates around the bush.

"Then, why not you present them with that video? We could watch their reaction together." I reply him.

"Still cheeky like usual. Your parents' image might be tainted after people watch it. Do you can bear to see the consequence?"

"They might have thought about this possibility when I had been kidnapped. Anyway, state what your condition is? Stop from keep going to roundabout way. This is not like you at all, Mr. Pedophile." I sneer as the anger keeps rising up.

"Why not you be my bed warmer tonight or maybe for a week. I'll carefully taking a good care of you, baby." He laughed with indecent eye scanning my head to toe while licking his lips.

"I pass. I have no fetish to take an old dick." I turn around. "Oh, my parents might hear what you said just now. Well, I am waiting what a good scene will be happening shortly. Do not give me a boring show. And, if you can survive tonight, I will climb your bed tomorrow night." The old wrinkle face turns white when I mention it.

Immediately, he shifts to rustic wolf and leaving me with a glare. The pedophile old man actually the biggest joke I cross during my dark days. He only put a brave face around and concealed his true nature. Taking a deep breath, I count from ten to zero. Once the calm come back, I shift to wolf form and run around the pack border.

On the next day, a big new appears in the meeting room. One of guests from last night party met with misfortune. They found his car flipping and trail of blood outside the town border. Ralph was making a call to council to inform about the incident.

"They are provoking us too far. What is their motive? All the victims not a common pack member. They are targeting the higher up in certain packs." Dad said while eyeing the members in the room. Ernest and I just stay inside as an observer.

A gruesome image of the victim shows on the big white screen. My lips curve upside seeing the pervert old man met his dismissal in most brutal death. He deserved that kind of death. They are sympathy with him because did not know what the dick has done behind them.

"I think the issue has escalated to a new level. Last two weeks, one council member and guardian also died in the same way." Ralph adds the information once he ends the call.

"All the investigation only leads to a dead end. The murderer did not leave any hint behind. All the victims also didn't have any other connection between each other aside from formal meeting." Kai flips around the file pages in his hand.

"See youngster, do you have any idea in this case?" Ralph sudden question makes my heart skip hard.

"I think their motive might be a deeper than what we expect." Ernest said.

"Or maybe they have offended somebody they should not offend." I shrug my shoulder.

"The question is who?" Terrance asks.

"That is your job to investigate." I give a reluctant answer.

"If we really have the answer, we won't ask a brat's opinion." Terrance retort.

A phone ringing stop me from reply him. With glaring, I take the phone and leave the room. Justin called to inform that Danny had been in bad condition. Quickly, I reach to Maria house. The same old couple doll greets me at the door.

"How is he?" I sit at the end of the bed watching the pale Danny.

"He almost failed." Danny takes a deep breather. "If we reached a bit late, Danny might lose his life."

"How? He was just the old man." I said with a frown.

"He has a companion. But we manage to kill him too." Maria tells me.

"The incident has escalated to a new level. Be extra careful next time." I slash my hand and let the blood seep into Danny pale lips. Less than five minutes, Danny's eyes fluttering open. One of the twins gives him a glass of water.

"If the bastard didn't appear I can kill the pedophile less than a minute." Danny glares with hatred.

"Oh yeah, I got a new information here, The Dark Silver Punisher begins their move. Please relay the information to others." Calvin tells us.

"Shit! That is the most fearsome organization. Make sure to clean up all evidence once you eliminate somebody." Justin sighed.

"How about we hold the elimination for one year or so. That way their investigation will be stopped without any clue." I say.

"I am fifty-fifty agreeing with your plan. They are many scums we need to eliminate. Just let the other squad kill these bastards in another continent." Danny spat.

"Agree." All members nod in agreement.

"Then, you are free to pursue anything you like in the meantime. Enjoy your holiday, buddies." I stand up. "Danny, thanks for killing the pedophile in the most gruesome ways." I smile eerily.

"It is nothing. My work can't be compared with somebody." The laughs fill the room. A laugh from a psychopath group.

A/N,

Hi guys, sorry for taking a long break from updating this story. The reason was my health not being too good recently. And the second reason, I am kind of in a slump too. My mind stops from produce a good plot. Anyway, enjoy the chapter and see you in the next chapter. Thank you for your support.