Chapter Eight

[P.O.V. Adriana Braxton]

Running fast as I can back to the Pack there was few outcast and dead chasing me. Getting closer to the packhouse, one of the outcast wolves jumped on me. Tumbling down into the dirt, hurrying to get back up, and taking a fighting stance. The rest of the small group caught up circling me like I was some prey.

Before, the one that tackled me could attack me. Tyler's big brown wolf attacks it and kills it. My Pack Warriors attacked the rest of the group. Tyler looks up at me, then looks around, then back at me.

"Where's Alpha?" Tyler asks.

[P.O.V. Zyston Woods]

(Warning! Blood and Gore are in this scene.)

Fighting off those dead and outcast to protect my Luna. One of those outcast stuck a needle in my neck, drugging me and knocking me out cold.

Opening my eyes, I was strapped down naked on a torture table. The room was completely dark. The only light was coming from a huge massive fireplace. From the corner of my eyes, what I could see. There were different cells with different supernaturals in them. Even I am locked in a cell, a special type of cell.

Creek of metal door echoes through the room. The sound of a lock was being unlocked and locked. With the smell of his presence, I knew exactly who it was.

"Well, isn't this a sight worth a thousand words. Never did I ever believe that this day would come." Alexander says proudly.

"Well, I guess your greatest fantasy came true then." Saying back sarcastically.

"Being a smart ass doesn't really fit you."

"Just trying to make the whole situation even more amusing." Alexander chuckles very lightly.

"You want to make the situation even more amusing? Then I have a treat for you. You on a torture table like the one you have used to torture my people on, along with some others."

"Let me guess you're going to give me the same torture." 'Does he really think I am afraid of this?' asking myself.

"Yes, and no, I plan on tutoring you, yes, but I plan to give you a whole new level of torture. Torture so great not even the future Alpha King will forget." Standing right above me, giving me an evil, sinister smile.

"Well then, let the fun begin." His smile turned into a really annoying smile. From all my agreeing and going along with what he says. If he thinks he can intimate me, then he very wrong.

"Yes, indeed." Grabbing a metal hot poker from the fireplace, stabbing me slowly threw my right shoulder.

Holding back a yell showing him that I'm not going to give him the satisfaction he seeks. Pulling the poker out and tossing it back into the fire. Grabbing another hot poker running it down between my chest, making the skin split apart. Running it all the way down my stomach, then tosses that poker back into the fire.

"My, you are strong little brother." Keeping my face serious. "I bet you didn't know we were related, did you, Alpha?"

"Actually I do, thanks to Vincent giving me a letter from Father. So you can save the little dramatic story for someone else that actually cares." Alexander huffed and walked away to grab something else.

Few days after the meeting with all the King's and Queen's. I finally read the letter from Vincent safe it was from my Father, Tobias Woods. Explaining how he rejected Alexander's Mother and how everything started.

"Well then, since you already know that secret. Then I will tell you another. I have poisoned your wolf and dragon with wolfbane and silver along with some dragon's root. Making it to where you can't interact with your animals and your healing abilities. Instead, you will be alone in your head and heal like a human very slowly." Alexander says angrily and annoyed with a little proudness.

"That doesn't surprise me. After all, this isn't my first torture session." He grabs a wooden bat and walks back towards me. "So if you're going to torture me, then get over already. Otherwise, leave and don't come back. Until your ready to shut your mouth and torture me."

Alexander gets really mad and swings the bat hard. Hitting me across the rib cage, breaking the ribs on my left side. Almost letting out a painful yell.

"I make the commands around here!" He says angrily. Next, he takes the bat, swinging it hard against my feet. Once again, almost letting out a painful yell.

"My, you are strong, but this is just the beginning," Alexander says, impressed. "Let's see how much pain you can take before giving into screaming." Dropping the bat, he grabs a carving knife off his torture table. Pressing it against my skin and carving into my flesh.

P.O.V. Adriana Braxton

Panic, everyone here in the Pack is in panic. Going crazy without their Alpha being here. All of us high ranks are at the packhouse on the front steps, with the pack standing below us with their voices loud in panic. This is what our enemies wanted for the Pack to panic to put their guard down. Tyler and Joseph have been trying to get everyone to calm down, but nothing is working.

"Command them, Adri. We are their Luna. Show them that everything is going to be okay." Raina advises me.

"Honestly, Raina, I don't know if everything will. Also, I really don't know how to lead." Saying with doubt.

"Remember that I am here with you too. We can lead our people. We can do it together. Now take a deep breath, and let's lead our people."

"Your right; we can do this."

Taking a stand in front of Tyler and Joseph. Trying to get my Pack to calm down, yelling at them to be quiet. Instead, it wasn't working that it made me frustrated.

"Everyone! Be quiet!" Yelling really loud and commanding it. Everyone went silent, waiting for my next command. 'What just happened?'

"You used your Luna command. It the same thing as the Alpha command." Raina informs me.

"I know Alpha Zyston isn't here right now. I know you all are scared. Everything is going to be alright. We will continue everything we are doing to prepare for this war. For if we don't, then we will become vulnerable. The Dark King and Alexander Parr want this. They want to break this Pack apart. I am 100% sure that is why they took Alpha Zyston. But we will not let them make us vulnerable. We are the Silver Moon Pack! We are strong! We are survivors! We are great, Warriors!" Encouraging my pack, there were cheers of agreement. "Until Alpha Zyston returns, and he will return! I will take upon some of his duties in the meantime. With Beta Tyler and Delta Joseph by my side to help me with these duties. Now let get back to work! We have a war to prepare for!"

Everybody cheered, stepping back and going into the packhouse where it was quiet. Leaning against the closed front doors. My heart was racing from the adrenaline rush of doing that felt proud of myself. The only thing that would have made that better. It is as if my Alpha Mate could have seen it. It has almost been a week since the Dark Army. Of Alexander and the Dark King took him that night.

My heart hurts like crazy whenever I think about it—right hand over my heart, clenching into a fist from the pain. Few tears slip down my cheek. Taking a deep breath in, I walk into the Zystons office. Walking in, a huge wave of his smell hits my nostrils. Bringing pain and hope to my heart. Closing the door behind me, then taking a seat on his couch. Looking outside, watching as the pack works hard. The thing about this window is the kind you can look out of. But no one can see anything from the outside.

After daydreaming about my mate being back with me in his arms. Getting off the couch and getting ready to leave. Something catches my attention from the corner of my eye. Going to Zyston desk, there was a very old envelope opened. Pulling the paper out of the envelope, it was ancient, reading the paper. The thing is it no ordinary paper. It's a letter that was written centuries ago. Reading further down, I was shocked by what I just learned. Going further down where the letter ended. It was a letter written by Zyston Father, Tobias Woods. The office door opened, and Katrina walks in and sees that I have the letter in my hand.

"You snooping! Did you not learn your last lesson when we last snooped?" Katrina asks like I'm crazy. She waddle's over to me with her round stomach. "What you reading anyway?"

"Kat, I really don't think that an excellent idea." Telling her worriedly. She takes the letter out of my hands.

"Nonsense, no harm has ever come from reading a piece of paper." She starts reading it. That once big smiled turned upside down in a frown. Following the frown was her angry face.