Chapter 1 BETRAYED ME

Lucious opened his eyes slowly as rays of the morning sun reflected on his face. He closed his eyes again, not ready to get up.

"Arghh!! Is it morning already?? Why didn't you wake me up?" He groaned as his hands slowly reached out in search of the person beside him and landed on the soft bed, he felt nothing. He quickly opened his eyes as he looked over the place she should have been.

It was cold and empty, indicating she had been gone for quite a while now. Lucious narrowed his eyes. He couldn't even pick up her scent. He stood up and headed to the bathroom to freshen up. Done with his bath, he put on some clothes and grabbed a small towel before heading out.

His floor was silent, as always. No one apart from his wife and a few trusted people had access to the Alpha's floor. He walked into his elevator, pressing the ground floor as he tried to connect with his Beta through the mind–linking.

"Have you seen Natasha?" He asked hurriedly, startling the Beta.

Raphael was in the kitchen trying to make a cup of tea for his pregnant mate. He had just started to pour some hot water into a cup when the Alpha's message came in.

"Oh, Selene!! I've told you to stop doing that, Lucious!! I almost burnt my hand." He whined.

"Stop complaining, I'm looking for my wife over here." Came the Alpha's short reply.

"I don't think you're the only one who's got a wife," Raphael rolled his eyes. Everyone was aware of how the Alpha doted on his wife.

"Alpha, you spoil her way too much.." He said as he continued his tea-making. He didn't want his mate to come out and find out that he had not done his task yet and he would end up in trouble.

"And no, I've not seen her. I don't know what she's been up to these days." He quickly added.

Lucious ended the mind–link. He didn't want to hear anything more concerning the woman he was madly in love with.

Natasha was his childhood friend. They grew up together and mostly did everything together. She was the only woman Lucious had ever fancied and the only one to have seen the Alpha's soft side. She wasn't his mate, he didn't believe he had one, but he married her anyway.

The elevator door opened, letting him out as he headed for the back door.

"Good morning, Alpha." The guards greeted him as he exited the pack house. Lucious nodded his head answering more greetings as he went around the other pack houses. Today was one of those days when the Alpha surveyed the pack to make sure everything was fine and so the search for his wife took a back seat.

Young shifters headed to the training ground to start their daily training routine. Each shifter was expected to start training at the age of eight. Some had already become wolves by then, while the late shifters had to wait until they were twelve.

All done, he decided to go on his morning run. He headed for the deepest part of the forest this time.

Lucious ran for quite some time heading deeper and deeper into the forest. After about an hour of running, he slowed down, as his ears picked up a sound. Lucious narrowed his eyes as he walked slowly towards where it was coming from. Low moaning and a few grunts could be heard loudly now.

Lucious's heart was beating frantically as he approached. His nose picked up a very familiar scent but he didn't want to believe it. It was simply impossible. What could she be doing here at this time of the day?

Lucious slowly dragged his feet towards the direction the noises were coming from. It was a clearing behind some trees.

Lucious could feel his whole world crashing down as he finally saw her. His eyes couldn't believe it, Lucious could feel his heart shatter into a million pieces as he stood there looking at the two people before him, who were so engrossed in what they were doing.

The man who was on top of Natasha suddenly stopped what he was doing as he sensed something around him. He looked up to meet the red eyes of a livid wolf.

"What's wrong?" Natasha asked as Roel froze above her.

"Why did you stop?" She asked following his gaze.

Her eyes widened in shock as she saw her husband standing there with red eyes. She pushed Roel away as she stood up quickly to wear her clothes.

"What have you done?" Lucious asked in a hoarse voice. He felt his knees trembling as he stood there looking at Natasha.

"How could you do this to me, Natasha?" Lucious could feel the anger building up within him.

"How dare you betray me?!" He yelled as he approached them slowly. Roel the rogue she was having an affair with pulled Natasha behind his back, shielding her from the Alpha's hateful gaze.

"She owes you no explanation." He said rudely as a smirk formed on his lips. Lucious's eyes started twitching, his wolf was begging to come out and rip the two apart.

"As he said, I owe you no explanation Lucious," Natasha's voice sounded as she stepped out from behind Roel.

"What now? Do you hate me? "She asked, in a mocking tone. A small laugh erupted as she used her hands to cover her mouth.

"Forgive me Alpha but I don't think I need you anymore. You have never really loved me, have you? You think you can use me as your plaything and once you find your so-called mate, you'd leave me? I don't think so," She laughed again. The sweet sound Lucious loved to hear, now sounded like daggers to his ears.

"Roel treats me like a real woman. He loves and cares for me more than you ever will, He is everything I could ever ask for." She said defiantly as Roel held her by the waist pulling her closer.

Lucious felt his heart shatter all over again as the only woman he'd ever loved stood there in another man's arms.

"Besides, The Blood Moon Pack has lost its glory, thanks to their weak Alpha. You are pathetic and I deserve someone much better, someone powerful of course. Not someone who hides like a coward behind his pack members. Speaking of which, where are they now?" She smirked as she took a step forward, noticing the Alpha was all alone.

"I don't need you anymore Alpha Lucious. It's over between us," She finally said as she looked directly into his eyes.

"I, Natasha Donald of the Blood Moon Pack, break all my bond with the Alpha hereby rejecting the mate bond between us, I do not want you anymore." She declared, with a devious smirk on her lips.

Lucious could feel something snapping. It was the mate bond. It was gone. So was his sanity at that very moment.

Lucious's eyes turned completely red as his wolf went livid.

"I will kill you...I will kill you both." His cold voice said as he swiftly shifted into his magnificent black wolf. Roel too, lunged forward as he shifted into his own grey wolf, his much smaller than the Alpha's of course.

The two wolves circled the field snarling and growling at each other before the black wolf finally pounced on the grey wolf. They clawed and bit each other as they rolled in the huge field.

Natasha looked alarmed, as she saw her lover being clawed at by Lucious. Of course, Roel was no match for Lucious and they both knew that. She only said that to stall Lucious as she knew Roel had called for reinforcement. She just prayed that they came on time before Lucious killed Roel and her.

It didn't take much effort for Lucious' wolf to pin the rogue wolf down. He raised his razor-sharp claws ready to deliver the final blow, when two brown wolves jumped on, distracting him for a moment. Roel took that opportunity and limped away from the Alpha, leaving him to deal with the other wolves. More and more wolves appeared to attack the Alpha.

The Alpha fought viciously, dodging and throwing the smaller wolves who never seemed to end. He was too occupied with the wolves that he failed to notice a certain grey wolf sneaking up from behind him.

Roel, seeing the Alpha preoccupied, sneaked up behind him. He knew his men were no match for Lucious as he could see how he clawed and flung them with ease. The Beta may soon find out the situation here and they could be in some serious trouble since they were still in the Alpha's territory.

He leaped in the air, landing on Lucious' back as his sharp jaws clamped down on Lucious' neck. Blood. As he succeeded in sinking his teeth into the flesh. Lucious growled in pain as he tried to shake off the wolf on top of him. He twisted and turned as more rogue wolves attacked him, finally pinning him down.

The grey wolf bit in more deeply, blood staining his fur as he felt Lucious slowly losing strength. He had lost too much blood and his wolf side retreated as he slowly shifted back into his human form.

Roel mind–linked his people to retreat as, one by one, they all ran towards a certain direction, leaving the injured Alpha on the ground.

Natasha and Roel were the last to leave. She looked at Lucious one last time before she smirked, waving him goodbye as she shifted into her own wolf and dashed away, Roel following her close behind.

Lucious lay in a pool of blood, gritting his teeth. He was too weak to shift and follow them. So all he could do was watch them leave, which made the pain, and anger in him intensify.

"That woman will definitely regret betraying me to be with a fucking rogue! Next time I catch them, I'll make their lives a living hell! Rogue leader, huh? I will kill every rogue I catch!!" He said as his consciousness slowly started to fade.