The Alpha's Curse The Enemy Within

Sheila's point of view

I was done with the last paper on the table. I placed it gently on one side. I felt incredibly exhausted and hungry. My blue eyes went to the window, it was evening already.

I was up from my chair and walking out of the door. I tried looking for Ria, Allen, Mason, or Jax as they were the only ranking warriors that remained in the pack, but I couldn't find them. So, I asked the first helper I found if Killian and the others had returned from the meeting at the council castle, but I was told they hadn't.

Whatever reason the council had called for a meeting must have been serious, because they were taking longer than they usually do. And I was still worried about Killian. He was in a sad mood earlier today and that scared me.

I had something to eat at the dining table, before making my way to my chamber to have some rest. After spending some minutes on my bed, strangely, I couldn't fall asleep. My mind kept on replaying the conversation I had with that psycho, Thea. It was no denying I never liked her, but there was something in her words to me, and the manner she spoke that sent a deadly chill down my spine. She seemed like someone, one should keep an eye on.

I sighed at my thoughts. Maybe I was just overthinking the whole thing. With the crescent moon rising and slowly approaching, I had a sad feeling in my chest. It definitely wouldn't be as easy as I had thought, watching Killian mate with another woman, and she will be bearing his mark that was meant to be mine. It hurt like hell.

Frustratingly, I was up from the bed, I left my chamber and headed to Killian's. It was empty, so I

crawled into his bed. His sweet scent invaded my nostrils, calming me and luring me to sleep. I didn't even know how I drifted to slumber.

I felt at peace within me. But everything shattered with the loud growls that pierced through the castle. It was frightening, and it forced me to jerk up from the bed. I glanced around, I was still in Killian's chamber.

Hurriedly, I walked to the window, it was dark outside, and the moon had already dominated the sky. Another series of threatening growls echoed within the castle, now it seemed to be coming from everywhere.

"What the hell is happening?" I thought to myself.

"Danger!" Adie's voice echoed in my mind.

What?

My heart began to thud at an increasingly insane speed. I rushed out of Killian's chamber, hurrying outside the Castle. I was almost at the tall castle doors when Allen grabbed me.

"Thank goodness! I searched everywhere for you but couldn't find you." Allen gasped for air, his body and clothes were covered with blood, but he wasn't bleeding.

"What is happening, Allen?" I asked, my voice shaking with fright.

"The pack is under attack." He said, pausing briefly. The look in his eyes was as if things were bad. "I

must take you to safety at once!" He grabbed me, leading me away, but I pulled him back.

"No. We must get the children, women, and elderlies to safety first," I escaped his firm grip, but Allen gripped my arm again.

"Ria and the others are on it. The women, children, and elderlies are in the underground bunkers already, now I need to get you to safety, if something happens to you, Killian will never forgive me," Allen said quickly.

"And Killian?"

"We've sent word to him," Allen voiced, just then, Jax and Ria rushed in. Ria raced to my side, engulfing me in a hug.

"They have crossed the borders and scattered around the woods and paths that lead to the castle and the pack house, we are completely surrounded, Allen," Jax was in a frenzy, he was only wearing a short, and smeared in blood and dirt.

"Fuck it. This is bad!" Allen muttered. "Where is Mason?" He threw his stare at Jax. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

"He and a few warriors are at the Packhouse," Jax ran his fingers through his head.

"We need to get to the witches' quarters, there are still a few witches around that could help —" Allen began but was cut off by Ria.

"They are aware, but not many of them are around. Some went to the Packhouse, while others were outside the Castle." Ria muttered, her voice and body trembling profusely.

“We are outnumbered." Jax added. "They must have known somehow that Alpha Killian and many of the witches and warriors are not around."

"How could they have found out?" Ria's shaky voice sounded again.

"Somehow, they did. Even their Alpha is not stupid enough to make an attack in the pack for the second time," Allen said.

"Fucking hell! They are here for Luna," came Jax's voice.

"Who's they?" I finally asked. "Aren't they rogues?"

They all shook their heads. "It's the Fire Crest Pack."

I froze, remembering them. They were the wolves that attacked us when we were in the southern mountains on our way to the Diamond pack. They wanted me dead because the Alpha's brother had lost his life in an attack by the Fire Crest Pack in the Crescent North Pack.

"Ria, take Luna to the bunkers, and remain there with her," Allen ordered, as he and Jax hurried outside the Castle.

The loud growls from outside intensified, and I could feel the heat of the fight.

"Let's hurry now!" Ria led the way, but I remained unmoving in my spot. "Sheila," she rushed back to where I was. "I need to take you down to the bunkers, they could burst in here any second from now. We should leave."

I turned to Ria, holding her hand. "Get to the bunker Ria, and ensure everyone is safe," I took a step closer to the castle door when Ria gripped my arm, blocking my path.

"Where are you going?" She asked with wide eyes that only had fear in them.

"The pack is under attack, and I will help out in any way I can. I will be damned if I stayed still and did nothing," I said to her. "Hurry up and leave now, Ria."

"No. Luna, you can't. Remember, if anything happens to you, you won't be able to heal as normal wolves do, and these bloody imbeciles are here for you. Let's go to the bunkers, please," she begged, her eyes almost forming tears.

But I shook my head. About to speak but she muttered quickly. "If something happens to you, Alpha Killian will murder us all. So please, listen to me."

I do understand where she was coming from, but there was no way in hell I would stay still and do nothing when my own people were fighting hard to protect the pack and everyone in it. I don't plan on dying tonight, but if I did, at least I would know I did it protecting the people I love.

My blue eyes were firm on Ria. "I will fight alongside my people." I moved past her quickly, before she could say a word or try to stop me. I rushed out the castle doors and the sight before me made the air in my lungs vanish.

There was a brutal fight going on between our warriors and the Fire Crest Pack. Even some of the male pack members that weren't warriors joined in the fight. I could see the witches, they were few but they were helping out in every way they could, also fighting against the Fire Crest Pack. But regardless,

we were completely outnumbered. The Fire Crest Pack came in a multitude like they knew exactly the number of warriors and witches that remained back at the back.

Fuck. This wasn't a coincidence. Someone must have shared information about the pack with them.

Holy goddess! We had a godforsaken traitor within us.

My heart curled in pain as most of our warriors were the ones getting injured, even Adie felt the pain. I glanced around, and my eyes zeroed in on a sword that was lying next to a warrior's dead body.

I raced to it, picking it up. I charged at the wolf that lunged at me, aiming for its neck. In a swift motion, the sharp blade of my sword sliced through its neck, and its blood spilled on the bloody earth, smearing my face.

Another lunged at me, and I took it down, aiming for its neck. I turned to my right, three wolves were almost at me, I moved swiftly, aiming for their necks as it would be easier to kill them with my sword instead of aiming for their hearts.

"Behind you!" Adie's ever-conscious voice sounded in my head, as she yelled again. "Duck!"

At her words, I ducked, just in time to evade the wolf that was about to pounce on me. Many more came at me. Before I could charge at them a brown wolf hurried to my side, standing next to me. It was Ria. She nodded to me, and a smile found my lips.

We fought off as many wolves that aimed for us. I was fighting off some wolves when I heard the loud cry of Ria.

Involuntary, my eyes darted to the direction her wolf whimpered from. My heart stopped, and it was like everything and everyone suddenly became still. The only movement was from the big black wolf that had its sharp canines into the neck of Ria's brown wolf. It was literally eating off her flesh until her wolf stopped moving.

No… There was a sickening chill that stalked my spine, sending waves of current to every part of my body. And then I felt it. Something within me stretched awake, and this time, nothing could stop it from emerging.