Fated to the cursed Alpha

Growing up in the Blue Moon pack we were all aware of the legends about the forest surrounding us. Blackwood forest ran along our whole eastern and southern borders, we were always warned about things that had happened in there so we were under strict instructions to stay out of the forest after sunset. Many years ago my father had been granted access by Alpha Steven of the Blackwood pack during daylight hours, he was only to enter the forest up to the 5-mile markers which were placed for our own protection. This was strictly for hunting to help feed the pack if we needed to. The Alpha and a few of his most trusted men were the only ones who hunted in the forest, women and children were not permitted to enter at all. You see, nobody knows for sure what exactly is in that forest it is spread over several thousands of miles so if something doesn't kill you in there you would more than likely get lost and never return. There had been lots of rumors surrounding the new Alpha of the Blackwood pack his name was Kane Corban, He was an Alpha that kept his pack business very private, some said he was nice, others said he was evil and the reason bad things happened in the forest. The last few months the forest had been coming to life at night. Strange noises came from deep inside the forest. It had come to a point nobody dared to even step foot in the forest anymore let alone make it all the way to the center where the pack was living. Last week two children snuck into the forest, they were only 12 years old and thought it was a good idea to impress some girls they were hanging with. I think it was safe to say they were only in there for a matter of minutes before they were scared so badly it took them three days before they spoke of what they saw. It was described as having glowing red eyes and being so big it made the earth shake as it shifted. One of the boys said it was alot bigger than an Alpha wolf, with a growl so deep and menacing it gave them both nightmares. We had been told by another Alpha that had visited The Blackwood pack for a meeting a few years back that Alpha Kane ran a tight ship, he was strict and very abusive towards his pack members. His pack held close to a thousand if not more werewolves. He could easily overpower any Pack as his numbers were much larger than any I knew of. It worried alot of us smaller packs, knowing there was a pack out there that was so large it could wipe us out completel ina matter of minutes. My father who is our Alpha always did what he could to keep in the Alpha Kane's good graces. As the years passed us by we heard that Alpha Kane had gone crazy. He had killed his parents to obtain his Alpha title and shortly after he met his mate in another pack, he took her back to Blackwood where she was killed a few days later, some say he tortured her because he never wanted a mate, others say she never made it back to their packhouse that she was murdered in the forest and her soul was trapped there, and the screams we sometimes heard from the forest belonged to her. One thing was for sure he was not a man I wanted to ever meet. "Em... Embry get up!" I heard a voice shout as footsteps shuffled toward me. There was a brief silence followed by a noise which I can only presume is my curtains being opened. I reluctantly opened my eyes to the sun blazing through my windows. I turned away from the brightness as I tried to force my eyes open and focus on my surroundings, There she was, my best friend Mallory going through the clothes in my closet. "God, what time is it?" I croaked as I sat up rubbing my eyes. "It's just after two in the afternoon" she mumbled, not wanting to take her attention away from my closet, she began pulling out items one at a time studying them, and laying them on the bottom of my bed. "Ugh! what is wrong with you, best friend or not im going to kick your ass if you don't get out of here in the next three seconds!" I scolded her as I laid back down in the warm spot I left a moment ago, pulling the quilt over my head to block out the sun rays. "Sorry I couldn't wait, James finally asked me out" she screeched in excitement, had I heard right? I shot back up from my bed, looking at her once again, the smile on her face was the widest I had ever seen. James had been her crush since she was 16 the day he moved here she was all over him like a rash, he came to our pack four years ago, talk about a slow-burning romance. They were both head over heels for one another but neither dared to ask the other out. "No way!" I threw back my covers as I ran to Mallory engulfing her in a bear-like hug "How did this happen? give me details woman!" We both started screaming at each other in excitement. "Embry" I heard my mother calling before I was able to respond she was opening the door "Oh good dear you're awake, I was beginning to wonder if you remembered what daylight looked like" I rolled my eyes, yes I had been sleeping in alot recently, I had no choice while my father was away dealing with pack business trying to get us some new recruits, he had taken a few of our men leaving us in short supply of warriors to protect our pack. We've had several rogue sightings these past few weeks and it was left to me and my brother to help patrol at night to secure the borders. We simply don't have enough warriors to keep rotating them on different shifts plus, being able to keep them rested enough in case we are attacked, it was becoming an impossibility. The Blue moon pack was a small pack with around one hundred wolves, My brother Elijah was taking over the Alpha position in the next few weeks now he had found his mate. I wasn't as lucky as he was, at the age of 20 I still hadn't found my mate, I was beginning to think maybe I didn't have one, but I tried not to lose hope my brother had only just found his at 21 years old so there is still time for me yet. "Morning mother" I croaked. "Morning Luna" Mallory bowed her head slightly "Morning Mallory, now what on earth is all the screeching coming from in here, I thought we were under attack" She looked between the two of us. "James finally grew some balls and asked her out" I answered for her as I made my way back to my bed searching for some clothes to wear. "That is brilliant news Mallory, I must say it's taken him long enough, so where is the young man taking you?" My mother began with her questions. "Thankyou Luna, im not too sure he said it was a surprise, I've just come to raid Em's closet I don't have time to go to town for an outfit" Mallory blushed. "I do enjoy a good love story, do you need a hand in picking something out?" my mother asks as I watch her pull out a formal pantsuit that I had never even worn, and never will I might add. I pulled on my gym shorts and sit to put my socks on looking at the horror on Mallory's face as she pretends to like the suit my mother was holding up, not daring to say anything against it. "Mother, she wants to get laid not do his bookkeeping" I answered sarcastically. I saw the unimpressed side-eye I was currently getting from my mother so I tried to hide my smile from her. My phone began to ring, as I picked it up I could hear my mother mumbling something to Mallory under her breath, looking at the screen it was Elijah. "Hello," I answered. "Em, Rogues heading your way im at the northern border we've taken out what we could but there were about a dozen or so that got past us, get everyone to the safe room, im on my way back now!" He shouted over the loud noises that can only be described as someone taking a beating in the background. I pushed my mobile into my pockets as I shouted at my mother and Mallory "Rogues heading this way, get to the safe room, now". I ordered. They both ran out of the room without a moment's hesitation, this was how serious things were getting around here. I ran to my drawers where my knives were, three small knives I kept one in my back pocket and one in either sock. I ran down to my father's office, hurtling through the door I went straight to his desk looking under it, under a hidden covering was one of the emergency buttons which sounded an alarm throughout the pack informing everyone of an attack and making sure they get to a safe place. Pressing it I ran to the stairs dropping down them two at a time and sprinted to the front door. It was the moment I stepped outside did I feel it, the shooting pain in my neck, it burnt, feeling the area I pulled out a foreign object, it was a tranquilizer "s**t" I whispered, as I fell to the ground slowly sinking into the darkness.