Heaven’s Curse

TWO

*Drew's POV*

I don't know why I did what I did two days back, but Heaven is not even up to my class if truth be told. She is beautiful although she doesn't know it. Well, I’m not too sure myself but I have envisioned her in many ways. But what she did yesterday, it was just unbelievable.

I may sound stupid right now but I'm the most sought after guy in school, and yes I'm also dating one of the hottest girls in school. We have been dating for months now and I know  she wants something serious, but the truth is I'm only after her because I know she is an Alpha's daughter. That doesn't give me the right to be an alpha of course because I know she has an elder brother who is the future alpha but still I can't help but want to be with her.

I'm nineteen and still without a mate, so what do you expect? I like Alex quite alright, but even I know she cannot be my mate, I'm not that crazy about her, but oh well.

I know what I did to Heaven yesterday was awful, but hell, everyone was looking at me. They all wanted a reaction and I'm not about to make a fool of myself by agreeing to go on a date with her. I’m not a bad person in case you think I am, but with what I did to her, I guess I can be classified as one now. I’m the future gamma of the pack, and I can't be seen with a wolf who doesn't even have a rank. No! Not possible. Heaven is smart, and she had a terrific voice but she doesn't even know herself. She’s one of the girls that are easily intimidated in school and sometimes I feel for her. But that’s just about what I feel for her. Pity, because she is just wasting away. Maybe after training I would apologize to her, but now, we have to focus on what was on ground.

The Alpha cleared his throat and the training ground was silent. His aura filled the environment and all the authority that came with it. Besides him is his beta, they both make a good pair. I really can't wait till when we all assume our roles and take over from our predecessors, but then, I don't even have a mate.

“Great wolves of Midnight pack, ” he began “It has come to our notice that the number of rogue attacks has increased over the last few months, hence we need to double up on our training. The gates will be closed by 10 P.M henceforth,” he paused to gather any reaction or read our minds but we know better than to spill anything when the alpha speaks.

“Everyone must be indoor by 10 p.m and the gates only open by 6 a.m, so we must all work around this time. A grace of thirty minutes will be given to those who work far away, so if after 10:30 you have not arrived, you may as well stay where you are,”

“Our warriors will also be taking turns in safe guarding the area and if anyone notices any suspicious activity, then you must report to the appropriate authorities,” he finished.

“Any questions?” he asks. Well, I have a whole lot of questions I wanna ask. I'm more of a late night person you see, and I like going alone on my hunting spree. This time barrier was going to be an issue for me, but I know better than to say anything.

I glanced at where Heaven is standing besides Lisa. It was only on training grounds that she ever had the audacity to take the front row, and of course that had to be Lisa's doing.

When nobody spoke up, the alpha goes on to give directions on how the training should go, then leaves the rest to their trainers. As the future gamma, I was always at the front too, so when they asked us to pair up, I easily located the next person closest to me, which is Lisa.

She seems reluctant to pair with me but would you blame her? I humiliated her friend, and therefore, I had humiliated her too. I wasn't about to apologize to her though. It was Heaven I owed an apology.

When  she finally accepts me as her partner, she stared at me with disdain in her eyes.

I get it already, I messed up, but can we move on?

Lisa is a strong fighter by the way. Maybe that came with being the alpha’s daughter. She's also quite beautiful and from what we just learnt during their fight with Alex, my girlfriend, she was the future Luna of another pack. 

That was just great.

We take different positions, as instructed by our trainer, and Lisa's eyes are shooting daggers at me. She's still not saying anything to me. We are being trained on how to defend ourselves against the rogues, and frankly I lost track of what the instructor was saying. Next thing I knew, Lisa lands me a blow on my stomach.

“Ouch,” I staggered back.

“Weakling,” She spat at me.

I regain my balance and lunge for her but she easily dodges, making me stagger even more.

“Loser,” She mouthed again, victory clearly written on her face.

“I'm sorry alright,”  I finally let out “You should have told her not to do it in public,”

Yeah even I know that sounds very stupid, but common, why are they not seeing this was not entirely my fault?

“You are not even fit to be gamma of this pack,” She tells me. My eyes go round, ouch. That hurt even more than her blow.

She turned away immediately she said those words.

“I'd like to change my partner,” She announces in her loud voice.

Women!

*Lisa's POV*

We are done with training now, and I'm sweating heavily and breathing hard. The training took longer than usual, and my father, the alpha was surrounded by other pack members .

We were attacked by a few rogues some nights ago and I knew father was going to make a buzz out of it. He was very caring and protective of his pack members, just like any alpha would be, so I can totally get his anxiety to remedy the situation, but hopefully the time barrier would be lifted soon.

Everyone was dispersing now and I searched the crowd for my friend Heaven but she's no where to be found. Typical of her, she is naturally a shy person, and coupled with the events of the last days, she has withdrawn more into her shell.

I hate to admit it but Drew humiliated her and I hate him for that. I was the one who encouraged her anyway, so I kind of blame myself.

But would you blame me? I hate Alex and I kind of felt that Heaven stood a chance with Drew because I have occasionally caught him stealing glances at her. But boy, was I wrong. Heaven deserves better. She is a good girl, and I know there's something special about her. Though, she's yet to discover her wolf. 

I’m kind of protective of her, and for obvious reasons. We have been friends since our junior years and trust me I have tried to break her out of her shell, but each attempt seemed to drag her deeper into it.

When I told Heaven to ‘shoot her shot’, I didn't exactly ask her to do it in public and that was the last thing I expected of her, especially because she is on the shy side. Now I can’t help but feel bad.

I walk over to the crowd of people hovering over my dad, and gently push through till I was in front of him. A warm smile spread across his lips when our eyes met. I know I'm the favorite amongst his children. We are just two anyway.

He takes me into his arms and gives me a warm hug, then waves his hands to the crowd around him and they dispersed. See, I told you I'm his favorite.

He can stop anything just because of me.

I smile and look up to meet his eyes. He's gently leading me to the house now.

“How are you sweetheart? You should go have a bath you know. The future Luna of Creek wood must not be caught in this state,” he joked.

“Oh dad, I'm not smelly,” I sniff my underarms and chuckled while he frowned his face. The habit always seem to annoy him and I do it purposely to get his reaction.

I gently pinch his nose and laugh even harder. 

“You do that to get on my nerves and you always succeed every time,” he shook his head.

He settles into the couch in our living room and drags me down besides him. My mom joins us then. I can perceive the aroma of her delicious meal from the kitchen. My mom is a pretty good cook, it's a pity I don't take after her in that aspect.

Something is special about today though, and it's like I can feel her excitement.

“Are we expecting anybody?” I asked curiously.

Their lack of response further proved that they were up to something. My mom tries to change the topic instead.

“Honey, have you been up to some trouble in school?” She asks.

Of course I've been in some kind of trouble and she knows it, this is just her trying to change the topic. My mom was never really good at hiding things anyway.

“Mom, what are you hiding?” I was talking to my mother yet I had my eyes on my dad.

“Okay, okay,” It was my dad that spoke “You must promise not to tell anyone,” He turns to me with his brow raised. Did I tell you how handsome and charming my father is? My mum is equally beautiful and hence they have the cutest kids, my self and my brother Declan. 

“I'm not telling anyone alright? Just tell me what is it?” I was already at the edge of the  chair now.

“Your brother is coming home,” My mum quickly gave the answers and my eyes went round. I quickly jumped up from my seat in excitement, a smile crossing my cheeks.

“What! When?” I ask. I can't stop the excitement in my voice.

“Tonight,” My mum answers and she chuckles, obviously excited about it too.

I clap my hands together. I haven’t seen Declan since I was eight, that was nine years ago, so you can imagine the joy that news brought. I couldn't contain my excitement. Declan was my elder brother by four years. Tomorrow is Declan’s birthday, it's all making sense now. My dad sent him away when he was about twelve because of some prophesy about something terrible happening to him. My parents had been scared to the bones that nothing happened to the future alpha of Midnight pack. Hence, they sent him away, to a location that they did not disclose to anyone, not even to me his sister. 

I had cried my eyes out that day and many other nights after that because Declan was my best friend. He was my protector and he hardly ever let anyone come close to me. I  have not heard from him since he left nine years now, and even my parents claim not to have any contact with him even though I know it's all a lie, so you can imagine my joy now knowing that he was coming back.

I run to hug my mum, I already had little droplets of tears in my eyelids.

“No one must know yet, Lisa,” My dad warned from his sitting position and I just nod my head, then traced my fingers from one corner of my lips to the other.

“My lips are sealed,” I promised but I couldn't wait. Declan is coming home, the future alpha of Midnight pack is coming home. It is taking everything in me not to scream right now.