Alpha Prince Egon And His Bride

3. The Monster

"What?" Bella's mouth gaped wide as she heard the name that struck fear in every heart of the werewolf world. The monster whose mere presence could wipe out an entire territory in an instant. "Why would he come here..." she choked on her words as she witnessed pure terror on the King's face. "Thomas, tell me whatever it is you're hiding from me. You know something, don’t you?" Bella demanded. They were surrounded by the Silver River Pack's wolves, absolutely horrified.

"I hid the truth from you, Lucas. Alpha Richard is my younger brother, making Alpha Prince Egon your cousin," Thomas revealed. Lucas was shocked, but not Bella.

"I know that information quite well. That doesn't explain why Egon is here," Bella pointed out.

"I was jealous of Richard because he was the one to inherit my father's Alpha position, even though I was the eldest son. I went to my uncle's pack to live. My uncle had no children, so I knew he was going to give me his throne. However, to get back at Richard, I had a s****l relationship with the woman he desired since we were young. That woman was you, Bella. I was blinded by rage and revenge. One day, Richard came to visit my uncle's pack and caught me having s*x with you in the royal garden. I had sent you away before you could find out how dangerous Richard looked at that moment. He was the same as my father, cruel, heartless and monsters. He had come to tell me about our father's death, but after learning what I did behind his back, he just wanted to destroy me. That day, I realized how huge of a mistake I had committed. Richard banished me from the Silver River Pack and declared me his enemy out right. I was scared of my younger brother. Standing face to face, he smirked at my shaking figure.

'You dare to touch what belonged to me! Now, I don’t want that woman. Keep her in this place, f**k her daily, and get her pregnant. Make her bear your son. On the day your son is born, I want you to whisper in his ear that the day he finds his mate... MY SON, MY MONSTER, WILL COME TO TAKE MY REVENGE!'

“I can still hear his oath. Later, my uncle announced me as the next Alpha of Shine Moon Pack. Bella and I got married a few days later. Bella was already pregnant and gave birth to you a few days after our wedding. When I found out I had a son and not a daughter I was upset and scared, I never wanted a son because of Richard's vow. Richard never tried to kill me and I never dared to return to that pack, but four years after your birth I learned that Richard’s Luna also gave birth to a son, that day was the biggest nightmare of my life. Every time I saw Richard I avoided him and changed my path. I lived in fear that he would kill me, but he was a man of his word and never harmed me because his son was going to take revenge for him. His son Egon is here to kill us all because Lucas found his mate," King revealed, leaving Lucas and Bella in horror. Lucas shifted his gaze to his crying soulmate as she could see her approaching fate. His mate had become a curse in this life. Suddenly, something heavy crashed through a glass window, Lucas' Beta's lifeless body landed at their feet. It was difficult to recognize his face.

Everyone in the hall realized they were going to meet the same fate as him. Harry, who had already slid into the corner with his dead daughter's body, was on the verge of losing his composure upon witnessing Alpha Prince Egon's brutality. He never expected that Egon would come here. Taking advantage of the distracted royal wolves', he escaped through the window with Tracey in his arms.

His legs felt shaky and weak when he witnessed the m******e outside. He used his wolf’s speed to run as fast as he could to avoid getting caught. Along the way, he mind-linked Alpha Levi and informed him about everything that had occurred, including Alpha Prince Egon's arrival.

Everyone in the hall held their breath as Egon's imposing shadow fell across the floor. Only a few people had seen what he looked like. Lucas' wide eyes met Egon's blue ones for the first time in his life.

Egon's bloody hand held a wolf's head as he made his way to the center of the hall. Lucas forgot to breathe when he realized that Egon had slain his wolves in human form—a fact that seemed unbelievable. The stories circulating about him in the werewolf world turned out to be true. He was a real monster, a handsome monster that no one could look away from, no matter how scared they were. Lucas' expectation of Egon being hideous turned to ash as he laid eyes on a man that resembled a god ascending from the heavens.

That's when Lucas noticed that everyone, including his pack members, had knelt down and lowered their heads in submission. Lucas' blood boiled. He felt humiliated, his ego as an Alpha was destroyed in a matter of seconds by Egon's mere presence.

Egon's eyes were fixed solely on Lucas, which terrified him to the core, but he refused to submit. However, his defiance alarmed the King and Queen.

"Thomas, you have to save our son, by any means necessary," Bella begged, pulling Lucas behind her back.

"Egon, welcome to our home, my son," the King forced a smile. Egon's gaze was so intense that it made the King stumble over his words. "I didn't know my nephew was going to attend the ball tonight. It's good to see you. If you've come to find your mate, you don't need to shed so much blood, son. You can find her and take her with you." Thomas mentioned his mate to ensure that Egon wasn't there to harm them, aware of the Silver River Pack's custom of killing their mates.

Thomas struggled to maintain a fake smile, but none of it affected Egon's stoic facade. As soon as Egon heard the word "mate," he shifted his gaze from Lucas to the King, narrowing the distance and quickening Thomas's heartbeat. Thomas closed his eyes in terror.

"I would like you to willingly give that coward over into my hands. Otherwise..." Egon's voice was a whisper. The King's eyes shot open.

"No... not my son," Bella clutched Lucas' hand tightly, pulling him further behind her as if to shield him.

"Egon..." Thomas started to speak but paused when Egon wiped his bloody hands on his robe.

"Otherwise, I will destroy your pack before your very eyes. All you’ll be left with in the end, will be a pile of dead bodies to rule over," Egon completed his previous sentence, his voice deep. Thomas' limbs momentarily froze as he sensed that Egon would do exactly as he promised if he tried to save Lucas.

"No, father, don't listen to him!" Lucas yelled, earning wide-eyed stares from his parents.

"Shut the f**k up!!!" Thomas growled. His foolish son had made a mistake by revealing his defiance. Lucas couldn't stand Egon for even a second. Instead of obeying his father, Lucas pushed his mother's hand away and stood face to face with Egon, his ego on full display.

"Do you know what? I'm not afraid of you. It's easy to come with a group and scare us. If you dare, then why don't you face me one-on-one?" Lucas shot a provoking smile at his cousin.

"You're not doing any of that," Thomas barked at his son. "I’m the Alpha and you will listen to me. Get the hell out of here. I will talk to Alpha Prince!"

"By saying that, you're hurting my ego, father. I want to see what my little cousin can do," Lucas shouted. "I challenge Alpha Prince Egon!" He added, provocatively looking at Egon's wolves as they growled in response.

"Challenge," Egon calmly stated, his wolf reflected in his eyes, causing Lucas to flinch. "Accepted!" Egon's voice echoed. Lucas' face drained of color at his cousin’s reply. He hadn't expected Egon to accept the challenge so quickly and in the palace. Watching Egon closing the distance between them Lucas took panicked steps back.

Just as he was about to shift into his wolf form, he found Egon standing right in front of him, his neck already in Egon's grasp. Lucas struggled for air but couldn't utter a word. Thomas and Bella fell to their knees, begging for their son’s life. Egon brought Lucas closer to his face, making him meet his intense gaze.

"It seems you've only trained in bed, but your skills there won't help you in any way, cousin," Egon whispered, his hand sliding up toward Lucas' mouth.

"Egon, please... I beg you... let my son go," Bella and Thomas pleaded, watching in horror as Egon placed his other hand so that it was braced against the upper part of Lucas' mouth. Egon turned to look at them as he stretched Lucas' mouth wider and wider.

"It's too late. I've already accepted the challenge," Egon's low and sadistic tone echoed in the hall as he grabbed the top of Lucas's head, yanking it back. This caused his jaw to be ripped away from his face in such a way that part of the carotid artery came away with it.

Lucas let out a gargled pain filled scream that reverberated throughout the palace, his blood flowing onto the floor as he eventually died of blood loss. Egon left his lifeless corpse on the floor. The only sounds that filled the hall were the mournful cries of Thomas and Bella.

Just as Egon turned to leave, the wolves of the Silver River Pack leaped forward, slaughtering everyone. The King and Queen could only fight them off for a few seconds before they joined their son in death. Egon walked out of the palace without looking back. He raised his head to the moon, listening to the victorious howls of his wolves.

It was a full moon, the day every wolf could find his soulmate. Egon gazed at the moon silently for a couple of seconds then turned his gaze away.