DESTINED BY FATE

CHAPTER 9

I came out of the dressing room ready for the hell I was about to face. Ryan was in the ring and he was still fuming.  I guess Dad had won the fight and now he is even angrier than before. I entered the ring stretching a bit while Ryan was trying to have a staring contest with me.  He had hatred in his eyes but I could also see sadness; which was confusing and frightening 'cause seeing Ryan sad and angry at the same time wasn't a good sign.

We started training and Ryan came at me with so much force and power you'd think I was his enemy. I was able to dodge some of his punches and kicks but I got hit so many times, I had a swollen eye, a busted lip, broken ribs and still he was coming at me with rage.

I was almost unconscious until Ryan was roughly carried away from me. "What the hell has gotten into you Ryan? Have you forgotten that he is your brother?" Dad shouted at Ryan as his anger surfaced. "He's weak and no family of mine! He can't defend himself and he's going to die just like she did" Ryan said in a very loud voice which made everyone silent.

Dad asked what he was talking about, then he fell to his knees in tears and said everything that happened before he came back home from his mission.

FLASHBACK ( Ryan's pov )

"This is the coordinates of their location sir, we were able to track them thanks to the information from our insiders" my men reported to me, I told him to get everyone ready 'cause I wanted to strike first and I was itching to kill those filthy beasts so we set out closer to their hideout.

Ever since we got to their hideout I've had this unsettling feeling inside of me but I decided to ignore it and focus on the mission I was entrusted to by my father. After my men had scouted the premises I decided it was time to kill and my men and I charged into the enemy’s hideout.

My men were fighting well but they were losing and dying, our numbers were rapidly becoming less and less.  Those beasts were good fighters I'll give them that but we were also trained. We were able to kill a few of those monsters while some were injured so I decided to go for their leader instead 'cause even the greatest army would fall once their leader falls or die in battle; hence I needed to kill the leader first.

I was fighting and trying to find their leader but when I was satisfied with the killing of the present beast I was fighting I ran in the directions my instincts directed me.  Suddenly I stopped in my tracks when a murderous and loud howl was heard, it sent shivers down my spine but I brushed it off and still went in pursuit of the leader.

My body followed the sound on its own accord and getting to where the howl came from, fighting some of my men was two huge wolves. They were almost taller than a car and bigger than a bear.  One had light brown fur while the other was completely black and it was bigger than the brown wolf so I figured one was the leader since they both radiated authority.

I charged for the black wolf but was tackled by the brown wolf. I went in for another attack but the brown wolf moved so fast he dodged the sword and knocked me down to the ground with its paws. It opened its mouth with its saliva dropping from its’ snout, I closed my eyes waiting for my death feeling defenseless. He brought his mouth close to my neck but instead of feeling its teeth I felt something slimy on my neck, the wolf had licked my neck which caused my whole body to burst in flames.

I opened my eyes to see the wolf for the last time but I was met with the most beautiful eyes, the beast was a she. She had brown hair that fell above her shoulders, a sharp jaw line, beautiful skin and an enchanting face. Then she said something that was so strange to me, she said the word "MATE".  I didn't understand what she was saying or why she was saying it so I thought maybe it was a trick to gain access to my mind and kill me without being able to defend myself.  So I did the only thing I was thought to survive. I reached for the waist knife I had on me and when I felt the knife I grabbed it and stabbed her in the chest.

She came off me staggering back with a shocked, confused and sad expression on her face.  I immediately took my stance and went for the kill but I was pushed hard really fast and winced at the impact my body had with ground. I stood up not balanced and I was shocked to see the black wolf had already transformed and he was a girl also.

"Mabel! Mabel!" The black wolf / girl shouted out the girls’ name who was on the ground bleeding out from the place I had stabbed her.  "I'm sorry Kira, I never thought that I'd die this way let alone from the hands of my mate, guess fate and the Moon Goddess wasn’t on my side today. Please don't kill him for my sake, my wolf loves him the moment she smelled him" the girl on the ground said between sobs while trying to talk to the girl who was trying everything to bring her back. She looked at me and smiled, it was a genuine smile I could see it in her eyes and it broke all of my being.

The next thing I know was my feet were off the ground and I was struggling to breath, the black wolf / girl was chocking me and I thought how could a girl have so much power. I tried getting out of her hold 'cause her claws were piercing my skin drawing blood in the process.  I was thrown across the field but lucky a bush softened my landing.

"Leave now and I won't kill you even after what you've done my wolf wants your blood but because of Mabel's last wish I won't kill you NOW.  But if I see your face again you will surely die by my hands!"  The girl said her voice filled with venom.  I called out to the few men who were still alive and we retreated.  I took a last look at the girl laying dead on the ground with that smile still on her face, then and there I knew that THAT smile would haunt me for the rest of my life.

END OF FLASHBACK

Everyone was either silent or speechless or dumbfounded because of this information and it complicated everything.  "Why wasn't I told first of this Ryan, I should be the first person to be told about this kind of information?!" Dad yelled out in anger, Ryan couldn't say anything at this point because he was already a mess.  Dad ordered the men to take me for treatment and I was taken away immediately leaving only my father and my brother at the training grounds.

After my entire body was covered with both stitches and bandages, I was finally left to heal which didn't take too long.  By the next day I was completely healed but still had to keep most of the stitches to avoid infection and swelling.

CHARLES POV

After the night Liam, Kyla and I hung out they've been acting strange.  Liam came to school with stitches and bruises all over his face and body, his lips were swollen and busted, he has been keeping to himself and hasn't been talking much to anyone.  Kyla's case was similar, she didn't talk much; neither did she participate in any activity throughout school. She ate her food in silence and so did Liam.

"This silence is f*****g killing me, what the hell happened to both of you? Liam why the hell did you get those stitches and Kyla why the f**k are you so moody and dead silent?" I asked frustrated. I thought I was going to get an answer but instead I was laughed at by both of my friends.  "How and why is this funny to both of you?" I asked raising my hands in frustration.  "Dude you don't even realized you just cursed." Liam said in between laughs, Kyla wasn't laughing but she was smiling. I sighed in annoyance but I was a bit happy that I was able to lighten their moods and get a positive reaction.

"Any-ways!  I was thinking maybe we should hang out after school since today would be the last day of school this year?" I said suggesting to both friends who seemed to be thinking.  "I don't think I'll be able to man, I've got training with dad and he wouldn't take it well if I missed it; no matter the excuse." Liam said looking down at nothing. "Training? What are you talking about and what are you training for? Since when has this training been going on? You're not even on any school team." I asked  Liam cause I knew he was lying about something, he said it was a family thing and that he had to do it so I decided to drop it and ask Kyla instead which unfortunately she also declined saying she had work to do at home; family matters she also said. Something was up with both of them and I was hell bent on finding out.  There and then I decided that it will be this holidays activity; finding out what my two friends are hiding.