Chapter 2:Jamie's Story
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Jamie's POV:
You're a girl.....
Act like a girl......
Girls can't do that.........
Three lines I have constantly heard growing up but recently I haven't been hearing much lately and I don't know if it's because my foot was crushing their head or because I knocked them out before they could finish their sentences but that's beside the point here. After years of training, I finally made it and became the top fighter in the Pack and I can finally claim my position as Alpha but as you know before every big success there is always an obstacle. Here is how it went down as I was walking up to the falls, like the bad boy I am, to be given my markings as future Alpha my cousin came out of nowhere......wait that was mean, he came out somewhere and dared to say these lines...
"She doesn't deserve to be Alpha"
"And who are you to decide that when I've been kicking your ass since we both could walk"I scoffed stopping mid-step into the hole.
"I was holding back because you were a girl but now I demand a rematch to the death"
Why does everyone use the same lame excuse and ever since I announced that I decided to identify as male last month these boys have been coming back with the same bullshit?
"Yo Erick how much time till midnight?" I quickly asked my little bro.
"About 5 minutes and a few seconds" He glanced at his watch after brushing his dark hair out of his eyes, the kid was never interested in Pack matters I swear if he was the oldest the whole pack would be screwed if he became Alpha, the kids too melancholy and that's a lot coming from me.
"Good I'll just need 5 seconds" I smirked.
"Jamie doesn't kill him" My dad, Damon warned.
"Don't worry dad I'll make it quick" I chuckled.
"Jamie..." my mom in the tone your mom give you that voice be scary.
The pack formed a circle around us and quickly my cousin shifted and charged towards me, I gotta give it o him he did have a good size wolf but nothing I needed to shift to take care of. He pounded on and mid-air iI grabbed onto his windpipe. I chuckled a little as he wailed and struggled to break free. I slammed him to the ground and I slowly tightened my grip.
"Submit" I ordered as my eyes slowly darkened.
He struggled harder and snapped at my face. I shifted my arm into its Lycan form and my claws dug into his neck. He started whimpering but still did not submit as I was about to rip his throat out my dad came over to stop me but my as it was nearing the time of ascension my commanding aura as an Alpha was fa greater than his at the moment and with a single growl he stopped in his tracks unable to move. I turned back to m cousin to see him lying there shaking in his human form. I released his neck and looked at the other pack members as they watched me in shock.
"Anyone else wanna question how deserving I am of my birthright or not" My voice boomed throughout the cave.
They all bowed and my brother laughed in the corner saying something about how fun this was gonna be.
The water flowed down from the mountain from Selene's Pool into the Bath of Artemis, the excess would then go to the Gallows to provide the moonless wolves or lycans with water and the ability to shift into their true form for a day or allow their offsprings a chance to cross back into the wolf realm after distinguishing the fury of Helios as it was their Parents that committed crimes and not them. I entered the bath as the water left trails of fire as it went up to my body. It darkened those areas of the skin a few shades darker than my skin and I exited the pool and the Pack submissively bared their necks to me.
"Time to go to the border and welcome the new wolves" I shifted and the pack followed my wake to the gallows.
The Shadow Moon Pack was responsible for guarding and arresting the lawbreakers while the Full Moon Packs above were in charge of making the laws which are too lenient in our opinion but who are we to go against the Moon Goddesses wishes.
The flames began to extinguish as we arrived at the border and the wolves slowly began to cross. The Full Moon Pack soon arrived but remained at a distance and I saw their new Alpha with them. The lycan's came to us as the wolves went to them. both Packs have never been on speaking terms since ancient times since the big fight about who the Moon Goddess should be and it should be Artemis without a doubt but they should be Selene. Something compelled me to head over to them it was something about the black mark on their Alpha's, the black crescent moon as if it was calling to complete it. They ran off after collecting their new members and we growled t the criminals from the gallows who tried to cross and escape.
"I see we're listening to females nowadays" My uncle, a criminal, Nimbus chuckled from the Gallows.
I looked at him shocked since my Lycan was male in his true form.
"Your lycan may be male but no man has the scent of honey mixed in their scent, my niece" He stated.
They soon gained the ability to shift and I howled and the fury of Helios returned and held them back. I saw my uncle's red eyes glowing through the flames. the mark of a criminal, one sentenced to life in the gallows. The intensity of the red eyes let you know how long each criminal will serve in the gallows but when they glow it means no matter how much time they spend they would never be able to pay for their crimes. We headed back to our territory to welcome the new Lycans to the pack, Completely unaware of the things that would unfold in the coming years.
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