AURORA
The night was so dark with the moon covered by gloomy clouds, while thunder and lightning rampaged the black sky, indicating that a thunderstorm was inevitable tonight.2
Everyone standing guard around the border pulled up their raincoats in preparation for a night long downpour.
For the past week, the weather at night had been unfriendly and forced all the lycan warriors to take cover under their guard posts, while they guarded the border.
For some reason, recently there were several rogues crossing their borders without permission, and when they were caught and interrogated, they always said that their village had been attacked and there was nothing left there.
This news was indeed quite disturbing for Torak and made him order to add security around the border.
Torak has indeed heard about several Alphas who have defected from his dominion since the war, and now they intend to build a new world by opposing Torak as the Supreme Alpha.
They thought they could push down Torak because so many other shapeshifters had died during the war, especially the Alphas and their pack members who were so loyal to the Supreme Alpha.
The defectors thought this was the right time to remove Torak from his position and challenge his rule.
Not just once, but there had been three attacks during the past month on the pack that Torak was leading and even though those attacks didn't result in any casualties on Torak's side, but still knowing the nature of the Alpha, he became a little more overprotective and stationed excessive security especially around his family.
Not only that, an intruder was found a week ago, he managed to break into the pack house, and now Torak even increased security around the border by three times.
This was insane, and the first time something like this had happened since the war ended.
Even Aurora, who was now a teenager and only two days ago celebrated her seventeenth birthday, was not allowed to leave the house for safety reasons.
"Is everything okay here?" Kayden asked one of the guards he stumbled upon. He came in his human form and wore his favorite brown leather jacket that Aurora bought for him.
"Yeah, nothing happened," one of them replied, smiling as Kayden approached. "Soon I will be patrolling from the north to the east side."
"I will come with you," Kayden said in a low voice. He then looked up at the dark sky and looked somber again. "Looks like it's going to rain again."
Kayden was old enough to take on his father's position, but he always refused for reasons only he knew, even though Torak had mentioned this many times. Rumor has it that he was still trying to find his mate.
Yes, even when all the lycans his age had found their mates, Kayden had yet to find his.
And another rumor said that the curse Torak had suffered was passed on to his son.
Of course no one dared to say that directly in front of Kayden or Torak, they still wanted to live after all.
"Okay, let's go," Gin said, one of Kayden's close friends. He was the strongest candidate for a Beta if Kayden became Alpha.
Kayden didn't say much, which was what he inherited from Torak, then jumped up and turned into a huge white beast, a very smooth change.
"Wow…" Gin and the other three lycan warriors clicked their tongues at the white beast standing before them, which then dashed into the darkness.
"I have seen him change many times, but still in awe of his beauty..." Gin shook his head and followed the white beast by turning into his light brown beast.
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"Where is Kayden?" Aurora asked, she had just come out of her room because she heard the sound of thunder so loud and felt uneasy as the atmosphere in the pack house was too quiet.
"He went with your father," Raine replied. She sat by the window, staring at the raindrops that seemed to race against the frosted glass. It started raining. Again.
"He went on patrol again…" Aurora muttered. Then sat beside her mother and rested her head on Raine's shoulder, looking at the living room which was shining brightly and looked warm.
"What is it?" Raine asked as she gently stroked her daughter's head, she could feel the anxiety from Aurora's tone and this was enough to make her a little worried, because recently her daughter seemed a little restless.
Raine thought it was because Torak was being too strict with her.
"It's nothing..." Aurora replied quietly, she shook her head and closed her eyes, feeling her heart beating fast. Something was bothering her and she wasn't sure what she was feeling right now.
Aurora had never felt this way before and she didn't know how to explain it. Maybe it was because it has been raining a lot lately, so it affected her mood.
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[OVER THERE!] Gin called out to the other two beasts.
The four of them darted through the branches of trees that had fallen to the ground and also past the pine trees that were hiding their prey.
Meanwhile, it started to rain, leaving their sense of smell impaired while making it difficult to see in the thick fog.
Damn!
It was too much trouble as they found out that their territory was being invaded by the rogues again.
There were at least four rogues they managed to find, crossing this border and trying to attack a guard.
[WHERE ARE THE OTHERS?] Gin asked through the mind- link, then a series of sharp howls sounded in several places, indicating their presence.
[Some are on their way here,] answered one of the beasts through mind- link.
At least they weren't outnumbered and endangered themselves, as these rogues could act recklessly and hurt their attackers, without batting their eyes. They seemed so desperate to move to the east.
[Kayden, you're moving too fast!] Gin shouted, he was lagging far behind, while the white beast had already knocked one beast down and held him on the wet ground, until another lycan warrior came and tackled the creature.
The white beast intended to continue his chase, but, before Kayden could move any further, something hit his side and bit him on the shoulder.
Immediately, a savage howl was heard from the white beast.
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