Fiery Hearts

I stood there in the middle of my room, they were doing it, a tear slid down my face as I looked at his room, it felt like yesterday when Griffin was still here, and he would throw her out whenever she ran into his room, but he never really did kick her out, I kept waiting and waiting for him to walk back in here but It never happened

"Astrid, come out darling we will be late." Her mother called from the car outside but I ignored it, I was not ready to face them yet.

My brother just died and yet they are acting like it was nothing, like he left home, like he didn't die a month ago.

Astrid felt transported back to that night, I felt a very sharp pain in my heart and I just couldn't hold back, I started to cry leaning against the wall.

"Astrid." Mom walked into the room, she was dressed in a black flowery gown and had her red hair up in a neat bun.

She walked up to me and dragged me into a hug but I pushed her away.

"No! This is all your fault! Griffin said it is your family!"I yelled at her hatefully Griffin was thinking of saying something to me before he died but I didn't hear I could not understand what he meant but I heard him say, Mom.

"Astrid darling, cancer is no one's fault," She said again trying to reach for me. I could her voice breaking, she was about to tear up but I didn't care, she killed him that's all that matters.

"Astrid." She said again but looked away wiping my tears.

"Go away, mom."

"Astrid." her voice was hoarse now but I didn't care, it was my brother that died. "He was my son, I would never mean to harm him." She said trying to convince me as tears fell from her eyes freely.

"Liar! You killed him your murdered griffin!"

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Riverdale town, house of the mayor.

Alpha Rivers stood before his sons they were on their knees before him and he looked extremely angry.

"Tell me when will the two of you learn and take your positions seriously!" He yelled at them, they both had their heads bowed and could not talk.

He was using his alpha tone which paralyzed the both of them.

He looked at his first son Ezra, he had red hair just like every other member of their pack, Ezra was as gentle as a dove but was always in rivalry with his young brother, Asher.

Asher had her black hair, and he was the family trouble maker, together the two of them achieve a lot but the chaos they wreck can also be destructive just like today, when they nearly revealed their wolves to the humans in Town

"The both of you! How can you be so reckless, if Nana Gina wasn't there in time to stop you? You risked revealing The Whole pack to an enemy race e knowing fully well how much they haunt us down!" He scolded them again.

Asher looked up at his father first, he wanted to say something but before the alpha, he knew better.

"Honey, they won't be able to explain themselves if you keep this up." Luna Claire walked up to them in all magnificence.

She was dressed in a white flowing gown and had red hair just like Asher, she held her husband's hands and his frightening aura disappeared instantly.

Her skin was white like milk and she was very beautiful.

"Let the boys explain themselves." She said and her voice was like a balm on all of them, it was like a gentle breeze that calmed the storm.

"Fine but... they will be punished first." He started but Asher and Ezra were already out the door.

"We are sorry Father." They yelled over their shoulders before he could say anything else.

"This is all your fault Claire you spoil them too much." Alpha Rivers said turning to face her.

"No Ethan, who said they were going scot-free, the council is coming Ethan, they said they are tired of their insolence and want to take matters into their hands, they can't have our children being this way all the time." She looked very worried as she looked up at him.

The last time the council came to take matters into their hands, she nearly lost a son and was not ready to do that again.

"Don't worry Claire, I will protect them I promise." He assured her holding her in his arms gently.

Outside the mansion.

Ezra and Asher glared at each other again.

"You know this was all your fault if you had agreed to do the contest at night like I said we wouldn't have gotten caught." Ezra glared at him.

He hated when his father caught him doing something had, especially when it came to Asher but being with Asher he was always doing something wrong.

"Why brother, because it will ruin your perfect image as the cute alpha of the pack." Asher teased him playing with a voice sure to annoy Ezra.

"Yea!"

"Well brother that's where you are wrong now, we are both future alphas, or have you forgotten brother, I am your biggest opponent." Asher declared further infuriate extra. Asher loved to do that but he meant it, there was no way he would step aside and let his brother win especially if he knew he had a chance to be my alpha too.

"What did you just say to me!" Ezra moved from the wall he was leaning on, Asher defiled him all the time, making him look weak before the entire pack, he was tired of his little brother thinking that way.

"What are you going to do weakling." He taunted him.

That was the last straw, baring his nails, he lunged at him but he never got to touch his brother as someone held him back.

"Really Ezra, you guys don't ever stop, you just got out of one and you are about to go to another, is that it?" A female voice said behind them.