My Ruthless Alpha Mate

g buildings scatter across the horizon as vines and trees invade the uninhabited structures. The Arch stands tall, touching the sky, lit only by the blue and yellow lights of New Moon City

f the city I would have like

t I was two when the war spread to the states. Everyone began fighting for what they wanted whether it be land, power, freedom, etc. Vampires began feeding on anyone and everyone without worrying about consequences. Werewolves started fighting to expand and protect their territories. Humans turned into hunters. Witches began taking sides. The war s

ecome overgrown. And you never know whose territory you may accidentally cross into. After everything that has happened, no one takes too kindly to strangers and you would likely be unwelcome anywhere you go.

hat use to be downtown. Remains still litter the landscape, but are broken up by modern skyscrapers that have been built since the war ended. The most prominent is c

fore him, Elijah Lopez, is the Alpha that won the city during the war. He was said to be merciless, killing anyone that got in his way o

nt to go

nd the sky is changing to a light blue and indigo. "We can't. We need to go help serve dinner,

er dinne

her insistenc

n another one. I open the door and hurry down to the first level and straight into the industrial kit

nging for food scraps when I was three. The Bane is what everyone calls the area that use to be East St. Paul. It is where all the packless wolves live. It is hard to find a pack once you have lost yours. Not only had I lost my pack, but I had just lost my parents when Ella found me. They had died when rogues attacked us shor

command is the Beta and third is called a Gamma. The weakest wolves in the pack are Omegas, much like a normal wolf pack. Those positions are passed down through families since wolves born within a strong bloodline have more powerful auras that demand respect from lower rank

there before we have a pack of hungry wolves on our hands," she remar

home. Noise and chatter fill the air when I reach the dining hall as hundreds of werewolves talk and joke with each other. I take the bread to the row of tables where food will be ser

" Mr. Meyer says to me with a smile

tty good. How

t complain!" We chuckle before

is it today?" A littl

ns what kind we are serving even though it never seems to matter. She never turns

is the one that runs the place. It's hard to find jobs since most of the wolves that live in and around the city treat us like we're the plague. However, Ella was lucky enough to find a werewolf family that lived far enough on the outskirts of town t

of my eye I see someone approaching before my best friend, Will sits down beside me and put

How is it that you are never on time?" I ask him with a laugh as he

Scar. I'm a v

h. Sure. D

ven got you something," he says as a smile lights

m, unable to hide the

p! Here

's a beautiful necklace with a delicate white gold chain, a round diamond hanging from it. "Oh my goddess! Will! It's gorgeous! Whe

rse I didn't steal it. I found it in a

my arms around him and give him a ti

od. I'm

ng before we part ways and I head outside. "Run?

ne with nature. I wish I could experience this more often. Typically, the only time I get to shift is when I'm hunting and scavenging for food that we can serve at the dining hall. I don't usually get to just run around and enjoy a little bit of freedom. Unfortunately, it

hem and then head outside to see if anyone out there would like one too. Once my hands are empty, I turn the corner and immediately scowl. A large group of men are hanging out talking and laughing. Several of them have sharp knives out that the

as I shove his arm away and try to go aroun

guy," my wolf g

e in The Bane look out for each other, but Hudson and his gang of thugs only lo

screaming my name in no time," he presses as he moves

ng the guilty hand in mine and twisting it harshly, making him flinch before regaining his composure. He's clearly trying not to show that he's in pain right no

re are screams and growls coming from the opposite end where several of our occupants were chilling out

the hell d

wolf and human forms fighting. I quickly run in their direction as my claws elongate into fierce points. I watch as a man in all black strikes down and kills one

My wolf yell

e centimeters apart and pain explodes through my stomach. I look down to find a black hilt sticking out of me and crimson spreading out around it. The man drops his hand from the dagger and I look up to meet his eyes. There are so ma