Broken Alpha by Paulina Vasquez (ebooks online reader TXT) 📕

“That would have put our pack at risk having our best fighters come with us.” She reminded me.

She was right. Leaving with half my warriors would have left the pack weaker if Hades and my father decided to attack. Hell, they were all most likely working together on this. We stopped at the field and was surrounded with warriors, pack members and pups. Georgios stood close to Raven's parents believing they were his allies.

“We are Zeus's Howlers and we stand together. Today our pack is being threatened by my mates brother. He has come to challenge me. As many of you have heard, Alpha Dimitri Theodorus, is not a natural werewolf like us. He possesses unnatural gifts from the devil and intends to use those to conquer our pack as well as the other packs across Greece.” Georgios announced and the crowd growled back.

“Excuse me, Alpha Georgios, did I just hear you refer to the gifts of the Moon Goddess as gifts from the devil?” Lucy asked and the crowd went completely silent. I could see her eyes come to life and feel her aura all the way from where I was standing.

“The beast is evil after all.” Georgios managed to utter.

“Tell me Georgios, do you believe everyone who possesses a gift from the Gods is evil?” She asked. “Do you know what I think is evil? I think slavery and sex trafficking is evil. You do have slaves here, don't you Georgios?” Her voice sounded lethal.

“Alpha LaRue, please control your mate. We are here to deal with the bastard who stole your daughter and wants to take our Luna away.” Georgios snapped.

“I'm sorry Georgios, my mate can't be controlled, she is a descendant of not one, but two Gods. You know how temperamental Gods could be.” Diesel smiled proudly and gasps could be heard around the field.

“Alpha Georgios, you have neglected this pack and your duties to it. You have been consumed by greed and power, putting this pack in financial peril. You have also failed to provide an heir and have managed to lose your mate, the Luna of this pack.” She said. With every word she spoke she walked around the center of the field so that everyone could feel her power.

“I didn't lose my mate.” He growled.

I was ready to leap at him and rip his fucking throat out when Raven grabbed my arm. “Wait, he won't be able to lie to her, Lia is on the surface and she can compel the truth from him with her aura.”

“Where is Odessa?” She demanded and stared him down from the middle of the field.

“W-with her father.” He managed to utter and looked confused by his sudden truthfulness.

A growl ripped from me and Dom was at the surface. Lucy held her hand up at me for a moment telling me to stand down. I wanted this fucker dead.  Raven pressed herself to my chest in a hug, not because she was crying, but because she wanted to calm both Dom and I.

“Wait please. She's almost there.” Raven whispered to me.

“You gave your mate away to a known murdering mafia boss! Why?” She asked.

“He would have taken the pack if I didn't. You don't know what Stefanos is capable of.” Georgios said.

“Alpha Georgios of pack Zeus's Howlers, I, Lucy Michaels LaRue, challenge you for this pack to the death.”

“You? You're not even an Alpha!” He growled.

“Then it shouldn't be a problem for you.”

“You have to be an Alpha to lead a pack!” He growled and shifted into his wolf.

“You hardly qualify as an Alpha Georgios, besides I'M BETTER THAN AN ALPHA!” Lucy burst out of her clothes and shifted into her beautiful golden wolf. Her roar shook the ground and her amber eyes burned with fire. She truly was a sight to behold. Shocked gasps and screams rang out. Some were pointing and others dropped to their knees when they recognized what Lucy was.

Three foolish warriors tried to charge forward at Lucy to attack her. She turned her head and fire came shooting out of her eyes at them. Screams erupted as they fell to the ground in flames. I was stunned, Lucy could do more than manipulate fire, she could create her own.

Lucy stomped her front paw and growled at Georgios. He stood frozen with fear for a moment and bared his teeth at her, taking a few steps back. He was no dummy, he was not about to charge at a golden wolf.

She walked across the field towards Georgios, never breaking eye contact with him. No one moved. There was an eerie stillness in the air. His eyes shifted to his dead warriors and he knew he was no match for her. He turned to run, and Lucy lunged at him in one swift movement and ripped out his throat. Georgios’ lifeless body laid at her feet and she howled out.

Those in wolf form howled back and the others still standing knelt before her. Lucy had just claimed Zeus's Howlers as her own.

Chapter 37 – Progress

“I'm Lucy Michaels LaRue, Luna of Crescent Moon Pack. As a golden wolf of the Gods, I now claim Zeus's Howlers as my own. We are not enemies with Alpha Dimitri Theodorus. Our daughter Raven LaRue, is his mate and the new Luna of Olympus Blood Moon. We believe this will be a strong alliance for both packs and Zeus's Howlers will grow stronger and flourish.” My mother said.

Applause and joyous howls erupted from the crowd. My mother stood in the middle of the field wearing nothing but my father’s shirt