The Ceremony - Part 3

~Alexiana's POV~

My dad had to calm me down again because I was getting more pissed off every time I think about the traitor, who is poisoning my dad.

He told, "There is nothing either of us can do about it until we find the person."

My dad is right, there is nothing we can do about it, but who would want to hurt him like that? He has never done any wrong to anybody. My dad is a loving and caring man; he loves his family and every single pack member respects him.

Right now, my dad is hugging me, trying to soothe me to relax; I was breathing in and out while my dad was rubbing my back and telling me it is okay and to breathe.

A few minutes later, I was somewhat calm and regained my composure.

However, that was short lived because the smell of dirt and rotten flesh hit my nose tenfold, turning my eyes black in color.

My dad looked at me confused.

I placed my pointer finger vertically on my lips and spoke to my dad through mind-link, 'Dad, I smell rogues and they are close by; they are about four hundred to five hundred feet away from this shed.

I will mind-link Carson, while you contact Alpha Greyson.' My dad nodded his head and his eyes glazed over – meaning he is mind-linking the Alpha.

Oh right, I should do the same with Carson.

'Carson!'

'Lexi, are you okay? What's wrong?' Asked my brother, worriedly.

'Yes, I am fine. However, there are rogues that entered our territory and they are close by; they are less than four hundred fifty feet away.

Take Avery and mom to the bunkers with the rest of the women, children and elderly.' I quickly cut off the link before he could say anything. I could smell the rogues are getting closer, especially to the pack house.

"Dad, we have to leave this shed quickly and quietly; we have to leave now." I whispered.

"I don't think that's a good idea-" I cut him off

"Dad, there is no time to argue and we cannot stay in this shed while our pack needs us. Please dad, we need to leave now; the rogues are probably getting close to the pack house." I whispered yelled, trying to reason with my dad.

My dad nodded his head without saying anything and we walked to the door of the shed.

I opened the door a little and poked my head out to see if the area was clear to leave the shed; I did not see any rogues, but I know they are not too far away from us. Therefore, I turned my head towards my dad while closing the door and said to him, "I do not see any rogues, but I know they are not too far from us; we will quickly run back to the pack house and try to make it before the rogues gets there." My dad nodded in agreement and we slowly walked out of the shed.

My dad quickly closed the shed, locked the door and we ran as fast as we could.

When we got back, my dad went to the Alpha and I went to Carson. "Lexi, what are you doing? Go inside the house to the bunkers with mom and the rest of the pack members!" My brother said in a concerned toned.

"No Carson, I'm going to stay and fight. Neither you nor anybody going to change my mind; you, of all people, should know damn well I know how to fight. End of discussion!" I said in an annoyed tone.

My brother sighed, "Fine, but if things start to get real bad, I want you to get out of here." I just gave my brother a look as if I was saying 'Not happening!' he knows that too, nevertheless.

Then we all hear the snarls and growls from the rogues coming out from the second and third line of trees. By the looks of it, there are about 75 rogues and about 150 of us; I guess the odds are in our favor.

I came out from my reverie when I heard the Alpha speaking in his Alpha voice.

"YOU ALL ARE TRESPASSING SILVER MOON'S TERRITORY! LEAVE NOW OR DIE WHERE YOU STAND!" One of the rogues shifted from his light brown and black wolf into his human form. He started to laugh and began to speak.

"I have come here to deliver a message." Said the rogue smirking evilly.

I have a bad feeling and I do not like it one bit.

"What message rogue?" Asked Alpha Greg as he was starting to lose his patience. The rogue was looking at every single one of us and when he looked at me, he winked. What the fuck! Why the fuck he winked at me?

Then the rogue focused his attention back to the Alpha. This rogue knows something, I could feel it and it is definitely not good.

"You have two traitors in your pack and they are working with the leader of the rogues." Everyone gasped at this information. I already knew we have one traitor, but two traitors? My dad and I looked at each other, he knew what I was thinking and I knew what he too was thinking.

My dad and I turned our heads towards the front to pay attention what is going on.

Then, a huge growl ripped through the Alpha's throat, making every single thing and living creatures stand still; everything was so quiet that you could hear a small twig fall on the ground from a tree.

"THERE ARE NO TRAITORS IN MY PACK ROGUE!" Stated Alpha Greyson in confidence.

"Are you sure about that?" Said the rogue, smiling as if he won a grand prize.

WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU?" Asked Alpha Greg.

"Well, you do not have to believe me, but it will be nice for you too because it will be useful in the future. Anyways, you said you do not have any traitors and I say you do because how else would I know your Beta is sick and slowly dying?" I heard gasps around me, including myself.

The rogue is just standing there, grinning from ear to ear, happy that he got under our skin, especially the Alpha.

I just want to wipe that grin off his face and slice his fucking throat while watching him choke on his own blood.

"ENOUGH!" Bellowed the Alpha, using his Alpha voice; everyone bowed our heads in submission, but for some reason the Alpha voice does not affect me at all. Weird. I will bring this up with mom or dad another time.

"LEAVE MY TERRITORY IMMEDIATELY OR ELSE BE PREPARED TO GET SLAUGHTERED!" Growled Alpha Greyson. I looked at Alpha Greyson's eyes and it was completely black, his wolf is in control.

The rogue did not say anything else and shifted into his wolf, lead the other rogues out of our territory.

I am glad none of us had to fight or got hurt. However, I feel this will not be the last time we will see them again.

It has been a week and a half since the situation with the rogues, everyone is still on edge and on high alert because nobody knows if the rogues were going to come back to attack us.

The Alpha has doubled the hours for training and the patrol got double shifts; patrolling the borders every hour on the hour.

As far as my dad, his health is deteriorating faster than before and becoming very weak.

My dad finally told mom what was going on because she was getting very suspicious.

I guess you could say that my mom was not too happy with my dad, especially about the illness and she did not speak to him for a whole week.

My mom came around and forgave my dad, but she was very worried; actually, everyone is about him and due to his health, we could lose him at any time.

We are trying to stay hopeful and positive that he gets through this alive and well. However, there is a saying that I have heard and learned, 'Expect the worst and hope for the best!'

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Anyways, it is finally my eighteenth birthday. Unfortunately, it is a school day and surprisingly, I woke up ten minutes early before my alarm went off.

When I got out of bed and made my way to my bathroom to shower, I noticed my Midnight is on edge; I could feel her pacing back and forth and it is driving me nuts.

'Hey Midnight, what is wrong? Why are you pacing back and forth like that?' I asked curiously.

'I feel like something is going to happen after we find mate.' Said Midnight, but she cut off the link. That was weird! However, I am seriously wondering, what is going to happen after we find him?

I guess I am going have to find out later.

For now, I am just going to push that thought to the back of my mind and get myself ready for school.

After I went inside to my bathroom, I brushed my teeth, stripped from my PJs and hopped into the shower.

Ten minutes later, I got out of the shower, I towel dried my hair and body; I wrapped the towel around my body and walked out of the bathroom.

I made my way over to my bed to put on the clothes I laid out while I was talking to Midnight.

My clothes consisted of a quarter sleeves, off the shoulder white top. I paired it with a somewhat high-waist, ripped black shorts and my black and white high top Nike shoes.

When I finished getting dressed, I went to my vanity to do my make-up and straightened my hair. Once I was finally done, I grabbed my backpack, my phone, and my car keys; I left my bedroom and walked down the stairs to the kitchen where I saw my mom at the stove cooking scrambled eggs, sausage links and hash browns.

I see my dad at the dining table with Carson and Avery drinking coffee and chatting amongst each other.

"Good morning everyone!" I greeted happily.

"Good morning sweetie, happy birthday!" Greeted both, my mom and dad at the same time. Now that was freaky.

My brother and Avery also greeted me, saying their happy birthdays to me.

Then, I looked over at dad and noticed he looks very pale; my heart breaks every time I see him like this. However, I need to stay strong not just for me, but for mom and Carson because they are soon going to need me more than ever.

I quickly wiped the stray tear from my left cheek, put on a smile and said my thank you.

"Mom, the food smells delicious." I said with a smile on my face and then I hear my stomach growl loudly with hunger, making everyone laugh.

Oh Goddess, that is so EMBARRASSING!

"Thank you, sweetie, breakfast will be done in five minutes." Said my mom, smiling and chuckling at the same time.

About twenty minutes later, we finished eating breakfast; I said my goodbyes, left the house and got into my beautiful car.

I started my car and heard it roar to life, which made a shiver run down my spine; I love the sound of my car.

I pulled out of my driveway and drove down the street to get to school.

Ten minutes of driving later, I pulled into the school's parking lot, got out of my car and went inside the school building. I walked to my locker, grabbed the books I need, started to walk towards my class.

That would have been very simple, if it is not for the fact that somebody pushed me, making me lose my balance and falling on the floor.

I knew Jessica pushed me because her perfume stinks and overbearing.

I quickly got up and walked up to her face; she flinched for a moment, but she straightened herself up and glared at me while I met her glare.

"SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM JESSICA?" I said screaming in her face. I could see her little minions getting scared. Good, get scared, stupid bitches!

"You are the problem! Nobody wants you here, why don't you leave this pack and die somewhere?" I swear, this bitch is asking for an ass whooping and I will gladly give it to her

While I was still glaring at her, I walked a bit closer to her, I said in a dangerously calm tone, "Listen here and listen very well, the next time you decide to put your filthy hands on me again, I will beat your fucking ass."

Jessica started to shake with fear reaching to her eyes; however, in a split moment, she recovered herself as if she is not scared.

Yeah right, not scared my ass; bitch you were shaking in your heels and almost pissed... whatever panty you are wearing.

"If you are so tough, why don't you do it now; prove how tough you are?" this bitch is mocking me; however, she is not worth my time.

I looked at her emotionless and replied, "Because you're not worth my time."

Then a thought came to mind and I am curious.

"Hey Jessica, do you shower on a regular basis?" She looked at me confused.

"What is that suppose to mean?" she asked. I really hope she is not that stupid, but then again that is a stupid thing to think because a fifth grader is smarter than Jessica.

That is a damn shame and embarrassing!

"It means what I asked!" I said in duh tone.

"I still don't ge-" I cut her off getting irritated at her stupidity. Yeah, I stand corrected, a fifth grader is smarter than Jessica.

"Let me explain it in lamest terms to where your tiny brain could comprehend. It is probably a fact that you do not shower regularly because you stink. You put on a lot of perfume so you can cover up your nasty odor of sex from last night or this morning." By now, there is a crowd in the hallway surrounding us.

Everybody started to laugh their asses off and some of them said, "OOOOO, JESSICA GOT ROASTED!" Everyone laughed even harder.

Jessica's face went red as a tomato and she was fuming; I just smirked at her.

I then heard a smacking sound, reverberating in my ears and heard everyone gasping.

I turned my face forwards, starting to feel my left side of my face sting a little.

This bitch just slapped me, this BITCH FUCKING SLAPPED ME; she just pissed off the wrong person. I had enough of this bitch thinking she could get away with shit and disrespecting me.

The look on Jessica's face shows that she just fucked up with fear showing through her eyes and pores; she is visibly shaking, oh fucking well, you should have not slapped me! I thought to myself.

Jessica started walking back while I walked forward, smirking.

Before she could get away, I quickly grabbed her by her throat with my left hand and threw her against the lockers.

Jessica got up with her legs a bit wobbly, grabbed her by her throat again, punched her in the face several time and threw her on the ground.

"I TOLD YOU WHAT THE FUCK WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU LAID YOUR HANDS ON ME AGAIN! I yelled while emitting my powers. Jessica started very slowly to get up.

"JESSICA SUBMIT AND ADMIT DEFEAT OR ELSE IT WILL END VERY BADLY FOR YOU!" I bellowed, letting out a huge growl, enough for the walls to shake.

"Y-yes, I-I admit d-d-defeat." Said Jessica showing me her neck and leaving very quickly.

After the whole Jessica situation, not everyone will stop talking about it, but I ignore it.

During lunch, I told Brianna, Brandon, Carson and Avery about what happened and I did not hear the end of it. Brianna is laughing her ass off saying she wish she was there to see the entire 'show.'

Brandon did not say anything, but I knew he would probably do the same thing if were in my shoes and a girl.

Avery did not say anything because she is still getting used to me and my friends; which is completely understandable.

Now as for Carson, he is cursing me out on the fact that I was fighting at school and during school hours.

You see, Jessica had it coming to her and I was the one to deliver it. Lastly, if you are not caught fighting on school grounds, then you are good.

However, if you do get caught, then you are shit out of luck.

All of a sudden, a delicious scent hit my nose; it is so intoxicating that I could not focus on what either Carson nor anybody is saying.

I tried to re-direct my focus on everyone around me, but I could not focus.

Brianna asked me if I was okay, I said yes and asked her if she could smell that scent.

Brianna sniffed the air and said, "I do not smell anything." That is when it hit me and heard Midnight say 'mate.'

'MATE, GO FIND MATE' Midnight shouted in my head, excitedly.

I got up from my chair and started to follow that scent; I could hear my friends and my brother yelling where was I going, but I was not paying attention to them.

I am following the scent that is leading me outside the front of the school building.

I looked around, finding the person with that intoxicating scent until my eyes stopped at Kyle. WAIT, WHAT! KYLE GREYSON IS MY MATE? WHAT THE FUCK, OH HELL NO!

'MATE, MATE, MATE!' Midnight kept repeating the word mate, so I had to block her out.

I see Kyle walking towards me; my heart is beating fast and making my knees weak. His scent is so intoxicating; it smelled like pines and chocolate.

When Kyle was three feet away from me, he began to speak, "I can't believe the Moon Goddess paired me with you; like seriously, you're not even that attractive. I never wanted a mate, but whatever lets' get this over with, "I, Kyle Greyson, future Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, reject you, Alexiana Marie Cortez as my mate and future Luna of this pack."

I started to feel pain in my chest, but I am not going to let him see me in pain. He thinks by rejecting me as his mate and his future Luna is going to make me break down and cry.

HA! Yeah right, what a fucking joke. However, he got another thing coming for him. Therefore, I walked a little closer towards him with a smirk on my face. He looks a little confused and shocked, but what shocked him even more was, "I, Alexiana Marie Cortez, accept Kyle Greyson, future Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, rejection as your mate and future Luna."

My smirk turned into a big, wide smile as his eyes go wide with feelings of mixed emotions of pain, hurt, sadness and angry.

"Oh, and Kyle, now since we aren't mates anymore, you can continue on fucking other sluts; I do not need a manwhore like you as a mate." I said cheerfully as his eye color is going from ocean blue to black.

I guess he is trying to fight his wolf for control, but the next thing I said, got him going crazy.

"Also, I am going out tonight to have some fun and relieve some stress, if you know what I mean!" I said with a smirk on my face while my eyes hold amusement.

I turned around and walked away, hearing his loud growl from a distance.

Honestly, I only said that just for the shits and giggles to fuck with him. However, I am not going to let him or anybody get a chance to hurt me.

He can go fuck himself!