Chapter 1.

The war between the Lycan blood pack and the limia pack, draws on pace and while I was here dying and wishing that my father the Alpha could propose an armistice to the Alpha of Lymia pack, everyone is on cloud nine.

How could they be so blind to see the impact of the effect of war, I thought no one wishes for war and yet, here we were, dancing and rejoicing at the news of such event. I couldn't help but ask myself, were the other packs like this as well?

They are all excited about the damn upcoming war. Well I'm not surprised because they all have a mate and secondly they believe our pack is going to win cause it's been in history that our pack, the Lycan-blood park has been the most powerful park.

We have never lost any war and as such, other parks fear us.

I really don't know how true that is because if it was so true then why would other parks keep waging war when they know that if they lose, they are going to be enslaved to our pack? But nevertheless, whoever wins or loses, the fact still remains that innocent blood will be spilled from both parks so what happens to those unfortunate people who will die in the war.

Unfortunate people like me.

Before now, I didn't care about not meeting my mate yet.

Even though everyone in the pack bullied me and treated me like an outcast, I didn't care.

I endured the pain but right now, I can't help but be troubled. According to my father, your survival during the war has to depend on the strength of your mate. If you must survive, the co-operation of your mate is crucial. And that's why ever since the alarm of this war, everyone has been busy training with their mates while I've just been a loner.

You might be wondering if I don't have a friend or a family member to train with, well I have a brother but he's so preoccupied with his own mate that he rarely has time for me. And I also have a best friend too, my one and only friend Ava—but unfortunately she's my brother's mate and yeah they are so busy with the matter at hand.

Hence staying alone in the forest became my daily routine. I know I'll die in the war, I'm very sure that's why I'm making use of my calm life before that time comes.

I had almost even forgotten about the war until my discussion with the beta this morning which once again pumped me full with dread. He's my father's friend and my best friend's father. Apart from me, he's the only one who isn't in support of this upcoming war and that prompted me to ask.

"Why aren't you really in support of this war?" That's one big question that's been lingering on my lips.

"Well I've a lot of reasons but I've one very major reason for that.

It's not as if I'm scared of our pack losing or being enslaved because it's definitely impossible as no one has ever defeated us.

When I was of your age I used to pray and wish that I did experience any war before my passing especially since I already met my mate then.

I wanted a war to come in my time so I'll be among those legends who fought and won the battle but everything changed when the previous war came in my time.

I thought since I have a mate, I'll surely come out alive with my mate and my little family alive. As usual our park won the battle but all the happiness and excitement I've harboured for this war went down the drain when I lost my mate and my first son.

maybe I could have lost Ava too if I hadn't taken her to my sister park before the war since she was still a toddler then"

"Wait...You had a son?" I was dumbfounded.

He nodded, his eyes emitting plangent. If I should have an eagle eye, I could swear he was trying so hard to fight back the tears building up in those Hazel eyes of his. and I instantly regretted bringing up this topic. It's the first time I'm seeing the beta in such a lugubrious state. The death of his wife and son must have really been tragic for him.

"I'm sorry about that." I mumbled.

"It's okay." He gave me a reassuring smile. "I've gotten over it I guess but please don't ever tell Ava about this okay?"

"Sure I won't" the beta really spent quality time with me this morning, I wouldn't have mind spending a whole day with him as I consider him more a father to me than my biological father But when my father arrived I have to leave them and came here to my favourite spot—the alyvia forest.

Right now I'm sitting up high in a tree on one of the branches. My head rested against another branch, my gaze fixed to the sky.

The songs of those birds playing around in the sky filled me with a sense of tranquillity. I wish to be like them_they are so free and happy with their lives.

I stayed up here for a long time till the sky started getting dark.

The birds began flying away and the cloud started grumbling.

It took two thunderbolts and a drop of water on my body to realise that it's about to rain.

With that, I jumped down from the tree and started racing.

Now the rain starts pouring down aggressively making the ground slippery.

I wasn't careful enough so I slipped and fell down. My head came in contact with a stone and that's it.

I blacked out.