9 Chapter 3.1 UNDER A WATCHFUL EYE

There wasn’t much to pack in my room, I didn’t have as much as I used to. When I became human, I went through a meltdown. It was very hard and too depressing to look at meltdown destroying many of my things. I decided that all I need is just my clothes. I really don’t want anything that could remind me of a place that never really cared for me, something of a past I just don’t want to think of anymore when I’m gone.

I heard the creak of my bedroom door open only to leave me with one guess as to who it is, Alice. Considering the circumstances and the fact that she is the only one to visit me here anyways. It’s sad really, that not even my brother comes to see me, someone meant to look after me, my own parents don’t come either, the ones that conceived me and brought me into this world. Yet I knew they do not love me for even my birth brought shame to them.

My parents both being high ranking Warrior Wolves giving birth to a Latean is shameful, some even said that it would’ve been at least better that I was born an Omega at least I’ll be able to shift and trust me even some other Omegas agreed to that notion. So, when it was said that I was Human my parents then really gave way and let it be that they truly acted like they only had one child.

“Just give me a few more minutes Alice” I spoke, breaking from my thoughts, “then I’ll be ready to go.”

“Stop packing, you are not leaving” a voice spoke, a voice I know all too well, one that I would really always want to hear. Making me stop my movements to do a sharp turn to my door to look at Luci standing there in his glory. This would be the time I miss being a Werewolf, the ability to sense exactly who may be there granted my wolf stature was a weak one so my senses were not as good, I would barely surpass that of an Omega but the ability was still there.

Having something like that taken away makes me very vulnerable, to any supernatural really since it’s used as a form of protection and to now be without it for us it’s dangerous, very dangerous. Then again, the Humans live like this all the time but yet they do always have to look over their shoulders, to even make sure that small little feeling they feel with the small voice in the back of their mind telling them someone maybe is following them or the small noise they heard from that not far of distance was nothing but a noise and just their mind being harsh on small fears.

“Why?” tilting my head in confusion, just like he said I am due for rotation.

“You can’t expect you can leave now when you had made such a claim as you did Eleanor one of great power and importance to all supernatural creatures” taking further step into the room taking in all that is around him to only notice that there is not much to really see here in this small closet life of a space, but a space I was grateful for nonetheless.

“You have caused an uproar with the Elders, even more so stating that you imprinted on me, they decided not to include the whole of the supernatural council since it’s highly unlikely for you to have this bond and the risk of word spread is such a danger. But since it was stated, it must be investigated so your leave to the Human society is on pause for now.”

Great. Here is the moment now that I wish to go back in time and tell myself to shut the hell up, I just made my life worse for myself. “What is there to investigate, my wolf is dead therefore no witch can do the bond check to see if a bond is there” I said plainly taking a seat on the edge of my bed. Even though I know the bond is present and I can feel it still. Witches can check for bonds by two people, when one dies it is broken, however just my wolf died and even still you won’t see it since the bonds are connected through our wolves, mostly. It links the two wolves together and the human pair will formulate their bond and soon a link between them. Me and Luci have done no such thing so the only bond was that between well one sided from my wolf and she’s gone now.

Luci then closed his bedroom door and made his way towards me. When he reached me, he squatted down in front of me and gave nothing but a strong gaze. I wish the feeling of the bond would have disappeared when my wolf died but this bond can never be broken, so maybe there is a way to do the bond check then, maybe.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” a question I was really shocked to hear come from his lips, I never thought he would ask such a question to know the answer to it, to care. His golden rimmed red eyes searching for something as he looked at me but as I looked back at him in his eyes I see nothing but the power that they show he has. Soon reminding me of what mine looked like, just a dull brown from what they used to be a brown shined by that golden hue like all wolves. Vampires have different shades of red for their eyes depending on how their species' status rank works. I don’t know much about it since I’m not a vampire but I do know that the nice bright wine red is for that of power, high ranking vampires like Luci.

While Werewolves eyes are prominent to our form. We don’t have two different types of eyes based on our Human and Wolf form of speech. It's just one because we are one. So, the golden hue enhances our normal eye color with a nice bright shine of gold. For rank in a wolf pack determines your shine the higher the power the more gold you have, Alphas being the highest have pure golden eyes but since Luci is both Vampire and Werewolf, he has both red and gold a beautiful mixture, the gold as the base and the red almost like a bright tent outlining the small lines of his pupil.

That was the sign for me, that my wolf was dying. My golden hue began to fade, not like there was much there in the first place due to my rank but when the gold soon left, I knew so did my wolf.

“How can I have told you Luci?” I questioned him after I took a deep breath after I took myself from my thoughts. “You know it’s forbidden to try and lay claim on a mated Alpha, for me to even create a bond with my Alpha can have me casted out as a Rogue or be put to death by said mated pair. So why would I tell you? What would it do for me? You know it's unheard of for a wolf of my status.”

“Yes, it is, hence the investigation” he confirms.

“And because of that they believe me to be a liar, don’t they?” I spoke out, Luci just sighed and stood from his squatted position from the floor in front of me to sit next to me on the bed instead. “I know you Luci, everyone does, you are a cold- hearted ruthless man, not even your mates can get you to smile, yet here you are trying your way to be gentle and kind to me when we know you're rough and demanding.”

I wonder, was that the plan? Have him come to me and be a kind hearted soul to a girl who claims to have such a bond with him. I’ll just open up and deemed this just a lie for a simple crush to gain the attention of a strong Alpha male for what has happened to me to be casted aside by those I called my people.

“If you’re lying Eleanor here is the time to tell the truth, from this moment forth if you keep perceiving this you will be put to death by the sacred laws concerning the Gods and Goddess of the supernatural if you are proven to be lying.”

Of course, I bet they wish to kill me don’t they, my parents do. I know that for fact. I looked at Luci and nodded my head towards him as understanding his words as he took stand, my guess to leave me here to wallow in misery. I should’ve just kept my damn mouth shut.

“Until then?” I asked

“You will no longer be going for rotation” he tells me. “You will stay here and be watched, we as well told the Humans since you are their kind, they must know of your circumstances due to the rules of law of the creatures of the land. Your well-being and protection fall to them. To better get this going and finished they agreed to help and keep this quiet for the time being but by their law kids must go to school, so you will be”.

“School, with them, seriously?” I exclaimed in question.

“You are one of them, now it’s time for you to accept it and move on, so yes, school.” I seriously cannot believe this crap, way to force me into acceptance, I mean I know I am one of them now but it’s not just something you wake up and accept it takes time and I wish they will just give that, some fucking time. “There is another thing Eleanor,” Luci said.

“What?” my response in a tone that was not deemed appropriate to an Alpha, but what more can there possibly be.

“I have let it slide for the times you may have called me that but now I cannot, a school girl's pet name slip up is always bound to happen but the regular occurrence needs to stop and you took it upon yourself to keep going because I did nothing the first time for you to understand you can’t, when you should’ve the very first that you can’t.” He looked dead at me with such force it can knock one off their feet, that's' how powerful his eyes were. I knew what he spoke of, I knew exactly what he spoke of. “I am an Alpha, and you know this, you will address me as such.”

“I’m Human now I can call you what I please.” Like a rebellious child I spoke out in turn for him to click his jaw in annoyance.

“Even Humans abide by our costumes, though they may not understand it all, when in the presence our title and name must be said, not just the first or a nickname and you will abide by it Eleanor, don’t make me tell you again.” he rebuts back to me every so sternly, an Alpha demanding his respect and it must be given or its deemed to be a challenge.

He is right, they do, either say Alpha Lucian or they call him by his last name. Those in our world who have rank such as a Beta or Warrior and so forth calling by the first name is only given to that of family and mates. Everyone else must respect the title, they don’t like the Alpha and Beta terms so now mostly for respect humans just call them by their last name instead. Because even the last name holds power of that of a specific blood line.

Now my pet name is a problem. It's not like I used it in front of anyone but him, but I never did say his title, only called him by his first name everywhere else, some have said their peace about it like Alice, but none really forced it. Maybe since I was going through my now human phase and was being slowly cast out, they just let it slide guess or waiting for the alpha to scold me himself. But now I have to be a good little ex-werewolf and follow rules and laws.

“Be ready tomorrow for the investigation will begin and you going to school” were his final words before he departed from my bedroom.

Tomorrow brings a new chapter for me now, and I can say I am scared of it, for me to get questioned by the people I grew up with for them to show me no kindness or love. I blame myself really for being a child, but truly I was acting my age, spouting out in anger and rage ready to blame it one whatever caused me to go through this. Had me saying the words that spoke the truth behind it all, the Imprint.

I know I will come to regret mentioning it, that is on me, but who I truly blame, who I want to cast out from the skies and take my rage upon is none other than the Gods and Goddesses of the supernatural world. It was truly their fault for giving me this, something I didn’t ask for and did not want.

Makes me wonder about the others who had it before also wish just like I do that the Imprint shouldn’t have been created. What's the point in it anyways?