Wacth My Heart Burn

[TAMIKO]

"You didn't win, Ashton. Prepare to fight with your son, for the Alpha position," Tamiko remembered with a smirk on his face. He had been waiting for this, and now that he could finally do it, he was happiest.

"What the fuck do you mean by that?" Alpha Ashton asked as he made a move to get closer to Tamiko. 

He was angry and wanted to lash out at the young Lycan, but he was apprehended just in time, by Konstantin who grabbed the alpha by the arm and then threw him down in a circular motion, resulting in a broken arm for the alpha and a bleeding head. 

It was a pitiful moment but Igor Konstantin was driven by just one principle — "What his Erasthai wanted, he would get, regardless of what or who it was." It was that easy for him because of how much he adored the love of his life.

"Why did you kill her? You knew she won the fight. Why did you not let her kill me then?" Danny asked as he looked at the man who had been his best friend or rather, his former best friend who had just killed his father and his sister.

He was mad at Tamiko but at the same time, Danny Belova knew there was always something going on in Tamiko's mind. Something had to have snapped in Tamiko for him to do this and strangely enough, Danny wanted to know what it was.

His sister's head was now covered in blood and mud as it sat in the distance, while her body was right next to her, bleeding profusely as the blood seeped through her veins and arteries to coat the beautiful grass red.

It was an unsettling moment, even as the worst came to life, but Tamiko just stared like it was just another day in his life. He had been broken one too many times, and this didn't mean shit to him, right?

"There is a thin line between duty and loyalty, Danny. A really thin line that many seem to confuse and yet even in all that, you chose loyalty over duty. I know that doesn't sound encouraging to your people.

"However, you were loyal to me as a friend, and to your people as their beta. You were genuine through and through, and while you had the burden of choosing between our friendship and coaxing me into believing you cared— 

"—You always made the appropriate decision," Tamiko said as he leaned closer to Danny, squatting so they were at eye level while Zula attended to Danny's wounds. 

The young beta wanted to complain about Zula and even why she was obeying the commands of a Lycan slave, but even he knew the truth, one that the werewolf alpha wasn't ready to spell out to the people of Grealor. 

Perhaps that was also the reason why he had kept Zula so close to him all these years, right?

"Now what? What will you do with me, because I will definitely come after you for the murder of my innocent father and my sister," Danny said casually like he was talking to Tamiko on a beautiful sunny day.

"I expect nothing less, Danny. Come after me with all you got, because I will come after Grealor with all I got. May the fates decide the winner then," Tamiko said sincerely as he kissed his best friend on his bloodied forehead like it was nothing.

Then again, he always valued Danny. He loved the beta with all of him and was loyal to the man like any good friend would. Perhaps if they weren't born into crazed families, they would have been the best of friends right?

"Gabriel!" Tamiko called out to the new omega in the pack. 

He knew how tense Alpha Ashton was about the current situation and he could see the alpha fidgeting and staring at Igor with pleasing eyes. It was like he wanted to ask Konstantin to stop Tamiko. But then Igor had already made his choice.

"Iko!" Gabe responded enthusiastically as he emerged from the crowd with flowers in his hands. 

He looked so chirpy like the day was the best for him. He looked like he wouldn't harm a soul and at the same time, he had been the monster that Tamiko had always wished to run from. Funny how the universe was now playing sick games with the alpha.

"Oh, Gabriel. How are you?" Tamiko asked with a sickly sweet smile.

"I'm fine. You're not leaving, right?" 

"No. But I need you to do something for me. I want you to fight and fight with all you got. If you win, I will give you a kiss," Tamiko said to an excited Gabe while Kosta just gave the Grealor alpha a stink eye.

"Here, flowers for you, Iko," Gabe said as he looked at Tamiko. The young Lycan was impossibly handsome even though he had the tempers of a hundred dark Zaffutos. He looked so perfect it was not hard to fall for him. 

Omega Gabe couldn't be blamed because even as an alpha, Gabriel Grealor was still head over heels in love with the man who despised him with everything.

"Thank you, sweetheart. So, will you fight for me to see?" Tamiko teased as he ran a finger through Gabriel's long hair. He had noticed it had grown and made the young alpha look prettier. But then to Tamiko, no one would ever match Igor Konstantin. 

That could also explain the insane calmness that Igor was experiencing right now.

"Of course. Who should I fight for you then?" Gabe asked and Tamiko smirked as he looked at Alpha Ashton who was getting angrier that his son looked and was acting like a little kid who was in need of candy. 

Gabriel was nothing like the young alpha that he had worked so hard over the years to be and it broke Alpha Ashton's heart. It wasn't fair how his son was reduced to this pathetic mess, but then again it was a game, one that Tamiko had masterminded. 

"Your father. He thinks that you don't know how to fight. Will you show him how good of a fighter you are?" Tamiko said and the werewolves gasped. 

Gabe looked excited yet he was confused, even as the gasps and whispers increased. 

He could feel the pity of the Grealor wolves and his heart felt like it was sinking into his stomach. Slowly by slowly, he was getting back to who she had been, long before he had been turned into an omega. 

He was going back to the warrior his father had created and while that should have made them happy, it only made the Grealor wolves feel worse. Especially when the young alpha regained his sanity, and stared at the mess before him.

"Wh— What's going on here?" Alpha Gabriel asked and Tamiko just smirked as the Grealor wolves spun into confusion for the hundredth time. 

Gabe could see a dead Galya and Erin and he felt his stomach churning with disgust and betrayal. His heart shattered at the sight especially when he realized how sad the faces everyone wore were.

However, he didn't need to look around to know that this was their punishment beginning, especially with the flowers that had Tamiko's scent all over them, in his hands. Perhaps screwed was a better word for the mess he had come back to, yeah?

"Alpha Ashton, you're up," Tamiko said sinisterly.