Chapter Two

Five years has passed, and after several attempts by Ragner to take Astoria"s life. All attemps which failed. And it was now just three weeks left for the Full naming of the Alpha. Ragner sat in his hut thinking of what to do to kill her. While still ruminating, His mistress Tania came in. "You've been worried all day? May I ask whats keeping you worried?" She asked. Ragner told her he was worried about how he will have to kill Astoria without linking suspicions to himself. Hearing this she said: "You know for a while now I have told you that the best way to achieve your aim is to do it without hiding". She further explained that the best way to kill Astoria and not arouse suspicion was to kill Astoria and all the council members who were not loyal to him. "You have to be feared to be an Alpha!" she said. Then Ragner called for a Secret meeting with his Loyalists both from the council, the guards, and the pack as a whole. Together they planned on how the killing would go. They decided to get it done on the day of the naming which was exactly when Astoria would turn eighteen.

The sound of the door in Old Adolph's house woke the very agile Old man. He woke up to seeing Leo and Lisa- his niece and nephew, stealthily trying to leave the house just like they had been doing for the past five years. Not again", he yelled at them. "I told you that you don't have to take revenge on Ragner; let him be; Is five years too much for you to forget about him and just live your life to your fullest?", he spoke further. You don't understand" Lisa said. "If we don't kill him before tomorrow then we never would be able to do it again". And why is that? Adolph asked. Then they explained to him Ragner's desperation to be the Alpha and how from their last attempt-which did not turn into fruition, they were able to discover that Ragner had planned to take Astoria's life on her eighteenth birthday which was to be the next day. They further explained that it was not their plan to just kill Ragner to take their revenge- even though it was very obvious that Leo wanted to take revenge on Ragner because he hated him so much, but that they had to protect the true Alpha to prevent the Silver crimson pack from ruled by an Impostor who has always been disguised a good person. Adolph stared at them as they went on explaining. He thought within him "This kids are saying the truth and want to do the right thing". He didn't want to be a hindrance but at the same time he cannot let two kids both aged Nineteen to fight against this fearsome and ruthless man as they described Ragner to be. "I am coming with you" were the words that finally came at from Adolph's mouth. Leo and Lisa refused, because they would not want to endanger their "human" aged Uncle's life. "If you are going to do the right thing, then we are going to do it together", he said. "I may look weak because I am a human but I have my rifle", he said waving his gun in the air while grinning. "And I cannot leave my niece and nephew at the mercy of whatever odds it is that they may emerge triumphant". " You would not advise me to do that, Would you?", he asked. Then he loaded the bullets into his rifle and they left even though Lisa and Leo were afraid of anything happening to their uncle.

It was a cold evening at the Naming ground. This was the long awaited day where a new Alpha would be fully named. Astoria sat and stared outside while she was being dressed by Naomi her Family's handmaid. Tears already coming out green little wolf eyes. When Naomi said: "Stop it! You are about to be our Alpha fully; An Alpha does not weep, cheer up my little princess", she said. "Oh sorry, my mighty Alpha" she said this time with the hope of cheering Astoria up. Astoria chuckled but said "Why should I be happy? when my family is all dead". "I do not deserve to be the Alpha and I don't want to be". "But you have to", Naomi cut in. "So cheer up for it is time for you to fulfill your destiny" she said as she rubbed Astoria's curly hair. "Your family would be so proud of you from up there" Naomi added as she pointed to the sky from within the hut. A guard came in to let them know that it was time for her naming where they would have to find her mate and then they would be named Alpha and Luna of the Silver crimson Pack.

The ground was packed with all members of each of the five families of the Pack. All waiting to see their new Alpha and new Luna. The Purification rites had been done for Astoria and then the next thing to do was finding her mate. As was the tradition in the Silver crimson tribe, The males with sixth mark on their wrists were to be selected from each families and the destined one would be chosen and named Astoria's mate and together they would be able to strengthen the pack because the strength of a pack was in their Alpha and their Luna. The boys were called forth to know who would be picked by their ancestors. After the all the kids had undergone the rites, it was discovered that neither of them were chosen by the ancestors. Then came in Ragner saying "Enough of this madness! She is not destined to be the Alpha or Luna or whatever it is you chose to call her". "I should be the Alpha, I was the eldest son of my Father and yet I was not chosen and yet again you all choose to deny me the chance of being the Alpha", he added. While he was saying this, one of the council members performing the rites discovered that there was one boy left with the mark on the wrists. His name was Tanner but he had run away with his mother long ago when he was still a child and was considered an outcast because he was a half wolf after his Father married a human. His father was killed as a result but he and his mother fled. "Wait" The council member called out. "There is one boy with the mark left" she said as she narrated everything to the council and the pack as a whole. "We need to find him, He is our Alpha", she said. Just when she ended that statement she was stabbed by Ragner who in turn replied "I am your Alpha". Chaos broke out in the camp as Ragner's loyalists began killing all the werewolves who were not loyal to their master. The young, the old, and even the council members who denied Ragner his chance of being the Alpha. Their goal was actually to kill Astoria who at that time was nowhere to be found. Ragner commanded them saying "Find her!".

Naomi and Astoria kept on running. It was when chaos had broken out that Naomi the very loyal handmaid to the Lincoln's family took Astoria and they bothh fled. While running, Astoria said to Naomi. "We do not have to run, Ragner would never hurt me". And how sure are you of that? asked Naomi. "I have never trusted your Uncle since he was not elected as the Alpha; Rumor even has it that he killed your parents and brothers in that fire accident" added Naomi as she stopped running and was gasping. She continued as Astoria also stopped running; "Who do you think has been attempting to kill you ever since your parents and brothers died?, Tell me who do you think would want you dead?. Astoria was in shock a she came to realization that no one but her Uncle would want her dead because he wants to be the Alpha. Naomi said to her; "You have to flee, you have to run away and come back and reclaim your throne"; "Find your mate and come back and take your place". Taking her by her hand Astoria replied her: "But I cannot let you to stay back, he will kill you for helping my escape". "Don't worry about me, just go", Naomi said. Sobbing Astoria departed running whilst hearing the voice of Naomi after the wolves has gotten her and attacked her. She could hear Naomi saying: "Run, Run Astoria, run as fast as you can and do not look back, Run my mighty Alpha". Astoria ran all she could and while running she heard the voice of Naomi being beaten to death but she kept on running. She has to, she just has to run away for her to come back and take revenge on her uncle.