The Alpha’s Curvy Cinderella - Chapter 147: Chapter 147

Third Person POV
His face was mutinous as he forced every one of them to their knees. These were the ones at Alpha Drake’s old pack that couldn’t be trusted, at least according to Rohan and Blaze trusted Rohan’s opinion of these people. They had captured the Beta, James, who glared at them hatefully, and the rest of them consisted of men around the same age as Drake, younger men, who looked apprehensive, some defiant, thinking that Drake would be back to save them.
“Alpha Drake is no longer your Alpha and you have one chance, Swear your allegiance to my pack and to me as your new Alpha or die at my hand. I will not suffer traitors or those refusing to accept a new pack as their own.”
One of the prisoners sneered, his hands above his head, restrained in silver. He scoffed, eyeing Blaze with disgust. “I will never serve anybody but my friend. You had no right to attack our pack and declare a new leader, especially somebody as weak as that pathetic Rohan.”
Luna Jordan looked at the brash young man with contempt. She knew what her husband’s reaction would be to this man’s declaration and she said nothing as Blaze slowly stalked to the man, the guards stepping back. Blaze’s smile was cold. He was still fuming at the treatment of his daughter and Jordan knew it was going to take some time until he got over it. To be fair she still grieved for what Josie had gone through, what the two of them had forced her to go through. Even if it had been a relatively short amount of time, it didn’t excuse or justify what they had done. Sometimes even the best of intentions was not what they thought was right.
“Very well then,” Blaze said silkily, his eyes dark as he c****d his head at the young man who made the mistake of smirking at the Alpha.
He should have been afraid. Blaze didn’t hesitate. His claws swiped through the air, severing the boy’s head from his body. Loud cries erupted from the rest as they stared, aghast, the head bouncing onto the grass, the boy’s eyes staring blankly at them all. One prisoner retched and turned, vomiting into the grass as Blaze smiled at everyone coldly.
“Who else is loyal to Alpha Drake?” he said softly “better to die a quick and painless death now than to suffer a prolonged one full of torture later. Call out now and save yourself from the torment that will await you if you lie.”
Silence. The men were nervous now. Luna Jordan’s eyes narrowed as she studied each and everyone of them thoughtfully. The ones who had seemed so brave before were now pale and trembling, desperately looking away from the dead body right in front of their eyes. Sweat poured off of them. Terror roiled off of them in waves. She felt no compassion, by all accounts their pack had been cruel and despicable. With Rohan’s leadership, she hoped to find it vastly improved, with Josie’s help. Josie was such a kind and compassionate girl and with her wolf, she was certain to be able to change things for the better with Rohan by her side. Part of her was hopeful their bond would allow their relationship to develop further. She had a good feeling about Rohan and he genuinely seemed to adore Josie and it was clear the feeling was mutual. “Well” Blaze boomed, his voice thundering across the grounds “have you all lost your voices? Perhaps I should execute you all and save myself the trouble of showing mercy” he snarled.
One of the younger men spoke up, his voice shaky but determined. He was weak and frail looking but it was to be expected, all of the prisoners weakened by wolfsbane and truth serum in their system. Not that they knew about the latter. They couldn’t lie if they wanted to. “I will declare my allegiance to you, Alpha Blaze as my new leader” he said, bowing his head in respect.
Blaze nodded, motioning for him to stand. The boy did with great reluctance, avoiding the other prisoner’s eyes. “Come forward,” Blaze said quietly, his voice commanding.
The boy walked forward, shuffling, due to the shackles on his ankles, his head bowed low, his eyes on the ground. He stopped a foot in front of the alpha.
“Anybody else?” Alpha Blaze called out, narrowing his eyes and fixing them on the group.
For a moment nobody spoke and then, one by one, they began to stand up, shuffling towards Alpha Blaze until a line had formed in front of him and Luna Jordan, leaving behind two prisoners who refused to even look his way. Luna Jordan sighed and looked at them regretfully. They were being stubborn but she couldn’t help but admire their loyalty towards their previous Alpha, even if it was sorely misplaced.
Blaze’s lips thinned and he strode towards the first one, a wizened-looking man with wrinkles across his forehead. He yanked the man’s head back and forced him to look up. “You will never be my Alpha” the man spat out, his eyes glinting as he glared up at Blaze who gave a chilling smile.
“Well on that we can agree” he purred, his claws slashing across the man’s throat.
The man let out a gurgling sound, his body collapsing on the grass and convulsing as blood drained out of the wound, his eyes fluttering closed, his chest stopping as he stopped breathing. Blaze strode towards the only other man that was left, his face hidden by a hoodie, his eyes on the ground. He yanked the hoodie down and then inhaled sharply as Jordan gave a small cry of surprise.
It wasn’t a man at all. A girl with delicate features stared at them. She was dainty,,short-statured and couldn’t even be older than thirteen at the most. It puzzled Blaze as to how she had gotten mixed in with the prisoners, being a child as she was. The men in the line looked panicked now as Blaze glared down at her, the girl refusing to be cowed.
“Who the hell are you and what are you doing with these guys?”
“Your men accidentally took me for a teenage boy and I didn’t correct them” she snapped “I wanted out of that pack and I would do anything to get away. Anything.”
“Then why not just get in line with the rest?” Blaze growled.
“Because I can’t pledge allegiance to another Alpha when I’m under Alpha demand. Otherwise, I would have” she huffed. Blaze’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. Jordan quietly joined them. She eyed the girl who was pale, with dark circles under her eyes, her body malnourished and thin. She wondered why the girl was under instruction not to pledge loyalty to another. Why did Alpha Drake care about this girl or was it simply that he didn’t want her leaving the pack? She frowned. Blaze was puzzled. Jordan finally spoke, “Who are you?”
The girl straightened her shoulders “I’m Rose, Alpha Drake’s bastard sister.”
The words hung in the air and stunned everyone, except those in line. “Why didn’t Rohan inform us of this?” “Because he doesn’t know about me. Only these men do and that was because they would never let it slip. My brother didn’t want it known that his father raped a servant girl and got her pregnant. You have no idea how terrible it was over there, hidden away, forced to be a maid and not acknowledged by your father or your brother. Punished for every little transgression.
Rose’s voice was bitter. Jordan’s voice was compassionate as she pulled the girl into an embrace, the girl’s body shaking. “I know how that feels more than you know” she whispered as Blaze stepped back, feeling sorry for the girl “and you’re safe at our pack now.”
“He wants Josie and he won’t stop” Rose’s voice was muffled as Jordan pulled back slightly, tears trailing down her cheeks “he never stops, not until he gets what he wants. You don’t know him like I do. You’ve not seen what he’s capable of. Your daughter will always be looking over her shoulder until you find him and trust me, he won’t let himself be found. He’s too well trained in losing his trackers and using the element of surprise. I would put extra guards on Josie” she advised the Alpha and Luna solemnly “because if the human side of Drake is cruel, his wolf is ten times worse.”