The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Elena POV We take a few steps, walking in circles while observing each other. I try to guess when he is going to attack. Will pointed out that he would take the initiative to launch the first attack. Ned won’t want this watch for long either, as he is ready to kill me. And he does. I see him suddenly shift into his wolf and run towards me. “Make him think you are weak.” Will links me. I run slowly towards Ned, and he jumps at me in his wolf form. This all goes in slow motion, but I still dodge at the last moment, and he goes tumbling down. I go to launch my fist, aiming for his jaw, but before I can reach him, he rushes me, shifting back into a human, and kicks me in the stomach, making me fly back a few meters. His side of the stadium cheers him on. Shit

Don’t overestimate your audience. Nate links I get back up, and we circle each other. “Are you trying to get Elena killed?” Ned says. “What is the point of all of this?? Do you think you can be an alpha all of a sudden and win my Black Suns pack over like this? Or is it that you want us all killed and at his feet? He sneers. “Do you think you can call yourself an alpha, or your pack a pack? I ask He looks at me, frowning, confused by my question. I tightened my ponytail. “What now? Are you going to complain about how we treated you again? Are you playing the innocent victim now that you have been mated to the Alpha King? He lunges at me, but I dodge the attack again. “I’m not talking about myself. You’re weak. Unable to make decisions for yourself, you are ready to bow to other clans for a pitiful alliance. You don’t control your pack; instead, you let them beat 14-year-old girls.” He starts growling. “Careful with your words! Don’t insult me! he says, growling. I can hear Roland growling at him. Now, I will link to me. I run to tear out this throat, but he sees me at the last second, and my claws take out a chunk of his face instead. I follow it with a powerful kick, and he staggers back. I take a couple of steps back and get ready to hit again, but Snow warns me in time, and we see him shapeshift. Facing a wolf is way different than facing a human. I adjust my position and throw a kick at the right moment to send him away. He falls back a bit further. My side of the stadium cheers me on. I need to shapeshift and let snow lead, but I’m waiting for the right moment. When he charges you, Shift, Will commands? I took a few steps back, and I could feel Snow getting impatient. Just a few seconds Snow Wait for it. wait And there he goes. As expected, he jumps as soon as he gets on his feet again, running toward me. I stood ready, carefully waiting for the right time. He runs closer, and when he runs at me,. NOW ELENA, Nate links I shapeshifted. It was at the last second, and he landed on his back, exposing his neck to me. Snow was out, and she was ready for blood. The whole stadium was so quiet, you couldn’t hear a pin drop. I know they were all looking at my Lycan wolf, but I didn’t care. My wolf stood 2 feet taller than Ned. Go for it now, Nate Links. In a blink of an eye, Snow has his neck in her throat. He was caught off guard by my wolf; he didn’t even have time to get out of the way. Snow bites furiously, and he lets out a whimper. Her fangs in his throat are powerful, and I can smell his blood. He fights for a while, trying to kick her off of him, but she doesn’t let go. His side is yelling loudly, calling me names, or telling him to get loose. Not a chance. I’m not letting go. Keep the hold. LOCK YOUR JAW AND YOUR FEET, Will says, and Snow does it. He whimpers and struggles, but I’m not letting him loose. He knows what he has to do. He tries fighting again, but I can taste more blood in my mouth. He is running out of time now. His pack encouraged him not to give up, but we all know it’s a matter of time. Either he submits, or I kill him. All of a sudden, I felt a vivid pain in my flank, and I let go by instinct. I don’t know what happened, but he probably scratched me deep enough. SNOW IM FINE I know she trusts my wolf. I let her take control, so I could concentrate on the crowd. A lot of people have started cheering him on, but some I see are still stunned by my appearance.

STAY WITH YOUR WOLF. Will booms, and I rush back to focus with Snow. Ned suddenly attacks, and I use my speed to dodge it and land a hard kick to his head.

Don’t let him dominate you. Will links Ned tries to get back to me, but I use my speed and won’t let him get to me. He rushes out to me and jumps, and I slow everything down in slow motion. HIS NECK, I heard Will say, but I already knew. I caught him by his neck in mid-air, and we came tumbling down. My jaw locked down on his neck, and I locked my feet on the ground. YOU GOT HIM The crowd is getting louder, but I zero them out. Right now, my focus is on my prey. If he doesn’t submit, I will snap his fucking neck right here, and he knows it. I’m waiting for Ned to recognize defeat. Some ally packs from his side are leaving. They know this fight is over; the outcome is clear now. Finally, Ned submits. He stops fighting, extends his legs, and starts to whimper. I slowly retreated and took a few steps back.

Roland reaches me first and hands me a t-shirt and some sweatpants. He is soon followed by Serene, Nate, Cole, Mia, Will, and Hank. I see Ned shapeshift back into a human, and he is savagely beaten. Luna, David, Jen, Lynx, and another pack member. They help him get dressed while sending me hateful glances. I saw Roland walk up to Ned. “So?” Ned growls but bends one knee. “I acknowledge my defeat. Elena Davis is now free to lead the Black Suns territory.”

His whole pack is surrounding me now, and they are all growling at me. His members still support him after it, which doesn’t surprise me considering they all took part in beating me. Roland turns his back and comes back to me. He scans my body for all my injuries. I’m bleeding through my shirt, but I will survive.

We all turned around to go back to the car. “I should have planned you and your father’s deaths better,” Nate mumbles. I stop dead in my tracks. “What did you say?” I asked. Lynx and Jen are looking at him in surprise, as if he just said something they couldn’t believe. “I said” He stands up. “That I should have planned you and your’ father’s deaths better.” My mother laughed. “You set up my father’s murder,” I said, my hate thick in every word as I remembered that horrible day. “He was no good, always sticking his nose where it didn’t belong, but he got what he deserved, and soon you will…

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The last word wasn’t out because, in less than a split second, I was in front of him, ripping out his heart. He looked at his heart for a moment in my hand and slid to the ground.

DEAD I felt something inside me take over. I looked at his heart, and I knew. I unleashed my vampire abilities. His heart was so pretty in my hand, and the blood smelled so good. I bit his heart and tore it to pieces, drinking the blood out of it. Lynx and Jen stare at his body, then look at me, horror in their eyes, followed by fear.

The rest of his pack, however, decided to growl at me to challenge me even now, knowing I didn’t kill my father, but I’ve had enough. I let out a monstrous growl, and everyone dropped to their knees, kneeling. His pack members now looked at me in fear. Enough. My voice boomed. There will be no more killings in this area today. IF SOMEONE STILL FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE A POINT TO PROVE, STEP FORWARD. I looked behind me, and even my pack and our allied packs were bowing. Even Roland was bowing to me, but when everyone looked at me in fear, he gave me a small smile. I saw the smile leave his face as he looked into my eyes, then jumped up, looking at my left side, and everything moved in slow motion. I felt a bloodlust. I felt powerful bloodlust, and my aura turned red. Blood red. I turned to my left and saw David, Ned’s son, jumping at me. I grabbed his neck in mid-air and tore his head off his body. Time went back to normal right after. His head was still in my hand as his blood gushed out of the wound. I held his head high, and I let the blood pour into my mouth before I tossed his head aside. My shirt was coated in the blood of both my father and son. I fucking enjoyed it. I was ready for more. But no one moved. It was like people forgot how to breathe. Everyone waited to see what I would do next. I locked eyes with Lynx and then Jen and grabbed them both by the necks. The struggle is in my hands. I thought about my father, though. I knew he would never forgive me if I had killed them, and I wouldn’t spill blood unless I had to. I tossed them to the side.

Lynx grabbed Jen, making sure she was okay, and they both looked at me with fear. “Cross me again, and I won’t hesitate next time,” I tell them, my red aura directed at them and everyone else. They were shaking, but both bowed in submission. I looked at the rest of his pack. Each face I looked at brought me back to my birthday. I growled at the frustration. I wanted to kill them. I wanted to kill them all. This is not our way, Elena. Stand down and show mercy. They are already submitting. Snow’s voice echoes in my head. I turn around to Roland, who is also looking at me with sadness in his eyes, but he nods. He is only waiting for my word to wipe out this pack. Minutes that seemed like hours seemed to pass, but I knew what to do. I felt my aura turning white again and shook my head at Roland. “Roland, this pack is yours. Do with it what you will,” I told him. Lynx spoke up.

“With all respect, Alpha Elena, we would like to submit allegiance to you and only you,” he says, kneeling, surprising the hell out of me. “Where is your beta, Marcus?” I asked him. I hear Roland’s slight growl. I can hear Jen letting out a little sob. “He left Alpha. He left not too long after you did.” Marcus Left? I thought to myself. I don’t know why I am concerned. He is my ex-mate. Someone I had always loved. But he is an ex. I pushed the thoughts out of my mind. I can feel Roland gazing at me in confusion. SHIT, I FORGOT HE CAN FEEL WHAT I FEEL. I turn back to Lynx and nod, and he kneels back down, waiting for my command. “Those of you who wish to serve me in this pack, stay. Those who wish to go, go. Just know that in doing so, you will declare yourselves rogues and will never be welcome onto pack lands ever again.” I told them. No one was left. No one moved. They all submitted to me.

I looked at my mother, who looked as if she was about to run. She started walking backwards, and I could feel her fear. “Capture her and put her in the dungeons,” I command the Black Sun’s pack. They all surround her in an instant, binding her hand behind her back. She is kicking and screaming and calling me names as they put her in the car. “Lynx, I have no intention of leading the Black Sun’s Pack. This is something you were born to do. Dad raised you for this position should anything happen to your Alpha, so you will honor his memory by stepping up and being the man he wanted you to be. Jen, you will be a Luna. It’s time to stop the bitching and learn to act like one.” “Yes, Queen Elena,” they both said. “You will treat everyone, including the maids, with respect. If I hear this pack has not gotten their sh*t together or is mistreating even the maids, I will come back to extract such vengeance. You will have wished I had killed you today. Roland and I will soon discuss your plans for this pack.” “Yes, Queen Elena,” they say again and bow. I turned back to Roland, and he opened his arms to me. “Let’s go,” I told our pack. Everyone started to clear out. Roland walks by me, inhaling my scent. I could tell everyone in the limo was avoiding my eyes, as they didn’t know what to say to me. I was covered in blood, and I’m sure my hair was a mess. “Serene,” I said, and she looked at me. “Did I do the right thing?” I asked her. She pondered it for a moment and then nodded. She seemed to want to ask something but was afraid. I nodded at her to go ahead. “Eleanor, what was that?” She asked. Mia, Nate, and Cole’s eyes all turned to me, waiting for an answer. Hank and Will already knew, so they just ignored us. I knew my pack was wanting an explanation, so I took a breath and told them in detail all about snow, me being a lycan, and my visits to the moon goddess, whom Serene already knew. I told them about my wolf blood, how I was half vampire and half-wolf, and how I would access my vampire abilities after my first kill. The pack asked me a bunch of questions, which Snow answered for the most part. I could feel the pack relax after, and I knew we would all be okay. “Our Luna is a total badass,” someone said in the link, and everyone started laughing and agreeing. I grinned, and Roland kissed my head. “Yes, she is,” he said out loud and hugged me closer. I winced because it kind of hurt, but I could feel myself healing. When we got back to the packhouse, I went straight to the shower. I told Roland I needed some time for myself, and he understood. I undressed. Thankfully, my wound had healed up. I am just sore now. The hot water washed all the caked blood off. I thought back to the events that took place. I can’t believe I ate a fucking heart, I told myself. And tore off ahead. I started crying. I cried so hard about everything that has happened to me since I was a four-year-old girl trapped in the dungeons, up until where I am now. I felt a little better after, and I got dressed. I decided to go find Roland when I felt my heart sting. What the heck is this feeling? FIND ROLAND I searched for him and saw him outside in front of the packhouse. It looked like he was greeting someone. I got ready to join him, and suddenly, Nate and Cole were in front of me. “Don’t go outside,” Cole said. “Get out of my way, silly.” I playfully hit him. “Nothing’s going to bother me.” His face was still serious. “Please Elena,” Nate said, and I saw Serene and Mia walk to the door, and Mia gasped at the sight she saw. The prickles in my heart grew as I held my chest. “MOVE NOW,” I said, using my alpha voice, and they had no choice but to move. Nate grabbed Serene out of my way. There was Roland… I smiled

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Outside…. With another woman… My smile faltered as I stood at the door. Her hands were wrapped around his waist. She was kissing him. And he was kissing her back…