The Infinite White

Chapter 33 - Ascension

Alpha Knight waited for silence to fall over the crowd before descending the staircase, making sure to grab his wife's hand as he pulled her along in submissive obedience, her head never rising, not even look at Cooper and I, it was as if she was a shell of her former self. The three walked in sync but always was Alpha Knight the center of attention and the first one to ascended onto the stage that had been designed to showcase our death. Looking out over the crowd, he took a deep breath and let out a sorrowful sigh, my eyes rolled on instinct at the gold star performance he was giving. 

"We all know why we are here tonight" he started, his voice carrying beyond the tree line and into the forest, growing in volume so it can be heard from the heavens. 
"We have a traitor in the pack. For years she rose in the ranks, bringing honor to herself and her family, to our pack, she was a warrior, a fighter, someone to be envied and looked up too, to set an example for the new generation. What a disappointment" eyes turned and burned holes in me, but the Alpha did not even acknowledge my physical existence just a few meter's away, he was in his element. 
"Lily Dexter, has not only proven that our trust in her was misplaced but that she would choose our enemy over her own family. With countless grievances that have been compiled against it is no wonder that this is the outcome. A war that has been brought to our front door has been centered around one girl claiming to be the Infinite White, a savior to wolf kind when all she has been doing is bringing about it's destruction, colluding with the enemy on numerous occasions. She has blatantly disregarded the orders of her Alpha and done underhanded dealings which ultimately lead to the escape and then death of a hunter" I was torn, part of me wanted to listen to the lies, to be appalled by his performance but the other part of me wished to lose myself in my mind, to reach for Holden and find him there, but even if I did that, there was no guarantee he would be there, the bond has been silent for a while and I didn't even have the time or energy to be worried about. 

"Not only has she betrayed us but she has recruited for her own pack, using her bond with my son the future Alpha, she enlisted the help of two of our loyal wolves, Cooper and Roland and for this Cooper also faces the same end and the hunt for Roland is still ongoing. She has brought deceit and decent to our pack and I plan on weeding her and her influence out of our lives and out of existence and start to rebuild what she broke and make the Sapphire Shadows pack bigger and stronger than it ever has been before." I looked over at Cooper, he was trying hard to hide his fear but I could still see it, his eyes couldn't be hidden from me, nor the emotion that lie within them. I had to save him. 

I hadn't been paying attention, for a split second I didn't know what was going on, until I saw four wolves walk over to Cooper and start to uncuff him. I heard him grunt as he tried to push and fight his way out of the vice grip the four wolves had on him but he couldn't, we were weakened from prolonged exposure to the silver cuffs. 

"No!" I shout, my hearted pounding loud in my ears, my body reacting to the fear and terror that now flooded my body, I started to shake, my vision getting blurry. 

"No, take me, it's meant to be me" I scream, but nobody pays attention, Cooper continues to fight but he doesn't manage to make any progress. I ignore the pain in my wrist as I rise to my feet, being given a good view of the podium, I watched as they forced Cooper to his knees, Coopers eyes never leaving mine which were now trying to force back the tears. 

"Stop" I shout hoping I could get anybody to listen to me, but nobody was interested, we were traitors, liars, betrayers, nobody would show us sympathy, they would watch us die. 

Alpha Knight reached for the Sword of Justice, his hand laying upon the hilt, but a growl caught his attention, caught everybody's attention, in the tree line that held nothing but black beyond it were glowing eyes, all along the tree line, they appeared out of nowhere, how did we not hear them? How did we not smell them? 

"Don't worry Lil, I'm here"  I hear Holden's voice through the bond and my body shuttered in relief when I let out a crying in happiness, I looked at Cooper who read it on my face and his eyes softened a bit, my eyes flicked to the Alpha's who were now looking at me red with rage. 

"Your son is here" I announce, everybody turned to stare from the Alpha to the tree line where Alpha Vicera and Holden stepped out in human form but the rest of the wolves had already transformed ready to fight. 

They walked a few meters out of the tree line, no close enough to be victims of a surprise attack. 

"We did not come here to fight" Alpha Vicera announced, 

"But we will if you do not hand over Lily and  Cooper" Holden added, 

"This is a pack matter, outsiders are not permitted" Alpha Knight, deepened his voice, asserting his authority, 

"When it comes to the life of the Infinite White, it is a matter for all packs. Taking her life means declaring war, you won't just be fighting the Night Blood Pack, you'll be fighting all packs. The Sapphire Shadow pack may have been the biggest and the strongest but many of defected, your pack is weak and vulnerable, you will not survive. Surrender and we will let you and your pack live in peace, whilst me and mine will take care of the hunter threat and we shall all live in peace" to anybody listening it was a good offer but the one listening was Alpha Knight and he had secrets he had to keep and he would sacrifice this entire pack to make sure it stayed hidden. 

"I will not be challenged by someone inferior, the Sapphire Shadow pack has always and will always be the strongest pack and today we will prove it" no command was given but the wolves gathered for the execution all transformed one by one, turning their backs on the podium they began charging towards the other wolves. Holden and Alpha Vicera seeing the attack of war, shifted giving the other wolves in the tree line the cue to attack. It was carnage, wolves on wolves, blood on blood, we were once a family, allies now enemies and I couldn't understand it, how Alpha Knight could allow this to happen, be ok with what is happening. Yelps and howls sounded throughout the still night, blood flowed. I drew my eyes away from the battle to find Cooper, struggling against Cohen and another wolf, as the Alpha gripped the Sword of Justice in his hands ready to swing. 

Something snapped inside of me, exploding through my veins, a heat, a fire, I hadn't felt before, an anger was about to be released. 

"STOP!" my voice was loud and low, authoritative, I shocked myself, it was like the world stopped, there was silence, the Wolves had stopped fighting, their animal eyes now trained on me, on the podium, Cooper looked at me in awe as Cohen let go of him. Alpha Knight struggled under the command but eventually he lowered the sword and dropped it beside him. What was happening? Something had changed, the pain in my wrist had subsided and I tested out the cuffs, with a little strength the cuffs snapped off, I looked down to inspect my wrists to see the scars quickly healing. I inspected myself, the canines were sharper, my nails longer, pulling my hair to the side, it was white, I had transformed again, into the Infinite White, into the Alpha, only it wasn't a product of fear, this felt different, permanent. I raced up onto the podium, grabbing Cooper out of harms way, I pulled him behind me, I raised my leg and kicked Cohen off the stage before grabbing the Sword of Justice and pointing it at Alpha Knight. 

"I'm the Alpha now, kneel" I command me and onto his knees he fell, his eyes looking at me with hatred. 

"Change" I told the other wolves and instantly fur gave way to skin and a sea of naked bodies stood before me. 

"Have you forgotten who we are?" I shout, "We are wolves, we fight with each other, we fight for each other, our enemies are Hunters, not one another. Alpha Knight was correct when he said this pack was full of lies and betrayal but I'm going to set the record straight. My pack, my family, were ready to crucify me based upon the words of a man that we all should have trusted, a man we would have followed into war, but this man, is the biggest deceiver of them all and I need you all to understand why I have done the things I have done and also why the Alpha was adamant to silence me" they stood there staring up at me, unsure how to feel, what to do, they were naked, confused, the irresponsible, carefree girl they knew was no longer who they saw before them, I was an Alpha, an Alpha of Alpha's and I was unsure of what to do next.