Noctis

It has been a few days since the witch attacked me and I killed her. I went to get Callum and Amara after that happened, but they heard struggling and bursted through my door. I had to explain to them what happened and when I turned to show them the body, she was gone.

We have been trying to find out why a witch was trying to kill me, but it was hard without knowing any witches. We are all sitting at the dining room table when my phone rings.

"Hello?" I answer.

"Bra...Noctis, it's me," my dad says.

"Hey Dad, what's up?"

"I got a letter from the army sent here that you should come pick up. Luke is also wanting to do that battle he challenges you with," I can practically see dad roll his eyes.

"Okay, can I bring my two friends with me?"

"Of course. I will see you soon."

I hang up the phone and turn to Amara and Callum without a doubt that they heard that conversation. They just nod and head upstairs to pack a bag. I follow close behind and throw in some clothing before we all meet at the front door.

"If we leave now, we should get there by six if we run in our wolves," I tell them.

Amara shifts into her auburn wolf, the one I had for the first few years I could shift before I got my white wolf. Callum shifts into a white wolf and I am shocked. I just realized I have never seen him in his wolf form.

"Cal, what they hell? Why didn't you tell me that you are a white wolf?"

Callum looks at the ground and I roll my eyes. I shift into my wolf and I notice my paws are black. What is happening?

Woah, Amara thinks.

What? Why are my paws black? I ask her.

It's not just your paws. You are pure black except for a white symbol on your forehead.

What? I never died though, how can I be a black wolf?

Lycans, their wolves can be black and they all have their own symbol that describes them.

Woah. I wonder what the symbol looks like. Hopefully, I will come across a lake or something that I can look at it in. We pick up our bags in our mouths and set off towards the Royal Pack.

After a few hours, we finally come across a beautiful lake. I walk over to it and the others take a drink while I look at my reflection. The symbol on my head is a crown.

I take a sip of the water and we return to our route towards the Royal Pack. After a few more hours, we are approaching the boarders so we all shift back. I walk forward first with Callum just behind be on one side and Amara on the other. I reach the boarder and wait. Pat shows up and he immediately recognizes me.

"I see you have come back for more fun and you brought friends with you."

I roll my eyes and let out my alpha power that I learned to control two days ago. Pat's eye go wide with shock and fear.

"How are you an alpha?" He says with disgust.

"I don't need to explain that to you, now can you please take us to the Alpha this time and not the dungeons."

Two other pack members I don't recognize step out form the tree line. Pat grabs me while the other two grab Amara and Callum. I roll my eyes and follow Pat, knowing Dad is going to be waiting out front.

Once we walk through to the clearing, Dad looks our way with a smile. Confusion then crosses his eyes as he realizes my aura and then anger takes over as he realizes what Pat is doing.

"What do you think you are doing Pat," Dad demands.

"I am taking the trespassers to the dungeons. She," he gestures to me, "has tried to sneak into this territory before."

"Well, she is my daughter and you are the reason she was beaten badly last time?" Dad accuses.

"She-she is your d-daughter?" Pat stutters.

"I told you so," I tell Pat.

Pat let's go of me and the other two let's go of my friends. I walk up to Dad and give him a hug. He hugs me back with a smile on his face.

"Nice to see you again Noctis. Have you heard from Ash?"

"Yeah, I did. Why?"

"He was...I sent him to look for you because I was worried and he never called me. Where is he?"

"Um...he-he won't be coming back," I tell Dad.

"Why not?"

"I will explain later, okay?"

He hesitantly nods and we head inside while Pat and the others head back to patrol. Dad takes us to a meeting room where Luke, Jack and Mom are waiting. I make sure my aura is closed so they can't tell I am an alpha. Dad takes a seat at the head of the table and I sit on the opposite side of the table as my family with Amara and Callum.

"We are here today to discuss the fight for the crown and when it will take place. Before that, Noctis, here is the letter I told you about."

He hands me an unopened envelop and I open it. Once the paper is unfolded, I start reading and I am shocked to say the least. The army wants to award me the Purple Heart for my heroic acts shown on the battle field.

"Woah," manages to slip out of my lips.

"What is it?" Amara asks.

"They are awarding me the Purple Heart," I breathe out and I can see fear flash in Luke's eyes for a moment.

"What? That's amazing!" Dad exclaims.

"Thanks Dad. Anyway, let's get on with this meeting."

"Right. Since you are both heirs to this throne, I think it would be fair to alter the rules. I want this to be a knock out or tap out fight instead of one to the death."

I'm cool with that but Luke has other plans, "Hell no, I don't want her snooping around trying to take the title from me unfairly after I win."

I roll my eyes and Dad says, "I am doing this for your own good Luke and it is not up for negotiation." Luke goes silent, "Alright then. For this battle to take place, I need to send out invitations. How does three days sound?"

"Fine with me," I reply.

"Same here," Luke crosses his arms.

"It's settled then. In three days time at one the fight will commence."

Mom, Jack and Luke leave the room. Dad turns to look at my friends for the first time since we got here. He looks confused for a moment before recognition flashes in his eyes.

"Amara?" He asks.

Amara's eyes wide as does mine and Callum's. "How do you know my name?" Mara asks.

"You look just like Noctis, the real question is why Noctis and her wolf are separated. What happened?"

"It's a long story," I tell Dad.

"I have the time," Dad tells me.

I sigh and explain to Dad that I became an Alpha when I stepped foot in the Blood Paw Pack territory. I leave out the part about what happened in France. I tell him that I was in a lot of pain a few days ago and that was when Amara and I separated.

"So you are a True Alpha Lycan?" Dad asks in a shocked tone.

"Yes," I reply.

Dad looks so proud of me, but then his expression falls. "That means you have to make a pack on Brae's old territory."

"I wanted to talk with you about that," Amara speaks up and I look at her like she has two heads. Last time we spoke about this, she said she didn't want to run this pack.

"You don't have to Amara," I tell her.

"No, I want to. Since I am your daughter as well and Noctis is supposed to have her own pack, I can take over the pack if you see it fit."

"I-I mean yes, that would be fine with me. As long as Noctis is okay with it."

"I am perfectly fine with it. Thank you Mara."

I am so happy that I don't have to have the pressure of ruling a pack that doesn't really like me. I never got to know many of them before I left due to being on house arrest. I will win this fight with Luke and then I will go try to make my own pack.