Derek Storm POV

Her silver eyes penetrate mine and there is nothing more but hate directed towards me. That is the vision I get every time I close my eyes. She is driving me insane and I just met her today.

She's unmated and unmarked but her love is spoken for.

Shut up! I know that.

My body sinks further into my leather chair. My office is lit up by the fireplace set ablaze. The flickering shadows seem to calm me. There is hope for my darken soul.

Love has brought men back from the brink of insanity.

And rejection has sent them straight to insanity.

How do you know she would reject you? She is unmarked for a reason and she doesn't seem in a rush to get marked.

A small spark can ignite a flame and that flame starts with that redhead. There is something about her that has intrigued me from the second my claws dug into that rogue's chest penetrating his flesh and letting me grab ahold of his heart. All his recent memories come flooding into my mind.

The moonless pack Alpha's mate is torturing the crimson moon pack's Alpha and the beta of the moonless pack there as well unable to do anything. The rogues are trying to get this Alpha away from Moonless pack's Alpha to save her. Realization hits when she shows up and wants them both back. The rogue's anger towards their traitor, Marcus, is enough to send them over the edge. The Moonless Pack came after them and this rogue ran as far and as fast as he could. He ran for two days straight until he crossed our path.

I rip his heart out as I watch the fear invade the rogue's eyes. His lifeless body drops to the ground and all I can think about is how much I want to meet this alpha. The Moonlight Ball is the perfect place to do it but she came with that Alpha the one the rogues wanted to kill, Alpha Hunter.

When I broke my mate bond I lost more than just my mate I lost my wolf as well and he was replaced with this sadistic and bloodlust wolf. I was able to put my hand over anyone's heart and see their memories before I broke away from my mate and now I have to grip their heart and give it a squeeze for it to happen.

Anger swells in me and I let it consume me. Throwing back the last of my uncle's whiskey the liquor goes down quickly but the taste makes my eyes close tight. I take a breath and open up my eyes. I hold the glass towards the light, when a knock brings me out of my own trance.

"What is it?" I snap.

The door opens and Sam the Butler walks in. "Master," he bows his head he stands before my desk, "the Moonlight Ball was a success. Your entire guests are now in their rooms all except one."

Let me take a guess.

"Hunter," Sam nods his head.

"He is in Alpha Blake's room at her request."

"Thank you," I wave him off but he stands there looking at me.

"Is there more?" I snap.

"Miss. Britney is looking for you sir."

"Is she now?" Melany knows I'm not pure so what the hell.

"Tell her to meet me in my room," Sam nods and walks out.

She is with him. She wants him, a weak alpha. My grip on the glass tightens and without thinking I fling to the fireplace as the flames lick the alcohol residue left on the glass and the million pieces drop into the soot.

"She is probably tangled up with that piece of shit alpha." My anger is about to blow its cap off when a switch clicks and my anger subsides. I push myself off my chair my anger is now under control. Walking to the door I try to get the mental images of her out of my head. Her soft silky skin in that dress, her lustful eyes, and graceful movement at the ball drive my mind insane.

I walk straight into my bedroom and Britney is sitting at the edge of my bed with a seductive smile on her lips. She takes me in as I close the door behind me.

I release all my tension on her and let my animalistic side out on Britney as she endures it all until we both fall into a dreamless slumber.

Alpha Storm! Zeke's voice invades my mind.

What?

My brother and I went out for a run and we caught scent of Alpha Blake in the forest.

What is she doing out there?

Did you follow her?

Yes. We found her! Relief washes over me.

And?

She was on the other side of the barrier.

How is that even possible? She isn't one of us!

The only people that are meant to cross the barrier without a problem are my beta, omega, and I.

I don't know but I am on my way back!

I can feel his anger coursing through his body. I sit up and Britney mumbles next to me. I throw off the blankets off the both of us and I growl at her. She knows that I hate it when she stays in my bed overnight. I dress quickly.

Calvin, get her back here now!

Sorry Master I can't do that and you know that.

Calvin, are you disobeying orders.

She is an alpha and you said we need to treat them as such.

God damn it Calvin. Well talk when I see you!

He knows exactly what I mean and I feel it in his mind. I run downstairs and Zeke is just outside the door.

"They are on their way back," Zeke states.

"I know." I can sense Calvin nearness. The trees rustle as Melany and Calvin step out of the trees. When I see them I lose it and my anger comes at me tenfold. "What are you doing?" I yell.

"I was helping Alpha Blake," his calmness sends me over the edge.

"You know you needed to report back to me like your brother. Zeke you know where to take him." I can feel his anger falter, he does not want to hurt his brother but he does not disobey.

"Wait!" Zeke stops in his tracks, "Why are punishing him? I'm the one that broke through the barrier. I am the one that is causing you problems."

"You're not part of my pack," which you could be if you wanted to be, "so I don't have to answer to you," my voice comes out malicious.

"It seems like you should be answering to someone. You're more of a tyrant than an Alpha. An alpha leads and helps their pack not take away their personal freedom." That is like a slap across the face.

"Alpha Blake you seem to be more and more surprising with each passing hour. But if I was you I wouldn't be making assumptions without digging deeper. Zeke get your brother!" After they walk into the castle I look at Melany in the eyes, "I would appreciate if you stay inside the barrier for you safety." I care for her safety.

"My safety," she scoffs and walks up the steps pass me.

"Melany," I stop her before she gets inside. She does not turn around.

"It's Alpha Blake to you!" With that she opens the door and vanishes.

She's showing you her true self.

I need to relax before I lose it. I head to my bedroom where there is no sign of Britney. After my shower which lasts longer than it should because my mind is on the gorgeous redhead that is somewhere in the castle. I head to the dungeon where Zeke is standing guard at the door. I walk pass him and head inside. Calvin is standing his wrists chain to the wall. 'The Punisher' is a masked man that has served this castle before I became the alpha. He is the one that carries out the punishments. My eyes rest on Calvin his eye is swollen up as his cheek bleeds. His good eye is on me.

"Next time you follow orders, understand!" I whisper but my anger is clear.

"Who understands your bipolar orders? One second you want us to treat them like they deserve then you want us to treat them like peasants. That is why she does not show any interest in you!" My anger is almost blinding and my wolf snap and my fist flies to his face. My knuckles collide with his jaw and he spits out blood to the floor, "Zeke!"

Zeke walks in slowly and looks at me he is fighting the urge to look at his brother. "Unshackle him and make him clean up his mess. Maybe that way he will teach you not hesitate to follow orders. I will see the both of you at the breakfast table in an hour."

I walk out of the dungeon and head to my office. Today's events will show me what types of alphas are here, especially Alpha Hunter. My wolf unleashes his battle cry.

Game time.