Alpha Marcus rushed to Gunnar's side, but as soon as he got there he could smell the silver that was coming from his open wound, which could explain why he wasn't healing. Pack members were desperately trying to stop the bleeding, but they were unsuccessful and in the end Gunnar told them to stop. He knew there was no use in trying because of the silver poisoning his body. Alpha Marcus stepped forward and took hold of Gunnar's hand, hoping to ease his pain slightly, but in the end Gunnar had lost so much blood that he died in his Alpha's arms.

The death of Gunnar shook almost everyone in the pack, as he was almost everyone's friend. Especially Marcus because he had just lost some of his pack members all because of those heartless humans, he had sworn to avenge Gunnar's death and the other pack members who died in the process.

The pack gathered together in their werewolves form as Alpha Marcus stood on the mountain, staring down at his pack, as the full moon shone brightly behind him.

He stood propped up on his hind paws, the pride of his heritage in his hearts as he howled to the moon in honour of goddess Selene, wishing for her to shower her blessings. The pack typically joined him in howling and it rises as the howl continues, creating an illusion that the pack was larger than it really is.

***

One week later.

Nevada; The City of Las Vegas

Dressed in a cool black T-shirt which is just bodycon type on his figure and making his body look more alluring, his long legs holding the blue trousers which is design with white straps on it and a stylish pair of shoes and crossing his legs as he was seated on a leather couch in one of the trending clubs in Las Vegas, Marcus couldn't help but sneer as he watched the humans dancing before him and having fun in disgust. He hated that he had to be in the same place as these disgusting beings who had killed a lot of his brothers and families and yet they were still dancing happily, some drunk to their asses while he was suffering from a bad mood for having to tolerate these weak beings, called humans!

Beside him, there was a man, named Duncan, he was also a werewolf, a member of Blue Water's pack and also a Beta, he is the only person Marcus considered has a friend or even a best friend. He was the only trusted friend of Marcus and he was also a slave, alongside Marcus and some other Omegas during the time of their egoistic Alpha, who does nothing but think about himself.

" You have to control your hate, if you keep on fuming, you might do the unthinkable and I wouldn't want that. I hate seeing these humans too but remember we're on a mission. " Duncan stated, trying to calm his friend's nerves.

While gulping down a glass of tequila, something caught his attention, it was a petite brunette girl dressed in a grey trousers and a baggy white top as she passed through the crowd of people dancing, she is so different and out of place in the club unlike other female humans who were dressed in skimpy gowns, but something about her sparked an unknown feeling in Marcus and it all seemed weird to him because he had never felt so...possessive and wanting to have someone. Her face was not clear enough but he watched every of her movements, as she constantly bites her lower lip and Marcus couldn't help but have the urge to feed on those lips.

An unknown force drew him to her as his gaze met with her eyes, she had big brown eyes and dark brown hair that suited her complexion very well. Her eyes looked like deep dark pools that reflected everything, including light. They gazed at each other and even though there was a large distance between them, the tension could still be felt and it was heating up not only the space between them, but the whole room. The heat between them didn't seem to stop, not until she shyly dropped her gaze, blinking her eyelashes profusely.

Alessia walked into the club in search of her best friend Zelda. She was welcomed by the sound of very loud music and sweaty people that were almost everywhere, grinding their bodies together. Everyone around looked almost wasted, only a few weren't.

She tried walking past the crowd that were dancing by avoiding bumping into someone or someone bumping into her. She wasn't used to all of this, as she was an introvert, so she stood at the bar as her eyes wandered round the crowd, hoping to get a glance of Zelda, but she was nowhere to be found. She became undeniably worried as to where she could be and hoped that nothing bad had happened to her. After all, she was at home when an unknown number called her, telling her that her friend was drunk and she had forgotten her house address. She had quickly stopped what she was doing and ran to this place as soon as the call ended.

But, not seeing her friend anywhere in sight made her even more worried but then she noticed a piercing gaze on her. She slowly raised her head up then her eyes met with his dark coloured eyes. She didn't understand why he was staring at her like that, as if he wanted to devour her. She could feel the intensity in their gaze, and the feelings she had never felt before began to build up so she decided to break the gaze as she was beginning to feel so nervous.

She quickly found a chance to walk away and she did, her phone rang and she immediately picked it up.

" I called to inform you that I already dropped your friend in her apartment. " And, the call ended. Alessia stared at the phone with a blank expression, she had thought he said Zelda couldn't remember their house address and she had come rushing here.

Not wanting to stay here any longer, she walked out of the club and hailed a cab. Meanwhile, Marcus had stood up and followed her till she boarded a cab, his wolf couldn't help but howl in excitement.

What the hell just happened?! He had an eye encounter with a human and he didn't give her his scary glare but instead he stared at her with great longing. Who was that human girl? And, why was his wolf excited over a mere human when he usually hated them?

To be continued...

The following day.

Alessia sat up quickly from the bed. Her eyelids were still tired, but she had to get ready for her first day at her new job. She yawned loudly as she got out of bed and ran her fingers through her unkempt hair. She grumbled since she was still tired but needed to get dressed. Her eyes widened in surprise as she examined the wall clock: it was 8:30 a.m and she was supposed to resume work at 9:00 a.m.

She went to an interview in Walter's Enterprise last week and fortunately for her, she was hired as the office interior designer and her duty was to make sure the offices had comfortable and healthy furniture. She was sure going to love her new job.

She dashed to the bathroom, brushing her teeth and taking a bath. How did she manage to sleep that much? And, Zelda didn't even bother waking her up! Then, she remembered Zelda had fallen asleep so drunk last night and would wake up with a hangover. She hurriedly dried her hair with a towel after finishing her bath and picked up a formal knee-length white pencil skirt and light blue blouse. After putting on her clothes, she stared at herself in the mirror and gave a kind smile and she was good to go!

She was so excited about her new job or maybe because it has been a long time since she had worked in a big company before. She rushed out of her room and bumped into Zelda who was also coming out of her own room.

" Finally the party girl is awake! I've to get to work because I'm running late. See you later and make sure you take some painkillers. " She said and quickly went to the kitchen to fetch herself a glass of water.

" You're really leaving me at home. I feel like my head is about to explode, I'm never going to drink myself to stupor ever again. " She grumbled as she walked into the kitchen and sat on the mini-bench.

" Keep on kidding yourself! Goodbye. " Alessia said and bolted out of the house to the garage as she got into her outdated Camry, she ignited the engine and drove off.

***

Marcus couldn't help but fume in anger in his car as he had to wait in the traffic. He stared out the window and watched the weak humans going about their boring lives as he drove. He owned one of the biggest technical companies in the whole city and worked alongside humans, yet he still felt great hatred for them. Watching them in disgust, as some walked on the pedestrian lane and some in their cars making unpleasant noises with the horn of their cars. The traffic was horrible today when suddenly a little outdated Camry cut him off before he could overtake the car in front of him, he groaned at the audacity of a human to overtake him.

He revved his engine and drove off in speed passing the Camry as he overtook the small car.

As he pulled into the carpack of his company, he got out of his Mercedes Benz and closed the door, staring at the tall building standing tall in its full glory. He was back in the company after being away for two weeks.

He majestically made his way into the building as he passed through the reception and he could feel the penetrating gazes of those annoying humans on him as he passed through, he walked into the elevator and pressed the button to the floor he was going to and the door was about closing only for him to hear the sounds of a female breathing and clicking of heels on the tiles, he looked up and his eyes met with those big brown eyes and he felt his heart skipping a beat. What was she doing here?! His wolf yelled the word "mate" in his mind and tried to take control of his human body, not so that he shifted but so that he could talk instead of his human, he could feel his hand sweating as his wolf was about to take over his body, the feeling of want and he was undeniably drawn to her and he knew she feel the same because of the way she stared at him, she must be shocked seeing him again. But before they could both come back to reality, the door to the elevator closed and all Marcus could do was watch the closed doors in confusion and anger.

Why the hell would a human be his mate, was it a mistake? But he knew it wasn't a mistake and a human truly was his mate. How could Goddess Selene do this to him after knowing he despises the humans with all his heart?

Alessia stood dumbfounded by the scenario that had just happened. She had just seen the same dangerous man from last night in the company she was going to start working in. Could it be a coincidence?! Or he was actually stalking her?! Though, she wouldn't deny the fact that he was devilishly handsome and his face was an example of perfection but she couldn't help the fact that she still felt affected by his gaze and quickly rushed into the next empty elevator.

Getting to the floor where her department was located, she was led to her new private office by a secretary and was amazed by how beautiful her office was. She also got introduced to other employees and got some polite remarks from others and while some just sneered at her, she honestly had no idea why.

Hours later......

Marcus wasn't able to get his mind focused on the work he had to do because his mind kept drifting to her. In particular those big brown eyes that stared at him in shock. If this human truly was his mate then he would have no choice but to reject her and ask for another mate which he hopes Goddess Selene would grant him.

Duncan walked into the office as he was surprised to see his Alpha deep in thought, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"The vampires are trying to block our parts." He said and this made Marcus raise his head up as his eyes darkened at the mention of vampires.

"Get straight to the point." He demanded.

"Kane is in the human world and he's going to be taking some humans with him." He replied.

"Wasn't he supposed to still be in his coffin for the next ten years? Why is he awake?!" Marcus asked, annoyed.

Marcus and Kane had been enemies for many years, ever since the day that Kane took off instead of helping him, but upon hearing Kane was in the human world he felt his anger building up.

To be continued...

Alessia looked at some of the paintings and flooring samples she found in her folder as she observed the offices, looking for what furniture or designs would fit in perfectly in them, and also measuring the size of tables and also the ventilation of each office as she planned everything out on her tablet.

People looked at her and although they knew she was a professional, they were also mesmerised by her beauty.

Alessia asked her secretary to arrange a meeting with the bosses for her as she had to show them the plan and let them go through it and state their opinions of her designs. She's really starting to like her new job but her mind often drifts to that man.

Her secretary arranged the meeting into which the bosses agreed to, so they were now seated in the boardroom as all eyes focused on Alessia who stood at the front of the whole room, her eyes drifted to the two empty seats, one at the ending of the table which seems to be the chair of the CEO and another one beside the CEOs chair and she wondered why they weren't here,

" Mr Marcus and Duncan wouldn't attend the meeting because they had to attend to some business related matters but they gave us a go ahead to the meeting you can start. "

Alessia nodded her head and faced the PowerPoint as she kept on changing the designs and explaining them while some asked her questions related to her designs and how she thinks it would fit in, after the meeting ended, they all liked her presentations, especially her designs and gave her a go ahead.

She smiled as she walked into her office and picked up her phone. She dialled Zelda's number and the call was answered on the second ring.

"Hey, girl. How was your first day at work?! I hope no one dared to bully you. "

"My first day is going well and no, no one bullied me, so can you stop thinking about that." Alessia replied and rolled her eyes as she spoke into the phone.

"Okay, so why did you call me if no one bullied you?"

"I wanted to invite you to go shopping with me. My project was accepted and I really need to go shopping for some furniture and have it delivered the next morning, but I can't do that without your assistance. Are you free to help?!" She asked and the other side of the call went silent for a minute, making Alessia think that she was asking too much from her best friend.

"Of course, I'll be glad to help you with getting some furniture. Why would you even ask for such silly things? We are best friends, so if we can't help each other when one of us is in need of help from the other, then who will?" Zelda replied and giggled into the phone. Alessia couldn't help but smile even more at her friend's response.

***

Alessia drove into the garage of one of the biggest industrial malls in Las Vegas. Getting down from her car with Zelda, they both walked to the entrance of the mall and were greeted by a salesgirl.

Alessia listed out the type of carpets and the quantity she wanted and the salesgirl showed her where each item she wanted was. Alessia also chose different kinds of landscape wallpapers with good colour for the eyesight. Zelda helped her in choosing the type of lamps and colours that would be perfect for the design. They made an arrangement with the salesgirl for their packages to be delivered the next morning and they were handed their receipts and the list of things they bought.

"It was fun coming to the mall with you." Zelda said, as the both walked to another section of various equipment in the mall.

"It has been a long time since we last went to a mall together and I can't help feeling happy about my new job." She replied, smiling, but then she sighed.

"So have you met any hottie in your office?" Zelda asked, teasing her and Alessia's cheeks reddened like a tomato, as she remembered the intense gaze of the man from earlier.

She still couldn't shake off the way his eyes held so much possession over her, she couldn't help but feel intoxicated with his gaze and it seemed to bring out desires she couldn't explain.

"I met a weird but handsome man today." She replied, not wanting to tell Zelda that it was also the same man in the club.

"What made him weird?! " She sneered,

"The way he stares at me with so much....intensity."

" How does he stare at you?! You make me feel kinky by your words. " Zelda blurted out with a light scoff.

" He stares at me like a predator, he gives me goosebumps all over. " She said, as her mind drifted to when she felt him say "Mate" maybe it was just an illusion and she decided to forget about it.

" A man you just met is already giving you goosebumps. Are you sure you haven't met him before? " She asked, as she stared at her friend who seemed to be deep in thought.

How could she tell her friend that this man makes her feel something she had never felt before, something intense?

" You seem to be keeping something away from me and I would make sure I get to figure out what it is. " Zelda stated.

" Don't you seem to notice that man over there? He has been looking at you. " She whispered into Alessia's ears as she moved her gaze to where the man was.

Alessia looked up to see who the man was and her eyes came in contact with the most red-blooded eyes she had ever seen…

He looked muscular, with silky red lips and he was tall, but not as tall as the weird man but he was such a sight to behold but what Alessia didn't understand was why he was looking at her, watching her intently, like trying to read her mind but she couldn't feel any spark, she just felt nothing but tensed under his gaze.

" I think it's time we get going. The shopping we did today is enough. " She said, as she gulped down her saliva.

" Who do you think that man could be?! He seems to be staring at you intently. Does he have something against you?! " Zelda threw question after question at Alessia as they walked out of the mall.

" I don't know, Zelda. That's what I'm still going to find out. "

" Didn't you see his skin! So pale, like that of the vampires we watch in movies. "

" This isn't one of the fantasy movies you watch. " She walked ahead of her to the car with a backward glance.

She felt so nervous to her bones. Coincidentally, she has had eye contact with two different scary men on a roll and also the same week.

What was really going on?!

To be continued...