CHAPTER 4

Nyx Fredrick stirred awake, her eyes bright and her heart thumping in her chest. From the peaceful sleeping sounds next to her, she knew that the Alpha of the Ravenwood pack was far gone. He was a very deep sleeper especially after a night of fun, or if he slept next to somebody he loved a lot. 

Slipping out of his embrace and out of the bed clothes, she put on the gown she had worn the previous night.

Standing and closing her eyes, she felt her body undergo the usual transformation of form changing. By the time she opened her eyes, she saw the world in a different light. She was still Nyx, but she was now a bird.

 An eagle.

The first time she had tried form changing, it had been a strange experience. The worst part was trying to convince your body to transform into what you wanted. It needed great concentration, and time without number, Nyx appreciated her father for finding time despite his busy schedule to give her the training she required to be a professional when it came to form changing.

She had finally gotten the hang of it, and she could do it flawlessly in seconds. It was usually a chore earlier and used to take a lot of time, but she was way faster now, and could transform in seconds no matter the animal. 

Staring at the Alpha and noting that he was still sleeping peacefully, she spread her wings and flew out of his room. She knew she had limited time. It was only a few minutes to dawn, and she knew that she didn't want people to wake up and see an eagle casually soaring around the Ravenwood skies. 

They would surely try to kill her, the bastards. 

The hate her father had for the Ravenwood pack was mutual. She hated them for how pure they seemed, how friendly and how peaceful the natives were. It was there in the way they had welcomed her with open arms even though they didn't know much about her.

Just a few words of advice and sharing of gifts, and they regarded her as a good and special person. She was even slowly being regarded as a member of the pack now. There was nothing more she wanted than to be able to achieve the purpose of why she had come to the Ravenwood pack.

She had achieved the first phase which was to gain the trust of the Alpha. She had done more than gain his trust. She was his lover, he had rejected his mate because of her, and she believed that he would do even worse things to appease her. That was the nature of what he felt for her.

It wasn't going to be long now, Nyx told herself as she stared over the skies of the Ravenwood kingdom. It wasn't going to be long until their kingdom was snatched from beneath them and given to the rightful owner, her father. It was going to come as a shock to them, but they were going to be too dead to speak by the time it was done.

She crossed the boundary that separated Ravenwood from the town next to them, Bridgewater. She flew east, to the meeting place where she was to meet with Hero Hemsworth who was going to deliver the monthly report she sent across to her father.

Stopping at the bar, she transformed back to the beautiful Nyx Fredrick. Dusting her gown, she entered the bar, then moved straight to the table they usually occupied. 

He was sitting there, sipping his beer. He didn't even care to turn and Nyx knew this was because he knew she was the one.

"What took you so long? I should be home by now. I have other duties to attend to, remember?"

"Breathe in, Hero, we're not quarreling. Now I won't waste more of your time. Tell him that the Alpha has rejected his mate and chose me instead. Tell him our plans are beginning to play out perfectly."

Hero Hemsworth turned to stare at her, and Nyx smiled at the shock on his face. He was mirroring what was going to be on her father's face in a few hours.

"Tell me you're kidding, Nyx Shadowbrook."

"Have I ever joked with the reports before? I'm more dangerous than you think, Hero. Now if you don't mind, I should be back in Ravenwood before dawn. Greet him for me and tell him I send my regards."

Exiting the bar, Nyx Shadowbrook now Nyx Fredrick closed her eyes, feeling the transformation occur for the second time in a few hours. Spreading her wings, she flew towards the Ravenwood kingdom, the smile within was evidence of happiness of a job well done.

Her father was going to be proud of her, and if there was anything she wanted, it was for him to start considering her being the Alpha after he was gone even though she was a female.

She wanted him to see that, and that was why she was proving his doubts wrong with her good results. She would do anything to be the Alpha of Shadowbrook after her father.

Anything, even if it included changing her surname and pretending she enjoyed the kisses from the disgusting lips of the proud and cocky Alpha Jasper Ravenwood.