Chapter 5

"What about BlackStar?" He sat down at the desk and started looking through the papers.

"Alpha Rendell secretly gathers an army and meets in secret with the exiles. It seems that he has not lost his desire for a higher position after serious sanctions were imposed on his pack a few months ago" Explained Idris.

"Apparently he doesn't need his life anymore. Who would be his successor?"

"His son Liam, but he doesn't look like a worthy Alpha. He visits nightclubs and is not interested in the affairs of his pack. The only thing he's good at is spending money" 

"We need to find someone to replace them, who will take care of BlackStar's welfare. See who in their group is responsible and will take care of their well-being. If you don't find anyone inside, look for someone outside" He brushed his hair, looking towards the room where Nova was sleeping.

"What do we do with the girl?" Barret asked.

Ethan glared at him, causing the man to quickly lower his head. The alpha scratched his head for a moment, wondering what to do with her.

"If she poses no threat to us, we'll leave her for now. Check her family and friends thoroughly. Until we find something on her, for now we'll leave someone to watch her. I have more important things to worry about than a lone wolf without a pack" 

It was late evening when I finally opened my eyes. I looked around the unfamiliar place and tried to remember what had happened earlier.

I just remember getting into the car and then drifting off. I thought, rubbing my eyes. I got off the bed and went to the door. I only felt the boss and that was enough not to leave the room.

"Ready to honor me with your presence?"

I heard a low voice, unfortunately directed towards me. I left the room with my head down. Well, at least I got some sleep.

"I think you have something to explain to me"

I looked at him questioningly.

"You went out yesterday as if nothing had happened... After you had fallen asleep happily in my presence earlier" He got up from his chair and slowly started approaching me. 

"I gave up because you at least left your information" He was already very close. "But today... you came to see me and what do I see? You're sleeping soundly in the backseat of my car" He grabbed my chin and lifted my head. I looked down so as not to look into his eyes.

"Would you care to explain yourself? You don't want to justify your lack of respect?" He growled menacingly in my ear. A shiver ran through my body and Stellar was ready to spring into action if something threatened me. 

"I'm sorry... I was tired" I said, practically in a whisper.

"Tired, you say..." He grabbed his chin with his hand. "Well, we can't let you feel tired, can we?"

I didn't like what he said. I had a bad feeling.

"Looks like working at a bar at night is too much for you" 

"NO! Please! I need this job" I pleaded, looking him straight in the eye. "It happened once. I had run and fought with feral wolves. My emotions and nerves subsided. That's because I only slept for 2 hours after that. I'm begging you, don't take my job" My eyes watered with tears. "If I lose this job, I won't be able to afford school and everything will fall on my aunt again"

I like her, give her a chance. Aziel told Ethan.

It's the first time I've seen you like someone.

I want to see her wolf. He growled. Ethan sighed heavily as he looked at the distraught Nova.

"We're going for a run" He said, leaving the room.

Not knowing how the conversation had turned to this, I quickly followed my boss. We got into one of the black SUVs and hit the road. We stopped near one of the nearby forests and I started to get nervous.

"This is the area of ​​one of the packs. I shouldn't be here" I muttered under my breath.

"You are with me. I can be wherever I want. Come on" He ordered.

I trotted after him, nervously looking around to see if anyone would see me. Once I'm in wolf form, I know no one will recognize me, but not now.

We went a bit deeper into the forest until he thought it's good enough. He started taking off his clothes so I quickly hid behind one of the nearby trees and did the same.

I didn't wait for his consent to change. Stellar wanted to get out at any cost and I let her. With her head down and ready, she came out from behind the trees. Her golden eyes focused on a silver wolf much larger than us.

He was really….

Wow.

I have never seen such a beautiful wolf. He looked so majestic and radiated a sense of... Power? Domination? I couldn't find the right words.

Stellar approached the wolf carefully and circled him, sniffing his scent. When he wanted to do the same, Stellar moved into an attack position and bared her fangs in warning.

The silver wolf raised its head and growled low. My wolf calmed down immediately and stood still. He nodded at us, indicating that we could start running.

Stellar didn't need to be told twice. She wanted to see what this wolf was capable of, so without beating around the bush she started running.

Surprised by her speed, Aziel growled with satisfaction. I like her.

Yes, yes, we already know that, now go after her before she runs away. Replied Ethan, bored.

No one will run away from me.

He followed the light brown wolf. Stellar ran as fast as she could. She nimbly changed direction several times to confuse him. However, a few minutes later she sensed him nearby.

A moment later he was right behind her, excited by the chase. It was the first time he met such a fast wolf that he didn't have to hold back. Every time he tried to pinch her with his teeth, she quickly avoided him.

After playing for a while, he decided to check her out. This time it was him who ran away, barking at her, hoping that she would give chase. She didn't hesitate for a second. She followed him like prey. Light brown wolf flew like an arrow between the trees. One wrong move and she could crash into a tree.

However, Stellar was confident in her abilities. Her goal was to catch this confident wolf. She tried to shorten the distance between them as much as she could, seeing which direction he was running.

Suddenly he stopped without any warning. To avoid running into him, Stellar jumped into the air on her hind legs, bounced off the nearest tree with her front legs and landed gracefully right next to him.

She growled low in displeasure that their pursuit had been interrupted.

Several wolves emerged from behind the trees with their heads bowed in surrender. Aziel growled menacingly but let Ethan take over. After his transformation, he stood naked in front of the group, waiting for their transformation.

"May I know why you are interrupting my run?" He threatened, dominance in his voice. Stellar stood next to him, ready to attack.

"Don't worry, they're not dangerous" He said, stroking our head.

We looked at him with slight disbelief. Stellar… he just petted you. I said to her, surprised that she hadn't bitten his hand off yet.

He's okay. She purred contentedly.

If anyone saw me now, they would see me standing there with my mouth open, motionless. I didn't have time to ask anything more because the group of wolves in front of us started to change.

To my surprise, I saw Vallentina with two servants, her clumsy boyfriend who rejected us, and another unknown boy.

Stellar was furious with Liam and bared her teeth at him, growling menacingly. Ethan just stroked her under the muzzle and the anger immediately went away. Oh, what a disaster! She even licked his hand for it! My wolf seems to have just broken down….

"Alpha Ethan" The group bowed.

"I'm Liam Centil. Successor to Alfa Rendell from BlackStar. We didn't want to disturb you while you were running. We just smelled a strange wolf and wanted to check it out" The group looked at Stellar, who growled in dissatisfaction.

"She is with me. Something else?" He asked irritably.

"Maybe you'd like to join us for a meal. Alfa Rendall would be honored by your presence"

Whoa, what a suck-up. Honored by your visit. I imitated him in my mind, but when my eyes fell on Barbie and her friends, my mood disappeared.

The girls were almost drooling over my boss. They squinted and emphasized their curves by squeezing their hands together.

Ouch, one grunt from him and they'll come soon. I said with disgust. All in all, I wasn't surprised. The man was incredibly handsome. His body was perfectly sculpted, covered with muscles and an awesome tattoo starting from his neck and ending on his left side. Compared to the men in front of us, they looked like children next to a real man. I doubt they will ever reach his level.

"I don't have time for trivial things " He growled menacingly, then transformed into a wolf and ran back where we came from. Stellar looked at the group one last time, growled at them in warning, and ran after Aziel.