#Chapter9

ALESSANDRO POV

"No no please don't her take me I'm the one you want, let her go she's just a kid" i tried to plead but my words fell on deaf ears

"Look at you, aren't you supposed to be some type of killing machine yet here you are on your knees begging. Pathetic" the figure says

"I think we left you too long you've gotten soft, how about i help you with that?"

"No I'll do what you ask I'll go with you I'll be the killing machine you want just please don't kill her"

"There it is again! That word. Please this please that killers don't say please they take what they want and damn the consequences" the figure yells

"I'm gonna fix this right now" he sneers before grabbing the little girl by the throat extending his claws and ripping her throat out

"Nooo!" I scream breaking off my restraints, running over to her body

"Please wake up don't die" I beg but it’s useless as she lays lifeless in a pool of her own blood. I'm left on my knees tears tracing down my face, gasping for air that won’t cooperate and go to my lungs.

"Throw him in the well maybe a few weeks in there will turn him into a man again" the figure says to whom i have no idea since i wasn't looking at him.

I feel strong arms pull me away from the young child’s body as I fight to release myself from the person's grasp but my efforts are futile as my body is extremely weak. I feel myself being thrown and i start falling as painful howls echo in my ears and black dots cloud my vision.

I wake with a scream bolting into a sitting position as sweat pours down my forehead. I've been having the same dream every night for the past week since I've been back home and i don't know why. Every night it’s the same, the same empty warehouse building, the same figure the same two people who throws me in the well, and sadly the same ending. I never see the men who throw me in the well or the figure that gave the order all i know is they want me to be the ruthless killer i was while i was with the council.

I know i won't get any more sleep after that dream as usual so with a sigh i pull the covers off my body and head to the bathroom to empty my bladder, afterwards i strip and hop into the shower. After my bath i wrap a towel around my waist and leave the bathroom. Looking at the clock i see its five in the morning. I have a training session 6:30 this morning with all pack members from age 4 to 12.

I'm the head warrior of the blood moon pack so my job is to train the pack members, all of them males and females alike. When it comes to training everyone has to do it, males females even the elderly unless they are sick and unable to move.

Alpha Zander unlike most Alpha's don't believe in just allowing the males to train. Our pack is one of the strongest in the world because everyone here knows how to defend themselves even the kids. In case of an attack we have our secured safe houses but what if the enemy gets past our front line defense and somehow manages to find the safe houses the pack members would be able to kill the intruder(s) or at least fend them off until help arrives instead of being sitting ducks. My job is to make sure everyone knows how to fight whether they've shifted or not.

I pull on my training clothes and head downstairs for some breakfast before i leave. The house is quiet except for the running of water in mom's bathroom signalling Jermaine is up. I know for a fact it’s not mom because her pregnancy hasn't been easy so she's no longer an early riser. Going to the kitchen i open the cupboards thinking on what i should make for breakfast, eventually i decided to go for bacon and eggs with toast. I grab the bread from the cupboard and the egg and bacons from the fridge before gathering my utensils and started on my dish.

I crack the eggs in a bowl added salt and pepper before whipping it then, when the oil in the frying pan is heated i poured the egg inside and scrambled it. When I'm done with my eggs i moved on to frying up the bacon strips then lightly buttered some of the bread and put it in the toaster while the coffeemaker took care of the coffee. When I'm finished i grab two plates and share the food placing Jermaine’s in the microwave.

Pouring myself a cup of coffee i grab my plate and head over to the island and sat on one of the stools to have my breakfast. A few minutes later Jermaine walks into the kitchen in a crisp black suite.

"Morning Al" he greets me with a smile

"Morning pops" i reply

"There's breakfast in the microwave for you and coffee is ready too" i tell him

"Thanks" he says going over to the microwave

After grabbing his food and coffee he comes over to the island and sits beside me

"So why are you up so early, i know you have a training session at 6:30 but it’s after five"

"Couldn't sleep, what about you, you don't usually get up this early either"

"I have an early meeting at the office this morning plus i wanted to get some work done before that" he says, i just gave him a nod

"Was it because of that dream again why you couldn't sleep?" He asks after sometime already knowing the answer

"Yeah and it began and ended the same way like always, i have no idea who that child is I've never seen her in my life which makes this all the more confusing" i complain

"I think maybe your dream is a warning that she's in danger and that you need to find her and be prepared to protect her"