~ Kate ~
'Thank you, Moon Goddess, for giving me a little bit of justice,' Kate mused after seeing Xander and Delilah across from her. They were also captured. No one escaped the cursed alpha's forces.
Like every high-ranking werewolf from the South Moon Pack, Xander was on his knees with silver chains and cuffs. Delilah was beside him, weeping.
Around Kate, the pack members were wailing, seeking answers from anyone who could answer what would become of their fates.
"Silence!" Kate heard Alpha Sebastian call everyone's attention. "All of you, look at me!"
In a menacing tone, he added, "I, Alpha Sebastian Armstrong, leader of the Wind Walker Pack, command you to look at me!"
Then, Sebastian let out his alpha aura. It was like a wave of electricity that suddenly rolled out, reaching everyone in their pack.
Kate felt it too. In just seconds, she could barely move and was forced to look up to Sebastian. It certainly was far different than that of Xander's alpha command. Alpha Sebastian's alpha command was more potent.
She could hear the others screaming in pain before finally submitting to the cursed alpha's order. As for Kate, she had no more reason to defy this new alpha. She no longer respected Xander.
"Now that I have your attention!" Sebastian said. "I have conquered your pack. The South Moon Pack is officially mine!"
"Like all my conquests, this pack will pay taxes to my pack, The Wind Walker Pack. In return, you will be part of a strong alliance protecting you from rogues and other alliance packs," Sebastian described. "Your alpha, Xander Baros, can remain to lead, but note that I!"
He made his voice loud and clear, giving Kate goosebumps as he added, "I am above him. I am the supreme ruler of all my territories, including the South Moon Pack!"
Sebastian growled and threatened, "Defy me, and you will die. Create a rebellion, and you will find yourself six feet beneath the ground. Lie to me and my men, and you will suffer the same fate."
Suddenly, Sebastian growled. His body slightly expanded to the point that the veins in his arms and along his neck protruded from his skin. His claws lengthened. He emitted power similar to that of an alpha king that everyone, including Kate, was forced to firmly straighten their backs and bow their heads in respect to him. It surprised Kate completely that Sebastian had so much power!
"Am I clear?" Sebastian asked loudly. His words were enunciated with precision, and they resonated with a sense of uncompromising conviction.
No one. Absolutely no one could free themselves from that alpha command.
"Yes, Alpha Sebastian."
"Yes, Alpha."
"We submit, Alpha Sebastian!"
Words of compliance followed. Kate also heard the same from Xander. It meant that even Kate's husband failed to fight Alpha Sebastian's orders.
It took a while for the cursed alpha to be contented with everyone's submission. It was as if he was purposely making the South Moon Pack suffer by prolonging the powerful aura around them.
When he finally released them from his alpha command, all their shoulders fell. Kate, for one, took deep breaths. She could hear gasping and whimpering around her. Some murmured about how the rumors of the cursed alpha were true.
"He really is as powerful as they said he is."
"I can't believe what just happened."
"He is stronger than Alpha Xander."
"We never stood a chance to begin with."
Before those whispers could erupt into something more, Sebastian announced, "Now, some of you may not know this, but in every territory that I conquer, I take a prize."
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