His name was Alec. Kate had named the pup after me, even after my pleading, she had been adamant.
"Kate, why would আপনি name him after me?" I ব্যক্ত in a soft voice.
"Because it was what I chose to do. And he sorta looks like you."
The pups পশম was mostly black, save some golden locks on the শীর্ষ of the head, not as dark as mine, but close.
It had been a couple weeks since his birth and the death of my closest friend and bond-brother, Mephistopheles. I ahd also neglected to tell anyone about it.
The pup opened his eyes to look at me, they were a startling amber color that seemed to shine with their own inner light.
Unfortunatly I could not smile, nor do anything encouraging. I just stared back with my cold outer shell I had put up, since Devil died. Only Kelly could penetrate this shield. I was afraid I would drive everyone away.
The pup turned away to hide behind his mother. She glared at me, "Alec what the hell is wrong with you, ever since আপনি came back from that little outing with Kelly, youve changed dramaticlly. Alec do আপনি hate me?"
"Oh for God's sake," I exploded, "When will আপনি get that it isnt always about you? Come on, Kate, dont turn a blind eye to the world, first lesson I learned after I left Alpha School. I-"
The pup continued to cower behind his mother and my shouting hadnt helped any.
I took a deep breath, "I will not talk anymore about this in front of the pup."
"You cant even bring yourself to say his name can you?"
I shook my head, "Do আপনি know how a নেকড়ে gets Pure Black পশম like me and that pup?"
"What do আপনি mean?" she stammered.
"Wolves get the pure Black পশম when they are born at the exact moment another নেকড়ে dies. I happened to be with the নেকড়ে that died when the pup was born. He was my closest friend, আরো like my brother."
She gasped, "so when আপনি were gone-"
"Yes, his name was Mephistopheles, but we called him Devil, his name for me was Angel," I smiled, but then it faded, "And I got to hold his hand while he died."
"I see, but আপনি cant hold it against my Alec."
I closed my eyes and gratted my teeth, "I know, and now that আপনি have a replacement me I will be going," I turned around and started walking away.
"Alec-" The pup and I both looked at her.
I sneered at her, "See there আপনি go."
I looked her in the eyes, letting my ice-blue connect with her amber ones, "You've hurt me for the last time Kate, from now on ill only see আপনি as a threa-"
A driving wind slammed me in the chest and threw me into the wall.
In the aftermath stood a beautiful, glistening, white wolf. A white so pure so almost had to squint to look at it. A white so pure it was the exact oppisite of my pure black.
"Hello, Angel." ব্যক্ত the white wolf.
I got shakily to my feet, "Hello Cassandra."


She was beautiful, but it was a cold beauty. A beauty that was marred দ্বারা the arrogance that plastered her face.
She regarded me cooly.
"This is pathetic Angel, ive been in the area for three days, yet আপনি failed to sense me. You've grown weak and your distraction with this pathetic excuse for an Alpha," gesturing to Kate, "is bemusing, she-" she stopped, she had spotted the pup peaking around from behind Kate.
"I see," she said, "you've mated with this girl."
"Cassandra-"
"Shut up!" she yelled at me. I saw a look that had crossed her face many time, jealousy.
"Im going to kill আপনি all, every single নেকড়ে in Jasper will die." She started moving towards Kate and the pup.
"Hey, vindictive bitch, your fight is with me, and as I recall I owe আপনি one for toying with Devil the way আপনি did."
She grinned at me, it was a nasty grin, "but আপনি left and I was so bored."
"Tommarow," I said, "come back and we will fight, just আপনি and me, no one else."
"To the death?"
"Yes, and if I die, আপনি leave everyone here alone."
She thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
She turned to leave, but stopped, "You know Angel, I would have done anything for আপনি if আপনি had just returned the প্রণয় I gave you."
Then she was gone in gust of wind.

God give me Strength, I thought