RAZE'S pov
I was known as the cursed one, the bastard son of the Alpha, a result of a one night stand between the king and a maid.
The pack's burden, an absolute waste of space and I took on this title with a lot of joy because why dispute it? There was no point in doing that anyways.
I had never been on good terms with my half brother, Talon. A part of him thought I wanted to go against him and fight for the Alpha throne, a part of me knew that was absolutely true too.
Especially now that I got some slight information that he might not be the legitimate son of my father but an adopted child by Luna. His evil treacherous wife.
Imagine my dismay four years ago when I found out I was mated to the same person my half brother wanted to make his Luna.
She was bound to both of us and she didn't even know it. That could have caused a lot of problems for me if I had acknowledged the bond so I did what every reasonable person would do and visited a priestess who helped me weaken the bond so she never found out.
My sweet little doll, Lyraen Dreya. Even her name sounded as sexy and beautiful as she was.
And now she had given birth to my baby under my people and she didn't even know it because now wasn't the best time to reveal that yet.
When she got banished, I realized I had to claim her as mine and sent my faction to go after her and keep her safe while I laid low back at Talon's pack to figure out a few things.
She was pregnant for me, she didn't know it and I couldn't let her suffer like that.
It was quite blissful finding her drunk that night, she had mistaken me for Talon, called me his name even and while it annoyed me that she mistook me for him, my wolf got excited and couldn't resist the bond's pull.
I smelled Talon on her, but it seemed he hadn't claimed her yet. She reeked of aphrodisiacs that night and I assumed they had taken some to make the experience blissful for them, but knowing Talon, he'd probably passed out due to the mixture of alcohol and aphrodisiacs, which he in fact did.
I couldn't explain the feeling and excitement running through me at that time, when she wrapped her arms around me and pulled me in for a kiss, even when I led her back to her room and she began grinding herself on me, I couldn't hold my wolf back so I let myself consume her body.
It was wrong, yes. I knew that. But I had done it anyway, she was my mate regardless, even if she didn't realise it, even when she moaned his name, even when it took everything in me not to mark her and claim her to be mine, but we did it and I never forgot that night— with my precious Lyraen.
She never knew about that night and maybe it's about time she had to find out.
"Where are you?" I heard Alaric's voice in my head through the mind link. He was a member of my faction as well and had snuck out to see me.
"I can sense you. Just keep walking forward." He finally caught sight of me and ran towards me.
"How have you been?" I questioned and he nodded.
"Good, good. There's been a development." He started raspy and my brows furrowed the whole time. I gestured for him to continue talking.
"Alright. Go on."
"Talon caught up with Lyraen and he knows she has a male child. In fact, I heard that he is going to come and claim the child because he believes the child is his." I gritted my teeth and anger seemed to override me so I slammed my fist into a nearby tree.
"Fuck him! How the fuck did he know that she was in the faction and had a child?" I grunted and Alaric just sat on the bare grass.
"Words flew around. He wanted an ally, but Lyraen rejected. Then he sent spies and you can probably tell how it went down." Alaric stated and I took a deep breath in while clenching and unclenching my fist.
There's no way in this life that I'd let that bastard have his filthy hands on my son. Never!
"I guess it's time to go home. Reveal that I'm the leader of the faction." I finally said and I heard Alaric gasp.
"Are you being serious? You're really going to come home?" He questioned in excitement and moved to hug me but I quickly stepped to the side, ducking from his hug.
"Of course, I'm coming home. I don't want that piece of shit around my own so definitely. Return to the pack and expect me." He nodded and shook my hand while sprinting back home as I walked the opposite direction.
When I got back to Talon's pack, inconspicuous like I never left, I realized he had already left for my faction. Fucking piece of shit.
I quickly exited the pack as well with no one knowing, I was the bastard son of the late king so no one really cared about my whereabouts.
"Raze!" Elena's voice rang out and I gestured to her to seal her lips.
"Don't yell. What's going down there?" I pointed to the office door and she chuckled.
"Talon Voss is here, he wants to take Eryx. And Lyraen is having none of it while giving him a piece of her mind. I must say, the moon goddess gave you a real one." She did a thumbs up and I smiled as I approached the door.
"You lied to me, Lyraen. You were pregnant and you never told me. My heir has been with you." Talon's voice rang out and I rubbed my forehead in anger.
"Now I can confirm you're crazy. You need to leave and I don't owe you no explanation. My boy isn't going anywhere with you." Lyraen yelled and it was time for me to stop this.
"The boy is coming with me. He's my son after all." Talon insisted and I pushed open the office door.
"Actually, no. Eryx isn't going anywhere and sure as hell not your son, because he belongs to me. I'm his father." I stated and they both turned to stare at me with shock in their eyes, as I also grabbed a seat.
"Raze? The fuck are you doing here, you bastard?" Talon attacked and I stood to my feet.
"Elena." I called and she came running in almost immediately.
"Yes sire."
"Sire?" Lyraen repeated in visible confusion.
"You should really pick your words carefully, Talon. You're in my pack, where i'm the Alpha and I'm not usually very friendly around here," I turned to Elena and smiled at her, "Could you get me a jacket. This one is filthy since it was on me throughout all the sprinting across the forest." Elena nodded immediately and left while I smiled at Talon coolly.
"You're such a liar, how could you be the Alpha of this Faction?" Talon seethed and I gave him a tight smile.
"But I am the Alpha of this Faction. And here's another truth you might want to swallow with that arrogance of yours…"
I stepped closer to him. "You never had a rightful claim to Lyraen. Because the Moon Goddess never gave her to you…"
I paused, gaze locked on Lyraen's wide, confused eyes.
"…She gave her to me."