Gray Valley

t w e n t y - t w o

"WEST GRAYSON HAS BEEN DEFEATED." Liam's voice was loud and clear as it echoed throughout the yard. "Surely, you all felt the shift in powers... I'm assuming that is why you arrived today."

The pack was huge. There were about a hundred people at the least, crowded in a clearing in the forest behind my house.

"That's impossible," a woman yelled. "He is a Grayson Alpha. He cannot be defeated!"

"Except for Luna herself," he responded.

"What are you talking about? It sounds as if you are saying that the Angel Luna, herself, came to this world and defeated him."

"Will you believe it if you can refuse his command?" I demanded. A hush went through the crowd, as they all stared at me with awe. "West, come outside."

He stepped outside, his black hair, slicked back and his gray eyes, unusually light. When he saw me, his face cracked into a smile; a beautiful, genuine smile.

"Weslyn..."

"The pack doesn't believe it," I explained to him. "They don't believe that Luna changed you."

"I get it... I was such a monster before. It's almost impossible to think that has changed so quickly."

The members of the pack stared at him with awe as he came into view, his face livelier than ever before. The smile; the brightness of his eyes - everything had changed. I never believed that he could look so... Beautiful.

"West is going to command you all and since none of you will feel the need to obey, you will have to believe that he is no longer the Alpha," Liam explained. "West, come forward."

"Kneel," West commanded, his voice strong with authority. "Everyone must kneel!"

"I don't feel the need to oblige," a voice stated from the crowd.

"So it is true. West Grayson has been defeated..."

"I've never been more happy in my life."

"That vile monster deserves to be defeated! He should die for all he has done."

He flinched back violently at the last comment, fear flashing across his face.

"By Luna, I will not allow it!" I stepped in front of West, crossing my arms across my chest. "No one is to hurt him."

"Who are you, little girl? You seem to emit power, but know this... Whoever you are, you mean nothing to our pack."

"Why, you-" I grabbed Liam's arm to stop him from lashing out at the man who had spoken.

"We don't take commands from a teenagers... Especially from a girl like you."

"I advise you not to speak to her that way, father," Martyn emerged, from behind me, his lips set in a firm line. Father? Martyn's father was still alive?

"Michael Grant," Liam told me. "Probably the biggest jerk ever... Martyn hates him."

"Martyn," Michael greeted, looking shocked. "I see your... Somewhat alright."

"I can't tell whether yoeu happy that I was away for two years or if you're disappointed that I'm not dead."

"Martyn," I warned.

"Sorry," he apologised. "I'm sorry, but I'm only saying the truth about him.

"His father may be a douche, but at least he has a parent left," I replied to Liam. "It's better than some of us will ever have. Martyn has no idea how lucky he is in comparison and should treat his father with respect."

"But who will be the Alpha, now?"

"Usually, the one who defeated the Alpha would be the next in line. But if it was Luna who defeated West, then who is next?"

"There are no Grayson heirs remaining."

"It should be me," Michael announced. Murmurs of disapproval ran through the pack. "I was Alpha Wesley's Third-in-Command and the oldest high-ranked Gray Wolf alive-"

"I disagree," Liam interrupted. "I am Graham Moonstone's son... He was Alpha Wesley's Beta and best friend. And I believe she should be Alpha."

"Me? Liam, there's no way... I can't be the Alpha."

"Please, Lyn. Just let me speak with him," he answered.

"She? That little girl; the Alpha? Have you gone insane?" Michael looked at him incredulously. "She is nothing."

"She is my soulmate," Liam gritted out. "She is Weslyn Grayson."

"Weslyn Grayson is dead. He killed her!"

"I am not dead," I hissed. I didn't know why, but it annoyed me. "I am Weslyn Grayson!"

The entire pack seemed to recoil at my voice, staring at me with horrified expression on their faces. My eyes... They were probably red.

"She has the Alpha Marks!"

"Weslyn Grayson was the only girl, who was ever born with the Alpha Marks."

"So it's true..." Michael stated. "You are Weslyn Grayson."

Liam spoke before I could respond to him.

"She is Weslyn Grayson... And she will be the Alpha of the Luna Pack."