Episode 2: Facing Reality

Iris POV

Flashback:

I was 15 back then, it was one of the coldest days in winter. As the snow already covered the tall eucalyptuses, I played with Blake in his wolf form, he had just shifted after he turned 16 a few months back and we were enjoying ourselves and running around at midnight.

Alpha Asher suddenly summoned me into his office and that made me shiver in my thin layer of clothes, not out of cold but out of fear.

I embraced myself and the young me clutched the hem of her old sweater and made her way to Alpha Asher's office. I silently opened the door and stepped forward bowing my head:

"-Yes Alpha " I mostly whispered.

"-I've been told that you're not fit to train with the pack, why is that Iris? "

"-Because they're strong and I am weak " I replied tears threatning to break out anytime soon.

"-Well I guess its time to change that, I took you in when you were just a baby, I practicly raised you and never mistreated you, am I right Iris? "

And it was true. Albeit his extreme measures when it came to training and life philosophy, Alpha Asher was a father to me.

We weren't as close as me and Luna Samantha but I know that he had his reasons. He was a righteous man that gave me a shelter and most importantly a friend : Blake.

I owed him Everything begining with my mere existence. If the patrol guards were late I could've been murdered by rogues. It's not everyday you find a baby in a basket floating in a river.

"-yes, Alpha Asher, it's all true " I stated firmly.

"-Then I guess you won't have any objections when I inform you that at dawn you'll be leaving to the North, I've been told that there were 40 rogues who plan on claiming a territory and that would put me at a disadvantage. I want you to take them down. I want you to kill them all. "

I felt a sudden rush of Adrenaline rebelling against my whole being wanting to scream at the man in front of me but I knew better. Although my fighting abilities were a total failure, the time spent with Luna Samantha thought me a lot of things, and one of them was respect.

"-Alpha Asher, I am merely a human, I won't make it. " I stated calmly now looking him in the eyes not masking my disapproval.

"-I would prefer if you don't state the evidence dear Iris, and I wasn't asking for your opinion. " he declared with a tone that insinuated "end of discussion". I bit my lower lip and made my way to the door when his dominant voice added:

"Iris, if you plan on coming back I suggest you bring 40 dead rogues with you "

That was the drop that made my blood boil. "Yes, Alpha "

I jolted out of the room and got out of the pack house to find a very worried Blake waiting for a detailed report.

"-What is it again Iris ? Who do you have to fight again? "

"-I... Alpha Asher wants me to kill 40 Rogues and bring them to him. "

A burst of laughter filled the thick air as Blake managed to squeeze in a bunch of "you gotta be kidding me " and "you got me" . When he saw that I was drop dead serious he added:

"-Wait, you're joking right ? Iris this isn't true... "

"- Does it look like i'm kidding you Blake cuz I sure as hell want it to be some nightmare but it isn't.

I have to head to the North at dawn "

"-stop saying nonsense, I will talk him out of this, I'm his son's best friend he definitely won't let me down. "

He sprinted around ready to go to Alpha Asher's office when I hugged him from behind:

"It's of no use Blake, we both know it. Thank you for being there for me, for the good and the worse. Thank you for protecting me, a mere human. And thank you for loving me more than anyone else. " I said calmly before hearing sobs.

"-Oh my god, Blake Clark are you crying? " I said with a british accent,

"-What? no, pfff why would I, I mean I am a man now and men don't cry and I will certainly not cry for you pff" He shot back embarrassed, it actually made me smile.

"-Don't worry buddy I won't tell anyone that I've witnessed Blake the great crying. " He turned around and simply said:

"-If you really love me then you will come back, I trust you Iris, I know you have it in you, you survived 15 years in a pack of wolves. You need to have faith in yourself just like I have faith in you. This isn't goodbye, we still have to celebrate Christmas together and I need to give you your gift. You have to come back. "

We stood there, under the moon, biding silent promises of a lifetime together, that's when I vowed that I wouldn't go down without a fight.

Once we parted to our respective rooms. It was 1:20 Am, I started thinking of a way to take them all down, and it wasn't going to be strength which I lacked in, Alpha Asher wouldn't send me to my downfall if he didn't have a glimpse of hope. We both knew he cherished me well but never showed it, and I had learned to read beyond the lines which got me to the conclusion:

I CAN take them down, I then thought of hunters who chased down werewolves but were just humans which boosted my self confidence. I started thinking and two hours escaped only to find myself with no genius ideas. "i'm a total failure, it's not like I can throw silver chains at them and they will die " and then a light bulb shined above my head:" wait, that's it, silver - I need silver".

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