Chapter 15|The Vision.

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At the De Luca Pack manor, everyone was delighted with how Enzo gradually began to see the world in a clearer light, after Lucia conceived and birthed her first son Lucas, Enzo accepted the child the same way he did Alexander even though at first he was afraid of history repeating itself with Lucia.

Enzo treated her with respect.

Over the years when Lucia accepted the fact that her husband couldn't love her she turned into a completely different person showering all the love she has unto herself. She ticked the attraction she had for him out of her life and only went to him when he sought her out. Most days she was lavishing herself with gifts, shopping sprees and traveling around the world for much needed vacations.

Both she and her wolf found peace in that.

Often times Lucia forgot she had a son but whenever guilt began to eat at her conscience Old Beatriz and the staff available for him come to her mind, then she regains her peace. Lucas at first refused to accept her denial for him, he followed her everywhere only to get ignored. When he turned 3 years old he learnt the hard way that she didn't care for him and so he sought solace in whoever acknowledged him from his grandfather, father, brother and to all the other members of the pack who lived in the main Pack house, the De Luca Manor. Gradually, he too disengaged himself from the shallow woman.

Stephano De Luca ruled for over a hundred years before his son Enzo took over his position as Alpha, his wife Adrianna was of the lineage of an almost extinct werewolf pack whose powers were unreal, the Opium Pack. She had very long hair the shade of midnight with strands of natural red and eyes of the same colour, black, they glinted in the dark and blazed when enraged. Her emotions couldn't be hidden from her eyes hence why other werewolves claimed her as volatile, she was stern and just during her time as Luna and punished the wrong without second thoughts. The strict Luna was loved by her people because of her justice. Beatriz was her bestfriend and came from the same pack as the Luna, she lost her mate at a tender age and never took a glance at love again, she sacrificed her time wholly to the Luna and her family. Beatriz was blessed with the power of vision sighting, she had visions of events that happen in the future.

One day, a letter was sent to her from her Father requesting her presence in the pack, Adrianna left her son Enzo with Beatriz with the promise to be back soon.

On a stormy night, the winds howled violently and vocally, only the red strands of her hair were returned to the De Luca Pack Alpha, Stephano a fortnight later in a parcel with a letter from the hunters of the wolves who set a trap on the Luna, hunters that worked with the enemy. The enemies ambushed her travel team and attacked them leaving no soul alive.

The Luna, Adrianna's death shocked and appalled the world but those whom received the blow most harshly were her husband and her dearest companion. Her death was mourned all around the world, it brought forth the meltdown of her hometown pack and so only a few members of the Pack survived and it was only the lucky ones who were sparsed in other packs, and so the Opium Pack became a Pack and a part of the past.

Beatriz mourned her friends death and stood by her Alpha, Stephano after his wife's death, she taught him to live without her, taught him to live for his son. Stephano did so and took after his wife's zeal for justice. The lenient Alpha turned into the strongest and strictest Alpha.

Stephano De Luca alongside his friends Christopher Knight, the Alpha of the most influential and powerful pack in Britain, his Beta, Martin Miles and Stephano's own Beta Julius Fraser ruled the United States of America and the Great Britain. Julius Fraser died not long after Adrianna's death.

Stephano after Beatriz only trusted his two friends Christopher and Martin in the whole world and only let them in on his deepest secrets, the same went for them too.

The three formidable men were recognized and praised for the strong alliance and relationship they shared. They were bound by ties that couldn't be broken.

On a cold day in December, Beatriz approached Stephano anxiously. The night before she had a vision and it was unlike anything she's ever seen and felt before, she knew her vision could only be translated by a great seer and so she contacted the Pack's seer and narrated her vision to her. The brittle old woman snapped her fingers with a crack then smiled broadly until her missing teeth were visible.

"Bring me the Alpha and his most trusted advocates." Old Ynes whispered against the fire glowing in her hut.

Beatriz rushed to the Alpha and briefed him about the cognitive content along with Old Ynes' summons. One day later Alpha Christopher and his Beta Martin arrived to New York City and with her in tow they visited the Seer's Hut.

"I have good news for you, tremendous news that will help you sleep at night. You three men are known as the strongest wolves on earth but I know you all find it hard to sleep every night. I assure you, tonight is going to be different. In fact you'll dream nice dreams about what I have to say." Ynes announced.

Beatriz who was sitting around the corner smiled at the Seer's tactics to have them on their toes with the thrill of excitement and anxiety.

"Get on with it old woman." Martin playfully pushed at her and got a toothless grin as a reward.

"Ever the impatient one aren't you, humble Beta." She wisped over his face before clearing her throat suddenly appearing more serious than she's ever been.

"My Alpha Stephano, in two nights you'll be blessed with an addition to your family and pack and in two nights your son will weep of a great loss, he'll lose the best thing to ever happen to him and he'll attempt to deviate from his responsibilities and his fate. Do not let him succumb to pain. Do not let him submit to the pain that'll claw, rip and gnaw at his chest. Do not let him bow, accede or give in to the pull of martyrdom before his time. You need to be strong to do that." She released a huge sigh as confusion etched itself clearly on Stephano's face, his son Enzo's wife was heavily pregnant and Penelope was of human descent with no powers to protect her from pain that went with the birth of a werewolf.

His brain worked harshly at her words as the chill of apprehension and foreboding filled his soul. She clucked her tongue at him and shook her head. "Remember, you need to be strong."

He nodded in understanding as the truth and weight of the situation dawned on him. The addition will be the birth of a child and the loss will be its mother's death. His heart clenched in his chest at the thought of how Enzo his son would cope with such a great loss.

His mate, Penelope brought out the best in him.

Stephano knew exactly what it felt like to lose a mate, a loved mate because no day passed without him wishing his Adrianna was with him.

The seer turned to Christopher and told him how successful he'll become in his business endeavors and also about his daughter, red-haired Vanessa, a werewolf with powers that made people accuse her of being a witch. She then turned to Martin and gave him a long look and claiming that he was good to go.

"Here comes the good part. Stephano, Enzo begets his heir soon, your pack will be blessed with a strong man ten times stronger than his Father and five times stronger than you, Alexander shall be the Alpha to take after your son only if you succeed in putting Enzo unto the path that fits a leader, if he deviates, the other perishes. A union shall be formed between your grandson and the first granddaughter of the Bane Pack's Alpha or Beta. Only your first granddaughter can be married to Alexander and.." She stopped as wind gently blew at her frail grey hair. Ynes the seer closed her eyes briefly and when she opened them they were as red as the fire that was blazing in her hearth.

"From the union will be a son stronger than any werewolf the world has ever seen. He will be one of its kind, he will be the strongest, most powerful man and wolf to be born and raised on the planet earth. His strength shall be a hundred times greater than you three and myself combined. This shall be more than a mere alliance to bring two packs together, from them will be true love and no man could break that connection, those two shall face difficulties that will threaten their lives. Alexander must be betrothed to his mate at her birth, you need not be confused for everything will unravel itself and soon." She smiled. "Do not let your hearts rule you for it'll merely ruin you. Do not follow your heart's selfish wants for it doesn't matter whoever the girl is gotten from, all that matters is that the edict be abided. She shouldn't be betrothed to any other man for it'll be a call for a war greater than anything I have ever seen before and believe me I've seen a lot to last a hundred people a lifetime."

She shook her head, a sign to say she was done speaking. The men stood on their full heights and moved to the door, with her eyes clasped to Martin's she repeated her words" Do not let your heart rule you for it'll ruin you."

She extracted no reaction from him, if she didn't know any better she would have thought her words didn't reach his ears but she knew better and she knew he heard her just as clearly as she knew Beatriz had heard everything that transpired within the sacred room.

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