The Tears of a Prince

It had taken a while for the two wolves to clear the mess Philip had created. The dead body on the floor had to be put in a leak proof bag and they had to clean up all of the blood that seemed to create small red lakes on the polished material. Mika frowned, holding the wet rag he had managed to find by grabbing a passing maid. He had startled her but at least she was kind enough to let him borrow some of her cleaning supplies. 

The two friends cleaned in silence, no one really was in the mood for light talking, especially Philip. Everything seemed to be pointless to him, every move, every breath was a burden and his hazel eyes landed on the swipes of blood on the floor, the remnants of a life. He didn't feel bad, that was the worst thing. He didn't feel anything considering the life he had just taken. All he could feel was the pain that broke his heart. The truth that so suddenly shattered his world. He had been waiting to remember. Philip dreamed that moment during his whole life, the day his birthday would come, that destined evening where his life would make sense, his memories would return to him. That's all he had ever wanted but now, it scared him. The things he would end up seeing, the fact that Kai's face would be everywhere, the sound of his voice and those blue eyes looking at him with fake emotions. 

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Philip asked his best friend while he sealed the enormous bag. Mika stopped cleaning, raising his head, his dark eyes landing on his friend with a sad expression and he frowned. 

"Because I didn't want you to think I was trying to sabotage your life. I really wanted you to remember on your own but the moment I realized you were willing to die for him again, like you always were, I didn't want history to repeat itself." he explained. 

Philip sat on the couch, undisturbed by the fact that this had been named a murder scene and hid his face with his palms, rubbing aggressively, trying to get out all of this anger he had. He didn't know what to do, he didn't know what to say, he didn't know anything. He felt blessed to have someone like Kai as his mate, he felt relieved when he found out for a second that he wouldn't have to leave him, he felt good even though his partner was a werewolf he didn't care. 

Now though things were different. He felt like a fool believing that the bloodsuckers would ever change. Of course someone like Kai, a spoiled royal, would play with him like that. Honestly to him the real side of the story made more sense than an actual vampire loving him. The hard thing was that he couldn't do anything. He couldn't hurt him, or try to kill him. Even if he attempted to, the beast inside of him would stop him. Even if he, as Philip wished to erase Kai's existence, something inside of him would always stop him and that meant he had already lost this game. 

"I'm such an idiot." he commented. 

"No, you're not. Kai is just a murder just like all the vampires. This is what they do. They appear beautiful, like angels but they are cunning and heartless. I hated them from the beginning. They don't even care about their own, I never believed they could care about others." Mika said. His words were filled with hate, his eyes stuck on Philip as  he tried to share his negative emotions with him. It was as if  Mika had been stuck two hundred years ago. Yes, the feuds between the species were still going on strong but the truth was that in comparison to previous years it seemed that vampires and werewolves had just taken separate ways. Before Mikain decided to hunt them and sell them, that is. 

Philip usually did not agree with his thoughts on this. He always tried to keep his work and feelings separate. If he had to kill he would do it because he was ordered to. He wasn't the type of person that would actually try to harm vampires on his own accord. He didn't care. 

It was probably the first time that the wolf warrior could share this deep hatred with his friend. He could see himself killing whoever was on his path, he could feel the satisfaction of destroying them, snapping their bones and the wolf grinned. 

"You're right." Philip said and Mika stared at him astounded. He wasn't expecting that answer. 

"Let's go back to the meeting hall." the red haired man said and stood up, dusting off his jeans and checking his clothes to make sure there was no blood left in them. "We will dump the body somewhere later, there are too many people around now." he said and Philip nodded, getting up from the couch. 

After this little conversation of theirs they once more headed back to the meeting hall in silence. Philip was thinking of so many things at the moment. The man he had just killed, the man he wished to kill and how he would get that frustration off his chest. He breathed heavily, looking tense and exhausted as they walked in. 

A few eyes turned back staring at them since they were late and Hans had already started talking but both of them ignored the rest of the pack and walked towards Reina who had saved them two seats. The girl spared them a glance, her eyes lingering on Philip, worried about his mental state but she didn't say anything as he sat next to her. She was sure the next few days were going to be rough. 

The blond man on the stage looked devastated. Even if Mikain was a complete asshole the truth was that his Beta and he had been friends ever since they were children. Hans had been the only reason chaos hadn't fallen upon them many times with Mikain's growing ambition and greed. Hans, deep down, hated him. He hated him for what happened to his wife, he hated him for what had become of the pack and for all the things he was forced to do that he didn't want to. Death though, was something he never wished for anyone. The tall man had many times been described as soft, too lenient and maybe he was or maybe he just knew the pain of losing a loved one better than anyone.

"We are all filled with grief by the death of our Alpha. It was very sudden and it is very clear that this act was shameless and cowardly. We will begin an investigation to find out who dared to murder him, going against the pack's rules and whoever did it, I reassure you will be executed." The scarred man announced, looking at the crowd with a stern look. He wouldn't back down on that, justice should be served even if the pack had been rid of a tumor. 

Philip sat back, listening to Hans' announcement, not worried of being discovered. He was a wolf warrior, the bounty on his head already forgotten, buried together with Mikain's heartless body and the only person who had seen him was meeting the Alpha in hell by now.It almost looked entertaining, Hans' determination and his complete emotionless approach to the events. He felt Reina look at him, their eyes meeting as she spoke.

"Aren't you worried?" she whispered and he shrugged his shoulders. 

"Not really." he told her and the girl sighed. She was worried. 

"We will have to assign a new Alpha." Hans continued speaking. At his words the crowd fell silent. That was what everyone was worried about, not who killed the Alpha but who would be the next one. Even the small whispering that could be heard from time to time had died down, all eyes glued on the blond werewolf. "For now I, as the Beta, will take on the duties of the Alpha, once things calm down we will be forced to decide via voting since there can be no battle with an Alpha. The one who the people choose will become the next leader of our pack."

Everyone was surprised. Such democratic procedures were not really werewolf-like. Yes the Alpha was dead but the rest expected a battle to the death or something similar. A simple vote somehow seemed not like them. Hans did not mind, even though he knew there would be mixed reactions. He had a short time to make decisions and he would make sure to keep things as civil as he could. When an Alpha is dead the time until a new one is officially declared is the hardest time for the pack.  It's easier for other packs to attack and take over, Hans had to avoid something like that, especially when they had so many enemies. 

"Also, one last thing. We will be leaving the city. In two days we will go back to the forest." he announced, leaving everyone aghast. 

Philip tilted his head to the side, a frown on his face.

"I have to meet Kai one last time then.." he whispered, a grin lingering on his lips.