Chapter 14 : Relighting The Flame

'We meet again, brother.' The unknown wolf said.

It was a total shock for Rex to discover the sudden arrival of his evil brother here in the United pack's territory, and now he knows that the pack's in terrible danger.

'My, my. You've grown more muscles than before, dear brother.' He said as he walked towards Rex and all he received from his was an angry expression.

'You're the one who killed the two Northern wolves, isn't it?' Rex asked furiously.

'Hmm, let me think. Oh yes, the two weaklings who got in my way of arriving here. Would you like to know how they died?' He said and Rex growled as he began his story of what happened back at the pack border…

Lex's POV

The sun glares the land below it with its powerful light as it stood in the middle of the sky. I was venturing towards this pack's territory after a good rape on a lone female wolf who I've found it alone a few miles away, in a cave where no one knows, until I saw two strange wolves heading towards my direction. I immediately hid behind a bush and overheard their conversation.

'Rex is truly a good and brave mate, fulfilling his mate's wish and able to bear those pains.' One of them said.

'Yeah. I would be crying for my entire life if that happens to me.' The other wolf said.

'Well, we must let Aren know about this immediately.'

At that moment, of course, I realized that they're Northern wolves and they revealed that you're nearby. Since they're the only Northern wolves who knows the truth about your murder, why would I not erase this good news that is about to enter Aren's ears? I walked out of my hiding spot and they stood in their fighting stance as the rustling of leaves caught their attention.

'Lex?!' One of them said in shock.

'No, Lust.' I said with an evil grin. 'I believe Rex's nearby, am I right?'

'We won't tell you where he is, dirty mutt.' The other Northern wolf growled and I let out an evil laugh.

'You alphas truly are the worst liars.'

'So are you.'

'Me? I don't even care about lies, 'cause why would I bother when anywolf infront of me dies.'

'You will pay for what you have done to our pack, Lex.'

I let out a deep sigh for their continuous mistake on my name and return a smile.

'Lust will be the last name that you'll ever hear before your death.' I said and made an evil grin as they ran at me.

The first Northern wolf pounced at me and I side-stepped his attack. The other one came and I swung my claw at its chest and body, leaving grievous wounds and blood splatting on the soil. Its friend made another attempt and I slashed its body while performing another side-step. Both of them lied on the ground and panted heavily as they're losing large volumes of blood.

'Damn you!' One of them spat angrily.

'Sigh, you two are really weak. Do you even call yourselves Alphas?' I replied and they growled at my insult. 'Well, goodnight.'

I slashed my claws at their necks and leaped away to prevent the gushing blood from staining my coat. In the end, I smiled at their dead body and began to search for an entrance into this pack's territory…

Rex stabbed his claws into the soil, imagining it as Lex's throat after knowing the pain that his pack mates suffered, and he was ready to rip him apart.

'Truly pitied them. They could've been Omegas instead of Alphas, so they won't get in my way.' Lex said pitifully.

'I want the main reason, mutt.' Rex growled with his eyes completely focused on him.

'Very well.'

He sat down infront of them and kept his eyes on Rex who might pounce at him anytime.

'I would like to maintain the bounty on your head, and killing them would keep it that way since they know the truth. Don't you like being an outlaw, Rex? A desperado like me? Besides, you have nowhere else to go.'

Rex's senses told him that Lex's going to stay here, in the pack's territory, and he's going to rape the females in this pack. He growls and it showed Lex that he knows what he had in mind.

'Glad you know what I'm going to do, brother.' He said, still wearing his evil grin.

'What is he going to do, Rex?' Garth asked as his eyes are also fastened on Rex's brother.

'He's going to stay here, and rape any female wolf he has an opportunity on.' Rex replied.

Lex began to notice an unusual white fur behind Garth and smiled.

'Looks like someone's hiding from me.' He said.

Lilly peeked out a little of her head to see what was happening and her eyes widened once she caught sight of Lex's lustful eyes.

'Ah, a female wolf. Such beauty must not be wasted, don't you think?' Lex said as he saw Lilly's beautiful violet eyes.

'I'll rip your head off if you dare to lay your paws on her!' Garth growled, showing his canines at him.

'I would like to see you try.'

Rex stood infront of Garth and began to walk towards Lex, ready to stab his claws into his throat.

'Give me a good reason to spare your pitiful life right now!' He said as he gripped Lex's mane closer to him and raised his extended claws.

He was ready to kill him after what he had done to his pack, to Rose and to his pack mates. Silence descended upon them for a few seconds until Lex spoke up.

'I'm your brother, and brothers don't kill each other, right?'

Rex denied his reason and was about to swing his claw at him, but something held him back; all of the good memories of him growing up with his brother played in his mind. He tried to ignore it, but with no luck.

'Kill him now, Rex!' Garth shouted in anger.

'So, what I've just said is true, right?'

Rex finally dropped out of his memories and looked back at him.

'Yes.' He said and landed a fist at his face.

Lex collapsed to the ground with a little blood on the side of his mouth and looked back at him.

'But that doesn't mean I can't punch you.' Rex continued.

'Makes sense.' Lex replied, wiping off the blood with his paw.

Rex was now having difficulty in killing his own brother, and in the end, he made the biggest mistake in his whole life.

'Get out of here.' He said and Garth and Lilly's eyes widened.

'Why thank you, brother.' Lex said as he got up and began to walk away.

'You're just gonna let him go like that?' Garth shouted and Rex lowered his head in disappointment to himself.

As Lex walked pass Garth and Lilly, he caught sight of Lilly's beautiful body length and sticked out his tongue, placing her as his first target. Garth noticed this and was about to go for him when Rex shouted.

'Don't even try Garth. You're just going to get yourself killed.'

'And just let this bastard walk away?' Garth shouted back.

Just when Lex's about to enter the woods, Rex's call stopped him.

'Lex!'

He kept his face facing forward and listened to what his brother has to say.

'If you dare to go for this lady or any other female wolves in this pack, I'll kill you.' He said with his head kept lowered.

After twenty seconds of silence and sounds of the wind blowing through the bushes, creating the sound of rustles, Lex shouted back.

'Go ahead.'

Garth and Lilly watched as he walked away and ran towards Rex who was sitting on the ground with a sad expression.

'You're a fool to let him go, Rex. Now he's going to rape the girls in my pack.' Garth said and he noticed Lilly's frightened expression and hugged her. 'I'll protect you, Lilly. Don't worry.'

'Why did you let him go, Rex?' Lilly asked in a trembling tone.

'It's because I can't kill my own brother.' He replied and looked back at them. 'I truly tried to swing my claws at his neck, but the good memories of me and him held me back. I can't do anything about it.'

Understanding what Rex was currently going through, Garth and Lilly sat beside him and forced a smile.

'I understand, Rex.' Lilly said and placed a paw on his shoulder.

'Me too. I'm sorry for shouting at you like that, but right now we must keep all Alphas and Omegas on alert.' Garth stated seriously and Rex nodded.

At that moment, Sam and a few alphas arrived and ran towards them, their eyes searching their surroundings for the unknown wolf.

'Where's this unknown wolf?' Sam asked as they turned towards him.

'He walked away.' Garth replied and Sam's eyes widened.

'What?!'

'That wolf is my brother, Hutch. He's a rapist, and I was about to kill him, but I can't.' Rex said in depress.

'It's okay, man. I know you're a good man and I'm sure you have your own reasons for such act.' He replied and Rex smiled.

'Sam, get all the alphas and omegas on alert, and sent the alphas to guard every female wolf in our pack. We can't risk to lose our pack mates.'

'On it.'

They watched as the group of alphas left and they looked at each other.

'We must head back to the pond immediately.' Rex stated and they nodded before heading out.

Meanwhile, back at the pond, Hutch, Humphrey and Kate were having a discussion of their own about the unknown wolf with the sun above them.

'So, who do you guys think the unknown wolf is?' Humphrey asked, starting the conversation.

'I don't know, but he or she may be dangerous.' Hutch said.

'She? I agree that the wolf may be a 'he', but 'she'?'

'Any wolf can be dangerous, Humphrey. Even a female. We will never know.'

'I still don't get it.'

'Look. Think of this as an example. If Kate is your opponent, will she be dangerous to you?'

Humphrey's eyes met Kate's and she smiled as he finally realized the stupidity that he's saying and he looked back at him.

'Oh, right. I get it.' He replied.

'Just remember that.' Hutch said.

'Yes sir.'

Humphrey made a salute gesture and Kate giggled and Hutch rolled his eyes. Kate was as curious as them about the unknown wolf in her pack territory, wondering if he or she is really dangerous, but trusting in Rex's hyper instincts, that wolf must be on the lookout. A sudden chill run down her body as her instincts told her something relating to the unknown wolf that she doesn't want to know. Noticing a frown on Kate's face, Humphrey looked back at her with a puzzled expression.

'What's wrong?' He asked.

'I know this is crazy but, could this wolf be… Lex?' She said and Humphrey's eyes widened in fear.

'Lex?' Hutch said, completely clueless on the name mentioned from Kate.

Knowing that Hutch hasn't know the full story of Rex's past; only the parts of Rex and Rose back at Winston and Eve's den, Humphrey and Kate decided to solve his puzzled mind.

'Rex has a brother back when he's in the Northern pack.' Kate said as she faced towards Hutch.

'So his brother's Lex?' Hutch said in an unsure tone, and it changed when he received nods from them. 'Well, how is that a thread?'

Hutch noticed a sudden frown on their faces and realized that Lex must be different; he was expecting Lex to be somehow almost the same as Rex.

'Well, Lex is a killer and a… rapist.' Humphrey said, having problems in spitting out the last word of his sentence and Hutch stood in shock.

'Yeah. We were as shock as you back when Rex told me, Humphrey, Garth and Lilly about his past.' Kate said in an expectable manner.

'Then we must keep our guards up at all times.' Hutch stated as he stomp his foot on the ground. 'I hate rapists, not in my pack.'

The rustling of leaves from afar caught their attention and Hutch and Humphrey immediately stood in their fighting stance, keeping Kate safe from the unknown visitor who might be Lex. A black figure began to appear and Hutch growled as it began to get closer, but as it walked into the daylight, they let out a sigh of relief to find that it was Rex along with Garth and Lilly behind him.

'You almost scared me, Rex.' Hutch said as the three wolves walked closer to them.

'Sorry. Wasn't my intention to scare you.' Rex apologized as he sat infront of him along with Garth and Lilly beside him.

'So, who's the unknown wolf?' Humphrey asked curiously and Kate began to edge closer to the bank of the pond, hoping that her instinct's wrong.

Rex faced his head to the ground before looking back at them.

'It's Lex. He's here.' He replied and the three wolves's eyes widened in fear.

'How did he get in here? The patrols should see him coming in.' Kate asked, clueless on the skill level of Lex.

'He's a very sly and cunning wolf, so it's not going to be easy in spotting him. He is skilled, but not as high as mine. He's wise enough to choose not to face me one-on-one.'

'He may even be here right now, listening to us.' Garth said, examining the thick brushes from his position.

'No. He's not here.'

'How can you tell?'

'My instincts would've sensed his presence.'

'So, what are we going to do now?' Lilly asked, hoping that Rex will come up with a quick solution.

'We'll hunt him down.' Garth stated seriously. 'I won't let him murder the females in our pack in cold blood.'

'That won't work.' Rex replied, looking back at him.

'Why?'

'He's not as dumb as any other alphas. He's very good in creating distractions, and once he saws an opportunity, he will go for it without drawing any attention.'

'I can inform the hunting pack about this.'

'We can't take that risk.'

'Then what do you have in mind?'

They all faced towards Rex who was thinking deeply in his mind, and he finally looked back at them after a few minutes.

'The only thing that we can do now is stay alert, and don't make any dumb decisions. I'll come up with a better solution.'

They spend the rest of their time listening to Rex's past once again to avoid more confusion for Hutch. Unfortunately, his story came to a halt when a howl broke out, starting them and causing their mind to race.

'Sounds like it's from the waterfall.' Hutch said, standing up along with the others except Kate.

'Hutch, Humphrey, stay here and protect Kate again while me, Garth and Lilly go and check it out.' Rex commanded and received nods from the two wolves. 'Let's go.'

Rex, Garth, and Lilly dashed into the woods and ran towards the waterfall at top speed, hoping that the pack wolves survived from Lex's attacks. But their luck ran out when they arrived at the bloody scene. Two alphas were lying on the ground, the male had cuts on his body while the female had an open wound on her throat. As they got closer, Rex's eyes widened as he recognize the female wolf; she was his student back when Garth brought him and the others along to Alpha school. Garth and Lilly watched as Rex examined their wounds. The male suffered multiple wounds on his body, but he was lucky to be alive. For the female, she was raped before her death descends, judging by the white sticky fluid flowing out of her vagina, and this shows that it was Lex's undoing. Rex began to walk back towards Garth and Lilly with a sad expression.

'Did Lex…?' Lilly asked, terrified by the bloody scene.

'Yes. This male alpha must've tried to defend the female from Lex, but suffered heavy injury from him and fainted. He's lucky to be alive at this point. But the female…' Rex said, lowering his head in disappointment and a frown grew across their faces.

'Oh god…' Lilly said sadly.

'I taught her back when you brought us along with you to Alpha school, Garth. I can't believe she's his first victim and she's still young, and has a long journey to go in her life.'

The sound of groans caught their attention and they turned towards the male wolf who was awaking from his unwanted sleep. He opened his eyes slowly and found three wolves staring down at him.

'Are you okay?' Rex asked calmly.

'Ye-Ow!' The injured wolf whimpered weakly as he tried to move his body, triggering his injured muscles.

'Just relax and don't move.'

'What happened?' Garth asked hesitantly.

'A tan brown wolf… ambushed us… I tried to protect her… but was knocked out by him… Is she okay…?'

He received frowns from them, indicating that he failed his mission and he looked away from them, disappointed in himself.

'It's okay. I know you tried. Just rest for now.'

'You're lucky to be alive, soldier.' Rex said.

'Yeah, I know.'

A few minutes later, Tony, Winston, Eve, and Sam arrived at the scene and were greeted by a dead body that was unacceptable to them.

'Rex's brother did this, didn't he?' Winston growled, looking at the dead body of his pack mate.

'Yes.' Garth replied.

'I'll rip him to pieces!' Eve snapped, ready to take Lex down when she sees him.

Rex felt the anger inside him returns; the fire that he never felt since he left his pack has relighted. He stood up and stabbed his claws into the soil, and it caught everyone's attention. He looked at them with eyes full of anger and fury.

'I will avenge their death, and all the female wolves who he raped. There won't be 'brother' relations anymore.' He said, looking at the innocent lives taken away.

He was now done with brotherhood and the past, 'cause this has pushed him to the edge of vengeance…

Looks like the next chapter will be full of actions, I think. This story will be ending soon; probably ends at chapter 16 or 17. Sorry for the long updates; I'm currently sick, but I'll try to keep this story updated. I've thought of new stories during my day offs and I came up with four new ideas, but I'll be deciding which to write in the future. Anyways, thank you for the support so far, seeing improvements on my story just makes me feel better. As usual, leave a review/follow/favourite. You guys are the ones who kept me writing and I'll be seeing you in the next chapter. Have a wonderful day. Peace out. -LoverWolfs1121