Chapter 42: Chapter 42

Eli hesitantly stepped into the middle, his eyes showing fear. Rosalie smirked, almost laughing at how the once confident and cocky alpha is now terrified of her mate.

Dimitri only watched with a bored expression, rolling his eyes at how slow Eli was walking into the middle.

The second Eli was standing still, Dimitri attacked. Eli tried blocking his punches, kicks, and claws, but he couldn't. All of Dimitri's attacks were carefully planned out, they were quick and sneaky.

Dimitri grabbed Eli by the throat and slammed him onto the ground, smirking as the alpha screamed in pain. He let go and stepped back, allowing Eli to stand up.

The younger alpha couldn't though, the pain from his broken spine sliced through him. Dimitri continued to watch him, deciding on whether or not to kill him. He finally went with the latter and walked over to the screaming man.

"Goodbye, Eli." Dimitri smirked before snapping Eli's neck.

He walked away from Eli's body, his mind already focused on his next challenge. He stood in the middle once again and stared at his next victim.

Alpha Brandon stepped into the middle, unlike Eli he wasn't afraid. He stood confidently before Dimitri, his eyes holding hatred.

Dimitri cocked his head, his black eyes were empty of emotion. He studied Brandon, already forming his new attack plan. He smirked as he figured out how he was going to end this alpha.

Brandon attacked him first, Dimitri was shocked at his speed, but he was still faster. He dodged Brandon's fist before grabbing his wrist and snapping it.

Brandon let out a grunt of pain, but spun around and clawed Dimitri on the chest. A few cheers sounded as blood poured down his chest, Dimitri glared at his pack, growling at their happiness. He was disgusted by them, their betrayal sickened him.

Brandon took this distraction as a chance to cause more damage. However, Dimitri suddenly faced him and grabbed his wrist before he could dig his claws in again. He spun the alpha before letting go, watching as Brandon was flung into a tree.

Dimitri then ran up and pinned Brandon down, he immediately started punching him. After only the second punch Brandon had blood running from his nose and mouth. His cheek started to bleed as well, but Dimitri still didn't stop.

Brandon clenched his jaw and kneed Dimitri in the stomach, but all he earned was a grunt of pain. Gritting his teeth, he knees Dimitri even harder. This time, Dimitri winced and fell. Brandon scurried to his feet and lunged at Dimitri, he quickly pinned him down and clawed his chest again.

Dimitri refused to give a voice to his pain as Brandon clawed his abdomen as well. He took a shaky breath before using all his strength and shoving Brandon off. He didn't allow the other alpha to fall completely over before grabbing him by the throat and snapping his neck.

He threw Brandon's body aside and stood up, he swayed a little, but looked at the fourth alpha.

The alpha gulped and bowed his head, "I'm not doing this."

Dimitri nodded, "Very well, I don't want your pack anyway. You can keep it for your son to guide once he's old enough."

The alpha quickly thanked him before stepping inside the crowd. A fifth alpha stepped forward and stood in the middle, his hands clasped behind his back.

Dimitri studied him, his vision blurred for a little before he was able to focus. His chest and abdomen was screaming for him to stop, the pain continued to race through him as he stood there. He ignored it though, instead, he nodded at the other alpha.

The alpha, Alpha Gregory, ran at him. Dimitri watched as he kept changing his path, when Gregory was about to step to the left he rushed at him. Dimitri grabbed him by the upper arm and threw him into the ground.

Gregory winced as his shoulder made contact with a large rock, causing an ache to form. Gregory stood back up and glared at Dimitri, he smirked when he noticed Dimitri was growling at panicking Rosalie.

As Dimitri growled at the alpha holding Rosalie, Gregory attacked him. He frowned when Dimitri didn't fall over or even move, confusion swept over him as he sat on Dimitri's back.

Rosalie almost laughed at Gregory's face and position. He looked like a kid waiting for a piggy back ride with his legs wrapped around Dimitri's waist.

Gregory tensed up as a loud growl escaped Dimitri's mouth, the alpha grabbed Gregory by his shoulders and pulled him over his head. Gregory yelped as he was slammed onto the ground once again, sparks of pain shot through his back.

Dimitri landed a kick to Gregory's ribs, snapping them easily. Gregory attempted to stand up, but Dimitri kicked him again. Once he decided the gasping alpha had enough, he lifted him by his throat.

He looked at the stunned faces of multiple people. He smirked before looking back at Gregory. He tightened his grip until Gregory's windpipe was crushed. He then dropped him and sighed.

He folded his arms across his chest, waiting for his next challenge. He watched as a large alpha stepped out, he was taller than himself and very muscular. This didn't scare Dimitri though, he was already thinking of how he would win this one.

The alpha smirked, "I would say goodbye to your mate, Alpha Black. You're not going to win this one."

Dimitri chuckled, "And why will I lose, Alpha Clark?"

"You're still bleeding from your chest and abdomen, you can't stay up for long with all that blood loss." Clark replied.

Dimitri kept his face blank, Clark did have a point, but Dimitri refused to allow one of the alphas take his mate. They would only use her as a toy and eventually get bored of her, that's how all of them were. He knew them and their ways, he promised Rosalie that he would protect her and always keep her safe, he's determined to keep that promise. He gave partial control to his wolf, knowing his wolf could keep him going.

Clark didn't say anything before lunging at Dimitri, he grabbed Dimitri by the back of the head and slammed his head onto his knee. Dimitri stumbled back a bit, but shook off the pain.

"What the hell are you doing? We should be fighting!" His wolf snapped.

"I'm letting him believe he has the upper hand. I wanna see just how cocky he can get." Dimitri replied.

He continued to let Clark beat him, but when Clark grabbed him by the throat, he had enough. He jumped up and kicked Clark in the face, causing the alpha to let go of him.

Dimitri landed on his feet and lunged at Clark, he sighed and broke the man's neck. He then stood up and took a shaky breath, his whole body was screaming with pain, but he didn't care.

He stood tall as he faced the crowd, he narrowed his eyes, daring anyone to challenge him.

"Anyone else?" He questioned.

He looked at the visiting alphas and realized it was only the one left. He then stared at his pack, waiting for any male to step up.

He smirked when one of his lead warriors stepped into the circle, his presence demanded respect as he strode towards him.

"I want to challenge you, Alpha Black." He stated confidently.

Dimitri nodded, "Very well."

Dimitri handed full control to his wolf and grinned, "Let's see if you can handle me in wolf form."

He could see the fear flash in the warrior's eyes at the thought of fighting his wolf. Dimitri shifted and shook out his fur, he pricked up his ears and waited.

The warrior studied him for a moment, Dimitri had an idea form in his head as he pretended to limp. The warrior immediately shifted and went for his 'injured' leg, but Dimitri dodged him.

The warrior skidded to a halt and looked at his alpha with confusion, Dimitri only tilted his head and sat down. The warrior bared his teeth in annoyance and ran at him again, once again, Dimitri dodged him.

Dimitri then turned and grabbed the warrior by his scruff. He bit down hard and threw his warrior against the house. The warrior whined when his back made contact, Dimitri could only imagine the pain.

Dimitri didn't give the man a chance to fight back as he attacked him again. He tore through the warrior's flesh, blood soaked the blond wolf as he struggled to defend himself against his alpha.

Dimitri shifted back and threw on a pair of shorts, giving his warrior some time to heal.

He looked up to see the warrior's mate watching with worried and fearful eyes, their four year old son was holding onto her leg. Dimitri sighed and turned back around, he walked over to his warrior and frowned. The man shifted back and quickly grabbed a pair of shorts. He seemed defeated, already knowing he couldn't beat his alpha.

"Do you submit?" Dimitri asked.

The warrior stared at him in shock, "Y-you aren't going to kill me?"

"No, you're a good guy, you have a mate and a child. I'm not that heartless."

At this the pack looked down in shame, the realization that they had hurt their alpha dawned on them. Their hearts were heavy with guilt, but also swelled with pride as Dimitri spared the warrior's life.

The warrior nodded, "I submit."

Dimitri half smiled and helped the young man up. His warrior hugged him and thanked him before running over to his mate.

"And this is why he's your alpha."

They all turned to see a rather tall man walking into the circle, Dimitri frowned at the mysterious man.

The man smiled and sighed, "Now, I'm angered by the disrespect in this pack. I've been watching how you treat your alpha, he spared your lives after you ambushed him. If that were me I would have killed you. But he's not cruel, he's kind hearted and cares for you. He loves everyone of you and you wished for one of those alphas to kill him."

"Tell me, what do you think those alphas would of done?"

No one answered, all of them hung their heads in shame.

The man nodded, "They would have raped your Luna, they would have cheated on her with other women, they would have forced Sage and Sara to become slaves. Elijah would be killed. They work like real wolves, you kill the female's pups so you can mate with her. That's how they thought. I've watched at how they treated the females in their packs. It's disgusting."

"You would have hated them, why don't you live a day in their pack? Their packs are starved because their alphas took the food for themselves. Omegas are bullied every day in their packs and their betas are killing pack members. Yes, Alpha Black can be cruel, but you need to realize that he guided you with love and care. Christine destroyed him, ripped out his heart and crushed it. Then Rosalie healed him and still is."

"Your Luna is pregnant, if one of those alphas won they would...her pup would be killed. Now, I hope you all treat him with respect."

The man glared at them before facing Dimitri, who was now being supported by his brothers. The man frowned at the amount of blood on the alpha.

Dimitri looked at him, "H-how do y-you know about me?"

The man smiled, "I'm the Alpha King. Of course you're guided by the council over here, but they're my council. My pack is in Europe. But I'm here because I heard of you, Dimitri."

"I need someone else to take my place as King, someone who can fight better than me. Which means I am challenging you, it's not to the death. It's whoever submits first. If you lose you keep your pack, don't worry." He explained.

Dimitri frowned, "Why me?"

"You're a very skilled fighter, you're smart and know how to pick your battles. You faced about six men in a row and killed five and spared the one. You have the heart for it, you'd be perfect. I need a powerful alpha to become king, I have no heir and no mate. Do you accept?"

Dimitri swallowed, "I...yes, I accept."

"Good, you have a week to rest...you'll need it with those wounds." He stated.

Dimitri thanked him before the king turned and shifted, disappearing into the forest's shadows.

Dimitri suddenly collapsed in his brothers' arms, the men quickly caught him and sighed.

"You're one crazy guy, Dimitri." Xavier sighed.