Chapter 8: Out Of Control


    The ground was soaked with the incessant rains. The rains had be a killjoy in the otherwise happy


    environment. The abrupt arrival of rainwater was unforeseen as the sky had been clear the entire time.


    But soon the sound of music was reced by spine-chilling noise of thunder and lightning. The entire


    ground was turned into a pool of water. The pack was appalled with the sudden disappearance of the


    rains as well. It was as if the rains wanted to make its presence felt; like a warning.


    Einar could not concentrate on his surroundings. His mind was wandering.


    He was remorseful.


    He knew that he owned his behavior, that he trigged the flicker of his emotions. It seemed unfair that no


    matter how much he strived to be the man his conscience wanted him to be, he still would have to


    carry the burden on his shoulders and kill his heart.


    He wanted forgiveness otherwise the memory of Can''s hurt face would haunt his memories


    tomorrow and the days which followed.


    On the other hand, the pack had now assembled around therge open space. It was time for the


    celebrants to ask for longevity, prosperity and wisdom to Luna. As per the traditions the chief would be


    honored the duty to lit the bonfire. But the rains proved spoilsport here, the entire substance of heat


    had been wet due to the sudden downpour. Ragnar tried to ignite the bonfire but he failed miserably


    every time. The tradition was an offering to the Luna and if it could not be finished than as per the


    beliefs of the people, bad omen would follow the pack.


    "Why don''t you let Einar try? After all it''s his birthday today; the Luna would definitely ept his


    offering." Ragnar agreed with Umberto.


    "Come here son. Hold this torch and incinerate the bonfire. This would be your first step to reign in as


    the next Alpha." Ragnar''s smug look said it all. He was happy that his son could finally carry his legacy


    forward.


    Einar cautiously marched forward and held the torch in his hand with Garrick behind him. He was stiff


    and uninterested with the procedures that were going on. He gave the torch to Garrick while Garrick lit


    the torch and handed it back to Einar. When he reached the bonfire the illumination of the torch


    disyed a beauty; Can was standing a few distances from the bonfire across the Alpha''s son. Einar


    was mesmerized with Can at the moment; his wet clothes hugged him tightly while his white shirt


    was transparent enough to show his beautiful skin.


    Einar was turned on by the beautiful boy.


    The beast inside him wanted toe out and be near Can. Sniff him; taste him; devour him.


    A slow tap on his shoulders brought him out of his trance.


    "What are you waiting for? Light it up." Ragnar ordered his son.


    Einar cleared his throat and concentrated on the task in hand. The moment the torch touched the


    bonfire, it doused off. The material was heavily wet and hence could not hold any fire. He tried once


    again but the result did not change. The pack members around were now tensed, the lighting of the


    bonfire was necessary for their procession to begin.


    Aurora was standing near Can and observed the situation. She knew that in order to light the bonfire


    her intervention was necessary. She quickly stood behind Can''s ears and whispered. "This may


    sound uncanny but I want you to concentrate on the bonfire. You were angry sometime before. Right?"


    Can nodded curtly.


    "Channelize your anger at the bonfire. This will be your redemption."


    Can did what Aurora said. He focused his sight on the wet substance and remembered all the wrong


    that had happened to him today. He remembered all the pain, the suffering and the agony he had to


    endure because of Einar.


    He was enraged.


    Momentster, beads of water were flowing upwards as the bonfire made a whoosh sound. The people


    around were astounded with the glimpse of the miracle in front of them. The water in the substance


    was detaching itself, while it looked like it was raining in an upward direction, in a reverse fashion. The


    people had not recovered from the instance when the woods crackled and ignited a huge amount of fire


    to blur everyones vision for a moment.


    Everyone around gasped in shock.


    "That''s enough Can. Calm down now." Aurora kept one hand on his shoulder.


    The people around were happy that the miracle did happen in the first ce. They gave all the credit to


    Einar as they believed it was he who had been blessed by the Luna. That the Luna had epted


    Einar''s offering. How wrong could they be! Ragnar was swelled with pride for his son.


    "Your magic definitely works Aurora. This wristlet is convenient indeed. I was in two minds to wear it


    initially but now I think I will keep it. Thank you for the gift." Can hugged Aurora who returned his


    embrace with a curt smile.


    Aurora had been gifting Can a piece of ornament for his birthday every year. This was to keep his


    powers under control and make sure he is safe always. While Can thought that all the strange


    happenings around him was because of Aurora''s magical jewellery, it was actually the ornament which


    used to keep track of Cans powers and contain his emotions which he himself did not knew.


    "But remember Cally. You are to tell no one."


    "I know I know. I haven''t even said anything to Archer, though I am dying to tell him."


    "No Cally, you have to keep it a secret. Or you can to give it back to me."Aurora raised one eyebrow.


    Can forcefully pulled his hand back, hiding his wristlet with the other hand.


    "I promise I won''t tell anyone. Please don''t take it back. Besides it''s a gift, you don''t take your gift back.


    Once it is given it is the sole property of the recipient."


    Aurora ruffled his hair and kissed his cheeks.


    "That''s the reason I love you."


    Can turned back when he heard a growl from Einar who was meticulously staring at Can and the


    witch. He waspletely miffed with Einar''s behavior. "What is wrong with him? I always try to keep


    my distance but somehow he keeps meddling in my business. He must surely hate me to do this."


    "He must''ve been stressed today. Don''t hold any anger against him dear. I''m sure he must feel regretful


    for what happened earlier. Give the boy a chance." Aurora tried to pacify Can.


    Can rolled his eyes "As you say Aurora."


    Meanwhile Zelda was besides her son when she felt his anger.


    "What happened son? Are you not feeling well?" Zelda asked with concern.


    Einar frowned and answered "I''m feeling a bit tired mother. Can we just finish with this please."


    "Of course my love."


    Everyone gathered around the bonfire. People swayed to the music of therge drums while they sang


    their songs of glory and merriment, all to please the Luna.


    Can stood alone at a distance from everything. He was uninterested; standing there with nothing to


    stare at but distorting mes of fire was excruciatingly dull. He wanted go home and have some rest.


    "Hi Can. Happy birthday."


    He was surprised to see a young girl with ck curls and beautiful blue eyes standing behind him. Her


    lips were carefully tinted red and her skin was wless. She was beautiful.


    "You remembered! Thank you so much Meredith." Can smiled in appreciation. He was smitten by the


    girl.


    "Of course I do. By the way you are looking gorgeous!" Can blushed at thepliment.


    "Says the beauty herself." The girl''s cheeks were red as she was giggling at what Can had just said.


    This was not going too well for Einar who had been watching Can the entire time. He arched his back


    with his head to the moon and howled in a strong voice. The sound was of authority. The sound was of


    a raging fire burning inside him.


    The entire pack was on a standstill with their heads bowed in submission. Except for Einar''s parents


    and surprisingly Can. Ragnar felt the conflicting emotions inside his son and realized that his beast


    was taking control. This could have been because of the full moon he thought. Hemanded Einar to


    cool down but all Einar did was he red at his father more fiercely like he was challenging his


    dominion.


    Meredith was so scared that she ran towards her father for safety. Meanwhile Einar was ring in full


    force. Ragnar knew that his son was now epting the full force of his beast, which was dangerous in


    this situation as the beast could go berserk and hurt someone. He had to fight his son to keep his pack


    safe. What Ragnar did not know was that the beast wanted out only to eliminate the possible


    Can stood alone watching the eye battle. There was silence everywhere but as nature would have it,


    he sneezed all of a sudden pulling attention of everyone towards him. He embarrassingly returned a


    weak smile and apologized to the Alpha. But To Ragnar''s utmost surprise his son was nowughing at


    the hrious situation. His beast was in control and his emotions were serene. The entire pack was


    relieved and they all joined in theughter of their future Alpha.


    Can found this insulting. What he did not know was that Einar wasughing in admiration of the boy


    and not degrading him.


    Ragnar took control and announced.


    "Be in order everyone. Now the presentation of your gifts to my son shallmence." He knew that the


    full moon was affecting his son. And before the situation got out of control he had to finish this feast


    before it''s toote for his pack.


    Einar was standing near the bonfire. He saw a long queue before him eager to present him their gifts.


    This was baffling him as he only wanted Can to be near him tonight. His father presented him with a


    nicely carved and a sharp spear while his mother gave him a finely made tunic which she handcrafted


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    herself. Thereafter he received gifts of all sorts from the members for which he hardly cared. He weakly


    smiled at them and kept the conversation small to mostly avoid them.


    As per the tradition, Can had to carry ash and circle Einar. He then had to throw the ash at the


    bonfire and pray to ward off any evil from Einar. He then had to present his gift and kiss the back of the


    hand of Einar.


    Just the thought of it infuriated Can. As if the humiliation earlier was not enough that he had to go


    through this all over again.


    "Can my dear! Where is your gift? Are you not going to present it to your future Alpha?" His mother


    and a fewdies were now besides Can.


    "Goodness grace! Your son really is a precious gem." One of the women said with amusement. Even


    the others could not help but praise Mary''s son.


    "He is gorgeous. That''s the reason every girl wishes him to be her mate."


    "It looks like the gods have carved his beauty themselves."


    "No wonder why my daughter always talks about you. She really is fond of you and I can see the


    reason for it now." It was Meredith''s Mother who spoke.


    These praises from the woman actually uplifted Can''s mood. He was blushing red to which thedies


    "Don''t mind them honey. You haven''t told me where your gift is."


    "It is right there Mother. I will give it to Einar when the time is right." He pointed to a nearby tree where


    an object covered in a ck cloth was kept.


    "It''s fine dear. But remember that you had promised to stay until the feast is over. Your father and I


    would love to spend some time with you my child."


    The admiration and hope in Mary''s eyes forced Can to change his decision to leave early. He got


    hold of his gift and followed the queue.


    On the other hand Einar was now getting pissed with the gift receiving ceremony. Usually he loved this


    part of his birthday. But today he was finding it unbearable, like he was trapped somewhere. He used to


    tilt sideways every now and then to see if his pacifier had joined the queue of his admirers.


    After a few anxious moments Can was visible in line of sight and Einars happiness knew no bounds.


    He was purposely avoiding everyone so that he could get closer to his beloved. He red at them and


    even snatched some of the gifts to make sure the people fall out of line fast.


    Can was relieved that he had to wait a very little time for his opportunity toe. He even assumed


    that this procedure will be over soon as everyone was falling out of line prematurely. It was a good sign


    for him.


    Little did he know..!


    Standing toe to toe were Einar and Can.


    Can grabbed a handful of ash from the container and started circling Einar. Whereas the Alpha''s son


    was relieved and his features were calm when he saw the beauty of his life standing in front of him.


    Everything else had blurred. He wanted the moment to stop; he wanted to touch the boy so badly, feel


    his skin with the palm of his hands. But he remembered what he did earlier and his demeanor changed


    to the one of regret and remorse. He wanted to apologize. He tried to speak to him but Can did not


    spare him a nce.


    After circling the boy Can threw the ash at the bonfire which surprisingly med with great intensity.


    Aurora was aware of it as also she witnessed the shocked faces of some people. Can then turned to


    pick up his gift and handed it over to Einar. It was covered in a beautiful ck satin cloth.


    Einar wanted to gain Cans forgiveness but as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, Can


    touched Einar''s palm, turned it over and kissed it with his soft lips.


    Einar was euphoric.


    A sensation of bee stings in a beautiful manner ran throughout his body. He started sniffing the air


    harshly and was soothed when he inhaled an aroma like no other. It was faint but it was making him


    insane.


    It wasing from Can.


    In the midst of the confusion, Can saw Einar''s expressions changing. Einar''s jaws were tickling while


    he forcefully elongated his canines. His sclera was bloody red while a faint vermilion mist had appeared


    all over him. Einar''s beasts were unleashing.


    The onlookers were running in helter skelter. The shouts and screams attracted the attention of the


    Alpha and he soon was on the side of his son. He witnessed a scene of horror. The full moon was


    lighting up the spirit of his son while both his inner beasts were struggling, dominating toe out.


    "Justus, Umberto, Gyroe here. Grab Einar''s arms." The Alpha ordered in a state of panic.


    Can moved back slowly without realizing that the distance was causing the beasts agitation of


    another level. Einar was sweating and breathing heavily to try and calm his beasts but he was being


    overpowered. The Alpha and his aides were finding it difficult to contain Einar.


    He was very strong.


    Even when the Alpha was using his own powers he could not override the strength of Einar at this


    moment. Einar flipped his arms to get rid of the resistance. Umberto, Gyro and Justus were stroked


    down every now and then. Can could not see the state of his fathers apathy and decided to help.


    He saw an opening when Justus fell back and swiftly moved in his position to rece his father. As


    soon as Can touched the shoulder of Einar, he visibly rxed. His eyebrows returned to its normal


    ce. The constant flickering of his orbs stopped while he moved his head around to see Can who


    was out of his sight. He was on his knees because of the struggle while he closed his eyes taking deep


    breaths topose himself.


    "Are you all right my child? You scared me for a moment there." Zelda''s horrified face said it all.


    "I''m all right mother. Just a little tired... Nothing I can''t handle." He said in between his heavy long


    breaths.


    "I did not believe you when you said that your birthday would be remembered for a long time. But now I


    see your point." Garrick chuckled to lighten up the mood.


    Can paced his way to Aurora the very next moment. "Did you see that?!?"


    Aurora nodded with fear in her eyes. She waspletely shaken.


    "I think your magic helped him calm down."


    "What do you mean?" Aurora frowned while her eyes showed skepticism.


    Can lifted his arm to show the ornament gifted by Aurora.


    "As soon as I touched him, the wristlet glowed. But this time it was changing colors from blue, yellow,


    brown, white andstly it changed to ck." Can said in an amused manner and looked at his


    wristlet in awe.


    Aurora''s eyes widened in trepidation while her mouth opened in astonishment for what she just heard


    from Can. This meant that her assumptions were underfed. The boys were more than what she


    presumed. This was even bigger than she thought. Maybe she should have refrained Can from


    Aurora realized her mistake and vowed to keep Einar and Can apart before it''s toote..