SWNOVELS Chapter 74
Chapter 74
“Eight stabs in the chest?”
Garret asks.
The doctors examine the
dead b*dy that has not yet been moved. The b*dy is of a pack member, one who is part of the house guards.
“Yes, but it was a silver
weapon.” Beck says.
“What does this mean?” I ask.
“Who killed him and why? Is
it connected to Ezra or
Oliver?”
“It can mean anything really.
This could have been just a murder completely
unrelated to any of us.” He
says.
“The man was stabbed eight
times, it seems to me like a
crime of passion.” Victor
says. “Or anger.”
“Great. On top of all that we
have to deal with, now we
have a murder investigation
going on too.”
The beta, Archie, steps
forward. “If you allow me, I’ll
deal with this one.”
I give him a nod. “Please do.”
“I’ll start the investigation
immediately.” He says.
“Thank you.”
Victor nods. “Don’t worry
about this one. Let him
handle it. You have more
pressing matters now.”
“Like what?”
ו
“Meeting. We need to discuss
our next move.”
I sigh. “Yeah…that.”
I am disappointed that I
didn’t get to have a bit of
time with Colt.
We all head down to the war
room where everyone
gathers.
“Our trackers still don’t know
where Alpha Oliver is. He
left a day or two before we attacked.” Victor says.
“So he was informed?” Colt
asks.
“There is a possibility that it
is a coincidence but it is too
convenient. We have to
assume that we have a
traitor.”
I nod. “It is not unthinkable.
We have many new men and
some of these come from the
spoils of war. Not everyone is
happy being forced into this pack.”
“Agree.”
“We need someone to look
into this.” I say and give
Victor a nod.
Victor nods back. “Beck. See
what you can find.”
“As for Oliver, continue looking for him.”
I was a bit intimidated at first
knowing that I had to act as Alpha but for some reason, so far, it is coming naturally. And if I have doubt, I simply
look at Victor and he
immediately chimes in an
idea.
“What about Ezra? What do
we do about him?” Beck asks.
That one I have to think for a
moment. Above all else, I
want to kill him. He is my target but my number one priority at this moment is to gain control of my power. I had a taste of having control of my powers. It might not
be detrimental in this war
but hey can be useful. If I actively put all my effort into
fighting Ezra right now, I
won’t be able to focus on my
power.
After so much thinking, I look at Colt. “What do you
think we should do?”
He stares down, thinking. “There is nothing more that
I would love to do than
attack him and wring his neck with my bare hands. But my f**king brother has
resulted to be smarter than
we thought. You said you saw
him with this Zao?” He asks
and I nod. “He is looking for allies. I am sure he’s gone to
other packs which means
that most likely all other
packs are highly aware of our squabble. He might already
have allies. We can’t just
attack him. I hate it but, we
need to watch his moves…for
now.”
“I agree.” Garret says. “But I don’t think we’ll have to wait
long. Eventually, he is going to get impatient. That man has no discipline.”
“Alright, then for now, that is what we will do.” I say. “Let’s
come up with our plans and reconvene in the morning.”
With that, they all scatter.
“You did good.” Colt whispers
in my ear.
“You think so?”
“Yes.” Victor says, walking
closer. “You assessed the
situations before making decisions and you listened to others opinions and made decisions based on what you heard. You did very well. Ultimately, in the end, the decisions will be yours but listening to what others have to say and their ideas is what a good leader does.”
I give him a big smile.
“Thank you and I have one
request.
“What is it?”
“Thake that damn reforming
camp down.”
“Uhm…”
“Uhm nothing. Get rid of it.”
“Father won’t be happy about
that.”
“And I don’t care. I know I
am not officially Alpha so if he gets better and gets back to his duties then he can do
whatever the hell he wants
but since I am in charge
right now, I want it gone.”
He sighs. “Very well.”
Colt smiles at me, approvingly.
“I don’t want anyone else to suffer like you did.” I tell
him.
“I agree.” He hugs me and nuzzles my neck.
The connection I feel with
him is unmatched. This is
what a mate is but then
again, he made me feel this
loved and safe even before
we marked each other.
Maybe it was because ever
since we reconnected, he has
always seen me as his mate
and treated me as such. I thank the goddess for letting this turn out the way it did
with him. If Colt had not
come into my life again,
would there have been a
possibility that I would have
ended up with Ezra? I am
sure there is. If none of this
had happened, I would not
have known how horrible he
really was and so maybe my dumb self would have given
him a chance.
My stomach starts hurting.
“Uh! I’m getting really
hungry.” I mutter.
He chuckles. “You are that
hungry again?”
I nervously laugh. “Yep…must be the stress.”
Not a baby in here at all…
I inwardly sigh.
…I really have to tell him.
“There you are. I talked to
Honora.” Lotus walks in our
direction.
“What did she say?”
“She’ll meet us whenever we
are free. She said she’d
opened her schedule for us.”
“Great! When could we go?”
“Whenever you wish.”
I look at Colt and then back at her. “Could we go today?”
“I… suppose so. It will take a
few hours so I don’t see why
not.”
“Excellent. Then let’s go.
”
After getting ready, we head
to the town of Ellsworth
where Honora lives. We are
greeted by her the moment
we arrive. She takes us back
behind her shop where she
prepares us tee.
I am here with Lotus and
Colt. We also have a few
guards but they wait outside.
“I have so many questions.”
Honora nods as she sits. “I
understand. I can only
assume that you already
know some of what
happened with your
mother?”
“Yes. Lotus told me. What
did you do to me?”
“Well, you were born with
your wolf soul. Every
werewolf is born with a
wolf’s soul in them but they
are dormant until their bodies reach maturity and
are able to handle the shift. A newborn’s b*dy is not ready for shifting and so you were at death’s door.”
“Why was I born this way?”
“That I cannot say. A birth
defect, maybe it was a curse or a blessing. There is no real way of knowing.”
I nod. “So what did you do?”
“I inscribed a holding sigil on your b*dy.” She points to my
chest. “And it did what it was
intended to. It kept the wolf
soul at bay until your b*dy
was ready for it.”
“But then…why did my
mother burn it? Why did she try to cover it?”
“I do not know why she did
what she did.”
“Dahlia always had her own
secrets.” Lotus mutters.
“Now, about your powers…‘
”
“Yes, I remember what you
said. Do you know
something about why it is not working?”
She nods. “I feel like it might be the sigil that is messing with your powers. It might be blocking them.”
“Can you help me?”
“Yes, but it will be strenuous to your b*dy and though it is rare, there is a small chance
that it can affect that which
you carry.” She says stealing a glance from my belly.
Damn it. She doesn’t know
that no one knows-besides
Kanda.
“Carry?” Colt asks.
I am stunned and don’t know
what to say.
Honora can see my reaction
and quickly replies. “The power she carries.”
She has quick wits about her.
“The power she carries can be affected.” She says.
I give her a thankful look.
“And payment? How much
will this cost?” Lotus asks.
“I already have enough money dear.” Honora looks at me. “…and your mother has already paid tenfold all those years ago, a fortune in
my eyes, so no need. I will
gladly help you.”
“Thank you.” I am so
grateful.
“Now that being said…is this really what you wish to do?” She gives me a pointed stare.
The urge to put my hand on my stomach is strong but I
resist it.
My baby…you are my child and you are as strong as I am, I am sure of it…
“I…I need some privacy.”
They all look at me.
“I wish to talk privately with
Honora.”
“Very well.” Lotus says as she
gets up.
Colt on the other hand
hesitates. “If that is what you
want…”
I nod. “Yes.”
He gets up and follows Lotus
out.
When the door is closed, I
whisper. “How bad can it be? What can happen?”
“As I said, it would be rare
but the chances are never
zero so I have to give you the warning. If I am honest, I am
not really worried. You are of Alpha blood and so is
your…child. Strong. It mostly depends on you. If your b*dy is strong, then your little package will be fine. But
as I said…chances are never
zero.”
“Then this is something I
must think about.”
“Take your time and get to
me whenever you have
decided.”
“Thank you.”
With that, I leave with Colt
and Lotus ready to give it
much thought. I lean on
Colt’s shoulder as we drive
back.
“Lotus, how is father really doing?”
“As the doctors said, he is
recuperating but slowly. He is lucky that he has even
survived the poison in his b*dy. I really do hope that physically he will go back to
normal but the doctors are
not sure that will happen. They say that he might get some semblance of normal
but not completely.”
“Yet they gave him a day or two to live when it first
happened and they were wrong.” Colt says. “That man is a strong mother f**ker and I see him getting back to a hundred percent.”
Before I can agree with him,
his phone rings.
Watching him pick it up, I
start to wonder.
Maybe now that I am going to be Alpha I should get one. I don’t like phones and I
don’t like to use them…or
rather I don’t know how to
use them. I am not good with technology at all. Colt brought it up a long time ago
that I should have one but I
refused. To be honest, if I
had one, it would have
helped me a lot in many
situations.
“Damn it…” Colt mutters.
“What’s wrong? What happened?”
He finishes the call and sighs.
“Another dead b*dy was
found.”