If Alpha Knight was surprised at Dr Lance's statement, he was doing a good job of hiding it. But Walter felt he saw a muscle flicker in his jaw before it turned rigid again.Walter turned back to his father, his heart thumping hard against his chest.“Mother... Mother said he would come?” he asked.“Melissa said a lot of things. Most of which I know you've forgotten or never thought mattered because she was...” he trailed off and shook his head.“Yes, your mother always mentioned to me that her first child would come. I just didn't' know why or how.”The silence in the living room after that statement was deafening. No one moved, or made a sound.Dr Lance looked back at Wayne whose eyes never left him.“What do you want?” he asked.“To know everything there is to know about the side of my mother only you saw,” Alpha Knight answered, his voice raw and menacing.“And what do I stand to gain from telling you about the only woman I've ever loved?”Something contorted in Alpha Knight's fac
Silence in the room again. Until Dr. Lance began to move using his stick again.“I was determined never to let you both go, because there was something that drew me to Isabella. I don't regret keeping you.”He looked at Walter and there was shrouded fondness in his eyes, one he was trying hard not to show.“After she put to birth, she begged me to take care of you. That she had to go until it was safe to bring you over. I was heartbroken she was leaving but a part of me was content I had you, a bit of Isabella. I was so in love I didn't care you belonged to a different father. I loved you and cared for you until you were four. And your mother appeared in a gasping and breathless scene, right on my front porch one night. She was so pale. So white and ashen. Her neck was punctured deep. She was dying but I knew what to do. She had warned me and taught me what to do if we were at the verge of death.”“The replenisher,” Walter breathed and Dr. Lance nodded.“She had brought it that first
“Damn...but...is this fire wolf supposed to be as real as Wayne's wolves? Like physically?” Shem questioned as they all had their eyes glued to the last picture.“What's her wolf like, Wayne?” Walter asked, ignoring the shock that his brother had three wolves. Three!“She's grey. She's just regular. But we haven't shifted since she began to wield fire,” he answered.“There's another book. This was the last one she created before she arranged everything in place. But she kept this in a different place. Here. Check,” Dr. Lance said while approaching them with a tiny book. It was red, orange and yellow all mixed-up. Wayne received it and opened it. Each page was plain white with just one word on each. Wayne opened it and read them aloud one by one.“To...learn...more...about... Wayne's...mate...and...how...she...completes...the...puzzle...visit...the...Great...Agate... Library...with...Walter...as...the...password,” it said.“To learn more about Wayne's mate, and how she completes the pu
The men went straight to Mufasa's dungeon to submit the information they had received.As they entered in, they found the old man with Ami and Olive pouring over scrolls. They were writing and reading, and sweating.“Something tells me our mission is more successful than yours,” Alpha Knight said, announcing their presence. Olive looked up and a smile broke out her lips immediately. She dumped the scroll in her hands and ran to her mate who grabbed her with open arms.“You have no idea how stressful working with Mufasa is,” she whined while still locked in his embrace. Wayne chuckled and released her.“Believe me, I know. Which is why I always dodge doing anything with him,” he replied and Olive laughed. She looked behind him and saw the other guys.“Hey guys! How was the mission? Any good news?”“Walter is a freaking password,” Shem answered with a shrug and walked past them to sit his butt down.“A pass...word?”“I hope I can eat from Jake's secret snack bar by yelling WALTERRRR in
After that hectic mission and the over one hour they spent in Mufasa's dungeon just going back and forth with questions, Wayne was back in his quarters with his mate. He was weak... The weakest he had been in awhile. It wasn't because of the fact he hadn't rested well or because he had a lot of his hand. But because of the new revelation of his mother. It was all too much. He had thought she was killed innocently and had lived his life with thoughts of revenge on her killers. But turns out his mother had brought that short war on them by wronging the vampires... By stealing from them. Even if it was just the Replenisher she stole, that was enough for them to vanquish her and everything she loved.His mother was a thief... A rogue. He had not even known after that last part except when Mufasa mentioned it just tonight. He hated rogues, yet his mother was one. And she had been with a vampire. A rogue and a vampire was a bloody terrible combination. They must have wrecked havoc together.
“Come on, heck...there's a lot this has solved. Come on,” he nudged her on as they stepped out of the elevator and ran to the dungeon. They hurried down the stairs and were underground in seconds. Wayne burst the door open without touching it and Mufasa was revealed looking at a beautiful, shiny, black and white hardback book which laid on the desk. Walter, Crusoe and Shem were there looking just like Wayne —sweaty yet excited. But Jake, Jericho and Terry appeared normal. They obviously did not go.“You guys left to face death without me!” Olive whined.“Did you expect us to take you to die too if it truly was that dangerous?” Shem asked with a smile.“I... But... Urgh! Alpha males!” Olive grunted and stomped off to Mufasa's side. Walter laughed and looked at Wayne.“She's a tough one,” he said.“Yeah, just how I like my meat. Tough, succulent and delicious,” Wayne muttered and Olive whipped her head at him, scowling deeply.“Don't even think using words like that on me will get me to
Everyone parted and found their respective places in the castle. It was almost time for dinner and Alpha Knight had called for an informal one in the Circular Cabinet within an hour.Olive sank into a sofa in their bedroom and shut her eyes.Three months in a secret place? Without Wayne? Without this family she had come to love so much? It felt like The Vrek Cult all over again.A twisting sensation wriggled in her gut and she groaned and turned uncomfortably.She didn't want to leave. She didn't want to be separated from her family again. What if she never reunited with them... Just as she never reunited with her parents?“Don't freaking think that again,” Wayne snarled, his features darkened and hardened.“I'm scared, Wayne. A lot of things could go wrong. I don't want to do this,” she cried out and hugged her legs. Wayne was right in front of her in a second. He crouched down and gripped her hands firmly in his.“I know, babe. I'm... I'm scared to. I won't let you go there without
Immediately, Olive stole the show. She was walking hand in arm with the Big Bad Alpha but nobody was looking at him. She had all eyes on her. She was looking so graceful, so classic and spectacular. Even General Kalif and Aunt Debbie had faces of positive appraisal.‘That's my girl,’ Shem drawled as he smirked at Olive.‘How does she even unknowingly steal the show and do that so flawlessly?’ Dolly mused as she smiled at Olive.‘I'd have married her if she wasn't already married,’ Vanessa joked.Everyone got on their feet to welcome them with a clap. Olive was all smiles until they sat down side by side at the head of the table. The servants came then and began to uncover the main dishes, and fill the glasses with mocktail.“Alpha Knight, your description of your wife's beauty is an understatement to what she really is,” Beta Roger stated. Wayne smiled and glanced at Olive.“I've always been bad at words. Well, Beta Roger and Lily, meet my mate, wife and Luna, Olive Knight.”“It's so