Chapter 6: my idiot brother and a girl I don't know

Chapter 6: My idiot brother and a girl I don't know 

Storm's POV 

 

"I was wrong, Storm. I had no idea I was breaking you. I am sorry" 

 

 He was my father, my very proud Alpha father who just admitted he was wrong. 

 

What was I supposed to do with that?! 

 

Where was I supposed to put all of this anger inside of me?!

 

If I can't stay mad at them then what was I going to do?!

 

I was furious all of a sudden and I ignored my brother's advice. I shoved the Alpha of bayblue pack.

 

"No!" I yelled to his face "I said no! You don't get to say I am sorry! Do you hear me, Alpha Ryan?! You don't get to be absolved of your sins with just those words! No sir"

 

I tried to leave but he pulled me back and hugged me. I fought him for a while before I stopped and shrunk myself to fit inside him.

 

"Papa" I murmured.

 

"I am here. I am here, Storm. I am here my sweet boy"

 

"Papa" I cried harder and buried my face in his chest.

 

"I am going to fix this. I swear to you, I will fix this"

 

We stayed like that for a while until Ari made it awkward.

 

"I am kinda feeling left out. Maybe if I could just get some of those fatherly hugs for Costa city…" and came closer to join us.

 

"Ari…I will snap your neck" Alpha told him and he took a step back.

 

"...or I could just hug, Mom" he nodded like it made more sense "Mommy! Ari is feeling left out!" 

 

He said in a voice that made me laugh and I saw Luna laugh too as he lifted her up and twirled her around.

 

"Hello gorgeous" he murmured to her.

 

"Look who's home…my baby" Annalise said and hugged him.

 

When they finally pulled away, Ari still held on to her as they turned to watch our father and myself walk towards them.

 

"What do you think he told Stormi?" Luna asked her older son.

 

"I never thought I would live long enough to see my father apologize to any of his sons yet today I witnessed a miracle, Mother. He is going to help Storm get his mate back, isn't that amazing?" Ari was as excited as a mouse with cheese.

 

Luna turned around and walked away after muttering what I could swear was 'Over my dead body' but maybe I was mistaken.

 

Please, let me be mistaken!

 

I watched as my father tried not to look at my mother's retreating figure. I turned to look at him but he smiled softly.

 

I knew it then! My father was hiding something from me. 

 

"Dad? What are you not telling me?" I asked and stopped walking.

 

Alpha stopped too. He rubbed his forehead and he tried to hold my gaze.

 

"Your mother and I have been talking about you wanting to leave the pack at a young age and let's say…" 

 

"She's against my leaving, isn't she?" I asked him.

 

"No! No! She…she wants you to go and be happy but i am sorry, Storm. You are not going" 

 

"Wait! But you said you will help me get Bella back. You said you will fix this mistake you made, Dad!"

 

"I will. I swear it to you. Just maybe don't try to blow up yourself anymore until I make Bella come back"

 

"But Dad…" I wanted to tell him about Costa city.

 

"Enough! Go with your brother. I need to have a conversation with your mother"

 

I watched as Alpha walked away towards the disappearing frame of Luna. Something seemed off. Something I couldn't sniff out yet.

 

"Come on, I brought back some comics so we can check it out together" Ari tried to get me to go inside with him but I didn't.

 

"I am not ten anymore, Ari. I'm going to follow Dad. They are both hiding something and I need to find out what" 

 

I tried to leave but Ari blocked me.

 

"Sometimes, you don't need to know things, Storm" 

 

I took his hand off and started following the Alpha.

In retrospect, I should have listened to my brother because what happened afterwards broke the very fabric of reality for me and my family was never the same again.

 

Ari's POV.

The next morning, I went in search of my little brother but found a note instead.

Dear Ari,

I figured out where Emily was, she's in Estonia Vale the kingdom country next door and I am going to win her back. Wish me luck. Don't be pissed but I took your car.

P.s Dad hates mom now and he asked her to leave the pack. 

"Bloody fool!" I murmured and crumbled the letter I was holding.

"This is none of my business!" 

I wondered briefly how good it would feel to snap my brother's neck.

I understood why he was in a hurry to get to his mate but last night broke our family and once again, it was left for me to glue it back, I thought I would at least have the support of my brother since Dad and psycho Mom were barely holding it together.

I was only one person, I didn't need my idiot brother making things worse by getting himself killed in a foreign country.

Great! I guess I am going to Estonia Vale! And since Storm took my car…my very expensive car, I had to risk my neck by taking the Alpha's car.

I called my father when I was out of Bayblue. That way, he couldn't stop me even if he wanted to.

My father and I talked for a long time as I drove on the lonely road. It suddenly occurred to me that I have no idea whatsoever where I was going or how I was going to find Storm.

 

I was only following the map to Estonia Vale capital  where the palace was located but after that, I had no plans anymore.

 

I really didn't think this through but who could blame me.

 

When it comes to family, I was hardly sane and somehow, that was okay. It was okay to be irrational about the people we love but I still needed a plan desperately.

 

I couldn't exactly waltz into the palace and demand for their crown prince's intended bride and my idiot brother.... because that would be insanity amplified.

 

"Ari, are you there?" My father's voice jolted me to reality 

 

"Yes, Dad. I am here"

 

I pushed the brakes and stopped in the middle of the road.

 

"Ari, what is it?"

 

"It's a girl. She's trying to jump off a bridge! I got to go"