Jackson"Welcome everyone to this Species Council hearing," Angel said, and everyone nodded as they took their seats.The Calton brothers had someone guarding them, and from the physical resemblance, it was easy for me to deduce that it was their father. I was a little surprised, but seeing the way the man handled himself, I knew he was in a good position with the others."We are gathered here today to hear the defense of the Alpha of the West Pack, who was accused of receiving prisoners into his pack," said the secretary of the meeting. "Having heard the opposing side as well as overseen the evidence the Southern Pack presented, we want to know how he is going to defend himself against it."The Alpha looked at Calton painfully."Days before Alpha Stefan took power, when the former Alpha of the Southern Pack was still alive, the former Beta of this Alpha requested family refuge for his children," Alpha Enzo said, and I was surprised. "Long before what happened, the Calton siblings req
Alice"No news from Jackson?" I asked Enya for the umpteenth time that week.It was the end of the second week since the Alpha had left, which generated not only bewilderment but also uneasiness in me. Every day, the anxiety to see him increased, yet I drained some of it with each of the practices I had to do."No, not yet; he agreed to let me know if something bad happened; otherwise, we must wait for his arrival. I am fully confident that he hasn't come because he didn't think it was convenient or safe," Enya answered truthfully as she finished chopping some potatoes for lunch. "You have to be patient and focus your energy on learning the lessons, as well as taking care of your feeding properly. You have a baby girl in your belly; you have to take extra care of yourself."Enya was saying this because, to some extent, she had asked for an appetite.That was based on the fact that she had too much nausea and the urge to vomit. She couldn't handle strong smells, nor could she handle so
Alice"Mother?" I asked in surprise. "What do you mean, mother?"The matriarch's eyes widened as if she couldn't take it in, and then something completely unhinged me. She prostrated herself on the ground and knelt before me. That was the straw that broke the damn camel's back."Will someone kindly explain to me what is going on here?" I asked this time with annoyance.Suddenly, a woman emerged from the water, and I was spellbound.She was of unheard-of beauty, the likes of which were not to be found in the world, and when she approached me, she immediately dried up and began to glow as if she were a star. Then the realization of what was happening came to me in a hurry, and I had to prostrate myself on the ground.It was the Luna Goddess herself."I thought that making you reborn along with an innocent but stubborn woman was what you finally needed to come back to me," the Goddess said, and I frowned. "Lift your face, girl; I am conversing with my daughter Selene."I did so fearfully
JacksonWe spent five whole days evaluating the evidence and witnesses the Calton brothers provided. They had done well to plant not only reasonable doubt against Stefan Gray, but they also had the audacity to agree to submit to any kind of magical cross-examination that would confirm their truth.I was already talking major league, so I had to close the siege within the Species Council itself in a meeting that was very revealing."I suggest a formal investigation into Alpha Stefan," Angel said and many nodded, while others were doubtful and many of them were the councilors Stefan had kept in contact with.That gave me a bad feeling."Although the testimonies and evidence are serious, the subjects are prey to an investigation—""Which is going to be conducted by the Sorcerers' Council," I said immediately, and there was a collective gasp. "They are in charge of reviewing anything to do with magic, including anything to do with Alpha Stefan and the accusations brought before him.""But
JacksonOf all the things I could have thought would happen to me, I never imagined anything like this.From her expressions, Amelia looked brave, but it was obvious that she was very afraid, something that Amalia expressed without any shame whatsoever. She didn't trust anything; she saw all of us as if we were going to attack her, and I cursed those who made innocent girls only 15 years old have to go through that.That made me realize that Alice wasn't that old, that she was a young girl too, and that I would have too much on my hands with this. The words just wouldn't come out. Part of me was afraid that this would be detrimental to Alice, but my sense of duty and loyalty told me that I had to keep that old promise I had made to the late Luna of the West Pack.It was the least I could do for a dead woman who could not defend her daughters."Don't worry, we're going to help everyone," my sister said immediately and I thanked her.I had been caught by surprise and off guard."My sist
Jackson"Alice is safe," I said immediately.And with that, I managed to calm Bianca down for a few minutes while I accessed the company's security system and erased the hallway recordings. I had been careless in my office, but at the same time I had been efficient.I had to tell her that Alice was safe in order to negotiate with her.She would accept no other explanation when I had tacitly assumed I knew Alice. I knew what battles I could lose and win, and that was one I didn't want to fight.After that, we went down to the bunker because my office wasn't the safest place to talk about that subject. I had had to lie in the pack, say that Alice was undergoing medical treatment due to a rare illness because of her half-breed status so that everyone who knew her would stop asking questions. So every time I asked about it, I would say that she was in recovery and that she would be back in the pack soon.Practically everyone knew it was my mate, so they didn't give the matter much thought
Jackson"That's not possible; your mother had to have used dark magic to do something like that," I said flatly, and she denied it."You don't have to resort to that kind of magic when you make a love sacrifice," Amalia said, and I looked at her in surprise because she was speaking firmly. "I know you possibly don't know much about sorcerers, but they can sacrifice themselves if they are going to create something that goes against nature. For the Goddess there are certain exceptions to her rules, and one of them is love. My mother knew she was going to die, so she made her death a sacrifice to save my father and prevent him from dying of something unnatural or accidental. She gave him her ultimate protection, and although it's unusual for this to be done, it's part of what we can do for the people we truly love."I swallowed hard before the weight of his words.It was an unusual situation, so it was somewhat reassuring in a way."Then that's good; however, you guys need to be much mor
AliceHow did the matriarch know who was in the car? I had no idea, but at that moment I didn't care; I was just happy to see my friends, who, after the respective hugs, began to smell me insistently."Your scent is strange," Bianca said with a frown."You smell different, you look better, but there is something about you that is different; I'm feeling it; I just can't exactly perceive the change," Teo said, and I smiled."I have a lot to tell you, but this is not the time; you need to eat and then talk to the matriarch," I told them seriously, and they nodded.The daughters of the Alpha of the West Pack carefully got out of the car. One of them was more protective than the other; she looked a bit wary while her sister looked curious, and this one, when she saw me, opened her eyes wide."It can't be," she said with a lot of surprise, and I didn't understand why she was like that."What's wrong, Amalia?" asked Teo immediately."I thought people like her are a myth in the history of sor