Micheal returns followed by Miss Frankie, who is dressed in her night things.
"Oh no! I didn't realize how late it got miss frankie, I am so sorry! Unfortunatly this can't wait, I need to ask you a few questions... I trust you, so I want your account of what has been happening here in your pack, and with your pack. What has changed for you in the last 2 years?" I ask her.
She considers me for a long moment before she answers "Well, in the last couple of years there have been a lot of changes. I am sorry to say that I knew about the Omega... found out about 3 months ago. I was filling in doing laundry while some of the girls where out sick. They are all young, none of them knew what the smell was, thought it was just sour milk or something... they had no idea, never having smelt an omega before. I only knew because my mother made it a point to educate all 8 of her children on things like that so we would never be complicate in the suffering of others. When I found out I
Miss Frankie doesn't have much more to say. "The only other thing I have noticed change, well, I those of us who work in the kitchens, or other service positions around the pack, we have not been being paid like we before. Some have had their pay cut by as much as half, some have only been paid every other month, and when we tried to see the alpha about it the beta stopped us, ordered us back to work and threatened to demote us all to Omega if we ever slacked on our work, at the time I was sure that it was an empty threat, but that was 8 months ago, and smelled that omega only 3 months ago." She finishes with her head down in a look of shame. I know what she is feeling, she is wishing that she had done more to help the Omega while he was still trapped. "Thank you for being honest with us Miss Frankie, you can go back to bed now. And, just for the record, there was nothing you could have done to help the Omega, and trying would have put both of your
As we are helping clean up the aftermath of the council's going away party, I look over to see my father and mother. They are seated next to each other, but they look distant. Neither has spoken to the other all night, they do not look at each other. Thinking back to my childhood I can not reember a time when they acted like this. My father was always doting on my mother, he held her hand anytime they were near each other. To see them acting like this, like they are strangers is odd.Suddenly my father is on his feet, running across the dance floor towards a girl, I think she said her name was Molly. The trash bag she was filling up split in half, before anyone else could react my father was on the girl. His claws extended, he raked his claws down her face, and across her stomach. He tears the girl to shreds. I am caught completely off guard, I never would have thought my father would react like this... I don't know what to do now.Before I can think of what to d
I watch as Ri'elle place's the spell on the cage my father is in. It seems to have worked. At least I think it worked, I don't know that much about magic, but I can smell that he definitly did some magic.Ri'elle needs to go meet up with Annie, she called him to the hospital a while ago, but I want to sit here a while longer."Father?" I say in a loud clear voice, he shows no reaction. I want him to give me answers, but I am starting to think that maybe the only way that will happen is if we break the spell first. He was acting so much more normal the first few days after the witch was here, I am thinking that she will be back soon, to redo whatever magic she has over him.I pace back and forth in front of his cell for some time before an idea strikes me. I can take over the pack, without anyone knowing. Now that I am the king to be my aura has changed, I have a stronger aura than my father already, so if I take his alpha position with no witne
I walk my mother up to her room before I head over to meet up with Annie. I wanted to make sure that she got their safe, because she seems rather unstable on her feet.As I make my way over to the hospital I pass pack members gathering here and there, it seem that the whole pack is disoriented, I am unsure if this means the spell is broken, or if something else is happening.I walk into the waiting room, Paula is sitting there waiting for me, she jumps to her feet as soon as I walk in."Hey Ansel, they are this way. Matteo just went into the room, he was rather upset at being made to wait and I think offended that he was asked to meet like this in the first place." Paula tells me."Right, I am sure he resents not being the one in charge, coming from the council he must be used to being the top dog." I say with a smirk, I am going to enjoy bringing him down a peg.Or at least that is what I thought, until I entered the room,
I wake up in an unfamiliar room. Even the scent is new to me. My whole body is sore, I strech my limb's taking stock, nothing seams to be broken. I do have a few cuts, and scrapes along my arms, and my fist's look as though I was punching a wall repeatedly.The room is small, only about 4 feet tall, if I stand I will have to crouch to keep from hitting my head. I am laying on a bed frame, there is no mattress, my left leg is chained to the floor, with silver.How did I get here? The last thing I remember is was interviewing Matteo in the office of the doctor at the hospital. After that everything goes dark, what happened? How did I get here? Who is holding me here? And how did they get me away from Ansel, Micheal, Paula,andRi'elle? That alone seems impossible.Micheal would never have let me be taken like this, I must assume that he is dead. As soon as the thought enters my mind I burst into silent tears.I tak
I wake up on the floor of the office, Micheal, Paula, and Ri'elle are all on the ground, passed out as well. Annie is not here, based on the way her scent has faded... she has been gone for a few hours at least."Micheal? Paula?" I call out to them first, because I see Ri'elle moving already. I crawl over to Micheal first, as he is the closest. "Crap, Ri'elle... we need help, Micheal is bleeding." I call over. Ri'elle stands up on unsteady feet, using the wall to help, he walks out of the room to find a nurse or someone to help.Micheal is bleeding from a small cut on his forehead. Paula doesn't appear to be hurt, but she still hasn't woken up. Ri'elle returns in a few moments with a nurse, she seems unsteady on her feet as well."Was everyone effected?" I ask her."No, not everyone, it seems to have been just those of us in the hospital. The rest of the pack is not aware of anything happening." She tells me."Okay, ca
Ri'elle returns quickly with a witch he introduces as Sarah, she is older, maybe 50 or so. She has that grandmotherly look to her, but being a witch make it hard for me to trust her. I pick up my cell phone and call Paula. I ask her to come here, and to bring her amore. I want them to be here as back up while me and Micheal are under this spell. I need to have someone in the room I trust to keep Annie safe. Since Micheal is going with me, that only leave's Paula on the list of people I trust to protect Annie. Paula agrees, and they arrive in Annie's hospital room moments later. "Okay, we are ready to get started. Ansel, Micheal, I need you both to drink this." Ri'elle says, handing us each a small cup of a foul smelling green liquid. I make eye contact with Micheal, to see what he thinks about drinking this. "What is it? Is it safe?" I ask. "It is an herbal mixture, a spell to put you both to sleep, then we will s
Micheal walks a few yards away, carrying the unconsious Annie with him. He is hoping by giving me some distance from her I will be able to sense Mal more clearly.I turn my back to them, blocking them out, I focus on Mal, bringing my wolf forward, together we reach out for her.<I feel her, but she is weak, I think she is hurt. North.> He tells me."This way." I relay to Micheal, he follow's me north. We walk on for nearly an hour before Micheal speaks."Stop, I need to rest, it is getting harder and harder to carry her the further we get from that warehouse." He tells me."You should let me have a turn anyways, you don't need to carry her the whole way." I answer back.I walk over, and take her from his arms. The moment I touch her she is wide awake, and we hear a wolf howling in the distance. She scrambles from my arms, to hide behind Micheal."Micheal! He is not who he says he is, he