Chapter 98: Chapter 98

Nicholas looks at Charlotte and says the words she never expected to hear “Our eyes started changing color.”

All color fades away from Charlotte’s face when she hears it.

Azraiel is at her side, holding her as she struggles to stand straight.

“Is that when you tried to enter the pack through the lake? You were trying to reach her?” Theo asks as things begin to clear in his mind.

“Yeah. We felt a really weird pull towards her. It-It was like a magnet. We had to physically restrain some of us from crossing your border.” Nicholas says sounding scared to death.

“And you have no idea why it happened?” Theo asks.

Nicholas shakes his head in a no.

“I know that she is our leader. We can all sense her power and the connection. But other than that, I have no idea why everything is happening or how it is happening.”

“What about the previous Alpha? Maybe it’s connected to him.” Azraiel says and Charlotte knows what he is thinking. If Charlotte is these guys’ Alpha, then her parents must have been the Alpha and the Luna, which means that she has been a wolf all her life and she had no fucking idea that the species existed.

“I remember seeing him, but-but he never showed us his face. He always covered it with a black cloth and wore a turban on his head.” Nicholas answers.

Theo scoffs in disbelief. “You are saying that you have never seen your Alpha’s face and we are to believe it?”

“Y-yeah. What will I gain from lying? We were all young, but we know that he didn’t live with us. He visited us frequently but he never revealed his face. He-he exuded the same aura as her.”

“I believe you.” Charlotte has no idea why she said it or if she even meant it, but she said it anyways. This is the first time she is meeting these guys and yet she feels like she has known them all her life.

“Charlotte?” Azraiel looks at her in question and she just gives him the look that says ‘I know what I am doing’.

“Did you ever hear your previous Alpha talk?” Charlotte asks Nicholas. She needs to know if her father was the Alpha or her mother.

“No…” Nicholas says. “He spoke in the frequency language. In fact, it was the most prevalent language in our pack. I’m guessing it was so that no one can hear us and trace us.”

Charlotte sighs. They still have no clue who their previous Alpha is, who the head is and most importantly they don’t even know what species they are!

“You know you are not normal wolves, right?” Charlotte says.

“Yeah. We have red eyes, normal wolves don’t have red eyes. I know that rogues do, but we are not rouges. We are a pack, though we don’t know the name of the pack, we are still a pack. Also, all wolves in our pack have red eyes, even the newly born infants.” Charlotte notices Azraiel frown.

“You can continue living on the other side of the lake, but I won’t tolerate any nuisances. I’ll try to find the head and the identity of your previous Alpha. You need to inform me as soon as you hear from the head or receive any information.” Azraiel says to them with a poker face.

Nicholas nods at him and mutters a ‘thank you’.

“If that’s all, then we should leave,” Azraiel says and put a hand on Charlotte’s waist.

“Wait-“ Nicholas stops them. “We- We’d like you to meet the pack, I know you aren’t ready to be our Alpha yet. But, we have been living without a leader for years. It’s making us weak and losing our minds. Please…”

Charlotte looks at Azraiel. “It’s your choice. But I won’t let you go amongst them alone.” Azraiel says to her.

Charlotte smiles. It’s irritating him, she can see it on his face despite the poker face he has pulled.

“I’d- I”d love to meet them, just not today. Um- Maybe tomorrow?” Charlotte says to Nicholas with a smile.

“That’d be perfect, Alpha.” Nicholas’ face light up.

“No-um, just Charlotte please.”

Nicholas looks at her for a long and then nods.

Charlotte leaves with the others while Nicholas and the guys who came with him stare at her back.

Once they are home, Charlotte, Azraiel and Theo go to the packhouse office. Azraiel asks Matt about Kira and they are relieved to hear that she is doing better. The three of them sit down and ponder on the situation in silence.

“Are you okay?” Azraiel asks Charlotte quietly.

Charlotte nods.

“I-I just don’t understand. If I am a werewolf by birth, then how come I never shifted?” Charlotte asks.

Azraiel and Theo look at each other and then Azraiel answers. “I think your identity was concealed with magic most probably by your mother to protect you.”

Charlotte frowns. There are so many unanswered questions.

“I am not sure these guys are telling the truth, Charlotte.” Theo says.

“What makes you say that?” Charlotte asks even though she knows that the story has too many holes in it.

“If something like this happened after the fire at the King’s castle, it would definitely have been noticed by someone even if it wasn’t documented. Yet, we haven’t found anything that suggests that this attack actually happened.”

Charlotte can see where this is going and to be honest, she knows that this is not the full story. But, if Nicholas is in fact telling the truth then it’s possible that they have been kept a secret.

“If there is indeed a Head that instructs them and he hasn’t been identified or caught yet and still manages to keep these wolves’ existence a secret, then he has to be someone with authority and access to information.” Azraiel finally says.

Charlotte agrees with him. He is right. There is no way any normal person would be able to keep this secret for so long without getting busted.

“Azraiel, I think you should talk to the Head Co-Ordinator. Maybe he can help.” Theo suggests.

“I’m thinking about it.” Azraiel says. “Do you feel the connection to them, Charlotte?”

Charlotte takes her time to reply.

“I think I do, Azraiel. They don’t feel like strangers to me. It is almost the same feeling if not more, that I got when I first met you guys.” Charlotte answers sincerely.

“If indeed you are their Alpha and the previous Alpha’ daughters, which in my opinion is the most logical explanation of you being their Alpha, then you are an Alpha by birth Charlotte. You have Alpha blood, which would explain how you survived the bite.” Azraiel slightly smiles at her.

“And that, my love means that you are definitely going to survive this shift!”