Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Spared

Looking at the impossible

"Goddess Leto has spared my life," he said shortly looking at me with a smile.

"You never came back home," I said looking at him with wide eyes still not believing my own eyes.

"I was always there, so close to you as I watched you grow. I didn't want to get in your way. If people knew I was alive, you would not have become the alpha at such a young age. The pack needed to have an alpha with an open mind like yours, son."

I didn't know how I should feel after listening to what he said. I rushed into his arms and held him tightly scenting his body to make sure he is real and sobbed with all the emotions.

"I can't believe you are here. I can't wait until my mother sees you. She has not been the same since you were gone," I cried out.

He looked at me with sad eyes.

"Your mother can never see me again son. I am dead to her and it needs to be kept that way."

He stopped to see my reaction, then he realised that I was waiting for him to continue.

He took in a deep breath and exhaled.

"The moon Goddess asked me to promise her that I should never meet her. Your mother has done so much to break the pack."

I growled remembering how angry I was at my mother.

"We can never see her again. The Goddess made sure your mum will forget all about us." I stared at him in shock.

"She is my mother. She is still my blood," I said angrily now that I realised that not seeing her was not my choice anymore.

"And a human that can never understand our paths," he continued.

"I haven't seen her since I brought back the pack. I didn't even say goodbye."

I was getting in a form of panic. Dad held his hand on my shoulder as I sat down on a large rock with my hands on my head. I breathed heavily trying to calm myself down.

"I cannot abandon her. She is growing old," I said. "I was never meant to stop seeing her. Even though she did a lot of grave mistakes, she is my blood," I said worriedly.

Dad looked at me like he wanted to say something, but couldn't so he closed his mouth shut and exhaled.

"She is gone, Luka. I asked someone to take her to town and help her find a good old people's home for her to stay in," he said shortly avoiding my eyes.

I raised my eyebrows feeling confused but felt like I had to obey what our Goddess ordered.

"Well, if that is what our Goddess wants, then I will do what I am asked and abide by her orders. May my mother find everything her heart desires and live a healthy and better life."

I lifted myself finding some courage. I looked at dad as he smiled lightly and nodded in agreement. I still trust him. He was the one that helped me become the great wolf I am today.

"You are destined to be stronger then any other alpha the world has ever seen. You will be the one to bring everyone together and make the strongest pack there ever was. That is your destiny son. Goddess Leto is expecting that of you. She wants you to destroy the vampires for they have done too much damage to our kind and also to humans."

I looked at dad and nodded.

"Dad, I need to show you to our pack. They all know I am the alpha now. I will give you your own space but I need you more than ever. My mate is fighting for her life right now and I need to know who poisoned her."

We both rushed in wolf form and everyone looked at us in surprise. Normally no one goes in wolf form into any packhouse but we didn't care. We both shifted in front of everyone, exposing our strong naked bodies. I could hear gasping and women closed the eyes of the young children.

"My beloved pack," I announced. "Your past alpha and my father has returned. Our Goddess spared his life and brought him back to us. Praise Leto, our Goddess and queen."

Everyone stared at my dad in amazement. They all thought he was dead.

"Impossible," some said in a choir.

"Leto has brought him back to me, to us. This is how powerful she truly is. Yes, she does the impossible and he is proof."

As people were gathered around us one elder wolf howled and started to cheer and pray to Leto. I recognised him from my childhood. He was my father's beta. How could I have missed remembering him before?! As I looked at my father he was overjoyed to see him. He lifted his arms as I could see his emotional teary eyes looking at his former beta. He formed a smile and waited for him to stand up and reach in for a pal hug.

"It has been such a long time. You are alive," the elder men said. He lifted his hands on my dad's shoulders.

"Reynold," my dad said with his deep voice. "You have been missed my Beta"

"She has sent word with him that I will be the one guiding you through so to have our pack strong as ever for what is yet to come," I said now knowing I should get into what I needed to say.

Everyone stared in amazement. I hear a few claps, then more wolves joined in.

"I have more to say," I said raising my hand to have everyone's attention. "Your Luna has been poisoned. She is fighting for her life right now and I need to find out who has done this!"

Everyone looked at my angry face as my eyes shifted exposing my red alpha eyes. I moved on every person in the pack sniffing them all to get their scent.

"I will make sure no one would mess with my future wife again. I will never let my guard down. Whoever did this WILL get caught!"

I observed everyone's faces hoping to find the culprit but everyone looked innocent.

"Steph," I ordered her to move forward.

She rushed out from between the crowd and stood in front of me with teary eyes. I knew they were good friends and she was worried about her too.

"I need you to give me the names of the wolves that work in the kitchen with you. Also, I need to know every time Mei was in the kitchen and ate or drank. Will you do that for me?" I asked looking straight into her eyes.

She bowed down and nodded.

"Yes alpha. I will do that. She is my best friend and I want to know who did this to her. I will search for any evidence in the kitchen. I will not allow anyone in until my search is complete."

She looked straight at me to show me she means it.

"I appreciate that Steph. Like she said. No one is to enter the kitchen. If anyone goes there you will be taken to the dungeons and lock you up," I said harshly.

After the speech was finished Both dad and myself rushed upstairs to find some clothing before heading next to Mei.

"She is beautiful, son."

My dad said as he reached out to feel her hair. He smiled at me. "I send my blessings to you both. She will make it through, alright?"

He looked straight into my eyes and reached out for my shoulder. I looked down at her and turned my grey eyes back at him.

"Thanks, father," I replied nodding. "I will stay with her tonight. You can rest in my bed until Laura prepares the bed for you. I already sent a messenger to let her know."

I looked back at Mei as I sat down beside her and exhaled.

"Come back to me my beauty queen," I told her as I watched her breathe slowly and calmly.

My dad smiled and watched us silently.

"That is what I used to call my first wife you know. Beauty queen. She was beautiful, elegant, dark grey eyes with a hint of silver in them. She used to send shivers down my spine."

I looked at him confused to why he mentioned her. He never spoke about her before and always avoided talking about the subject.

"Why are you telling me this dad?" I asked now having the feeling like there was a reason to why he mentioned her.

"Son..." he said looking down on the floor. "You need to know something. I never told you this because I was not allowed to. I just don't know how to say it now after all these years of keeping this a secret."

He looked up at me trying to find the right words.

"Angel was her name. As you know she was my beloved mate. We were together for five years before she passed away. The truth is son, she was killed by a vampire clan whilst she was gathering up some berries in the front garden late at night. She couldn't make herself go to sleep. I was reading a book on the bed with just my lamp on when I hear her screaming my name. That is when I rushed outside to find her pale self lying on the ground with two fang marks on her neck. All she could blurt out was the word Vampires before she took her last few breaths."

I looked at him with sad eyes.

"I am so sorry to hear what you went through. I know how it could feel to be parted from your mate. Since I have found mine all I can think of is her. I can't imagine living my life without her."

I told him holding one of his arms.

"Son, this woman has given birth to you. She was your mother."

He looked straight into my eyes. I opened my eyes wide but had no words to say. Why am I having this kind of day where I have all these emotions coming my way? "I could not hold this secret any longer," My father continued.

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Part 2 The truth hurts

"Say, something son. Please," father pleaded. All I could do was stare back at him.

I found myself in a roller coaster of emotions.

"Korine raised you like you were her son. You see, she was going to have a child a few years before we met but unfortunately, he passed away before he was even born. As soon as she saw you she instantly fell in love with you and you helped her find the light she once lost. She has asked me not to tell you the truth. To her you were hers. I accepted her request as long as she kept you safe. That is why I never told you the real truth. But now since she broke the one promise I asked of her, I had the full right to let you know. Both your parents are alphas son."

I looked at Mei still not knowing what to say.

"What promise?" I blurted out looking at him sternly.

"For her to live with you here and help you with your alpha duties until you find your mate," he explained.

"I am simply feeling numb. All these years I thought my mother was human. I am still processing all this. Dad. I need some time to take it all in." That is all I could say.

He nodded and stood up from the chair he was sitting on and moved it back in the corner where it was originally.

"I will give you two some space then," he said before leaving.

I held a strong fist and punched through the wall, screaming out with rage.

"Why? Why me? Why all this?!" I yelled.

"Lulu," Mei said faintly, looking weakly at me.

"Mei. Oh...My Mei," I started sobbing both with joy to hear her voice and sad at the same time for knowing that there was a secret kept from me once again.

I rushed to her side, held her hand, placing my forehead against hers. "I was so afraid of losing you."

She chuckled as I lifted my head to look at her face, admiring her natural beauty.

"You can never get rid of me knowing how stubborn I can be."

I stared at her for a moment, then laughed at her joke, making me feel more at ease.

"How long have you been awake?" I asked now as I realised she might have heard it all.

"Enough to understand your pain," she said with a weak voice.

She managed to lift her hand to my heart.

"I am always going to be here for you. Bring your father back. He saw me open my eyes before he left. He knows I am awake. But I need to have a word with him."

"I thought you needed some space princess, with your mate," he started walking in through the door.

Mei shook her head slowly.

"Welcome back. I believe you are Luka's father.....that makes you the previous alpha of the moonshine pack. The pack I was born in. I was too young to remember you but I heard stories of how good you were to us."

He sat down beside her and took a deep breath in.

"I remember you and your parents quite well. Your father was one of the strongest wolfs I knew," he said looking straight into her eyes.

"I was sad to hear that they were taken away from you. That is why we need to get rid of the vampires. They have done enough to....."

Mei held his hand as she noticed tears forming at the edge of his eyes.

"Help me sit up," she said gasping as she tried hard to lift herself on her own.

I was sitting down on the other side of the bed not saying a word and just listened to the conversation.

"We need to let them know that we are done with them," Dad continued saying as he sat back down.

"We will," she said looking at me trying to send me a non-verbal message by moving her eyes at dad and me before my father could see her. I nodded in agreement.

"I will protect everyone from harm. For now, the Vamps are dormant but they will soon wake and we need to be ready for when they return."

I looked at both of them with a serious look in my eyes.

"I do have a question though," Mei asked. "How are you alive when everyone thought you were dead?"

My dad smiled weakly at her as I could see he was trying to find the right explanation.

"Our Goddess brought him back to us Mei," I explained shortly before we got interrupted.

Steph barged in the room with a bowl full of poison berries.

"I found these in ......" she looked at all of us and stopped talking.

"Mei, you, you are awake. Oh goodness, gracious!" She rushed in to hug her. "I thought I have lost you. How would I have survived living without you by my side?!"

Mei giggled and whispered something in her ear softly.

Mei's POV

"You know I always keep my promises," I told her as I moved her ears closer to my lips.

She nodded and smiled with teary eyes. She lifted the bowl to show it to Luka.

"This is what I found. Poisoned berries hidden behind the pots and pans."

She gave the bowl to Luka and bowed down looking at all of us before heading to the door.

"Thank you Steph," Luka told her. She nodded and left the room.

We all stared in silence for a while.

"Who must have done this surely left in a hurry. It feels that way. If they left the evidence here, then, they must have fled before we could find the culprit behind this crime. I wonder if it was the vampires. Could it be they have already awoken?" Gerald said pacing up and down the room.

"What makes you think that?" Luka asked with his deep voice I much loved.

"Well. Because this has happened before. They poisoned Kalile, one of my favourite guards back when I was the alpha of the pack. Unfortunately, he did not survive. Right after, a messenger from the vampires stood just outside our packhouse and yelled loud enough so that I could hear him. We can do more than just poison. We will kill you all he said, then he ran away before my guards could get to him with his vamp speed."

I looked at Gerald with an angry look.

"Then it must be them. They want to let us know that they are not going to stop until they achieve what they have in mind. But they don't know us enough. We are survivors and we are protected under our sweet Goddess Leto."

I looked at Luka and saw that he was still holding the bowl not saying anything.

He looked angry and upset. His eyes turned red and started to growl breaking the bowl of poisoned berries between his hands. He stood up looking at us.

"If they want war, then war we must give," he blurted out still growling.

My eyes gazed at Gerald hoping that he would calm Luka down but he just stared at him with stunned eyes holding his chest.

"Son, I can feel your anger. I can feel it inside me," he looked surprised. "How is this possible?" He started to growl too losing control of himself trying to stop shifting. "Stop son, stop" he growled and revealed his huge wolf teeth as he started to shift. Luka was too angry to notice what his father was saying.

"Lulu. Come here, sweety. Come to me" I said softly. He looked straight at me and he started to breathe in and out trying to get back into his senses.

He seemed to relax as he heard my voice and slowly walked towards me still with his alpha eyes full-on red. Gerald seemed to stop shifting but was still gathering himself. I looked at Luka and held my hand cupping one cheek.

"We will find them together and destroy their nesting home. Wait for me to heal. I am already feeling better. We have to start planning how we should get rid of these monstrous creatures." He nodded and then looked at his dad.

"How could you feel my anger?" He asked, now realising what was happening.

"Leto must have somehow made us connected. She said she would give you the strength of two alphas, but I never thought she would connect us like this."

He raised his head to look at his son.

"I think if we are close enough to each other we can give one another's good or bad energy," he explained.

Great I thought. Then he would feel it when Luka and I are having our own private time together. He would feel it through his son.

I smiled and looked at Luka. "Well, tomorrow will be the day we start preparing. I will be better by then. I can already feel it." Luka leaned in for a long hug and kissed me.

I looked at Gerald to see how he would react and he smiled back at me.

"I will see you in Luka's office at 9.00?" He asked. I nodded before he left the room to give us some space.

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