Chapter 59: Chapter 59

Lina Sirius sat in the living room catching up on the latest survival series starring Jack Boggle, a boy who’d supposedly turned down the opportunity to become a hunter at the last minute just so that he could follow his dreams to be a star. The man, now age twenty-seven was part of a television show that had him venture into the wild. the parts of the world that were considered neutral territory and were restricted camping grounds.

Humans weren’t allowed in those regions without a license and this was the movie actor’s playing field. The show was now reaching airing the first episode of the third season and Lina Sirius was not going to miss one second. She sat with her eyes glued to the television in the living room, her dress code once again something to frown upon.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

She cosied up into the sofa, pulling the thin sheets she had wrapped herself in for warmth while watching the opening theme of the show. Footsteps reached her ears along with the scent of her beloved older brother whom she ignored. Drake walked up to the table making sure to stay out of his sister’s line of sight and picked up the remote to turn the screen off.

“Turn it back on, Drake,” a seething Lina spoke, taking her eyes off the screen to acknowledge her brother’s irritating presence, well it was irritating at that moment.

“Dad has summoned the family for a talk. They will be coming from their room real soon,” he said.

“Oh, well, in that case, turn it back on so that I can watch until they get here,” she pleaded. Irritating as it might have been, going against Drake was just a dream of hers. There was no way she would have gotten the remote from him if she’d decided to get violent. The only Royal in their generation that posed a challenge to Drake was Cole Lycaon, sole pride and joy of the Lycaon family. The boy was younger than Drake, but he could stand his ground against him.

“I recognise that man’s hair anywhere. When you start watching his show, there is nothing that can take you off without you throwing a tantrum. We’ll record the show for you so that you can watch it later, but I advise you not to go down that road,” he tried reasoning.

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“Fine then... Record the damn thing... I was looking forward to watching that thing in real time,” she sulked in her seat.

“Are you really planning to dress like that here as you do back home?” Drake asked.

“Only within the suite, but you say it like we are going to be having constant visitors...” this wasn’t the second time she was being cautioned on dress code in this place. No one ever cared when she was back at the Sirius palace.

“Yeah, we will be having visitors often. Mainly hunters... I also know that there is a Royal from the Lycaon family living on the suite right below us. He has two alphas with him as well... unmated alphas,” Drake emphasized the last point.

“Why are you worried about me? I’m a royal. I wouldn’t let an ordinary alpha get the better of me,” Lina complained though while she did so, she knew that her brother had a point. When it came to combat and physical strength, Lina Sirius was not a formidable opponent which she made up for in speed and endurance.

“I’m just looking out for you little sister. Better safe than sorry...”

“Let me guess... The occupants of the lower suite are Cole Lycaon and his two sidekicks, Jason and Caden...” she said.

“Yes, that is true... I personally have nothing against Caden, but Jason has a loose tongue and that doesn’t say well to how he might conduct himself if we meet him with you dressed like that,” he said.

“Fine, I’ll change my dress code, starting tomorrow,” she said, thrusting her hands into the air, “You happy now?”

“Not happy, relieved... You’ve had me worried,” he said.

“Unbelievable... Can’t a girl have some peace? Where are the parents you promised me?” she yelled before the sound of the elevator opening shut her up.

“Who else is coming in here after the hunters we had earlier?” Lina asked, getting up from her seat. Walking towards the elevator door, they found King Davin standing in front of it waiting for it to open. Something was not right... the king wasn’t dressed in flashy clothes like he normally did when he was getting out. Instead, he stood leaning against the wall in a pair of shorts... shirtless. He radiated more aggressive energy than he normally did... He hadn’t called the elevator up, someone was coming through it.

Queen Martha was the last to arrive as they watched the numbers counting up to their floor. “What’s going on?”

The elevator door finally began to slide open as though on cue... The scent that seeped out got all of them on high alert... Cole Lycaon stood on the other side of the doors with his two ‘sidekicks’ on both sides of him. “Long time no see... King Drake...”

Martha stopped midstep when he noticed Cole was not his usual calm self. He wasn’t here for chitchat... “Long time, boy... If I remember correctly, it was at the Royal games where our families competed against each other to capture the flag... That day was one to remember...”

“What are you doing here?”

“Straight to the point I see... I would ask you the same exact thing,” Davin said.

“My father sent me here because he thought it had the safest school in the world. Something has got him worried that I might still be targeted by the Rogue King. How wrong he was?” he said.

Lina had to be caught by Drake and restrained when she heard the insult to her sister’s efforts. They all knew Cole was unaware of the true reason that they were here and that he was not to find out until the time was right... Queen Martha relayed instructions to them as she was the only one that the Chase hunters could trust amongst the Sirius Royal family. As a result, she had asked that her family follow her orders without questions to keep the integrity of their family. This had the king immediately figuring out that there was a mole either at the castle or within the families themselves and he’d allowed the Queen to take her cautionary measures without excluding him from the bracket of suspects...

“I see Lina has grown up... Long time, little one,” Cole spoke...

“You’re not that much older than me, Cole. Now what brings you to our suite with an air of violence?” she spat the question.

“Oh, so you noticed... Forgive my foul mood, I don’t mean to cause much trouble, but I also have no desire to smile either. I’ll probably wake up different...”

“You sound like someone who is about to surrender to something,” King Davin spoke, striking while the iron was hot...

Cole lunged for the King his fangs drawn-out... King Davin kept calm as the boy lunged forward, skilfully evading him and pinning him in under a minute. The two alphas remained at the door, silently watching their alpha being restrained. They noticed his foul mood for the entirety of the day, but had no idea what to do about it, “Let me go...”

“Will she want to see you like this?” Davin asked. Cole stopped his struggle immediately. Looking at the King through his side vision. There was no doubt in his mind that King Davin knew everything that troubled him from the statements he was using.

“What would you know?” he spat.

“I would know this... it’s not long before your wait is over and that it won’t enjoy it as much if you’ve given up the way I see you are about to...” he said.

“Stop being cryptic and just tell me...” he yelled at him.

“There is a mole in the families, Cole...” this information had the entire room gasping, “We don’t know who it is... we don’t want to point fingers. We don’t want to cause any trouble that might damage the peace we’ve built with the humans for all this time. They are afraid of us. There has been an attack on the safest school by rogues who’ve been discovered to be fellow students. Hearing information about someone working with the rogues from within the Royal family will decimate everything we’ve worked for. As a result, information of high sensitivity is to be kept until it’s no longer consequential... Patience, Lycaon... You don’t have long to wait...”

“Straight to the point I see...” Cole replied.

“If someone had at least said that much, you would never have seen me in this state, but even she didn’t say anything...”

“Who... Do you mean the moon goddess?” Martha asked, surprised.

“Would you get off me first, your majesty? I’m fine now,” Cole said. His two alphas let out a breath that they didn’t realise they were holding while Drake let go of his sister.

“You’ve really grown, Lina. You no longer look like the child you were,” Caden said, snapping the room into silence. He looked around to see everyone narrowing their eyes at him. Jason, however, was walking to his alpha to help him up. “What?”

“That’s something we’d expect from...”

“Jason,” Cole finished the statement.

“Exactly... It’s like you guys have switched roles. Jason, have you found your mate yet?” Martha asked.

Jason rubbed his hand through his hair while he thought through the answer, “I don’t know. Something feels different, but I can’t tell...”

“Could it be...” the king asked his wife.

“It could be, but issues like that can be frustrating if not handled with patience... Wait a bit longer Jason,” she said. Jason gave a small bow before getting back to what Cole was saying.

“Yes, it was the moon goddess. She dropped during the day to stop me from reaching her. The scent appears and vanishes a lot... it’s frustrating,” he said.

“Let’s get something clear... We trust you as Cole Lycaon. Do not tell anyone other than those in this room about anything you’ve heard. There is a mole who’s either part of the Royal family or tends to them. I trust anyone with blue eyes that know what the Royals have been through in maintaining this period of peace. It falls upon you to keep your subordinates on a short leash,” Davin said.

“I understand... I’m sorry for the way I barged in... I’ll start over and greet you all properly,” he took the time to greet each of them individually like he would his own family, for they were... in a sense, family.

However, while he did this, something else barged into their nostrils... the foul smell of a werewolf that did not belong to a pack under the Royal families. The smell was irritating to the nose of a wolf that was not part of the group of ruffians that had made enemies with the entire world, rogues... “Everyone, stay calm. There is a protocol for this kind of situation. Do not forget that you are not home right now and as you might be Royals, must still refrain from taking the situation into your own hands.”

“Then what do you propose we do, O calm and collected?” Cole asked. The King retrieved his phone and began to dial a number.

“The hunters are more than capable of handling this,” he said before a voice came from the other side of the phone call...