Blakeâs POV~ Still
He sat there a minute. Then, he sighedâ¦âThe rogues we are running from..attacked our packs..our Alphas are dead. Our packs destroyed. I am from Ottawa.. these two from Alberta.. and these three Nova Scotia. I am assuming the plan is to wipe out Canadaâ¦because we started moving south two weeks ago.â
Watching him.. Listening to him.. I realize his story is the truth.. I hold my hand out âAlpha Blake Sterlingâ¦pleased to meet you!â He shook it and said âMatthew Daniels..and I knew where I was headed. Alpha! Being here is no accident⦠I hoped for refuge because I knew you to be a fair, just man. My sister is mated to Evan Giddingsâ
Now, that shocked me! Evan is a good man.. his mate is quietâ¦a mousy little thing. âMy Beta..Cody..will vet you. Give him your names and once your information is reviewed I am more than happy to welcome you into my pack. Until thenâ¦refuge is granted!â
Alexis comes out from the kitchen and lays her hand on my shoulder.. I reach mine to cover it âMy Luna, Alexis Morris Sterlingâ They all nod..Matthew shakes her hand, but he wonât stop staring. She asks âIâm sorry!? Do you know me? Iâm getting no feeling of familiarity.. Why are you staring?â He gasps and stumbles over his words âI am so sorry.. Itâs your eyes! I have only seen that color once before.â
She laughs âGood to know Iâm not the only one with fucked up eyes!â And it broke the iceâ¦everyone laughed. She clapped her hands together..âCome on, gentlemen..rooms are set up for you on the first floor of the pack house! Letâs get yâall some hot showers and clean clothes, before I stuff a home cooked meal down your throats!â Every one of them looked shocked! She frowns âWhat?â Matthew blushed âNo cell?â She giggles âWhy? You gonna steal the silverware?â And they laughed again.. She went out of her way to make them feel comfortable..and I canât help but think her lone wolf status helped her be so accepting! Well, that.. and she could just turn them all into giant pink bunnies!
Finally back in my office⦠Cody was vetting the guys.. while I had Damon researching all the packs that had been attacked. Something was definitely happeningâ¦and it pisses me off that three packs have gone down, alreadyâ¦and those are only the ones we know about. How many more have fallen?
Alexis squeals from the sofa..âListen! Listen!!! I just read thisâ¦..â Once every five hundred years, a white wolf is born to create balance and reunite all species. She will bring peace and harmony to all wolves. Her mate will be stronger and larger than all others.. and will attain even more after theyâve mated. Their mating must be completed under the full moon for him to receive his full power. White wolves are always born of royal bloodlines⦠and are always the first born pup.â What the hell does that even mean? My father was some part of the royal bloodline? Is that why he had to leave? But, why wouldnât he say something?â
I scooped her into my arms and sat with her on my lap. âMaybe he did say something, babyâ¦and maybe your mom got too sick, too fast⦠Like she planned to tell you everything on your birthday and time got away from her?â And she shot up off my lap and out the door⦠Ummmâ¦what just happened? I look over at the guys âWhat the fuck? Should I go after her? Did I upset her?â They both shrugged. I linked her ðº Baby, you okay? Did I say something wrong? ðºNo..no, my love! Just something you said resonated with me.. I will be back in a few
Cody smiles âEvery one of those guys checks out.. no history of causing problems..all of them were productive, working members of their packs. Matt was a head warrior in his pack⦠two were trackersâ¦one was patrol. One is a mechanic and the last is a doctor. They will all be an assetâ I told him to bring them in⦠I want to ask them a few questions.
Alexis races back in and climbs in my lapâ¦hiding her face in my neck, holding tight to me. The guys look at me with questions on their faces and I just shake my head. Then I feel them⦠little warm drops on my neck. My angel is crying and I donât know why! I hold her to meâ¦rubbing small circles on her skin, under her shirt. Whatever she was doing, has devastated her..and I canât fix it..until she feels better and can tell me. I would slay the world to stop even one of her tears..but right now, all I can do is wait for her.
Damon clears his throatâ¦speaks quietly â There is a mystery surrounding this whole thing.. it looks like..maybe twenty years ago, a group of people started recruiting rogues..all of them with a serious beef with the monarchyâ¦and offered them a roof..food and cash, to train for a war against the king. Claiming he is the pretender to the throne. That the rightful king has been living in exile and he is ready to reclaim his birthright.. so the warriors needed to be qualified fighters. Apparently..wires got crossed..orders misunderstood.. something.. because instead of convincing Alphas to align with them.. and join the cause.. being rogues, maybe? They are just assassinating Alphas and taking surviving warriors to fight? Iâm not sure.. Still running it all down, but this does seem to be the way this is heading. I will stay on it.â
I looked down at Lexi.. and she was sleeping. I pointed at the throw on the sofa, and Damon tossed it to me.. âSo, essentiallyâ¦a group of people recruit nearly feral rogues⦠train them to fight..tell them go recruit Alphas to their cause when in fact the feral rogues hear âGo kill as many Alphas as you canâ and turned them loose on the world.. Thatâs some major planning right there! What fucking moron thought this up?â Damon laughs âYep.. Iâm working on it! Hopefully, I will find the answers. Still tracing the money!â