Chapter 25: Chapter 25~Lord love a duck

Blake’s POV~

I mumble “Well.. not exactly how I would’ve sprung it on them.. but hey! All good! I would appreciate it if y’all could refrain from pissing my mate off… Hear that wind?! She’s gonna be replacing the roof again and it’s your fault, Byron!”

Ian reaches over and pats her arm, and she starts calming down.. again Byron opens his mouth “Then the king should absolutely be told. And she stands up…walking around the table.. and the only thing going through my mind is “Oh shit..here we go” as she stops behind Byron’s chair she places her hand on his shoulder and he’s frozen. “Cody..will you reach in his pocket and take his phone out.. my hand is getting nowhere near that slimy slug in his britches” Ian laughed “Dude! Little dick syndrome!”

Once she used his thumbprint to unlock it.. scrolling through his text messages.. she kept pausing to read, once in awhile.. all he could do is watch. She looks up at me…”What does the king look like?” I shrug… “Like a normal 19 year old kid.. I guess. Nothing remarkable. He’s only been king about a year and a half or so..” She said..” Year and a half? So when he turned 18? Where’s a picture of the old king… what was his name? Lawrence? Lewis? Loren! Loren Santiago!” Ian handed her his phone with a picture of King Loren…she looked at it and eeeeep.. Poof!

I look at everyone..”She’ll be right back!” While my guys are just rolling! She pops back into her seat, while I pull leaves and pine needles out of her hair “Garden, huh?” Yup! She says “Look at his eyes, Blake! Look! I think he’s my father!” I grabbed the phone….enlarging the photo.. Sure enough, same eyes. Handing Ian back his phone he says “Lord love a duck! She’s our princess!”

I stand “Everyone.. If I cannot count on you… if you cannot sign a treaty and alliance today.. swearing loyalty to the white wolf.. I need to know now! If I have to prepare for a war…let me know today! Because I assure you! Athos is roaring with rage! Refusing to even entertain the notion he will lose his mate again. It’s been over 400 years since they have been together! And he will never again be deprived of her! What’s it going to be!?”

Everyone stood and dropped to their knee. Pounding their left chest with their right fist “We solemnly swear allegiance!” Alexis unfroze Byron’s mouth and asked “What say you?” He spat “Fuck you!” And she zapped him again. This time, I think she hit him with a little stronger current, because he jerked. Then she sat his phone in the middle of the table, and hit dial.. before putting it on speaker.

“Byron! What the fuck! It’s been three hours! Have you found Michael? What’s happening? Do they know about Thomas? Albert? Answer me! You fuck! What have you found out?” I pulled the phone to me and spoke “Byron can’t come to the phone right now. He’s a little….indisposed. However, Jeremiah… I do appreciate the information on Thomas and Albert.” He screams…literally screams like a girl “ I am your king! You will bow down to me! Who is this? Where are my men!?” I laughed and Athos came forward “Listen carefully! YOU are NOT my king! YOU are no one’s King! You are NOT your father! You are incapable of leading a horse to water, much less an entire species! Destroying a dynasty your father created… murdering your people in their beds! You are Nothing To me… and you will fall by my hand.. you usurping twat!” And the phone hung up.

Alexis jumped in my arms.. kissing me all over my face “Well.. that was fun! Matt…you and Damon get troops… one group head to Bloody Night Pack and apprehend Alpha Thomas. Kill anyone who tries to prevent that.. The other group head to Eclipse and bring in Albert. Assuming those are the only other two.. we may be able to get on top of this.”

I look at the end of the table where Michael is sitting “What? Nothing to say? You still haven’t grasped what is happening..have you? Let me draw you a picture.. because apparently, you and your little playmate here, failed kindergarten… Your son, Shawn… is set to ascend to Alpha in four years. What you have overlooked is.. at the rate this joke of a king is going.. there will be no need for ascension.. there will be no packs.. because there will be no Alphas. You pair foolishly threw your lot in with a corrupt regime…which would have assassinated you.. as soon as his devious plot had succeeded. He is using you.. as a means to an end! You have participated in your own demise.. and thought a few extra bucks in your bank account was worth it. You lost… before you ever even began. You were just too stupid to realize it! You participated in the murder of your own sons! I hope you feel proud of all you’ve accomplished!”

I looked at everyone in this room… “ My mate and I would ask you to bring your packs in… either directly onto our territory.. or around it, as close as you can get.. However, we demand all women and children be brought directly to the center of our territory. They will be easier to protect and Alexis and her aunt can place wards around the entire group for added safety. A war is coming, gentlemen. And the only way we survive is together. Phone lines and dedicated fax lines are being set up, as we speak. Call your allies.. ask them to call their allies.. fax them the proof we have.. right down to the recording of the call with Jeremiah! We have to prepare. This is the only way I know how”

Alexis stood “Please have your Lunas arrange to bring blankets.. linens.. non-perishable food items. Everything we might need for a long siege. Woodland Flats isn’t large enough to carry enough surplus and supplies to keep so many people replenished in our needs. I will be placing orders online for canned goods.. other things we will need.. toiletries.. paper products. But, the help your women can provide will help exponentially! Chop, Chop! Stick Michael and Byron in a cell. Give them a deck of cards, or something! They’re going to be there awhile. Oh.. and idiots.. don’t think a rescue is coming. Can’t rescue what you can’t see!”