Book 2 Chapter 36

Caleb's Point of View

Alpha Clint's words stunned me. How could Axle not be his son? The man was softly sobbing in my

office chair with his head in his hands. Daphne I could see was shocked as well and still standing by

the door. I swiftly went behind my desk and pulled out my Brandy and three tumblers, pouring us

each a glass. I then grabbed the tissues and nudged Clint's arm with them. He gladly accepted my

offer and when he was done wiping his face, I handed him the glass of Brandy.

“Now that you are a bit calmer Clint, I am going to need a deeper explanation. I have met Axle

before, and the man that is here appears to be him.” In truth it had been a little while since I had

seen Axle, but overall, his looks have not changed much since then.

“I noticed the change shortly after Axle took the reigns as Alpha of our pack. At first, he was my son,

dutiful in his leadership, proud of our pack and strong. Then he and Corey along with another

warrior went away for a weekend camping trip, they had all been good friends since they were

pups.” Clint takes a deep breath, fresh tears forming in his eyes. “The boys came back a day late,

saying that they were attacked by a group of rogues. Axle, and Corey both stated that their friend

had been killed, and that they had narrowly escaped.”

“Did Axle and Corey look as if they had been injured?” This time Daphne was addressing Clint.

"Axle did have some wounds on him, and Corey had a few scratches, but nothing that appeared life

threatening. I questioned both boys extensively about the attack, and then formed a few hunting

parties to catch the rogues responsible. None of my warriors could catch any scents that were

unfamiliar. They did locate a spot where it looked as if the boys had been attacked, but we could

still find no traces of rogues and we never recovered our fallen warrior.” Clint heaved, obviously

deeply affected by not being able to recover his fallen pack member.

“I know that we heal fast, but I would think that after an attack that claimed a life, they would have

significant wounds.” Daphne pointed out.

“I knew in my gut that something was off. Axle was never raised to leave a warrior behind. Corey

and he tried to convince me that there were a lot of rogues, and that our warrior sacrificed himself

so that they could get away. Although it is believable that our warrior would do so, I still cannot

stomach the fact that Axle did not recover the warrior's body. To us that is disrespectful, and the

parents have not been able to properly grieve. I sent both of the boys to our pack hospital when

they returned.” Clint paused as if he was done explaining.

“I understand that you believe the behavior to be unlike him, but people do act differently when

faced with life-or-death situations. Perhaps Axle truly believed his life in danger. This one incident

though does not mean that he is not your son.” I was growing impatient, something seemed very

off but Clint was dragging his feet getting to the point.

“No this is the incident that placed doubt in my mind regarding my son and made me examine him

more carefully. After we could not find the rogues, I told Axle. He brushed it off as if he had no

worries in the world. Since that night he has decreased our warriors training, he has thrown lavish

parties that are depleting our supplies, and his behavior is erratic bordering on volatile in some

situations.” Clint takes a deep breath, and I can see that he is contemplating whether or not to tell

me something.

"What do you mean volatile?” I was genuinely curious, because Axle has presented himself as a fun

loving, rambunctious, and slightly immature teenager. He had handled himself very well in the

meetings though.

“At one of the parties he threw there was a woman that claimed Axle was her mate. She said that

she felt the mate bond with him and announced it loudly. He denied it saying that he felt nothing

and demanded that she stop her nonsense. Axle claimed the woman was simply after him because

he was now the Alpha. When the woman refused to back down on the matter Axle ordered her

imprisoned. I discovered that since she still claimed to be his mate, he had her beaten. I fully believe

that he would have taken her life, but I snuck her out, and away from his grasp. When he discovered

she was gone, he trashed his bedroom, shattering his bedframe, a few windows, and put holes in

the walls.” Clint took a deep breath to steady himself. “There is also the issue that I have not seen

my son shift once since that incident. This is not normal for him or any wolf.”

"Are you aware that Axle has claimed that our Hannah is his mate? He practically jumped at her

when he first seen her, it took his Beta and a strong order to get him to back away.” I explain to

Clint slowly.

“Perhaps she is his destined mate, and Clara lied. Although from the hell that I witnessed that was

rained down upon her body I have idea why she would continue with such a lie.” Clint hangs his

head again, although this time it appears in defeat.

“There certainly have been a few strange things happening lately.” Daphne mused out loud. “I have

never heard of someone having two destined mates, but perhaps this is something we should check

into.” I love that she was already looking for solutions amongst the chaos that seemed to be piling

up rather quickly.

“Alpha Caleb I know that I sound crazy. I know that I am throwing a lot at you. I know that the

person here looks like my Axle, but I swear on the Moon Goddess that he is not my son. I am

begging you to please help me investigate the matter.” Clint drops down to his knees in front of my

desk. I am shocked and stand quickly trying to pull him up. For another Alpha to show that kind of

submission to another Alpha I knew that he was beyond desperate for help.

“I will find a way to help you figure out this mystery Alpha Clint.” I clasp him to me in a hug. Daphne

then quickly explains how he will have to stay hidden in the nursery attached to our room so that

his presence is not detected by anyone. Clint happily agreed and was beyond thankful for our help.

Just when I thought that life could return to normal, the Moon Goddess throws us another twist.