Chapter 23
It took three days but I got emails back from all the packs saying they had not seen or heard of anyone on the list. It was when I got the reply from the snowpack I got confused. “Dad come to the office” cutting the link before he can reply. Pulling up the pack's contact list on the computer.
Clicking on the snowpack the alpha on the list is Nanook winds but the email says alpha Tulok snow. Snow was the previous alpha's name. Why does Tulok look familiar? “What do you need sweetheart?” “Come here who is this and why does it look familiar?”
“well from what I know the name is very snow pack and the alpha was snow. The youngest is mates to the alpha of the black rose. And their oldest is Hades and younger than you so maybe the older brothers had a pup.” “I guess. Just seems familiar. So none of the packs know anything and the black rose didn’t respond.” Still staring at the names.
“So I have a question how much do you know about the Winters bloodline?” “Not a lot why?” “Well, I have seen that we only have only one pup a generation and I wanted to know why.” Shrugging looking at the bookshelves for any family books. “it's part of the blessing and curses the gods put on the Winters bloodline. Beyond that, I have no clue. For your mother and I, we tried for more pups but just couldn’t. so I assumed it was true.”
“tell the elders I want them in my office in twenty minutes.” When he tried to argue I ignored it and pointed to the door. I am done going through the elders I am the alpha they will treat me as such.
After I settle things with the elders I will be putting that painting in his place. Father had left the door open when he left so when they arrived they just walked in. Annoyed I look up. They start looking for seats when I cleared my throat. “don’t bother sitting down this won’t take long. First I am the alpha not you so from now on all pack business goes through me. Do I make myself clear?” “look we just” “I said do I make myself clear? Because if this is hard for you to accept then you don’t need to be in the pack. I will not be coming to you for a vote. You will no longer have any control over anything alpha related. I will control pack laws not you. Are we clear?” “yes alpha” they all grumble.
They start to turn to leave. “did I dismiss you?” standing up I cross my arms over my chest. They stop and look back at me. “I want to know the truth about this pack.” “what do you mean child?” “alpha” I growl. “alpha, what do you mean?” “I want to know what happened all those years ago. Why does the black rose hate us? Where are all the pack funds? To start?”
“We turned over the bank records there are no other pack funds. The black rose turned on us when Artemis tried to reject him. He stole her and forced her to be his mate. Then when she escaped he had her killed on her way here along with the bastard he forced in her belly “ Henry the oldest wolf I have ever seen spit out. “did you know her?” “of course I knew her she was my mate?” “why didn’t you mate and mark her before?” I ask confused.
“Before that, no good Philip broke the pack we had rules about things. I had to wait until after all the training was done. That asshole kidnapped and violated her before I was able. Oh, I wanted to and she did so we almost broke a few times but we stayed pure and ready.” Giving all kinds of gross yucky feelings I try and shake it off.
“tell me about the night Loki was killed.” No one said anything. “speak or spend some time in the dungeons.” I growl
“Well, we don’t know much. We know that alpha Enoy arrived for your naming ceremony and Loki wanted to have dinner with her alone. Then there was a fire he didn’t make it.” “What did alpha Enoy say happened?” “well that’s the thing when we called to inform them, no one answered because we’ll alpha Enoy was in their clinic in labor with her twins.” My dad tells me. Looking at them all in confusion.
“how can she be here and there at the same time?” “no, the question is how can she show up here not pregnant and be giving birth to twins at the same time?”
Tilting my head I smirk “I don’t know but I’ll find out. For now I want everything written and out the pack brought here “ waving my hand in dismissal.
Giving them time to be far away from my office I storm down to the sitting room where the false closet is. Stepping through I hear crying on the monitor. Looking the younger girl is curled in a ball crying. Hitting mute then pulling the curtain off the painting. “Loki I think it’s time we have a heart-to-heart.” Getting up off the small cot-style bed he yawns and shrugs. “sure not like I’m going anywhere. And your trick with the audio might have worked if I wasn’t used to worse sounds.” He shrugs looking proud of himself.
Steeling my anger at his smugness staring back at him. “so how did you get in the painting?” I asked picking up a small vial of green something. “I would be careful that could melt your skin off. Azazel replaced my soul in my body and placed my soul in his painting.” He shrugs as he looks past me. I set the vial down slowly. See that’s why magic is bad it’s evil. “bring me that book” he says pointing to the far wall. “why?” “to eat what do you do with books?” “you miss understanding. It wasn’t why do you want the book it was why should I give you the book? And this is how things are gonna go. Your gonna tell me what I want to know? You will not order me around. So tell me how your souls were swapped and you're still here?” I growl out I am done being pushed around. “oh you think that is how it’s gonna go, do you? Please tell me about your necklace. You know nothing child. Magic you stupid pup that is how I am here. For a wolf, you are very stupid. Your very bloodline is dripping in the magic well not you as your mother was soulless. Well, she was the end of the Winters. You are only an alpha by name. This is a pack of rogues.”
