Chapter 78

CHRISTOPHER'S POV
I entered my room and knelt beside the bed oblivious of what to do. I laid my head on the bed and before I knew what was going on, I was already crying. I cried for a long time, and hoped to cry myself to sleep but sleep was far from me as I was wide awake.
All the while, Emily, Micheal and Louise have been knocking on the door but I refused to open up.
When I was done crying, I opened the door and came out of the room. To my surprise,they were all at my door.
I was taken aback when I saw them but I had to put myself together and speak to them.
"Could you please tell us what the matter is?" Micheal, who was standing closer, asked me but I was quiet for a while.
They all began to bug me with incessant questions that I found really irritating.
"That's okay guys. Let's go to the living room." I screamed at them and one after another they started moving to the living room while I walked behind them as I insisted that I will walk behind them.
When we got to the living room, they all moved to the dining area while I stayed back in one of the couches in the living room.
"Please come over here Chris." Louise said and I wondered why they chose to stay in the dining room instead of the spacious living room.
"Why did you choose to stay there?" I asked them because I didn't see any reason why they should be there.
"We need a place where we could at least see each other's face properly. So kindly join us." Emily answered and I found her tune very disrespectful.
"You are being disrespectful lately." I scolded her as I walked to the dining room.
"Please Chris, that's not why we are here. Just let this slide." Micheal said as he stood up to his feet and made gestures telling me to calm down.
"You know it's all your fault right?" Louise chipped in and I became more offended. Why should she say that? I wondered but I was just not in the mood to banter words with her.
Micheal on the other hand just ignored her and concentrated on calming me down. I took my seat and stayed quiet for a long time. Louise went into the kitchen to get me food. I was hungry but I could not eat. After being persuaded to eat,zero I picked up the spoon and started eating. But after a few spoons, the food began to taste like poison in my mouth.
I spat out the one I took in last and ran to the toilet to wash my mouth. When I was done, I raised my head and looked at myself in the mirror and my eyes were all swollen.
I could not believe I spent my whole night crying over a woman. And to make matters worse, there was actually no single reason I should be in this mood.
I have always known that Miriam is a strong woman but I have underrated her abilities. She is one woman that has always been loyal to me, not minding her power and all she is. Maybe that is why I am hurting. I always took her for granted but I desperately need her assistance today.
While still standing in the toilet staring at myself, I thought about how I would tell Emily, Louise and Michael that the same Miriam they all know was the omega alpha we have always revered.
I thought of not telling them at all . I would just go in there and dismiss them but I knew they would not buy into any lie I will tell. Thus, I decided to tell them the truth.
They were all sitting in the dining room anticipating my return. I entered and sat down. I took time to stare at them, hoping I could get a clue of the response they would give me from the look on their faces. But I was wrong as I could see only anticipation to hear what I had to say.
"Were you able to do what I asked you to do?" I asked Micheal, just to calm down and get something to start from.
"Yes I did. As a matter of fact, they have been training for a while now and I believe they will deliver." Micheal took time to give me the feedback from the errand I sent him and I was pleased with his report.
"That's beautiful." I commended him and if a stare could kill, I should be dead by now because the stern look I received from Emily and Louise were so fierce that they would stop at nothing to keep me alive. I pretended not to see them as I turned back to Michael again and asked him if he had properly studied the plan we outlined the other day and he told me that he was still on it.
"I was able to see the omega alpha, although I was not able to speak with her." I announced and they all gave me this funny look that I couldn't understand.
"Her?" Louise expressed surprise that the alpha of the silver moon pack is female. I was also surprised when I first heard it.
"She would be more surprised to know that it is Miriam." My wolf and I just smiled as I got out of my thoughts and looked at their faces one after another.
"Why are you all staring at me like that?" I asked but they won't stop.
"Is that why you got your eyes swollen?" Emily asked me, sounding sarcastic.
"No," I promptly answered as I got on my feet.
"You can always go back to see her tomorrow." Louise said as she also stood and walked towards me.
"I'm not going back there." I responded as soon as the statement dropped from her mouth.
"Did you see Miriam?" Micheal asked immediately and Emily, who wanted to say something, closed her mouth.
"Yes, I saw Miriam." I responded.
"And what did you do to her?" Emily asked with so much anxiety in her eyes.
"Absolutely nothing." I stated as I kissed Louise on her forehead as she wrapped her hands around my neck.
"Why is that?" She asked again with anger and for a moment, I stood still to look at her.
"What did you expect him to do to her?" Micheal asked her and he got a heavy slap from her. That was the first time I saw Emily violent and I am sure she did that because of the history she had with Michael.
"Why can't you go back to see the omega alpha tomorrow?" Louise turned my face from the direction of Micheal and Emily to herself.
I looked at her face and although I could not get what was in her mind, I expected a negative reaction from her, and the rest of them the moment I told them the omega alpha is Miriam. I tried to save them the stress and all but they insisted, so I had to tell them.
But before I did, I pulled out of Louise's arms and took a few steps backwards.
"I can't go back there because the omega alpha is Miriam." I stated and waited for their reaction and I was not disappointed.
"What!" The three of them exclaimed at the same time even before I was ready for it.
I looked at them and it was not just a surprise, they all became cold at the same time, as they all took the nearest seat to them. It also came as a shock to me even though I was the one sharing the information.
I was only suspicious of Micheals expression of surprise because he had seen her even before I did so I had to confront him about it.
"Why are you acting surprised? You saw her before I did." I pointed at Michael and he got up on his feet instantly to defend himself.
"I saw her at the coffee shop with a lady. We spoke but she did not tell me anything about being the alpha of the pack. And I saw no one treating her as such, so I can't tell." He explained and I was forced to believe him.
"You mean, Miriam, your Luna is the alpha of the silver moon pack?" Louise said as she stood up on her feet.
"Sadly yes," I responded and she smiled.
"Interesting." She added and walked away.
I looked at Emily who seems not to have recovered from the shock and Michael too. They were both still evaluating the matter.
"I would be in my room." I stated and began to make my way to the stairs. I left Emily and Michael behind as they still haven't gotten over the matter. I felt it will also give them the opportunity to talk to each other too.
As I got to the stairs, Emily called me back so I had to go back to meet them.
"So how are you going to handle the rebels?" She asked me, sounding more concerned.
"I guess we have to figure that out ourselves." I stated as I took a seat in the living room.
"I think you still need to see her. Miriam is not that bad, she will listen to you." She shrugged and I gave her a blank stare. I could not believe it was Emily that just said something good about Miriam.
"You think so?" I pressed on her, not because I wanted to be sure, I just wanted to see her expression again.
"I know so." She simply answered and I smiled.
"So, you know she is this good but you always get on her nerves." I teased her.
"She got on my nerves." She retorted and I began to laugh.
"You will go see her tomorrow. That will give you the opportunity to get a divorce." Emily stated so confidently and I was amazed. I smiled at her and she walked away.
I turned to look at Micheal who had been quiet all along.
"Good night." I muttered.
"It's morning already." He mumbled.
"Ohh," I smirked as I stood up to leave.
"So would you go back to see her tomorrow?" He asked me and after taking a while to think about it, I decided I would go.
"Yes, I will." I stated and ran up the stairs.
As soon as I got into my room this time around, I slept off as I felt something like a burden leave me. I was more relieved and lighter than I was the first time I came in.
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LOUISE'S POV
Hearing that Miriam is the alpha of the silver moon pack came as nothing but a shock. I was shocked to my bones. In fact, I froze at the spot where I was standing. It seemed unbelievable but it was the truth. She is the omega alpha and there was absolutely nothing anyone could do about it.
I looked at the faces of everyone and I saw the same surprise, even Christopher who just broke the news to us looked surprised.
I had to compose myself and the best thing I thought of was to leave. Thus I walked out of the gathering to my room. On my way, I staggered as the news I just heard destabilised me.
I entered my room and shut the door. I stood still behind the door for a while hoping I would wake up from this nightmare but it was no dream. This is reality.
I then began to wonder how possible that was and how she spent a few years with Chris but she didn't tell him.
"No wonder she was never bothered and intimidated by anything I did. She was better off." I said to myself and tears began to run down my cheeks. I felt so useless. All I have been fighting for was to be married to her man and be his Luna.
Ohh how I have ridiculed myself. I thought Miriam would be reduced to nothing as soon as she gets out of this place as Luna but I was wrong. She was way better than any of us, even while she was here.
I sobbed until I didn't have the strength to cry again so I stopped.
Then, the only thing that came to my mind was to attain this feat that she has. I have always wanted to be ahead of Miriam but the sad truth is that she had never been my match.
I have to devise a new plan, something different from the old one. I was no longer interested in being married to Chris. I no longer wanted to be his Luna. I want to be alpha myself, I want to be in charge.
"Even if it will be for a while, let it be on record." I said to myself as I wiped the tears from my face and stood up from the ground. Then I moved to the bathroom to wash my face. As I came out of the bathroom, I sat on the stool in my room thinking of what to do but no idea came to my mind. My heart was bitter and so I could not think straight.
Instead of thinking of something reasonable, I started wishing I heard this before the rebel group came up. I would have headed it and made sure Miriam was defeated and thrown out of that position.
"I think this is still possible. All I have to do is to convince Chris to join the rebel group to fight her. That way, the blood moon pack might be spared and even if we don't take control of the silver moon pack, we would not lose our pack and Miriam would be displaced." I said to myself confidently and prayed that Chris would agree.
With that, I moved out of my room and headed to the living room as that was where I left Chris. I thought he would still be there since he has spent too much time in his room already and may not want to go back into the room again.
As I got downstairs, I saw Micheal sitting quietly in one of the couches. As he saw me ,he took his feet off the floor and folded himself on the couch.
"Has Chris gone back to his room?" I asked him as I got there but he would not respond. He hasn't spoken since Emily slapped him so I decided not to stress it. I walked to the bar, got a bottle of wine with a high percentage of alcohol and headed to Christopher's room.
One thing I know about him is that he is usually unable to handle alcohol. So my plan was simple. Get him a little tipsy and then make him agree to join the rebels. I will even make sure he calls Mr James in my presence.
As I got to his room, he was already asleep. I was disappointed because I thought he would still be awake.
However, I decided not to leave. I will stay awake until he wakes up. So I sat by his side and watched him while he slept. As soon as he wakes up, I will present my request before him. To keep myself company, I opened the bottle and started drinking directly from it.
Before morning, I finished the drink in the bottle and I was becoming tipsy. That was not the plan but that was the situation I found myself in.
I turned to look at Chris who was still sleeping like a baby. I shook him but he did not wake up. So I started making irregular noises. I guess it was because I have had too much to drink because I was busy doing stupid things. Christopher finally woke up and tried to put me together but I was already too much for him to handle. He had to call some of the servants to take me to my room.
While on the way to my room, I puked on the person carrying me and he threw me on my bed like trash when we got to my room.
I rested on the bed and slept off. I am not sure I slept for a reasonable period of time because I woke up with a headache. It was as though drums were being beaten in my head and it was becoming so unbearable. I smuggled myself out of the bed and out of the room and walked downstairs. I met Emily sitting in the living room sipping coffee.
"Hey Emily." I whispered as I could not even speak clearly. She looked at me with disgust and I didn't blame her. She didn't even say a word to me. I needed to see Christopher so I did not bother myself with her attitude.
"Please do you know where Chris is?" I asked her but she didn't respond either. So I left her alone and went to check on him in his room.
I got there and the room was empty. I closed the door because I saw it open and went back to the living room to meet Emily.
"He is not in his room, I have checked." I stated as I got back to the living room but she did not say a word either. I was still having a hangover so I went back to my room to rest.
But as I got there, I could not rest. All my mind was on Chris, I badly needed to see him so I could tell him what I thought of last night. I just prayed he had not gone to the silver moon pack to see Miriam already.
After freshening up, I went back downstairs hoping that I could successfully ask Emily what went wrong and if possible, get the answers I need from her. On my way, I met Micheal.
"Hey Michael, have you seen Chris?" I shouted as he was quite far away from me.
He walked up to me before responding.
"He went to the silver moon pack." He stated and moved away.
My heart jumped into my stomach as the words came out of his mouth.