Chapter Twenty-one

Jack;
“Jonah.” We both shouted in unison as Mei growled, jumping up to her feet pacing violently snarling again.

“Mei calm down.” I said as I held my hands to her watching as her eyes darted violently around the room.

“Hey, two little boys want to see their mom.” Izzy’s sweet sing song voice echoed as I snapped around seeing Izzy and Desmond holding Nikola and Micah.

Feeling anger after I wanted to avoid upsetting Mei, but Mei did something that we all did not see coming. She laid down against the cell wall sticking her snout out the bars, nudging a laughing Nikola with her snout, licking up his little arm. Micah cooed as she nuzzled her snout against his belly.

“See, listen to an old timer.” Desmond laughed with a smugness as Jaxon opened the cell door to let them in.

Mei quickly shifting over to her side, so that Izzy could lay the boys down into her curled body like she would do in the wild. Mei licked their little faces, nudging them gently as she rested her head down in front of them.

“Desmond look at the wall behind you.” I whispered softly as I crouched down with my family, watching as Nikola tried grabbing Mei’s ear as it flicked around listening to her surroundings.

“I knew it. He was acting very strange at the Elders Council earlier.” Desmond hissed as Izzy saw what we were talking about.

Morgan grabbed Izzy’s arm pulling her out in the hall holding her emerald ring cladded finger up to stay calm.

“I need you to do me a favor. I need to find out from Eve who was the last known old coven.” Morgan asked Izzy softly, not to disturb Mei in her calm state.

Izzy shook her head “poofing” away quickly, after she flashed me a smile. Max and Seth appeared smiling at Mei cuddling with the boys. Not snarling, and ready to rip someone’s head off.

“How is she?” Max linked as Seth smiled with a bright glimmer in his eye.

“We need to find the witch that did this, if not, it’s either the pup dies to break the enchantment, or she stays like this.” I replied feeling the anger rising deep in that black buried hole that Mei filled with her fighting spirit.

Both of their faces contorted into anger, disgust, sadness while I placed my finger to my lips motioning to stay calm.

“Morgan says this is old magic, and Mei gave us a clue on the wall over my right shoulder.” I linked motioning to my right with my eyes.

Max red it first, clenching his fists, while Seth looked like the gasket finally blew.

“I FUCKING knew it.” Seth shouted in link.

“Calm. Stay Calm around Mei.” I sternly linked as they nodded in agreement.

“Wait! You said Morgan thinks this is old magic. My tattoo artist friend, Atlas, she is from an old coven family. Let me call her.” Max said as he turned quickly, pulling out his phone, stepping into the interrogation room across from Mei’s cell.

“Jack what if we can’t find the witch. Mei will be destroyed if she loses the pup.” Seth linked as he captured my gaze of shock and sadness.

Brutus and Goki stirred angrily at the mere thought of losing our precious pup, and Mei’s emotional destruction that would incur.

“ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS ATLAS!!!” Max boomed angrily from inside the interrogation room, shaking the solid metal door violently against its hinges.

Seth and Me running in watching Max shake violently as he gripped the phone firmly, pacing like a very pissed off Bear.

“You get your ass here now, or it will not be Jonah you have to worry about.” Max yelled into his phone, foamy salvia splattering against the screen as he turned sharply to us.

“Good news, I found out who the witch is, bad news I am going to fucking kill her.” Max shouted aggressively as Seth and Me grabbed his arms, dragging him outside to blow off his anger.

“Jaxon?” I linked.

Max shaking violently against my hold as we led him outside of the cell block entrance.

“Yes Alpha.” Jaxon replied quickly.

“Keep an eye on Mei and the twins, while we handle this.” I replied looking at Max shake violently as his brown fur sprouted from his body, growling, snarling as his wolf took over.

“They’re fine. Sleeping actually.” Jaxon replied softly.

My heart panged heavily at the sound of those words.

“Seth go with Max, and bring that witch back in one piece, alive. You hear me?” I shouted at Max’s wolf as he paced agitated, nodding his head in agreement.

“Number one priority. Mei and my unborn pup. Got that!” I shouted shaking uncontrollably, feeling my body wanting to shift in anger.

Max took off in a heated sprint as Seth shifted mid-air, landing swiftly following behind Max. Brutus and Goki howled in anger as I felt the heat radiate through my body, feeling both wolves pushing forward.

Lexi was running down the hallway watching as Brutus formed, but it felt different, it was like Mei after her dream coma. We were one, not sperate beasts. Lexi stopped mid-run starring at us with a large shit eating grin.

“Well aren’t you a sight for sore eyes.” Lexi joked darkly as he walked around Brutus’ new Lycan form. No longer Dark gray in color, but silvery-white with a black streak down our forehead.

“I feel different.” I linked Lexi as I took a few steps, feeling the ground vibrate under my padded feet.

“Um… Yeah. You are definitely different, just like Mei.” Lexi laughed darkly as he nodded for me to run.

“Go. I will stay here keeping watch.” He replied as he ran towards the cells.

Once I saw he had slipped inside to the cell block, I took off feeling the damp soil squish under my paws as we dug harder into the ground, gliding gently through the dense bayou forest. Our senses heightened as we noticed the faintest of heart beats coming from the wildlife on the other side of the lake.

“This is crazy.” I shouted as Brutus and Goki appeared next to me in our subconscious.

“Welcome to the club.” They both laughed darkly as we climbed an old oak tree that stood proudly amongst the swampy surroundings.

Perching at the top scanning the horizon of our territory, hearing the fireflies flutter their tiny little wings across the lake, while the dragonflies hummed a rhythmic vibe zigzagging through the heavy swamp brush.

“Just do as you are told. Jonah will not be pleased if you fuck this up.” A male’s voice perked my ear.

“Fuck you! Vance. I will not be no one’s puppet anymore.” Xander’s voice echoed harshly through the trees.

Anger boiling deep within as all three of us exhaled deeply.

“Xander.” I linked sternly.

“Yes, Alpha?” He replied quickly with a nervous hitch.

“Do not react. I can hear you with Vance. What is he trying to do?” I asked calmly knowing that Xander was a captive of Raven’s on the West Coast.

“He wants me to poison Mei.” He replied with a shaky voice.

“Take it from him, play along.” I replied jumping down from the top of the old oak. Feeling the ground split open under the sheer force of impact.

“Okay.” Xander replied with a strong voice of confidence.

“Give it hear Vance. You leave my family out of this.” Xander snapped at Vance sternly.

“Do not fuck this up.” Vance hissed smugly as I stalked quickly towards Xander’s location, which to our surprise was about a mile away at an old patrol shed in the west.

“Go Fuck yourself Vance.” Xander replied angrily as we laughed silently knowing Xander would rip that piece of shit apart in one slash.