Chapter 19

Ethan's POV
When I faced Isabella I felt confused actually. Between wanting to get angry and explode or avoid her to be able to control my emotions. Although there was a little argument between us. But then I chose to avoid her and leave the house. I just need a calm mind tonight. It seems like I won't go home before it really subsides. Although at first I was confused about where to go but I started to think about visiting Kenzo's house and meeting Mr. Rezso.
Actually, Mr. Rezso is my father's friend. Initially, he was part of the Storm Ridge Pack. However, he began to be given power by my father to take care of a new pack, namely the Shadow Fang Pack. So it developed like it is now and he became a beta in his pack. Isabella's father was also a core part of the Storm Ridge Pack. However, like Mr. Rezso, he was also given the power to lead the Crystal Lake Pack as Beta. But now my father has handed over the power of the Storm Ridge Pack to me. So I control all the leadership in the wolf territory federation.
I gathered several packs on this plain. Except for the Thunder Howlers Pack who became dissidents and rebels in the power of the wolf nation. It has been a long time since that happened. Even as I remember, when I was young, there was a war due to this expansion. The Thunder Howlers Pack did not want to be subordinated to the Storm Ridge Pack. They wanted to stand alone and even worse, they wanted to rule all the land. Until they looked for opportunities to subdue other packs under the leadership of the Storm Ridge Pack to follow in their footsteps.
The brain behind all the chaos in the wolf pack is Alpha Darius Gray. He appointed himself as an Alpha, not a Beta. He used to be my father's rival, but now he is starting to become my opponent. For that, I want to find out more about him from Mr. Rezso. Because they used to be quite close and lived side by side in the same area.
When I arrived at Mr. Rezso's house, I found Kenzo in the yard.
"Alpha, did I see things right?"
"Yes, that's right, you saw things right. This is me, Ethan Blackwood."
"Um, okay, please come in!" He led me respectfully into his house.
"Is your father home?"
"Of course, because we are preparing for the Shadow Fang Pack's power transfer ceremony."
"Um yes, are you next?"
"Um, I don't think so."
"Then who has the potential to advance to be nominated in the acclamation later?"
"I think Lucas."
"Lucas will be Beta in the Shadow Fang Pack?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Um.."
"That's my father."
"Hey, Mr. Rezso, how are you?"
"Okay, how about you, Alpha?"
I took a deep breath.
"Are you having a problem?" Mr. Rezso asked.
Kenzo glanced at me.
"Do you have time for me?" I asked Mr. Rezso.
"Yes, I'll try to be there for you, what's wrong? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Of course," I whispered the problem to him in front of Kenzo.
"Ohh." Mr. Rezso nodded.
"How is it?" I asked.
"Umm..." He seemed to be thinking hard.
I waited for him and gave Mr. Rezso time to say something I wanted to hear.
"Umm, it's like this alpha, you should go to someone who is on the hill behind the Shadow Fang Pack area."
"Huh, who?"
"He is Elder Rowan."
"Who is he? Does it have anything to do with the problem I'm facing?"
"Umm, of course."
I frowned, starting to get curious about the figure Mr. Rezso meant. Should I meet him? Will meeting him solve my problems? Emm... I have to think again about all of that.
"What is so special about Elder Rowan?"
"He is a history expert, and he is very old. You will find secrets that begin to be revealed from him. Especially when Lucas said many times about the figure of Elara, his lover in the past. I think that Elder Rowan will be able to read all that and reveal the truth that happened between Lucas' story that is linked to your wife Isabella."
"Umm okay then, I will meet him."
"Yes, the sooner, the better; it will help your problem to be resolved quickly."
"I hope so."
After talking a lot with Mr. Rezso, I feel like I am starting to get enlightenment. No longer controlled by excessive emotions. No longer obsessed with prolonged anger. It seems that I really have to follow Mr. Rezso's advice. I have to meet Elder Rowan that he meant. To get the answer to my curiosity. It seems that there is a big secret that I have to reveal from Lucas' story. Umm, wait, does Father know about Lucas' story?
I have to ask Father first before I meet Elder Rowan. Maybe my father kept a lot of things related to Lucas and his story. The problem is that everything is related and linked to my wife Isabella. If my wife had not been dragged into his affairs, I would not have been interested in Lucas' story at all. I actually interpreted it as just a free fiction. There is no reincarnation, I really do not believe in it. While as far as I know, I have lived side by side with Lucas for a long time.
When did he have a relationship with the female wolf named Elara? Why didn't I know about that phase? I should have known because he was never far from my life while we lived in this world. Is Lucas another figure? Oh no! I started to hallucinate; how could he be another figure? We are siblings who have never been separated. My mind wandered to various directions of possibilities that could have happened.
The crux of the problem was when Lucas mentioned that Isabella was the reincarnation of Elara. That was the only real problem. But on the one hand, it could have happened. Because I did not know Isabella before. I was only introduced to Isabella by Mr. Rezso not long ago. So could it be true? But if it's true, how could Isabella be like a confused person? But it could be true if Isabella dared to play behind my back by trying to meet Lucas in the Shadow Fang Pack area without my knowledge and secretly.
My mind was confused by this ridiculous problem. It didn't make sense but it was enough to drain my attention. Yes, it seems like I really have to meet Elder Rowan to understand the direction of this problem. So that all my curiosity is answered. But if it's true that Isabella is the reincarnation of Elara. So what should I do? Should I let Isabella go for Lucas back? But I love my wife so much, there's no way I'm willing to let her go with my brother. Honestly, my whole life will feel tortured if I have to let Isabella be with Lucas.