Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Chapter 56
“Who?!” I panic.
“I can only assume it is Ezra attacking.” Oliver says.
He gets up and starts to
calmly take his suit off.
Warriors start running
towards the forest and
everyone comes out of the
house.
“Casseopea, get in the
house!” Warrick says.
“The house? But-”
“Do it!”
“But no! I’m fighting too!”
“Can you fight? Have you
trained enough to be in
battle?”
“Uhm…”
“If you can’t answer that quickly, then it is a no. Hide
in the house. Serge, take her
inside.”
“But if this is Ezra, I need to
be here. I’m the one who is
going to-”
“If it is him, trust me, he
won’t be killed on the spot.
I’ll make sure to bring him to you beforehand.”
I point a finger at him. “You
better!”
“Get out of my sight! Go
inside!” He shouts at me.
My eyes dart to Oliver who
stares back at me. He nods as
Father says this. “Let us
handle it.”
Even though I feel like I should be out here helping, I do as they say and head inside. On my way in, I bump into Colt.
“Cass! Come on!” He takes
me inside to the war room
where there are a few people.
Some of the general’s families like Julia, also Dash,
Miles, Bryn, and the brides are here.
Some of the people slide the
shutters on the windows,
closing and blocking them.
Colt cups my face. “Stay
here. You’ll be safe.” He kisses
my head and starts to sprint
out.
“Wait! Are you fighting?!”
“Yes. Stay here. You’ll be
safe.”
“Wait!”
He disappears out of the
room ignoring my
complaint.
Serge and Dash close the
doors and stand in defensive
positions along with a few
other warriors.
“Don’t worry, Curls, he’ll be
fine.”
“Can you be a hundred percent sure about that?”
“This is the Dark Fang Pack
and he has trained like one.
Yes, I am very sure.”
Lotus walks behind me and
places her hands on my
shoulder. “It’s protocol, my dear. This room specifically
has reinforced doors and
windows. It is used for
meetings but it is intended as a protective shelter, same for the pack house. The children
there should be in the
reinforced cellar right now.”
“So we just stay here and wait?”
She nods. “I know. It is
horrible having to wait and
not be able to do something
out there but if we can’t
protect ourselves then we
will just be getting in the
way.”
I understand what she is
saying but I hate it. I don’t like waiting like this.
I look around and see that
everyone–except for Miles and Bryn–are relaxed.
“Why is everyone so calm?”
“We don’t experience many attacks but as Dash said, we
are the Dark Fang pack. We
won’t be easily taken down. Our packs consist of many Alphas, not something
common in most packs.”
“Yeah, why is that? Why is it
that this pack has so many Alphas?”
Lotus starts to explain. “Well,
many years ago–before Alpha Warrick was Alpha- his father went on a rampage attacking other packs. He would decimate the packs but bring in prisoners, those of high blood like Betas and Alphas. This is why the
northern territories are
barren of packs. The packs
that remain are the ones who
united and fought back
together. The Alpha was
killed as a result and Alpha Warrick–his son–took over.
He saw the danger in
continuing as his father was doing so he retreated and
called a cease–fire that has
been in place till now though as you know, our Alpha has schemed and plotted secretly and slowly taken a few packs.” She looks towards the door. “I have a feeling that this is going to change now.‘”
“I’ve heard stories
about…Warrick’s father.”
She nods. “Your
grandfather.”
“Yes, I guess.”
“His name was Amos. He was
a monster. And if you are
thinking that Warrick is just
like him, you are mistaken. Alpha Amos was ruthless
even to his own children and
mate.”
“Still sounds like Warrick to
me.”
She slowly shakes her head. “You really know nothing. Alpha Warrick was not an only child and he was also not the only one with his gift. He had an older sister but also a younger brother
who had the same gift.
When his brother got his wolf and showed signs of his gift, Amos pined them together and told them to
kill each other. That there
could only be one with the gift. Obviously, Warrick won. Then a few years later,
Warrick was forced to kill his
sister too as a punishment
for defying him. The
Luna–Warrick’s
mother–was driven to
madness by Amos and she plunged herself down a cliff.”
I stay quiet, taking it all in.
“It is rumored that she loved
flowers and this is why
Warrick named us with
flower names.”
Oh wow, it suddenly makes sense though it is still weird.
Poppy nods. “My
mother–who still
lives–talks about this all the
time and how it was to live
under Alpha Amos rule. She
was terrified.”
“I guess…it makes sense why Warrick is the way he is.” I
mutter.
Lotus closes her eyes. “My
poor love. He has so many
scars…just like you do. These were all done by his own
father. He always tries to act tough but we have seen his
vulnerable side.” She
motions to Poppy who nods.
I do not feel sorry for him. I
can’t. But I do understand
why he is the way he is. It is a ruthless cycle.
I look towards the door
noticing that I haven’t been able to hear anything from
outside since the doors
closed.
“It’s so quiet.”
“It is the room. With
everything closed, you can’t hear anything outside of it.”
After about thirty more minutes, the doors finally open and Warrick walks in.
“Everyone out. It is safe now.”
“What happened?!” I
immediately ask.
“It is over. We need the war
room now to discuss our
next move.”
“But-”
“Stop your questions and
wait.” He says. “We are
having a meeting now where we will discuss it all.”
I wait trying to be patient but I am constantly wtching the door for Colt to appear. When he finally does, I let
out a breath I didn’t even
know I was holding. I want to run and hug him but I know I shouldn’t. Especially
because Oliver walks in
behind him too.
“Now?” I ask Warrick.
He nods. “We won, as
expected.”
“And Ezra? Was it really
him?”
“No. But it was most likely because of him.” He now
addresses the room filled
with generals and pack warriors. “The river packs
attacked. Why? Don’t know
yet but I’m about to find out.
The perimeters are secure now and we managed to get our hands on a few prisoners before they retreated.”
“And is everyone alright? Did we lose people?” I ask.
“No. Just a few injured. It was a half–ass attack. A disrespect really. Who the hell do they
think we are?! Didn’t even
give us the courtesy of coming in full force!” He says sounding angry. “Beck, go
get me some information from these prisoners. Victor, make sure security is tight
tonight.” He looks at Garret. “Let’s go to my office and
assess the situation. Join us Alpha Oliver. The rest of you, I want you here early morning sharp.”
“What about me?” I ask him
as everyone starts to walk
out.
“Go rest. Come back in the
morning.”
“But-”
“There is nothing you can do
right now. I don’t need you.
Go rest.”
I hate feeling useless but there is really nothing I can
1. do.
“I am not even tired,” I mutter watching everyone
1. go.
“Yeah, me either.” Miles says.
“I need a drink.” Dash says
and starts to head out while
Miles and Bryn follow him.
Only Colt and I stand in the
room now. He closes the
door once everyone is out
and we hug each other.
“So everything Warrick said
is true?”
“Yes. They barely gave any fight.” He holds me close and
sways as he caresses my
head.
“Did you fight?”
“Just a couple of them. It was
over fast.”
“Good. I am glad everything turned out good.”
“Me too.”
“Mh…so, before they
attacked-”
“Yeah, yeah. That stupid
dinner you had.”
I smile. “I told him about
you.”
He pulls away and looks at me surpised. “You did!?”
I nod. “I told him that you are more than just a friend to me, basically my lover. But
that’s where I left it. I told
him that Warrick doesn’t
want us together which is part of the truth.”
He nods with a smirk. “So he
knows about me now.”
I giggle looking at how
satisfied that made him.
“However, it doesn’t seem
like he is going to stop pursuing me.”
“Let him try. Idiot.” He pulls
away. “Do you want to go rest?”
I shake my head. “Don’t really feel tired right now.”
He nods. “Yeah, with the
fight, me either. Should we
join Dash and the others?”
I nod. “Yeah, let’s do that.”
Colt takes my hand and leads
me to the bar room where
Dash sits on a bar drinking.
Miles and Bryn sit on a table next to them and I join them
while Colt sits with Dash.
They are not the only ones
here. There are a few pack
members I don’t know who
had the same idea, lounging about–Julia included.
There are a few games here
like a foosball table and even
a pinball machine.
“They really should get a
pool table in here.” Miles
mutters.
“Like the one you had back at your pack?” I ask.
He nods.
Julia scurries behind me and gets close to Colt who is next
to us at the bar.
“I am so happy that you are okay, Colt. I was so scared.” She says in a soft voice. Most people here don’t hear her because they are talking but I am paying close attention to
what she is saying to Colt.
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
“Did you get hurt at all?” She
asks.
“No.” That is all Colt says and
then turns back to his drink.
Suddenly, the girl starts crying. “You are really ignoring me? Why do you have to be so cruel?”
She really just starts crying
out of nowhere?
Colt glances at me then looks
back at her.
“Julia, stop it. You know what
I told you.”
“I don’t believe it. I can’t.”
Colt shakes his head. “I
already talked to your father. He said that if you continued
like this, then he would take
drastic measures for you. He
does not like this behavior
and neither do I.”
“But I love you. I can’t stop it.
I can’t help it!”
“Oh boy…” Dash whispers
next to Colt.
My eyes snap wide open and I turn in my chair to face
them with shock. I can’t
believe she is this bold. I am
sure she knows about me
and him.
“Sorry, but that is not my problem.” Colt says turning back to his drink. “I already
made it as clear as I could.”
Good boy. I feel satisfied
with that answer.
“No! Look at me!” She This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.
shouts.
This draws the attention of
everyone in the room but
Colt doesn’t turn to her.
“Go away, Julia.” Colt coldly
says.
“No! Look at me!” She pulls
his arm to face her. He
swings his arm free from her
but at that moment, she
jumps on him and latches her fangs to his n*ck.