The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 165

Rafe POV

They were all in his office directly after breakfast the following morning. Alpha Austin and Sloan herself wanted a formal and proper introduction to not just Luci, but the boys as well. He’d stated it was official Council business, in order to get it. Pulled rank on he and Jack when they’d both just looked at the man and hadn’t really been willing to put her in front of him for the questioning

Silla was actually out in the lake. She had not come home with Alari, she had never been in a lake before and was out there all happy swimming about and playing. Alari had gone with her for a few hours after dinner and returned just on midnight.

Alari didn’t think it was an issue to leave Silla out there, they’d swam from the creek house to the lake itself. Silla knew where they were and would come back when she was ready. She had been all over the place, chased everything that moved in the lake and killed lots of fish to eat, had been very happy and didn’t want to come back in.

Apparently, she spent like 90% of her time in that tank that Victor had provided for her. It was typical true Siren behaviour, and Alari expected that Silla would likely stay that way, unless she wanted company. Alari was used to letting Luci roam in human form. Two sides of her were land-dwelling creatures, so only swam at night or with the boys in human form. Or when it was needed

He did like knowing that Alari wasn’t going to be in the lake all of the time. Made him happy, Addi had tried to keep the boys with her last night, so that he, Jack and Luci could spend the night together. They’d stayed at her home. He’d done a lot of shopping last night while Alari was out in the lake.

Had ordered the omegas to go in and clear out not just the Alpha Suite, but the Beta Suite as well. Of all furnishing and all clothing, nothing was to remain at all. To take it out and burn it all. He wasn’t taking any chances that there might be something left over from those two who’d ruined all their lives.

So he and Jack had lain in Luci’s bed and shopped while they waited for her to come back. Alari had been off since just after dinner, agitated completely and had removed the twins from the packhouse after they’d smiled down at an awake Jewel, “Mamma.” They had exclaimed “look at the baby’s pretty eyes.” And that had been all they’d gotten out before Alari had just claimed them and taken them home.

No one knew why, all Luci could understand was that Jewel was not a Siren and Alari didn’t want them claiming her as family. She thought they were attaching themselves to the little baby like they had Silla. ‘Not a Siren.’ Was all Alari had stated, but shed also told the boys to stay away from the baby and sent them to their rooms. Not something she had ever done before.

Luci and Kali found it odd, but there was nothing they could do about it. And when Alari had come back, the boys had come right to their bedroom door and looked at her, and kind of hesitantly stated, “Mamma?” it was late but they’d either not been asleep or had felt her return. Gotten the impression that they did not like it when Alari was mad at/them.

Luci had waved them into the room, and his and Jack’s plans for the night had gone out the window, with the boys crawling into their bed and cuddling up to Luci, one on either side of her. Shed hugged both boys and told them everything was alright. Then had told he and Jack they had better get used to this. The boys always slept with her.

He wondered if the boys were still feeling insecure about being chastised by Alari, because this morning they had barely been more than 3 feet from Luci at any given moment, smiling and being very well behaved, he’d noted.

Had held her hand all the way to their office, and then walking into their office, both boys had tugged at Luci’s hands “Mamma, that’s where daddies kissed.” They had pointed right to the very spot he’d nearly claimed Jack for himself.

“Oh, is that Daddies spot, is it?” Luci had smiled down at them and finally the boys had let go of her and stopped hovering, run off to sit with their grammy.

Though they had not sat still for very long, maybe 5 minutes before getting up to look around their office, touching everything and then sat spinning in his and Jacks’ chairs.

Alpha Austin was watching them, they were all actually watching them, “Happy and rambunctious, I see.” Austin had smiled

“They are” It was Addison. “Typical Alpha-blooded children.”

“I would say so.” He’d nodded and then turned his attention right to Luci “Young lady, I hear you are on the gifted side, a double shifter?”

She’d just looked at him “I have two beasts.” She’d stated simply.

“Are you a double shifter or something else perhaps?”

Sloan had asked her.

“Something else is my bet.” Austin stated “Has a half witch, half wolf for a mother and a Siren for a father. What I feel is not that of a double shifter” His eyes were right on Luci. “I would like to know exactly what you are. I’ve not felt anything or sensed anything like you in all my 200 years.” His eyes moved right to the boys “Or like them.”

Rafe had frowned at that, though his own father had told him a new species had to be declared. He debated if that was actually the case. Were they new? Hannah and her sisters had stated she was a Triune and Addi herself knew what that term had meant. So clearly, there were others out there in their world.

“Why don’t we leave that Alpha Austin, you also wanted to talk to Luci about Victor and what happened.”

“Hm,” he nodded, “I do. Tell me Luci, what happened that day?” though he left the subject, Rafe didn’t think he would let up on it, just being polite for the moment.

“Victor came to my place of work, tranquillised me, when I wouldn’t go with him?”

“You didn’t want to?”

“No. I do not like him. I’ve also known him a very long time.

“I see, so he was what, in your eyes k********g you?”

“Yes,” Luci stated simply.

Austin’s eyes moved back to the twins. “Children, could you come and answer me a few questions please?”

Both boys looked at him and came over “The man who tried to take your mamma.”

“A bad man.” Both of them stated in a low and quite menacing snarl. Rafe saw both of their bodies go rigid and felt Alari rise to the surface, just thinking about Victor and that moment, agitated the boys, it seemed.

“Yes, he was.” Alpha Austin stated gently “I’m going to punish him.” he told them “Go and play.” He waved them off “I don’t think questioning them is wise.” He murmured as the boys walked away.

“I wouldn’t tick them off.” Rafe stated. “Hannah would be the best one to discuss that with at this point, has an understanding of them, I believe. But is a witch and getting her to talk?” he shrugged.

“A near impossibility if she doesn’t want to.” Austin nodded though he looked at Sloan and she shook her head as if to say she wasn’t going to.

He watched Austin lean back in that chair. “A witch of royal b***d, has better knowledge of them than their own parents.” He commented almost casually as he looked at each of them in turn, before his eyes landed right on Luci herself. He didn’t believe it, thought Luci knew more than she was letting on. It was entirely possible.

Sloan snorted “Austin, stop playing with them and ask the question you really want an answer to.”

“I could.” He nodded and was quiet for another minute.

Alright, Luci, you are a Triune, not a double shifter, correct?”

Rafe saw the direct focus Sloan now had on Luci, and when she didn’t say anything, it was Sloan who spoke “He means you no harm child, or your boys for that matter, is simply curious as to whether he is right.”

“He just stated he didn’t know what I was.” Luci commented “Did he lie?” she challenged right back.

“Not really, I know what you are,” Sloan stated simply. “I also know that the twins are also Triunes.”

“How?” Rafe interrupted her.

“I’m 500 years old and have seen a lot in my travels. also met two Triunes before, know the power when I sense it.”

“Are you?* Alpha Austin asked, actually wanted to hear it from Luci, Rafe thought.

“Yes,” Luci stated flatly “What concern is it of yours? Of the Wolfen Council?”

“None, pure curiosity on my part. I would like to register the three of you to the Triune registry. It doesn’t need to be known to our world who you or the children actually are.

We never put a pack or the name of the Triune to the registry. You can imagine why. Only the council members of the three species it correlates to would have access to it.

A magical book that will cross the information to the Triune registry of all species realms involved, is all.”

“TIl think about it.” Luci stated

“Witch, Wolf and Siren, I don’t think I’ve seen that combination before. Very rare, I would imagine.”

“You’re going to punish Victor?” Rafe changed the subject.

He could actually feel both Kali and Alari getting uncomfortable with the line of questioning, he didn’t think they wanted to be registered. And he’d seen the way Jack had suddenly slid his hand to her back. He’d picked up on it as well.

“Yes, I have gotten plenty of evidence from this pack and Patrick and Marrian, two other council members, are currently in the Wandering Moon taking detailed statements from those Victor held captive and their treatment from him. Including the children.”

“So, you’re what, just going to imprison that savage?” Addison asked.

“Yes.”

“A prison is too good for him,” Luci muttered.

“He’ll not see daylight or his wolf in centuries. His list of crimes is long. Will have to wear a silver collar for the rest of his natural life and work in the king’s mines, not a pleasant place to be.”

“And if he dies, before then?” Luci asked almost casually

“You want revenge then?” Austin asked directly

“I demand it.” Alari pushed forward and looked right at him.

“For the harm to my son.”

“If he dies before we haul him in,” Austin shrugged “One less savage in the wolfen world.”

Austin didn’t, it seemed, care if Victor died. “When are you planning on going in and getting him?” Rafe asked now.

“Hmm…that’s tricky. I hear he’s pulled allied to him, they started arriving yesterday afternoon…It is actually up to me though, my decision when to go in…’ve not decided, but have him under surveillance.”

“You don’t know when?” Jack asked with a deep frown.

“No…” the man looked at his steepled hands, “It could take me…Oh.” He looked at Rafe and then Jack “Let’s say what, three days to stroll down to his pack, with all my evidence in hand…’ve never been in this pack over a full moon, could replace my Mate here, might wait till after that.” He smiled right at them.

“Three days?” Luci frowned “If you have evidence.”

“Mm, I think 3 days young lady, is that enough time for…oh I don’t know you to confront the man? Before I take action against him.”

Rafe got it, Austin was not going to stop them from killing Victor, was doing his job as a member of the council but letting them know he would give them time to take war to Victor before that

“You’ve got eyes on him?” Jack asked.

“Currently yes. His numbers are growing but not as much as I think he would like. I hear Nightfall is currently with 5 allied 4 of them shared with Victor as well. They’ve chosen to stand against Victor, it seems.”

The room was quiet for a long time, they’d not heard from Orien in a few days. It looked like that man had found 4 packs like himself that wanted out from under Victor and were willing to risk his wrath over it.

Austin was not looking at him or Jack though, but at Luci and Addison and it was Austin that spoke next. “I think these two ladies would like the opportunity to punish him themselves.”

“I already have.” Addison commented with a chuckle.