The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 87

Addison POV

She couldn’t believe what she was hearing, they knew that it was Melissa who had set fire to the cottage that she, Luci and the boys had previously been living in until last night. Yet they had done nothing at all. Just told her it was a bit complicated.

Bloody Alpha males and that word complicated, it was just ticking her off, was all. It was likely in this particular circumstance, what with them having Mates, and now children to their previous lover. But if they had the proof and evidence that it was the Luna herself. Then, as the Alpha, Rafe had every right to inform the entire pack of her unsavoury behaviour and allocate a full punishment.

She understood that just because one was ranked Alpha or Luna, that did not make one above reproach. Hell, she had punished Orien more than once, over the years. Singled that man out to their pack and made him admit to the error of his ways. Be punished and punished him herself. Took the position of the packs Alpha while he was being punished, even.

She could see just how closed off Luci was right that very minute, she was allowing her Siren’s bloodline to influence her and remove any emotions she might normally otherwise feel with the two of them so close to her. Didn’t want her boys feeling it either in all likelihood.

Just verbalised that threat to the Luna and her sister without so much as a care in the world, shrugged it off, and Addi got to see the true Siren side of her daughter without Alari on the surface even. Didn’t need it, she guessed.

Luci was at this moment showing her own Siren tendencies and it actually made Addi happy on the inside. She knew how it felt to just let go of all the emotions and be purely cold-blooded and uncaring. It was a little on the freeing side, to be able to act without concern.

Though she also knew there was a downside to it, you could in fact hurt your loved ones in that moment. Truly hurt them and only when you allowed your emotions to claim you once more, did you realise what you’d done and feel the agony and pain that came from harming one you loved.

She’d learned that the hard way. Though, it came in handy sometimes, if someone tried to harm your loved ones. You could become a cold-blooded killer without any remorse at all. When that happened, nothing and no one could stop you from extracting revenge on your enemy. Victor was in for a world of pain if he came face to face with Alari again, she would not be surprised a second time by that man.

Addi banged her cup down on the counter. If Rafe wasn’t man enough to punish the current Luna, then she was more than Alpha enough to do it for him. That she-wolf was not going to get away with trying to harm Luci and the boys, nor herself for that matter.

The packs Luna had just tried to kill four of its pack members. Two of those were the current heirs to the pack as well, that was considered treason. No matter what pack you belonged to or what rank you were, attacking and trying to kill the heirs was a death sentence.

She was running at full wolfen speed, heading right for the packhouse, pulling on that tether that she now had to the Melissa, since she’d pledged loyalty. Had not, however, pledged loyalty to the Luna herself, never would, and for this very reason. She had known deep down that Melissa was going to be a threat to Luci and the boys.

As her mother and their grammy, an Alpha-blooded female and previous Luna ranked wolf she understood the rules that related to treasonous acts within a pack. She had the right to retaliate herself, for those boys were her kin.

She could beat that woman to within an inch of her life and get minimal punishment right this minute. Due to the very fact that she had not pledged loyalty to the packs current Luna. She heard Rafe’s voice inside her mind ‘Addi wait.’

‘The hell I will, if you don’t have the balls to Alpha up, I will bloody do it for you.’ she snarled right back.

‘It’s not that Addi…Please there is more going on, Stop.’

‘No.’ she shot back and severed the link to him. continued on to the packhouse, shot through the front door to replace Allen right there, smiled right at him, she would be much faster than he was, also was not his enemy, quite liked the man in fact.

“Addison stop.” He stated calmly.

“Unlikely.” She stated and raced off towards him, dodged him at the last second to race up the stairs, heard him curse at not being able to grab on to her. They were not used to a Luna who actively trained every day, could fight, it seemed. She got around that man and his out stretched arms easily, it seemed.

Only to replace Hannah and her sisters standing on the landing, waiting for her. Came to halt “Really, you all love your Luna that much?” she shot right at them. She didn’t think they did.

“Not at all.” Hannah stated point blankly, “Don’t particularly care for that she-wolf, but…Luci, we do care about, and if you want to keep her safe and bring about happiness to her, you need to stop right now.”

“That she-wolf tried.”

“We are aware. Calm yourself, or I’ll put you to sleep. Rafe and Jack are dealing with them. They need to do this on their own.”

“He won’t do anything to her, Hannah.” She snarled “Is his Mate.”

“Mm, you might be surprised by the man. They need time. Are figuring it out and when they do, all will be well.”

“Oh, and you can guarantee that can you?” Addi could feel her own anger rising, let it rise, felt the heat behind her eyes and knew they were glowing, balled her fists tightly by her side, knew she couldn’t take them on but wanted to smack one of them right this minute.

“Don’t do anything you’ll regret, Addison…you can not beat me, let alone all of us.” Her hands raised and indicated to her two sisters standing just behind her.

“Addi please.” It was Rafe, he’d finally caught up with her, couldn’t keep up with her in a full fury-fueled run, she was pure-blooded and he was not.

“You punish her, or so help me, I’ll issue a duel Rafe. She is nothing to me or Fallon. We can beat her easily, with one hand tied behind our back, blindfolded likely.” She snarled at him. “I can make you all bow down to me, hell, I could challenge you and win, take over this pack for myself.” Her eyes moved right to him, he was much weaker than he had been before Marking and Mating Melissa “Kill her, banish her sister and reign over everything you and your family built.”

He was staring at her right now, his eyes went wide as he looked passed her to the pictures hanging in the hallway. They were all rattling against the walls, as her power rolled out of her. She’d never truly unleashed it on any one. Didn’t like where it came from, the monster that was her real father, his darkness, it was there inside of her. She felt it some days.

Like right this very minute, now as it was clawing at her every fibre, itching to be released by her, but still contained by her, it wanted out and one day it was likely to get out. Rage was what set it off, that feeling of it wanting to claw its way out of her, and she was in a rage right now.

“Calm down.” It was Hannah and her voice was soft.

“Why should I?” she grated out “I’ve never let it out, perhaps now is the time, Hannah.” She knew that the witches before her understood her meaning.

“It is not.” Hannah told her simply. “You will one day, and give it all to the one man who truly deserves it, I promise you that.”

Addison’s eyes moved to Hannah. “Who is he?” she demanded.

“All in good time, you will have a piece of the man that killed your Lucian. I swear it to you, one witch to another. I, nor my sisters, will get in your way. But you must replace out who he is, the right way…on your own.”

“I won’t stand for any harm coming to Luci.” She grated out, knew Hannah would not give up the one that killed Lucian. Witch’s only said what they wanted to, did what they wanted to.

“Addi, perhaps I can help you to understand.” Rafe sighed, “Please just come with me for two minutes.” She watched him walk down the hall and then open the door to Luci’s old room. “Please Addi, you’ll understand.”

She stood and stared at him, felt a hand on her shoulder and felt the anger just start to flow out of her, the heat behind her eyes no longer there, ebbed away until it was gone, her fists un-balled. Knew it was Hannah calming her, not Allen. There was a very distinct difference between a Gamma and a Witch’s calm.

Looked at her: “I and my sisters need Luci, we will not let anything happen to her. She is as much a Triune as we are. Is rare and special, not many Triunes left in our world.”

“Will be hunted for what she is.” Addison voiced her fear.

“Perhaps, that is yet to be determined…we need our coven leader, and only Luci can bring her to us. Is still hidden from the world.”

“Is she? Am I? a part of that?” Addison was more than curious now.

“No. but if you both want to be, we would bring you into the fold and protection would be granted by the entire coven.”

Addison stared up at her now, then the three of them were just gone, blipped away into thin air like they always could. She turned and looked at Rafe. He shrugged “I have no idea what that means.”

She did, the power she held could be useful to them. Addi didn’t know if she liked that thought or not, and it also meant the power Luci held would be useful to them as well. She was going to have to think about it. That power she knew did not spring from goodness and light, but evil and darkness. Which meant so did Luci’s.

That man, her real father, had been a terrible man, was a horrible warlock, despicable and cruel always even to his own coven, that much she did know of him. Luci’s witch’s bloodline also stemmed from that evil bastard, nothing she could do about it though. She sighed and tried to calm herself down. She didn’t want to become like him, craving power above all else, didn’t want Luci to be like it either.

Her girl had been sweet and lovable, mischievous and, yes, a handful but happy, and she wanted her to stay that way, replace a way back to that happiness. Addi wanted nothing more than to see Luci really smile and laugh, become mischievous again, see the light in her daughter’s eyes once more.

She walked over to Rafe and stepped into Luci’s old room. He closed the door behind her and sighed “I lost my memory last night, Addison.” He told her softly.

She frowned right at him. “What?”

He smiled a little sadly at her now. “You sound just like Luci right now.” Then he just sighed, “Turn to your right Addi, it’ll be clear to you in a few minutes.”

Addi frowned at him but did as he bade her, and stared at all the handwriting on the walls, frowned herself now as she started reading it. Walked away from him and over to it, read it all and more than once. Stood there and stared at their plan to claim Luci, when they had planned it, how they had been going to do it, then just turned and looked right at him.

“I know. They did something to us.” He sighed heavily.

“Like they did to Titan?” she asked, her mind racing now at all the things she’d learned last night.

“Yes!” he nodded “Jack and I, we’re only just now figuring it out. Having Luci here in the pack, it stops whatever they did, or weakens it, hinders it maybe…” he sighed, and she saw his eyes move to the wall. “I tried to punish Melissa for what she did Addison, I was furious about it, ended up forgetting everything. That Luci was here, that I had two boys, the house fire, everything.” She watched him scrub a hand over his face. “We now have proof, it’s witchcraft, Hannah and her sisters won’t get involved, we have to fix it on our own.”

Addi turned back to the wall, “But they’re allied to you?” she didn’t understand.

“From bad and evil, sometimes sprouts good.” He stated “That’s what I was told…Jack was told ‘Leave the Triune alone, her time will come’.”

“There is more going on here than even you see. A bigger picture then.”

“Yes, the bad. Jack believes it had to happen. Heartbreak for Luci, for the good to happen, meaning her getting Alari. That is the good, we figure.”

“When are you going to tell Luci?” Addi asked. Luci had mated herself to the two of them. She was bound to them both for ever and always. Luci needed to know all of this, it would help her and Kali both. Though she didn’t know how Alari would feel about it, take it for herself, that Siren’s demeanour where Rafe and Jack were concerned was still unknown to her.

“Only when we know the truth, what those two actually want, why they did this. The how? That is witchcraft, we know that, but why? What do they gain? They won’t give us an heir, so there is no attachment to the pack. If we reject them and they go home, they get nothing, it doesn’t make sense.”

She stood and stared at the wall, touched the words petals and looked back at him curiously.

“I wasn’t trying to stop you from punishing her, Addi. I was trying to stop you from losing your memories of Luci and the boys, like I did. Though just seeing Luci helped me with that, getting them back.”

Addison raised an eyebrow at him. “I don’t think it would work on me.” Tilted her head and really looked at him, thought about it, them and the pack. “It’s tailored to you and Jack specifically.”

“Yes, but it’s also specific to Luci as well.”

Addison thought about that, looked at the wall at Titans’ words, ‘something is blocking the Beta.’ Sighed to herself and was willing to bet she knew more about that than even Jack did right this minute, what it actually meant. “Alright… let’s play it out your and Jack’s way…As Hannah said you had to.”

“The right way, Addi. So we can show Luci we loved her, wanted her, explain that not only did those two do something to us, but be able to give her all the answers as to why as well. She deserves that.”

“So, how do we prevent you losing your memories again?”

“Jack has a plan, trust him.”

“Alright.” She nodded, seriously doubted Jack was going to give Luci up, that man loved her. She could see it, had always seen it, that was one of the very reasons she’d let Luci come here to live with them.