The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 96

Jo-anne POV

Meeting Luci for the first time, she could tell the woman was part witch, right away. Although it did appear she was strong, Jo-anne didn’t sense any real use of her magic. Though from what she could sense out of that woman’s power, from that one handshake, nearly made her sigh out loud. She’d felt that power before, it was very distinctive to her.

She could also tell right away that this woman also knew what she was as well. They too felt Jo-anne’s own power. Witches always recognised other witches. There was no family bond between her and Luci, but that power, it was the same as none other than Hendrick and his sisters.

She really focused upon it, for that brief moment. But was unable to determine if it was Hendrick or the man’s sisters that were related to Luci herself. Let go of Luci’s hand and stepped back. This girl held real power and was a Triune. As were the triplet witches here inside this very pack. She wasn’t going to insult the girl, who knew what would unleash her powers. Likely a threat to herself, she thought.

There was a lot going on here indeed. If they were here to help protect this woman, she couldn’t see why, it was likely that she didn’t actually need it. Though that witch’s bloodline and the statement from earlier, ‘it seems she has some witchcraft ability’ and ‘Hanna was helping her.’

She’d likely only just found out what she was, and tapped into it for the first time. No wonder those trees had all exploded. She wondered if Hannah knew what she was doing, or if they helped her because she was simply like them, a Triune.

She had watched as Addison came down the stairs, and felt not only the pain she was in, but the utter sadness. Could actually see it as well as sense it. Got up on pure instinct and just enfolded that woman in her arms. Took that pain away from her, just like she had done to her own mother Belinda once. A simple thing for her to do.

She was good and strong at healing people. Emotional distress was something she understood all too well. Could recognise it near instantly, and every part of her wanted to relieve it from them. She actually really hated seeing someone in torment, as this woman was.

Knew the moment she held Addison to her, that what she had sensed out in Luci, was 10 times stronger in her mother. She also knew whose bloodline it was now. Hendrick himself, the kingdom’s previous warlock, was this woman’s father.

She sighed internally to herself as she sensed that man’s bloodline inside Luna Addison, but she would not hold that against the woman. She could also tell that a part of Addison was struggling with that side of her. Almost like the woman denied it. That man’s power was all darkness, and there was no tell-tale signs of that in the woman, nor in her daughter.

Unlike Hendrick and his sisters, their fingers did not have blackened skin to indicate they dabbled in black magic or used it freely at their will. No, neither of these women were to Jo-anne, evil or dark inside.

Though it was likely that they, both of them, had the potential to be. The power was in them if they wanted to use it. They could turn to the darkness and become the wielders of black magic. Though from what she sensed of the two of them, neither of them wanted that.

Jo-anne only let go of Addison when all the woman’s pain was gone from her. She sat between West and T.J., West smiled right at her gently, he knew her own nature, couldn’t help but heal those in need, it was just who she was. He was proud of her, and what she could do. Even though she had not left the pack in many years.

He and T.J. were both concerned about her, that someone would replace out what she was and try to snatch her, as they had done her mother, not that she was worried. Her power was great, something she didn’t often show the truth of. Something she was at some point going to get answers to while she was there as well.

Where she sat herself, she could see the twin boys, Rafe and Jack’s Heirs to Luci herself. They too held power, were all light and joy. Bundles of light, and Jo-anne could actually see it, practically radiated off of them both. Their very skin nearly glowed to her. Were twins, but also a perfectly united blend of all three species, wolves, witches and sirens, all of that in their small bodies.

She could feel it, well sense it, hadn’t touched either of the boys. Smiled right at them, and how could she not when they glowed up at her like that, all smiles and happy. Also, didn’t think it was wise to without permission. She had no idea at all how Luci would react to that. That girl now knew what she was in part. Had sensed her out as much as Jo-anne had her.

One shouldn’t go touching witches’ children without permission, especially if you don’t know the witch. Though Jo-anne knew she was of no threat to Luci herself, she doubted that her two beasts understood this yet. They didn’t know her, she was sitting listening to the meeting, didn’t like knowing that this Victor of the Bloodless Moon Pack had harmed one of the boys. They were only small, just six. Also, she did not like knowing he wanted Luci and had tried to take her against her will.

She was curious enough to want to come across this man, hearing Addison state that he had a thing for half-breeds, that he openly welcomed them into the Bloodless Moon. Had half a dozen children himself, that they were all likely to be half-breeds themselves. Understood a little more about the man she thought.

Though this knowledge came as quite a shock to everyone here, except Addison, it seemed like she was the only one in the know. Likely because her old pack was affiliated with his was all. Had been for a very long time.

She asked only one question herself: “How old is Victor?” she saw all eyes turn to look at her.

Addison shrugged, “I don’t know, but he was already allied to Nightfall and Orien when we met. Was an Alpha to his pack then as well. Looks to be about 40 but who knows, could be a hundred or well over that for all I know.”

“Otherworldly genes.” She’d simply nodded and let it go, from all that she was hearing, she didn’t think the man was young. The way he was, how strategic and seemingly intelligent. That was all indicative of one that had lived a long life and had taken the time to educate himself, study up on what he wanted.

He’d certainly, from what she’d heard, dealt with Sirens before, perhaps even seen or studied one up close and personal. Thought that it was likely that he also understood exactly what those twin boys were. What Addison was even, and therefore had bided his time, if he liked half-breeds, to get his hands on Luci.

Watched that girl grow up and waited for her to come of age and then tried to attain her for himself. Lost out to Alpha Rafe and his Beta, Jack. She was willing to bet that irked the man to no end.

Shades of Hendrick, an evil man, she thought, one that was only concerned with his own selfish needs. He didn’t care about others at all and she knew it. Sighed internally at hearing that the man had an alliance mating agreement, with Alpha Orien’s own signature on it. Knew Orien was Addison’s own Mate, and Luci’s stepfather. What had that man been thinking?

Jo-anne’s own stepfather had done terrible things to her, but she had forgiven him. The man had been poisoned by her own b***d, and though Heath no longer lived in a cell, he was of no actual threat to her. T.J. still didn’t like the man, couldn’t be in a room with him, anger still rolled off of T.J. when he saw him.

West had forgiven him and he was allowed to see Jo-anne and visit the children, but he still had Oliver around when Heath visited. West kind of understood the man’s behaviour, having also been affected by her b***d. But still there were precautions laid in place around him where she and their children were concerned. Likely always would be. Heath had accepted it with a simple nod and stated, ‘I understand, I would do no less to protect the one I love.’ Had not caused one ounce of trouble since being healed by her.

To hear Luci state she was going in, would lead the fight to Victor. That did not surprise her at all, just smiled at the woman. She’d yet to come into that full power within, and likely when she did, this Victor person, was a dead man walking, and yes, there would be no stopping her if she released all that Warlock b***d along with her siren and wolfen strength upon him.

Hendrick was old and powerful, like Hannah and her sisters, and could just blip himself from one place to another, with a simple spell, though her own father could do that from what she understood of him, seen it in that vision of him. He could just will himself from place to place, likely that is how Hannah and her sisters did that.

Jo-anne stood at the end of the meeting and watched on curiously at the interaction between Rafe and Jack and the boys. They were not only proud to be the boys’ fathers, there was real love there. When she watched those two men look at Luci, she could feel a distinct change in them. Focused on it and saw it, they both loved her. That was a full curiosity to her. Luci, she could tell, was completely closed off to them, had shut all her emotions down. She sighed internally once more as she realised it was to hide pain.

Stood back and just watched the three of them, really focused all her power on watching them now. Realised there was a bond there, between them, not fully realised, but she could sense it. Likely Luci was attached to those two, more so than either one of them understood. Moved her eyes back to Alpha Rafe and then Beta Jack, she thought about what Hannah had said, ‘That the packhouse was tailored to the Luna and her sister to make Alpha Rafe and Beta Jack attracted to them’.

Nearly snarled out loud at all of them as she realised just what was going on inside this pack. The Luna and her sister were just as despicable as Hendrick and Warrick themselves were. Where did such evil come from, how was it bred and why couldn’t those creatures just accept their place in life? Why did they have to try and obtain things that did not belong to them for themselves? She could not abide by this, it was abhorrent to her, after what her mother suffered, after what her own Grandfather had tried to do to her mother and then her, herself.

Why had Hannah and her sister done nothing at all to protect the Alpha who they had pledged loyalty to, or his Beta for that matter? They had allowed this to happen and she just knew it.

Was that the very darkness of her own bloodline? Also, their bloodlines shining through, it was more than annoying to her and she was going to get to the bottom of this matter. Those three bare her mark, had just pledged to serve her and well, now they would be.

Those three had some explaining to do and she was going to get herself some answers. She was hoping they would volunteer the information. That she did not have to use that seer’s ability to get if from them. She also wanted to know and understand exactly what they were to her. Did those markings just appear like hers and T.J’s did or did they put them there themselves and, if so, why?