Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 100

RUBY.

Amber’s plan was risky, but it might just work. The only was we were still on lock down, and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to replace everything that I needed. William and I set about gathering what we could. Adam insisted on accompanying us for safety. I gave his wolf a quick boost before we left. After all, he is the mate of a silver wolf, I figured it would be useful if he could easily access the benefits that came with that. I gave Amber a smile before leaving. She was everything that a silver wolf is meant to be. I hoped that if I survived this, we could work side by side to rebuild the supernatural court. In my centuries on this earth, Joseph was the only other silver wolf that I had encountered, hut I had heard the stories, the legends of these great warrior heroes. Sent by the Moon Goddess herself. As a witch, we don’t worship the Moon Goddess in the same way that weres do, but we do have love and respect for her. The Luna cycle is important in witchcraft. I’m snapped out of my thoughts as I realised that William was asking me a question. “Is this any good?” He asked again, holding up a jar of mint leaves. “They are freshly picked today.” He told me. I nodded and popped the jar into the bag we were using. Most of the ingredients were simple enough, and we would have no problem replaceing them in the citadels well stocked pantry and herb garden. Although I had no idea where I was going to get the Moon dust or the tear of true regret.

CHRIS.

I was struggling with the information that Joseph had given me. I guess it made a degree of sense. Power can be a corrupting force. Just look at my dad. Yet I just found it hard to believe that Amber had been so completely corrupted so quickly. I was struggling to think of her as a cold-blooded killer. Joseph had explained that it was her wolf, not her, but still, I was struggling. Could this be possible? Was Joseph just making a terrible mistake? He wanted me to help him capture Amber. The thought of betraying her again was ripping me apart, but if she really was killing these people, then she had to be stopped. I needed to talk to her. I would know if she was still the same Amber that I had fallen in love with or if something dark had taken root inside her. If it was the second, then I would replace a way to save her.

JOSEPH MICHAELS.

I was feeling pretty pleased with myself after my meeting with Chris. That was an i***t, definitely my fool brothers b***d. He hadn’t wanted to believe me , but I’m pretty sure that I’d convinced him. I had been convincing people of whatever I wanted for years. I rarely used it, but I could perform a mild degree of mind control. I could make an idea worm its way into someone’s mind and take root. I had spent years trying to be a hero to live up to the legend that was the silver wolf. I wasn’t the first one. The werewolf council was made up of descendants of the many that had come before me, not that they knew that. That’s why they were born with abilities. The power is diluted as it is passed to a silver wolf child, creating a powerful, strong werewolf who is mortal and will live a normal length life. However, it can not be passed again through ritual. Instead, the abilities trickle down through the bloodline. Sometimes, they skip a few generations.

When I lost my Lilly, everything changed for me. My hopes and dreams of the future were killed by a dirty f*****g bloodsucker. So I had decided f**k destiny, f**k the Goddess and her plans. I would take what I wanted and I would live forever just to spite her. The court thought that I was mad because they wanted to replace me with Amber, which I was. I had sat on that court longer than any of them. How f*****g dare they try to replace me. I had used the lie about Chris to buy me some time, but really I had a much bigger plan.

I had waited decades for a new silver wolf to be born. So when Jack and Daisy Rivers had approached me as leader of the werewolf council and told me of their daughter. I had rejoiced. She was my salvation. I had begun putting my plan into motion. I had originally suggested that they should leave Amber with me, but they had refused. So I had come up with another way. I had visited Lakeside just before the child’s fifth birthday, when the Rivers were out of town, and began sowing the seeds of their destruction. I had got into their weak Betas mind. Convincing him that his son should be the next Alpha alongside her. I made him believe that it was the only way Lakeside could prosper and the only way to keep his love by his side. It was too easy.

There had been a moment where I had thought that maybe Ruby could be another chance at happiness for me. Maybe she could spend eternity by my side. Of course, she could never compare to Lilly. Lilly was perfect for me. Ruby was a beautiful woman, though. Her heart was full of light, but there was still a darkness inside her, too. That’s why I liked her so much, maybe even loved her a little. We had shared a few tender moments over the years, and I had let her see me at my most vulnerable. When she was helping me with my powers, I had begun to believe that maybe she returned my affections. It had hurt when i discovered that she had told Caleb about it. That f*****g mongrel had tried to f*****g blackmail me. Clearly, he thought that I was weaker than I am. I had enjoyed watching him choke on the silver that I had put in his food. I was on my way to take care of the f*****g Angel. She thought she was so much better than the rest of us. I was saving Ruby for last. I wanted her to be afraid. She had betrayed me, and she would suffer for it.