Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 69

ALPHA HENRY RIVERS.

Once my office had cleared, I took a few minutes to collect my thoughts. I had always hoped that Amber was still out there somewhere. Her body wasn’t with my brother and sister in law’s. It had been assumed that the rogues had taken her body for some reason, but I had held on to my hope. I picked up the phone and dialled the number for Moon River. It wasn’t a long conversation. i hot straight to the point before I hung up. I mindlinked the head of my pack house staff Mrs Collins to have a few rooms made ready. Alpha Baxter would be joining us while his son recovers.

My door knocked, and I got up to answer it as I knew who it was. I welcomed the older couple in and led them over to the big sofa under the window and pulled up a chair for myself. I had asked Joe to go ask them to come to my office personally. The woman looked at me, obviously waiting for an explanation. “Alpha Andrews, Luna Andrews.” I nodded my head in respect. “I asked you to come as I have some news.”

They had come to Night Forest many years ago, while my father was still the Alpha. It was shortly after the deaths of Jack and Daisy. Our packs and families had been united by their love and marriage, and so we had considered Daisy and her parents as much our family as we did Jack. So when they turned up one day looking like they’d been in an accident, we had taken them in and given them a home. They had been here with us ever since.

My father had wanted to go to war with Lakeside. He had always believed that David Stone was behind Jack and Daisy’s deaths. Hearing that he’d chased her parents out of their home, the pack Alpha Andrews parents had built, just so he could secure his place as Alpha, sickened and enraged my father more. He had petitioned the council to grant permission for war but was denied. The injustice and loss were too much for him, especially when we lost my mum a few months later to a random attack. She had been out in the woods near our borders when she had been attacked. The guard had raised the alarm and gone to help her. My father had arrived and killed the rogue, but the damage had been done. My mum died in his arms. He never recovered, and eventually I had, had to take over as Alpha.

I turned my thoughts back to the present. Alpha Andrews spoke “How many times do I need to ask you to call us Michael and Abigail. We haven’t been Alpha and Luna for so many years now.” He said his voice, kind, but tired. I smiled “You will always be an Alpha and Luna, and will always be treated as such.” I said. He chuckled and shook his head. I told them about Amber. How we were certain that she was not only alive and well but was in Lakeside. I assured them that I was not going to let any harm come to her. I told them that Lewis was already on his way back to Lakeside.

Lewis had joined the pack on my orders years ago to keep an eye on things from the inside, but he was still completely loyal to me. He had quickly risen through their pack to become their Gamma. Putting him in a perfect position to hear all sorts of things. Unfortunately, there hadn’t really been anything that the council would take seriously. Stone had been a hard and difficult Alpha, and his son wasn’t much better, but the council wasn’t willing to get involved in trivial matters like that. However, now we had something concrete, something that couldn’t be ignored. What they’d done to Chris and Adam would trigger a full-blown investigation of Lakeside. Their time was running out.

ADAM.

I was shown to a room on the second floor. Joe had rushed off, saying he had something to take care of, and would check in with me later. The room I had been put in was beautiful. It was big and luxurious, but I missed my home. I just wanted to be in my house in my own bed. The only thing that I wanted more was to see Amber. The memory of her smile had gotten me through the last few days. I was excited to see her, Becky had said that Amber had realised that we are mates. I wanted to be near her. I lay on the bed and let myself relax for the first time in days. I hadn’t realised just how tired I was. I fell asleep in seconds.

I was running in the woods in my dream. Looking down, I saw Rusty’s red furry paws pounding the dirt. The breeze felt good blowing through his fur. I took a deep breath in. The air was fresh, cool, and sweet. I caught the scent of ginger and lemon on the air and felt the rush of pure joy. Suddenly, a huge, beautiful silver wolf crashed through the trees in front of me. She stopped and looked me up and down before coming closer and nudging me with her nose. She rubbed herself along me, and I noticed a black star shaped patch of fur on her h*p. I turned to show her the white crescent moon shaped patch on my own. I had always wondered why I had that. Now I knew it was because I belonged with her. She nuzzled into me, and we ran together. Racing through the trees, free and happy.

I was sad to wake up, I would have liked to stay there in that dream longer. The door knocked again, and I realised what had woken me in the first place. I got up groggily and made my way over to the door. A young red-haired woman stood there holding a tray of food. “Joe thought you might be hungry” she said, offering the tray to me. My stomach grumbled in response, and she giggled. I thanked her, taking the tray and going back inside with it. I set it down and devoured it quickly. It was good, but not as good as my dad’s cooking. I decided to go and replace Joe. I needed to replace out if they’d reached my parents. The phone that I had taken from the witch had died. Otherwise, i would have called them myself. I wanted to make arrangements to head back home as well. It may not be safe, but I needed to be with them.