Scarred Alphas

Chapter 74

“Eight stabs in the chest?”

Garret asks.

The doctors examine the

dead b*dy that has not yet been moved. The b*dy is of a pack member, one who is part of the house guards.

“Yes, but it was a silver

weapon.” Beck says.

“What does this mean?” I ask.

“Who killed him and why? Is

it connected to Ezra or

Oliver?”

“It can mean anything really.

This could have been just a murder completely

unrelated to any of us.” He

says.

“The man was stabbed eight

times, it seems to me like a

crime of passion.” Victor

says. “Or anger.”

“Great. On top of all that we

have to deal with, now we

have a murder investigation

going on too.”

The beta, Archie, steps

forward. “If you allow me, I’ll

deal with this one.”

I give him a nod. “Please do.”

“I’ll start the investigation

immediately.” He says.

“Thank you.”

Victor nods. “Don’t worry

about this one. Let him

handle it. You have more

pressing matters now.”

“Like what?”

ו

“Meeting. We need to discuss

our next move.”

I sigh. “Yeah…that.”

I am disappointed that I

didn’t get to have a bit of

time with Colt.

We all head down to the war

room where everyone

gathers.

“Our trackers still don’t know

where Alpha Oliver is. He

left a day or two before we attacked.” Victor says.

“So he was informed?” Colt

asks.

“There is a possibility that it

is a coincidence but it is too

convenient. We have to

assume that we have a

traitor.”

I nod. “It is not unthinkable.

We have many new men and

some of these come from the

spoils of war. Not everyone is

happy being forced into this pack.”

“Agree.”

“We need someone to look

into this.” I say and give

Victor a nod.

Victor nods back. “Beck. See

what you can find.”

“As for Oliver, continue looking for him.” Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

I was a bit intimidated at first

knowing that I had to act as Alpha but for some reason, so far, it is coming naturally. And if I have doubt, I simply

look at Victor and he

immediately chimes in an

idea.

“What about Ezra? What do

we do about him?” Beck asks.

That one I have to think for a

moment. Above all else, I

want to kill him. He is my target but my number one priority at this moment is to gain control of my power. I had a taste of having control of my powers. It might not

be detrimental in this war

but hey can be useful. If I actively put all my effort into

fighting Ezra right now, I

won’t be able to focus on my

power.

After so much thinking, I look at Colt. “What do you

think we should do?”

He stares down, thinking. “There is nothing more that

I would love to do than

attack him and wring his neck with my bare hands. But my f**king brother has

resulted to be smarter than

we thought. You said you saw

him with this Zao?” He asks

and I nod. “He is looking for allies. I am sure he’s gone to

other packs which means

that most likely all other

packs are highly aware of our squabble. He might already

have allies. We can’t just

attack him. I hate it but, we

need to watch his moves…for

now.”

“I agree.” Garret says. “But I don’t think we’ll have to wait

long. Eventually, he is going to get impatient. That man has no discipline.”

“Alright, then for now, that is what we will do.” I say. “Let’s

come up with our plans and reconvene in the morning.”

With that, they all scatter.

“You did good.” Colt whispers

in my ear.

“You think so?”

“Yes.” Victor says, walking

closer. “You assessed the

situations before making decisions and you listened to others opinions and made decisions based on what you heard. You did very well. Ultimately, in the end, the decisions will be yours but listening to what others have to say and their ideas is what a good leader does.”

I give him a big smile.

“Thank you and I have one

request.

“What is it?”

“Thake that damn reforming

camp down.”

“Uhm…”

“Uhm nothing. Get rid of it.”

“Father won’t be happy about

that.”

“And I don’t care. I know I

am not officially Alpha so if he gets better and gets back to his duties then he can do

whatever the hell he wants

but since I am in charge

right now, I want it gone.”

He sighs. “Very well.”

Colt smiles at me, approvingly.

“I don’t want anyone else to suffer like you did.” I tell

him.

“I agree.” He hugs me and nuzzles my neck.

The connection I feel with

him is unmatched. This is

what a mate is but then

again, he made me feel this

loved and safe even before

we marked each other.

Maybe it was because ever

since we reconnected, he has

always seen me as his mate

and treated me as such. I thank the goddess for letting this turn out the way it did

with him. If Colt had not

come into my life again,

would there have been a

possibility that I would have

ended up with Ezra? I am

sure there is. If none of this

had happened, I would not

have known how horrible he

really was and so maybe my dumb self would have given

him a chance.

My stomach starts hurting.

“Uh! I’m getting really

hungry.” I mutter.

He chuckles. “You are that

hungry again?”

I nervously laugh. “Yep…must be the stress.”

Not a baby in here at all…

I inwardly sigh.

…I really have to tell him.

“There you are. I talked to

Honora.” Lotus walks in our

direction.

“What did she say?”

“She’ll meet us whenever we

are free. She said she’d

opened her schedule for us.”

“Great! When could we go?”

“Whenever you wish.”

I look at Colt and then back at her. “Could we go today?”

“I… suppose so. It will take a

few hours so I don’t see why

not.”

“Excellent. Then let’s go.

”

After getting ready, we head

to the town of Ellsworth

where Honora lives. We are

greeted by her the moment

we arrive. She takes us back

behind her shop where she

prepares us tee.

I am here with Lotus and

Colt. We also have a few

guards but they wait outside.

“I have so many questions.”

Honora nods as she sits. “I

understand. I can only

assume that you already

know some of what

happened with your

mother?”

“Yes. Lotus told me. What

did you do to me?”

“Well, you were born with

your wolf soul. Every

werewolf is born with a

wolf’s soul in them but they

are dormant until their bodies reach maturity and

are able to handle the shift. A newborn’s b*dy is not ready for shifting and so you were at death’s door.”

“Why was I born this way?”

“That I cannot say. A birth

defect, maybe it was a curse or a blessing. There is no real way of knowing.”

I nod. “So what did you do?”

“I inscribed a holding sigil on your b*dy.” She points to my

chest. “And it did what it was

intended to. It kept the wolf

soul at bay until your b*dy

was ready for it.”

“But then…why did my

mother burn it? Why did she try to cover it?”

“I do not know why she did

what she did.”

“Dahlia always had her own

secrets.” Lotus mutters.

“Now, about your powers…‘

”

“Yes, I remember what you

said. Do you know

something about why it is not working?”

She nods. “I feel like it might be the sigil that is messing with your powers. It might be blocking them.”

“Can you help me?”

“Yes, but it will be strenuous to your b*dy and though it is rare, there is a small chance

that it can affect that which

you carry.” She says stealing a glance from my belly.

Damn it. She doesn’t know

that no one knows-besides

Kanda.

“Carry?” Colt asks.

I am stunned and don’t know

what to say.

Honora can see my reaction

and quickly replies. “The power she carries.”

She has quick wits about her.

“The power she carries can be affected.” She says.

I give her a thankful look.

“And payment? How much

will this cost?” Lotus asks.

“I already have enough money dear.” Honora looks at me. “…and your mother has already paid tenfold all those years ago, a fortune in

my eyes, so no need. I will

gladly help you.”

“Thank you.” I am so

grateful.

“Now that being said…is this really what you wish to do?” She gives me a pointed stare.

The urge to put my hand on my stomach is strong but I

resist it.

My baby…you are my child and you are as strong as I am, I am sure of it…

“I…I need some privacy.”

They all look at me.

“I wish to talk privately with

Honora.”

“Very well.” Lotus says as she

gets up.

Colt on the other hand

hesitates. “If that is what you

want…”

I nod. “Yes.”

He gets up and follows Lotus

out.

When the door is closed, I

whisper. “How bad can it be? What can happen?”

“As I said, it would be rare

but the chances are never

zero so I have to give you the warning. If I am honest, I am

not really worried. You are of Alpha blood and so is

your…child. Strong. It mostly depends on you. If your b*dy is strong, then your little package will be fine. But

as I said…chances are never

zero.”

“Then this is something I

must think about.”

“Take your time and get to

me whenever you have

decided.”

“Thank you.”

With that, I leave with Colt

and Lotus ready to give it

much thought. I lean on

Colt’s shoulder as we drive

back.

“Lotus, how is father really doing?”

“As the doctors said, he is

recuperating but slowly. He is lucky that he has even

survived the poison in his b*dy. I really do hope that physically he will go back to

normal but the doctors are

not sure that will happen. They say that he might get some semblance of normal

but not completely.”

“Yet they gave him a day or two to live when it first

happened and they were wrong.” Colt says. “That man is a strong mother f**ker and I see him getting back to a hundred percent.”

Before I can agree with him,

his phone rings.

Watching him pick it up, I

start to wonder.

Maybe now that I am going to be Alpha I should get one. I don’t like phones and I

don’t like to use them…or

rather I don’t know how to

use them. I am not good with technology at all. Colt brought it up a long time ago

that I should have one but I

refused. To be honest, if I

had one, it would have

helped me a lot in many

situations.

“Damn it…” Colt mutters.

“What’s wrong? What happened?”

He finishes the call and sighs.

“Another dead b*dy was

found.”