Run Away Alpha

Regret

PARIS POV     

    "Travis, I-“

     “Don’t talk Paris, I know how much you love all three of them and want to protect them. Just act like nothing happened okay? I will make sure they get here and I will find a way to help you protect them.” Travis looked at our surroundings while he pulled me into his chest.

         “Just act like the heartless b***h everyone knows you as so they don’t get suspicious. And remember that your mission is to find the bastard doing this to your family.” He rubbed my back one more time before letting me go.

         “Okay, I will be at your house planning out how to get them here while you finish practice. If anyone asks my dad called and told me my mother is in the hospital.”  I started walking away when I felt something in my hand. 

        I turned to Travis and he winked before walking away, leaving me staring at his ass and gripping what was in my hand. His house key, he really teleported his house key into my closed hand.

         ‘He picked up a new trick since we left.’ Izzy commented making me smile.

         ‘Yeah, he could only teleport himself last time we saw him. Hopefully he can help me teleport them.’ I turned around and started walking towards my bike.

— — — — — 

         After five hours of endless paperwork and a ten minute drive, I finally pulled up to Travis’ house. The three-story white mansion that had a ten foot tall fence around the perimeter. I looked at the gate and slowly walked up to the passcode area.

         I wiped my hands on my pants to make sure I didn’t have any sweat on them that could lead to a misread and a boobytrap to go off. How do I know what will happen? Well, my parents built the house and let me create the security system. In order to even step foot into the gardens that led to the front door of the mansion you have to pass five tests.

          First, finger prints followed by a palm reader. The second step is saliva and blood samples. Up next is the foot placement, let me explain. You take off your socks and shoes then you place your feet on a mat near the gate. The mat will then read your toe size (if you have fat or skinny toes,) when your foot arches, and finally it will take blood from your foot as a second DNA test. The fourth part of the process is a dental scan. You basically smile at a camera for thirty seconds and if will be able to tell if you have any fake or missing teeth, it can even tell if you have an overbite. The final step is the easiest, voice recognition. During this stage you can say you have brought a guest or want to program someone else into the system.

     After I FINALLY pass the entrance the guard dogs come and walk one each of my sides. You must be wondering, why have guard dogs when you have such a complex security system. Well the truth is that every system has it’s flaws, although I have not found any in my system since I have a plan for everything.

         What happens if someone climbs the fence? It is electric and goes off whenever something touches it. Someone makes it over the top? There are motion sensors and can tell when there are more people inside than expected/allowed. What if someone makes it in their animal form? Motion sensors, they read humans and animals. Everything that we put into the system humans, shape shifters, pets, witches, it is all known. If there is one less human than expected it will know there is one more animal but it has to be the same breed and color as the one listed in attendance.

          All I can say is my system is the best, no questions asked. So the guard dogs? They are here to make sure that nobody is being forced in, a guest is not using a real resident here to get in. So these good pit bulls, Rottweilers, retrievers, Shepards, and Great Danes are all trained by me and protect everyone that enters through the gate. No dog by the visitor? Major red flag and a dead give away for an intruder.

         I casually opened the big wooden doors and stepped into the living room. Big black sofas were separated by red recliners and had a big glass table that was long enough to be used by everyone sitting on the furniture pieces. Above the table is a chandelier made out of crystals and hung down about five feet from the ceiling (thank the moon Goddess for high ceilings.) All the seats make a ‘U’ shape so that they are looking at a HUGE flat screen TV which is what I am going to guess to be a 120 inch screen, possibly bigger.

         I whistled loudly as I moved into the kitchen/dining room. There was a big island in the center with black bar stools sitting perfectly under the ledge. The walls were white with black cabinets and decor. Flowers were in a vase by the window and a bowl of fruit was on the counter. I grabbed a peach and gave it to my ‘guard,’ Dexter the pit bull. He gently took it out of my hand and took it to his food bowl, chewing on it above the bowl so the juice wouldn’t get on the wood floor. I grabbed an apple and walked over to Dexter.

         “You are such a good boy. Don’t tell Travis but I will give you a special treat for being so good.” I patted his head, watching his tail wag as he continued to eat. Who says you can’t train a ‘ruthless killing machine?’ Damn assholes if you ask me for judging an innocent animal without blaming the owners.

     I walked into the living room, gently sitting down on the biggest and softest couch. Turning on the TV and taking out my laptop I whistled for Dexter. He jumped up onto the couch and laid his head on my leg, I gently ran my hand on his snout, slowly moving to his ears. I scratched his ear and his leg started to shake, clearly enjoying himself.

     “Earlier this week Alpha Jacob Vogel has gone missing. Some say he was taken by a rival pack but nobody truly knows where he is. If anyone has ANY information about Alpha Vogel please call his pack, they are currently training and ready to attack whenever someone tells them where he is. Thank you for listening to Werewolf Network News.” As soon as the reporter finished talking my regular show came back on. Good ole two-and-a-half-men, too bad Charlie Sheen got killed off, he is what made the show.

    I quickly took out my phone and dialed the only person I could think of that could help.

Jacob POV

    I stretched out on the couch after I put the kids to bed. They are so scared that it breaks my hears, I hope they can see Paris soon. I groaned as I felt my back pop, finally being able to relax. 

    “Ahem.” I shot up as soon as I heard a voice. I know I’m at an allied pack but I still have to be on guard in case an enemy shows up.

     “What’s up LA?” I asked Luna Anna as she sat on the glass table in front of me.

    “I just got off the phone with your Beta. Jaylen I think was his name. Anyway, he talked to some girl named Ramirez and they came up with a plan to get you three to her.” She looked at me curiously, obviously wondering who ‘Ramirez’ is.

     “Sounds about right. She’s the one that got me in this mess.” I smiled a bit thinking about it.         “How did she do that?” LA asked leaning forward a bit.

     “When we were seven we were playing hide and seek at the park. Our version requires the ‘seeker’ to keep their eyes closed the entire time. So I was being a smart ass and decided to hide at the very top of the jungle gym. When she was looking for me she hit her face on one of the bars when she was climbing up. It knocked out her front teeth and gave her a busted lip. That was my first impression on her dad and ever since then he hated me. A few months later when I turned eight we found out we were mates and her father tried to keep us apart.” I smiled like an i***t just imagining that day, when everything fell into place. When my world shifted from being the air I breathed to her being my will to breathe.

      “That’s cute. But why would he hate you for making her baby teeth come out sooner than normal?”

      “Haha. Well ‘Ramirez’ is actually a ‘Hilton’ and a very rare one at that. She was supposed to be a myth, a legend even. So he wanted to protect ‘His' Princess. But the truth is she was everyones Princess, but she was already my Queen.”

     “Awwww that is the CUTEST thing I have ever heard!” She smiled up at me widely and looked deep into my eyes.

     I pulled away when I realized what she was doing. She was reading me. “Something bad happened?”

     “Yes, but don’t worry about it and don’t try to read me. I am fixing it and that is what ‘Ramirez’ is helping me with. So what did Jaylen say?” I brushed the subject and quickly changed it. Nobody else needs to know about it.

     “He said to be ready with the boys tonight. Ramirez has a plan and you will be staying with someone named Coach. He wouldn’t tell me anything else.”

     “Okay, thank you for telling me. Let me know if there is anything I can do to repay you. It may not have lasted long but we would have been in major trouble if you hadn’t helped so fast.” I bowed my head to show my respect.

     “The only time we should need help would be during battle. I will let you know if we need help when the time comes.” After saying that she walked away. I sighed before standing up. “I should go get the-“

Paris POV

    "Kids." That was all I heard Jacob say when he appeared in front of me with both boys in his arms.

    "Great job Travis! You have improved a TON since I left!" I jumped onto Travis hugging him tightly. 

    “You’re welcome Paris, you know I’m always willing to help you and your mate.” I could see a bit of jealousy in his eyes but he was trying to hide it, poor Travis.

     I stepped away from Travis and turned to face Jacob.

     “Are you guys okay?” I asked clearly unsure since it looked like the kids were unconscious.

     “They are sleeping. I just put them to bed when LA told me what Jaylen said.”

     “You can take the boys upstairs. Choose any room you want, it’s just me and my son here.”     I nodded and thanked Travis while picking up Alex. He was already starting to open his eyes and I didn’t want to wake up Eric.

     We went to the second floor, all the way down the hallway and put the boys to bed. Luckily this room had bunk beds so Alex got the top while Eric slept on the bottom. It was a nice room, it had two bean bag chairs around a TV with an xbox one S and a PS4. There were some toys around the room, a train table with some tracks already on it, legos in the far corner and some cars lined along the wall. I walked over to the window after Alex went back to sleep to make sure it was locked. I am not taking any chances, no matter how advanced my security system is. I turned around looking at the boys, whistling as lowly as possible. Soon Max, a Great Dane, came into the room. I nodded towards the boys and made the ‘protect them’ hand gesture before shutting the bedroom door as Jacob and I left the room.

     We went back downstairs to talk to Travis about the plan. He was currently in the fridge pulling out a bunch of food, clearly making a sandwich.

      “Hey guys, what do you want on yours? We each get our own foot-long.”

      “Mayo, cheese, turkey, chicken, roast beef, pork and more cheese.” I looked at Travis, challenging him to remember all of it.

     “I will have the same thing but with lattice, tomatoes, mustard, and no mayo.”

      “Alright then, give me five minutes and it will be done.” Travis said, sitting down beside me and looking at me.

     I raised an eyebrow at him when I saw all the ingredients  moving behind him. “You learned a new trick?”

      “Quite a few actually. But why don’t we talk while it’s being made.”

     “I plan on unbanning Jacob tomorrow morning. I would do it tonight but his pack will want an explanation as soon as his mind link comes back on.”

     “What am I supposed to say to them anyway? That we will be going to war with vampires and who knows how many werewolves?”

     “Jacob, you don’t tell them anything except that you found Paris. They might wonder what happened but all you have to do is say you were spending time with her. It wouldn’t be a lie just not necessarily the entire truth.”

     “But they will want me to go back to them. I won’t leave Paris, Eric or Alex. I absolutely refuse.” Jacob said crossing his arms.

     “Jake, some of your pack members go to my school. What if you came back with me and held pack business after school was over? Your Beta might be able to join depending on how old he looks.” I look at him in his eyes, silently begging for him to take me up on the offer.

     “I can ask him but wouldn’t that raise suspension? I mean me joining with my best friend, and you being my mate would probably make everyone wonder why we are there. I don’t want to blow your cover before you find this bastard."

     “Travis help me out here.” I looked over at him with my puppy eyes and pouted my lips.

     “Jacob, you know you could probably beat the s**t out of the kid and get answers. Take his finger prints and run it through the databases that Paris usually hacks into. And if anyone asks why you beat up the dumb ass you could just say he was flirting with your mate and you lost control.” Travis looked at Jake, reading his reaction. Jake CLEARLY wants to agree.

    “What about the kids? I can’t leave them here alone. What if someone tries to take them away from us again?” Jake looked down at the sandwich in front of him, sadness in his eyes.

    “Nobody gets into this house. And if they do, the dogs will kill them. But, if you would like I can leave my son here and he can watch them.”

     “Who is your son? He can’t be much older than Eric.” I ask utterly curious since I haven’t seen the kid yet.

     “It’s a bit hard to explain considering you’ve already met him. He is a hybrid, naturally born and not bitten. He wasn’t reported to the coven because his mother and I knew they would kill all of us.”

     “Then where is she if she is not dead? A mother is supposed to always be with her child.”     “She is with her mate. She found him while she was pregnant. He was willing to stay with her as long as she gave me our child.”

     “How has Paris met him if she doesn’t remember seeing him?” Jacob asked, somehow reading my thoughts.

     “Fabian is my son, he thinks he is human and I plan on it staying that way until he is ten. Due to him being a hybrid he grows a lot faster and was full grown at three. I home schooled him to make him catch up to the people at the high school.” I looked at Jacob and he nodded to me.

     “Travis, you have to tell him. He won’t be safe when someone finds out who he is. f**k it was my first day today and I could tell there was something powerful about him just by looking into his eyes. We can protect him while we are at school and home but he is best friends with the jackass we plan on beating up. He thinks he is a familiar, someone who knows about supernaturals and doesn’t know he is one. He is on the damn football team and able to wipe out half the team when he wants to get to someone. It’s only a matter of time before someone finds out about him.” I slammed my hand on the counter obviously pissed he is hiding such a big thing from Fabian.

     “I can’t tell him. I promised his mother that I wouldn’t tell him.”

     “Fine, I will tell him. How old is he?” I asked coldly.

     “He is eight.” I stared at him wide-eyed.

     “You said you got someone pregnant at the same time I got pregnant. How the f**k is he three years older than my son?!” I growled angrily at him.

     He already f*****g lied to me?! All to get into my damn pants?! I could feel my eyes turn hazel and red due to my anger. I growled again when Travis didn’t respond to me. I got up and ran outside to the back yard. I saw a few of the dogs near me and let out a growl, telling them to go inside before I shift.

     After the dogs left I quickly shifted into my wolf. She has jet black fur with a white lightning bolt on my right paw. Honestly, the lightning bolt is new, there was never a white spot on my fur except my muzzle and it confused me a bit. I quickly ran to a pond nearby and looked into the water, down at my reflection. There was a white patch on my chest that looked like a bow, not a bow tie but a bow and arrow minus the arrow. There was also a crown just above my eye, a scar like mark going from my left ear to the right side of my lip. There was also paw prints on my leg, one of them was small, like a pup print and there were two big ones right above it. I wonder what these marks mean.

     ‘Do you really want to know what they mean?’ I heard Izzy ask. For a second I honestly didn’t know how to answer that. Do I really want to know why my fur has scar marks everywhere and odd objects?

     ’Tell me Izzy.’

     ’These scars are our fait. We have a power Paris we just don’t know how to use it. These markings tell us how the war affects us.’ Izzy sounded sad.

     I took a few minutes looking over the markings before answering her. ’So the bow is missing an arrow.’

     ‘Don’t worry, we will get it soon.’ Izzy said sadly, almost like she wanted to cry.

     But then it dawned on me. The way Izzy is talking makes it all fall into place. The bow on my chest is where the arrow will be, how the war will end.

     ‘I deeply regret asking what they meant.’ I mumbled as I walked into the house.

     I laid down on the floor near the fireplace, resting my head on my front paws. I gently cried while staring into the fire thinking about the three paw prints on my leg. Each one of them representing my family.

     I regret starting this war but I definitely won’t regret finishing it. But what pains me is that nobody knows it is coming… Nobody but the enemy and myself.

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    I woke up to someone putting a blanket over me. Slowly opening one eye I noticed Jacob sitting on the floor looking at me with something guilt in his eyes.

    "I know I have no say in this but I know everything. From Tobias, Travis, school and your marks. I think you forgot that we are connected Paris."

    "What is your point? The markings are how I die, it tells my life story." I said, shifting back into my human form.

    "No, Paris you read them wrong. You don't know what the markings mean at all. A wolf is always connected to their mate from the moment that they meet. Your wolf never showed the marks because we were too far apart, but now we are united again."

    "What are you trying to tell me Jake?" I ran my hands through my hair, slowly getting angry.

    "The marks are mine, ever since I shifted when I was ten I had them. We ran together for the first time a few years ago and it was in the middle of the night during a rain storm. You couldn't see it but my wolf had those marks." Jake stood up and started pacing, clearly sensing my anger.

    "You never told me you were destined to die. You never f*****g told me any of this!" I stood up, holding the blanket around me while my canines came out.

    "It never came up."

    "It should be the first thing you mention to your mate! Especially when she is an alpha herself!"

    "Why do you think your father hated me?! It certainly wasn't because of the jungle gym!"

    "My father never liked anyone! Don't bring him into this Jacob!"

    "Your family knew about my markings. Every high ranking member of any pack knew."

    "Well hate to break it to you but I would've known if you didn't f*****g kill my pack! But no you wanted f*****g acceptance but if you would've talked to my mother you would have known it was impossible! It's not because of your markings so don't use that as a defense, it's because of the way you act like everything you do is best for everyone."

    "You don't understand Paris, I have to look out for everyone. I know I am going to die so I am trying to make the best decisions to protect our family and my pack!" He let out a deep growl clearly pissed and trying to end the conversation.

    "The war is starting already you should have told me before it started! I just got you back and just like that I am going to lose you. For f***s sake Eric just got you back! Do you think of anyone but yourself?!" 

    "I ran away from my pack to tell you. I fuckin' stayed in the same house as blood suckers so I could have a chance to tell you! I didn't think it was going to be last minute, I thought I still had more time. I didn't even know I had a son! How the f**k are you going to blame me when I didn't think the little paw print on my hind leg even existed yet?!"

    "How are you going to pin this on me?! You expect me to tell you I am pregnant when you were cheating on me?! What the f**k goes through a guys head?!"

    "What the f**k goes through a woman's head when she leaves her f*****g home without even looking for pack survivors yet alone her mute brother and our newborn child?! You keep bringing s**t back to me but after you saw your dead parents you didn't even think about the rest of your pack or family!"

    "Stay here and don't think about leaving this house or I will do something I will regret. Shift in the game room or your bedroom." I said between clenched teeth and walked to the front door.

    As soon as I slammed the front door I shifted in mid air and ran to the woods. 

    Nobody is allowed to blame me for the f*****g past and I mean NOBODY. Sure he is my mate but that is not something a mate should say. He can blame me all he wants but he did more damage. He destroyed my pack and was the reason I grieved for my son, brother, mother, father, friends, and the pack. He is also the reason that my brother was beat endlessly and my son was never allowed to see or talk to anyone/anything. 

    But most importantly he is to blame for what I do next. Only he can get me to turn into something I always regret, something everyone fears.

    He turns me Pitch Black. My usually white muzzle is black, the markings that were on my fur an hour ago completely gone. My eyes look like a black hole and my coat matches. At least until I find what I am looking for.