Lost and Found

chapter 8

EZ p.o.v.

    I watch Selena leave, trying to maintain my composure. After the door closes behind her I drop to the couch.  This is heavy, I cant believe my line has produced an affinity wolf, I cant believe I have a granddaughter. How is it possible? I know it is true, but how could we have missed this. Mireya gave her the locket and knew it would lead her back here, why not just call and tell me? There are more questions then answers. 

    "What were you up to?" I mumble to my self.  I quickly mindlink with Idris and Beck,  to come to my office. There are some things to discuss. How would Mireya even know what her child would become? Was this some kind of magic from the witch?

    Idris and Beck stroll in and sit across from me. They don't say a word, they wait patiently for me to gather my thoughts. 

    "I have met with Selena and I have some information. This is not to leave this office. Idris I will allow you to speak to your children of the matter as I plan to make Cairo and Isis, protectors of Selena. They will need to be aware of the probable threats. Selena is an affinity wolf."

 They don't move, they stay perfectly still, if I was someone else I would think they had not heard what I had said. I know they heard me clearly. We train ourselves not to react to any information. I give them a moment to process. 

    "As you know this is big. An affinity wolf is something I had never hoped to meet, and yet here it is, in my granddaughter. There is a real threat coming and we must be prepared. Selena will begin training at once, the affinity wolf only shows up in times of great need. She will be the deciding factor and she will be prepared, we all must push her to her limits. We are not to let her know the weight she will have to bear."    I give them a hard look, they nod understanding. I choose not to use the alpha command. They understand what is at stake. 

    "How shall we commence the training?" Idris asks, I take a breath before I answer. 

    "She will start with private lessons with Cairo and Isis.  We don't have time to waste she has to catch up fast. We don't know when she will be needed. I don't want anyone to see,  it would be embarrassing, seeing a full wolf training at the level of a child.  We need to promote her as being strong from the beginning, no one can speak of her being weak when she started.  I want her training nonstop.  In 4 days time, a witch will arrive to assist her with her elemental abilities,  at which point she will split up her training. Once she has progressed enough to work with her age group, we will commence the trials and the ceremony, making her an official member of the pack. 

    Once I say a witch will be arriving I see the surprise in Idris, while Beck, his eyes burn with hatred. He lets me finish speaking before he responds.

    "You cant seriously be letting in another witch?! After what happened last time!" Beck glares at me. 

    "You cant possibly think this is what I want. Letting another witch near my family, but we don't have a choice." I say through gritted teeth.  

    "Alpha there is a choice. We don't need a witch to teach her anything. We have the elders, they have the knowledge, they can assist her."

    "They don't have nearly enough knowledge. Our resources are limited. None of us are equipped to train a wolf of her caliber."

    "What are you talking about? We have so much in the archives. There is no need for a f*****g witch to step foot in our territory!" Beck is turning red, his anger building. 

    "You really think this is what I want to happen? Use your head Beck. Witches took  my family from me. Because of them I lost my daughter and my granddaughter. My granddaughter was raised in foster care. I cant even imagine what she went through as a child. So what makes you think I have not considered all options? This is the last resort. You really think, for one f*****g second that I don't want to rip apart the next witch I see?" I am on my feet, I feel the rage starting to rip through me, my wolf trying to push out, feeling the need to kill something to get rid of the anger. Beck starts to back up, not wanting to be in my way if I do shift. It takes a few breathes for me to calm down.  There is something they need to know. 

    "We don't have as much information on affinity wolves, as we have been led to believe."

    "What do you mean?" Idris asks. 

    "I mean, we have no idea how to control ones abilities or the limits. I don't know if one can even be controlled.  We only have knowledge of 4 before Selena. We know more of their deaths then we do of their lives. Everyone has had a war to fight, 3 of the 4 have all died in war. The 2nd affinity wolf that ever lived nearly wiped out the entire wolf population. Not one of them have lived a long life and not a single one has had a mate or children. Affinity wolves are coveted as much as they are hated. What we do know is that when a wolf shows up they have a choice to make and there will be a war when they have to make the choice. We must tread lightly, she will be pushed but we all have to watch her closely."

    "So we have been lied to? We were told we had all this knowledge of what she is and it turns out she is a bomb that can eliminate all of us? You want to keep her around and just hope for the best?" Beck asks. 

    "Careful how you speak of my family." I growl. "She will be trained, she will learn and she will be a warrior for our pack."

    "How are we sure the witch will know how to help her?" Idris asks. 

    "The witch is very old, she has spoken with an oracle and says she has information. She claims to have been alive during the last affinity wolf." 

    "How can you be sure? Can this witch even be trusted? The last wolf was hundreds of years ago." Idris asks

    "We don't have many options. The witch called me, the morning Selena showed up. She told me the events that would occur that day. Gave me the test to see if she had the abilities. I don't like bringing in someone we don't know, but Selena must be taught. We cant risk not having her learn, she would just experiment on her own and that could be detrimental, for this pack I will try any and everything to make sure she will not bring us down, but elevate the pack." I am trying to sound more confident then I am.

    "If you knew what you know about the affinity wolf, if it was someone else's child, would you still do all of this?" Beck asks me. 

    "Are you accusing me of not having the packs best interest in mind? Think before you speak."

    "That's not what I am saying, just maybe your judgement is a bit clouded considering the circumstances." Beck responds.

    "My judgement is clear. Is there a risk? yes. I am not senile. A wolf like this is powerful, no other pack could ever stand a chance with a wolf of her powers on our side, more then that, no one would consider attacking if they knew she could wipe them out with a flick of her wrist. So yes my judgement is clear. Anything else?"

    "No Alpha" Beck nods. 

    "Good, now on top of watching Selena we will also need to keep a close watch on the witch when she arrives. I will not have another repeat of history. All the training sessions will be monitored closely by either one of us or Cairo and Isis. We will maintain distance but be aware. I will discuss with the witch when she arrives what will be expected. Any other questions of concerns?" I ask. 

    "No Alpha." They reply in unison. 

    "Then dismissed." I nod. 

 I watch as they leave, Beck has had a real attitude lately. I have no idea what is up with him, but my patience is running low. He definitely hit a sore spot with that question. What would I do if it was someone else's kid? I would eliminate the threat. I wouldn't even think twice about it, the risk to the pack would not be worth it. The concern that a wolf could be that powerful and accidently kill all of us, or even on purpose, I would not allow a threat like that to exist. This is my family though, I thought I had lost everyone. The hope I have now for Selena ,this has to work, I cant lose her and I will do anything within my power to keep her safe. I couldn't protect her when she was a pup, but I will now and no one and nothing will stop me from being there for her. I am the Alpha and I know I should put my needs behind the greater good for the pack. I am also her grandfather, she has been just as alone as I have been and I have an obligation to her as well. Having her here already in this short time I feel myself softening. Maybe I have become too cold and heartless in my solitude, I would kill someone else's child, but I wouldn't kill mine. I am starting realize my relationship with my Beta and Gamma have changed as well. We used to be friends, I would like to think we were close. It was hard watching Idris and his mate, happy with his family, while I lost mine. I know I distanced my self from him but Beck has been just as alone as I. I shake my head, maybe I have as much to work on as Selena does.