Alpha Caleb and the Blessed Wolf

12.

CALEB

"Thought I'd find you out here." Hendrix called out from behind me. Legs hanging off the edge of the gorge as I stared at the little outcrop on the opposite side where Nikita landed. Her scent long gone now.

Nathaniel had finally submitted with my interrogation and revealed the things he had been hiding. I came out here to think, mostly about her, and the past, and the future.

The sun was setting earlier the past few days and it disgusted me that I worried if she was ok. I worried that she was lost in the dark hungry and in danger, I worried that she was sick from the wolfsbane in the bullet, and I worried that she wasn't alone and that boy was holding her, touching her, caring for her. It all twisted in my gut the internal battle that raged since arriving to this f*****g pack.

"You gonna tell me what's going on with you?" The big lump flopped down beside me. Hendrix and I grew up as kids, he knew how bad things were with my dad, but he never commented he was just there my right hand, my best friend. I also had never told him the truth before, there was no point I'd been chasing a ghost for years keeping it all bottled in. Sighing deeply, running my fingers through my hair then interlocking them. Staring down at them as if they would help me find the words.

"You remember when I shifted for the first time and my wolf turned out to be an Alpha? My father was finally pleased with me. He sat me down in his office, and told me the truth about my mother." I remembered it clearly as if it were yesterday.

"When I was 7 my mother became pregnant. Throughout the pregnancy she was severely unwell slipping into a deep depression, the doctors told my father it was due to the change in hormones, her emotional state was volatile. The baby however, was growing well, healthy and strong, he would be a true Alpha from birth." Unlike me, who had to be beaten, disciplined, forced to become one.

"The night of a blue moon she woke up contracting, then began rambling that the moon goddess had visited her in a dream and needed to take the baby. His life was to be sacrificed for another to live, his essence and strength would be given to another child who was sick and dying. By giving his life it would create a "Blessed wolf". This child was to become the reckoning of our species. Or at least those were my father's words. The Goddess's revenge for the battle of Prodotis and the war against the humans. My mother lost her mind rambling on and on about judgment, penance, regret, getting what we deserved.

My little brother was a stillbirth that night and my mother was declared insane. To protect our pack from the fear this child could bring my father burried those secrets and those who knew were sworn to secrecy or buried themselves. My mother was taken away and I never saw her since. Presumed dead."

"Father told me the beating he would give me was out of love for my mother and brother, to ensure my wolf emerged an Alpha, one strong enough to take on this creation. Once I got may Alpha wolf, I pledged to my father that I would get revenge for my mother and brother. Make him proud. I began training to be the strongest even stronger than him. When we started taking over these packs, I also secretly started my search for this Goddess Blessed child and planned to kill it before it kills us.

I assumed it would be a male since my mother was pregnant with a son but never knew how old this child was at the time so I was basically chasing the unknown. Every pack was a dead end, I had my suspicions with Moonstone pack, wondering why they had hidden themselves from the outside world all these years. They have a deep history with magic and one of the longest lasting bloodlines. But they weren't easy to find.

When Nathaniel came to us to betray his brother for the Alpha position I took the opportunity without hesitation. It was my chance search inside this pack. Not just to please my father and get his revenge on Alpha Cairo for the battle of Prodotis, but if there was even the slightest chance of someone inside being the blessed wolf I was going take it. A chance to avenge my Mom and brother, to kill him no matter what. I wasn't expecting it to be the Alpha and Luna's own child and let alone a girl.

But now that I know it is a girl, just a 17 year old kid how the hell am I going to kill her. I try to avoid killing women and children, but if she realises her true power soon we will be so f****d, she could destroy us all."

"f**k!!! What did Nathaniel tell you then" Hendrix asked.

"Confirmed the truth about her." He was her family there was no way he wouldn't know about her and I got my answers.

***** flash back to a few hours ago in the cells.****

Nathaniel was bloody, bruised, and broken.

"In the battle of Prodotis, it was Obisidian vs Moonstone, a battle of brothers.

There were so many casualties on both sides that day, one of them being Luna Ellenor. When Cairo found Ellenor crippled so badly to point were her wolf healing wasn't working quickly enough from her injuries, Cairo and moonstone pack retreated.

For years after Ellenor had trouble conceiving with multiple miscarriages. When she found out she was pregnant with Nikita the Luna couldn't bare to lose another pregnancy so she prayed and prayed to the moon goddess. Nikita continued to grow. About the middle of her pregnancy things started going downhill. The baby wasn't growing enough and lots of complications. Toward the due date the baby was extremely small and Ellenor started to have some bleeding.

The night of a blue moon her labour started and the bleeding increased. The pack midwife was worried the placenta was separating, Nikita's Heart rate was dropping and she didn't think Ellenor and Nikita would survive. The midwife called on the hybrid witch Izmelda.

Izmelda arrived with some other witches they said there was no time to waste that they needed to save this baby. They quickly went out to the old outpost, it was built over an ancient witch moonstone engraved in magic runes, that's what has helps sustain the mirage around the pack for protection all these years. The witches cast a spell to summon Selene the moon goddess. They asked for a miracle. I don't know exactly what happened between them only Ellenor and Cairo were there with the witches. Nikita was born that night, pale, blue and dying. Cairo said that all miracles come with consequenses but they were willing to take that risk so Selene touched Nikita's heart and kissed her head, next minute she was pink and screaming, full of life.

She has those freaky white streaks at the front of her hair and her wolf has a crescent moon on its chest supposedly where the Goddess touched her forehead and heart. I swear to you she has never showed any other power's besides increase speed and strength because of her Alpha blood she is only a miracle because she didn't die that night nothing else! The outpost is off limits to all pack members because of the witches rune beneath it. All except for Nikita it's the only place she is allowed to shift, only those closest to her know she has a wolf. I don't believe Selene blessed her with any abnormal abilities.

If that little twerp didn't exist I would be next in line for Alpha, I just had to get rid of Cairo. That's why I came to you. Ever since she was born our pack has stayed hidden behind the mirage only allowed to leave for official pack business. I am done with living in this was and I am not going to bow to a little girl with no interest in that position. She is just a sheltered, naive child. Not even worth killing if that's why you are after her. Just forget about her she is as good as dead anyway. I doubt she will be able to survive out there with rogues and hunters around. We got what we both wanted. Your father will be pleased when you bring Cairo to him and you will have my pack's devoted loyalty now that I am the Alpha they will follow my lead. I will eben pledge my allegance at the next summit meeting."

*****end flashback*****

"You remember your research?" I said

"Yeah"

"Her birthday is exactly the same as the day my brother died. Same day, same month, same year. The consequence of the miracle was the sacrifice of another healthy baby, my brother. Her existence caused my brothers death, caused my mother's insanity, caused my father to become cruel and out for revenge. She ruined my family."

"I found Her and she slipped right through my fingers Her scent is starting to fade we need to get to her before she gets too far ahead." or dies from her wounds I thought darkly causing a sickening twist in my gut.