CHASING THE ALBINO WOLF: Opening Pandora's Box

PRIDE & PREJUDICE

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Alpha William P. O. V.

........................Simultaneously in the Red Dawn Pack located in Alaska

"Hey, Buddy! What do I owe the pleasure? Long time know heard from and, did your Dad like the gift we sent?" probed Gamma Shelly of the White Fang Pack teasingly.

"Hey, Shelly! Yes and thanks again. I need a favor.... I need you to look into something for me, please. I need to uncover the truth before I go in front of the world. I just got off the phone with Alpha Noah of the Albermarle Peninsula Wolf Lake Pack, who just claimed my new stepmother, Luna Mira Sutton's life story, was a complete fabrication given to purposely deceive my father and I. We are too close.... I need an unbiased investigator." I admitted to her calmly, knowing Gamma Shelly would gladly work her magic to find any digital traces surrounding the true relationships and history of my stepmother.

Shelly would leave no stone unturned in her pursuit.

"Sure...send me what you have so far, and how fast do you need answers?" voiced Shelly and I could hear her fingers moving fast on her keyboard in the background. I quickly emailed her a file as I sat confidently behind my desk at Black Bank.

"By nightfall, if possible. I am sending you both files so you can see the huge discrepancy for yourself between the information we have, and the one gathered by Alpha Noah. Take a look at the pictures and family tree that he created and sent over as well." I replied.

"I have it. Give me a second to view it." expressed Shelly softly.

"Sure thing." I responded and sat quietly responding to every email until the task was completed a full hour later.

"If this is true, she lied about everything. She fooled everyone, even me. She never lived in Grantsville, a small town located near the base and foothills of n***o Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland. Her family was never dirty, poor farmers purposefully living in isolation. Having no willing involvement in human or werewolf societies, they only wanted to live in complete seclusion. With only two sisters living as far as siblings. No wolves in any remaining family members. She talks once a week to her daughter, Dora. Husband died. She is a widow. She only left Grantsville once her daughter, Dora, turned 18 and went away to college to become a graphic artist. Her daughter, Dora, is a struggling college student living in the Netherlands. Her parents died years ago in a fatal DUI car crash. She returns to their graveside once a year to celebrate the anniversary of their deaths and to visit her sisters."conveyed Shelly and I could tell she was upset for us.

"Shelly.... I need to know if this was shame or pure deceit. I need to know if I can trust a word out of that woman's mouth." I explained to her.

"Say less.... on it. This is actually perfect timing. JuJu and Holly are visiting the D.C. Zoo with the children as we speak. They are forty-five minutes from their office and the grandmother's house in Baltimore, Maryland. I will get them to go on a fact-finding mission as soon as we hang up." insisted Shelly firmly.

"Thank you. By the way, Pandora, Anora, Fioara and Azora are in Alpha Noah's pack for the next 30 days. I heard they are very close and headstrong. They already had a run-in with Alpha Rhett's fiancée that ended badly, with Beta Ivy Brooks being thrown out of a window head first. Alpha Noah and his lovely mate Luna Tahlia are very fond of them. Alpha Noah told me out of his own mouth they have wolves and or supernatural strengths. They are not to be underestimated." I revealed, making sure she had a clear picture and knew what wasn't written down.

"Good to know..... I will be in touch. Let me do my thing. Don't worry! I will get your answers." promised my dear friend Shelly before disconnecting the call.

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I quickly made two more business calls before deciding I needed to go find my father, Alpha Koda Black, and his new mate for a nice little chat.

As I was exiting the building and jumping into my 2026 GMC Hummer EV SUV, a powerful all-electric vehicle with exceptional off-road capabilities and advanced technical features, when my father called again requesting my presence for an early lunch with him and Luna Mira at Middle Eats Bistro, a new trendy spot serving Middle Eastern cuisine.

I jumped at the opportunity and raced over.

They had just arrived when I pulled up.

I followed them in.

I greeted them, and we were seated quickly with our food.

The restaurant was nice, I must admit.

We chatted lightheartedly as we ate.

Mediterranean dishes and Mexican dishes have always seemed like the same thing to me. But I was able to appreciate the difference this time. The food was excellent and refreshing as I sorted through my father's new wife's lies.

"You look lovely today, Mira? And you look happy. I am so glad." I commented to her warmly with a smile.

"Good to see you too. I am." she said softly as she blushed, looking at my father lovingly.

"Mira, I was thinking about the mandatory order in effect from the Elder Council. I should personally reach out to your daughter, Dora, to invite her to be our honored guest at this year's Mating Ball? We can pay for her travel expenses. I don't want her punished by the Elder Council for not attending. May I have her personal cellphone number?" I stated firmly and waited for her response.

She looked taken aback by my request but quickly recovered.

"No! She won't come. Dora is very proud and she will not accept a hand-out. Besides, I spoke to Dora, and she is happy with her human boyfriend, Todd Rivers. She has no interest in werewolf politics." expressed Luna Mira in a motherly tone to me that suggested that I should leave the matter alone.

"Really...well ... I still want to reach out and explain that refusing could put her in harms way and, if she still refuses, that's on her." I voiced in a matter-of-fact tone, leaving no room to argue, as my father agreed with me.

"Sure... I think that's a good idea. Better that .....she heard it from you than from me. It might land differently." uttered Mira as she looked upset but tried to hide it.

She pulled out her phone and called a number repeatedly.

However, the number was disconnected.

She acted embarrassed.

She blamed it on her daughter being broke and too proud to ask for assistance while struggling in a foreign country.

So I let it go.

So did my father.

"Don't worry about it, Honey! What cemetery is your mother in Grantsville, Maryland? I remember you mentioned that you always wanted to get her a really nice headstone. I wanted to arrange that for you." probed my father as he rubbed her back tenderly.

They were chosen mates and not second chance mates.

My father was extremely sad and lonely after my mother's death. I was afraid I might lose him, so I pushed him to date. Mira was the first woman to make him smile again. So I eagerly accept Mira's presence in our lives, but if she has bad intentions regarding my father and our pack, I won't hesitate in killing her.

"That's so sweet but it's fine. I don't want to upset my sisters. They will think that I am involving outsiders in family business. Let me get their permission first, okay?" claimed Mira with the practiced vulnerability of an omega that would make any Alpha soften. I could see it now because I knew what I was looking for and at.

"Sure, Sweetheart! Whatever you think is best." stated my father lovingly as him and I shared a look.

We knew she was full of s**t now, but the bigger question was why.

Therefore, before I left the Bistro, I mindlinked my Father that I had Gamma Shelly looking into everything, and we should have some answers very soon.

He looked relieved.

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