Forever Wolf

Mother

*Reina*

As I slipped back into the main ballroom of the pack house I watched as my father started some heart felt speech about his mother. It was all BS. He hated my grandmother since she refused to back down and let him take the alpha position. Sometimes I wondered if my father had her ‘taken care of’ but I was past that part of this life and I had to let that go.

Suddenly, right on cue his beta walked out in a huff clutching the letter between his hands

‘Alpha I’m sorry for interrupting but a very important letter just came in the mail and I feel it utterly impertinent to let the whole pack know of this’

My father opened the letter with shaky hands and barely looked at it before laying accusations of treason against my mother. I knew it would play out like this. I copied the letter to a T except a few key details knowing my father wouldn’t bother to truly read the letter. I did fear he would read a few lines- not fully realizing how quickly my father scanned the letter before openly accusing my mother.

‘I’m sorry my pack but I have failed you as a leader already. We’ve had a traitor in the pack this whole time- my Luna. How could you? You’ve been selling secrets to the blue moon pack this entire time? Did you want the pack to fall into ruin?’ My father really put on a show. So much so that I even believed it in my first life. He slowly made her lose standing and favor in the pack and then backstabbed her and had her thrown into prison. Later she mysteriously died. This however wouldn’t happen in this life. I wouldn’t allow it.

“Father if I may see the letter?” I walked to the front and snatched the letter before he could try to come up with an excuse. I looked at his smug face and gave my own sly smile.

“Father this…says nothing of the sort. It merely states the blue moon pack would like to work with us thanks to mothers continued work with us. Here delta Connor- you can see for yourself” I passed the letter off to the delta. His sworn duty was to protect my mother and he did until his last breathe. I knew he wouldn’t be involved in this ploy. How much the beta truly knew about the plan I’m unsure of but I’d have to keep my eye on him.

“Uh sorry sir I don’t quite know why you would think you read this but the letter clearly states a desire to forge an alliance”

“I—-must’ve just misread. I have just lost my mother. Perhaps it’s taken more out of me than I thought. I think I shall retire” my fathered stammered through his apology however I saw the pack grow sympathy at the mention of my grandmother.

“Father, we all understand your loss as we also grieve it- but don’t you think you owe mother an apology?” I could see my fathers jaw begin to tick as he muttered an apology to my mother. He motioned for all the main players in the room to follow him. I caught Liams eye from across the room. He was giving me and my father a calculated look. I’d have to backtrack.

“Sorry father, mother just seemed so distraught by your outburst I couldn’t standby”

I said once the office door shut. I chanced a look at my mother and she looked solemn yet maybe proud?

“Reina, you’ve made me look like an i***t on my first real night reigning as alpha and you think a meek apology behind closed doors is all it will take for me to forgive you?” I gritted my teeth. The nerve of this man- If I had access to my wolf I’d probably have torn his head from his neck. The fact I used to idolize this man and now I’d kill my own father. I really am a different person.

“Again I apologize father but I had to see with my own eyes an act of betrayal from my mother… also delta Connor was the one who spoke publicly about your blunder” I felt bad for throwing him under the bus but I knew it necessary and both my mother and him seemed to understand. My father waved me off-assuming me too dumb or too young to deal with these kinds of matters.

I simply smiled as I caught my mothers eye. She definitely knew something was off about me. It wouldn’t end here.

I slipped out the door and breathed a sigh. This was just the start to this rollercoaster and I currently couldn’t see the end.

“Reina, there you are I feared your father would give you a bad tongue lashing or worse for that outburst.” Axel came out from the shadows. The shadows- that’s where he belongs.

“Don’t worry about me Axel, I can take care of myself” I smiled at him. His face fell- he was used to me being the damsel. That is until he made me a villain. He would get his though. I’d just have to suffer through for a bit.

“Axel if you could join me later on for some tea? I think the day has worn on me a bit” I feigned exhaustion. He ate it right up as expected

“Of course my princess. Whatever you need” he smiled as he held my hand. It took everything in me to not recoil. At one point him calling me princess used to make me swoon. Now? I wanted to vomit.

I held his hand as we walked down to my bedroom so I could have a ‘moment alone.’

The second the door closed I sat down on my bed and began plotting. Meticulously writing down everything my father and Liam did from the start to the end. Assuming this timeline continued- I’ll take them for everything. The question always remained who was pulling the strings behind the scene. This was the key piece and I intended on figuring it out.