Rose

Chapter 19. Tol's knowledge

Tol’s pov

We watched the helicopter take off with Daryn in the back, a helmet and visor covering most of his head, and a huge microphone covering the remaining bit, I hope this works, I have already asked a few of the vampires I was friendly with to starts hunting through Rideout but non were there at the moment and would take a few days to arrive. Those who had fought with us and these wolves had all headed off to their own areas, you cannot have too many vampires in one area, the human police start to notice eventually. The missing prostitutes, the less drugged and drunk rough sleepers they start looking for the vigilante who is clearing the streets. Not that we all have to kill when we feed, but a fair number of us do occasionally and if that happens too often, there are usually questions eventually. And the police looking brings in the hunters, mercenaries with a talent for identifying the supernatural. Not ideal so we generally have an area and we keep to it for a few years before moving on. Forever the new face, gone before we are supposed to age.

We turned to walk towards the Alpha King’s office he was on his phone dispatching Wayland, his guard with the truck and his men towards Rideout, ready to help if they identified and area from the air.

“Why did he say MY pups?” Rebekka asked the Luna Queen Erika as we entered the office, “They are not my turns?”

The Luna Queen smiled “Carl is an Alpha, to him each pup, whether he is the biological father or not, belongs to his pack and so to him. He sees you as the Matriarch of this group of vampires, and so to him naturally they are your pups, yours and Tol’s!” The Luna smiled “So you see, to us, in our world, Rose and Edwards being kidn*pped is no different to those 2 little pups from before. Plus, it was Edward, and then Rose, who were the instigators of rescuing his pups. I do not think for one second Carl would help any other Vampires in this situation, but because they saved pups from his pack, and it is you two who asked for help, he will do everything he can. And in all honesty, it may be that to Carl, this doesn’t even scratch the surface of how thankful he is.” The Luna patted Rebekka’s hand “Just accept it dear, in our eyes a Luna is mother to all.”

At this Rebekka got a wistful little smile, I could see her thinking about that; being a mother to all the younger vampires we turned or even ones we had come across, was a lovely thing and a small way towards mending the ache she always felt at not having her own real babies.

 Once we were settled back in the Alpha king’s office I had something to say:

“Alpha, Luna, I wanted to say thank you for helping and accepting, I must apologise, we have very little to do with the wolf way of life and your society and cultures, we have always made sure that we avoid your kind at all cost, and kill those who get too close. I see we have missed out on a huge amount by doing this. Back in the dawn of time, the wolves existed before the vampires came into being. But we are all creatures of the moon god Khonsu, he who travelled and made life, but who was also called the Embracer. And that is what we have not done.” I hang my head “WE have not embraced all children of Khonsu. And for this I am truly sorry. I hope that in a small way what we have started and built together can bring a change in attitudes. One small step on a new road to travel? Together?” I sigh.

I have indeed led a life of traveling, taking myself and Rebekka from one country to another, from one time to the next. We have rarely stayed long in one place, and although we have travelled almost everywhere, non have ever felt like this wolf house does, even filled with worry and concern, the pack here have also been kindness itself. They have tried to offer us comfort when they heard of Rose and Edwards going missing, they have shown deep concern through sad eyes, hushed voices, and small words of hope. Originally it had taken us aback, why did they care for us through this? It was not us in pain and danger, but to these very family orientated creatures we must be hurting because, as they saw it, our family was torn apart. And hearing Alpha King Carl say he would find our pups as we had found his had shone The Aten’s light through me.

I know that Rebekka worships only 1 God but I was not monotheistic and had always had gods to chose from. Khonsu was the one that fitted best with the wolf believe in the Moon Goddess. And I can see he fits well to this non human life.

I reached out to Rebekka and squeezed her hand, we would get our pups back, Rose and Edward. We would visit Rose, here in this pack. Maybe we could have a small house to return to, together, when we visited. A little place to be our home after centuries of never staying in one place. I knew that it wouldn’t really work, soon these wolves would be gone, Daryn would be gone, Rose would leave and we would be back on the traveling life again. I smile to myself, better not tell Rebekka that plan or she will be demanding the house be built over night! You don’t know someone for this long without knowing everything about them.

Perhaps I will run this idea past the Alpha King another day. For now, let us focus on getting back our pups and making those who took and hurt them pay!

Just as I know Rebekka and her thoughts so too she knows mine. And these last ones must have been writ large across my face. I felt Rebekka squeeze my hand. “Don’t worry” she whispered, “Edward is with her!”

At this the Luna Queen looked over sharply “How is this good? Is Edward a strong fighter? Will he protect Rose? He never looked that strong to be honest!” she scrunched her nose up thinking of the quiet little English Vampire, his clapped out old car, his whisky and quiet ways.

Rebekka smiled over to her, “Edward is not what he appears, for one: we first came across him in Jerusalem, many many years ago.”

I nod, “Edwards was there when the Sons of Abraham were fighting against each other, not for the first time I might add,” I chuckled dryly, “We heard that there was a Crusader who was a vampire, we hunted him across the city and through 2 camps, only seeing him at a distance. He was always ahead of us. It wasn’t until many centuries later we came across him again, and yes; we were both sure it was him! He was in India, not fighting but studying meditation of all things! It was Edward who first found Rose, why he didn’t turn her I do not know, but he alerted Rebekka and myself on where to find her, starving in a pile of rags, refusing to let me use her body in exchange for food. I turned her and we looked after her, bringing her victims, but she refused to feed, we were at a loss until Edward turned up again with a doctor from Edinburgh, Scotland. He used tubes to put blood directly into Rose, saying she was a haemophiliac, that she would not survive without the blood transfusions. And, once she was better, Edward took her with him. A big brother not a lover. They travelled everywhere together, Edward always looking out for her, only coming to us when things got too bad, and she was in need of more transfusions, he would turn up wherever we were. He always seemed to know. It seems even Edward cannot make her agree to the process, it needs to come from myself or Rebekka. And then they would be off again. If Rose were to be in trouble there is no better person to be with her than Edward. I don’t know how her being matched with Prince Daryn” the Alpha King snorted at that “will be any different, perhaps it will, perhaps it won’t I honestly cannot tell with him, but I can assure you that Edward is not what you think! And I will promise you now he will never allow harm to come to Rose!”