Blood moon

Chapter 53. My brother wife

Hunter returned home. The herd was waiting for him with open arms, they wanted their next leader, but as soon as they saw him they realised that the colour in his eyes had disappeared, it was quite a surprise to them what was happening, because no one had heard in the old stories that the colour could be changed when the situation passed. It was strange that the protective feeling in their hearts disappeared.

—What happened to the colour of your eyes— the leader of the pack asked. He knew it was because of that human girl, surely he had seen her with Harley, so things were worse than he imagined, because if his youngest son had that desolate attitude and not his natural self-centredness, something terrible had to have happened.

—Why don't you ask your i***t eldest son— he answered with a furious tone, he felt completely saddened —He's having a relationship with my moon, which is a violation of our laws, but you don't give a damn because clearly he's going to be the next leader of the pack, I should take that away from him too.

—Your moon?

—Did he mess with his brother's wife?

—Did he go behind her back?

People began to make comments to the point of shouting, they were too indignant about the things Harley was doing, this was not how the pack behaved. People were thinking worse and worse of the situation, it was clear that the version they were getting to know of my brother mattered very little to them, especially now.

—What kind of man is that, is he the one who should be leading us— spoke one of the elders, one of the biggest opponents of Harold Halland's leadership —Harley Halland only shows us that he is not ready to be our next leader, he should never have been the one in charge of the companies, we should be looking at other options.

That only made the feeling stronger and stronger. People hated the feeling that they were being conned and that was just what happened when you crossed the line, Harley was crossing too many at once, he thought he was above the law by becoming alpha, at least that's what the community thought.

—My son, he's made us three times more money than anyone else in our charge. He got the best grades and is better prepared than anyone else in the pack, he is the reason we are here— Harold pointed out, they were on a fine line where the crowd could be controlled, if they continued to question his leadership ability, they would rebel against his authority.

No one wolf can fight all the wolves at once, that's why you shouldn't challenge the pack.

—Your son is an i***t— commented one of the older women in the pack —No one should interfere in another wolf's relationship. It is more sacred than any other law we have, it is sad and heartbreaking that he cannot respect his own family, if he cannot be right with his own blood, how do we expect him to respect our pack— were valid questions.

—An i***t? The same man who has made us proud of his achievements time and time again - I tried to defend the leader of the pack, but it was difficult because people were already very upset.

—Where was he with the crises? Because I only saw Hunter— one of the men pointed out —he killed all those who threatened to harm us and besides that he gave clear orders to protect us, so I don't understand why he is trying so hard to make us believe in someone who left his pack to sleep with a human.

—It's a betrayal of the race, he's supposed to be with a werewolf woman who will give him the best offspring, who will allow him to improve the race, not some random human who will have her genes make human children, the line of successors will be lost and the importance of the genes will be lost— the women were beyond furious.

There was no simple way to explain what was happening. He couldn't justify the situation, Harold Halland knew he was in serious trouble, because his eldest son would have to win back the love of his people, because if he did the wrong thing they would be able to banish him forever from the herd grounds.

—They shouldn't talk about someone behind his back, it's not very polite of them - they couldn't feel it coming, but there was the alpha of the Halland, the first born — I can hear all your complaints to your face if you don't mind, if you're planning a boycott against me you could at least tell me what it's about.

—We want you to step down from your position as alpha, you don't deserve that position, how can you lead our people when you can't even respect your brother's wife? that was a low blow for the future leader of the pack, possibly that's how his brother felt when he found out he was dating his girl.

—My brother's wife? She's a grown woman, she's not married, she doesn't have children, she's not interested in a long-term commitment, so you can't judge us on that—they were all quiet for a moment, but you could feel the annoyance in their still-whispering voices.

—We do not abide by the laws of men — muttered one of the werewolves.

—We have our own laws and Hunter had claimed it for his own. We have to respect the people they're with, it's the most basic law, to protect their mate and her family. YOU FAILED OUR LAWS— Hunter was silent during the whole questioning process, he liked to finely feel backed up but he was sure that wouldn't last for long because his stupid brother would turn the situation around, it just wasn't happening yet.