Secrets of Heat to Innocence

Chapter 28

Percivus

I heard Stephens question but I was too deep in my own thoughts to answer him right away. I glanced around at my surroundings. I was once king of all of this. Now because of the council and and my brother, I no longer had a kingdom. I was left trying to find scraps of influence to make my family happy. Everything that I did. I did for my family. They did not have any appreciation though. I had spoiled them over the years.

I must admit that I made some mistakes with my beautiful wife. I should have never allowed her to find out about the affair. If I had been more careful then she would still be by my side. I wished that I could change the past. I would have never let her smell Veras scent on me. I would have masked it somehow. I would have continued to make love to her every time that I could. I understood that she may have been upset, but she had herself to blame for my affair.

She was the one that chose to deny me when I wanted to make love to her. She was the one that did not do her duties as my mate. I am a man. Not only a man, a wolf. I have needs and she was not trying to satisfy them. She should have known better. What did she expect from me? Did she expect me to hammer my own d**k everyday? She was my wife and she did not always have to enjoy it. It was her job as my wife to simply lay on her back and open her f*****g legs. How hard was that? She seemed to forget that her body was for me to dump my seed into.

I began to pace. Damn I still wanted her. I wanted to pound in her over and over again. I wanted her screaming my name. I wanted her orgasms to be so strong that she would rip those f*****g divorce papers into shreds. I wanted her in heat and begging to suck me dry.She was my mate. Just because I f****d Vera did not mean that I did not love her. Any sane woman would understand that. Not my wife. Maybe she was looking for an excuse, who knows. Vera never denied me. The thought of that b***h made my blood boil.

Vera, that filthy w***e had betrayed me at every single turn. She didn't kill Silas family as I paid her to. She did not kill his granddaughter. She did nothing that I told her to do. She just relied on her powers to manipulate me all of this time causing me to loose everything. If that were not bad enough, she allowed herself to get pregnant with my child.

She knew that I did not want another baby. Especially a baby by the village slut. Now she was carrying my child and there was not a damn thing that I could do about it. I wish that I had allies. Allies would help me to snatch my baby as soon as it were born. Allies would helped me to avoid all of the packs that wanted me dead. Yet, because my son betrayed me and married that filthy orphan Carmen I did not have an ally. He was supposed to marry Melanie not Carmen.

My head had began to hurt. I rubbed my temples as I once again thought of Vera carrying my child. I could not help but feel sorry for my child. With Vera as a mother, there was no telling how many d***s that the poor child would see slamming into its filthy mother. The thought repulsed me. If she had not seduced me, then I could possibly have gotten Maddie back.

My life was a mess. I had a w***e as a baby mother. I had lost my kingdom. I had lost my mate. Not only had I lost her, but she was probably in bed with that prick Axel right now. The thought of him having his filthy hands on my mate made me want to kill him and his entire family. My head jerked up as I heard Stephen speak to me again.

"So what's it gonna be? Are you going with me or are you gonna stay here and await the birth of your child?" He asked me with amusement. Really...what choice did I have. Staying here would be a death sentence. At least if I went with Stephen I had a chance, "I am going with you!" I answered with more excitement than I actually felt.

Cheryl

I had been sitting in the same chair for nearly an hour. I could leave anytime that I wanted but all I could hear was my mother;'s sobs from the porch. My heart broke hearing her distress. I knew that I was part of her pain. I knew that I could have prevented much of it. Yet, I had allowed Stephen's plan to continue. I knew of the plan to attack the North Forest, but I did nothing. I could have warned my family or even the council.

My mind drifted to my father. My entire life, he had never raised his voice to me. The look in his eyes. For the rest of my life I would never forget how he looked at me. The disappointment was tangible. I wiped a tear from my face. The last thing I ever wanted to do was to hurt my family. But my family was hurt. I remembered Fenris words as he walked out. I wondered what he meant when he said that this was something that only he could do. What was he talking about? Why did it appear that my mother's entire world shattered at his words? "Pauline." I heard Enza speak to my mother.

Hearing Enza address my mother, I slowly made my way to the window where I could better hear their conversation. "Enza, how did I fail so badly as a mother. I gave all of my kids love, support and kindness. Then they choose not only to betray our family, but every werewolf everywhere. Where did I go wrong? How did I become such a miserable excuse for a parent?" My mother sobbed. I felt a huge weight on my heart hearing the anguish that my mother was in. "Pauline, none of this is your fault, I promise you. Your kids make their own decisions." Enza reassured her. She cried even more. Through her tears I heard her say, "You know that Fenris will never be the same after this, don't you? Pauline said. What was she talking about I wondered. I heard Enza shush her, "Paul and I were talking and we decided that when the opportunity arises, that he will kill Stephen, not Fenris.

My hands flew to my mouth as I jumped from the window. This is what Fenris was saying? He had to kill Stephen. Part of me knew, but to hear it out aloud was different. Guilt hit me in waves. I couldn't let my family do this. This was my fault. If anyone took Stephen's life, then it would be me. I grabbed a dress and painfully shifted. My wolf felt sore. I had not shifted in a long time. We were determined as we jumped out the side window to take this horrible responsibility from my family.

Paul

I had left my pack behind. I was not about to allow my father to do this. It was my responsibility, not his. I scanned the area, still in my wolf when I finally saw my father. He met me with disapproving eyes, "What are you doing here Paul. You should not be here, go back!" Fenris growled. I walked up to my father meeting his eyes. "The last time that I checked, I was Alpha. This is my responsibility as Alpha and leader and not yours!" I said. I waited for my father to protest, instead a saw a look of pride on his face, "You are right, you are leader and I will respect that." He said. As soon as the words left out of his mouth, I heard a low whistling sound. I turned to see what the noise was coming from only to hear a loud blast. In a blink of an eye, I was sailing across the sky with other werewolves. I landed on the ground with an awful thud, knocking the air out of my lungs. "What the f**k was that?"