Chapter 11 -
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Max POV
What a welcome!!
My boy was about to be killed.
Alexandria’s girl was about to get me killed.
And I saw Dylan and Sophia’s kid!
We are now in the war room, just minutes after the attack.
Where every patrol leader gives his report, check on the borders situation, make new defense plan, figure out who and why there was an attack… but we are not doing any of that because everyone is staring at me.
My son, Gabriel, is beautifully taking charge of the meeting because Maxima is MIA, but the official reason is that she is checking the borders.
Gabriel is doing a great job… if only anyone would listen to what he is saying.
Gabriel slams his hand with a growl, even I was startled.
“You, get me the reports I asked for, now OUT” he orders the warriors, then gives his attention to Dylan and Sophia’s kids and their mates. Who are no longer kids … they are the royal beta and gamma.
“If it’s convenient, I would like the f*****g attention of the f*****g ranked royals of this f*****g pack about the f*****g attack that just happened” Gabriel yells in frustration, using the word "f*****g" in abundance.
“Sorry your majesty”
“We apologize”
They say in response.
“But if you don’t mind me saying. Having a dead man in the room with us is quiet distracting” Zander says, back to staring at me.
“Yes. it’s not like I’m not glad that you are here, but... what the hell is going on?” Gabriel asks and all attention is on me… as if it ever wasn’t.
“I don’t know. I was brought back by a sorceress using black magic. a year ago. That’s all I know” I sum it up.
“A year ago?” Alex asks stunned.
“You’ve been alive for a year?” Zander’s mate asks. Isn’t she Gabriel’s sister?
Gabriel looks kinda hurt… is it because he thinks I didn’t come for him right away?
“No, she had my body for a year, and some how captured my soul but I became alive only few days ago”. Should I tell them about Emma now or it is not the time? They are confused as it is.
“That can’t be good” Gabriel concludes, and I know that we all agree on that.
Suddenly, the door burst open.
In comes a very familiar face followed by a very handsome young alpha.
“Oh my goddess. It is true” Dean says, amazed.
“d**k buddy!!” I say as happily surprised as him, before we run to each other’s arms in a totally Platonic way, I swear!
The young alpha that came with Dean looks very perplexed to us.
“d**k buddy? And that hug? Dad, are you gay?!” Dean’s son, genuinely asks.
Gabriel POV
Pheonix links me that our mate is back. He can sense it.
I leave Max to catch up with his “d**k buddy” and go home.
What the hell is a d**k buddy and why are my father and Maxima’s uncle a part of it?
As intriguing as that is, I ignore it for now.
I reach our house and from the paw prints and the dirt all over the house, up the stairs and into my bedroom, it looks like Aleka was in control all that time which is troubling in itself.
I see Maxima lying peacefully on our bed, but she is not at peace at all, not even close.
I call doctor Martin again and he has nothing new to say.
He’s been checking on her every two hours, still keeping all of that a secret for my mate’s sake.
It’s now just after dawn and Doctor Martin assured me that her vitals are coming back to normal.
I open the door leading doctor Martin out of our temporary house when I see Zander and Leah coming towards the house.
Shit!
“Doctor Martin?” Zander, asks concerned.
“Is everything okay, Gabriel?” Leah, my sister and Zander’s mate asks me.
“You can go now, doctor Martin” I dismiss the doctor, not really knowing what to say to the beta’s in front of me.
“Is my nephew okay?” Leah asks.
“Yes, he is fine, he is fast asleep”.
“Is it Maxima then? That’s why she wasn’t at the meeting?” Zander asks anxiously.
“What’s wrong with Maxima?” Alex, Maxima’s other cousin and Zander twin and the royal gamma says coming up behind them.
“Why are you all walking around our house that early in the morning?” I try to divert the conversation.
“We were having a run and happened to be passing by” Leah answers.
“I’m just hiding from Jake because we had a fight” Alex says.
It’s not really surprising, they may have accepted each other but they didn’t solve a lot of issues between them.
“Unsuccessfully mate. Why are you all standing here?” Jake, my ex-best friend and, believe it or not, Maxima’s youngest uncle, says joining the rest.
Great!
“So what’s wrong with our queen?” Zander says more persistent.
“We need to tell them, Aleka is not okay” Pheonix says, and my heart drops.
“But Maxima wouldn’t like anyone knowing she is not herself”
“They are not anyone, they are her family and she trusts them with her life”
“What do you mean Aleka is not okay?” I ask Pheonix, and anxious doesn’t even start to describe what I’m feeling.
“I don’t know but I know that we need to tell them”
“Come inside” I tell the ranked royals.
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“I don’t know what happened, it’s like Aleka went feral for a second and totally drained Maxima” I explain to them.
“What do you need us to do now?” Alex asks.
“I need you to keep this information to yourself and not tell a soul until we know what to do next” I tell them.
“Do you hear me, Jake?” I ask him specifically again… I still remember his betrayal.
“Gabriel I-… Of course your majesty” he tries to say something but is wise enough not to finish his sentence.
“What are you all doing here?” Maxima asks entering the living room, pissed.
damn!
AJ POV
It’s the crack of dawn and Caleb and I have to head to the dungeon.
There were 2 sorceresses and 3 witches captured near the borders. The rogues with them were killed on sight as they tried to attack… rogues being rogues, and witches being witches, they surrendered immediately even before the sorcerer working with us would restrain their magic with his powers.
Now they are in a special section of the dungeon, made just for witches and sorcerers neutralizing their magic.
Usually, Caleb and I take over these interrogations.
It’s kind of our job, being half pure hunters and all, magic doesn’t work on us, in case of any mishaps.
“So, how is your mate doing with the new accommodations?” I ask Caleb.
“Kicking and screaming at first, then complete silence. Yesterday I had to lock her in the bathroom when the attack happened. Luckily, it was done before it started and by the time I went back she had successfully tore the door down and was trying to do the same to the window, but I caught her in time” Caleb says, frustrated.
“Locked her in the bathroom?” I ask my brother quietly disturbed by how he is handling the situation.
“Don’t look at me like that AJ, if you were in the same position, you would do the same” Caleb says, avoiding my disapproving looks.
“And where did you lock her in now? The closet?” I ask disgruntled.
“No. Theo is with her” Caleb says, picking up the pace.
“Your highnesses” We are greeted as we enter.
“King Gabriel's orders are to try to get as much information out of the prisoners as fast as you can because he wants them dead by the morning” one of the Zeta’s informs us.
I don’t know why Gabriel didn't tell us himself or where he and my sister disappeared to last night, but we got our orders.
“So the usual?” Caleb asks.
“Yes, we split them then kill them” I answer him.
We split the prisoners between us, each of us interrogating each one of them, then switch, making sure none of us missed anything.
I’m done with all of them but the last one.
I go into her cell and instantly I hear it as soon as my eyes catch hers.
“MATE” my wolf Growls.
“f**k!!!” I shout in response.
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