The Kings Little Wolf

What Shall I Do?

I walked the trail Jarod had a few minutes ago making sure little wolf does not see unnecessary c*****e. At least not yet. I hear a grunt and I hear a scream.

“Jarod can you come here please.” I ask calling loud enough for him to hear for little wolfs sake. Like the wolves we can talk to each other in our minds some of can read thoughts. I spot Jarod coming toward me as he is fixing his belt.

“yes, my king?” he asks when close enough.

“little wolf has asked me to get her, her mamma so can you bring her to me now.” I state.

“yes, my king. Just take a second.” Jarod replies as he walks back to bring the mother of my little mate. I wonder if she is thirsty or hungry perhaps.

“little wolf are you hungry or thirsty?” I ask her gently.

“A a l l little b b it.” she says shakenly.

“After your mamma gets to us, we shall have her show us where the food is. Does that like a good plan little one?” I ask her.

“Y yes.” Answered. Just then Jarod was bringing her mother Mary to us.

“Here she is my king.” Jarod said pushing her a little more towards me.

“Thank you, Jarod continue, your… questioning.” I commanded him with a smirk.

“With pleasure my king.” He responded with a wink. I laughed out at him he always makes me laugh.

“Now Mrs. Mary will you show us where we may find some food gabby is hungry. “I asked her with a fake smile.

“Y yes t this w way.” She said as she moved around moving to the bigger of the huts that are here. The huts are not much just to keep the rain out I suppose. Made of the big palm leaves and bamboo it looks like. Dirt for floors, stumps for tables and chairs.

“P please have a s seat.” Mary says with an uneasy smile. Her eyes every other second flickers to her daughter who is still in my arms. I take a seat on one of the stumps at the table. I notice a taller one right next to me, so I set Gabrielle down on it. She whimpers out when I remove my arms. With her head bowed down she curled in on herself making her seem smaller than she is which is a feat. She is already a tiny little thing.

“How old is she?” I ask Mary.

“She is three. Just turned it actually.” Mary answered quietly.

“When is it?” I need to know so I can send her things for it yearly I am sure everyone will be treating her as their savior because she is. If it were not for her id killed them all already. Playing niceish is not my style at all. But for her id be any and everything she needs me to be.

“A april twentieth.” She stammers out. Hmm I really like that day. Now she has made even more special. I wonder what color her wolf is.

“has she turned yet? I’d like to know what color she is.” I speak. I notice Mary freezes right up and gabby whimpers long and loud. Scares the hell right out of me. What the f**k is going on here?

“what is it? What is wrong?” I ask picking gabby back up, but she fights me, and I do not fight back I let her go she runs and goes and crawls under the couch and cries at first loudly then you cannot hear her anymore. I look at Mary and she is still froze shaking like a volcano is about to erupt.

“Mary?” I call out to her. I place my hand on her shoulder and she jumps almost clear ten feet off the ground. “what is wrong?” I ask again.

“I I can’t s say.is safer that wa….” she did not get to finish Jarod came in running and yelling for me.

“my king! my king!” Jarod yelled as he finally seen me.

“Jarod what’s going on?” I ask getting worried with the look on his face.

“the… girl…is… white. “he gasps out. Looking scared to hell.

“what?” I ask confused.

“the girl is the white wolf my king.” He says shocking me back into my seat. It cannot be that that is just a myth there is no white wolf no, no, if there is a white wolf hen. Then the prophecy is true a new kind shall be created on earth. Well now things change slightly, I need to protect her more now than ever.

“Jarod call our cousin get him here now.” I order. Got to get him here he will know something that will help me now.

“On it my king. “Jarod responds with a weird expression. Jarod is my brother which his cousin my cousin but when we are not alone then it is his cousin not ours. but now this is a family matter. And it needs to be dealt with as such. With family.

“He is on his way. be here in an hour my king.” Jarod said after he after he ended his call.

“Jarod as of now till I say otherwise I’m just your older brother. This is a family matter we will deal with it as such. Understood?” I ask my brother.

“Yes, Jake I understand.” He replies. with his answer there is a loud gasp behind us. As we turn towards Mary her eyes are wide open and her hand is covering her mouth which I assume is also wide open.

“D did you say Jake?” she asks tentatively.

“Yes, ma’am he did I am king Jake.” I answer back to her.

“T the prophecy.” She says quietly right before she falls to the floor. With the thud from her boy gabby jumps up and runs and kneels at her mother’s head.

“Mamma. Mamma wake up.” Gabby cries over mother. I wonder what about my name and what prophecy? I know of ours, but no names were ever said regarding it. More questions to be answered I suppose.

“Jarod did you get the list we need from your questioning.” I ask with a knowing smile. He has never let me down doubt he would start now.

“of course, Jake. Do you doubt me big brother?” he asks with a smirk. He is an ass he knows I value him above all else he is blood first and foremost.

“if you believe that your dumber than you look brother.” I laugh out. He gives the finger laughing right along with me. He may try to play being angry at me, but he can never be we are loyal and fierce when it comes to each other we are all we have had our parents bless their souls were not always around I became as soon as I hit thirteen my parents then went off to the gods only know where and have not been back since they send a letter here and there but no return address. Normal people may worry about that but that is just how they are as paranoid as they come.so it has just been us for the longest time.

“nah brother I know how you feel.” He said with a soft smile I only ever see when is open just a crack. I know he does know how I feel we counted and still do count on each other only difference between now and then is we now have an army at our backs.

“king I have food prepared for you. A and gabby. If that is ok.” She says quietly to me head bow neck tilted to the side, hands behind her back. I always wondered why do they do that, never asked of course. I assume it would be rude of me to ask their customs. Not my business anyhow.

“thank you, Mary it looks, delicious.” I say with a smile.” Why do not you make yourself and Gabby’s plate then I will make mine and Jarod will make his before he returns to that questioning, he is so eager to return to. I surmise that is why he does not sit with us.” I add coyly.

Just as Jarod was going to be a smartass back there was a knock on the door Jarod drew his gun as I drew mine as I motioned Mary and gabby under the table. Jarod moved the couch soundlessly so you cannot see the table or under it from the door. I know our men are out there keeping watch, so I am less cautious and more concerned. I was not alerted to someone coming I should have been right away.

“Hey fuckers I know you’re in there. The trail of blood and bodies proves it. Come on asshats let me in you called me damn it.” A voice said with more banging on the door. I just started laughing a full body laugh. Jarod went and opened the door and in walked Dominic. Arms and his bag cover in bags no wonder he was in a hurry to get in. A fact that made me laugh some more till I looked back to Dom and a seen pain and agony I looked where he was, and I see what caused that look because at moment my world came crashing and I fell to the ground and roared with all my might at what I am seeing. My new beating heart now just stopped and shattered before it even had a chance to fly. This angel of mine has been breaking, and her wings have been torn and that halo is dimmed to a blinking light on a Christmas tree that is about to go out. Those eyes the portal to heaven look like anything but heaven she is turning into a dark angel, one that is meant to be light of the world. The prophecy did not say anything about that either what happens if the saving light dims before its time? But then if there is another part or parts then I need to research and have more questioning sections. A groan pulled me from my musings.

“Well just in time cliff. Need some serious help.” I speak. When I look at him, he has this look that says, ‘Duh you think moron’ and I must agree stupid thing to say when he can see it clearly.

“No s**t sherlock I can very well see this now tell me how am I supposed to help. “He stated with more attitude than what is required of him at this moment.

“Well, my mate your future queen is in danger I need you to hide her true color of her wolf or repress it from showing let the wolf know but not the girl till its time she needs to hear her wolf but never see the true color till its time.” I state plainly.

“That’s a tall glass you’re asking me to fill do you realize what and how much I have to use to do as you request. Why hide her? Am I missing something?” he asks looking perplexed.

“Well to start I found my mate. She has been hurt which will be repaid tenfold as I see fit till, I see fit. Next her color needs to change because she is the white wolf no need for anyone unwanted to know now Jarod go about your questioning if the parents do not talk ask the children give food and get them warm, they’ll tell you anything.” I order. I need to know how many know and who can or cannot be trusted.

“Yes, my King.” Jarod said as he was leaving the hut. And cliff went to touch gabby to check her over and the scream that ripped from her brought me crawling to hold her. She kept screaming till I held tight to me. My tiny queen so broken.

“Shh. Little wolf I am right here. Your safe I promise your safe baby your safe.” I repeat that as I rock her back and forth till the screams turned to whimpers that turned into snores. Looking down at my little wolf she is so precious looks so peaceful. So different than when she is awake.

“She didn’t even get to eat.” I mumble to myself. Looking to her mother I ask the question that is burning hole in my head being on repeat. What did this woman let happen?

“What happened to her?” my voice is gravely from trying to control the rage fueling my body making me shake with need to be violent.

“I… she…he…” she stammers and now I am getting even more livid maybe I will feed her to the gators or maybe just my dogs alive. hmm… ideas, ideas. Decisions, decisions. No need to be hasty with it though.

“Try again. More info less stuttering.” Cliff states tensely I know he is raging to.

“A lot has happened. I work three jobs to pay for everything. So, I am not here much I send her to friends’ houses when I can, but I cannot always find somewhere for her to stay. She does not talk much to anyone. When she does, she is quiet, and shy. She does not like people much. Not like she used to. She used to be out going bright happy never without a smile. Now I can barely get her look at me let alone smile. I don’t know what all has happened she won’t tell me she cries and whimpers when asked then she just runs and turns herself into a small ball in a corner of her room.” Mary stated.

“Jarod will find out I have no doubt. I’ll try asking her when she wakes maybe shell trust me.” I tell her.

Mary continued to make whatever it was she was making to eat it smelled ok hopefully gabby would like it and eat a bunch she needed to gain weight.

But if they do not feed her right, she will die so will they slowly. Painfully.

I am not a forgiving man more so a vampire. But they shall learn, or they will not and will not breathe.

As I held gabby to me cliff checked her over having me turn her over when he needed me to see the other side of her. The more I saw the more rage that built. Thank god she cannot see me this way she is scared enough. I am sure I am a fright. My god what would she think? What will she think? And I will have to turn her will she let me will she want to? Will she want me? That last one hurt the most I cannot think of it now or ever she must want me she has to I cannot have her not to. She is my queen She needs to be protected and cherished not mistreated and hurt. I will make sure it does not happen again. She deserves so much more than this more than what these people have given her or what they will ever give her.

“My King. I am done with my examination. It’s bad My King really bad.” Cliff states looking at his feet.

“well, what did you find out what’s all wrong?” I ask getting more and more alarmed.

With a heavy sigh he begins. “She has bruising on her upper and lower arms and upper and lower legs her wrist is broken her ankle is broken she has been r***d from what I can tell more than once for a long time now. My king I’m so terribly sorry.” Cliff whispers softly stepping away.

It took me a second to wrap my mind around everything he has stated is wrong and when I do I walk outside and head for where Jarod is. I bang the door open making it shut back in my face. Jarod jumps up looking at me like he is about to attack.

“Jarod, I have a special request for you.” I say simply.

“Anything my king you know that you just have you ask.” He says with a bow. Of course, I know therefore he is my second. And my best friend.

“Cliff is finished with his exam, and well it’s not pretty and I would like for him to give it to you because I cannot. Then you will know my request.” I say because he knows me, he will not need a word to know what to do.

“Yes, my king right away” he state as he relocks his chains. I have not even figured out Gabby’s dads name not that I care to know. As Jarod turned to leave, I stayed and studied the man who had hurt my queen so ruthlessly. He does not seem so scary but for gabby I would say he was my poor queen. I wonder if shell ever recover ever be able to be bright and happy again. Maybe with him out of the way she could be. Just wish I could have found her sooner to prevent this from happening to her to begin with.

Walking back to gabby my mind is going million miles a minute I cannot seem to keep ahold of a single thought for more than a few seconds which is stressing me out more than I need. I need to get a hang on this before it destroys me and everyone else in the process. That would not be good for our species or any other. It would end immortality. Which is not a good thing because there is so many of us not just vampires. Now what to do with all this mess they created cannot kill off the whole species beside my beloved is one. By the time I get to the walkway I hear Gabby’s screams. I rush throwing the door open to get to her faster. I see everyone standing around watching in horror as my queen crumbles in on herself making herself a ball and shaking with terror. Terror that us undead can taste in the air. It is a sweet tangy taste and smell.

Pushing through the crowd circled around her I see my queen crumbled to the floor and not being able to get back up on her own. Reaching her I drop to my knees. She is the only one who could ever bring me to my knees. This tiny creature this little wolf breaks my still heart with just a look at her watery hazel eyes. I wrap her up in my arms and rock her back and forth whispering sweet words into her hair trying to get her to calm down.

I pull back from her to loo her over to make sure no one hurt her further. “My queen what happened? Please tell me.” I beg her. I pray she answers me. But I know she will not she has not really talked since I have met her but will not stop me from trying.

“I I ii.” she stammered out of her trembling body. The shaking got worse as she tried to speak. Is she afraid? Does she get into trouble for talking to?

“It will be ok little wolf try again no one is going to hurt you my queen.” I tell her calmly.

“I am am scared. W woke up w without y…ou.” She said before she started to cry louder and harder. My poor queen. How am I supposed to walk away and leave her here? How can I? how can I look at her tell her I love her and then leave her here to live her life? I see the shape she is in how will she ever forgive me? Could she?

“scared of what? Your daddy will never hurt you again I promise my queen.” I vow to her.

“I am so scared of e everyone. N not just d daddy.” she whispers to me.

“what do you mean not just daddy?” I ask as calmly as I can. All she does is whimper and shakes her head no.

“I am not going to hurt you for telling me little one I just want to know who all has hurt you so I can talk to them about it that’s all. Please help me.” I asked again trying a different style of questioning.

As she lists the people who have hurt her rage rebuilds what was just broken most are full grown men wolves’ the others are boys’ pups’. The pups well there is only so much I can do about them cannot go around killing children for picking on others I will need more detail for that. So, for now I wait. I wait till she is ready. I cannot rush her.

“I hungy.” Gabby spoke quietly when we were all silent for a while.

“I think your mom made you food. Why don’t we go see if she is done? I asked her.

“kay.” She replied as she grabbed my hand with her tiny fingers and dragged me with her to the kitchen.

She stopped and looked down right outside the kitchen doorway and stepped to the wall and slide alongside it to the table where she climbed up on the chair without a sound or squeak of protest from the chair moving. How long did it take her to be that silent? Does her mom even know we are in here? I got my answer when Mary turned around and jumped and let out a scream clutching her heart. I could not help but let out a laugh.

“I’m sorry we scared you Mary.” I said amused.

“It’s ok really she does it all the time. Have a seat food is done.” She did not look at me she looked and focused on gabby would was not looking at any of us but in her lap.

“Does she always sit like that or is it new?” I asked. I needed to know.

“Well, it is been a while since she started to do it, but she hasn’t always done it. Like I said she was once a bright happy like girl. I do not know what happened.” she cried. Great more water works with no results.

“So how about you start from the beginning please Mary.” I asked nicely.

“Um yeah ok how about I do that. Probably be easier.” She said more to herself than anyone else. “so, she is three. She was a perfect baby she was a little small and she had complications at birth. I had to have a c-section she had her cord wrapped around her neck four times and they could not get it off her any other way. Her father didn’t want her, so she doesn’t know him has only seen him once since she has been born, he didn’t want her, and I haven’t talked to him since then.” She took a quick breath and let it out before she continued. “she has been fine I have had a few boyfriends here and there one serious that stayed a while she got attached to but still, she was fine outgoing and bright loved people school had a smile and a wave for everyone who crossed her path. We got a new alpha he came and fought him in a fair alpha challenge well he made a rule he gets to pick who mates who so there will not be any more single parents. Then I got put with him, and she started to change slowly, pulling away shying away from people no longer waving hiding behind me always in her room. Then she did not want to come around him when he tried hugging when I was around, she had run away. Then she distanced herself at school from her friends and even the teachers.” She stopped to get gabby a drink when she set her food down and looked back down at her lap.

“then she would hide away for hours and not come back out I had to drag her out from under her bed. Almost every day it got to the point it scared me half to death I thought there was something wrong with her. I did not know what to do, I had meetings at her day care with her teachers and she changed all around. And stopped talking to everyone not just a few everyone. She will not look at u just the floor or her lap. She moves like a freaking ghost scaring everyone out of their skin. It is a lot to deal with I do not know how to help her she won’t talk to anyone I do not know what to do anymore I’m at the end of my rope.” she breathed out.

“From what I gathered from you just now it has to do with him he is the problem. She has said he hurt her and others she gave names to us. So, if she did that and she just met us why wouldn’t she tell her own mother, the women she has known since birth?” I exclaimed exacerbated.

“I don’t know okay I ask and ask her she never answers if I keep at it, she runs away afraid of me. Maybe because she is your mate, she feels safe with u? I do not know. She sighed out at the end of her yelling tirade. You would think she would have more respect for who she was talking to thinking I am what a peasant? That is not going to fly with me or my people I have killed for a lot less than that and I will again. Maybe even today, maybe starting with her. I do not know yet though that muqq4st be discussed before action is taken. But I loved to do the honors for my queen.

“look I am sorry I yelled this is just infuriating and I don’t know how to handle it anymore.” She whispered regretfully.

“I will talk to her see if I can get more out of her hopefully, she tell us what they did. I know who they are. But can’t kill them till I know why I am.” I stated calmly sitting by gabby while he finished eating. The way she guards her plate you would think she was I prison. Her arm is wrapped all the way around it and she is shoveling it in like it will be taken from her. Well, that must stop no one is taking her food while I am here.

As she finished eating and drinking her juice, she looked at me quickly then back at her lap. I picked her up and carried her to the couch so I could sit and talk to her and see if she will tell me what happened to her. Which I hope she will I need to know so; I can kill and help her.

“little wolf can tell me what happened please I need your help.” I begged her once again.

“I cannot I’ll get into trouble if I tell they said they will hurt my mamma.” She whimpers out.

“My queen ill protect you and your mamma. Please little wolf tell me.” I ask again to see if I can get her to tell me. I know what all has happened just not who did it all.

“You promise mister king?” she asked me quietly.

“Yes, my queen I promise.” I vow to her.

“Okay mister king I’ll tell you what they did. But please keep us safe.” She looked at me with pleading eyes.

“Always and forever.” I state with conviction.

“My daddy started by hitting and kicking me he yelled a lot. I told mamma she laughed thought I was making a funny. I was not but she did not believe me. He grabbed my chest and tickled my buds I do not know why when I pulled away, he got mad and he hit me hard a few times and my nose bled. When I started to cry, he hit me again and again. I do not know what I did wrong. But he said I was a bad girl and needed to learn to listen and follow the rules.” She explained in detail what all happened. I am surprised that I did not have smoke coming out I was pissed. How could another human do that to another let alone a child?

I look around me at the others here listening to her cry and recount what have been done to her I am not the only one who is raging but I am the only one who seems to control it. I do not want to, but I do not want to scare her even less she is scared enough I do not need to lose my s**t and make her shut down on me. Would not do an good for her to clam up.

“well, Jarod you know what to do and you know who to leave for me to deal with, but you can have your fun just make sure they are alive and able to feel what I inflict.” I order my second in command. I never doubt him he has never given me reason to before and he never will.

“Yes, my king.” He replied immediately. Like I said never doubt.

“I’ll be there shortly Jarod to take over then we can head out.” I tell him before he closes the door that way, he knows to do it and do it quickly.

After Jarod left, I turn back to find Gabby asleep in my lap. Poor thing small and broken I wonder how she will be when she grows up.