Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Chapter 137

Raven's

POV

"Cheryl, I am so sorry for what I did to you at Black Moon. I was a spoiled little brat back then, who was super jealous that Blake picked you. I had an inflated sense of value as I thought that I deserved to be the Luna at Black Moon, but when Blake gave the position to you, it pissed me off. I was envious of how much he liked you, and bitter that you got the position that I had wanted my whole life. Back then I was so petty, and I was wrong for what I did, I went way too far, and I deserved the punishment I got from Blake. I just wanted to reach out to thank you for trying to talk him out of it, even though I had hurt you badly, you were a much better friend to me than I was to you. For that, I am truly sorry. We both know I had earned what I got. I also wanted to apologize to you for what Graham did. After I told him how wrong he was for what he did to people that were innocent in this vendetta of his, he no longer wanted me to visit with him. He is still his same old self, and he almost had me convinced that he had only stepped in because he wanted to give payback for the injuries and scar's that I sustained at Blood Tracker. It just goes to show that he will never change. He could care less about me, or anyone else. He was just mad that Blake didn't bend when he tried to control him" Reagan said to us. I noticed that she is calling him Graham not dad, and she always called him dad. The anger she feels towards him is unusual because Reagan always knew that her supporting Graham, resulted in her getting whatever she wanted from him. She is clearly upset, but it is not aimed at me, or Cheryl. It seems to just be solely focused on Graham. She is sad, but trying to cover it up, and I know that she had to stop speaking too, because she was overwhelmed right now too. This was a much more emotional conversation than I thought it was going to be. I honestly thought she would start going off on us both, and I was going to dump the line on her, this was not at all what I thought she would be saying.

"I appreciate you apologizing for it Reagan, but it was 15 years ago. I have much more difficult obstacles to deal with now, but I thank you for calling to tell me that" Cheryl said to Reagan. Neither of us knew if she was done talking, or was just overcome on the phone. I am also sure that before Reagan does switch to what she was wanting to say, Cheryl wanted to just end the call. Cheryl has been punishing herself for killing them, and she is just sick about it. If Reagan were to engage with her in a hostile manner, I know that Cheryk will sustain another setback. I don't want to put her through it.

"I am sorry Cheryl, I am still here. I was upset and had to take a break from speaking. I was told this morning by Aaron what had happened to you and your family, on the way to Black Moon. I didn't know what he had done, I never asked him to do anything on my behalf. I wanted you to know that, to hear it from me, as I never wanted you or your family to be hurt. Especially not on my behalf. I am in a good place and just wanted to live drama free. What happened to me 15 years ago, is over and done with. I am happy and content in my life right now. I love my children and my mate, and I am grateful for what I have. I hate what Graham did. I told him how wrong he was for doing what he did to you and Blake. I also told him how disgusting I thought his acts against your family were. My father is a manipulative person. He had an issue with Blake and wanted to take him down as a result of it. You and your son were collateral damage, all because my father wanted to destroy him" Reagan told us.

We were silent with her, as we heard the background noise in the vehicle that she was in, so we knew that she was still there. I can tell that she is really upset over what happened. Enough for her to stick her neck out to speak with us both. She felt she needed to do this, even if it was going to potentially get her in hot water with us, and the council.

"I also wanted to tell you that I am not upset with what you had to do to get yourself to freedom. I already know that you were forced to do it, and I would have done the same thing to protect my pup too. I will tell you like I just told them in the cells this morning. Mom knew, she knew that she was going to die that day. Mom was never a big talker, Raven can attest to that. But the last two visits that I have with her, were really great. She opened up to me a lot more. She told me that she was proud of me, and that is never something she had ever said to me before. She told me to continue to make good choices as something was about to happen that would cause me to change my course. I just wanted you to know that Cheryl. I wanted you to know that she already knew what that day held for her, and she came anyway. I know you, you are a good person, and I know that you must be mired in guilt. I wanted you to know that she willingly went with you to do what the Goddess told her to do. She also told me that we were descendants of the Moon Goddess, Raven. I was surprised to hear it, mom never mentioned it to me ever before. But on her monthly visit two months ago, she told me. She told me about how the Goddess came to her in a dream and told her that she was one of her children" Reagan told us.

"Thank you for reaching out to tell me that, Reagan. I was feeling terrible guilt for what I had done to Cassandra and the male warrior. I had gotten to know your mother a lot better in the last few months. She knew the pain of what I was going through with Blake and his girlfriends. She was a nice lady, yes she didn't hang out and talk a whole lot, you were correct about that. But lately, she had been speaking a lot more freely than she normally did. I was happy to be able to share experiences with her. She felt terrible for me and knew that I had no one except my son in my corner. She was the one who had told me that I needed to do what was best for my child. I think that she knew what Graham had planned for me too, and was trying to help encourage me to escape. She knew Blake was watching me, and not allowing me to leave Black Moon, without a security detail to prevent me from leaving the pack. It was hard to kill Cassandra and that one warrior. It was easier to kill Kara, she had been terrible to me the previous year. She was the main one to flirt with Blake. He always allowed her to touch him because it upset me. I had to get out of there, I was wasting away, Kevin was going to be killed, and nothing would have been done about it. Thank you for telling me that you honestly thought she knew. When it came time to do it, she was the last one, and I truly didn't want to do it. She never said a word to me, just silently watched me. If she had said a word, or asked me to spare her, I was not going to be able to go through with it. It really seemed to me like she knew that. She just gave me a nod, like she was telling me to go ahead and do it. I tried to make it quick for her. I will never forget that day for the rest of my life. It was horrible, but I knew I was dying, and I had to get Kevin to safety" Cheryl told Reagan. "I knew you were not well, Aaron said you looked very ill the last time he was there, but I didn't know that you were dying. I am quite sure the stress you were under with the bullying and being cheated on was enough. I cannot begin to understand having to fear for your own child's life every minute of the day on top of it. To not know when the attack will happen, just knowing that it will happen. The worst part is that the one who Graham was brainwashing, and grooming, was inside your own home. I am proud of you for getting your son to safety. I want you to know that I saw Blake today, he allowed me onto Black Moon packlands to get my mother. I also want you to know that he had put all the women who colluded with my father and drugged him, were in the cells as well. I was not going to mention this to you, but their sentence that they will pay will be a heavy one. I do not think that he will mention it, as his only focus right now is getting you and your son to come back to him. I am not telling you this to talk you into coming home. I saw how bad he looked, and I know he is furious with them all right now. It is shown in what he has planned for the women. Graham had thought that if they got caught, that Blake would sentence them to death and kill them quickly. That is not what is going to happen. They are going to suffer a terrible death. Blake has already told Graham that he will too. He believes him now that the women got their sentence" Reagan told us, and we could hear someone speaking in the background to her. There was about a minute-long pause before she was back on the phone again speaking to us.

"We are almost back to our pack, so after we arrive you will be hearing the evidence of Blake's plans for yourself. We have had an issue for the last several days with vampires. They showed up one night and killed two of our warriors. The next night, Aaron ended up losing his true mate, and their son. They knew she was the Luna, and they still killed her. Aaron and Clive were fighting with the two men, and the female was after Aaron's son. One of them is alleging that I am his mate, but they lie, and I do not trust him. He has given me an ultimatum that he would be back in 3 days, to take me with him, or they will consider us as a threat and exterminate us. I am sure that he will be back tonight. I can feel it, but we have as many measures of protection in place as we can get. We do not have the protection of a perimeter wall around my pack, and I am concerned for the safety of my family. I do not know how this will go, so I wanted to make sure that I reached out to both you and Cheryl today. I wanted to tell you both how sorry I was for what I have done to each of you. I can see that it was me being the problem this whole time. I was entitled, spoiled, and thought I deserved whatever I wanted. I am ashamed of what I did to you both" Reagan tells us.

I am horrified at what she just said about the vampires. They can be vicious, but there has been peace between us and vampires for 10 years. There have been no attacks on packs that have been noted or advised of by the council. So this must be a rogue cell of vampires. I feel like I need to help them out with this, and glanced up at hearing the door open. I see Brandon, and Justin, both standing in the doorway looking at me. I am sure they came to check on me, as my emotions have been all over the place. I wonder how long they have been standing at the door, and how much they have heard. I see motion behind them and I watch as Kevin slips between Brandon and Justin to enter the room. He comes up to his mother and holds her hand. She is upset, but not by Reagan's words. Reagan was actually very nice. It was a surprise, as she was the total opposite of who she used to be, and I am glad.

"Are you sure you are prepared, Reagan? We can help, I know we can help you with this. The vampires have an agreement with the werewolf council, they are our allies now and have been for the last 10 years. They are not going to allow these rogue vampires to ruin the agreement that so many of us, and them as well, have worked hard to make a fair and just treaty for us both to live by. There has not been an attack in a long time, and it is because of the treaty in place. We have friends that can help us with this. You do not have to do this alone. I would like to get to know this new Reagan and meet my nieces and nephews. I do not want something to happen to you" I told her, and Brandon and Justin nodded at what I said. They are not mad enough at her anymore to allow her to die at the hands of the vampires. I don't want that either.

"Do not worry about me, Raven. I would be happy to meet you and for our children to get to meet each other. I have heard that you have a number of pups yourself too. I have made a lot of changes in my life, and I can protect myself now. I am raising my children to be self-sufficient as well and to take care of their siblings. They can also fight, but I am trying to keep them out of this situation for their own safety. None of them are like I used to be, they are not spoiled at all. My oldest son will be the next Alpha here, and he is a great teenager. He is smart and caring and is the best big brother to his younger siblings. I am so proud of all of them, so I will fight to stay here with them. I cannot protect them if I go with Draven, so I won't. I will stay and fight, and pray to the Goddess that we are able to protect ourselves. As I said, Blake passed down the death sentence for these women for drugging him, as is his right. They will be armed with cyanide tablets and will take them at the first sight of the vampires. The vampires will get sick from drinking from them, and we are then going to stake them in the heart while they are affected by the cyanide. Our plan is to then chop off their heads, and set them on fire, before spreading the ashes. We have a plan, but you are right, it isn't a great one. It could go wrong at so many levels. Aaron is trying to get help from a local Alpha, but no concrete plans had been made yet" Reagan tells us.

"Can you give me 30 minutes to see what we can do on this end? We should be able to help Blood Tracker out. Is this your cell number? I would like to be able to call you back and let you know what we have come up with." I asked Reagan.

"It is, but this isn't your fight, it is ours, and we kind of have a plan in place. It will be dusk in 5 hours now, so I do not think that you have time to do anything at all. Also, I was not calling you to get any of you involved in it, Raven. We will be fine, we have managed to get this far. I know it isn't perfect, as I really feel bad for these women, it is a bad way to go, and I wish we had a way around it. But he was furious at them for having drugged him repeatedly, and more so at how much they hurt Cheryl for their selfish actions. He wanted them to feel the same pain and anger over their punishment. I can guarantee you all that they feel it already. They are driving the warriors in the SUV behind us crazy with their crying and screaming about their fate. Thankfully we will be home soon, as I can understand why the men want to be free of the women. I would not want to be in their shoes right now, it would be a horrible way to die" Reagan replied.

I looked up at Cheryl, and I cannot read her expression. She is feeling several things right now, and her face just looks confused as she hasn't settled on how she feels about this situation. I can see that Kevin is upset as he now knows that Blake was at his worst because he was not in control of himself. That does not excuse his earlier behavior, but it does show a pattern of where Graham was leading him to where he wanted him. Blake was working from a position of being used and manipulated the whole time too, and it makes him a victim in this whole thing too. Blake never stood a chance against him because Graham is an expert at doing this very thing. Graham used Blake's possessive and jealous nature to lead him where he wanted him to go. I can see that he is still very angry with his father, but not as angry as he had been. Kevin can see from what he was hearing over the phone that Blake had not called to tell Cheryl this, and he may never have mentioned it. Reagan said that he probably wouldn't. He was just trying to make things right as much as he could, and them not being there at Black Moon was a great start. The law is clear and if death is what he sentenced them to, then that is the sentence that needs to be carried out. Maybe he just needs to let us help them, and he can have them killed in a less violent and scary way.

I stepped out of the room to speak with Brandon and Justin about this, as Reagan was right, we do not have a whole lot of time before nightfall. We need to get moving now on it as we have about 5 hours before dusk. "I will go and call Carson and see what he can do to help us," Brandon said and walked away to head back to his office.

"I will call Selma, and see if she can get us some scent masking spray made up for us quickly. I have one container of it right now, but that will only take care of three people for just a few hours, we will need a lot more. She can get started on it now, and we can pick it up on the way there. I can use my crossbow, and arrows that I just got on the vampires. They are silent and much better than trying to use guns on them" Justin said and walked away to make the calls.

"I feel like I need to call Blake and tell him to not do that to them. I don't like them, there is no love lost between us, but that is a horrible way to go. I would not wish that on anyone, but it does indeed make me aware that he is actively making big changes at Black Moon. I am very glad to hear that Graham has been put into the cells. If we can help the women, I would rather he just kill them in the normal way, or just banish them. I think that the way he was going to do it, would be a horrible way to die for them. I just don't think they deserve quite that much punishment, I think it is Graham himself that deserves a death like that, but not today. I agree with Blake letting him suffer for a while like he made me suffer. I guess I will call him on my old phone. I kept it since you went back and got it. I will unblock his number to make the call. I just didn't want him calling me every day to try to charm me" Cheryl said to the room.

I gave her space to speak to Blake, and Kevin stayed in the room with his mom while she made the call. I was going to go to Blood Tracker with Brandon and Justin. I was not going to stay here while they went to take care of the vampire problem. Where they go, I will go. I am going to ask Angie and Jackson if they could watch the children because Truett will be acting Alpha tonight with us gone. I started to make plans and I was glad that Angie and Jackson were more than happy to have the grandchildren. They will only need to have the youngest ones as Stella just texted me and said that she was going to have the "Fab 5" join her family for dinner and then let all the boys have a sleepover together. I am sure that we will be able to help them. Hopefully, we will be able to take care of the vampire problem for them tonight. Because if there is a chance to have a relationship with the Reagan that I spoke to today, then I want to give it a try. I just can't let her get taken by these rogue vampires, I cannot imagine what her fate would be.