Dr. Luna
Demon War: Rise of the Alpha Chapter 42

By mid-morning the back pavilion had been filled. The four leaders of each of the other witch covens were present, along with Reed. Tony and Xander were sitting near the back with a couple of their upper ranking pack members. Kade, Cedric and Caleb sat near the back as well. They wouldn't be participating in this battle and instead would be staying behind and protecting the pack. Adam, Winston, Sam, Jin and Jason were all sitting close to the front with the Diamond pack's chosen warriors behind them. While Wyatt and Freya stood together side by side in the front. Wyatt looked over the group that had gathered. "We all know why we are here. We need to decide how we best want to proceed. I understand you wish to avoid unnecessary casualties. Let me make myself clear. We will not tolerate being attacked. So as long as the other witches in the Briar coven stand down then we shouldn't have a problem. But how to proceed exactly is the question.... I don't want to delay this any longer. Every second that witch is alive is another moment she could potentially do harm. You understand us werewolves can not tolerate her behavior. And according to our nature she must be destroyed immediately." Wyatt looked over the other witches that had gathered. The leaders all seemed to be in agreement that Meryl had to die.

Erica stood up and her eyes met with Wyatt's. "The Briar coven is grouped together. All of them live in the same village. However, Meryl and her closest witches live in a manor above the village. We can seal them in the area around the manor while members of our covens can go and explain things to the other witches. We do not think there will be a problem with any of them. And your group can handle... the unpleasantries."

Tony stood up and turned to look at the coven leaders. "Who will be the next head? How is that decided?" He was worried that another equally crazy person would be chosen.

The leaders of the coven all grew silent. Their eyes looked up and fell on the green eyes standing in the front. Erica then cleared her throat. "The thing is the next leaders follow an order. Freya's mother was supposed to be the current leader. Naturally with Meryl gone leadership would then fall to Freya. She is still a witch after all."

Freya's body tensed and she shifted uncomfortably next to Wyatt. His warm comforting arm wrapped around her. She glanced up to him and he gave her a reassuring smile. She took in a deep breath and looked back to the coven leaders. "The thing is... I am the Luna of this pack. I am also the Queen of the werewolves. I think it would be spreading myself too thin to be the coven leader as well. Therefore, I relinquish my right to be the next head of the coven with no disrespect." When her mother refused, they had ill will against her. She hoped this would not be the case again.

Erica smiled and nodded. "We figured as much. There is another young girl who is next in line after you. The leadership will fall to her."

"How do we know this young girl is not as corrupt as Meryl?" Tony said a bit agitated.

One of the witches clicked her tongue in agitation. "Contrary to what you believe us witches just want to live our life. Are there a few bad eggs? Sure. But what species doesn't have those? In either case, because the girl is young, she will be the head but have to intern under us for a couple years. During this time, we will be able to see her true colors."

Tony sat down and grumbled lowly. He wasn't satisfied but there was nothing else he could do. He was a werewolf not a witch. He felt Xander brush against him with his shoulder. It was a gentle nudge just telling him not to overthink things. And he could admit it. He was more cautious now because of what happened before.

"Also... we are sorry about what happened before with your mother and you, Freya. Your mother had every right to step down and live her own life. And we are sorry you ended up paying for the coven leaders' animosity. We have moved too slowly." Erica frowned. "We are at fault for not moving faster. Meryl has been able to do a lot of damage all because we didn't want to get dirty."

Freya squeezed her fingers tightly together. Sorry? They were sorry. Well that makes everything all better. Freya scoffed internally. We can rip out their throats and apologize afterwards. Ember growled in annoyance. Freya smirked internally. Her and her wolf were on the same page.

"I know sorry doesn't make up for everything. It's a start though, right?" Erica added, offering an apologetic smile.

Freya inhaled quietly. This person didn't cause her any direct harm and was also Sam's aunt. She swallowed some of the bitterness inside of her. These people were also helping them out now. In the future it would be best to all be on good terms with one another. In the end all Freya could muster was a small head nod. She would try but any words right now would be a lie. She understood. She would withhold her feelings of forgiveness until after Meryl is killed. They will have to prove to her that they are different and allowing Meryl to be killed was the first step.

Wyatt tugged Freya closer into his side. He rubbed his hand gently over her side. He could feel her slight tension and could sense her hesitancy. He knew she was holding back and trying to be the leader she needed to be now. He loved her for it. He then looked up at everyone. "How long before you will be ready? We are ready to attack tonight."

"We can be ready by then." Erica said as she looked at the other coven leaders. "Honestly, we need to move quickly. I'm sure she suspects, and we don't need for her to come up with a plan. We can send a couple experienced witches to fight alongside you guys. You might need more than Freya's magic alone. While it is powerful there are several powerful witches there."

"If we attack them fast enough, we will not need any magic." Xander said simply. Just don't give the witches enough time to protect themselves.

"Ideally that works. But just in case I can have witches on standby." Erica looked up at Wyatt who nodded.

"That is probably a good idea. I think I like having the extra precautions. I don't want to lose anyone on our side." From the corner of Wyatt's eyes, he looked at Freya. He was going to have his mate with him. He wanted to make sure she was safe. "So where are we headed?" Sam asked, glancing backwards towards his aunt and uncle.

"It is a couple hours away from here. We will meet up in the trees behind the manor. This way we will go unnoticed. If we drive right into the small village our cover will be blown immediately." Erica looked over at Reed who then stood up. "Let's prepare and then meet in four hours. I will send you a text with the rendezvous coordinates." Reed said as the other coven leaders stood up.

"Thank you. We will use this time to go over our plans." Wyatt nodded his head in appreciation.

"Sam, come with us for a moment. I have a map of the manor that may help you with coordinating your attacks." Reed watched as Sam trotted up to him and the group left to go back to their vehicles.

Freya looked over the group in front of her. "Who are the fastest?" She asked as she scanned her eyes over everyone. She tilted her head up to Wyatt. "We need the fastest to lead the way. Obviously, this means us first. But who else is considered pretty fast?" Before Wyatt could answer Tony spoke up. "Alpha's will be faster than the other wolves. Xander and I are most likely the next in line when it comes to speed and strength."

Jason growled. "Not strength. Speed... probably. But when it comes to strength..." He tilted his head to look back at the two Alphas. "I am stronger than the both of you put together." He wasn't being smug about it. It was just the fact. Werebears were stronger than wolves and he was a guardian. He was supposed to be strong enough to take out a small group of wolves on his own. The purpose of a guardian is to protect the fairy's and their kingdom. Though he was different in that aspect. His was a line that was the start of a division from the fairy's. He was the guardian of Wyatt who would never return to Elysium. Though, it was fitting for him to be the guardian of the werewolf king. It actually made sense. While fairy blood flowed in Wyatt and he was the fairy prince he wasn't the standing fairy prince. That title would go to Rhea's mate. Jason would be the first guardian who wouldn't live out his life in Elysium. And he was fine with that.

Sam trotted up and handed Wyatt the blueprints to the manor. Wyatt and Freya's eyes widened when they saw it. The place was huge and had several entrances. There were four of them to be exact. Wyatt rubbed his forehead and sighed loudly. He didn't like the looks of the size of this place.

"You do realize we are going to need to split up, right?" Freya said quietly provoking a low growl from Wyatt.

"No Freya. I want you by my side." Wyatt shook his head adamantly.

"Wyatt. This is a battle not a dance. We need to be efficient. We divide up into four groups. Each group will take a different entrance." Freya pointed at the map as everyone gathered around it. "Tony, Xander, Wyatt and I will each take an entrance. Now we just need to divide the groups up among us."

Wyatt shook his head as he looked at the blueprints. The place was a maze. The different entrances were on opposite ends and well spread out.

"Wyatt... I arguably have more combat experience then you. You have sparred and practiced all your life. You have recently had a few battles with demon wolves. I have been doing this for years. Trust me. We need the fastest at each point." Freya looked into his stormy eyes as she calmly spoke to him. She wanted to be with Wyatt too. It just wasn't the practical thing to do. Their job would be to lead others. They needed to believe in one another and have faith in their abilities.

"What happens when we find someone? Do we kill on sight? What if there is a child in there?" Sam asked, wanting everything to be clear.

Wyatt nodded his head. "I've been thinking about this as well. I think everyone should judge the situation for themselves. We are being told that the adults there are those that can be eliminated. However, I will allow you all to make the judgement call when it comes between killing and subduing. I will say this. It was a young girl who injected me with the blood potion so be on your guard." He let his guard down once. He would not make that mistake again. However, he also wasn't going to order them all to kill on sight. At the least just subdue the person.

"Jason we should also split up." Jin said as she looked at the map. She saw his wide eyes and she smiled at him. "We need to be rational over this. We are both powerful and should be dividing our forces. I think one of us should accompany Xander and the other one Tony. We need to even out the forces instead of stacking them in one concentrated spot." Instead of them going with Wyatt and Freya (who were both incredibly strong) it would be more beneficial to go with Xander and Tony who were far weaker in comparison. Wyatt looked up at the sky and shook his head in frustration. "Okay this is what we will do. "Sam you will go with Jin, Adam, you will be with Freya, and Winston you will be with Jason. Then I will divide up the other wolves accordingly."

"I'll be with you Wyatt." A familiar voice said from behind.

Wyatt turned his head with his eyes widened. "You don't need to come along. Your job is to stay here."

"That's an old man's job. Besides, Caleb and Cedric can handle things here. I am coming to look after Tyler's boy. You need someone strong as your wingman. And that's me. No arguments young Alpha. Let me come." Kade said. He was listening to the arrangements and didn't like that there wasn't a high-ranking member with the Alpha. Wyatt might be strong, but he should still have someone strong watching his back.

Wyatt smiled at Kade and nodded his head. "Alright, Kade. I feel like I can't argue with you over it because I know it will only mean me getting lectured by my dad later. Your experience will be invaluable to us."

"I know it." Kade winked with a cheesy grin. "Time to show you pups how to really fight."

Wyatt chuckled and then took in a deep breath of air. "Okay, let's divide everyone else up. Just as a reminder. These witches have attacked both your Luna and Alpha. Your King and Queen. We can not appear weak in this situation. Others will be watching, and this will be an example for all. This will be our statement of what happens when you mess with the werewolves!" Wyatt said in a low growl. The others yelled in agreement and raised their hands. No one messes with the werewolves without being retaliated against. And no one dares to touch the Alpha King or his Queen without signing their death certificate.

Wyatt met with Freya's eyes. Though everyone around them was shouting and making noise it was silent for the two of them. Things haven't been quiet in their relationship. They keep having hurdles thrown in their way. This was just one more obstacle. One more that they needed to leap over. It would be hard, but Wyatt would trust in Freya and her strength. It was time to hunt some witches.