Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 71

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.

I had enjoyed winding that arrogant little s**t up. The council had always suspected that there was more to the deaths of the Rivers family than met the eye. For one thing, it was highly unusual for Rogues to shoot people with silver bullets. That was how hunters took care of our kind. The council had a good relationship with hunters in our area, though. They didn’t bother us, and we didn’t bother them. They were only interested in supernatural beings that hurt normal humans. In fact, at times, the werewolf council and the supernatural court had both employed hunters to take care of beings that had broken certain laws. There was, however, no reason that a hunter would have been sent to kill the Rivers. The hunter community had also denied all involvement.

We had long suspected that David Stone had been behind it, but with no proof, we were unable to intervene. None of us had been happy about officially naming him Alpha of Lakeside either, but there was no other viable choice. We had been hoping that Alpha Andrews and his wife would take back over until a suitable Alpha blooded wolf was found to become his heir. However, they decided to leave instead. We had been informed by Stone that they had felt that being in Lakeside after their families’ death was too painful and that they had left for a fresh start. We had reluctantly named him Alpha as he was now the highest ranking member of the pack, and we had been unable to find anyone willing to takeover Lakeside. Jack and Daisy Rivers had been well loved and respected throughout our entire community, and no one wanted to he the one to try and follow them.

Of course, by the time that we found out the truth about the Andrew’s departure from Lakeside, it was too late. Stone was already Alpha. The only way to remove him would be if someone were to issue him a challenge or if we had proof of a big enough crime to sentence him to imprisonment or death, or to warrant stripping him of rank. Unfortunately, making someone leave the pack, even using violence wasn’t actually a crime. If Alpha Andrews had been the official reigning Alpha rather than the former Alpha of Lakeside at the time, then it would have been. And we could have stepped in. Stone was clever, though. He did it while he could still walk away without punishment.

I entered his hotel room and smiled at the sight of him asleep in the hospital bed. Bandaged and bruised. His wolf should have healed him by now, but for some reason, he hadn’t. I could sense that his wolf was weak for some reason. I reached out to him mentally. You see, the council is made up of werewolves who have certain abilities. It is rare, but every so often, the Moon Goddess grants these abilities to us. Once a werewolf becomes of age and shifts, any special gifts will reveal themselves. These rare wolves are then declared to the council, and once they reach the age of twenty-five, they are given the opportunity to join the council. There are many members, each with their own gifts. We all answer to the council elder. A werewolf is so old that we simply call him council leader as no one can remember his name. He has multiple abilities. Then there is the council board. Made up of twelve werewolf elders, of which I am a member. Then there are all the other council members who are called juniors. When one of the elders passes away or retires, they are succeeded by one of the council juniors. My gift is that even in human form, I can communicate with the wolves of any werewolf that I want. The only wolf that I have been unable to reach without his allowing me is the council leader himself.

I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and focused. Reaching out mentally to his wolf. “We need to talk” I told him. “Come forward and speak with me. That is an order.” I saw a black and grey wolf looking worse for the wear limp into view in the darkness of my mind. He sat down. “What is it you need from me?” He asked bowing his head in respect. “Simply the truth.” I told him “Why have you not healed your human?” I asked. He sighed “I am trying, but I am weak. I’m not the strong wolf that I once was.” He replied. I paused…. there wasn’t much that could cause a wolf to be weakened. There was, of course, wolfs bane, but that will only weaken a wolf temporarily and will weaken the human counterpart too. There was rejection, the death of a true mate, or worst of all, the betrayal of your pack Alpha or Luna. “Why are you weak?” I asked. He lay down, his head on his paws. “He has done so much harm.” He sighed. It was his fault our first mate died. Then he caused our second chance to reject us.” Tears were falling from his dark blue eyes, getting lost in his fur. “Then the Alpha and Luna. It was all just too much for me.” He cried. I felt sympathy for the wolf. “He never let’s me take full control any more, even when we are in wolf form, he regains control of my body.” He continued “I am too weak to fight him. He made me attack that poor family. I didn’t want to. I was happy being a beta. I loved my Alpha and my Luna. I didn’t want to do it. I didn’t want any of this.” I reached out mentally and patted his head. “It’s OK. I will take care of everything.” I told him. I withdrew from the darkness and opened my eyes. I got all the information that I needed right now.

I pulled out my phone and was about to call my fellow members of the council board when I saw a shadow lurking at the door. Someone was saying on me. Luckily, none of my conversation with the wolf had been out loud, so they would have nothing to report. I put my phone away. I would wait until I was alone to make that call. I stood and pulled the door open, finding a young, blonde nurse stood outside. She looked shocked and nervous at being caught there. I simply smiled at her and walked away, taking note of the name on her badge. Sally Briers.