Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 74

COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY.

I had spoken to the rest of the board and filled them in on what I had found out. They informed me of the developments in the Night Forest pack. I had ended the call feeling optimistic. It would appear that both of the Stones were on borrowed time. I had my orders to remain in Lakeside and keep gathering as much evidence as I could. We wanted there to be no possible way for either of them to wriggle out of this.

As a courtesy, I informed Jason that I would be visiting the Morris family today. I needed to get their version of the events that had transpired. I sighed in frustration when he insisted on coming with me. I felt that his presence would hamper my investigation, as surely they wouldn’t feel that they could talk openly and honestly in front of him. Mo matter, though, if need be, I would just ask their wolves.

On arrival at the Morris family home, we noticed that it had clearly been broken into. There was no sign that anyone was here, though. I asked Jason where else they might be, and he suggested their sons house or their restaurant. The sons house was closer, so I decided to try looking there first. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but there was definitely something odd about the way he was acting. I would have to have a little chat with his wolf later as well, I think.

ALPHA JASON STONE.

I couldn’t believe my luck when Perry had said he wanted to go and see the Morris family. I had insisted on joining him, saying that I wanted to be there to ensure that my pack members were treated fairly. Even pack members who had committed terrible crimes, such as the assault on my father. I told him how out of character it had been and that I wanted to get to the bottom of it. Really, I just wanted to be there when he discovered their bodies. That way, he would be a witness to my shock and horror at finding them. I had been practising my reaction.

I was a little worried that I still hadn’t been able to get hold of the rogue family. I figured that they were just laying low, though. I had tried calling Tanya earlier as well, but she hadn’t answered either. We neared Kingfisher’s cottage, and I could feel my excitement building. This was almost perfect. Some of the only people who could stand against me in a trial would be lying dead on the other side of the door. The others would surely be meeting their end soon enough at Tanya’s beautiful hands. T top it all off the grief, and sadness would drive Amber into my arms. Securing that she would be mine. After all, what woman wouldn’t fall for the man who helped and comforted her in her time of need.

I was trying not to look as pleased with myself as I felt. Everything was going my way, and I was loving it. I heard Brutus chuckle. He had barely spoken to me lately. Other than to make it clear that he disagreed with my actions. “Why are you chuckling? Finally coming around to my way of thinking?” I asked him. He laughed louder “Call yourself an Alpha. Even the lowest ranking omega would have smelt that by now. Yet you are happily walking into your own doom blindly.” He sounded happy. What was that stupid wolf on about. This was my victory, not my doom. I took a subtle sniff of the air, though, just in case. I could smell b***d and death. There was definitely something dead in that house. I had expected that, though. I could also smell the aroma of rotting garbage. It was the scent of rogues. Nothing unexpected there either. Unless of course the f*****g idiots were still here. That wasn’t part of the plan. They were supposed to kill them and flee. I had told them that once the council had agreed that I couldn’t be held responsible, I would reach out and they could join the pack. I had even offered them Nightingale cottage as a sweetner. It wasn’t like the Morris family would need it anymore. Although obviously I had no intention of keeping my end of the deal. I planned to have the warriors hunt them down and kill them. If they are caught here, then it would prove without any doubt that it was a rogue attack, but it would also give them a chance to betray me. I couldn’t allow that to happen. I had to be ready tor anything.

BECKY.

We could hear someone outside the cottage. I wasn’t sure what would happen if who it was came in. I looked nervously at the bodies that were lying on the floor. Mum and I had dragged them out to the back porch. We had planned on burying them, but my dad had stopped us. Saying that they were our proof that we had been attacked. Mum was on her knees trying to scrub the b***d out of Adam’s carpet. She needed to keep herself busy. She had been happy to hear from the Delta of Night Forest that Adam was safe and well, but she was still worried about us.

Amber had popped home to get a few things. she hadn’t been gone long. She had been shocked when I’d told her about last night. I think that she just needed some time alone to process things. It had been Star, not her, but it was the first time that she had killed anyone. It was bound to be difficult. Star had done it to protect us, and I know that Amber appreciated that, but at the same time, it was still hard for her.

Dad was completely healed this morning. It was as if the fight with Mr Stone had never happened. I still needed to ask him a few questions. Like, why was his wolf so big? And how had he healed so fast? All werewolves have supernatural healing abilities, but omegas take slightly longer to heal than higher ranking wolves. Simply because their wolves aren’t as strong. However, this wasn’t the time for that. Right now, we needed to deal with whatever problem was currently knocking on the front door.