Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 99

JOSEPH MICHAELS.

s**t!! Now, what was I supposed to do? Kill them all? I hadn’t planned on any of this. Vincent had somehow figured out that Chris wasn’t my great, great, great, great,great grandson, but nephew. He knew that the power transfer would be less likely to work. It’s meant to be your child, and the more diluted the relation, the smaller the odds of success. Not that it mattered, I had no intention of passing my power to Chris or anyone else for that matter. I had only said that to get the court off my back. My plan had been to pretend that I was happy to do it and then have Chris fall victim to some type of accident. Taking him out of the picture and leaving me to carry on in my position. Of course, for that to work, I would have to get rid of Amber, too. Otherwise, they would eventually replace me with her.

Vincent had made the mistake of letting me know that he knew. He could never resist a chance to wind me up. He had looked so surprised as I plunged that stake into his cold heart. It had felt strangely satisfying. Cullen had seen me stand over Vincent’s disintegrating remains. I had grabbed the items I needed and found him in his room. He swore that he would keep what he’d seen to himself. He hadn’t particularly liked Vincent either. I wasn’t going to take that chance.

I used the distraction of Cullen’s demise to add silver to Caleb’s food. I knew that Ruby had told him about the help she had been giving me. That’s why they wanted me to step down in the first place. At this point, I figured it would be better to just get rid of the rest of the court members and start again. Ruby would be last. That disloyal witch b***h would regret her decision to turn on me. I wasn’t sure how much they knew, but if she was with them then it couldn’t be good. At least that Becky girl was still unconscious. I needed to come up with a new plan.

AMBER.

We needed a plan to stop Joseph. This was what the Goddess had meant when she said she had made a mistake. She meant Joseph. I turned to Ruby “You said that you’ve been boosting husband powers. When did you last do that for him? And if you can boost them, can you also diminish them?” I asked her. She looked thoughtful “Perhaps, I could try at least. I gave him a boost right before the trial began.” She said. I nodded. “I am the only one who can face him, I will not risk any of you getting hurt. He is immortal, so we can’t kill him, but we can lock him away. We just need to find a prison that can hold him.” I told them all. I was met with a few protests. Adam argued that as my mate, he now shared many of my abilities and so could help. I placed my hand gently on his face “You do share many of them, my love, but not my immortality, I don’t believe. I can’t risk losing you. We are only just getting started. Besides, he could hurt you to hurt me.” I explained.

No one was particularly happy with my plan to face him alone. I was actually glad that Becky was unconscious as she would definitely not allow it. I looked over at my friend, lying motionless on the bed. He had done this to her, and I would make him pay. I needed a few minutes of peace and quiet. I wanted to talk with Star and hear her thoughts on the matter. Maybe even pray for a little guidance. I excused myself and went for a walk in the garden. I ended up at the same spot that I had been in earlier with Becky.

I slumped down on the bench and tried to relax my racing mind. There were a million thoughts all jumping around at once. I heard voices coming from the bushes behind me. I crept closer. Maybe whoever that was could help. Star told me to stay out of sight. Once I was close enough to hear them properly, I relaxed. That was Chris’s voice. I was about to reveal myself when I heard who he was talking to. Joseph’s voice was unmistakable “My boy, I know that this is hard for you to hear, but I have reason to believe that Amber is behind the deaths that have been happening.” He said. I felt anger rising inside of me. He was trying to pin everything on me. “No. You’re wrong. Amber would never do that. You don’t know her like I do.” Chris replied. I smiled at his words. “I’m afraid that you’re emotions are clouding your judgement. Amber is working with Ruby. The witch wants to get rid of the existing court members to remake it as she sees fit. With her in control. She has offered Amber my place at the table. I know that you don’t want to believe it, but power corrupts. Amber has been corrupted by her power and by the witch. We have to stop them.” Joseph said. “If Amber is really doing this, then maybe the witch has her under some sort of mind control.” Chris suggested. “I don’t think so, but we can hope.” Joseph sighed. I felt a pang of pain knowing that Chris had been won over so easily.

I stayed hidden, listening as Joseph told Chris his plan to stop me. He had reached a similar conclusion to myself. He had also decided that imprisonment was the answer. He told Chris that he needed him to get me alone. Once I was away from the others, it would be safer to attempt to subdue me. He told Chris that he would handle it from there as he couldn’t be killed. He acted like he was afraid that I would hurt Chris. It took a few more minutes of convincing, but Chris agreed to help him. “If Amber really is doing these things, then she needs to be stopped. We need to be sure, though.” Chris said. I didn’t need to hear anymore. I silently slipped away, making my way back to the others. I didn’t think that imprisoning Joseph was going to be enough. He was determined. I needed to find a more permanent solution.

I’d had an idea, but I wanted to run it passed, Ruby. We were sat in the bathroom, perched on the edge of the tub to get a little privacy. She almost fell in when I told her my idea. She thought silently for a little while, then a smile came across her face. “It might just work.” She told me. I smiled back. “Either way, I think that we have to try.” I responded. She agreed, and we went out to fill everyone else in.