Chapter 10
Jessica’s POV
After we finished eating; it was more like giving Alex an ego the size of the territory; but I couldn't ask for a better mate. He understood my nerves and is willing to help me through them. If only I can get that smirk off his face. Alex suggested we should go to his office, he takes me by the hand and we head out the door and walk up the corridor.
I have so many questions; how did you all escape? What is this place? How can so many shifters live in the one territory? We turn a corner and go into the first door on the right. “My office” Alex says to me and opens the door, there are people in there already. Jonny and Olivia were sitting on one sofa, Mum was sitting on another with Luna Leanne. There is someone I don’t know sitting next to Cathy; they all smile at me as I enter the room.
Alex grabs a chair and places it behind he’s desk next to his. Cathy instantly gets out of her chair and comes over to give me a hug. “I’ve missed you” she cries; damn these reunions, the waterworks start, “I’ve missed you too." I sit down on the chair; Alex places he’s hand on my thigh.
“So, we are just missing Nath;" Alex says and Cathy laughs “Since him and Debbie mated, he is always late.” He's timing is impeccable as usual; he must have a sixth sense, when anyone talks about him. As soon as Cathy said that; the door opens; Nathanial and a woman, I assume is Debbie walk in. “Ruuunnnt” Nathanial yells sounding out every syllable. Smiling, I run in he's outstretched arms and give him a huge hug, he lifts me off the floor; “put me down you overgrown baboon” I sqeal; laughing he places my feet back on the floor, “whatever you say mighty mouse.” I smile at my brother and sit back down beside Alex.
“Now we are all here, first I need to make a few introductions” Alex begins. “This is Adrian” he points to the man sitting next to Cathy “my Gamma and Cathy’s mate,” my eyes instantly go to her neck, showing off her mate mark. I missed that; what kind of sister am I if I didn't see the obvious the first day I get back here. “And this is Debbie, Nathanial’s mate.” He points to the woman Nath came in with.
“Hi” I say, waving to my new inlaws. “You and Livvy must have a lot of questions” Nath says to me. “We’ll try and answer as many as we can” Luna Leanne adds.
I look over at Liv, "Where do we start?" She mind links. ‘"I think we need to know how they all got out of the tunnels." Olivia begins the questioning, “How did you escape?” “We were there when Alpha Sebastian sealed the tunnels” I added. Luna Leanne, raises her hand; “I’ll answer this one. “We headed up the tunnels and Gilda, Cynthia and myself realized Alex, you and Jessi weren’t with us. We told everyone to head towards the bunker area and we headed back to the entrance. We heard Alpha Sebastian yell the order to seal the entrance; so we quickly raced back inside, before he set off the explosion. We only hoped the three of you were hiding somewhere.”
She paused and mum continues, “knowing we had a few days of food and water; we started discussing a way out. We weren’t able to mind link or phone for help; the explosion stopped that. We had a backup plan in place, just in case of such an occurance. There was a two-way radio in the bunker. The other one was in Laurence’s office. We used it and to our surprise Alex answered. Gilda gave him her father’s number, in the Light Coven; Joe was visiting him for family business at the time. They got help from some of the coven witches, using teleportation spells and got everyone out.”
“So, how did you survive?” I turned to Alex. “Aunty Leanne said you weren’t with them.”
He looks at Jonathon; “this is where I come in” Jonathon says. “Both Alex and I were dragged to the meeting Dad and Alpha Laurence had. The only thing is; we didn’t know Alex was there as he was hidden in a room behind a book case. When the fight broke out, I was pushed close to the book case and heard Alex scream.”
Alex continues; “once Jonny got me out, he asked me to help him leave Emerald Moon. At that stage, we didn’t know Alpha Sebastian had taken you.” “And neither of us knew what we should do in order for me to leave” Jonathon injects. “So, I gave him my number and told him to call in a week, after I spoke with Mum and Dad” Alex concludes.
“I am assuming, Jonny was the one who told you we were at Emerald Moon; why did you wait so long before coming to get us?” Olivia asked. Aunty Leanne answered “when we were teleported, we were all brought here” lifting up her hands up; “this territory isn’t your average territory” “I got that when Alex was explaining the buildings but how do different were species co-exist?” I asked.
Luna Leanne chuckled “I’ll try to explain. There is more than one rouge Alpha on the loose. Alpha Sebastian is one of many.” “But Alpha Sebastian isn’t a rogue” Olivia pointed out. “Sweetie; you don’t have to be isolated to be a rogue. Most are, when they are cast out by their packs, however, rouges slowly go feral after they seek to destroy, whether it is for power or greed. Alpha Sebastian is definitely a rogue.”
“Ahh” I nod and she continues, “the Light Coven have been helping those who have been run out by people such as Alpha Sebastian, we are a community. We work together, train together and help each other.”
“And to answer your other question Liv, Jess” Cathy speaks up, “Jonny promised to protect you as best he could. We do know he couldn’t stop the beatings completely, but he tried.” “And there isn’t one of us in here that didn’t try to go get you” Nathanial adds. “But I told them not to come” Jonathan says putting his head down. “I know Dad would have killed both of you and whoever came near the pack, if they had."
“That brings me to my next question, why couldn’t anyone fight back? When Dad was killed, it was like Sealy was dead. He didn’t shift, he didn’t even attempt to,” tears started to roll down my face. Jonny remarks, “That’s dads doing as well. I always told you dad fights dirty; he had already planned to attack before we got there. When we were let through the borders; he had his warriors stay behind at the guard’s station. He’s a coward; he always has been. He uses others to do his dirty work. He got a serum, a witch calls No More Wolf, it cages someone’s wolf when injected. On the night you were attacked, the warriors were given the order to inject your guards with it and kill them. The warriors went from the guard station to your warriors; they were clueless to what was happening.”
“When we ran to the tunnels, we could see the Warriors dead on the ground. Not one of them had shifted to their wolf; we didn’t know what happened until Jonathon explained it to us” Nathanial mentioned.
“I saw him inject Dad, Uncle Josh and Uncle Zach and laughed at the fact they couldn’t shift” Alex added. “I bet he ordered someone to kill your father, he didn't do it himself” Jonathon said. “Yeah, he told Betta Mark to ‘do it’” I told him. “Thought so, he’s all high a mighty towards hitting young pups, like you, Liv and me; but when it comes to one-on-one fighting, he’s weak as dog piss. I haven’t seen his wolf Benji for ages. When he wants someone ‘disposed’ of; that’s his words not mine; he gets Uncle Mark, Uncle Shaun or whoever will do his bidding at the time.”
“That explains how you got here and what actually happened that night” I said. I look at Alex; “you are one of the Alpha’s, who is the other one?” I ask. Everyone starts laughing except Olivia and myself; there must be a personal joke we’ve both missed?
“What’s so funny?” Olivia asked. “I am not Alpha. Well not yet anyway. Since I was only 15 when Dad was killed. Mum and Aunty Cynthia have been running the pack. We wanted to wait until the three of you were here before we had the Alpha Ceremonies.”
“OK” I sigh. “Then who will be the other Alpha?” Everyone turns to look at Jonny. “Me” he says.