Alpha Oliver had called alpha Gilbert and asked to meet the high ranks to make an alliance. Unknown to them, Oliver and Clark had different plans.
Alpha Gilbert, Luna Janine with beta Thomas were standing outside the alpha mansion of their pack as the three big SUVs stopped few feets away. An unknown emotion had taken over Janine as she saw the alpha step out of the car. No it wasn’t anything sexual or romantic, but something she used to have with Thomas when they were younger. Even though this is the exact pack that kidnapped her mother and Nora was born of the alpha.
“Alpha Gilbert” Oliver greeted with a handshake, “This is my beta” he pointed out to his beta that came with them, “And this is my brother, Clark and my sister Ariana” he pointed out to his right. Gilbert shook his hand with all the three and introduced his Luna and beta to them. Ariana had hid her witch smell so none of them knew who she was, or what she was.
“Please come inside” Janine said as the cold in the air began to increase. Oliver nodded politely and walked in after them. Clark had to contain himself from launching at his so called half sister for torturing his little Nora like that but Nora had already told him that she has had her share of pain already along with the two assholes walking in front of his elder brother, Oliver. Ariana had to remind his brothers to contain their anger through their link.
As soon as they were in the conference room Gilbert started talking, “Thank you so much for coming here to form an alliance, alpha Oliver” Gilbert said kindly and sat everyone down on the chairs.
“Now if you wouldn’t mind, we’d like to discuss business” Gilbert added nicely as a good alpha that he has become. Oliver and Clark were almost shocked to see the passive power he had, they were almost proud. Unlike most alphas he doesn’t rub his title on other people’s face, he is kind but knows who has the power.
Oliver nodded his head and started discussing their deal. After an agonizing long hour everyone finally came out of the room with a satisfied look. Janine and Briana were setting up the table as they walked in. Brains suddenly stiffened, she herself didn’t know why but shrugged it off thinking maybe because if the dominace the two new men carried.
“I made some food for all of you” Janine said with a smile, Gilbert turned to the two alphas and the beta, “Would you like to have lunch?” He asked.
“I am starving” the beta said with a chuckle. They all say down as Briana served them food, all of them enjoying the time, laughing and eating.
“Not to intrude alpha, but you never said which pack you’re from?” Briana asked Oliver. Clark’s jaws clenched, “The Bluebood” Clark said with a smile, “Mom” he added. Everyone in the room went dead silent, Briana started to shake in shock as she stumbled out of the chair and limped towards the alpha brothers.
Briana had tears in her eyes as she looked at her sons, “You’ve grown up” she whispered admiring her kid, she was about to cup Clark’s face when he growled at her, “Don’t touch me witch!” He got up and stepped back, “You lost the right to touch me when you abandoned us and dad!” Oliver snapped at her. Janine started quivering looking at the reality unfold before her. Thomas and David (Briana’s husband) were too shocked to utter a words whereas Gilbert just sat there with an expressionless face.
“I-I am sorry baby” she whispered coming for Oliver, she looked distraughted in that state. Tears kept streaming down her face as she pleaded her sons to listen to her. Oliver let out a humorless laugh, “How can you be such a fake?” He asked as all rage over the years he had bottled up took over him.
“Wh-what?” She asked in confusion. Clark chuckled as he picked up a piece of chicken strip and took a bite, “After eating Nora’s food, these food taste bland” he said making everyone stiff at her name’s mention.
“You lied to everyone in this pack, your husband and kids. Telling everyone that Nora is a rape child, our sister? Then making everyone hate her for all the ‘misery’ you went through? Wow woman! You really have fallen to the worst!” Oliver spat at her venomously, David stood up quickly from his chair, “What the hell is this boy talking about??” He shouted at Briana whose head hung low.
“The best part was hating a 17 year old ever since she was born, making her feel worst about herself, encouraging all sorts of abuse to the last reliquiae you had of the ‘love of your life’ hmm?” Clark spat in disgust.
“What the fuck is going on?” Thomas asked in confusion. Oliver rolled his eyes at him, “Are you deaf or too dumb too follow what’s going on?” He asked sarcastically.
“She has been lying to you all for years!” Clark answered Thomas’s question.
“What?” Thomas said in disbelief making Clark roll his eyes at him, “He really is dumb” he told Oliver. Ariana had kept her cool for long now it’s time for some tricks.
“Tell them the truth, Briana” Oliver warned. Briana closed her eyes as last few drops of tears streamed down, “I met Amell when I was shopping for Janine, right after she was born. The moment our eyes met, we knew we are going to have something special. We met everyday, and slowly but surely we feel in love. But I think I was more attracted to his title than him.” She whimpered in between. She took a long breath as she continued without making an eye contact, “I wanted to be a Luna more than anything and when I heard that his mate was dead. I wanted to take her place. So I eloped with him. I had two kids with him, Oliver and Clark, Oliver being the eldest. When I was pregnant with Nora, a battle broke between the two packs. More than my children’s future I was more concerned about myself. I knew I would get caught so when I did, I told everyone that I was kidnapped. I started getting more attention and sympathy from people. When I started showing, I told everyone that I was raped” truth spilled out of her mouth uncontrollably as everyone listened in shock. Both Clark and Oliver were shaking in rage, this woman is worst than both of them had imagined. If it weren’t for Ariana keeping an eye at them they would have shifted and shredded that vile creature into pieces.
“They all told me that I was kind to bring the devil child in the world and give it life. I wanted to be in everyone’s place and make them like me so I made her life hell. Somehow it also gave me peace, to have such control over her and everyone’s mind.” she said before she snapped out of Ariana’s spell. There was silence for a second. Janine stormed towards her mother and before any body can react, she landed a sharp slap on her mother face, “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE??? JUST TO SAVE YOURSELF TO PUT ALL YOUR KIDS IN LINE?? YOU’RE A SHAME TO ALL THE MOTHERS! TO ALL HUMAN BEINGS!! HOW COULD YOU PLAY WITH AN INNOCENT CHILD’S LIFE??” She cried and kept on landing powerful slaps on her mother.
David had already slumped down on the floor in grief when his wife was talking. He could’ve believe what he is hearing. No. That can’t be! That’s my sweet Briana. S-she could never do something like that. How can she? She loved me too much, I know it. She always says so. How can she betray him, their kids like that? And for what? A title? Wasn’t being beta female enough? Was I not enough? He thought to himself
While David I drowning in his grief of his wife’s betrayal, Thomas had caught her mother by her wrist and dragged her out of the house. Briana tried to resist and beg for forgiveness but none was shown to her. She was dragged through the ground like a sack. She cried hysterically, begging Thomas to stop.
Every pack member had smelt the familiar smell that still gives them nightmare, they all stopped their relative from going out. Even after months of being free the smell of Oliver and Clark is still fresh in their nose.
Thomas stopped in the middle of forest and turned to her dirty, bloody mother.