Uncles

Chapter Sixty-Three – Uncles.
Jaden’s POV
The Luna Queen hadn’t been found and there’s a new presence amongst the forest, one lurking in the shadows and stalking packs.
Dara had informed me that there were claw marks on their trees but no warrior had been hurt. Same with my pack.
My lead warrior said something similar of the roses being cut off and scattered.
Ralph was triggered and ordered his brother and his men to guard the entrance, I wondered how they did.
They were wild men but if they could kill whatever was causing unknown fear amongst the farmers, then good.
I bounced the ping-pong on the wall again and it flew back to my face. I sighed. “Has someone seen it already?” I asked the workers.
A red haired girl popped her head from the book shelves. “No, Alpha. Give us a minute.”
How many minutes will I be given? I folded my arms and looked to the ceiling.
Rumors of another prophecy had surfaced and I was bent of knowing what it was and not hearing it from another source.
“We want to see you.” Someone broke my mind link to say. I looked away from the celling and stared into space.
Who the hell just broke my mind link? I relaxed and remembered one of the few people who could break my mind link were my uncles.
I wasn’t a big fan of them. And now they all wanted to see me? It’d surely not be good.
I replied. “Will be there in five.”
“Two.” He retorted and blocked his mind link.
I rose from my seat to rush there but calmed down. I will be there even in ten minutes. I plopped down on my seat.
“Practicing to disobey your uncles?” my wolf howled and laughed.
“They can be pushy sometimes. They live at the end of the pack and want me there in two minutes?” I sighed, leaving my seat again.
“Alpha…” the red haired worker popped her head again. “I will send it to you when we find it.” She looked down.
“Alright. Thank you.” I left the library.
“Whatever my uncles want to talk about, it’d be something my mother didn’t want them to do so they’d use me.” I said to my wolf.
“As they should. You are the Alpha now not your mother. They’d need your permission.”
He made it sound that way when it was the opposite but that’d change.
Jake, their favorite nephew disliked them. They weren’t ideal uncles at all.
As I got outside the palace I saw Ralph’s brother rushing inside with a bandaged arm. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him injured.
He was wild, along with all those weapons he had, only that he was protecting my entrance so I should act like I cared.
He barely passed me when I held unto his arm. “What happened?”
He slowly shoved his arm off my hands, he was another person who didn’t like me and the feeling was almost mutual.
“I found the bastard harassing the pack, they won’t be coming back again. Rest your pretty head.” He answered and walked away.
He sounded like I had asked him for a favor. He was just doing it cause his brother asked him to. I had warriors to assign there if need be.
Also, I’d need more than ‘the bastard’, I’d like to know who exactly and what they needed or he’d not be a getting a ‘thank you’ from me.
Brushing it aside, I walked on towards the end of the pack to meet my annoying uncles.
Passing by the hunters’ lodge, I saw Jonah flirting around with a young huntress. I smirked, the kid didn’t know a thing about loyalty.
“Jonah, meet me at the hunter’s lodge, I want to meet my uncles.” I said to him through mind link.
He look stunned and detached from the girl, she blushed at their near kiss moment and ran inside.
My heart raced a bit seeing the blush on her face. I wished I had such effect on Rihanna, but she didn’t even feel our bond.
“You just wanted me to leave her right?” I heard Jonah behind me.
I smiled, he had even used the back route to escape the lodge. “Yes, you have a mate.”
He rolled his eyes putting his hands in his pockets. “Vanessa isn’t a wild rose. I like wild roses. Wild girls have a different feel to them.”
I exhaled. I’d second that. Perhaps that was why I got a rogue as mate. “C’mon, my uncles are waiting.” We moved ahead.
“What do they want now?” he asked.
“Someone to TALK to I hope.”
“Talk or Vent, I’m there with you.” He clenched his fists.
We got to the mansion at the end of the pack. I searched for them through mind link to tell them I was close but they seemed locked out.
I knocked but Jonah opened it before we got a response. “They don’t keep an Alpha waiting.” He mumbled walking in.
I breathed in and out before walking into the house, traumatic memories laid there. Memories of being locked in while the house burned.
Perhaps that was why they hated me, I never died when they wanted me to and then I ‘took’ the throne from their favorite nephew.
“Jonah!” my eldest uncle called cheerfully. “You are almost six foot now.” He laughed.
They all trooped out from a room, bending down to get past the door. What were they even doing there?
They were three, and all sat down on the couch. Jonah had a plastered fake smile he used to greet them.
“How have you been uncles?” I said moodily. “And why did you call me?”
The youngest nodded at the oldest, as usual the middle one just had a blank expression.
“You can sit, we aren’t bullying you or anything.” The eldest chuckled.
I rolled my hands and sat down. Jonah did the same.
“So we called, we were looking for news about you having a mate and there was none.” The youngest raised a brow.
And so what? I stayed mute.
“Well, you’d need a Luna to celebrate seven years as Alpha. You’re almost twenty-five so that’s happening soon.” The youngest said.
“Is it compulsory? I never heard it was a tradition.” Jonah asked.
The middle uncle nodded. “It is.”
We were quite for a while. So they called me all the way just to ask me to get a Luna? They were hilarious.
“The actual reason we called is because… we sensed the presence of a Lycan around Black Rose.” The middle uncle added.
My eyes widened. Lycan? How did they know about the Lycan? “How did you know…”
“We have met a Lycan before boy. And this one, doesn’t mean well.” The eldest nodded.
Of course, he didn’t. He was here to kill me for being Rih’s mate. But how did he know already that it was me?