Still Shane’s POV
“You bastard!
You murderer!” I yelled at my dad when the video stopped playing in my head. When I open my eyes, I noticed that day was sitting on the bed, holding our hands and I realized that everything I’d just seen had been in his head all these years, he simply replayed it for us. I’m guessing that is exactly how it was replayed for him as well and I wonder how he could drag us into this conspiracy. What the hell is wrong with him?
I still can’t believe what I’d just watched, the fact that dad is so proud to show this to us says a lot about him. How could he be this happy and excited about our sharing our family history when he knows that we are nothing but greedy, heartless murderers. Our ancestors had committed the most hideous crimes ever, and they didn’t do it for future generations, they did it for themselves because of their own selfish desires. As if their crimes and selfish deeds were not enough, they also found a sinister method to pass down their unfinished mission to younger generations in hopes that someone would be bold and stupid enough to finish what they started for them.
Guess who the unfortunate someone is?
Well, you guessed right people, it’s us, my sister and I.
Oh no,
It is not even us, I mean, we are not in charge of the operation. We are just the handymen that would be used to carry out the evil missions and destroy the leave and unity that the Huntingtons are working so hard to maintain. The real evil genius here is my father, Harold Armstrong. We are just his loyal subordinates that will be used to complete his evil missions. I wanted to keep shut and just listen to his explanation before making conclusions, but I couldn’t erase the guilt I feel for being a member of the family that has been causing war and chaos from time immemorial.
It hurts to know that we are the reason why no werewolf has a wolf anymore, we are the reason why we were all cursed by the moon goddess. Watching that man that looks exactly like dad going about and deceiving people, I’ve come to the conclusion that nothing good can come out of this family unless my father is willing to retrace his steps, confess the sins of our ancestors and give up these greedy thoughts and desires. I am just too pissed to keep my mouth shut, and so I did the only thing I could think of at the moment, I lashes out at dad,
“How could you let that happen, how could you be so selfish and greedy, dad?
You ruined our lives!
You are the reason why our wolves are dormant, you destroyed our lives, dad!
How could you do that to us?” I yelled in his face, twisting my words on purpose to make him feel guilty and have a change of heart. Of course, I knew it wasn’t him I saw in my head, besides, while I witnessed the unjust murder of the healers, I heard his voice in my head as he explains the situation to Cameron and I, telling us how he found out the truth about our ancestors this same way. I don’t know if his father helped him to see the truth that is buried deep into his subconscious, but somehow he had found out the truth and instead of doing something to right our wrongs, he chose to follow their footsteps and complete their tasks because he is just as greedy as they were.
Or should I say even worse than they were…
Yes, I’m sure he is worse than his ancestors. I know my father pretty much, and in such that he had been plotting on his own even before he found out about our family’s mission. Learning the truth about his ancestors was just an added bonus to him. He has been aiming for a higher position all along, that is why he still glued himself to the former Alpha, even if he is no longer the beta, he still visited the pack house regularly, trying so hard to maintain the friendship between him and the former Alpha.
He did that for a while, he used his former position as Beta and his unusual friendship with the former Alpha to stay at the top of the food chain, trying to stay relevant. When that trick got old, he decided to use me to retain his position as Beta. Mind you, he wasn’t doing it because he loves and cares about me. He wasn’t doing it to secure my future either. He just wanted to remain relevant in the pack, he was doing it all for himself. So I didn’t put my head in the game, I didn’t take it too seriously and I eventually lost the Beta position to another family.
It was so shameful and annoying, I know I was giving up something so important to our family, I knew it would break dads heart and make him so fucking furious at me. But as long as it stops him from planning my life to suit his selfish desires, that was okay for me. I thought that would put him in his place, I thought he would retire and relax at home. But who would have thought that he would switch over to my sister Cameron, trying to set her up with the new Alpha, Maverick Huntington.
He made me fuck my own sister repeatedly in a sick attempt to get her pregnant and pass it off as Mavericks. I tried to talk some sense onto Cameron and get her to snap out of it, but it seems we were under a spell because the more I tried to push her away, the hornier and more aroused she gets. We couldn’t control it anymore, we slowly turned into sex buddies that have absolutely no control of our libido. I know he must have done something to us, I just can’t place my finger on the spell he had used on us. And as for Cameron, she doesn’t even give a fuck about it, she would fix anyone at any time as long as it makes her happy.
So talking to her about it was a total waste of time and effort. I had to keep up the act and pretend to be on the same page with her and our father. I am playing the long game, it’s the only thing I could think of at the moment. I’ll keep pretending to be the stupid, gullible fool that they all think I am. This is the only way I can keep sabotage g his plans with him being the wiser. He would never see it as an act of betrayal, he would only think that I’m too stupid to get it right and hell keep calling me a fool, not knowing that I know exactly what I’m doing.
For example, he wanted me as the beta, but I failed the examination on purpose. Then he wanted me to get my sister pregnant and pin it on the Alpha. But so far I’ve been not been able to because I found a way to weaken my sperm without arousing suspicions. I read somewhere that anabolic steroids taken to stimulate muscle strength and growth can cause the testicles to shrink and sperm production to decrease. The use of cocaine or marijuana might reduce the number and quality of your sperm as well. Alcohol use. Drinking alcohol can lower testosterone levels and cause decreased sperm production.
So I engaged in the use of these hard drugs, and I also got her to use them with me. On several occasions, we have been caught in our rooms, wasted, and high on drugs. And so far, she has not gotten pregnant by me or by the Alpha, which is just so perfect. I’m going to play these same games with dad again, I need to know what he is up to this time and how best to stop him. I know for a fact that the guy that we saw in our heads is not dad, it’s just one of our ancestors that looks exactly like dad.
But I taunted him about it anyways, I yelled in his face and I pointed fingers at him, accusing him of being the evil mastermind behind the death of the healers and the death of the last true Alpha king. I knew it was t him, but this is all I could come up with at the moment, I just hope he falls for my Oscar worthy performance because I’m putting up my best act here.
“How could you, dad?
How could you be so mean?” I asked him in anger, glaring furiously at him. As usual, Cameron tried to hold my hand and get me to calm down. She is always the mediator between dad and I. It is always her to see us united, and I let her achieve her goal of peacemaking always, but not this time. I don’t want people this time, I want war…
“That’s not me, I promise. If it were me, you would have known the truth a long time ago. He is my ancestor, and he has been dead for centuries. But he still lives in our heads, and his essence directs us to follow in his stead. I know more about this than anyone alive, I could be the strongest man alive if only I can find the ornament that was stolen from my family.” He lets out firmly, exposing his plans. He wants to find that girl and take back the ornament of power that would be used to break the curse that was placed on us by the moon goddess. The worst part of this is that he actually wants Cameron and I to help him in this mission of madness. He is making it obvious to us that he wants to find that innocent girl and take back the ornament, even if it means hurting her. The fact that Cameron is smiling in approval is even more annoying. Like, What on earth is wrong with this damn family?