Dinner was going great until my phone dinged with a message. Then, my phone dinged again and again. We have a rule of no phones at the table, I guess it was important for me to go see what all the fuss and nonsense was all about. I went to get up but Anthony told me to stay put and he would bring me my phone.
I was surprised when I looked at the phone to see I had ten text messages waiting for me. They were from different Alphas around the country. At this point, I was a little confused since I didn’t have a case or anything work-related to them at the moment.
“What’s wrong Mellie?” Dad inquired with a raised eyebrow.
“I have ten text messages from Alpha’s from around the country. I don’t have anything work-related with them at the moment. I’ll read them when we finish dinner,” I explained to everyone at the table.
“Why don’t you go ahead and read the text messages because they might be important. Did we forget to mention to you that Alpha King Matthew and I along with both Councils held a press conference this afternoon to announce Prince Michael as a fugitive and why? Now everyone knows to be on the lookout for him for assaulting you and killing one of your babies. Those text messages might be sightings of him or information pertaining to Prince Michael,” offered King Friedrich.
I didn’t say anything. I just looked at Mom and Dad who gave me a nod as if to say it was okay to look at my phone. I started to read the messages. The first few messages were voicing their concern for my well-being and the well-being of my remaining heir. Also, let me know if I needed anything to let them know and they would assist us in any way they could.
The sixth message I read started to get interesting. Alpha Dean of the Black Water Pack stated that he had seen Prince Michael just yesterday when he stopped by to receive assistance for a journey into Canada. He was told not to ask questions because he was told to ‘seek’ a safe place to hide from a terrorist. No one was to know where he was hidden for security measures.
I didn’t hesitate, I hit the call button so I could talk with Alpha Dean. He answered on the second ring, “Alpha Dean.”
“Alpha Dean, Delta Melanie speaking. I have you on speaker phone with Alpha King Friedrich, my father Troy Miller, well a lot of people. The reason for the call is that I just got your message pertaining to Prince Michael. We have sent for Alpha King Matthew. He should be here momentarily. We need to do a Teleconference with you when he arrives,” I explained to him and everyone seated at the table.
“Understood Delta Melanie. I will explain everything when everyone is assembled so I will only have to explain it once. How are you feeling Delta Melanie? I was rather perplexed to hear of the assault and death of your baby. I do pray that the other baby is well and getting stronger by the day. My Luna was very troubled when she heard of this. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to ask. You have many, many friends,” assured Alpha Dean.
“Thank you, Alpha Dean. I’m going to end this call so we all can relocate to my home office. If you can text me the information so we can connect with you I would appreciate it,” I noted as I got up from the table.
“I will do so Delta Melanie,” advised Alpha Dean as the line went dead. A few minutes later the information was texted to me so we could teleconference with him.
It didn’t take long before Alpha King Matthew and both Councils showed up at our house. Alpha King Matthew was a bit flustered to hear that Prince Michael had actually reached out to a pack to receive help. That was unexpected of him.
Both Alpha Kings and Councils were now present in my home office. Dad had connected the Teleconference to Alpha Dean of the Black Water Pack so we could find out what Prince Michael had been up to.
“Good evening, Alpha Dean. Thank you for reaching out to Delta Melanie concerning Prince Michael. Now, tell us what happened yesterday,” commanded Alpha King Matthew.
“Yes, Alpha King Matthew. Yesterday, Prince Michael showed up at our pack around 9:45 AM. He said he was in need of assistance. He was on the run from a terrorist. We all thought it sounded fishy and wanted to contact you or someone from the Royal Pack, but we were told we couldn’t for security reasons. …” Alpha Dean explained but was interrupted by one of the Council members.
“And you believed him without actually verifying his claim? What kind of Alpha are you?” demanded Elder Isaiah.
“I apologize Elder Isaiah; you did not let me finish. We allowed him to finish explaining his reasons why he needed to disappear into Canada and what he needed. While my staff assisted him, I had another member of my staff reach out to the Royal Pack to verify his story. They knew nothing about what he was talking about. They couldn’t reach the Alpha King to verify the story as well, so we went with what he was saying,” explained Alpha Dean.
“Okay, you helped him with what exactly?” demanded King Matthew.
“He needed documents to enter Canada. We told him they would not be ready until today or tomorrow. He is coming by tomorrow to pick them up. He will be here around 8 AM to pick them up so he can cross over into Canada,” explained Alpha Dean.
“Very good. We want you to play along with him. Give him the documents and everything you promised him. Make him believe that he is going to walk out of there with everything and as he is about to walk out, spring the trap. I want him placed in the dungeons with silver on his wrists and legs. We will be there to collect him. Can I count on you to handle this Alpha Dean?” wondered Alpha King Matthew.
“Yes, Alpha King Matthew. We will make it happen. You have my word. When we have him in custody, I will notify Delta Melanie and Alpha Richard who in turn can notify you. Would that be alright Alpha King Matthew?” inquired Alpha Dean.
“Yes, that would be perfect. Thank you for reaching out to Delta Melanie. You are dismissed to make the arrangements,” declared Alpha King Matthew.
When the screen went black, we all turned toward the Alpha King for guidance. We needed to know what our next steps would be ourselves.
“Delta Melanie, continue to monitor your text messages and emails. It appears that we have Alphas who will reach out to you with the information before they reach out to us. Let us know if you get any more information pertaining to Prince Michael,” commanded Alpha King Matthew.
“Yes, Alpha King Matthew,” I replied.
“Now then, the rest of us need to get a good night’s rest. We will need it for what tomorrow will bring. Everyone let’s adjourn for the evening,” announced Alpha King Matthew.
Soon, the only people left at our house were the ones staying at our house. I was tired and I wanted to get some sleep but I knew it was going to be a long night. My phone would ding every now and then with a new message saying that they had seen or spoken to Prince Michael here or there.
I started a log with who saw him and where. It was indeed going to be a long night. I had cat naps in between dings on my phone but it was well worth it in the end.