Freedom

Chapter Hundred and Thirteen – Freedom.
Chris’s POV
I wasn’t ashamed of myself, maybe I should be.
Since my Luna returned, I’d gotten a constant share of sex from her, for past times and the fact her pregnancy would be a limitation soon.
To be fair, I had been treating her better.
My groin was slightly shaking from the recent sexcapade. I rolled on my back, and left bed.
“Ray? Edwin?” I searched for them in mind link.
None of them were close. I heard the door of the courtroom open and someone got in.
Sasha rolled on her back, her pointed nipples visible and inviting.
But I left the room. “Who’s there at this hour?” I could tell it was almost midnight already.
Slamming the door opened, I met the gaze of my father, sitting on the Alpha King’s throne. I rubbed my temples. “It’s you.”
“Yeah, I actually wanted to come earlier to see Sasha but I bet you’d tired her out already.”
My eyebrows raised, he could tell we’ve been…?
“Yeah, she’s tired.” I agreed, walking towards him and keeping myself at the Luna’s chair. “I’ve been thinking a lot.”
“Share!” my father ordered. It startled me.
Of course, I wanted to or I wouldn’t have said I was thinking. I smiled, crossing my legs.
“The new Alpha King,” I never knew I’d have a mocking emphasis on ‘Alpha King’ when it had been a title in my family for long.
“… hasn’t been seen. The prophecy said the Silver Wolf and her mate will handle the evil, which is obviously Logan.” I continued.
My father’s eyes were closed, and he only nodded at intervals. He made an ‘hmm’ sound.
“Well, it would have been the silver wolf and I, but now, it’s an unknown man and Silver Wolf. A man that hasn’t shown up yet.” I complained.
The evil was already around so it’d be best if he showed up as well, but he seemed like a coward and haven’t.
“Another thing would be, he had arrived but Rihanna didn’t care to tell you.” My father speculated.
Could that be true? It was Ray that discovered and he said his sister told him otherwise. “Ray would tell me if she does.”
“She wouldn’t tell Ray.” My father laughed. “Ray is your Beta, you think she’d trust him not to tell. She knows that in Black Hills, Alpha is god.”
Which was true. In Black Hills, nothing was kept away from the Alpha. And official wolfs were only answerable to him.
Your Silver grew up here so would know these rules. Meaning she wouldn’t give her brother full trust as he’d always be answerable to me.
So did she lie to Ray? Who was the man? Ray would have realized anyway…. he did notice it being Alpha Jaden.
I scoffed. “I don’t know. Ray got a speculation but she debunked it.”
“Ray should keep that speculation. If his sister has a mate bond with a wolf, he’d feel connected with the wolf too. They’re twins.” my father said.
Then Jaden being Your Silver’s new mate had great chances of being real. And I wasn’t scared anymore.
I had a son coming, an heir. Black Hills would be ruled by him, whether it was a pack-kingdom or not. Maybe someday, he’d regain the kingdom.
That was my only consolation, my son.
“Well, let’s hope the new Alpha King do a good job in keeping peace here. I’m tired, honestly.” I admitted, with a sigh.
My father sighed as well, staring into space. “It might look like a demotion, but if you take it in good faith, you’d see actual freedom in it.”
Exactly that, Zeke may not get it but there was a freedom, at least to me, in not being Alpha King.
Those responsibilities should fall on Jaden’s broad shoulders.
My mind link was getting a stretch just as I nearly slept off on the Luna’s chair.
It was Ray, only him gave me headache when trying to break my mind link. That showed how powerful he could be.
“Yes?” I released it after struggling.
He was panting, and I rolled my eyes. A man like him, panting in the middle of the night, no doubt with Cara ‘working out’.
“Alpha, you’ve to see this! Come to the training ground! I think it’s Logan!” He shouted.
What the hell? At mid night?
I jumped from the seat, hurrying out, my father leapt from the seat he was on and followed.
“An attack?”
I nodded.
“Ray, is anyone hurt?”
“Three dead. Two missing. Cara and another warrior.” He seethed again, panting heavily.
Cara, his mate? He’d be going crazy now. “Ray, calm down. Do you know where they went?”
His breathing was irregular. Was he running? “I’m tracking them as we speak but he left a message for you at the training ground.”
He was tracking them…? He was running. “No, Ray, retreat now! How can you chase after him alone!”
“Didn’t you hear me? He’s with my mate!” he insisted.
I pleaded, fastening my steps. “I heard you clearly but that’s still reckless. I’d chase them with you, don’t go alone!”
“No, what if he does the same thing he did to the princess of Blue Bloom? How’d I live with that?” he huffed. “I’d go now!”
And of course, he shut the mind link. Normally it was hard to follow his scent, much less in the cool of the night and when he was far ahead.
“Dad, Ray ran after the Lycan! Logan is with his mate and a warrior. Ray can’t handle Logan alone.” I knew too well how’d it will end.
“Go with him!” my father pushed me forward.
“There’s a message at the training ground waiting for me…”
“I’d check then mind link to you what’s it about. Be cautious, bring them all back. Go!” my father patted my arms and I sped off immediately.
Ray wouldn’t have gone far if he could still connect with me, through mind link. Thankfully, his scent was still active. He just passed.
I also sensed my Delta. “Edwin, are you around here? Logan is coming!”
“Yes, I saw him already and he had hostages. Ray is chasing after him.” He replied.
I caught sight of him and paused to catch my breathe. “Return to the pack and keep everyone calm. I’d return with Ray and the hostages!”
Edwin ran back to the pack while I kept my chase, trying to hold unto Ray’s scent. It was leading farther away.
Then my dad broke my mind link. “The Lycan’s crazy. He ask that you exchange yourself for the hostages or he’d kill them like he did last time.”
Last time? Like the Princess of Blue Bloom? I remember he had asked me to exchange myself with the princess.
Instead, Edwin and I took her away and risked Your Silver. But then he said that it was Your Silver he actually needed? Confused Lycan!
However, he had returned and killed the princess so I shouldn’t take his threat for jokes.
“Thanks dad, he’s not getting any of us!” I replied, before shutting off my mind link.