Chapter Hundred and Sixteen – Remedy.
Jaden’s POV
My mother had always been a wolfess who wanted all the good things the world could offer.
The world had also been at her beck and call since she was the next Alpha. She was loved and admired but not free.
Well, no Alpha was.
It became, I’d say, worse for her after she gave birthed me then married my father months later.
I never knew why they didn’t do it before, perhaps the delay was her attempt to keep on being free.
But she lost all access to freedom after being Alpha, duty only remained for her.
Now she was retired and was fulfilling her dreams, I couldn’t call her back to duty. That’d be cruel.
“Alpha!” Ralph banged the table, snapping me from my thoughts.
I made a little pout. “I don’t want to bother my mom. Should she come back now?”
Ralph shrugged. “It’s been long we’ve seen her, so yeah, she should. It’s a year already. Doesn’t she miss her kids?”
My mother wasn’t like that, she knew we weren’t babies. I smiled, remembering the last words she said to me as I she sailed her traveling ship.
“Take care of my four babies. I made sure the last one’s hibernating. If any of the babies bother you, hibernate them. Be happy.”
I shook my head. The four babies were Jake and my three uncles, her younger brothers.
Since I was her oldest, then I’m the newest head of the family.
As a kid, I wondered if my father, the last baby, was actually locked in hibernation by my mother.
As an adult, I wasn’t sure if he wasn’t.
“Ralph, hell had no fury to a woman’s wrath. My mother would be mad if we brought her back because of a blind issue.” I grinned, imagining it.
“Of the Alpha King.” Ralph reminded.
I rolled my eyes. “You know she never really accepted Chris as the Alpha King.”
My mother would be the last to care.
“Well, tell her about the Lycan. He’s becoming a big problem. Isn’t she worried about her pack?” Ralph commented, looking away.
Why should she be? Aren’t I the Alpha?
“She kept it in my care and trusts I’d protect it. Sorry Ralph, but we can’t bring her back.” I finalized, meeting his gaze.
He glared, blinked, then glanced away. “Well, then, it’s left with us both to find what medicine she used to cure herself.”
Find it? “Wait, must we be the one to find the cure? Chris isn’t only our Alpha King!”
Ralph slammed the table. “Didn’t you read the letter?” he pointed at it.
I took a glimpse then took my eyes away.
“Ray was informed by Alpha Wayne that your mother had suffered this. So Ray asked for the remedy. He asked directly!” Ralph hollered.
Now this was a problem. And it shouldn’t be, I had enough already.
“Look Ralph, as I said, I don’t know what it is… and I have a lot of my plate.” I used a low tone.
He blew raspberries, kicking the air as he paced. “You keep forgetting that we were asked to bring a solution, should we leave Chris blind?”
Certainly not, the only one who’d enjoy it will be Rihanna. And as much as wanted her happiness now, this wasn’t it.
“Ask the librarians to search for my mother’s old journal, she experienced that while fighting a…” I trailed off.
My mother experienced that while fighting a ‘lone large beast’.
Those were the words she used in her journal. Was that a Lycan?
“I doubt what she was fighting is important to what the remedy is.” Ralph huffed, walking towards the library.
I frowned, eyeing him. He was too haughty and always eager to help Black Hills. I didn’t know what’s wrong with Betas.
From where Ralph walked out from, my brother walked in, wearing a smug grin.
Frustration beset me again, as he didn’t shift his gaze from mine till he sat down besides me.
“You’re in trouble.” his eyes shifted to yellowish orange and sparked a reaction from my wolf who felt threatened.
Against my will, my eyes went red but I shook it off. What was with my wolf? Was he planning to attack my brother?
“Did you just communicate with my wolf?” I asked Jake, realizing what he did.
He smirked proudly. “Yeah, you aren’t the one in trouble since you weren’t in control, he is. And he had to know.”
I felt glad to know I wasn’t the only one scolding this spirit inside of me. “So what did he do?” I asked the formidable question.
“Jonah said Rih was in her wolf form and said everything said through Beatrice. She limped.” Jake raised a brow.
That meant MY WOLF broke her leg.
“She was tired, bleeding from her legs. She was far from you, and it looked like it was her barrier that weakened you.” Jake snickered.
Was that a good thing? It meant she defended herself from me. That my your wolf had been attacking her.
“I know it’s a duel but it looked fatal, even from Jonah’s point of view.” Jake shrugged. “I guess that’s why he was disappointed at you.”
That’s it! I’m screwed!
“And before you think you’re screwed, know that this is your wolf’s mistake, not yours.” My brother added.
As comforting as it seemed, I wasn’t at all moved by it. My wolf wasn’t the one she’d see but me.
And I wasn’t going to be telling her that I wasn’t in control but my twisted wolf!
I jumped from my seat. “Jake, you’ve had girlfriends before. How do I apologize to her?”
“And please don’t recommend flowers.” I warned as he pointed at Rose Valley.
He took his hands down. “I think flowers is a good way to start. Maybe then, get her a…. do you know what she likes?”
I knew little about her likes. She didn’t use jewelry, few female warriors do. And she didn’t dress aesthetically. She was really simple.
“No idea. Think of something… common?”
Jake shrieked. “You want something common for an Alpha she-wolf?”
By common, I meant something girls her age liked but if not, I had no idea then. We stayed quiet for a while.
“Hey, I found the address!” Ralph stormed into the room. “We have to travel and it’d be two days at least, c’mon!”
I glimpsed at Jake tiredly. He shrugged. “I’d keep thinking, till you return.”
Sigh. This week wasn’t my week, at all.