Alpha's Blind Luna



I couldn't wrap my head around what was going on. We thought there would be a tipping point. We knew that there was going to be a moment where we might see a shift. This was someone throwing a bomb onto it and blowing it to pieces. My eyes searched Pipsqueak then Bryan for this being some kind of joke. Anything that would make this better. Anything that would not destroy everything we had.

"How much of this is true?" When Vale spoke, it was low and menacing but he didn't look up at anyone in particular.

"A surprisingly good bit of it, actually. I would say maybe about 80-85% of it." It was Pipsqueak who answered. "It's what makes it believable. If you really wanted to dig, you could. A lot of it would be confirmed."

Vale grabbed the coffee table flipped it over the heads of Lucy, Felix, and AJ as it slammed into the window and shattered the glass. I winced and turned away from him.

"Fuck! Fucking damn it!" He yelled as he kicked the chair he had been sitting in and it flew into the front door.

"Vale, your anger isn't going to fix anything." Pipsqueak sounded like Auri and I smiled slightly.

"Oh yeah? So fucking what? This is now just out there, for everyone. This will destroy our entire way of life!" He threw his hands up. "They are blaming my mother! The High Council! What the hell am I supposed to do? I've got a missing mother who can't say shit to defend herself. I've got a non-feeling father. Morgan isn't here and we haven't talk to him for weeks. Did the High Council put a comment out?"

"No. They haven't. Honestly, it's been all quiet there. I haven't heard a peep out of them in a while. Outside of their correspondence with you in regards to wanting you back."

I shook my head. Of course, Pipsqueak would know about that.

"Shit. I need to go."

I started to block Vale. "No, no way. We were lucky they kept you mostly in a positive

light. But they are blaming the High Council. They are literally putting it all on Auri's shoulders. Vale, you can't just go there. If anyone tried to..."

"I can't just abandon the High Council, Ezekiel!"

His voice was laced with with his power. I could see everyone shift under it but I stood up straighter.

"I'm not telling you to abandon them. I'm telling you that going to them isn't going to do anything but put you in danger!"

Vale strode up to me. I held my stare with him as he towered over me. Even though my knees were weakening under his anger, his power, and his closeness. I refused to look away.

"I'm going, Ezekiel."

I narrowed my eyes. "Then you will become Alpha of the Golden Moon pack. You will become Alpha, take your Beta and at least two warriors." "No."

"Yes, Vale. That is my condition for letting you go."

Vale roared at me. "You do not decide what I can or cannot do! I am the Alpha King. And you are nothing but an Alpha playing at being a leader. Do not stand in my way, Ezekiel."

My anger mixed with his and I took a deep breath. "You may be the Alpha King but I am your mate and Alpha of this pack and you will listen to me." "Make me." Vale growled.

We glared at each other for a moment before I put my hand on his cheek. Closing my eyes, I opened up our bond wide. At first, it felt like I was drowning in his anger and fear, his disappointment and confusion. But I pushed it away. Instead, I overrode them with something more powerful. Something that I knew might break him but I would make him see reason, make him back down. I threw him and Naresh into my memories. The ones I locked away. The ones that sometimes still snuck out while I was asleep. What I had gone through while I was in the hands of the BloodHunter Coven, letting him see and live through them as I had.

Auri had taught me this technique but I had never used it. She said it was good to share memories sometimes. That it made it easier to understand one another. I had gotten a glimpse into her life before. Before Vale, before her kids. Even sometimes before her mate. It was hard, but it helped me understand how to do it because I had to fight getting drowned in her abuse she received. I knew this wasn't what she meant it for but it was the only thing I could think of to pull Vale back a little.

I knew the minutes ticked by. It wouldn't take nearly as long as it had been to make those memories. But it would still take a few minutes. Finally, I stepped in before a certain point and released the two of them. Vale stumbled back, falling to the floor as he looked up at me.

"Zeke...I..."

"You will listen to me, Vale. You either stay here and we figure this out; as a pack, as a family. Or you can go off to the High Council but you will go as Alpha, along with three people of my choosing."

Vale was shaking. Everyone stared in equal amounts of shock and confusion. Vale's Alpha King power had been powerful but I essentially snuffed it out much like Auri had been able to do.

"I have to agree with Ezekiel. I think being viewed as siding with the High Council right now wouldn't be a good look. Not until they come out with a statement at the very least." Pipsqueak chimed in. "Luckily they painted you in a good light, you would do well to stay there."

"Hector needs to know as well." Bryan added.

Pipsqueak chuckled. "Oh, he already knows. Paid for the broken furniture in his hotel room as well." She paused and took a deep breath. "They are turning the world against The Huntress. There has to be a reason why they are lumping her into this theory. But until we find out and combat that, if she does come back, she may need to lay low for a while."

"It's not true! She didn't do anything but fix and take down the BloodHunter Coven!" Lucy snapped back. "They can't blame her! They can't make it seem like she is on the same level as them or even worse by not caring about the repercussions this has on the world. After all she has done for the supernatural world! They should be groveling at her feet, kissing them for goddess sake."

Bryan rubbed his eyes. "We know that, sweetheart. People who know her, know that but that's nothing compared to how many supernaturals that are out there. Morgan will need to decide if he wants to put out a statement as well."

I rolled my shoulders and looked over my pack. I let some of my Alpha aura out. All of them whipped their heads to me.

"For now, we control what we can. Bryan, start reaching out to the heads of the races with Auri's contacts. She might not be here but they know you. Use that."

He nodded, pulling out his phone and tablet.

"Felix, I need you and Simon to go through the patrols again. People know we are the Alpha King's pack. We can handle them here but I don't want the town touched. Can you do that?"

"Yes Alpha." Simon and Felix both answered heading out of the room.

As I watched them leave, I mind linked Felix. 'Felix, I want you on standby as well. If Vale still wants to go to the High Council you are one of the ones going with him.'

'Understood, Alpha.'

Looking back around the room, I sighed. "Lucy, I know you're medically focused but I need you to step into the management role. Work with AJ to get a crash course in the next building expansions. He may be leaving and I want to make sure it still continues smoothly."

She nodded and took off after AJ. Jax stood next to me, putting his hand on my shoulder. "Tell me how I can help, Alpha."

"We just need to continue, honestly. If you can though, try to reach out to Morgan. We need to see what he thinks. I'd like him to get his input on all this."

Jax nodded. "Yes, Alpha."

"Pipsqueak?"

Her eyebrow rose and she quirked her mouth into a smirk. "Yes, Alpha?"

"We need Auri, Pipsqueak. I don't care how you do it. However illegal in human or supernatural laws it is, I don't care. I don't care how many fucking bodies pile up. Bring Auri home."

Her smirk pulled into a full blown smile. One that had me questioning the levels this fey was going to go. "You got it, Alpha. Pip, out."

The screen went black and I ran my hands through my hair. Damn it, had been a long time since I had to do that. I did sometimes help manage the construction crews but not since my home pack did I need to handle something like this. Looking down, I stared at Vale who had moved to the couch but his head was in his hands. Going over to him, I squatted down and put my hands on his knees.

"Vale, come back to me."

"How...how..."

I smiled sadly. "Because of you and my family. Look at me, Vale." Peeling his hands away from his face, I met Vale's tear-filled eyes. "I'm here and I'm okay. Yes, it will always be with me. Those memories will always be there. But they make moments with you and my family that much sweeter." "You cut it off early though, didn't you?"

“I did. The rest gets worse. I wanted to pull you out of your ass. Not spiral further." I chuckled and kissed his cheek.

His hands grabbed my face and he smashed his lips to mine. I let him take control as his tongue slipped into my mouth. Both making sure I was there and making sure I knew he was there. We broke after a minute.

"Contact the High Councilors, Vale. We need to see what's happening and what their next move is. We need more information."

"I can just go and..."

Standing up, I headed up stairs. “My stipulations aren't changing, Vale. If you want to go to the High Council, you are taking AJ and then two others of my choosing after becoming Alpha. Otherwise, your ass is staying right here for now. Call them now."

He started to protest again but I ignored him, slamming the office door behind me. Looking back at the desk, the High Council papers strewn all over it, I sighed. I gathered them up and tossed them in the trash. They didn't matter now. We would have our own missions we would need to deal with.

Turning in my chair, I looked at the drawer under the bookshelf next to the window. I stared at it for a good two minutes before I walked over and pulled it open. Moving all the folders to the front, there was a Manila envelope laying at the bottom. It was unmarked and I pulled it out. Setting it down, I rested my elbows on the desk and my chin settled on my intertwined fingers. It was emergency parachute that Auri had built over the years. She knew war was brewing and told me that when we reached the point that we were fucked, to open this envelope and use the contents. This was only meant for me.

Finally, after five minutes, I flipped it over and unsealed it. Pulling out the pages, a smaller envelope fell into my lap. It had 'Zeke' written on it in Auri's surprisingly perfect handwriting for her being blind. Flipping it over, I opened it and flipped open the pages.

Ezekiel,

My dear son, I'm sorry. I know you were probably sitting there, staring down at this booklet for a while before opening it. It just proves that you were the right choice to leave this with. Two things had to have happened for you to be reading this. One, I am no longer there. For whatever reason, know that I wish I was. I wish that you boys would never need to go through the pain of making decisions that can effect hundreds or even thousands of lives. Two, it's reached a tipping point. A point of no return. I'm so sorry, my dear. Sorry for the weight that now rests on all of your shoulders but

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Included in my packet is every dirty, dark and decrepit secret that every single person of power or of note has. It includes me, Logan, Morgan, the fey royalty, human leaders, witch covens, High Councilors. Everyone, Ezekiel. Even you and Vale. This is both a gift, knowing who may be behind the scenes but this information is...well...don't burn your bridges right away. But sometimes you need to in order to save lives. There are also contingency plans. And backup plans for the contingency plans. For every race. Safe havens in case anyone needs to run. In case a specific race is being

targeted. I've...also included a code to a safety deposit box at the end of this note. Zeke, there are things in that box that are only for you. But also, they are not to be taken likely. There are two years worth of Nova 1.0 in that box. Along with deeds to safe houses scattered throughout the world. Money in every currency. Five rings that will block your wolf presence. You would be seen a beefed up humans, even to the fey. There are also what's left of the health potions I've stocked up over the years, wolfsbane, fairy dust, crystathine, and a few other hard to get ingredients. Basically, everything you need to run. Or to fight if you choose the Nova. There are speciality weapons for every race as well. It's a big box. More like a locker really. It's yours Zeke, to use as you see fit.

My lips pursed and I tried to stop the shaking of my hands. She really had been prepared for the worst. I felt wholly out of place. I knew she was writing to me but I felt like the weak link. That Vale or anyone else should be the one with this information.

Stop it, Zeke.

My brow furrowed as I continued to read.

It's a lot, I know. It's a lot of information. A lot of decisions. But not all of them need to be made now. The tipping point isn't where you start moving for the worst. Everything is set up for you. A single codeword to one person will put things in motion. You don't have to do anything. Not yet. But what I need you to be, is the Alpha I know you are.

I didn't choose Vale for this for multiple reasons. One, he already feels the weight of the Alpha King on his shoulders but doesn't understand what that means in a situation like this. Bryan is smart and may know when best to start throwing in the towel but he can't fight for the peace anymore. Honestly, that fight has been gone for a while. Hector, well, the man doesn't know WHEN to quit. It's always going to be you, Zeke. You are the strongest of them. You understand what it means to make those decisions and how it effects everything. They need your sense, your gut instincts, your strength, your knowledge. You far outweigh everyone there even if you feel like the weakest. You are what I have strived to be all these years. I held the paper up as tears fell down my cheeks and onto my lap. I didn't want to get them on the page. Zeke, you need to decide when to fight. If to fight. When to flee. When to use diplomacy, when to use blackmail and when to save others before yourself. Vale may have the Alpha King gene, but Zeke, you are the true power behind him. You need to be firm and strong. Do not waver. You cannot second guess a decision anymore, not even when you watch as lives are lost. You cannot save everyone but you can be smart and try to save those you know you should.

I have never been so happy to have another son. One that I can also say I am equally proud of. No matter what you go through, how weak you feel, you have to remember that you may feel weakness, but you cannot show it. I know you aren't weak but we all have our moments and what you need to do is continue as though you feel nothing but strength. Be the king behind the throne, Zeke. He's going to need you. Vale is going to get lost in this sea. You'll need to step up. It might not be by his side. Knowing him, he might try and keep you away from everything. But there will be a time to defy him and a time where you can do more good sitting behind that desk or maybe in a different part of the world. Whatever is happening, choose your battles wisely, my dear, because it comes down to winning the war.

I love you, my dear son. Send my love to the boys, and to Lucy as well. Continue to keep these between us though. This should never be in anyone else's hands or for anyone else's eyes but yours. You can do this, Zeke. I've put my faith and trust in you because I know you can do it.

Always, Auri

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