Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 170

Naya's POV

My smile dropped as I realized I was alone with Mrs. Lau.

Her eyes were red with anger.

"You turned me into a despicable animal and had the guts to celebrate it." She roared.

"Mrs. Lau, please calm down." I pleaded, hoping she wouldn't leave her seat in my throat. That woman was vicious.

"Oh, should I?" She asked maliciously.

Suddenly, she stood up on her feet and, with the speed of light, reached for my throat. I closed my eyes, expecting her sharp claws to be on my neck.

I felt nothing. Instead, as I opened my eyes, a new drama had me dumbfounded. "Zeke? Kyle? How did you know I was here?"

"Your scent." Kyle mentioned the obvious, glancing at Zeke, whose left hand was fastened around Mrs. Lau's neck. She was like a cockroach, with large hands in her naked form and legs dangling in the air. He held her as if she weighed nothing.

"Mrs. Lau, you are a spy." Zeke fumed, slamming Mrs. Lau's face against the table. A sickening crack was heard. He must have broken at least her jaws. Zeke wasn't in good sight whenever he was angry. Although he looked hot, his eyes were dark, and his nose twitched like a rabbit's nose.

He always loved maintaining eye contact during those moments...

"We were just with both of them earlier. We need to control ourselves." Naya scolded. "Besides, this is a crucial moment for the both of us."

"If it is crucial to you, it's crucial to me as well."

"Then you need to get your head out of the gutters and focus on the situation at hand. Got it?"

I sighed, forgetting all about the forest. I glared at Kyle, trying to pass information along. It took me a while to realize I could no longer send him words through the mind link.

"What's happening?" I mouthed worriedly. He didn't seem shocked on his part.

"I don't know." He simply replied, focusing his attention on Mrs. Lau. I bet he was trying to understand her motive, or probably to stop his brother from killing the only direct contact we may have with Baron and knowing what he was plotting against our pack. This time, Zekes hands dug deeper into her neck. It was then that the implications of what he was doing to her began to show on her body.

Zeke's eyes were ablaze with fire as he whispered close to her ears.

"Planning something with Baron Diego?"

You... Mr., can't stop... what's coming?" Mrs. Lau struggled to speak, but blood oozed from her broken face. I winced at the pain she must be feeling as Zeke slammed her against the table again and again, rendering her useless but strong enough to talk. "Enough games! Tell us Baron's plan. What is he plotting?

Why did you allow him into the pack? How long have you been his spy?"

"Immediately after a child was made Alpha, I swore my allegiance to another. I cannot have a boy rule over me!" Mrs. Lau managed a wicked grin despite her injuries. "You can not even begin to comprehend the power he seeks."

"He? Who is he? Baron?" Zeke growled, his patience wearing thin. "Stop speaking in riddles and answer me, or I swear to cut the skin off your flesh bit by bit until you tell me everything I need to hear!!"

Suddenly, the elders and Beta Brooke burst into the room, sensing the lingering tension. I sighed in relief because, at this rate, we may never be able to recognize Mrs. Lau again. She was taking the slamming and bashing well. It was getting us nowhere. Elder Freya rolled her eyes as she observed the situation. "I knew something was wrong. Thank you, elder Rosalie, for alerting us."

Elder Rosalie merely bowed. "Alpha Zeke, what's going on here?"

"The children are in danger again. I will go and check them." Elder Roy quickly said after moments of observation. I guess the cries of children from the hospital must have alerted them.

Zeke paused halfway. "Elder Rosalie, you should go with Elder Roy. The children need a motherly figure. Marley is there with them, but don't waste time. I don't think it's the children they are targeting." He flung Mrs. Lau to the side like a rag doll, placing both hands on the table to think.

"This is why the new pack house is needed. The children whose parents are no more cannot leave so close to the border. They are in danger of being killed." Elder Rosalie pointed out her irritation.

"Well, we do not have the money for that. Everyone is refusing allegiance. Do we need to have a meeting with the neighboring packs?"

"No. Their allegiance might be with the blood moon pack."

"Well, the children cannot continue to be a distraction." Zeke pondered. "How many are they?"

"A bit over a hundred, Alpha."

"Goodness! The last war ended with the lives of over a hundred babies." Kyle shook his head. "How about we renovate the old factory and take them there? The factory can contain over three hundred children. We will save money and, at the same time, protect them. Our protection as Alpha is what they need." Zeke cast grateful eyes at his brother. "How many weeks will it take to finish the renovation?"

"A week," Elder Derek said. He was the elder of nature.

Zeke nodded, turning to beta Brooke. "Please inform the builders to take over the old abandoned factory by the riverside. We will need over a hundred beds, good toilets, war-resistant ceilings, and walls. That would be a safe place for others in need of a place to stay too." Beta Brooke raised his hands to stop him. "I'll inform the men to start work immediately." He was about to move out when Zeke hissed.

"However, I do not want abandoned projects. If we cannot accept the importation of important goods from other packs, we can do it the old way. Everyone was working hard. We have Elder Derek to help us."

For the first time, my heart soared when I heard Zeke solve the problems of the pack while involving the elders. With the great smile on elder Derek's face, I guess Alpha Storm never included his elders in crucial matters involving the pack. "Elder Roy, please handle the children." Zeke turned to Elder Rosalie. "Please, watch over the children and tell us if anything is going on."

Elder Roy nodded like he was given the most important mission. He didn't seem to remember that he was taking orders from a young man as he pulled Elder Derek and Elder Rosalie outside towards the doctor's house, where the heart of the pack was. Mrs. Lau's wicked snort interrupted his glorious moment.

"What's this? All hands on deck?" She laughed hard, occasionally stopping to spit out blood as her bones began to reset themselves. Our ability to heal was like a curse.

When we needed her not to heal, she was healing well and fast too. "I hate it so much. That's why the Beast King remains my king. Our little Alpha can't even think for himself. He needs the elders to make decisions for him." She continued laughing, and I felt sorry for her.

There was no way Zeke would let her live for saying that.

But Elder Freya beat Zeke to it as she approached the feeble woman with flame in her eyes and a disdainful smirk on her face.

"If it isn't the traitor, Baron Diego's little spy, Laura!" Elder Freya mocked.

"If it isn't the elder who lost her powers to a child," Mrs. Lau croaked. "I heard she sucked it out with a hose, bitch."

"Laura," Elder Freya taunted, knowing that Mrs. Lau hated people calling her by her full name. She was using it to her advantage. I couldn't figure out what the advantage was.

"Watch your words, Elder Freya. This is a serious matter."

Mrs. Lau shot back. I wondered what she could do, even in her weak state.

"I know." Elder Freya knelt closer. "You see, I lost my powers, but I am a hundred years older, am I not?"

Mrs. Lau swallowed. "What does that have to do with this?"

Elder Freya's smile was sly. "It means I still have a lot of tricks up my sleeve. I am an old wolf too." She shrugged, standing up. "I'll cut you with my deadly claws, pour wolfsbane into it, and ask Elder Archer to seal the wound. Is that okay?"

Mrs. Lau was silent, but it was evident how fearful she was. Wolfsbane was rare in our pack, but it still existed, like flowers in other packs.

"I'll release you if you tell me what I want to hear. Okay?" Elder Freya asked, like she was the purest of souls here.

"But if you don't tell me what I want to hear, I'll store twenty or more bags of wolfsbane in your body forever. And guess what?"

"What?" Mrs. Lau couldn't resist the urge to ask. What a fool she was.

"I do not need my powers for that." Elder Freya's laughter echoed in the room.

In response, Mrs. Lau spat out blood, and her own sinister smile spread on her face. "You won't stop the rise of the monsters. This pack will crumble." She turned to look at me. "And you will be at the center of the rumble."