Prince Justus and the Rogue
Chapter 12 - Beta, Delta, Gamma

Gracia POV

After searching frantically for my sister I finally found her inside a closet in one of the back bedrooms. As we walked out of the bedroom Justus met us in the hallway and said that Mr and Mrs Takers were both dead. He had moved the bodies outside for now but he would have to do something with them soon.

We take my sister into one of the back bedrooms that doesn't look like the furniture had been broken to talk. "Cecily, can you tell us what happened?" I ask her.

"Soldiers broke down the front door and came inside. They were yelling things in a language I didn't understand. Mrs Takers said to go hide and so I did. I could hear the furniture being broken and tossed around like they were looking for something. I heard Mrs Taker screaming. I peaked out a window and I could see Mr Taker fighting but there were too many soldiers and they started stabbing him. One of the soldiers stopped and looked towards the house so I ran back to the closet and I haven't left it since." By the end of her story she was sobbing. Such a horrific thing to go through at such a young age.

"Cecily, how do you know they were soldiers?" Justus asks, trying to put together what happened.

"Because they all had on the same outfit just like soldiers all wear the same outfit." She states very matter of factly.

I see Justus smiling at her. "Do you remember what their outfit looked like?"

"Yes, they wore black pants, black shirts, and red masks around the lower half of their face." Cecily remembered.

"That's kind of an odd combination. What do you think the red mask indicates?" Gracia asks me.

"It's a gang that my brother used to belong to. I thought that he had left them years ago but maybe he still has connections. I think it's a message letting me know that he's back in town and he knows that I was keeping Cecily here. How he knows about my connection to Cecily I don't know. It's just my guess. Maybe he doesn't know. But this is definitely Achard." He explains painfully.

"My sister said they were looking for something. Can you think of anything they may have been looking for? Did the Takers have money and valuables?" I ask Justus because the situation still doesn't make sense.

"The Takers had a small stash of cash and other valuables. I can see if it's still there." Justus leads us downstairs and in the corner of the room takes out one of the floor boards then he removes a small box. "Well, they didn't replace the box. Shall we see what's inside?" Cecily and I both nod our heads.

Justus pulls out a pouch of kingdom large coins enough to buy food for several months, an expensive gold pocket watch, two wedding rings, a map of all the packs in the kingdom, and a gold disc engravings on it and notches cut out of it. We all passed the gold disc around trying to guess what it was but nobody could figure it out.

Justus POV

After burning Mr and Mrs Takers' bodies I grab some extra clothes and wrap them up into a bundle that I sling over my arm. I leave the house and go to the meeting spot to wait for Elim, Jackin, and Mack. Gracia and Cecily go back to the rogue camp to grab their supplies they left behind. The guys show up shortly after I get there and then we head towards the rogue camp.

"So, I figure we're like our own little pack now right? Justus is the alpha, Emil is the Beta, Jackin is the Delta, I'm the Gamma, and Gracia is our Luna. So, that makes us a pack of five with one pup. We should name ourselves." Mack says happily as we walk towards the rogue camp. "How about the Rebel Moon Pack or Maverick Moon Pack? Because we're like rebels and bucking the system. What do you think?"

"I don't know. They both sound pretty fitting to our little group of renegades." I say tossing around each name in my head.

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"I say let our Luna make the decision." Emil says with a smile. Everyone agrees.

Emil is my Beta. He is and always has been my second. This guy is fiercely loyal so I understand his compulsion to want to come along. He is also a rule book follower, very efficient in his manners, but can still crack a smile. He's very similar to Jackin, just not as hard core. His dad was pretty strict on him too but instead of focusing on him being a beta focused on him following rules, getting good grades, and going to college.

Jackin is my delta and is the serious one, he's all about business, and it's a rarity to see him super excited about anything. But he keeps the rest of us in line.One of his responsibilities as delta is to supervise training and so he's really into training. I'm sure he'll even get Gracia and Cecily into training. His dad was super strict with him and his whole life was all about becoming the delta. So, I'm actually really surprised to see him here but I'm also really glad to know he's got my back.

Mack is my gamma and always the happy go lucky guy of our group. I don't think I've ever seen this guy frown, depressed, sad, or even really mad about anything. He takes everything in life with an even stride and just accepts things as they come and as they go. His dad has always been super supportive of any dream or wild idea that he's had and he just cheered him on. Even now he might not fully understand what Mack is doing but he still supports him. I wasn't really surprised that Mack wanted to come along because he loves adventures. He was always the first one wanting to creep through abandoned houses, cross the pack boundary line, go into human territory before we were allowed to, and go to clubs.

I pull out the gold disc to show the guys. "Have you guys ever seen anything like this? Do you know what it could be? Mack would your dad know? He's the only one safe to talk to." I asked as we all passed the disc around.

"I don't know man. Your guess is as good as mine. I'll mindlink my dad as he's still up. He had a feeling we would be leaving tonight and he wanted to make sure he got to say goodbye." Mack pauses for a few moments. "Dude, your dad is so cool. I wish my dad understood." Emil spoke up. We all spoke in agreement.

"Okay, so my dad does not know but he knows a guy in town who might know. His name is Mr Payne and he owns a store called Books, Oddities, and Curiosities. My dad said he'll meet us there tomorrow morning when the store opens at eight am." Mack states glad to be offering a solution.

Achard POV

I'm alone in my room waiting for my diner to be brought to me. A young servant girl knocks on the door and enters my room. She places the tray on the table next to me. Before she knows it I'm in front of her blocking her exit back through the door. She stops and smiles at me. "Can I help you with something, my prince?"

"Yes I think you can." I grab her body close to mine and bare her neck then I extend my fangs. I sink them deeply into her neck and drink her delicious blood. All of it. I suck all of it dry until there's not a drop left. I throw her corpse to the floor. I'll deal with it later. For now I'm going to relax and enjoy the sweet taste of her blood as it still lingers on my tongue.

I look over at the person assistant they have given me and he shudders in fear. I have been getting daily feedings off of him. Obviously I don't drink him dry but I drink just enough to keep myself satisfied.

King Richard POV

What have I done? I have let a vampire loose on my werewolf kingdom. He's only half vampire but he still drinks blood. I can pray to the Moon Goddess that I have done the right thing in offering the crown to Archard. He's known for his brutality, cruelty, and savage behavior. Although that does come with great power, dominance, and strength in battle. But Justus had the dominance in battle without the cruelty and brutality. Maybe I should invite my younger son back with his rogue of a mate. The problem is how will I dethrone Archard if I realize I made a bad decision?

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