The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 118

Rafe POV

He mind-linked one of his omega’s to have clothes brought for the boys. Found it a little amusing that Jack telling them to present their wolves, had been taken literally by the pair of them. Not even Jack had realised that was going to happen. He’d just presumed the boys’ Siren Wolves would have just pushed forward and spoken in human form.

Though when he thought about it, they’d never actually ever done that, had pushed forward and growled right at them but not actively spoken to anyone. Might not be able to, he thought. They were young, but he did know their beasts did talk to them, so he presumed that they could, likely just didn’t want to.

And that one time that little Rafes Siren Wolf had pushed forward had been on Thursday, only 3 and half days ago, it felt like weeks had passed by for him, with all that was going on, but barely only half a week had passed.

He watched with a smile as the boys shifted back and got dressed. He and Jack even took everyone up to the Alpha Floor, a place the boys had not been before. They had not gone upstairs at all. Though he nor Jack had any intention of taking them down to their suites. Even though the packhouse was clear of all the aroma sachets now, and it should be safe for them, those rooms would not be the suite they would all live in.

Watched them press all the buttons in the elevator and smiled at Jack, it was something they’d used to do themselves as children. Only five floors, but buttons it seemed to children, must be pressed. No one seemed to mind, both their parents, it seemed, were happy about the boys.

He was happy that there was a good strong connection to this side of his son’s kin bond. They’d not attached themselves to Thatcher as far as he knew, though he had not been there for that introduction to the man, he did know they’d all met.

He’d seen Thatcher walking into Luci’s front yard, as he’d been taking Orien to see Gary’s dead body. He had left it alone. Luci had the right to interact with all her family members, anytime she liked. He also didn’t think that Thatcher would ever be a threat to her, they’d always gotten along.

That boy had once been a spoiled, entitled little brat growing up, but he had loved his sister. That much he’d seen over the years of knowing them. When he thought about it, not even Addison had mentioned a bond between Thatcher and the boys. And they had been right there when Thatcher had come downstairs, neither had reacted to him at all, didn’t smile and wave, nothing. He didn’t think there was a proper kin bond there. Maybe it will come later. He didn’t know, it could just be that he was not directly related, was only her half brother. Guess there could be any number of reasons.

“There was a fire?” his father asked him as they walked out onto the balcony of his parents’ suite and looked over the pack, the burnt house could be seen from here.

“Yes,” Rafe nodded. “We’ll not be talking about that out loud.” He stated simply and his father looked right at him, he looked pointedly at his son “Luci won’t like it.” was all he said.

Her name brought little Rafe’s attention right to him “Mamma’s in the lake?”

“Yes she is.” he nodded “Happy?” he questioned him.

Little Rafe nodded up to him, “She likes being in the lake.” He was told, and then the boy was off to look around the suite with his grandma.

“In the lake?” his father commented, “And the boy knows how she feels?” he asked, somewhat curious now.

“Mm, Luci is a double shifter, if you recall being told.”

“I recall, also recall being hung up on son. Elders don’t like that, just so you know.”

“Perhaps I forget you are Elders, seeing as you’ve been gone for years.” Rafe smiled right at him, he’d not forgotten, no Alpha would.

“In the lake?” his father asked yet again.

“She is a Siren.” He told him and saw his father’s eyes go really wide, saw them move right towards his grandson. He could actually see the man’s brain kick into high gear as he watched little Rafe with his grandma, touching things and climbing on furniture.

“Siren Wolves.” Rafe told him a moment later, “Deadly already, I have some video footage for you to watch later.”

His father’s eyes moved back to him, a deep frown marred his face. “What happened?” he asked simply.

Rafe looked at his son as he went off into the master bedroom with his mother. They were chatting and his mother chuckling softly, enjoying the boys’ company. “Victor Sampson tried to take Luci. In a nut shell, the boys saved her.” he stated.

“Sirens themselves? Double shifters?”

“Not that I’ve seen.” Rafe shook his head.

“Will likely be.” his father sighed “Have you informed the council yet?”

“No, I’m not required to register my children with them.”

“You said Siren Wolves though…a new species? Or double shifter?”

“True hybrids, I believe.” He nodded.

Heard his father sigh now, “Who knows about them? other than this pack and Victor Sampson?”

“Orien why?”

“New species are generally to be reported to the council and documented. Victor could use the council to get information on them. Tell them so they come here to document the boys and what ability’s they have, register them for all to gain knowledge about them. Study them.” he was frowning again.

“Good luck to them, will have to get past Alari first.”

“Whose Alari?”

“Luci’s pure-blooded Alpha Siren, she is fully realised, extremely protective of her boys.”

He watched his father snort a little “Have a run in already, did we?”

“Hmm, just once. I was not harmed, just warned.” He nodded.

“I think the boys will be fine at that rate. I don’t think the council will go up against a Siren, especially an Alpha Siren…in the lake.” He mused “The boys are here?”

“Yes, spending time with us, they will also be having dinner with us. With Melissa and Maria out on the shaming posts, Luci allowed it.”

“Wouldn’t have otherwise.”

“I doubt it.” Rafe nodded.

“Those two?”

“I will be getting answers shortly. Have a seer within the pack at the moment. She’s currently in my office with Titan. Melissa had his memories altered and there’s also a Luna’s Order on him, to not talk about things he saw.” Rafe sighed “We also have Royals here, Alpha West and Terence, Luna Jo-anne, as well as Alpha Bradley and Cooper his Beta.”

“Brought in your allies?” his father nodded, turned his head when the door to the suite opened and little Jack came running in. “They, son, are adorable. Just like you and Jack at that age.”

Rafe smiled, “Yes, they look like us, but are like Luci at that age. That’s what Addison says.”

“Ah, of course she’s here. Where is Luna Addison?”

“Alpha Addison, she’s currently not with Orien, severed her bond, is a pack member here now.”

“What?”

“Yes, we’ll sit down and discuss it later. It’s complicated around here, to say the least. Discuss everything after the boys go back to Luci. She’s down in the Forest Creek House.”

He and Jack took their sons back downstairs. It was getting close to dinner time, he could see that Bradley was prowling around in the foyer, Cooper was standing watching him. Something had been bothering Bradley last night too. Seems that had not changed at all, it still was.

“Brad, what is wrong?” he asked.

“Piper is upset and needs me.”

“Is everything alright back home?” he asked, didn’t want the man to stay here if trouble was brewing in his own pack.

Brad nodded, “Yes, it’s not the pack, she’s…” he sighed heavily. “It’s personal is all.”

Rafe nodded “You’re waiting for Terence and West. You need a ride home.”

“Yeah, I don’t think that driving is the best option, considering the circumstances.”

“Agreed.” Rafe nodded. “They might be in there awhile though.”

Brad sighed “I’ll wait.” Was all he said.

Rafe wondered if Hannah would blip that man back to his pack, mind-linked right to her, and asked that very question got a ‘no’ after almost a full minutes thought on the matter, he sighed to himself, really just wanted to strangle that woman and her sisters right this minute.

Found her appeared right before him a few minutes later, scared the heck out of him, and he stumbled back a step as he gasped in shock, saw her smile knowingly up at him. Amused, it seemed that she had startled him, “Hannah?”

“Have that Royal boy, fly Bradley’s mate here, just his Mate. No one else, it will…be good for the woman.”

“Why?” he asked.

Saw her smile and then just walk away, over to Bradley himself, actually put a hand on the man. Now that was real odd behaviour, they didn’t touch anyone but there Mate. He watched on and saw her eyes glaze over and Bradley’s as well.

Blinked completely in surprise as he realised she was mind-linking to the man, he wasn’t a pack member…must have had to lay hands on him to do so, also noted the slight glow of her eyes as she did so, used some sort of magic to make the connection to him, Rafe thought.

It wasn’t a long conversation and then she was just gone, blipped away as she had come.

“That was weird.” Jack commented casually.

“Very.” Rafe nodded. It seemed those witches were actively involving themselves now, and not just with this pack either.

“How’d she do that?” both little Rafe and Jack asked, looking up at them.

“She is a powerful witch,” Jack smiled down at them.

“Wow, can mamma do that?” they both asked right away.

“I don’t know boys,” Rafe answered them, though his eyes moved to Jack curiously, she might be able to one day, who knew. No one knew what the extent of Luci’s witchcraft was, though he was certain Hannah likely knew, she was willing to help the girl, so it was possible, he supposed.

“Brad?” he asked

“Piper will come here, though Eddie is not allowed or our other children.”

That was interesting to him. Eddie was Piper’s Gamma. If she was upset, Eddie would be with her or should be.”

“Terence will take Allen, apparently.” Brad huffed and sounded annoyed. “I’d prefer she had Eddie,”

Rafe nodded, he understood that “Perhaps she saw something, more than one thing, trouble and Allen is the best option to protect her.” He put out there, the charm on Allen would obliterate anyone trying to harm Piper. Allen would keep her behind him and lay his hands on any threat. Eddi could fight them off but Allen’s touch would just obliterate them. “When?” he asked.

“Tomorrow, not tonight…your witch is…”

“Cryptic at the best of time, also likely, has her own agenda.” Rafe sighed.

“Yes, she assured me that Terence would go willingly, but needed to go at a certain time.” He was frowning.

“It’s likely she has seen something then.” Jack stated “Maybe she’s getting Piper here safely around Victors men.”

Rafe’s phone chimed as he saw Brad nod, pulled it out and looked at it, saw it was Alpha Conner, today was his ascension day. It was a picture of his family. Made Rafe smile, Conner, Eliza and their child, all bundled up in a pink blanket, he smiled, a little girl and born on his ascension day as well.

The message read ‘Proud parents of a little girl, Jewel. Got eyes like her mother.”

He showed the picture to Jack, who smiled himself, “Like her mother indeed.”

He sent back a congratulatory message from both him and Jack ‘Congratulations Alpha Conner and Luna Eliza, on your ascension and the birth of your daughter and heir. She is beautiful.’

“Do you think their daughter came before or after ascension to leadership?” Jack asked him.

“I don’t know, but what a nice thing to happen on your day of ascension.” He smiled, to become the actual Alpha and get your Heir on the same day two happy and joyous occasions. He was happy for Conner and Eliza.