The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 161

Addison POV

She was glad to see Luci and Silla bond, had seen the fear in Riva when she mentioned Victor and Alari’s anger had risen at the mention of his name, something Addi had spent most of yesterday getting Silla out of saying Vic Vic, and referring to him as simply Victor. It had taken some doing, he had raised her and that’s what shed always called him from a tiny toddler, was ingrained into her.

Silla had, had to come to understand that although Victor had raised her and treated her well, hed actually only done it for his own means. Not because he loved her. If he did love her, he’d never have let her believe she was the last Siren out there, and would have taken her to a lake and let her swim in it often or even found another Siren pack for her to go and live in.

That he’d lied to her on purpose to keep her loyal to him, so that she wouldn’t venture outside of his pack, and that he wouldn’t run the risk of her meeting another Siren and leaving him. That to Victor she was a perfect killing machine was all.

Silla had stared at her a lot but said nothing much at first, slowly came to the understanding and understood it eventually. And by dinner time she had been correcting herself and was actively trying to call him Victor. It was hard for her to do.

Watching Luci come outside with the boys, and seeing that double mark on her neck finally, the beautiful filagree that adorned her as well. It truly was a sight for her tired eyes.

She’d had concerns about Luci, Kali and Alari accepting both Rafe and Jack, well, mostly just Alari.

Seems that worry was unfounded, Alari had accepted them as well, likely replaceing out the way they had, on their own without Rafe and Jack trying to convince her to take them back. Just reading everything had been the clinching factor for Alari.

She was happy that they had all gotten that perfect moment of scenting each other out as Goddess Gifted Mates. There was no way Alari would have allowed herself to be claimed by one that did not love her, that she herself did not scent. Love before a bond, always for a Siren.

The five of them walked through the pack together and she took that time to fill Luci in on what actually happened down in the Bloodless Moon. She didn’t look happy at all about it. But she didn’t loose it, seeing that Addi was okay.

Told her about Zoe, who was Victor’s actual Goddess Gifted Mate and was now here with them, that Rafe had initiated Zoe, her mother Lidia and Gary’s Mate, Rhyse, right into this pack, that they had all been prisoners down there and she had freed them all.

She’d told her about all those women down there in his basement for his own sick needs, that they’d gotten them out and Silla had taken them to his children, and then right out of that man’s pack, and sent them to another that she believed would be safe for them. Run by a Kitsune named Sloan.

Though that confused Addi at the time, she knew Alpha Sloan, and didn’t think she had run a pack here, but had let it go. Rafe had told her they’d gone to a place called the Wandering Moon. Knew that pack and that Sloan did reside there, but it was her granddaughters’ pack, they were going to be allies to this pack, her pack. Saying those last two words had made Addison really smile, saying out loud, that this was Luci’s pack, made her happy.

She really loved stating those words, that this was Lucis pack. She was now here where she’d always belonged.

Finally, a Luna to a pack, with the two men that had always been able to make her happy and satisfy all her needs.

Right from 18, the only two who had ever sated her daughter completely had been those two.

She did ask the question about Alari accepting Rafe and Jack, though she had kept that as a private mind-link between the two of them. Gotten a ‘yes’ on that, and was told ‘they belong to us, Alari included. It sounded like a simple enough statement that she believed it.

She herself was curious about the mating but not enough to ask questions and pry into that very private part of their lives. Had looked at the filigree on Luci’s neck, it was large and held what she believed were two wolves, one sitting and the other resting his head on the first, and then what to her appeared to be the tail of a siren arced over the two wolves.

Her filigree was larger than most, would be adorned with and both had combined on her neck or been changed maybe with the second marking. She didn’t know but it was very pretty to her. She even liked that it was twice the size of a normal filigree. Stood out for all to see.

She wondered about Rafe and Jack’s. Would it be the same? Two wolves under a Siren. Walked into their office and watched as both Rafe and Jack smiled right at Luci, openly. Their feelings for her were right there for all to see.

Watching as the boys ran over to them and hugged them, it was nice to see such a sweet, loving family bond between them.

Addison stood and watched as Luci didn’t even hesitate upon seeing them. That was really nice to see. To watch her just walk over to them like she had once been able to do, she felt tears well up at the sight of the five of them all standing together as a family; together and happy.

She found Silla touching her arm and both boys moved right to her to touch her arm. She looked at them all and smiled. “Happy moment is all.” she’d reassured them, they’d all felt her emotions; even Silla. Had that connection now that they were connected as mother and daughter.

Sirens like to comfort Sirens, it was in their nature to look after their family or pack. Why they were also closely bonded to each other, they could feel one another’s emotions.

“Mother.” Jack smiled right at her.

Addison actually chuckled softly “Son.” She returned and saw even Jack chuckling now. It was good to look at Rafe and Jack, she could see or feel perhaps that they already looked healthier to her, more alive even. No longer dying, she realised.

Moved her eyes to their necks as the three of them sat down and talked to the boys. Addi had explained it to them already, but it seemed that Rafe, Jack and Luci also wanted to tell them in person.

Both Rafe and Jack bore a Mark as large as Luci herself. It took up half their neck and inside it was a wolf that sat with a crescent moon on its forehead and had a Siren tail, surrounded by that beautiful silver filigree. It was very pretty to look at.

She had been lost in her thoughts when she felt herself being connected into a pack wide mind-link, though she didn’t feel the twins in it.

1 Alpha Rafe have an announcement to make. As you are all aware, Jack and I severed and banished Melissa and Maria, this is why. For the past six and half years, Jack and I have been under a witch’s spell paid for by those two. It was used to make us believe that they were our Goddess Gifted Mates. Which they were not.

‘Prior to that event six and a half years ago, Jack and I were with Luci. You will all recall how happy we were with her. We were in fact going to choose her as our Mate and Luna. Only to have that ruined by those other two she-wolves and their father, the Wolf Valley Pack, ruined all of our lives…’ she heard him actually sigh heavily, sadly so, and knew the whole pack would also feel it like she did.

‘Jack and I were made to forget Luci completely. We have been, over the past week, working on getting released from that spell and regaining our memories, which were stripped from us where Luci was concerned. Luci was the most hurt and affected by this. We, Jack and I would like to take this moment to truly apologise to her for all she has had to suffer all of these years.

‘Luci herself is now aware of all that has gone on, she was the one to extract revenge upon those two she-wolves and their pack even. Jack and I were planning to take war to them for their crimes against us, against Luci and this pack. Luci, however, did that herself, and has punished all involved, as is my understanding’

Addison felt the boys be connected into the mind-link now.

‘It is with pure joy and happiness that I, your Alpha, announce to you all that Luci has not only understood all that went on here, but has willingly accepted us. Is now mine and Alpha Jack’s Luna, your Luna. She is now the Luna of the Black Forest Pack as we have always wanted her to be.

‘She has claimed both of us as her Mate’s. Many of you are aware that Luci has two sons, has blessed Jack and I with heirs to the pack. She kept them safe out there in the human world, away from all deceptions within this pack over the years, and brought them back now that it is safe to do so. We can not thank her enough for this. Are truly blessed to be her Mate’s and, to our joy, granted her by the moon goddess Selena herself. As our Goddess Gifted Mate yesterday. Something both Jack and I have always wanted.

With the full moon only a few days away, there will be a need to delay the celebrations of her Luna Ceremony, one month only. But please welcome your Luna and your Heirs.

Little Rafe and Little Jack to this pack with the same love and joy that I feel, that Alpha Jack feels for them all.

He closed out the mind-link a moment later, and Addison smiled right at him. He had obviously been thinking about that speech for a long time, how to word it, when to include the twins into it, and had also managed to get in there that Jack was now also an Alpha, no longer the Beta.

She smiled right at him “Well done son,” He inclined his head “Thank you, mother.”

“I need breakfast, I’m starving.” Luci interrupted them.

Addi strolled along behind them as they made their way from the Alpha’s office to the dining hall. It was a school day but she had the feeling today was going to be a day where all five of them just got to be together. She had taken the boys to school yesterday. They had started while she was out of the pack. They’d told her about going to school. Wanted to go and play with the other kids, it seemed

She watched them all sit down together just like they had used to, with Luci right between them, felt Silla hug her during breakfast and turned to look at her, smiled at her.

“My family is nice.” She told Addi.

“It is and today Riva and Alari can swim in the lake, but not likely till the afternoon.”

“I understand, newly bonded.” She smiled. “I want that one day.” She whispered.

“You’ll get it, I’m sure. Just might take some time.”

Looking at Luci, Addison could tell she felt different, was fully realised now, and as her mother, she could sense it, that power she held. She was strong, kind of felt more like the twins she realised

Still needed to go and get that ceremonial blade from Lucian’s Lake, though that was a discussion that now had to be had, with Victor having men up there it wasn’t exactly safe to do so right this minute. Was going to have to wait.