The Alpha & Beta's Regret
The Alpha & Beta’s Regret – Chapter 58

Luci POV

It was really nice to see that the pack members were happy to see her. Even Kali was less stressed about being inside the pack, as Luci herself was feeling too. It didn’t seem to bother anyone at all that she had birthed heirs to their pack.

‘Probably just expected it at some point.’ Kali told her.

It was true, she thought there had barely been a day gone by when she wasn’t in her Alpha or Beta’s bed, only when they weren’t there, were off pack territory mostly. Or if she was actually tired and needed sleep because of their needs being so high, higher than hers at times. Though that was usually only after they had been away for a week or so.

‘Probably.’ Luci agreed with her.

Though to see a street with stores in it now, that was completely new and one of them a pot store, nearly actually made her laugh. The last time she had done that was with Alex back in the Nightfall Pack. They’d laughed a lot that night. But it didn’t really surprise her all that much to hear it was gypsy wolves running it, though it annoyed her more than a little, to hear why they were there in the pack.

Victor, yet again that man showed how much of a savage he truly was, out there trying to take something that didn’t belong to him. How he got away with it? How he rallied people to do his bidding or dirty work? She didn’t know.

But it wasn’t just Alari and Kali that were itching to have a real piece of the man, for what he had done to little Jack. Luci herself would relish beating that man herself, was hoping deep down that she was going to get to do just that. Perhaps come face to face with him. Let Alari and Kali loose on him, but be the one, herself, to stand over him and watch him die. Perhaps deal that final blow to him.

She was more than angry that he’d tranquillised her, tried to take her for himself. He’d never survive it in the end. Even if he put silver on her, it would only make her lose Kali, not Alari. If he used those earpieces to stop her Siren Call from affecting him, he still had to deal with the full strength of their Alpha Aura rolling out of them.

Then the strength of an Alpha on Alpha fight that would happen directly afterwards. She didn’t think, that now they understood that he could take them all down at once. He’d get a second chance to do it again. It was unlikely they would Siren Call him first, roll their Aura at him and make him bow down, then remove those earpieces and explode that brain of his, right inside his head, might even let him live long enough to know he was dying and couldn’t do anything about it.

She was certain he understood what happened when hit with a full Siren’s Call, that’s why he had those earpieces in already, had seen the devastation to his men during the pack attack. It would be nice to see him stare up at her and know it was too late, he was going to die, take many minutes to do so, perhaps longer. But for him to know it, and be unable to do anything about it at all. That would be a good punishment for all his crimes and not just against them, but against all those he hurt.

There were two very different shifter beasts within her, and after talking to her mother earlier in the day, she herself understood that glow now, when they shifted. It was her mother’s witch side, she had magic in her veins, as much as she had Wolf and Siren.

Wondered now if she had any other powers to that side of her, had not known about that side of her, so had never tried to do anything magical ever. She might have to discuss that with her mother, see what actual powers she had or could do herself, that might give her some inkling into what she herself might be able to do.

Or perhaps Hannah and her sisters would know more about her than she, or her own mother, did. They always just looked at her, had never really bothered her much. Got the occasional smile from one of them, but mostly they just looked at her in passing, not once had they ever touched her.

Her mother had stopped them when she was 18, had moved Luci’s own arm away from Hannah when she had tried to touch her, as she’d walked passed them that day. She’d never really tried after that, seemed to understand it wasn’t welcome, though Luci herself didn’t understand it.

It had been her mother who’d not wanted them to touch her. But when she had lived here, for that year they’d left her alone, not attempted to touch her, and still to this day, they left her alone. She’d been in the pack for two days. The boys had come close to their cottage but they’d not come out to see them or look at her. She didn’t concern them and she knew it; was of no threat to anyone inside this pack.

They strolled back to the cottage after eating lunch and the boys were playing together in the living room while the TV was on. That was a new novelty for them. They only got to watch that in school usually, they seemed to like it a lot.

She saw Allen stroll in through her front door after two brief knocks “Hi Luci.” He smiled.

“Allen?” she queried him, strolling into her cottage like he owned the place.

“If you’re ready to go into town? I’m free to take you.”

She looked right at him and wondered where Rafe or Jack were. Rafe had not been happy about her wanting to go without them. “You’re taking me?”

“Yes,” he nodded, “along with Petra and Sara.”

She nearly sighed aloud, was getting a full escort, it seemed. Looked at both her boys. She wouldn’t risk them now that others knew about them. Hadn’t considered it a risk; leaving them alone before. That was different now.

Mind-linked to Allen ‘Has there been any signs of Victor in town?’

‘Not that I know of, it is being monitored. Nothing. I don’t think he’s coming back today, Luci. Lost his Beta and he will have to plan it all out before trying to get into this pack.’

She thought about it for a minute herself, the trip back to his pack, the loss of his Beta. He would also know that she would now be inside this pack, as were the twins. Allen was likely right, that man was not in town, he would be in his pack plotting and planning. She nodded and got up. “Boy’s, you’ll be going to school here inside the pack from now on.” She told them.

Watched as both of them smiled right up at her, seemed happy with this, “We’ll live here now mamma?” they both asked, and she could hear the excitement at the idea of that.

She nodded her head. “Yes, I have to go to your school and sort out some things.” Saw them both stand up. “No, you’ll both stay here with Grammy.”

“Mamma?” they both asked, and she could hear the worry in their voices.

“I’ll be fine.”

“Mamma.” They were by her side now looking up at her.

Luci knelt down and looked from one to the other. “Everything is going to be okay, see Allen there.” She pointed to him, knew they knew him and liked him from what she could tell. “He’s going to go with me and there are two others going as well. I’ll be perfectly safe.”

“You weren’t.” they both clutched at her.

“I was, Kali and Alari, we were all surprised by that man. It will not happen again.” She reassured them “Stay here with Grammy, I need you to be here where it is extra safe. I’ll be fine, I promise.”

She saw her mother come over and take their hands. “Come on boys, has Alari or Kali not always protected all of you?”

They looked up to her mother, but still didn’t look happy at all, but they nodded slowly.

“Rafe, Jack. Allen there,” Luci drew their attention once more “is the third strongest wolf in this pack. I’ll be safe, I promise, and I’ll only be gone a little while, an hour. It’s only a short drive from here.”

“Long walk mamma.”

“We’ll not be walking, taking my car boys.” Allen told them, “Do you two want to come and meet Petra and Sara? They were the ones in town who backed you two up, when that man tried to take your mamma from you.”

Smart Luci thought to herself, as she watched both the boys stare up at him, then go with him when he encouraged them to go outside and introduced them to both Petra and Sara, showed them the four-wheel drive as well.

They seemed to settle a little, stood with her mother as she got in the car to leave with Allen, Petra and Sara. “Thank you, Allen.”

“It’s alright Luci. I could see they were worried about you.”

“I’ve never seen that before.” She sighed “Not once in all the years we were out there on our own.” And it was true, they had never once had to worry about her. But now they did worry, and it wasn’t right. They were just little boys and she the parent, the adult. It was her job to protect them, worry about them, not the other way around.

“They’ve never had to before.” It was Petra. “I imagine your beasts are both fierce!”

“They are, especially where the boys are concerned.”

“Victor knew what you were. We’ll need to sit for a discussion, Luci, so I can replace a way to protect you and the boys properly.”

“I don’t need it normally, neither do they.” But she knew Victor, knew that man was already doing research, to come back. If not for her, then for the boys. He was power hungry and the three of them were powerful. She knew he was going to want that.

“Inside the pack, likely won’t be a problem for now. But when you’re outside of it…Who knows when Victor will come back, or where he’ll put men to try and snag you. You’re still vulnerable to wolfsbane. That dart was loaded with it along with a high dose of Midazolam. The pack doctor said the Midaz is what likely rendered Alari unconscious. He is still trying to work out the actual dosage from the residual in the dart.”

“So he was out to sedate me rather than subdue me.” Luci nodded.

“Yes, he was likely trying to avoid having to fight your Siren.” Allen commented “The wolfsbane is likely only to make Kali and yourself retreat, but that would still have left Alari awake and in full control. Deadly still.”

“Yes, deadly to him even with his ear protection.” She agreed with him.

“You knew about that?”

“He showed me, before I passed out, said something about me being silly, thinking he’d not come prepared.” Shook her head, “He thought it was funny I think.”

She heard all of them huff, and nearly chuckled at them all “Yes, he’s a particular kind of savage.” Luci stated.

“Just a brute.” Allen stated as he pulled the car up out the front of the boys’ school.

“Before I go in here, what was the cover story the town got again?”

“Earthquake.” He reminded her. Because the twins blew out windows and set car alarms off, it fit with the damage an earthquake could do.” Allen told her.

She looked at Sara as she chuckled, “So powerful already your little bundles of joy.”

“Yes it seems that way.” She nodded as she got out of the car. The place did get the occasional earthquake too, so it was plausible, she guessed.

Allen strolled along with her and stood next to her as she told the lady behind the counter she was moving the boys to another school, got asked why and which school, needed it for the transfer paperwork.

“She’s moving into the gated community, the twins will go to school there now.” Allen informed her.

“Oh, I see.” Was all she said. “I’ll forward the details to the gated community then.”

It didn’t take all that long to organise it and she was surprised that the woman didn’t ask her about her boys running from the school, but left it well enough alone. If they didn’t ask she wasn’t going to bring it up. Luci didn’t exactly know how to explain that one, so opted to plead ignorance on the subject herself.