Chapter 44 - 43. The Truth

Silver watched Eden walk away alongside his mate and the two men from the Werewolf Intelligence Agency. He stared at the figure, smaller than the others, which nevertheless gave off the greatest aura. Without saying anything, the alpha was already turning to his packmates when he heard the leader of Purple Eyes calling for him.

"Already on the go?"

"I have to go back and prepare my men." He looked at the werewolf who seemed to have lost the calm she had displayed a few minutes earlier.

Thinking about it, he also felt a certain impatience growing in him. He wanted the pack to pay for what they had done to his son. He clenched his hands in two fists and the gesture didn't go unnoticed by the dominant female.

"I know I agreed to let him get your revenge on Grey Wolf alone, but the fact that they broke into my turf to carry out such a sneaky attack stuck in my throat. I'd like to make you an offer, Silver. "

The Alpha stared at her, a grin on his face. "And here I thought you had softened over time."

The female dominant answered him with the same tone. "I don't mind being pierced with wolfsbane-soaked blades right now if I don't gut out some of those cowardly, hypocritical mutts myself."

"What do you suggest then?"

"I'm not going to walk on your toes, they went after your son, his mate and they had your pack in their sights, just let me take ten of my men with me and we'll join you during the battle. I need to let them know that Purple Eyes cannot be laughed at with impunity. "

"Yes, If you talk about the men I think about, you won't make me believe that you are not going to walk on my toes." Silver sneered, a flame of anticipation shining deep in his eyes.

"What must be done to be allowed to have a bit of fun these days? I don't know when my men will have a chance to play again, don't make me kill their fun. You should have seen their faces when they spoke to me. "

A throaty laugh escaped the dom's mouth. Silver raised both hands and shook his head to show he was surrendering.

"All right. You and your warriors are welcome to join us. Like I told you, I must go back to my pack and prepare to march on Grey Wolf. How many of their fighters did you get alive? "

"They were a little less than a hundred, eighteen had survived when we last counted. Among them, eleven are unlikely to survive. They may even have died from their injuries by the time I speak to you. " An approving smile spread across his lips. "Your Eden caught a good alpha. It was worth the wait if it was to see him like this. " Her smile had softened when she mentioned the male omega.

"I guess you're right. That's exactly why I'll only feel good when I'll make this bunch of pooches swallow up their greed. Come with your men. I'll let you join me in two days at the cave. We will then leave for Grey Wolf territory. "

"Aren't you afraid to give them too much time? If you wait, they will have time to put a strategy in place. "

"This is exactly what I hope for. What pleasure would I have in hitting an enemy unable to fight back a little? "

With a dreading smile, Silver Bloodhood bid his goodbye to the female alpha. He joined his mate and his packmates before heading for the car.

The car had been on the way home for a few minutes, a tense silence pervaded the interior of the vehicle. Apart from Silver and his mate who was having a more important conversation, the other three werewolves were deep in thought. Their pack was about to face its first big battle in over twenty years and even a veteran fighter couldn't ignore the frenzy that left the body almost feverish with the tension. Christopher Fern, who was at the wheel, was staring at the road. As were Dante and Cherry. The two werewolves could only think of their friend from whom they were separated for the first time without knowing when exactly they would see each other again. Silver looked in the vanity mirror and made brief eye contact with her mate.

"Cherry, Dante, I need to talk to you before we get back. I know you are wondering why Eden suddenly left with Glen, and why they aren't coming back with us to the cave. To be honest, so much has happened in a short period that we don't yet have all the answers. It was precisely to find one of them that Eden and his mate left. "

"Answers to what?" Dante's voice had risen, calm and clear.

"When Glen, the mate from Eden came to the cave, you know he first rejected Eden. To tell the whole truth, he didn't want to do it. "

Cherry, who was listening intently to her leader's words, wriggled in her seat. Sitting in the middle in the backseat, she couldn't see the face of her pack alpha who was sitting in the front passenger seat. The female omega glanced at the Luna seated to her right. Sadly nothing perspired behind the stoic mask of the woman whose blue icy eyes continued to stare at the landscape outside.

"The truth is that the mate of Eden is not like the other werewolf. Just like Eden with his fur is a unique omega, Glen is unique as a werewolf. Because of his condition, he was even left out of his pack and he grew up in a human family. "

"Yes, he told us." Dante intervened, remembering the first conversation they had with the alpha on the evening of the banquet. "He never said anything about any pro though ..."

"His fur! I hadn't seen him shift in the cave so I couldn't see it, but he has black and white fur. White is the color of omegas so it sure's strange to see a dominant with fur like his. But, he is strong. He's even much stronger than normal, so why did that pack reject him? "

"It wasn't because of his fur that Glen was pushed out of Red Creek. The truth is, Glen isn't able to control his transformation. He cannot shift at will like all werewolves naturally do. "

"It's not true, we saw him transform before our eyes."

"This is probably because Eden was in danger and they are fated mates. We can't explain it yet, but his inner wolf is reacting strongly to Eden. The stronger their connection grows, the more he reacts as a werewolf would normally do. Unfortunately, at the moment there are still a lot of things we don't know. Glen would have been cursed by a witch. Eden would have discovered a lead and it is to follow it that they left. "

"What?"

Usually, so calm that almost nothing can ever disturb him, Dante had just shouted out gripping the headrest of the driver who kept his eyes on the road, unfazed. The Beta's face was riddled with a storm of negative emotions. Beside him, Cherry had lost all her color, her contorted face was turned to her thighs in which she had unconsciously planted her claws. She felt a warm sensation on the back of her right hand and realized that Snow Bloodhood had just covered her hand with its palm. She turned to the older Omega who gave her a confident and comforting smile.

"Eden went on a witch hunt with his mate who doesn't even know how to shift correctly and two humans? Why? Why did you let him go? "

"He wasn't my place to restrain him. He had to go. As I said, with Eden, Glen is reacting more and more ..."

"I don't care about Glen! If he can't control himself perfectly, we can't be sure he will protect Eden! Going after witches is not like fighting our kind. If Eden is in a situation where he cannot even count on his mate to protect him…. "

"Do you truthfully think Glen would let anything happen to Eden?"

"But…"

"Enough!" Silver thundered her voice filling the cabin. "You saw with your own eyes that he will do what he has to protect my son. He is the one who protects him today. Any concern about this matter is utterly unnecessary. And you probably forgot, but he's not just Eden's mate, he's my successor and your future Alpha. You better learn to trust and respect him. " With those words, Silver dismissed the young beta.

Silence returned inside the car. Next to her fiancé, Cherry had regained her composure thanks to the Luna. She turned her head towards her fiancé. The werewolf was lost in thought when he heard the link sent to him by his mate.

"I trust him. I trust Glen with Eden and I trust him with the pack. If you listen to what your wolf is telling you deep inside you, you will also trust him. "

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On another road and in another car, the omega male had rested his head on the shoulder of his alpha busy coaxing him, his nose stuck to his blonde hair. The young man had closed his eyes to let himself be lulled by the rhythm of the car. The ringing in his head was so light that he had managed to forget it outside, but with the calm that reigned in the cabin with just the voice of the WIA agent responding with simple sentences to the questions of his interlocutor.

Eden made the screen appear in front of him and with the same command, this time silent, he shared what he was seeing with Glen. Surprised, the alpha who was busy stroking his mate's hair suspended his gesture and glanced at his two friends upfront. From what Eden had told him, they were the only ones who could see the screen. He was staring at Connor who, feeling his gaze, turned with a questioning look on his face. His expression was enough to confirm that he couldn't see the blue holographic screen that was in his line of sight. Glen shook his head and looked away. When the agent resumed his position to continue his conversation, the alpha focused on reading the information Eden wanted him to see.

[Glen Red Creek, fated mate

Level: ???

Race: Werewolf

Blood rank: Alpha

Type: ???

Class: Divine

Name: Warrior of the Moon Goddess

Stats: strength: 2000/10000

Speed: 2000/10000

Agility: 2000/10000

Intelligence: 11,889 / 25,000

Skills: Healing (Active, Class Divine)

Domination (Active, Class Divine)

Protection (Active, Class Divine)

Domination (Active, Class Divine)

Blessing of the Goddess (Active, Class Divine)

Elixir of the Moon Goddess (Active, Class Divine)

Item: Moon protection mark 5/5

Stats are blocked. The subject has been cursed.

Current debuff: Shifting to werewolf form and wolf form is impossible. Time before death 77 days 16 hours 17 minutes 32 seconds.]

The information had changed since the last time he had read the dashboard with his mate. The dominant remembered the message that appeared after Eden marked him. Instinctively, he brought his hand to the base of his neck where he touched the biting mark before kissing his omega's hair.

Connor scanned the scene in the vanity mirror before lifting it, a smile on his lips. The agent continued talking for several more minutes before hanging up the phone with a long sigh.

"The WIA is very concerned about what just happened. They told me that according to the agent they have there, Grey Wolf has not had his last word. They are furious that their alpha and their men have been killed. "

"No one had told him to try to forcefully claim an omega." Greg commented with a sarcastic tone.

"It was commonplace before the Big Bloodshed. Either way, they're all on edge at HQ. They told me the paperwork will wait, but I will be returning from now on. I must keep them informed of developments in the situation there. " Connor rested his forehead on the frozen glass.

"It might be difficult to do while on the road to Soul Healers territory."

Connor's head snapped to the backseat towards Eden and Glen. The latter looked at him before calling his mate's name. The male omega opened his eyelids right away and plunged his golden irises into his alpha's eyes then turned to the two humans before sitting up.

"Glen was cursed by a witch and if we don't do anything to lift the curse he will die in less than three months."