The Werewolf's Chapter 27: Are you ready?

Chapter 27: Are you ready?

Beau.

His eyes look everywhere but at . He doesn’t want to be honest with

and that Is all i need right now. I stand in front of him waiting for him to open up but he doesn’t say anything.

"Lanis," I call his na.

He sighs and I can see the frustration plastered on his face. The fact that he doesn’t want to tell

what it is shows how serious this is. I heard their voices. They were trying to be quiet but it was very loud for . They woke

up with their sounds and I overheard him. They know who killed my cousins but they don’t want to tell .

He sighs and I watch him as he runs his hands through his hair. "Co on, just tell

who it is. I already heard everything," I lie.

"He’s a vampire," he breathes out in defeat.

Okay, Cassius is a vampire but why is a vampire killing wolves intentionally. He should be aware about the contention. This is all confusing to

but i do know one thing; when I find this Cassius person, I am going to kill him. I won’t be thinking about the contention or keeping peace.

"Why is he killing my kind?"

"He doesn’t follow the rules of the contention. He hates your kind and he has made it his life mission to destroy you all," his words get to . They crawl all the way into my skin and suddenly there is a strong fear in . The fact that there is a vampire out hunting is ans that anyone could be hurt at any ti. I need to go back ho; I need to get my fucking shit together.

"I need to go ho," I tell him as I try to gather my things together.

He nods because all along that is what he wanted

to do. He has been pestering

to go ho and now he has won "You’re coming with ." I tell him blankly because this is not just about us anymore. I need him by my side. He is the only one that can get

through all this. His presence makes

stronger and I need all the strength I can get in this situation.

"What?" his eyes are wide.

"I need you with , you can pack a bag. I am bringing you with

to my ho. My father told

that he was okay with us; I only care about his opinion. Hence why you are coming with . I am going to tell everyone."

"Are you sure?" I can feel his nervousness but there is a hint of excitent in his tone. He wants this too. I know he wants to be accepted. I will do my best to make sure he is accepted. No matter what anyone says, they will not make

change my mind about this decision. I love this man with all my heart and I want to beco one with him.

"100%"

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We get to the front entrance of my community and I watch Lanis. I want to know how he is feeling. What he is thinking about? "Are you okay?" his hand is gripping the gym bag in his arm. He manages a smile. The smile is forced. He wants to make

think he is okay, but I know this man more than I know myself.

He is scared.

"I am great. You want to lead the way?" I walk over to him and kiss the top of his head softly. He closes his eyes and releases a soft breath.

"You look nervous."

He nods "Do you think it’s too soon to bring , considering the murders going on. What if they attack

or sothing?"

There we go, he is opening up now. This is what I want, I want him to talk to . I want to know how he is feeling. I want to comfort him and assure him that everything will be okay.

"I am by your side. I will protect you," I wink and a blush appear on his face. His smile is the most beautiful part of this man. I love him so much and I want to make him happy always.

We walk in hand in hand and I feel him tremble against my touch. I really don’t know the situation at ho but I am ready to take charge and protect the man I love. The only way I can do that is by becoming one with him. Ii need to complete the mating ritual.

I see Jabi sitting on a rock and he smiles when he notices my presence. He stands up and walks over to us. The expression on his face changes with a crinkle of his nose. He can sll Lanis. He knows he is a vampire; i watch to see his reaction to this. I can handle Jabi freaking out but can I really handle the rest of my pack?

"He’s a vampire." he points out, his voice shaking.

He can’t attack he is too weak.

"Yes, this is Alanis." I let go of my boyfriend’s hand and Jabi looks at our hands confused with what is happening. It should’ve clicked by now but he is a little slow.

"You brought a vampire ho?"

I nod.

His brows furrow "Why?"

I manage a smile "He is my mate" I explain. It takes a while for him to comprehend what I am saying but once understanding hits in, a faint smile spreads to his face. He doesn’t need to say it out loud, he doesn’t need to tell . I already know what he is thinking.

He is happy for .

I leave Jabi and walk to the front of my house, no one is loitering outside. There are usually people outside but today for so reason the whole community is empty. I hear faint sounds coming from inside the house. I can hear Fallon. I take a deep breath and I can sense a lot of people inside.

They are having a eting without .

"I need to take you to my room. Sothing feels wrong," I explain to Lanis. The nervous look is still plastered to his face. Worry etched and bound on his face.

He nods but remains quiet.

I sneak him into my room "Are you sure this is a good idea?" he speaks up after a long while. I smile because I cannot cave right now. I am the next Alpha; I need to start acting like one. Father is dead and I need to have enough strength to avenge his death. Alanis is the only one that can make

stronger. The bond we have will give

all the power I need to fight that fucking Werewolf hunter.

"I am. I need to talk to everyone first. I don’t want this to be an ambush. Just give

an hour max." I kiss him softly and he welcos

into his arms. We remain stuck to each other for a couple of minutes. After we pull apart, he smiles "You got this." he encourages

and suddenly his words of encouragent have

feeling stronger.

I walk out of my room and stop by Rex’s room. He jumps up when he sees . Whatever eting they are having probably doesn’t include him since he is an oga. "Where have you been?" he asks

imdiately.

I run my hands through my hair "Alanis is in my room. I need you to make sure he is safe." I don’t know what is going to happen but if things go south, I will need Rex to get him out of here.

"You brought him with you?"

I nod.

"That is too dangerous. They are talking about a war right now. Fallon has everyone believing that the vamps are about to attack. They are all convinced."

I frown "Why didn’t you warn

about this eting?" I accuse him already getting pissed.

"You didn’t reply any of my texts."

I bring my phone out of my pocket and scroll through. Sure enough, there are missed calls and ssages from him and Bells.

Shit.

"I need to get in there. Just go stay with Lanis. I will get this all under control," I walk out of the room and go straight to the eting room. I hear the voices clearer and I don’t like what I am hearing.

"He is not ready for the responsibilities that co with being an alpha." Fallon says.

"He is the only one that has the powers to be a leader." Olin says. Olin was fathers’ good friend and is a beta in the pack. He will have my back as long as he remains loyal to my father.

Fallon laughs "He doesn’t have a mate. How will he lead without a mate? Beau is not the best person to take on this role. He couldn’t even handle his father’s death. Where is your Alpha now?"

I am fuming but I want to know who I have on my side. I don’t want to walk in just yet until I know who is loyal to .

"Co on, it has just been a day. Give the guy a break. He needs to mourn his father." Bells defends.

"We are at war right now. Soone is killing our kind."

"Are you saying it was a vampire that killed Rick?" soone asks.

Fallon sighs "Most likely. They are out to get us and we need to let them know that we are not creatures they can cross."

I decide to walk in at this mont because this is getting out of hand. He is trying to turn everyone against the vampires. I know there is a vampire out there hunting us but this is one person, not the whole kind.

"How are we sure it’s a vampire?" I walk in and all eyes turn to .

Fallon remains wide eyed as I continue "You have no proof that He was killed by a vamp. This happened in our territory, it could be anyone," I suggest.

I don’t actually believe what I am saying but I won’t let Fallon win. If he even cared about my father, he wouldn’t be bad mouthing

to my family. He wants the title of Alpha and I will not let him win.

"They could’ve easily co to our territory. They killed two of our brothers. What stops them from killing the strongest mber of our pack?"

"You don’t know for sure. You are jumping to conclusion. I didn’t find their scents in the graveyard when I got there. There was no vampire scent." co to think of it, this all seems suspicious. I should’ve been able to sense them. His body was still warm. If there was a vampire, I should’ve known.

"You just saw your fathers’ dead body. Do you really think you were focused on scents?" he scoffs and anger boils within . I have always hated uncle Fallon and I have always felt that he doesn’t like

either.

"I know what I sensed. Don’t think you can manipulate

into agreeing with your point of view."

He laughs. At this point everyone is watching and they all seem conflicted. No one wants to go against . I might still be a kid but I am next in line for the title. Fallon is trying to get everyone against .

"Are you even ready?" I furrow my brows "Are you ready to take on what your father left behind?"

"I am."

I don’t know if I am being sincere but I have no choice but to be ready. Being the alpha is the only way i can be close to father. I need to be better; I want him to look down at

and be proud of .

Fuck.