Conrad POV
A few days of practicing what Arthur has been telling me to do, and I feel a bit more in control. Routine has been the key. Eating at the same time, training at the same time, reviewing goals, and most importantly, bed at the same time.
The dreams haven’t stopped, but I can control them now. Whenever I see Lewana leave the cabin, I don’t chase her. I wait. I walk around the cabin and remember her being there. Lately, she has come back to the cabin and asks if I don’t love her anymore. Why didn’t I go get her? I just hold her and tell her I’m coming.
We have developed a solid plan for getting the word out that Lewana has been taken. We have put a reward in the human world as well as the wolf world. However, in the human world, it just states that she is missing and suggests that she is in
trouble.
Now that all the Alphas have returned home, they are feeding back any information on rogue whereabouts and possible leads. All information is fed back to the strike team that Liam has formed.
I go to the meeting to check out what is going on and if there is anything I can follow up on. I see Liam looking very unsettled in a chair and focusing on a list of names.
“What’s this?“.
Liam is startled when I interrupt his thoughts. “Alpha King. I… I errm…I’m reviewing the names of those who are currently in our dungeons. The Night Luna Queen was attacked at her home during the first raid during the ceremony. We have five rogues in total. Not to mention William, Anthony, and Blake. Figured we are more likely to get info from them than anything“.
Shit. My brother is terrified of me. I need to fix this. “You need to start Conrad again. You are my brother, and brothers fight. I’m sorry I lost my shit, but I’m working on it“.
“Losing your shit is one thing. Going homicidal to the point you have to be sedated and strapped to a bed is another. But that’s not even why I’m mad at you. What you said to Mary. She has been crying for days“.
I snap at him. How can he not see my side? “She lied to me. For months. She could have said anything at any time and chose not to. She put all of us at risk, and that is unforgivable. I get you closer to her than I am because you’re her favorite, but I’m not letting her off easily“.
“Are you fucking kidding me? She has always been my nanny. You know she refers to you as her son“.
“Traitors“.
Damn, that whisper is back. I know I need to refocus. I see the list on the table and try to get control back.
“We’re not going to agree on this, so just drop it. What do you have on the names so far?“.
“Not much. When it comes to the rogues, I don’t even know if I have their real names. They have most likely never been registered, so I’m just calling them what they want at the moment. I’m trying to focus on the others to see what information we can get out of them“.
“Revenge“.
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At least that whisper was right. I make some generic comment to Liam about keep working on it as a plan starts to develop in my mind.
Sleep completely evades me that night. I stay up and enjoy the silence that comes with the darkness. For the first time in two weeks since Lewana was taken, I have a solid plan to get her back.
As soon as I see the sun rise, I set my plan into action. I’m practically joyful as I head to the dungeons.
As soon as the guards see me, I can see the surprised look on their faces. I use my Alpha command to control them.
“You will not tell anyone I am here today. You will send every guard on duty to the nearest outpost and wait until I release
you“.
“Yes, Alpha King“.
I do the same inside and send all the guards away. That just leaves me and the 11 inmates. However, there are two I want to focus on today.
“Blake. Nice to see you again“.
He’s already on edge and trying not to show it. The fact that I ordered all the guards to leave means something is going to
happen.
“Conrad, what do I owe the pleasure?“.
“You knew about the legacy prophecy. That’s how you knew Lewana was meant to be my fated mate because she was the
blessed wolf“.
He just grinned. “You finally worked it out then. I hear someone took her. Bet they marked her quicker than you did“.
I knew he would try to get a rise out of me. I have thought about this possibility. Even if someone had marked her. I would just kill them and take her back.
I stand in silence thinking. I eventually talk loud enough for the entire prison to hear. “You see, Blake. My fated mate has been taken. And I’m not stopping for any reason until I get her back. That means everyone’s trial is on hold while we wait. If that is until you are all dead, then so be it“.
I hear a chorus of, You can’t do that, I’m innocent, what about my sentence, blah blah blah. At least I have all of their attention now.
“To get my Luna Queen back, I need information. Most of you likely have some information that you’re not telling me, as you are still awaiting trial, which creates a problem as I am not waiting that long“.
Blake gets very nervous, and I can start to smell the fear coming off him.
“Why are you telling us this?“.
“Because, out of everyone in this prison, you are the only one I know everything about. I know what you did, I know how you treated your pack, and I know you, Luna Ebony kept the books“.
He takes a step back and starts to panic. His eyes darted around the room, trying to look for a way out. He then takes a stance to fight me, which I relish.
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I start laughing at his pathetic shaking stance. “You were right the first time I came to see you. About the wicked streak. It
does feel good to be bad. After all, I am my father’s son“.
