Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“And it was how we learned to survive.” Clovio added as he looked at Gustav. “Hello Gus.” They clearly knew each other. “I didn’t know that you were in town.”
“We are all in town.” Gustav sounded ominous at that moment. “But I want to be away from the family.”
“Us too.” Armina smiled at him. “Are you staying here with us?”
“Y..yes.” He nodded at her in reply.
“That’s good. We will show you around. Thank you, Queen Riviana. Thank you for saving another one of my family members.”
“I want to help you all see reason, Clovio.” I told him after his thanks. “I don’t think that I can help them all though. Some are just beyond reasoning.”
“I know.” He looked heartbroken. “Some are better than none though. So, thank you.”
“You’re welcome.” I nodded at him before waving to them. It was time for me to return to the others. There was still more work for us to do.
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Riviana
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After I left Gustav in the apartment with the others, I needed to take a break. I needed to think. There had been so much that had happened tonight. There had been a lot that we learned about these people, but there were still a lot of questions that were as of yet unanswered.
Why did these people think that we were monsters? Why did they want us dead? What have we ever done to them? And what the hell was the matter with all of them?
In truth, there was so much about these people that didn’t make sense. We needed to wait until after these interrogations were over and then talk to Clovio, Warrick, Gustav and Armina again. We needed to pick their brains for anything and everything that this family might think about us. What was it that was really going on here? What could we do to end this as peacefully as possible? How could we protect the world while not becoming the barbaric monsters that the Jaegans thought that we were. Damn this was fucking hard as hell.
Right now, I just need some coffee. I need to get something strong and caffeinated to wake me up. And I knew that Joaquin and the others needed some of it too.
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“Riviana?” Vincent called out as he saw me walking through the hall near the apartment. I had guessed that he was on his way back to the dungeon, but I saw that I had been wrong, “Why are you over here?” He looked confused when he saw me.
“Oh, I brought another member of the Jaegan up here. He was verified by Gabriel, so I have allowed him to seek asylum here.” I explained it to him as I started to walk toward the dungeon again. “Where did you get off to? I thought you went back downstairs.” I decided to enquire about where he had been.
“I went to get a maid to take care of the Jaegans. You wanted them cared for, so I made sure of that.”
“Oh.” He was always so thorough when he did his job. “I need some coffee. And I am sure that the others do too. Would you like to help me get some?” I yawned as I asked him that.
“Yeah, I think we all need some. Maybe something with about a hundred shots of espresso each. Ha ha ha.” He laughed at his own joke.
“Ha ha ha. Sounds about right.” I laughed and yawned again. “I would settle for just four or five shots of espresso though. I need something that will be quick with waking me up.” I stifled the yawn this time, but I still couldn’t hide the fact that I was exhausted.
“Come on, let’s get some coffee for you and the others. We still have a lot of work to do.”
Together Vincent and I went to the kitchen to get some coffee. I was glad that there was some very sophisticated coffee technology in my home. Not only that, but there had been a lot of advancement in coffee makers since I became an adult. I often don’t think about the changes that I have seen in technology in my life, but seeing that I can make a full on coffee house drink at home in a matter of seconds, I think that this just proves science is magic and technology will leave us all in the dust very soon.
Vincent and I made very large coffees for the seven of us. We all needed to have something to give us a pick me up while we worked out what was happening all around us. I actually made two coffees for myself. This was for two reasons really. One was so that there were an even number of drinks to be carried back to the dungeons. And the next was because I was so tired that I needed to have two.
I opened a door to the dungeon with magic and made it a lot easier to get back down there. Not only that, but it made it so that the coffees were still hot. Which was a good thing because the others were waiting for us in the hall.
The moment that we stepped through the door, Joaquin and the others swarmed us for their caffeine.
“AHH! I needed this.” Joaquin exclaimed after taking a huge gulp of the coffee. “This is so good and just hits the spot.”
“We were wondering where you ran off to.” Trevor joked as he gulped his coffee. “Haahhh, that is hot but oh so good.”
“Thank you, Riviana.” Shawn sighed the words after a large drink of his coffee.
“You’re welcome. I needed some coffee too, so I deiced to get it before coming back here.” I could tell that they were all tired and ready for this night to be over. It wasn’t over though, not by a long shot. And aside from a nap, none of us were going to get any sleep any time soon.
“Where did you go?” Joaquin asked as he drained the last of his coffee. He downed it in four very large drinks.
“I took Gustav to the apartment with Armina and the others. He is another one that we can use to fight against these people.”
“That is good.” Gabriel nodded as he sipped his drink. “I am glad that I was able to help with him.”
“Did any of you learn anything?” I nursed the first coffee while Joaquin stole my second one. He and I were both in need of that wakey wakey worky juice, so I didn’t mind letting him borrow it. I was going to have some of it too, so he better not drink it as quickly as he did the other one.
“I know that the administration is in the mountains, but not where.” Joaquin’s words came immediately.
“I know that there is a small army with them, but not who or what the army is.” Dietrich added.
“I know that the nannies from Alaric’s journal are still with the family, so they are clearly not human.” Shawn’s eyes were narrowed as he tried to think about the possibilities.