Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Ah, yeah, the kids all go back to school on Monday.” Shane looked at me, he had stopped laughing and looked positively serious now.
“We let them go. We can’t halt our lives because of this. We just need to make sure that we put as much security in place as possible. I won’t rob the children of their childhood.” This was hard for me, because as a mother and a queen, I wanted to protect them all, but I also knew, as a mother, that I had to let them all learn and see the world for what it was. They would be safe though, because someone would be watching all the schools at all times. Not just the ones that we owned and ran, but all the schools in the county. No one knew where the kids went to school, and I didn’t want to risk a shooter going after innocent kids. That wasn’t what I was about at all.
“Understood.” David nodded. “I have assigned all the locations to the knights that we had here. And I am sending at least one man to all the schools that will allow their presence. Every school that we can protect across the entire country will have someone there to protect the children. I am pleased to say that there were a lot of them that were willing to allow this. They just want their kids to be protected.”
“That is good.” I nodded. “That is all that we can do for now. If there is another attack, let me know immediately. And have Darrol monitor the servers. The moment that there is a mention of something that needs us, I will send help their way. Hell, I will go myself.”
Rising to my feet, I saw the solemn yet determined looks on all of their faces. They didn’t like what was happening anymore than I did. However, they, like me, knew that it was all necessary. And we all hoped that it would blow over as soon as possible.
These attacks, and the negative media that was bound to come with them, would only serve to cause a divide among the humans. They would split into groups that did and did not accept us. Those that didn’t accept us might become increasingly more violent, while those that did accept us would become targets to the other group. That was why I needed to make sure that we got as much positive information out there as possible. The more that people knew about us, the less that they had to fear from us.
Well, that was my hope and dream anyway. And I was going to make sure that I did all that I could to make sure that my dream came true. No one needed to be hurt because of this, if they just listened to what we had to tell them. If they would see that we weren’t here to hurt them. If only.
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Riviana
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Joaquin and I got ready for the interview bright and early the next morning. Here in Colorado, we were two hours behind their time. And they wanted us on at nine in the morning. Their time, not ours. That meant that we needed to be up, have breakfast, and be ready to go by seven our time. And yes, we were still here at the castle.
Now, people might wonder why we were here and not anywhere near Times Square. Well, that was a simple explanation. The hosts of the show had seen the way that we had traveled through the magical door from the stadium. They weren’t the only ones though. Just about everyone in the world had seen it, if they had watched the broadcast that is.
Knowing that we could 鈥榤aterialize’ as they had called it, they wanted us to appear on set through the door. Now, since the show Good Morning America is, and has always been, broadcast live to the masses, there would be absolutely no way to fake the appearance of our arrival in such a magical manner. This would further prove to people that we had abilities that they hadn’t even fathomed.
I knew that it might be a little bit rude to arrive like that, but the hosts had insisted on it. They had wanted to see if it was all real, if all the stuff that had happened and been said over the last couple weeks really had been true. And I didn’t blame them, not really. This was not an easy thing to process.
Now, the way that it was all planned and set up was that Joaquin and I would be out in the mountains, further cutting into my sleep because I needed to be out there by exactly seven in the morning. Joaquin and I were in place when we received a phone call from the hosts of the show. It wasn’t any normal call though, it was a video call, one that would show exactly where we were.
“Hello?” I said with a smile into the screen as Joaquin smiled behind me.
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“Riviana? Joaquin?” Hosts called out to us. “It is nice to see you. We are so happy to have you on the show. Now, can you tell us where you are right now?” This host was a bright and cheery brunette named Kelsey Wallman. Next to her was her cohost, Wayne Newsome.
“Well Kelsey, Joaquin and I are currently standing at the peak of Raspberry Mountain, a total of ten thousand six hundred and five feet at its fullest height. We hiked here this morning to show you all this lovely view.” That was a lie, we had traveled by magical door, just like we were going to be traveling to the studio. “Isn’t this lovely?” I said in awe as I turned in a slow circle, letting them all see the light that was just spilling over the mountains.
“Oh my, that is beautiful.” Wayne said as he looked at the images on the screen.
“Riviana, how are you all going to get here for your interview, if you are all the way over there in Colorado?” Kelsey asked in mock perplexity.
“Well, that won’t be a problem, Kelsey. I have magic that can get us there. In fact, if you are ready, we will head over now.”
“Oh, yes please.” She spoke enthusiastically in response to my words. “See you soon.”
The call was not disconnected, but Kelsey and Wayne stopped speaking to us and started to speak to the cameras instead.
“As you can see, there is a magical light that is now shining behind Riviana there. That is the magic that she was talking about. And from what we were told, there will be a light here soon as well.” Wayne was explaining to the masses.
“There it is!” Kelsey exclaimed as the magical door started to appear on their side. I wasn’t going too fast here, not wanting them to be frightened from a quick appearance. They needed to have time to adjust to it.
After a few moments, and a little more commentary from the hosts, Joaquin and I stepped through the door and into the studio. The door, shutting behind us, disappeared immediately.
“Look at that, folks. They really did it. They appeared out of nowhere. It was truly magical. And I have to say, it was quite the sight to see in person.”
“You’ve got that right, Kelsey. I have never seen this kind of thing in person. In fact, before last month, I never knew that it was possible.”
“Neither did I, Wayne.” Kelsey grinned. “Riviana, Joaquin, will the two of you come and join us over here?”
“Of course.” Joaquin smiled and took my hand. “Thank you for having us on the show today.”
“No, thank you two for being here. I understand that we are the first to have you on our show, thank you for giving us such an honor.”
There were a lot of pleasantries as we settled into our seats and were greeted properly. Kelsey and Wayne shook our hands and made us feel welcomed.
“Now, we all know why you are here. Of course, last month you two made national news when you revealed to us all that you weren’t humans. And that there were a lot more like you as well.”
“Yes, that is right.” I nodded as I answered her. “In fact, a little more than half of the people in the world are like us in some way.”
“And, how many different types of people are there? I mean, I know there are werewolves and Vampires, but who else?” Wayne asked me without realizing that his words were a little rude. I let it slide though, he didn’t know any better.
“Well, there are a lot. We break them down into larger categories like Shifters, Vampires, Magic Users, and Fae. However, there are a lot of subcategories, especially for the Shifters and Magic Users.”
“That is fascinating. Now, Joaquin, you are a werewolf, isn’t that right?” He asked after I explained things to him.