Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“I want to help. Akihito stood as well.
“Can I help as well?” A bear shifter, Nicholai, rose. He was the lead bear shifter of northeastern Europe. His people lived in Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and more. His Slavic accent was thick, but I could still understand him.
“Yes Nicholai, you may join us as well.” I nodded at him.
After Nicholai, there were several people that offered to be a part of the reveal. We actually ended up with more than we needed and had to limit it to just a dozen. Still, I was glad that there were people that were willing to show themselves and their nonhuman looking sides to the world. It was comforting, knowing that we had these allies, these people, that were working with us through all of this.
We discussed what would happen during the next week. I wanted them to all go home and tell their people what was happening. And because the High Nobles were like regional leaders, they were expected to tell the groups that were around them as well. They needed to be responsible for the information getting out there.
Following that suit, I knew that I needed to let those that were local know what was going to happen. I needed to make sure that this reveal wasn’t going to come as a surprise to all the nonhuman people of the world. They didn’t need to be bombarded with this fact after it had already happened. They deserved to have at least the week to get used to the idea.
“I guess this means that we need another meeting.” Joaquin laughed as he looked out at the crowd that was starting to leave. The High and Central Nobles were heading toward the doors that I had summoned for them, going back home with plans on telling these things to their people.
“Yes, I guess that it does. And I need to send word to all the other Alphas and leaders in the country as well. Those that fall under our domain to be specific. I don’t expect those that are hours and hours away to come to the castle for a meeting. Just those that are local.” Joaquin nodded at me. He understood what was happening, and we both knew that there was no turning back now. This was all happening, and it was happening soon. Now, we just needed to hope that everything went as well as we were planning it to go. We needed to make sure that there were no issues whatsoever on the twenty-first.
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Riviana
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Joaquin and I sent word to the Alphas that still didn’t know about the reveal. We explained to them all, through a mental connection, what exactly was going to happen next week. We gave them instructions on what to tell their people, and that if they had questions to send them along to a special panel that I had prepared for them.
The panel would be taking the questions via phone call. No one needed to be bombarded by a million people via mental connection. That would be a little too overwhelming for the people that I was enlisting in helping me. Especially considering that this panel was made up of the people that were joining me during the reveal next week.
The locals were invited to the throne room for the meeting. I knew that it would be a little uncomfortable for them, but I had expanded the size as much as I was able to without compromising the integrity of the room. I knew that if I modified a room that was already finished, I could cause it to collapse in on itself. Especially if I modified it all too quickly. Yes, there were rooms that changed as they were needed, but there were also rooms that couldn’t be changed so easily. A room like this one, which was already very huge, was one that didn’t want to be altered all the time. It was just one of those temperamental things to do with magic.
The crowd was gathering in the throne room again. Joaquin and I were once again waiting for them, but this time Reagan and Rika were with us. They were supposed to join us on the stage, along with all the other children. However, Reagan and Rika had something that they needed to talk to us about.
“Absolutely not!” Joaquin exclaimed when he heard what Reagan had just said.
“Why not dad?” He asked him in disbelief? “Why can’t Rika and I join you in the reveal?”
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“Why not?” Joaquin said angrily. “I’ll tell you why not. People will see you in that video. They will know who you are. And they might target you. That’s why.” Joaquin was fuming.
“With all due respect, Dad,” there was vehemence and anger dripping from Reagan’s words as his angry voice responded to Joaquin, 鈥榯hey are going to know who I am regardless. Do you think that you and Mom being out there and the rest of us kids being hidden will somehow magically protect us? They know that you are our parents. They know that we are the children of Joaquin and Riviana Gray. We won’t be spared. If there are going to be people that target us, Dad, it’s going to happen no matter what. As things stand right now, there is no reason for us to sit out.”
“He’s right, Dad.” Rika started to add. “We will not be spared. But if we join you, we can promote ourselves as ambassadors of people like us. Those that are worried or scared to show themselves will be able to talk to us. We can help other people our age.”
“They do make a good point, Joaquin.” I added after hearing what it was that Reagan and Rika had to say. “They are smart people, they are adults, and they are allowed to be a part of this. I say we let them join us.”
“You too, Little Bunny?” Joaquin looked at me like I had just slapped him across the face.
“I am not your enemy here, Joaquin. We need to stand together, and Reagan and Rika have a good point. They will be targeted no matter what. Let them do this. They feel strongly about it, and I know that they can handle it.”
“Hahh.” Joaquin sighed, but I knew that he was already giving in. “Fine. But you must follow our lead. You do not go off on your own.”
“Fine.”
“Agreed.” The two of them nodded at Joaquin’s words.
“Dammit! Why do you two have to be growing up so fast?” Joaquin was shaking his head and looking at the kids like they were still little babies. I knew that feeling well.
“It’s going to happen, Dad.” Reagan laughed. “None of us can stop it.”
“Yeah, I know.” Finally, Joaquin laughed and seemed to be a little less tense than he had been before.
Now that this part of the conversation was over, it was time for us to greet the gathered crowd. I walked out there with all seven of our kids and Joaquin at my side or behind me. They were calm and quiet as they took their spots that were on either side of our thrones. Joaquin and I seated ourselves and faced the crowd calmly.
I greeted them, thanked them all for coming here, and then started to tell them why they were here. I started to tell them that we were going to be revealing ourselves to the humans and that it was beyond time that we stopped hiding. Only, I didn’t get very far into explaining things before something caught my attention.
The words were faint. Clearly, the person speaking was whispering and thought that I wouldn’t hear them. They were relatively close to the dais though, so I was able to hear everything that they were saying. And let’s just say that it was making my blood boil.
“Look at them. They are parading that thing around on the stage like it’s one of us. That little monster bitch doesn’t deserve to be alive, let alone to be lorded over us like that.”
“I am sorry, what was that?” I said as I tried to narrow down where the voice was coming from. Clearly, the person that was speaking hadn’t noticed the lull in my speech, or that I had stopped talking almost completely.
“I mean, just look at her. You can see that she is not one of us. She looks like a freak even among the freaks of our world. Even the most different looking of the Fae are more desirable than that thing is. They should have put that thing out of its misery the day that it was born. And then we normal people wouldn’t have to live with the fear that it would turn on us like it did before. That bullshit story about a redeemed soul and a chance at a new life is pure lies. That monster just found a way to escape from hell, and now he came back as an innocent looking little girl. That thing is going to try and kill us all.”
“What the hell did you just say?” Reagan was the one to speak before I was able to. I think that the rage boiling inside of me was what kept me from finding my voice first. I was struggling to remember what the world looked like without this hazy red color covering it all.
“Who said that?” I demanded finally as I rose to my feet.