Filed to story: The Omega Destiny
I hate how defeated she looks. I understand what she is saying, but it doesn’t mean that the idea of her going makes more sense than staying here in safety. We haven’t needed a shield before. That’s not to say that we haven’t lost any lives, but I am not planning on risking hers. In any capacity. Still, the look of rejection on her face guts me. I want so much to let her help with some part of it. To feel like she is getting stronger and to partake in destruction of the system that ruined her before me.
“I tell you what little wolf. Let me plan the raid with my team and think about your involvement.” she perks up straighter looking hopeful at me with those big, teal eyes. “Really? You mean that?” I wouldn’t lie to you little wolf. I will think about it. I don’t want to be without you that long, and I don’t want you in danger. I also understand your side. I will think about it.” I tell her honestly and she smiles huge at me. Damn the fates. I may have a get out of jail free card, but she can have whatever she wants from me. I would burn it all down for her.
Ayla
Am I insane? I must be going crazy to want to willingly put myself danger by going on this raid, risking my life, the leadership of the pack, and a complete breakdown, but something inside me is pulling with the need to go with Thane. To protect. Call it my wolf’s instinct, or insanity. I sit here in the library combing through ancient texts of the Midnight Pack and have found nothing about white wolves. I remember vaguely learning about our heritage but my parents had no concern that my sister and I would ever be chosen wolves, so they didn’t teach much on it. I know there has be information out there somewhere, it just isn’t within the library of this pack.
“Has the Queen of the pack found anything about her zombie mind control powers yet?” Cyrus asks as he saunters in and takes a seat across from me. “No, I haven’t found anything and I don’t have mind??ontrol powers.” I tell him while letting out a little laugh. l’enjoy his light??eartedness. “How do you know? Have you tried? Try and control my brains..No…wait…don’t. Yes, do it. No…wait…Fuck it…do it.” He tells me nervously. It’s funny to see this big shifter afraid of me or what I can do I guess. I stare at his hand intently. Waiting to feel something…anything, but there is nothing. “I tried to get you to slap yourself. I can’t. I have no mind- control powers Cyrus,” I tell him and he lets out a breath he probably didn’t know he was holding. Well, that makes me feel a little better, but if you get any, please let me know in advance.” “Sure thing Cyrus.” “So, Thane tells me you are bent on coming on this raid with us.” “I am. I’m not going to lie and say that I am not scared but I have this ability and I have a feeling here… I point to my chest and here..” I point to my head. “To be there with him and use my gifting to help. I want to help these girls too and I want to help keep Thane safe.” “You know, Thane won’t be able to think straight if you are there. He will won’t let me come either if you don’t go. He would want me to stay here with you and keep you safe, but I want to be with him on this raid. He would task me with keeping you safe if you go though. When I am on a raid, I think about getting in, killing, and getting out. I am not thinking about anything else. He will order me to do whatever it takes to keep you safe. If it comes to it, he will order me to leave him to get you out. Are you prepared for that?”
The thought of leaving Thane or anything happening to him makes my stomach sink, but gives me more validation that I should be going to use my gifting. “I ‘m not going to lie Ayla, I would like to see your shield in the field, but I don’t want you dying just so I can see what it can do.”Cyrus tells me as he plays with one of the books on the table. “I don’t want anything to happen either Cyrus, but I want to help. I want to help these girls. I don’t want to worry about Thane or anyone else when I could be there helping.” “Well, I am curious as to what the shield can do. Why don’t we go to Thane’s office and tell him that despite all the gore filled battle stories he sent me here to share with you, that you were adamant and going anyway.” “But you didn’t tell me any stories.” I question confused. “I know, I want to see what that shield can do and I don’t want to stay behind, so lets pretend shall we Miss Luna of the pack. If he says anything, I told you about the time I had to gouge out someone’s eyes” I smile and shake my head as we head out to Thane’s office.
Entering his office, I give one look to Thane and can already see that he isn’t too happy with us. Cyrus has a huge grin on his face and Thane has a scowl. He must be able to tell by our expressions that his attempt to keep me here didn’t work. I push warmth and peace through the bond and earn a warm smile. He opens his arms and motions for me to sit on his lap. I don’t really know the other shifters here, but if they are Thane’s elite team and he trusts them, so do I.
I walk around and take a seat on his lap. He brushes his thumb up and down my back. “Did Cyrus talk to you about going on the raid little wolf? We just finished our preliminary planning of it.” “He did and I still want to go. I want to help and I want to help those girls.” I don’t know who all knows about my gifting in this room, but I am assuming all of them if Thane is willing to talk to me so openly about it. Eric steps up “I will be there alpha. If she uses too much stregth or needs healing, I will see to it.” I am grateful for his back up on this matter. “Cyrus said he would keep me safe, and I want to help. My wolf is riding me hard on it Thane.”
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I look down at his desk and see a brown folder with things written on it. I don’t know my role and if I should be sticking my nose in things on his desk. Yes I am the luna, but I am also new to this pack and sort of luna in training. Very slow training. this the new raid stuff?” I ask him and he brings my hair off of my shoulder and gives it a little kiss. “Yes little wolf. The first two the sight itself. The last photo is the shifter we believe is responsible. He fits the bill and has the same name.” Am I prepared to see the alpha responsible for abducting me and murdering my entire family and what was left of my pack? The thought makes me want to throw up, but I also want to know.
I slowly open the folder. The first few photos, I don’t recognize, but the last photo has me in denial. Fear. Confusion. Shock. This has to be a cruel joke. I bolt upright to my feet. “NO…no…this can’t be. This isn’t right…There isn’t…you’re wrong. I stammer out and can vaguely here Thane in the background asking me what is wrong. Panic pulses in the bond. I look through my blurry, tear filled eyes at the photo I am holding. A very recent, alive photo of an alpha. My father. And everything in the room goes black.
Thane
One minute little wolf is flipping through raid photos and the next she is passing out from sheer panic. The emotions I felt through the bond were indescribable. Chaotic. I kicked everyone out of the office with Eric on standby at the clinic. I’ve little wolf tucked in on my sofa and I sit next to her on the floor, forearms resting on my knees, watching and waiting for her to wake up. I know she recognized that shifter. He kept her for a reason and the sight of him was too much for her. I just hope when she awakens that she realizes this is one of my fears about her going on the raid with us and needs to stay here and stay safe.
Stirring and a soft moan have me bolting upright and grabbing her hand. I send calm through the bond in hopes of stirring her around easier. “Little wolf, wake up.” I give her a gently chest rub and she slowly starts opening her eyes, blinking at me in confusion. “What happened? she asks while I help her to sit upright “You had a panic attack and passed out. Her eyes go wide and her face contorts in surprise “That wasn’t a nightmare, that really happened.” “Yes, little wolf. You recognized the alpha and it brought back memories for you. It’s okay now. I was afraid that might happen.” I try to calm her as she starts holding her temples and nodding her head frantically back and forth. “No…no. This can’t be real Thane. It just can’t.” she’s on the verge of tears. “Why? What can’t?” I asked trying to sort this out.” I didn’t recognize an alpha. That man is my father Thane.”
The shear shock and confusion I am feeling and experiencing must be close to little wolf’s. “What do you mean your father?Are you sure little wolf? It has been a while and you said yourself your family was murdered.” I get up and grab the folder and bring the photo with me. “Do you want to look again?” I offer and she slowly reaches out and takes the photo. “This is my father Thane. It is him. The warden told me he was murdered. He clearly wasn’t.” “I am trying to make this make sense little wolf. Your father had you kidnapped and your family murdered? For what reason?” “I…I don’t know. This could be wrong. There could be a logical explanation for him being at this sight. Maybe he doesn’t know what is going on
The sight of my little wolf trying to rationalize the monster her father could be is heart breaking. I have seen a lot of ugly in this world, and so has little wolf, but when it is your own family, logic can fly out the window. “There is no mistake. He was there, girls were brought in, they bowed before him when he entered little wolf. She starts to cry and breakdown. I pull her into me trying to wrap my mind around the bomb dropped on her, on us. Her pain is my pain, but knowing that her own father, my actual father in law is responsible for the death of my sister and in turn my parents, that is a whole knew level of messed up I can’t begin to comprehend right now. Maybe her childhood memories of her father are skewed. Eyes and love of a pup that didn’t know the reality going on around her. We all want to think of our dads as strong, loving, fun fathers. Maybe she didn’t realize that bad. Maybe she never saw it.