Kingdom of Wolves: Blackshadow - Page 48

A while later I take the seat behind the desk in my office. Picking up the phone, I make the first call of the day, which is to the Northern Shifter Council office. I am hoping the call will be answered by Councilman Ward. We have been colleagues for a long time and have helped each other many times.

“Good morning, Councilman Ward speaking.”

I let out the slight breath I had been holding in relief when I hear who has answered my call. “Good morning, Ward, it’s Flint speaking.”

“Oh, hello Flint, how are you?”

“I’m good, but I have an issue which concerns one of your packs.”

“Just a moment,” listening I hear footsteps, then a door closing before Ward speaks again. “Sorry, I wanted to close the door and have privacy. It’s obviously serious for you to call, so what’s happening?”

“The Alpha of the Wolfsong Pack, is still Alpha Soren Wolfgang?” I ask.

“Yes, what has the idiot done now?”

I’m surprised Ward has reacted that way, but I continue. “Alpha Connell Torrance of the Blackshadow Pack has found his Luna, and the said Luna is the illegitimate child of Soren. He rejected his mate after having a single night with Rose, for Luna Corintha, who is the chosen mate and not the fated mate. Soren’s father demanded he mate for political purposes, and sadly, Hope’s mother Rose was thrown to the side.”

“Oh, my, and nobody knew about this?”

“No. Rose left the pack after accepting the rejection and lived in the Northern Parklands. Brought up Hope to be a caring, beautiful person. She is a healer and is going to be a perfect Luna for the Blackshadow Pack.”

“So, what is the problem?”

“Soren didn’t know he had a child, and we all know his chosen Luna cannot bear children. Now some vindictive she-wolf has informed him he has a daughter of his own blood. He’s rampaging around his pack and telling all that will listen he is going to get his daughter and mate her to his Beta, who he’ll make Alpha, so when a male pup arrives, his blood will lead the pack.”

The silence at the end of the phone has me getting itchy. Is he going to want to cause a problem?

“I cannot abide Soren. He is a nasty piece and if I could have had his pack taken off him, I would have. But up to now, all we hear is hearsay. Not one pack member will stand against him. He will want to get Hope. There is no doubt about that. Tell Alpha Connell to guard his Luna well because if Soren gets his hands on her we’ll have trouble getting her back.” Ward is growling under his breath, and I know it’s his wolf’s agitation that is causing it. “I’ll look into this quietly Flint. Leave it with me for a few days. I have someone inside the Wolfsong Pack, and I may find out all that is happening. The least we can find out is if they leave the pack territory.”

“If they leave, let me know quickly and I’ll have our council warriors meet them at our area’s border. It’s the first form of defense for our area and the council will have every right to stop them. You can guarantee they won’t have permission from my council to pass into our area,” snarling slightly as my wolf, Bruno is becoming agitated and somewhat ready for a good fight.

“Okay. I’m not speaking to my fellow councilmen until I have more information. I think we need to keep it quiet about Hope for now. The less people who know the better for the moment. If Alpha Soren makes any form of threat or move, I will call an emergency council meeting, where we can implement our council warriors to stand next to yours.”

“Thank you, Ward. If anything happens, I will update you. It’ll be best we keep each other fully informed.”

“I agree. Now, changing the subject, have you heard that the rogues in no-man’s-land have been gaining supporters, or followers, if that’s a better way of calling them?”

“Spirit Walker Pack has been under attack more of late. With more in the attacking parties, too. But we do not know where all these rogues are coming from.”

“Oh, they are shifters thrown out of packs for being bad pack members. I’ve positive information that the other kingdoms have thrown wolf shifters out of their kingdoms for being feral or causing problems. That’s where they are all coming from, bad shifters who are drawn to each other.” I can hear in his tone that Ward is sickened as much as I am about the rogue situation.

“I’ve heard that they have a leader now.” I was hesitant to say it, but feel I have to warn him. The portion of no-man’s-land borders his area, so as a council member of his area, he needs to know the threat is even more real than it used to be.

“I didn’t know that. But it is not surprising, because rogues do not normally pull together like a pack, yet these now do that. We are seeing concentrated attacks, and so are you, by the sound of it.”

I sigh, “Yes, we are seeing concentrated attacks, too. Again, keep me informed if you find out anything new and I will do the same.”

My second call is to Alpha Connell as I need to update him on the Alpha Soren issue and I want to follow up on how well the new members are getting along.

“Alpha Connell speaking,” I hear quickly as he picks up on the second ring.

“Hello, Alpha Connell. This is councilman Flint calling. I want to update you on the Wolfsong Pack issue.” The next few minutes I inform him that the Northern Area contact I have is going to make discreet enquiries about what is happening in Soren’s pack. I can hear his relief that someone is taking this seriously, and it’s not coming back with ill intent. Once we have covered the little I can tell him, Alpha Connell thanks me as I would expect.

“Now, tell me how the new members are coming along? I think there are more in the Northern Parklands we can recover if they are settling well to pack life with you.”

“The new members are settling well, actually. They are slowly finding what or where they want to be. We have some that will make fine warriors, others are in the garden with Silas, we have also been able to build a team of workers to build the new cabins we spoke of. I think we have three females and seven males still to find a position within the pack that suits them. But on the whole, I’ve done well, gaining a second Beta, a Delta and a Gamma. Who would have thought my high pack members would be built mainly from the rogues I brought into the pack?” Alpha Connell states, with more than a little awe in his tone.

“You still have your inner circle of William, Bladrick and Noah, who are warriors too, of course. You have a good amount of strength at the top of the pack order. Your lower pack members will feel much safer and the security of the pack is being ensured.”