Chapter 44 A Father's Past

Chapter 44 A Father's Past
Luka helped me explain the dream of the white wolf I have had my whole life. Joel wonders if my father's passing unlocked my scent. They all figured some sort of magic was used to hide what I was. 

“Magic is a real thing too? How?” I asked.

“So witches exist. Not in the way books and movies portray them but they do. They typically avoid conflicts between shifters and vampires. This changes if humans or the balance are affected,” Luka explained. 

“Why would someone need to hide what I was? What makes the white wolf so dangerous?” I asked.

“You’re not just rare, Danni. You’re the kind of power that resets the board. Wolves will follow you. Enemies will hunt you. And the laws that protect everyone else? They don’t fully apply to you. You’re not part of the system… You’re what breaks it, if you choose too.” Joel explained.

“White wolves are the first. They are the pure, they are not restricted to the things we are. Regardless of rank.” Luka added.

“Rank?” I asked 

“Yes, shifters have ranks. Lunas, Princes, Alpha, Beta and Lastly Omegas.” Phil explain 

“So I am…” I asked.

“A Luna” Luka Explained.

“And you…?” I wondered where everyone fell.

“Alpha” Phil answered

“Alpha” Joel replied.

“Omega” Mary Stated.

“Beta” Jordan mumbled. He still didn’t look at me. 

“Prince.” Luka Looked at me. 

Everyone's titles hung in the air. This was a lot to take in. Still there still felt like a lot was missing. 

“There is more isn’t there?” I asked. 

“There has never been a Luna that didn’t have shifter parents. Your mom isn’t from around here, like us and your dad. No one knows her past. Your dad might have but All your dad ever told me was that it was really abusive and toxic.” Phil explained.

“So my mom is most likely the shifter?”

“Yes, but it still is unlikely that it would have resulted in you being a luna. Unless….” Mary’s words were cut off.

“Unless what?” I asked

“She was a Luna too.” Phil stated.

“But that is unlikely” Joel mused. “There would have been rumors in the packs.

“If she was a shifter, did you guys know?”
“No, and we are not even certain. It is just speculation.” Phil said.

“And there is no way my dad was right?” I asked.

“No—” Mary Began.

“Wait…” Phil began. He got up and started pacing. “SHIT…” phil cursed. “Maybe…”

“Honey…” Mary Reached out.

“Dad what is it…?” Joel Caustionly Questioned. 

“Now, I was young and not an alpha yet, so I didn’t fully understand what I was doing.” Phil Began turning to Luka. “This may have broken a few laws and I will accept any punishment you decided. But hear me out.” Phil looked at Luka and waited for him to nodded. Once Luka did he turned to the rest of us.

“You know I always saw Danni’s dad as a Brother right?” He looked at his wife. Then his son’s then back to me.  

“Danni I have always looked at you like family. Like Daughter." I nodded my head at phil. I know this. I have known this my whole life. 

“Danni, your dad had a rough childhood. For a long time I had no clue. He was nothing but kind and a very loyal friend to me.” Phil took a deep and steadying breathe, he continued. 

“I think part of me always knew. But didn’t want to say it out loud.” A pause. “When I saw the abuse his parents were doing to him, I went to my parents. They did nothing because he was human. That pissed me off.” Another deep breath. 

“I love my parents, Goddess watch over them. But they had very Bais views. They did not care about anything that wasn’t pack related. So I tried to make it pack related.” Phil finished. 

I watched the expressions change on everyone's face around me. Clearly that meant something and it was a something I wasn’t clued in on.

“What does that even mean?” I asked. Clearly Still left in the dark.

“I wanted to make your dad part of my pack, if he was part of the pack, my parents would have helped him… I just didn’t think it worked. I am not even sure if it did but it might clear up something if it did. ” Phil explained. But it still didn’t make any sense.

“How…” Luka’s low grumble of a tone sent shivers down my spine. This wasn’t a good feeling. I wanted to speak up and defend Phil, but I had no words. I looked over to Mary, She looked pale as a ghost and held her head down. Was it shame or submission? I couldn't tell. 

I looked over to Joel next. He was bent down with one knee on the floor and head held down. And he looked scared.

I took in Jordan next, Behind his brother he held the same pose. But I could not tell his expression. 

Whatever Phil did was a serious matter in the shifter world. I hope it wasn’t going to cost him. 

“When we were 18, I witnessed David get beaten by his father for stepping between his father and his mother.” I stared in shock. My dad never spoke of his parents, and never why he didn’t but it was nothing good or bad. Just they had their Personal Demons they were working through. And they never got better. The demons won. That’s all I ever knew. 

“I tried helping. He refused saying it was a family matter and he was dealing with it. So I got us some beer and started drinking. I had an Idea how to do it. Wasn’t sure if it would work because a witch typically does it, but I asked him to be my blood brother.” Someone gasped. I think Mary? But I couldn’t tear my eyes from Phil. 

“It took some time to get him to agree. But he finally did. I worked with him to say the words correctly. He struggled with them a lot. But once I was satisfied that he had it. We performed it in the field behind the Hotel under a full moon.