Chapter 8: CHAPTER EIGHT

~Wolfendon~

Keldon was still discussing with Koryn and Rhory when he was mind-linked by Nyra that the council of alphas had arrived.

He ended the conversation and instructed Koryn to investigate the wolf’s bane while he walked out of the office.

“Sorry I’m late, I was in the middle of something and it slipped my mind unfortunately”. Keldon apologized as soon as he entered the the meeting room.

“We just arrived”. Alpha Henrik leader of the Silver claw pack said. He was a brown haired alpha with grey eyes, straight jawlines and pointed nose. He was in his mid-twenties. He looked modest as he sat straight on his chair.

Keldon smiled as he walked towards his seat which was at the head of the table and sat down.

“You should have simply postponed this meeting”. Alpha Xylon, leader of Starry night pack said nonchalantly as he yawned, he definitely needed more sleep. He had a striking red hair, paired with his gunmetal blue eyes. He looked charming as he sat down lazily.

“It’s okay, a little fight can’t keep me in bed”. Keldon said lightly.

“We know you were in coma after Wolf’s bane was found in your blood. You don’t have to put up a front”. Alpha Gavin, leader of the Lethal pack said worriedly. He was oldest among the alphas present. He was a dark-haired werewolf in his early forties.

Keldon was surprised, how did the news of the Wolf’s bane travel to the ears of all the alphas? Meanwhile he just heard about it. It seems like the Wolf’s bane was definitely from one of the Alphas and the culprit disseminated the information.

He hardened his expression and said “It’s nothing. The Wolf’s bane have been flushed out of my blood and I am perfectly fit”. He looked closely at the countenance of all the alphas present. None of their expressions shifted as he uttered those words. They simply nodded.

“You should have informed us before you went out to fight against the vampires” Alpha Henrik said. They were only informed after the battle. Keldon fought against the vampires just with his pack members.

“It was urgent, there was no time”. Keldon said tiredly. It was so sudden that he had no time to inform the others. He was so sure that he could handle it.

“I never expected the vampires to become more treacherous to attack you with Wolf’s bane. We have always fought fairly!”. Alpha Wallace, leader of the Euphoria pack said angrily. He had dirty blond hair paired with grey eyes. His buff frame trembled slightly with anger.

“Well it’s our turn to strike first, we will attack them with fire”. Alpha Xylon said as he grinned wickedly, his gunmetal blue eyes were unrelenting. They will make sure to take down a lot of vampires this time.

Keldon nodded, he decided to let them believe that he thinks the vampire laced him with Wolf’s bane while he investigate on which of the alphas actually did it.

“Where is Casimir, he is still absent?” Keldon asked, as he noticed that Alpha Casimir of the Night wolf clan was missing.

“He hardly comes out of his clan except it’s very important”. Alpha Serrano, Alpha of the Luna pack said as he noticed that Casimir was missing too. It was something that they had all gotten used to. Alpha Serrano was brown-haired with honey brown eyes. He looked at Keldon as he thought of something with his hands on his Jaw.

“We will relay the details of this meeting to him after we have made our conclusions. Let’s proceed” Keldon said.

The Night wolf clan members are rarely seen outside their pack. They are known for being secluded from the rest of the wolves who meets occasionally. No one knows why but they have already come to terms with it.

“Alright, as we are well aware of, the vampires can’t come out during the day. So the best time to attack them is at noon when the sun is at it’s peak” Alpha Henrik said calmly. It was best to strike the vampires at their weakest to save them from too much damages.

“We usually fight at the border, it seems like this time we are going into the town if we are going to fight them at noon”. Alpha Xylon said as he sat limply on his chair.

“Yes that’s the only way to force them out”. Alpha Henrik said firmly as he observed the other Alphas to see if they had any objection.

It was at this time that Alexavian appeared at the Blackwood pack house. He looked up at the second floor and disappeared, then he reappeared on the terrace. It sounds like they were having an important conversation inside because he could feel the dense aura emitting from the room, they were no ordinary werewolves.

Alexavian stood silently as he listened on their conversation and he smirked, seems like they were talking about vampires, he definitely came at the right time.

“What about the royals?” Alpha Gavin asked. Though the vampires can’t come out during the day, they had to be wary of the royals.

“I heard that the previous king has disappeared and the new king is sickly, he doesn’t leave the castle”. Keldon said. The scout he sent into the human town in Viserryan had informed him.

“As far as I am aware of, Vampires don’t get sick” Alpha Serrano of the luna pack said as his eyes glanced at Keldon with hints of mockery. The vampires are known for being undead, there has never been any case of a sick vampire, especially not a royal.

“That’s the case, maybe it’s something rare in Viserryan but I am sure of it”. Keldon said calmly. Serrano was always fond of opposing him. One of the reasons why they had been in each other’s throat.

“Who’s your source of information? If you are going to tell us something, we might as well check it’s authenticity”. Alpha Serrano said unyielding. He was tired of listening to Keldon all time. It’s not like they were on good terms anyway.

“I don’t have to tell you the source before you trust my words” Keldon’s hazel eyes darkened as he stared at Serrano.

The Luna pack as always opposed him, during meetings like this and the pack members of Serrano often attacks his pack members. Which was the reason why fights often broke out between the two clans.

“I can’t place the safety of my pack members on your words. They are useless”. Serrano said as he grew more agitated.

“You can decide to stay back in your clan if you have so much to complain about” Keldon stood up from his seat as he growled. He was irritated at Serrano for persistently opposing him.

“Well I should probably…” Serrano stood up too as soon as he saw Keldon standing up. His honey eyes flashed with anger.

“Enough!” Alpha Gavin bellowed. Though Keldon was the leader of all the alphas, he was still the oldest and at times like this, they had no choice but to listen to him.

On the terrace, Alexavian stood firmly as the Alphas released their auras in the midst of the heated argument.

He shook his head slowly as he sighed. The werewolves are always aggressive and unsophisticated. He thought of how he dealt with Duke Wilston earlier, the duke had no choice but to run away. He placed his finger inside his left ear as he cleaned it slowly. He felt like his ears will explode from all the clamour

Inside the meeting room, the commotion has died down. Serrano sat with clenched fist, he was finding it hard to curb his anger. He stared at Keldon who just passed a glance at him as if he was insignificant.

“That explains why the attack against Wolfendon has decreased during the recent years. Turns out that they have a new king”. Alpha Xylon said as he broke the silence that lingered in the room after the fight.

“I believe so too”. Alpha Henrik added.

The war between the wolves and the vampires has reduced significantly over the course of the years, they thought the vampires had finally relented.

Alexavian nodded as he listened outside, he deemed the werewolves insignificant and couldn’t be bothered to fight against them. Seems like the nobles were acting behind his back.

Well it’s not like he would have stopped them if he knew anyway. He never liked interfering in matters that concerns him not.

“Well that doesn’t stops us from carrying out our plan. They went overboard this time” Alpha Wallace said after observing everyone. He hasn’t said much since the meeting started. He never liked talking too much anyway.

“We were never halting our plans”. Alpha Xylon interjected.

“There’s something we should consider and act accordingly”. Keldon said seriously.

The other Alphas dropped their conversations and thoughts as they listened to him with rapt attention.

“This was something my grandfather told me before he left, I never really had much use for the information till now, I feel like we should consider it carefully”. Keldon paused briefly and then he continued.

“It has been proven that during our recent battles with vampires that we have never encountered a royal, which put us at a slight disadvantage because we have no clue about their full capabilities”. Keldon said.

“And how are you so sure that we have never encountered a royal?” Alpha Serrano asked with hidden sarcasm.

“Vampires with royal lineage have huge feathery wings, which we haven’t encountered yet”. Keldon watched as everyone was stunned by his words.

Outside of the meeting hall. Alexavian’s eyes flickered in surprise that the werewolves actually knew this much about them. Seems like they have more credit than what he accredited to them.

“We have never heard of it, or have you?” Alpha Henrik directed the question at Alpha Gavin as he was the oldest among them.

“Neither have I” Alpha Gavin shook his head. He has never heard about it. If they have been battling with the normal vampires for ages, what kind of abilities will their royals possess? He dared not think about it.

“I don’t know who else knows about it except my grandfather for now” Keldon said. He knew that none of alphas would have discovered it as his grandfather told him secretly before he left.

“It’s better to be careful than ignorant. Thank you for the information Keldon” Alpha Gavin said after consideration.

Outside of the meeting hall, Alexavian thought of how only the royals had wings, he never really thought of why they had feathery wings and the others don’t.

Alexavian smirked as he thought of getting Andreus to go through the huge library at the castle to search for information. He never liked reading.

“We are moving out at dawn, then we are attacking at noon” Keldon said with a tone of finality.

Alexavian frowned as heard their plans of attacking Viserryan, then he smirked as his dark eyes held hints of laughter. He wasn’t aware of the nobles attacking Wolfendon but that doesn’t mean he will allow them to attack his town brazenly.

Alexavian continued listening when he felt a heavy tap on his shoulder and he jolted.

“There you are”. Andreus said while breathing heavily. The distance to the packhouse was much more further when he transformed into a bat.

Alexavian let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding in as he realized that the person behind him was Andreus.

“You are quite early”. Alexavian teased as he saw Andreus breathing heavily.

“Of course, I quickened my pace, my arms are tired”. Andreus rubbed his shoulders tiredly as he tried to guilt-trip Alexavian.

“Oh that’s good. I think you’ve become too lazy while staying in the human world”.

Andreus lips twitched, he forgot his brother’s super human ability of being unable to feel guilty.

“But what are you doing here anyway? let’s go somewhere else” Andreus whispered while trying to look inside the hall when Alexavian pulled him back swiftly.

The terrace had a big sliding glass door which was covered with thick black curtains, the same goes for the floor to ceiling windows.

“The vampires should have…” Keldon was about to say something when he held little movements on the terrace and he walked towards the terrace with fast but silent steps, he opened the thick curtains and looked out. There was nothing there as he thought he heard.

“What are you doing?” Alpha Xylon asked as Keldon stopped talking and walked towards the terrace.

“It’s nothing”. Keldon said dismissively as he walked back to his seat. Maybe he made a mistake.

“Oh alright, then everything is settled”. Alpha Gavin said and the others nodded in agreement.