Chapter 68: Rumors
*****EJ’s perspective*****
School resumed and we were hearing rumors. The rumors were the same as before only now human children were also being kidnapped. I really hated this. After school, I called for an emergency council meeting and spoke with my father.
“Dad, I don’t understand why lycans would do this. We are supposed to protect life, I thought.”
“We are, son. But not all lycans are good. Some are greedy and want to amass more wealth than they need. Some are predators and don’t care about anyone but themselves. It’s the same in every community, supernatural and human alike.” Dad said solemnly.
“Why can’t people just be good to each other?”
“Mostly because they think they need something or someone to make them happy. They don’t realize that happiness comes from being okay with themselves and what they already have, family and friends.”
“Dad, will you help me figure out a way to keep lycans from kidnapping children without me having to use a king alpha command.”
“Sure, son.” And I left for the meeting after that.
At the meeting I discussed the lack of respect shown to the council. I told everyone we needed to set an example. Apparently we didn’t get it across the first time. I hadn’t been on the Earth long, but I knew what was happening was wrong, really wrong. I also knew I would have to make some really hard choices. I could use my king alpha command and make everyone fall in line but that is no way to live. And it would only work on the lycans anyway. I asked the council to send out scouts. If the rumors were true, then we would act fast. This time I would not allow for negotiations and we would not send delegates. This has to stop.
*****Layla’s perspective*****
The rumors had started again. I could see that EJ was having a hard time with them. He was stressed out. I wanted to help him so I asked my friends if they would help me do that.
Jane, Kat, and Trevor helped me make posters and we put them up around the school. The posters said “STOP CHILD TRAFFICKING” and had drawings of children. I wanted to help spread the word and let others know that it’s not cool to kidnap children and use them for monetary gain. I also thought it might help EJ stress a little less knowing people were on his side about this issue.
I wanted to help more but wasn’t sure how I could. I was not a good fighter, yet. I was still in the beginner group. I did wish the boarding school had implemented training in our daily routine. Then I could be in the advanced group now and could help EJ more when the time came. But right now I was in no shape to help in that way.
*****Artemus’s perspective*****
Shania and I felt bad for all those kids but what could we do? I saw my sister’s posters plastered all over the school, because that is going to help. We didn’t even know if the rumors were true. They could just be someone’s attempt to stir things up. Not that it was any better, it still stressed people out. I was really hoping the rumors weren’t true. Although, the first time, they brought Sebastian to me, sort of.
Ohh, Sebastian. I remember like it was yesterday. He intruded on pack land and got chased off only to return later asking for help. I was glad we were able to help him and his sister. I only wish we had gotten to actually meet. Maybe I would have seen that he was not a great guy and I wouldn’t think of him all the time. Shania thinks I’m crazy for even having a crush on him. But there is something about him, something about Sebastian has me craving him. I won’t get my wolf for another year and a half, so I’ll have to wait and see if he gets a mate before then. I hope he doesn’t. I want to be his mate. Ahhg, I’m so bad. I shouldn’t hope he doesn’t find his mate. How would I feel if someone did that to me? But I hope he doesn’t all the same. Yeah, I was a terrible person.
*****Lucas’s perspective*****
EJ, Ethan, and I had been discussing the latest rumors. Could they really be true? Ethan and I gave EJ some ideas on how to handle it. He shot most of them down. The one he did like, we weren’t thrilled we told him. Ethan had suggested it, but then regretted it. He mentioned a story from the human Bible. The one where God said to destroy every man, woman, and child and all their livestock and stuff. EJ thought that if the human’s God had told them to do that, then maybe Celeste would not be opposed to him doing the same with the packs involved in the kidnappings. He spared the last two packs mostly. Their survivors were locked away in the underground cells. And now EJ was having second thoughts about them and whether or not allowing them to live was a good idea. He also wanted to read the Bible to see how things turned out. We didn’t have any at the pack’s bookstore or the library. I told him he should check his family’s library. Otherwise, he would have to go to town to get one. I hoped Alpha wouldn’t let him go into town, not alone anyways.
*****Ethan’s perspective*****
I wished I hadn’t said anything. EJ couldn’t find a Bible anywhere. He managed to get permission from his father to go into Boston. The two of them set it up as a field trip for the whole school. We were going to visit a museum, a bookstore, and tour Harvard. This would be the first field trip the school has ever taken, I think. Maybe it will be fun. I haven’t gone off packland a whole lot. And when I did, it was usually with my parents.