Chapter 41: Rejecting A Wolf

Maya was sitting with Lily in the pack house's main living room. Everyone was running about like headless chickens.

Kent called a pack meeting and admitted to helping commit a taboo. There was an uproar. How could it not?

The person they treated like the future Luna was a fake whilst the real Luna is missing. Many wolves volunteered to help search for Aurora.

She was no longer Alaric's mate, but their instincts were to find and protect Luna, the mother of the pack.

Anyone who passed by where Maya was sitting with Lily would send glares. Some would snarl, and others just look with disapproval before disappearing.

"Why are we here?" Maya whispered to Lily. " I want to go home."

"Just a few more minutes, "Lily avoided her question and answered. Maya didn't speak again she only rubbed her baby bump.

The stress was accumulating heavily on her shoulders. The only thing that brought him a bit of comfort was the baby growing inside of her.

After an agonizing wait, Kent arrived with Anderson, Jason, and Maya's father George. All of them had ugly expressions on their faces.

Especially Kent, and as he walked in and saw Maya's baby bump, he stopped and rubbed his forehead with a soft sigh before dropping his hand.

"Come with me, enforcers and a representative from the council is arriving any moment now," Kent told them before turning and walking back outside.

Maya knew this was going to happen, Kent already explained to the pack what was going to happen. He was so transparent that it felt as if he did it to find something from the pack.

Five large SUVs drove up the pathway to the pack house. Kent stood in front and walked over to the front of the vehicles to greet them.

"Hello, my name is Astrada Walker." A young-looking woman greeted them, Kent deduced that she was the representative from the council and introduced himself before he introduced everyone else.

Astrada's eyes lingered on Anderson the longest during introductions. Before it landed on the pregnant Maya.

"And this is Maya Francis, "Kent told Astrada.

"Just her? What about your son? What about Jace Maddox?" Estrada looked at Ketn with a smile and asked.

"Unfortunately, Alaric and Jace were both injured."Kent looked apologetic, but in his mind, everything was going as they expected.

"Oh, you bring me to see your son's condition first, and let's bring Maya with us." Astrada lightly ordered, Kent nodded and sent Lily away before he led Astrada to where they kept Alaric isolated.

While Astrada left the enforcers she brought along with her, went about to their tasks. When Astrada entered the isolation room and saw Alaric she turned and gave Kent a light look.

'What injury?' She asked him silently with her eyes, Kent quietly informed her of said injury but after seeing Alaric sitting on a bed with no marks on his skin.

Astrada raised her eyebrows as her eyes met with Alaric.

'Interesting,' She could see the beast curiously watching her, after all, years of experience with dealing with half-lycans, she could instantly tell it was putting up a facade.

"Dad?" Hearing Alaric voice should count to help her lips curl up. This one is cunning. She thought to herself.

"Nice to meet you Alaric, my name is Astrada Walker." Astrada moved and latched her hand onto Maya's wrist, pulling the young woman closer.

Alaric's body tensed, and his eyes darted around, but they always landed on Maya's bump. Within those eyes, the beast had a hatred for the bump.

It wanted to kill the pup. But it was holding back as if it knew that was its last descent in the world.

Of course, on the way over here, Astrada pulled up the history of the Lunar pack. Cursed by witches. This family line of alpha could only barely scrape by with one alpha male born in each generation. And if they were lucky enough a female could be born.

That didn't matter to this beast, seeing the intelligence in its eyes. How it hid behind Alaric, Astrada knew what it wanted. She instantly knew why it never attacked or even take control.

It was waiting, Aurora was missing so it was waiting for any news heard about her whereabouts. It would wait for any signs of her. This confirmed their suspicions about Aurora being alive.

Someone just intervened when he took her away, Astrada couldn't help but find that interesting. She had suspicions about who intervened but as her mate told her not to bother him unless necessary, she decided to investigate the truth here while leading the search in other areas.

"I'm Alaric Lynx," He answered stiffly as he moved his gaze to the wall and exhaled. Astrada's lips curled as she let go of Maya's wrist.

Maya hurried moved back and walked back towards the entrance, she stood next to Kent gloomily as she rubbed her swollen bump.

She had a feeling that Alaric would attack her if she go to close to him, it gave her a sense of dread.

Astrada on the other hand dug into her pocket as she moved closer to Alaric. "Do you know why I'm here?"

"Because of what we did." Alaric replied, " The rejection, it's caused problems."

"Some people have to learn the hard way, there's a reason why rejection is forbidden." Astrada laughed gently. "I'm guessing the story is already perfected, but you see you can't fool us. The rejection happened because she got pregnant."

"Maya's mate was the future beta, so Alaric rejecting Aurora would make no difference if Jace ripped the baby out of her ending the Lynx family line." Astrada summarized. "It was a smart move, the secret was well hidden too. But you didn't suspect something like this could happen."

"You know what is happening to me?" Alaric could help but ask and she nodded.

"Of course we know, we're the council," Astrada smirked as she turned her head to look at the men standing at the entrance of the room. "We even know why witches cursed this family of yours. But it's not like I'm gonna explain classified information."

"Then what can you tell us?" Alaric was fishing for answers, how could he not? His blackouts, his death-defying healing, maybe this woman was the key to it all.

"I can tell you that your alpha bloodline has awakened something very dominant, very aggressive. I've never seen one like you." Estrada told Alaric, his spine tingled when he heard that.

"I'm going to find your mate and bring her to you. But if you don't play nice you won't get her."

Alaric eyes shifted, and his skin moved as he let out a deep gruntial growl. She threatened the beast but before it could do anything she pulled her hand out of her pocket and blew a white powder into his face.

As Alaric inhaled the powder, he fainted on spot. Astrada turned and saw everyone who entered with her in a defense position.

"Well, well, seems like you guys created quite the monster." Astrada said, "Good thing I was cautious that could have been bad."

She meant what she said, that half-lycan was very powerful. She had never seen one so strong, its growl in human form alone left her body numb and cold.

'Lynx family huh,' Astrada thought, their bloodline was strong as for centuries there was only one male heir.

Their wolves were weaker than some alpha males but the potential in their bloodline was extraordinary.

'If the files are correct, the Lynx family comes from a purer line of shifters' She thought to herself. 'A curse to weak reproduction and weaken wolves but the witch who cursed them would have never suspected she may have indirectly help us.'

Estrada looked at the unconscious Alaric giddily, If he has more characteristics of Lycans, then could they really make a new lycan base off of him?

Just that thought alone motivated Astrada to start looking for Aurora right away, the lycan would only grow stronger in her presence but if the Lycan can impregnate Aurora then wouldn't that mean a baby could be born with lycan characteristics?

But after she thought about her mate, her thoughts simmered down. She absolutely must not be too hasty, and if her suspicions were correct and Tom saved the girl, she needed time to prepare. She wondered how he evaded the powerful tracking of a half lycan but when she remembered the injuries they said he had, she understood.

'Little Tommy has a few tricks up his sleeve.' She thought to herself.

"Why don't we get down to official business? Take me to Jace Maddox" Astrada turned and ordered.