Chapter 21: Telling Father

Jake’s POV

It’s late into the night once we’ve successfully escorted Tori back home. Zak having offered to stay the night with him so as not to be left alone as his parents were out on patrol. And while I might have been just a tad jealous, I knew Zak was with him which left me feeling less tense.

‘Relax… he’s going to be just fine’ whispers Vox, knowing that our Beta had things under control. Alex having gone home for the evening which left me to my own devices for the rest of the evening. My mind remembering how Tori reacted to each of us touching him under the moon and sky made me wish he was here with me right now.

‘I know he does… it’s just I really want Tori… I want him here… with us’ is all I move to say to him, deciding that I really needed to speak with my father about the details of the Elders and making it rightfully clear that Tori was mine and Luna of our pack.

Determination now rising as I move to head for my father’s office, knowing that he would still be wide awake like always as he never had a proper sleep schedule even as he got older.

\-Alpha Chase’s Office-

‘You know, you really ought to see the pack doctor if your still having trouble sleeping’ replies Kodan to his human.

‘And what can they do for me? Nothing, absolutely nothing at all’ scoffs Chase to his wolf only to hear a slight knocking at his office door. His eyes now scanning towards the clock only to see it ready midnight as he tries to think of who it could be.

“Enter”

Upon entering the room does Chase move to spot his son, Jake. “Ah Jake, what brings you here?” asks Chase to his son, curiosity now getting the better of him as he continues to watch his son.

“Actually dad… I’m here because of Tori” I say, deciding to get straight to the point/

“Tori? What about Tori?”

“I overheard from Lilyanna today that you were told to have him banished should his wolf not appear upon his 18th birthday, is that correct?”

Sighing softly does Chase move to speak up.

“Unfortunately, yes, it’s true. And I’m not sure how she knew about it as it was spoken about behind closed doors of this office with his parents and my Beta. But the Elders are dead set on having him banished. They want to make Tori a Rogue and for whatever reasons they are currently unknown to me.”

Growling softly do I move to speak again. “Well you can’t dad. Tori’s mine. He’s mine, Zak and Alex’s mate. Our Luna. So you can’t have him banished. I won’t allow it. Plus he does have his wolf, his name is Rune.”

Unaware of my tone of voice and how I was handling the situation does my father move to smile softly at me. A smile that said he completely understood the situation I was in.

“Relax son, I wasn’t planning on banishing him anyways. But you need to know that the Elders mean business and will stop at nothing to have Tori exiled from our pack” explains Chase to his son, needing him to be fully aware of what the Elders will do.

“I know dad” I say, my voice now soft as I try to calm myself down with the help of Vox.

“So… Tori huh? How long have you’ve known?” questions Chase to son. A blush now rising along my face as I’m forced to confess.

“Since I was 14. Vox told me. Almost like he knew way before either of us knew” I admit, still confused on how Vox knew, and we didn’t.

“Vox?” blinks Chase, confused on how my wolf knew as well as it was clearly uncommon for a wolf to find their mate before they turned 18.

“Yeah”

“Huh… that’s an interesting piece of news… but I suppose having a wolf with no scent is even more interesting than a wolf who knows who it’s mate is before their 18 birthday”

Nodding my head, I move to agree. “Exactly. Also… I’m sorry for not telling you beforehand but I was scared. Scared that you and mom would reject me as your son because I preferred men over women.”

“Nonsense. Your still our son and this packs future Alpha. Besides, it’s not my place to judge you for who you love or for who you take as mate” replies Chase, his tone light as he knew it took guts for Jake to come clean about his preferred mate.

“And besides, I always had this feeling that Tori meant more to you than just a friend, I just couldn’t place it at the time until the festival.”

Blushing again do I move to shove it aside. At least for now anyways. “Then if you knew, why were you trying to get me to pick a mate?”

“Because it was only a hunch, and I wasn’t going to leave it to chance that Tori wasn’t you’re mate. You need a mate Jake and some day an heir and with the Elders after Tori I didn’t want you to get hurt. Your my only son and this packs next Alpha. I need to make sure you’re taken care of should something happen to me or your mother.”

“I’ll be fine dad; this pack will be fine. But you need to trust me. Vox knows what he’s doing and with Tori as ours we’ll make sure he stays safe. He’s special to us”

Sighing does Chase move to agree, “I know son, and I’m sorry I didn’t have the courage to trust you. But you have my word that I will going forward.”

“Thank you dad. And speaking of Tori, can he move into the pack house with Zak, Alex and I? Please?”

Chuckling does Chase move to reply back. “Of course he can son. After all, he is your mate. Who am I to stand in your way.”

Now grinning like an idiot do I move to smile directly at my father. “Thanks dad. I promise you won’t regret any of this.”

Chuckling again, does Chase move to way his son away. “Okay enough. Your embarrassing me” pausing in his words does Chase turn serious. “Just make sure you mark and claim him Jake. Otherwise if the Elders show up I can’t protect him. The Elders will take him away from you once and for all.”

“The Elders? Why? What could they possibly want with Tori?”

“A lot Jake. A lot. They’re well known for embracing the old ways. If they knew that the Moon Goddess has paired you up with Tori along with Zak and Alex they could exile all of you. Leaving this pack at the mercy of someone new.”

“They can’t do that” I say, my voice now laced with surprise.

“Oh but they can Jake. It’s why I’m telling you this now. If Tori is who you truly want then you need to claim him before something terrible happens to him.”

Humming softly do I move to nod my head slowly. Now thinking over all of the things that my father had just told me before deciding to reach out to Vox.

‘Hey Vox?’

‘Yes Jake?’

‘Do you know about the Elders?’

Hesitating slowly does Vox move to speak up. ‘Yes. And your father is right Jake. There very old school. They’ll stop at nothing to get you to leave Tori. Tori is special and in time you’ll learn just how special he is but for now we must always protect him, no matter what’

Suddenly shocked by Vox’s confession do I move to consider my next course of action against the Elders. A piece of me already knowing that I needed to act cautiously until I knew more and why they were dead set on turning Tori Rogue. Soon realizing that I hadn’t yet to replied back to my father about marking and claiming Tori.

“Don’t worry, we will. Promise. Zak, Alex and I will each mate and claim Tori before then. As we’ll never let anything bad happen to him, not now, not ever”

Smiling at my words does Chase move to nod his head. Proud of my decision as I move to voice my opinion again. “Oh and dad?”

“Yes son?”

“No more mates. Please. I truly am happy with Tori.”

“Of course son. No more mates.”