Chapter 39: Unwanted Visitors
Jake’s POV
I’m currently sitting within my room along with Zak and Alex, Tori currently not present for what we were discussing as Zak had called an emergency meeting with just the three of us. Zak needing to talk to us about something super important.
“So what’s up?” I move to ask, now curious as to what Zak had to say that Tori couldn’t be involved in.
“It’s about Tori” answers Zak.
“What about him?” questions Alex. His green eyes now on those of Zak’s blue ones. My own dual color eyes on both of them as we wait patiently for Zak to continue.
Sighing, Zak moves to speak again. “Earlier this morning Tori woke up in a cold sweat. Apparently he was having some kind of bad dream.”
“What? Why didn’t you call for us?”
“Yeah dude. You know we would have come right away.”
“Relax. I was able to handle the situation just fine. But I wanted to tell you guys without Tori being present for I know that dream of his truly frightened him.”
Suddenly curious as to what the dream was about do I move to ask the one question that had been on both mine and Alex’s mind. What could have frightened our dear little mate.
“So… what was the dream about? Did he say?”
Nodding his head does Zak move to explain. “Yeah. He said he was standing within a vast field of some kind. And that the sky was dark except for a moon that was colored in red, like blood.”
“You mean the blood moon?” asks Alex, as he moves to interrupt. Clearly knowing all about the blood moon and the type of things that happen during it.
“Yeah, that one”
Suddenly not liking where this was going do I move to continue on with my questions. “What else happened?” My sudden need to know rising within me as Vox moved to listen as well. Our need to know more rising.
“Well… according to Tori, he said that he eventually saw wolves and Lycan as they all moved to fight one another. He also moved to say that Rogues were present as well and while I’m highly doubtful on that he did say he smelt them. The smell of rotten eggs and torn flesh which is clearly a clear sign of Rogues which meant he wasn’t lying on that part.”
“Rogues, why?”
“I don’t know. But what shocked me more was the whole fact that he saw four huge wolves each trying to take down one massive looking one. Along with the Elders who apparently stood far enough away from the battle as possible.”
“The Elders?”
“Did he say anything else about the wolves? Or why they were fighting?”
“Kind of. He said the four huge wolves looked like you, me and Alex along with a fourth that he couldn’t identify. As for the massive wolf I can only assume is the Rogue King, Kian, for we all know how he loves power and takes it without cause.”
Growling at the mention of a fourth wolf and that of the Rogue King does Vox move to pace. Clearly not happy by what he was hearing and judging by Alex’s expression neither was he of all people.
“Are you sure it was us? I mean it could have been any wolf” replies Alex once he was sure he wouldn’t blow up.
“I’m sure. After all, he did describe us to a tee. A massive black wolf which is definitely Vox. A reddish brown wolf which would be Ash. And lastly a gray one which would obviously be Volt.”
“And the fourth one?”
Pausing, Zak moves to choose his next set of words carefully. My focus now on him because for whatever it was he knew we wouldn’t like it. My need to know rising as I move to ask him more directly. “Zak, whose the fourth wolf?”
Sighing, Zak finally moves to answer me back. “The fourth wolf was another black wolf, but that wolf also had four white paws. And there’s only one wolf that we know that has that.”
At the mention of Aaron does Vox move to growl. Aaron nothing but a self-righteous prick who thought he knew more than anyone else. Aaron one of my biggest rivals since Alpha school. And if it wasn’t for that one fact alone then Aaron and I could have been friends.
Vox quick to growl again at the slightest mention of friend. ‘Yeah right. He be friend us? He’d more likely kill us than help us.’
‘Hey, you don’t know that. Sure Aaron’s a little rough around the edges but he isn’t all that bad. He was actually very nice back at school or at least until he got cocky.’
‘Why are you defending him?’ questions Vox. Vox unsure why I was now standing up for a prick.
‘Because… I can’t quite explain it because as much as I want to be mad that Tori even dared to think of him doesn’t give me the clarity I need as to why. Which means there’s something much larger going on that we don’t know of just yet and him being present could be the start of it.’
Grumbling at the thought does Vox move to sulk. Vox clearly not liking the little known fact that Tori had dared to think let alone dream of another man that was Aaron. Especially Aaron because he wasn’t our mate.
A realization that we would have to soon face when my father decides to reach out to me via the family bond.
‘Jake?’
Blinking upon hearing his voice do I move to answer him back. ‘Yeah dad?’
‘Your needed within my office. NOW’
‘What? Why? Is everything okay? I mean, whatever it is I didn’t do it’
‘No. We have uninvited guests coming and I thought you’d be open to meeting them once they arrived.’
At the mention of unwanted guests do I move to address both Alex and Zak. Both of them curious when I had suddenly gone silent. “Jake?”
“Sorry, Dad called for me”
“And?”
“He said we have some uninvited guests coming and wants me present” I say. My focus now being diverted yet again.
‘JAKE!’
‘WHAT?’ I move to yell back, completely forgetting my father temporarily when I moved to address both Zak and Alex.
‘Well? Are you able to come to my office or not?’
‘Yeah. I’ll be there shortly’
‘Good. See you soon son’
And with that does my father move to close the family bond. My focus now back on Zak and Alex. Both wearing looks of concern and worry along their faces. A sigh rising when I see it.
“You don’t think it’s Aaron do you?”
“No. This has the Elders all over it”
“The Elders?”
“Yeah. For after all, they did want Tori banished remember. And so long as I’m here that isn’t happening. Not on my watch.”