Chapter 20

“Of course. You would have to go to the council. Why? What’s going on?” Ralph asks.

“This is going to sound weird but I am wondering if my family wasn’t really my family all along.” Allie says looking at her lap.

The twins and Ralph all share a look and then look back at her again.

“What makes you say that my love?” Liam asks sweetly as he rubs her back.

“Something that my oldest brother used to say to me. After the training this morning, I’m wondering if it was true and I just was too weak to understand it until now.”

“What did he say?” Ralph asks coldly.

Allie looks down before continuing, “When he would give me his daily beatings, he used to yell at me that as long as he kept me weak, I wouldn’t remember.”

The twins both let out a low growl and look to each other and then to their father before they pull Allie into their arms.

“Did he ever say anything else?” Ralph asked.

“No but my father got drunk once and then while beating me he said he didn’t know why they agreed to deal with me because I was too much of a weakling.”

The twins let out more growls as Allie bursts into tears.

“Boys you are scaring her. She needs your comfort right now not your anger at those assholes.”

“You’re right father. Baby we’re sorry. Can you forgive our anger?”

“Yeah, please forgive us. We just want to take care of you.”

“Of course, I love you both. I know it’s not aimed at me I’m just not used to anger being aimed anywhere else.” Allie says as she wipes her eyes and chuckles.

“Sons, we are going to take your Luna to the council today. Go get cleaned up, let’s go right away.”

They all nod and run up to their room. They all take showers and get dressed in jeans and t-shirts before running back down to the Alpha’s office. Ralph is ready to go as soon as they run down. They hurry into their SUV. There are two guards with them and another vehicle full of guards behind them.

It takes them about an hour to drive to where the werewolf council office is.

“Okay, once we get in here let me do all the talking. We don’t know if anyone has been bought off and you don’t want to give away too much info.”

They all nod and get out of the vehicle. Josh helps Allie out and each twin grabs one of her hands as they walk into the office.

“Alpha Ralph. It’s a pleasure to see you again. What can I help you- Allison…Is that you?” An older gentleman with white hair and glasses asks from behind the front desk. He looks at Allie with his eyes wide. His face instantly curves into a smile as he looks at her. The twins instinctively put her between them and Josh being behind her wraps his arms around her.

As they look around, they can see that other people in the office are starting to come out and look at the group the man is talking to.

“Can we go somewhere private, Phillip?” Alpha Ralph asks the man quietly.

“Huh? Oh yes sorry. Let’s go somewhere private. Right this way.” The man motions for them to come through the door labeled employees only. He meets them in the hallway with a smile on his face and motions for them to follow him. They go down some stairs into another room. “This is a safe clean room. No recording devices.”

“Good. Now tell me Phillip, why did you ask if this is Allison?”

“Because she looks just like her.”

“Like who?” Liam asks coldly.

Phillip looks at them all with questioning looks. “Let me just go get the file. I think that would make more sense and give you more info. I promise I will be right back.”

Ralph nods. Liam and Josh pull Allie around away from the door and window for her protection and stay on high alert not wanting anything to happen to her.

The room is very small with just an oval table with 6 chairs around it but not a lot of room between each chair and the walls. There is a door that has a large window and then a large window on the wall out to the hallway. Both windows have blinds that are drawn so no one should be able to see in.

When Phillip comes back, he has a file in his hand and still a big smile on his face. “Here it is.” He hands the file to Ralph.

“This can’t be.” Ralph says as he reads through the contents. “Is there a way to confirm that she is who this is?”

“We could do a DNA test or…we can just call him here. Since we would be able to know our family.”

“Is that safe? What if this isn’t true? How do we know he won’t kill us thinking we are toying with him?” Ralph asks. His voice laced full of worry.

“He won’t. I promise. I will even call him in your presence and we can tell him that we aren’t sure, besides this is the quickest way.”

“Fine let’s call him.”

“Wait…call who?” Allie asks. The twins are getting nervous so they sit instinctively closer to Allie.

“Luna, it’s okay. Please trust me. Everything will make sense once he gets here and then we can explain everything at one time.” Ralph pleads.

Allie looks at Ralph with concern. The twins squeeze her arms in comfort and she nods.

Phillip takes out his phone and makes a call putting it on speaker.

‘What is it, Phillip?’ A man’s voice comes through the phone. The voice is not super deep. It’s more of a tenor voice than deep baritone like the twins.

‘Sir, I need you to come to my office right away.’

‘Why? What’s wrong?’

‘I’m not sure so don’t get your hopes up but I need you to come to the office now. I think I found her.’

The other end of the line sounds like a phone has hit the ground and then running footsteps but no talking.