~Charles~
Heading into the house, my heart kept beating nonstop. I could hardly breathe because of the thoughts running through my head.
I was scared. Very scared.
I had no idea why Darius called me into his chambers in such a manner, but one thing I was sure of was that it wasn’t good.
Getting to the front of his chambers, I heaved a loud sigh before knocking on the door. I heard nothing from inside, so I proceeded to open the door.
Getting in, I met Alpha Darius pacing in front of his couches. He seemed very angry, trying to contain his anger.
“Dad, What’s going on?” I asked without moving an inch from where I was, and that was when he looked at me.
“These people won’t stop getting on my nerves, will they?” I roared in anger, causing me to furrow my brows.
“Which people?” I asked, eventually taking a step forward.
“The family of the man I killed some time ago. They have always been hell-bent on ruining all my businesses for me! I got rid of the first man of the family, thinking this would stop them, but they never listened! Now, they just disrupted my ongoing project and pulled down the whole goddam building!” He yelled, causing me to flinch.
“What?” I asked in surprise.
‘Here I was, thinking my heart was about to be ripped out of my chest for whatever reason. But it wasn’t even about us.’
“Yes! They just can’t get enough of me, and I’m going to show them! All of them! Everyone in that family. I’m going to kill them all, just like I killed their father.
“And you…” He added, walking towards me. “You…” he placed his hands on my shoulder. “… are you going to help me.”
“I am going to help you do what exactly?” I asked, gulping hard.
“Kill all of them. You said you wanted to know what it feels like to be in the field, right? Well, here is the chance. Show me you are my son and not some bastard, okay?”
I bobbed, showing confidence on the outside, whereas deep down, I was fidgeting. But I had no choice, of ripping out hearts like my father would buy Celine time to escape, so be it.
“So…when is this going to be? Today?” I asked, and he shook his head. He withdrew his hand from my shoulder and moved away.
“We can’t do anything until I get a message from my men. I’ve sent several of them out to fetch everyone in their family. Once they are gathered in one place, we’ll do what is right.” He answered, and I nodded.
It all sounded good to me. Celine and Kendrick would finally have the chance to run. Now that getting Darius out of the house is settled, I have to talk to Danny about the guards in the house and compound.
We need a distraction.
“If you can do this, Charles.” He uttered and looked at me again. “If you can show me that you’re not a coward, then, there are so many things we’d achieve together. It’s high time I had my own son on my team.”
I let out a smile and nodded again. “I’ll do whatever you want. You don’t know how happy this has made me. I’ve never had any exciting experience in my life as a werewolf. I’m looking forward to this.” I answered.
“I’m glad you are. You can leave now. I have to get back to work.” He said, making his way towards the door behind me.
“Where are you going?” I asked, causing him to halt.
“My private room. I’ll call you when I need something.” He uttered as he opened the door and stepped out of the chamber.
Immediately he was out, I drew out my phone from my pocket and headed out of the room too. I hastily sent a text to Celine;
“He’s heading back to the private room now. Don’t do anything funny. Act normal.”
The message was delivered immediately, and just as I wanted, she began to text back.
“Are you alright? What’s going on?” I could sense her worry through the text.
“Everything is going just as planned, okay?? We would be heading out on a mission very soon. You should start talking to Alpha Kilhan about where you would meet. I’ll talk to Danny to cook up a distraction for the guards as soon as we are out.”
“Great! Thank you, Charles. I’ll reach out to Kilhan now. I’ve managed to pack the necessary things I and Kendrick would need.”
“Good. I have to go now.”
I threw my phone in my pocket after the last text I sent and headed down the hallway in search of Danny. He wasn’t in his normal spot, and I began to wonder where he was. I almost found him there.
Heading to my room, I found him standing in front of my door with his head lowered.
“Danny?” I called, and he raised his head to look at me.
“Charles. You’re okay.” He uttered, grabbing my hand and suddenly pulling me away. I was aware of where he was taking me. One of the few places that wasn’t being monitored by Alpha Darius. The balcony on the second floor.
Getting there, he threw me against the wall and covered my lips with his. “I was so scared. I thought he was going to hurt you.” He muttered emotionally, cupping my face in his hands.
“I’m fine, Danny. Someone else got him mad, not me, okay?” I assured him, and he nodded embracing me tightly.
“I can’t lose you.”
“And you won’t, okay?” I answered, planting a kiss on his forehead.
“Baby, I need your help,” I added, and he nodded enthusiastically.
“Anything for you. What are we doing this time?” He asked with a smile.
“I need you to distract all the guards in this house. All of them. Can you do that?” I asked.
“What? All the guards? How the hell am I going to do that? I barely even talk to anyone.” He answered worriedly.
“I know, Danny. But if we want to help my sister and her son escape, we have to distract them so she can leave without being detected. If I was going to be here, I wouldn’t even ask you, but I’ll be out with Darius.
“And honestly, you are the only one I can trust, Danny. Please help me out.” I explained, and he nodded slowly, heaving a loud sigh.
“I hope this won’t get me into trouble. I don’t want to die now. I’m still very young.” He uttered fearfully.
“I know, Danny and I won’t let anyone kill you, okay?? Not even my father. When you come up with a plan, let me know. I can get you support.”
“Support?”
“Yes, my mother. She hates Darius as much as we do. She’d help you.” I answered and he nodded.
“I’m so scared.” He confessed, playing with his shivering fingers.
“Hey… hey. It’s okay. You’re good. Nobody else knows about this. It will be just fine.” I responded, wrapping my hands around him.
I shut my eyes, hoping I was right about everything being fine.