***
Alan and Noa were running as fast as their legs would allow. Alan dragged his brother through the forest, dodging the trees with difficulty on the swampy ground after the rain. They had made the worst mistake of their entire life.
They had thought that all the brothers were together in this cause, in saving their mother from the clutches of the alpha, but how deluded they had been. The betrayal hurt and more when it was the first time. They had not yet come out of the shock of seeing the condition the former queen was in when returning to her room they had seen her older brother and the first-born of the five. Rodrigo. Like his father he ignored them and if he could humiliate them he did it, so he had been taught. He was so faithful to his father that it was disgusting to see him, but he was still her brother and that woman's son.
That night things had gotten out of control, telling the wolf that they knew where their mother was looking for their support had been a mistake. They had not finished the sentence and he had left them with the word in their mouth disappearing down the hall ignoring them. Then five soldiers lunged at them. They didn't want to imagine that their brother was part of it. He couldn't be so disheartened to do that to his own family.
They barely managed to escape through one of the back doors without being able to say anything to Nicolás or Catalina. They had to get out of there and ask for help from the only person who would be able to end it all, before losing their neck.
They had not penetrated many meters into the perimeters of the silver pack when three wolves had leapt on their back and carried them where their alpha and magnate would doom them.
***
The door to Hades's office opened to let in his twin, with a worn look and dark circles under his eyes. The alpha made him sit down and gave him a glass with a gulp and leaned back on the edge of the table.
-Alfa I have important news for you, you will not believe what I discovered-
-Shoot-
***
Alan was looking at his plate of food and didn't feel like taking a bite. Would her mother have food, would she be cold, would she have a bed to sleep on? He had never met her, he had no idea what maternal warmth was, but something inside him yearned to be by this woman's side since they had been in front of that door. His inner wolf felt uneasy, wanting to return to those catacombs and scratch the door until he could walk through it and he knew his younger brother felt the same. Noa was not one to express his feelings unless he was someone very trustworthy, but to him it was an open book. He felt his hand on his shoulder and looked at him. Nor was he eating. Those had been two very difficult days.
The footsteps in their room alerted them and they looked up to meet the alpha and his beta.
-You and I will have a long conversation, so make yourself comfortable- Hades sat on the couch in front of them and crossed his legs as he frowned at his intact plates.
-They informed me that they have not wanted to consume anything since they arrived-
He received no response and continued
-Where we were, I've been thinking about the proposal they made me- the puppies straightened their tense back. He already had their full attention- I sent one of my trusted men to infiltrate his pack and what a surprise I had. Who would say that there is a Revolution forming in a regime as rigid as that of your people-
-How did you know?- Alan's eyes widened in surprise. Only two days had passed and that wolf was informed of everything that was hidden in the shadows.
-My staff has their methods. By the way he told me to give this to you-
Their beta walked up to them and handed them a letter. Noa removed the envelope and read the crumpled paper in her brother's handwriting. When he finished, he swallowed like his familiar.
-Well, what do you think? –
The cubs were in a trance. This man was more dangerous than he appeared. In such a short time he had dismembered the secret that they kept so much and as the letter said, he had made movements to bond with the rest of the members of the pack. Nicolás, asked them to do what was in their power to help the alpha, to put their trust in him, and that he was glad they were well after his disappearance. Though things were hectic after someone brought up a certain topic to the alpha.
-I have sent a messenger to specify the last details for the supposed coup that your brother is planning-
-So in the final you believe us- Noa squeezed the paper in her hand with a sigh, relaxing after days of tension- Thank you alpha Hades, we don't know how to return the favor-
-Please? - He settled more on the sofa- I never said that my help was free-
The boys froze. They already knew that in life things are not always so easy.
-Don't look at me like that, I will risk the members of my pack, I will have to convince the Council and also not receive anything in return. Don't underestimate me puppies. I'm not an alpha for fun
-You will receive our pack- said Noa as something logical. If one alpha challenged another and won, his family became part of it.
-I know that, but it's not enough-
They didn't know what to answer, what else they wanted, they couldn't give anything more, and their hands were empty.
-You mentioned that her mother was the ancient queen and the only pure omega of her wolves- the boys attended fearing what was coming- In that case ... I want her-