58 - Dinner and a Show

58 - Dinner and a Show
~Godfrey’s Point of View~

Who did this dog think he was? No one escapes me, no one … escapes the justice of the council. I would hunt this piece of shit shifter to the end of the earth if that’s what it took.
The very idea that Gunner could keep escaping us was the most infuriating thing. I dashed to where the she-wolves were being held and demanded that two be brought to me.
“Tell me about your pack, why are they housing Alpha Gunner,” I said to the two women.
They looked at me and growled, and I didn’t have time for this nonsense. Pat the she-wolf from headquarters stepped forward, sensing my anger.
“It’s okay he’s not going to hurt you, you have to tell him what you know,” Pat said.
They continued to scowl but knew what Pat said was true.
“My name is Olivia, I’m mated to a warrior named Colin, please don’t kill him,” she begged.
“I can’t promise anything, if he fights for Gunner,” I said plainly.
“Alpha Gunner came to us promising to expand the pack, which we desperately need. We mostly stick to ourselves and when that happens there are no new mates to find and no pups to be made,” she said, and began to cry.
“So many of us opposed it, begged Alpha Evan not to follow him, but he refused. Our Beta William went with Alpha Gunner to join his pack and help the two merge. We started building new houses, getting ready for unmated male wolves to come in and mate with us… they were even saying those of us who were mated but still able to bear pups would have to do it for the good of the pack. Unmated males have just been showing up for weeks now, we assumed from Blood Claw but I guess I don’t know for sure,” she explained and cried dramatically.
“Blood Claw is no longer,” I said, dismissively. I hated watching humans cry, it didn’t give me emotions, it just made me want to leave.
“Where would they go, where else could they possibly want to go,” I demanded, getting annoyed.
“Alpha Gunner just constantly talked about his Luna and her beauty. He said he would bring her here and that she was very young and fertile. We don’t have a Luna since Evan was never able to find his fated mate. He promised to let Charles mate her as well, so he would have an heir. Gunner said she was from a line of Betas and had strong blood,” she said.
Isaac appeared. “The Blacks say something is wrong with Lilly, they can feel it through the bond.”
Pat shot me a look and I immediately flew into the air, moving quickly to locate Ellie, Lilly … whatever her name was!
A twinge of guilt hit me and I felt like I should get the mutts first, even though I didn’t want to waste the time. I quickly shifted my mind to locate River through our bond, and landed back at a house where they were all gathered.
“Mutts, now,” I bellowed.
“What’s happened, where’s my dad,” Tyson demanded.
“No time for your shit now, Blacks with me,” I said.
I felt Tyson also jump on me and I couldn’t be bothered to care, even though I could easily have kicked him off my leg. This time it was very easy to find Ellie, her blood called to me and I honed in on it.
We were in some woods and there were easily twenty some wolves in close proximity. I dashed to where the blood bond called to me and I spotted Ellie and Chance. He was badly injured and heavily outnumbered, but he looked as though he’d held them off quite well on his own. I licked my lips and dashed from wolf to wolf, ripping out their throats as I moved.
Within a minute the Black boys and Tyson came out from the trees and joined me, having already shifted. Where in the hell was Max!?
Ellie looked badly hurt as though she had been fighting too. Sklyer ran to her and shifted back to his human form.
“Get her out of here Skyler,” I yelled.
I jumped twenty feet in the air and looked down, taking in the wolves that remained until I picked up his scent. I fell back to the earth just to see Tyson had already found his father and they were heavily engaged. Hmm, maybe I should let this play out. I tapped my fingers together, very curious.
They were wrestling like little children rolling in the mud, although it didn’t appear either was holding back. Hunter and River had the other wolves down to only about eight now, and a few of them appeared to be surrendering.
At one point Tyson threw Gunner several feet and he landed near me. I reached down and grabbed him by the throat.
“Shift mutt,” I demanded, my fangs out and ready to quench the thirst of fire in my throat. A vampire simply cannot be around this kind of blood and not indulge. But I was old, far more controlled than most. I dropped him and then delivered a swift kick to his midsection, likely breaking many ribs. Gunner began gasping for air and I grinned like a madman.
“SHE IS MATED?!” I heard someone yell.
I kept one foot on Gunner’s stomach as he’d just shifted back. I turned to find the source of the outburst and saw two of the wolves had shifted with one holding Skyler by the throat. I recognized him as the Alpha Evan.
Ellie had shifted back as well and turned her neck to show her marks.
“Three mates, marked and mated,” she boasted. She was covered in blood, I didn’t know how much of it might be hers.
She immediately kicked the Alpha right between his legs and I had to chuckle right out loud. Who knew the little pup had that kind of spunk?
The wolf dropped Skyler and Chance shifted back to human form, getting between Skyler and the Alpha.
The Alpha and his shadow, I’m guessing his Beta moved with all the speed they could muster and ran toward Gunner.
“You promised us a clean she-wolf, UNMATED, we risked our entire pack for the promise of a strong Luna,” he growled.
“Yes, he makes a lot of promises he can’t follow through on, isn’t that right little Gunner,” I said in a baby voice, practically cooing. I went ahead and kicked him again.
Tyson remained in his wolf form and growled at his father, scratching at his legs.
Just then, Angel and Isaac appeared.
“Take the living, they will face trial,” I commanded. I removed my foot from Gunner and let Tyson bite at him, it was far too entertaining. I had to see how far it would go.
The Alpha and Beta tried to attack Gunner as well, but Angel promptly put a cage around them. Angel was really very impressive in this war, and I had a feeling I would be kicking out that miserable council witch Fiona soon and replacing her. We’d made her stay back at headquarters since there must always be a council member at homebase. She is by far the youngest and most impulsive, I’d never liked her but I had been out voted.
“It’s over Gunner, the only question left is who gets to be the one to take your head,” Isaac said.
“You have nothing to say for yourself,” River demanded, running toward Gunner.
I jumped back from all these eager wolves, it almost didn’t seem I was needed any longer. I found myself no longer wanting to be the one to rip off Gunner’s head. I wanted the show I’d hoped to have the day of his mediation and here it was right before me.
I laid in the grass on my stomach and propped myself on my elbows. This was better than a soap opera.
Hunter ran to Gunner and picked him up, forcing him to his feet. He punched him in the face so hard Gunner fell back right on his ass.
“I did it all for you my sweet girl, I loved you and cared for you, I love you still,” Gunner moaned out.
Oh please, AS IF! I laughed to myself, I really had to stop watching Buffy. But, we were all entitled to our guilty pleasures. I happened to be a snappy dresser who liked human movies about vampires.
“You took EVERYTHING FROM ME! You stole everything about who I was and as if that wasn’t enough you kept my wolf from me too?! I want you to die knowing you didn’t break me, you took ten years from me I can never get back. I will never let you fill space in my head again,” Ellie cried out.
Everyone was so focused on Ellie’s little dramatic performance that it seemed I was the only one who noticed Tyson, going straight for Gunner’s throat. I dashed a bit closer, wanting to hear every gurgle, every pathetic attempt at gasping for air. Oh yes, I was quite the sadist as well.
With one final chomp, Tyson pulled back and threw away a chunk of his father’s throat. He growled and then stuck his snout in the air, letting out a large howl.
I was now ready for my feast, practically giddy with anticipation. I flung myself onto Gunner’s thigh and bit, drinking all I could suck from his near lifeless body until his heart took its final beat. I threw myself back on the ground and giggled. I felt it coursing through me, sweet life, sweet and everlasting.
I forced myself back to my feet and looked down at the empty blood sack.
“I got dinner and a show, what a spectacular evening,” I laughed and clapped my hands.
I stood up to see all the eyes staring back at me. I looked down at myself and found I was quite a mess.
“Oh dear, well they were Gunner’s clothes anyhow,” I smiled.
The mutts all ran to their mate, and I was bored again, no longer needed.
“Well I say, Isaac your last duty as werewolf council member shall be to clean all this up, you will be retiring effective next week when we meet to determine your replacement. I think I shall go to ground for a few days with my belly all happy and full,” I said, before dashing up into the sky.