40. Groom of More Wolves

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All the werewolves assembled at the base just after the entrance cave which included even the omega wolves.

They all gathered in a circle with Reuven in their midst to address the pack. They arranged themselves in the fashion that wolves of the same rank stood together and next to the last member of a rank, another group of the same rank together there until the circle was complete.

At first, Reuven began to address the pack with their history, how they have indeed suffered in hiding and how they have been scared to come out to show their true self since the bloodsuckers were onto them.

But now, salvation came to them and one of the kinds which tormented them was willing to work with them.

"I call for you, Adeline, the daughter of the elders, a bloodsucker and a witch," Reuven said pointing to Adeline who stood beside him.

When the pack heard this, there was a prolonged silence covering the whole place before there were whispers and rumblings of words among the packs.

"Silence," Rueven said as he uttered a loud protracted sound as the alpha.

Everywhere was quiet again and he began to explain further why they must ally with the witch and bloodsucker and she could help them take the city and the throne.

Though the pack did not dare interrupt Reuven's words, it did not mean that they agreed with him.

"How can we trust her? She betrayed her kind to seek an alliance with us," Luka stated as he began pacing behind each wolf and looking dangerously at Adeline.

"Anyone who can betray her blood cannot be trusted!" He declared.

In the same manner, the other wolves started shooting a deadly look at her and the gammas ruptured their bones and were beginning to shapeshift into their wolves.

"You fool! You know nothing about me," Adeline responded in a blasting voice.

Luka scoffed, "Get her!" He instructed.

"Enough!" Reuven ordered.

"Nobody touches the witch.." Reuven defended.

"Why are you helping her Reuven?" Luka asked but if he got a response it was a lie.

"Why are you acting like this is not what you wanted?" He said.

"My words are final and she is part of us now." Reuven declared abruptly.

At this moment, each of the gammas who had already shape-shifted their upper bodies went back into their proper human form.

The whole place was now conquered by silence and the only thing that was heard was their breath. Adeline then began to narrate her ordeal; her trying experience and her encounter and what finally led to how she became a witch.

When she was talking, as she opened her palm, she wished that all that she was saying could be shown to them and they could see for themselves and they might trust her and ally with her.

Though she was weak and she doubted if the magic would work since it failed her earlier.

When she opened her mouth, her breath formed a smoke which travelled to her palm slowly and it began to show the wolves how everything happened until she was done talking.

"So how do we conquer your kind?" Reuven asked immediately she stopped talking.

Adeline turned to look at Reuven and then to Luka where he stood right behind the wolves and she opened her mouth and breathed once again.

With this, everyone began to see everything she began to say as they did earlier.

"The ashes," she mentioned.

"What about the ashes?" Reuven asked, getting more curious.

"Neither the ashes nor the holy water is enough to defeat the vampire because it can only kill the turns." She explained.

"What then can kill the originals?" Reuven asked again, turning to Adeline and placing his hand on her shoulder.

Suddenly, Adeline's eyes changed and they became all black. Her fangs grew and she roared at once.

When Reuven saw this, he quickly stepped three steps backwards and the pack were alerted to attack the bloodsucker on Luka's command.

"I told you, she cannot be trusted," Luka said walking slowly towards Adeline like he was about to prey on some animal.

When he howled, all the wolves ruptured their bones and they shapeshifted into their wolves immediately.

The base was then filled with uneasiness and rising tension. But no matter how the bloodsucker suddenly went wild, Reuven saw some sort of withdrawal from Adeline.

Adeline kept struggling, each time her body moved against her will to devour Rueven and drain him of blood, she fought off the urge repeatedly until she fell from her feet and remained laid on the ground.

Each wolf was now rallying her as she was trapped in their midst. And at this moment, the circle they formed around her was now opened by Luka as he walked in toward her even in his human form.

Slowly as he finally got to her. He knelt beside her and instantly shapeshifted his right arm into the arm of his wolf.

"For the love and culture of the pack." He said as lift his shapeshifted arm and swung it down towards Adeline in a fast motion.

But even when Adeline did nothing, Luka and all the wolves except Reuven were attacked by a sudden mighty wind which pushed them to hit different walls again.

It then seemed more to Reuven why they needed the bloodsucker and her witchy powers. So he walked closer to her.

"I need blood," Adeline said as she struggled more to resist her urge.

Her action reminded Reuven of the last time she only drank the animal's blood so he knelt beside her and lifted her head towards himself.

Adeline, at this time, was still resisting the urge and trying too hard to fight off the constant force that was pushing her to feed on the alpha despite her unwillingness.

"Do not be scared, have a little," Rueven said as he rubbed her hair and rolled up his coat which now revealed his wrist.