Chapter Sixty-One

I know that everything has been screwed up the last few days but I really could do with everyone giving me a little space. They are all over me and Cayden and Caspian are acting weird around me, do they know about our mate bond that I am hiding, even Jet is right by my side but then we have had an intimate moment. Oh my, I need to stop worrying about this I have more important things to worry about. Mainly how I am going to protect Scott and the urgent need to contact Andrew, my birthday is fast approaching and I will need his help.

"Jenni, if you are feeling up to it do you want to join our debriefing in the conference room?" Alpha Joe asks, the look of concern still evident on his face.

"Yeah, I am feeling up to it." I sigh, this could be bad, if they ask me about anything that happened what can I tell them? Do I bring up the fact that they are after Scott because they think he is part of the royal line? But then that could cause more problems, maybe I should take Scott and run.

The conference room is bustling when I arrive, I didn't realise so many wolves were involved in the operation of rescuing me. I owe them a great deal. With the guys close behind me I make a beeline to Adam who is in the corner out the way still not used to being in large crowds.

"Hey Princess, How are you feeling?" Adam whispers making the guys frown but they won't catch on.

"I'm good Adam. How are you?"

"But you were-"

"I am fine. Just don't know what to do about what I found out."

"You in danger?"

"No, but apparently Scott is possibly a relative of mine-"

"Scott. How did they find out that?"

"I have no idea. I found him next to his dead parents when he was just a pup."

"Alright everyone let's get this meeting on the go." Alpha commands the room. "To start with thank you all for your help. Now that we have Jenni back safe and sound." Cheers echo around the room and I feel my face heat. "Ok settle down. We still have to talk through it all. And find out what has been discovered in the integrations. Alpha Chris should be here shortly."

"What the fuck Dad?! I wasn't allowed to interrogate them but he was."

"Cayden not now. We can talk about this later. Let's start with you Caspian, I hear that you found the mole in our pack and he is in cahoots with your uncle."

"Yes. I don't know the full story but my uncle was banished years ago. He was discussing with that pack member something about kidnapping a boy from the pack."

"What boy? Did they say a name?"

"Unfortunately, they didn't say his name." Crap, I didn't expect them to know.

"I can answer that one. They are after Scott."

"Why are they after Scott?" Dean growls jumping to his feet, I need to make a decision, and quick.

"I didn't hear why but I feel like they were after someone else too."

"We need to find out why they want him and if you are right who else they are after." Adam looks at me, yeah, I know Adam I know. It is nice for someone to know my secret other than the pups but this is not helping right now.

'Val should we run with Scott or…'

'Tell them that he is a royal or that they believe he is. It will keep him safe if we can prove that he isn't and then we can run and set a false trail for them to follow to keep them away from Sammy and Lily.'

'So clever-'

'Don't be stupid you know this you're just stressed.'

"From what I overheard from them they believe he is a distant royal."

"That is stupid. The royals were all wiped out. They spread all the photos to prove it." Yeah, I don't want to think about that, Adam secretly clasps my hand and squeezes it to comfort me.

"Well, isn't there that test that proves if you have royal blood?" Jet you idiot.

"That would help, we could prove that he isn't and they wouldn't come after him."

"But we have we got any DNA to do the test?" suddenly everyone starts giving their opinion.

"You don't need DNA" I mumble but somehow Joe hears me and his eyes narrow on me. Shit, what do I do now?

"Quiet everyone. Jenni, what do you mean?"

"Well, there is an old way you can test if I remember from what the stories of old told." Please don't ask me how I know this please I beg in my mind.

"Sorry I am late what did I miss" Alpha Chris booms angrily interrupting the stare off I was having with Joe.

"Chris, you finished quicker than I thought you would."

"Nothing, absolutely nothing. They are all dead. I don't know how."

"What do you mean?" Roars Cayden.

"I don't know your pack doctor is examining them and I have asked mine to join them."

Obviously, they had a spell woven into them to stop them talking but if I say that I will look even more suspicious than I am now. I need to start telling Joe things because this is going to get messier, the war is coming.