Seven

The following days turned into months, the pack warriors still looking for the missing alpha and Lior made sure to erase everything they couldn't discover for Eden's whereabouts. The alpha leader quickly called for a private meeting between his subordinates, and as always Lior stood in besides his father while his older brother was on the other side. "I called this meeting to announce that we will stop searching for Eden because it's been three months but we still don't have a clue where he was " Meonil announced.

Everyone was stunned, especially Eden's father, so he immediately objected, "but what about my son, we don't need to stop because it's not your son who's missing." Valentine insisted so the alpha leader sighed. "I understand you, Valentine. If this occurs to me too, I would also have immediately searched for any of my sons , but we have tried to find Eden several times, but fate eluded us." His explained, "we have already informed our own allied packs if they see your Eden, they will inform us, so do you agree?" Alaric added so his father wouldn't have to explain further.

Lior just watching them interacting as he felt his phone vibrates indicating Eden have message him, in fact their phones are not allowed to be brought to pack meetings but he needs them in case something happens to Eden or he needs something, the latter had already adjusted to their set- up so sometimes they have a schedule for when Lior will visit him so that the pack won't notice either. Lior looked at everyone and looked like they were seriously debating what they were doing and it was also about Eden so he also had to listen, he secretly took his phone from his pocket and looked at his mate's message.

"If you come here tomorrow, bring strawberries and vinegar too, because your son is craving it." He smiled while reading the other alpha's message, last month they discovered Eden could be pregnant. They found a werewolf whose working in a human world as a doctor since Eden showed symptoms of pregnancy and good thing they found, the doctor announced that he was pregnant for almost a month since something happened to the two of them. Lior beyond happy knowing that there will be a little him and Eden in the future playing around their house, he was about to reply when he heard someone was clearing their throats so he raised his head and noticed that everyone's attention was on him.

"Sorry," Lior muttered hiding his phone back in his pocket. "We're not allowed to carry a phone, why does it look like your son will break our law" said Janice while mocking the alpha, Meonil noticed that the lady kept targeting his youngest son but he ignored her and turned to head to his son. "Is the message you received important?" He asked because the son seemed happy, Lior didn't answer quickly because he was thinking what to reason out. "Just small matters, dad. You know I'm planning a business in the human world." He said.

"Business? Maybe that's a different business." Laurice suddenly said, one of Meonil's subordinates who dislikes Lior because he thinks that he is not good enough to be the alpha leader and Alaric should be the only one. "Almost this past month we have also noticed that you are constantly outside the pack. " Delta added, everything was inhaled, Alaric smiles secretly seeing his younger brother being defeated with those suspicious activities he kept doing. "Why is it forbidden to go out?" Lior said.

"Maybe it just depends on whether you're hiding Eden yourself, so admit it while you have the chance!"

"It's not me! Do you think he'll trust me? We almost killed each other in a fight." Lior's voice raised and he gritted his teeth while stopping himself from attacking the other male, he was shivering and wanted to attack him and it seems like the other was trying to provoke him. "Enough!" Even before the bloody battle, Meonil immediately stopped it, using his alpha voice everyone became silent except Lior who seemed to want to kill someone. "Lior." He called his son and he turned to him, the Alpha's eyes were red and a good thing, Lior was trained to restrain himself from hurting others especially in his fights before with Eden, he probably killed this young man a long time ago. "I'm sorry, alpha." Lior muttered under his breath then calmed himself.

Meonil decided this might be the time he will reveal the truth and take care of explaining everything to Alwina later, Lior might already find his mate among the humans. "The reason why I keep granting him to go outside the pack is that Lior's mate is not among us." He revealed making everyone shock then continues, "We asked the babaylan when it was announced that he was an alpha, the moon goddess destined him to a human not a werewolf because his mate was not an omega." Lior almost laughed as they misunderstood it but he just didn't make it obvious. "We will vote to stop the search for Eden, our meeting is over." Little by little the alphas left and only the three of them were left. "Lior, make sure to introduce me to your mate if you have already met them."

Meonil stood up and walked away at the same time Alaric followed him, if they only knew they had already met his mate. He decided to go to visit Eden. Meanwhile on the other hand, Alaric can't help to glare at his father for saving Lior. Sometimes he thought that his parents had favoritism especially towards Lior because they immediately favored everything he wanted, he hated his younger brother and when he became the pack leader he would have him kicked out especially since he was not a pack member mate "Dad, if Lior as if he could leave the pack and be with his mate, would you allow it?" Alaric asked suddenly, "We don't have a choice son but to let your brother go."