The Alpha Who Saved Me

Chapter 32

Ledger

My whole life I've felt as though I was different than ev- erybody else and now, I know why. My father always spoiled me, and I never wanted for anything except for a mother who he had hidden away from me. Now I learn that I have three sisters who share the same fate as my mother all because their father is too pigheaded to see them as actual human be- ings. I can't and I won't let my father do this any longer.

So, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath, I make a split decision, I magically produce a dagger and then get my father's attention, "I'm sorry, Father."

He turns, "What is it, son?" For a split second, I see the fa- ther that I remember from my childhood, the loving one, not the vile monster that he is today.

"I love you, but I can't allow you to continue doing what you are doing." I plunge the dagger into his stomach and twist it back and forth, saying a little chant before his life force leaves him for good, all of his magic shifts to me, making me twice as strong as I was just a moment ago. "They are my sis- ters, my flesh and blood, and I cannot let you hurt them any longer, Goodbye, Father. Rest in peace."

The light in my father's eyes dull until it is no longer there, and he slumps in my arms. I allow for a few tears to fall for the man that I was once proud to call my dad, but that's it. I lay him down on the floor and quickly go back downstairs to re- lease my mother and sisters.

"You killed him." My mother says as soon as I appear once more.

"I did, how did you know?"

"Your father was my mate, Ledger. I felt it when he died. It wasn't as strong since our bond has weakened over the years, but it was still there.

"How was he your mate and still did what he did?" I ask in disbelief.

"It's the Shikari's way of life, Ledger, but he couldn't ig- nore the bond between us either, that's why he locked me up here." I grab the keys hanging on the wall and go to unlock the cell door, "Why did you do it, son?"

I glance at her, "I grew up being told that you walked out on us, that you didn't love me. It was just recent that I learned of you and learned of my heritage, but when he just told me of my sister's fates, what he had planned for them, I knew I couldn't let him follow through with it and there is only one way that I could have stopped him." Using my shirt to grasp the bars and open the door, I open it as far as it can go.

"So, what is your plan now? They will never let you live once they find out that you killed Marco."

"I already had a plan to get you and my Alpha out of here; I didn't know about my sisters. Now that I have father's pow- ers too, I should be able to get us all out of here. I need you to stay here for just a few minutes while I teleport back and get my Alpha. I will come back and get you and my sisters, and we will go back to the states."

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My mother begins to cry, "I never thought I would ever

get out of here alive, Ledger. Thank you for not turning out to be like your father."

I step up and kiss her forehead, "I will keep you safe from now on, but we need to get a move on. You gather up the girls while I go grab Alpha Declan, and I will be back for you."

within the

I should have known that he would have guards watching them as well, "Okay, I have to go then, so I

my room to grab the book I was looking at, and then I make a pit stop in my fa- ther's office as well.

is it safe to come

No answer.

no choice but to chance it. I won't have much time but if I can at least grab his hand, I can get him out of here. Hearing hurried voices out in the hall I have a feeling that it's already spread about my fa- ther, the council would have felt it, so I teleport down to the cell and it's just as I thought, they've beaten him until he passed out and didn't heal him. He's unrecognizable at the

and I teleport us just as one of the guards get to his cell, "Stop,

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our tail just as soon as the spell lifts, so I have no time to waste. Getting to my family home, my mother and sisters are anxiously waiting for me, all crowded together where I had left

on my tail, so

are." My mother

I take one of my sister's hands, "Take hold of each other's hands and don't let go

at the others, making sure we are all linked together and then close my eyes, imagining Dark

gone to bed because they would have gotten back just an hour or so before. Hav- ing

landed us in the living room, so I quickly go over and

you

'Ledger?'

'Yes, Luna...''

you're

'I am downstairs, come tend to

heal him quite a bit but tele- porting six of us has taken a toll on me. I sit down in a chair to catch my breath as I hear footsteps pounding down the stairs. I'm too exhausted to link my own mates at the moment, so I decide to wait as I watch Alpha Declan begin to wake up and the Luna

have the strength to heal him all the way." I warn her and

sorry, baby!" She says as she goes to

people, Ledger?" My mother

house, and that is Luna Quinn and Alpha Declan, who are also Alpha and Luna to the Storm River pack as

surprised, "Is that Luna Amelia's son?"

you know?" I

fa-

was my pack before I left with your ther. Amelia had been Luna for a few years by that time and she had a son that they

there is one more thing. They're not just Alpha and Luna, Quinn is the last female Dire wolf; they are Queen and King of

though her and Quinn haven't looked at each other, she's showing her respect, "Uh, Luna. Could

who is still bowing. Quinn rolls her eyes and smiles, "You may stand, and please, don't call

take my chair before she faints. I should have stayed sitting though because I end up on my ass anyway when a familiar scent hits me, and then knocking me over as Cici mauls

"Down girl, we have