So here we are, waiting for King Damon to tell us who will accompany him this time, and I am not so sure it will be Jaylen as usual. “Thank you for explaining, Your Majesty,” I say once he is finished explaining.
“This trip will take me to Crescent Moon Pack. I want to talk to the Alpha about his neighbors. After that, I will visit Silver Heart Pack, and the last Pack on my list asked for witnesses about a year and a half ago, but on the morning of the ceremony, they called it off.
I never got a clear answer as to why they called it off or why they made the request in the first place, but I want answers. So my last stop during this trip will be at Blue River Pack,” He says, and now I am really hoping he will still choose Jaylen to join him. I am not sure I am ready to face my family.
“As always, it will mean that the Commander that will accompany me will leave behind his or her other unit members. I expect every Commander to help them out if they call upon you. I hope your unit can manage a week without you, Morgan,” He says, and I hear soft growling in my head. Looks like Jaylen doesn’t like the fact that I got picked by King Damon.
“I think they will be glad they don’t have to listen to me for an entire week. I am afraid the other Commanders might quit when they find out that my unit can do without a Commander,” I say with a smile on my face, and I see a few Commanders smiling back. They know my teams are very capable, and we rarely ask for backup.
My head is spinning at the thought of going home, but I make sure that no one can see the turmoil that is going on in my head.
“Morgan, that also means your unit will have a light workload this week and the entire week off before we leave,” King Damon says. “These files contain all the information on the Packs we will visit. I want you and your team to read them, and if you have any questions, Elder Larson will provide you with answers.”
I take the files from him, and as I sit down again, I can tell that Amra is a bit agitated, but she doesn’t say a word. I get called into King Damon’s office last, and we go over every assignment from the past week. He smiles when I hand him the assignments that had been assigned to Amir’s unit.
“Commander Amir already told me you took a few of his assignments. How did they go?” He asks, and I go through each file with him.
As I walk back to our building, I ask Amra what is wrong with her, and once we are on our way up the stairs, she says, “The King doesn’t know from which Pack you are. I doubt he would have given you that assignment without asking if he knew.
You read the information Moura has on our bloodline. I think they asked for witnesses to prevent you from having a future like our ancestors. I still don’t like what happened to you, but I am starting to understand a few things, and I think it is time they knew where you went.” Amra says, and I ask her why she thinks King Damon is unaware of my birth Pack.
“If they had reported you missing, they would have provided a picture of you, and one of the Elders would have recognized you. He would have informed the King, and he would have asked you questions before informing our parents.” Amra states, and I know that she is right.
My entire unit is waiting for me, and they look surprised when they see I don’t have that many files in my hand. “King Damon has decided to take me and my team with him,” I say as I place the files on the table, and instead of grabbing them as they usually would, they all just stare at me.
“Our last stop will be Blue River Pack,” I say as I sit down, and for a while, no one says a word. After half an hour, Flora is the first to grab a file, and soon she hands it to Beck, indicating it is perfect for him and his team. “I am heading to the Archives. I need some additional information,” He says, and Amra tells me to go with him.
Once we are in the Archives, she tells me to look for the section where they keep the missing person reports, and I understand why she wants me to find it. She wants to know if they reported me missing or not.
“What do we do if they didn’t report us missing?” I ask Amra, and for a moment, she is quiet.
“If they didn’t report you missing, it might not be because they don’t care; it might be because they do care. What if that report found its way to the wrong person?” She asks, and a shiver runs down my spine when I think about that possibility.
After walking around for a few minutes, I find the section I am looking for. “Fuck, Amra. There are a lot of files in here, and some date back hundreds of years. Does that mean they were never found?” I ask, and I open a file that is on top of a desk. My eyes widen as I read from which Pack this report came.
I decide to take it with me, and on a sheet next to the computer, I sign my name and which file I took with me. I keep walking through rows of filing cabinets, and every once in a while, I open a drawer to look at the files inside. It takes me an hour to find out how the filing system works, and I quickly find the filing cabinet that would hold my missing person report, if they ever reported it.
Jaylen
When it was my turn to go over my assignments from the past week, Midnight was one furious Lycan. Neither one of us understood why King Damon decided to take her along instead of us. The moment I walked in, I knew I wouldn’t like his answer, but I was unsure if there was an answer that could satisfy me.
“Sit down, Jaylen,” King Damon ordered, and I quietly obeyed. I couldn’t go against our King. “Morgan has shown me she has a brain and knows how to use it. If it wasn’t for Blue River Pack, I might have chosen you, but I need her to figure out what is going on within that Pack, and I doubt you would be able to come up with the questions she does ask.”
I know he didn’t mean to sound insulting, but it did. Instead, I asked him what was bothering him about that Pack.
“Over two years ago, I received a request to send witnesses to a ceremony that would be held almost a year later. They didn’t tell me why, and I asked Elder Larson if he could think of a reason for their request.
He thought it might have something to do with their Alpha’s bloodline, but when we looked at his Pups, we found out that they have seven male Pups. Only a female born into that bloodline would have called for their request,” King Damon had said, and both Casimir and I had just stared at him.
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