“Yes, we know that she was Maxim’s sister. Geoffrey said. “She has been missing for a long time now and no one knows where she is.”
River poked her tongue in her cheek and turned her face to gaze out of the window. Then she lowered her head and shook it lightly “What do you know about the demons who live around the Veil?”
There was a nervous look on their faces when she asked this question. “We don’t interact with them.
They are too dangerous because they will eat anything that walks on the earth,” said Geoffrey, stifling a shudder. “We don’t know much about them and we don’t go near the Veil only because of them.”
So these people were completely clueless about what was happening. She didn’t know where to start but she had to break the illusion that Maxim had created. She started, “I am sorry to break the news, but your former Alpha and his sister were spearheading the war against the Lycans. Ella was the appointed leader and she was in cahoots with the demons. Along with the demons, she had attacked the Dark Moon pack in the Veil a number of times. But now she is dead”
“How much do you know about Ella?” asked Geoffrey, giving her a wary look.
Suddenly, River realized that these people were Maxim’s trusted friends. She had to quickly form her own group of trusted people otherwise she would only be breaking her head in explaining everything to them. She didn’t have that kind of time. It was important that the first few months she proved herself.
She replied, “Because Ella was locked in the tower in Alpha Hunter’s castle after her attack. I discovered her over there.”
There was a collective gasp in the group. “How do you know she is dead? It means that she became free from there! And that she was in cahoots with the demons?”
The mystery around Ella’s escape was beginning to get clear suddenly when she connected dots. “Before I answer that, she said sternly. “I want to meet Victoria. Get her over here in an hour!”
As everyone watched her with tension, she got up. “This meeting is over. Find Lena and get her over here as soon as possible.” She pushed her chair back and walked out of the meeting room without giving them more information. They were left looking at each other but no one dared to speak a word against her.
An hour later, Victoria was standing in front of River. She was thrown into the dungeons and instead of the wedding dress she wore an orange shirt and pants. Her hair was disheveled and her makeup was all washed out. There were dark circles beneath her eyes. She looked with hatred towards River. They were all standing out in the garden of the hotel along with a large crowd that included Lycans as well. After River was appointed as the Alpha of the Crescent Moon pack, Hunter had called more of his warriors.
Hunter also stood by her side.
“I ***you!” Victoria hissed.
River narrowed her eyes and growled, “Kneel.”
Victoria winced and she resisted her Alpha order. But it resulted in a splitting headache.
“I said, kneel!” River growled.
Victoria gritted her teeth and kneeled. Her body trembled as River came nearer to her. “Did you and Hector help Ella to escape from the Veil?” she asked directly.
Victoria’s eyes widened. “N-no!”
“Speak the truth!” Hunter roared. Somehow, he too connected the dots.
Suddenly, Victoria started crying uncontrollably. “I-I was ordered to!” she said in between her cries.
“Alpha Maxim had asked me to help Ella escape the Veil!”
Hunter was so furious that he strode towards her to rip her neck off her torso. Victoria cried out of fear, seeing him approaching her. “No! Please no!”
River stopped him by grabbing his hand.
“She was my prisoner!” he growled. “We had kept her in the tower after she had attacked the Lycans along with demons! How dare you help her escape?”
“What could I do?” Victoria cried. “It was an order. And then I was asked to stay quiet about it.”
A murmur broke in the crowd. It was clear now that Ella and her brother, Maxim, were both involved in illegal attacks on the Lycans.
“Do you know what Ella did after that?” Hunter snarled. “She gathered more demons and increased the attack on my warriors! And for what? Just to rule on the Dark Moon pack? Or was there something else too?”
“I don’t know!” Victoria whimpered. “Hector knows more. I don’t!”
Every pack member was shocked. This was too much information for them to process. Alpha Maxim was betraying not only them but other werewolves.
Hunter snapped his head to the pack members. “Alpha Lowell wanted peace with the Lycans, but Maxim didn’t like the idea. He connived a plan to kill him along with a few more Alphas. When Alpha Lowell was enjoying a night with his family. he attacked him and killed him. He massacred every member of the family, but River was saved by a stroke of luck
Their heads hung in shame. They thought that Alpha Lowell betrayed them. They couldn’t help feeling sad for River.
Geoffrey said, “The Moon Goddess has bestowed justice. I say that we bring Hector here and get all the information out of him!”
“Yes! Yes!” The pack members agreed with him.
“Where is Hector?” Geoffrey asked. “Get him here, now!”
One of the warriors came running. “Hector has escaped!” he informed them, panting hard.
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