Chapter 72: Counterattack
Nathaniel
"Everything is in order Alpha... " Roger says.
"For the first time, I have hope that this... can work," I say confidently.
We had used Andrew, who I must say followed the rules exactly. He looked tired and very nervous.
Within a few days, Robert had already approached and asked the guards about Andrew, and one of them had told him that he had been sentenced to death the next morning. "He will want to question Andrew, get information out of him about Penelope and what we know before we supposedly sentence him to death. It's a matter of waiting," I said. "There's movement, Alpha... it's Robert," Michael said.
"He's approaching the cells, I hear him say he wants to talk to one of the prisoners," Michael said through the mindlink.
"The guy said exactly what we told him, that the Alpha had appeared and that Penelope had been saved and that's why he was imprisoned. He also said that Collin was on the run and that Penelope had moved out of the house. He also begged Robert to help him escape, to ask for help from his mate, Naomi, that they could trust her, that she would do anything for him"
That was our plan, that he would trust Naomi. She would get information from him, she would be included in his plans, and we needed to know who else was involved.
And above all, I wanted to know why Marco wanted Penelope, he wanted her alive and me dead. He could have my land, but there was an intention, but what would I do with her? I couldn't live in peace if I couldn't protect her. "Robert has promised Andrew that he will help him escape if Naomi does something for him..." Michael points out.
"Fantastic...twins, don't let Robert out of your sight,"
"We've got him Alpha," they say at the same time.
"Are you all prepared and equipped? I don't want anything to happen to them or take us by surprise, we know they are prepared for the worst "I ask and everything is ready.
"I will take care of Penelope, so Naomi can continue with the plan," Roger says and leaves quickly. Suddenly, Naomi speaks to us.
"Alpha, I got a message from Robert, he wants to meet as soon as possible".
"Alright, tell him you will see him right away," I indicate.
"Robert is going to a house... but it's not his house. It's the one that used to be Collin's..... this all seems too strange to me." "We're on our way! Keep a safe distance" I say.
After a while, we see Naomi come into the house as well. We stay close enough to listen.
"I was told you might be able to help us with something, warrior," Robert says.
"I'll do anything for my mate," Naomi says. She sounds nervous, but believable.
"Very well. Would you be willing to help your Alpha?" asks Robert.
"Help him?"
"Yes, this pack is on a spiral of destruction, and it has to stop. But Nate... he doesn't see it. He's obsessed with the bond..." "And what can I do?" she asks.
"Well, we want to meet with him, talk to him, and make him a proposal," says Robert.
"You want me to convince him, why don't you talk to him directly? Nate is a reasonable man to talk to..." she says. Robert snorts.
"I can tell you don't know him very well. But I just need you to take him somewhere, tell him to come to a place," he says.
"I don't like this at all, Alpha," Michael says to me. Me neither.
"Okay...I could do that," Naomi finally says.
"Excellent...it would be today, so he won't have time to prepare. Come on, I need you to help me with someone..." Robert says. They seem to be moving into the room when I hear screaming and yelling. "Something is happening..." Hunter tells me nervously. The whole situation makes my hair stand on end. Suddenly we hear more shots and screams.
"Damn, we have to go in!"
I lead the way as the others surround the house. I kick the door down and when I enter I find an unthinkable situation.
Not only are Naomi and Robert there, but my mother, who looks weak and gagged, is held down by the former Beta while Naomi tries to get close and free her, she has an injured arm and holds it in pain. "What are you doing here?" says Robert in panic, he looks at Naomi and curses.
"What are you doing here, Robert? And what have you done to my mother? Your Luna!"
"I'm doing what many dare not do... bringing you under control. You ungrateful brat... you had everything, and you ruined it all for a human!" he says angrily.
"How dare you?" I scream and my voice echoes off the walls, I start to extend my aura but see him put his gun to my mother's head.
"Control yourself Alpha... or your mother dies..."
"You wouldn't dare..." I say and feel Hunter screaming inside my head.
"Your mother has lost all the power of Luna, do you think we didn't feel it? So you'll do exactly what I tell you if you want to see your mummy alive. And tell that to all those who are waiting for you outside. You're going to tell them to let me out, or I'll finish her off,' he says.
I roar and clench my fists. I plan all the ways I can kill him, but in all of them, he pulls the trigger first and finishes her off. My mother's gaze tells me not to fall for this threat....... but how? And so I do what he says.
"I'm sorry Alpha, as soon as I saw the Luna.... " Naomi says with pain.
"I know... I understand."
"You're coming with us too, girl, and you too," she says to the twins and Michael.
"You don't think you can fight all of us?" says Michael, smiling mischievously.
"What makes you think I'm alone?" Robert says and men in masks suddenly appear.
They blatantly take them off, and I see that they are old warriors, several of the most prominent families. They all take positions near Robert. There's no way, we'd get into a fight, my mother would die. "Take the twins and Michael to the dungeons. The girl too, so she can meet her mate," Robert says, and we all get on guard.
"No way," Michael says, standing in front of his sons.
"Are you going to fight? Well, anyway....our plan has changed boys, you know what you have to do," Robert says and I panic. They weren't expecting any of this, and they're improvising, which is dangerous.
And they start shooting at us.
"Damn you!" shouts Michael, who is shot in the chest and shoulder and falls to the ground.
They soon have Michael and Naomi in their grasp, and as they go to take the twins... something unthinkable happens.
Someone attacks one of the men from behind, there is a roar and a small commotion, which I take advantage of.
I took one of the old warriors and killed him on the spot, then went to the second one as they started shooting.
There are shouts and grunts as some attack and others defend, Naomi kills another of the warriors as they all fight. I hear her scream and she falls wounded.
"Get them!" another warrior shouts, and I see that the twins have turned into wolves and fled.
When I go to Robert, the man acts quickly, pulls my mother to her knees, shoots her in the arm and puts the gun to his head as she shakes.
"I'm not as fast as your boy, nor as strong...but as long as I have that advantage, I'm not letting go," he says. My mother is suffering, and I don't know what to do.
"Look who we caught, Beta..." says one of the warriors.
"Regina?" says Robert in disbelief. She was the one who attacked them and helped us? I can't believe it.
"Have you turned against your father? Why would you help them? Can't you see that everything I do is for you? So you can have a better life? The life you deserve because of your rank!" cries Robert. "I don't want any of this!" she says defiantly, and her father gives her a blow that makes her faint, and they drag her away.
"Enough of this nonsense! Our original plan has been diverted, but the goal remains the same, to the pack house now!" shouts Robert.
I am separated from Naomi and Michael, the twins have fled, Roger at least is with my mate and I fear for them.
When I arrive, I see that the pack house is practically taken over by old warriors and warriors from other packs.
We go to the main hall, and as we walk up the stairs, I hear a voice.
"Father, stop this madness!" shouts Roger and my beta tries to attack his father.
Suddenly we hear a shot and I see my Beta fall backwards and roll down the stairs. One of the warriors has hit him right in the chest. "No! Not my son!" Robert cries in disbelief.
"He needn't go where he shouldn't," said the voice, and when I turned around... it's my father.
"How...? My son!" Robert yells shocked. Roger is lying on the floor, immobile.
"No one is going to stand in our way. Bring me my son!" he shouts.
"You fucking bastard!" I yell, angry, as I'm held down between several of them and feel something being injected into my neck.
My mind wanders and I feel dizzy. I hear my mother crying, and she looks at me in horror.
Roger...Penelope... where is my mate?
How did we get here?