The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 82

So, I had a rogue kidnap you and was supposed to kill you, but ended up wanting to torture you instead. As you obviously know, you escaped, even though you lost your tongue and half an ear.

I told many packs of my young Gamma, hoping it would encourage wolves to come challenge you for the position, and they would kill you so I didn't have to.

Also as you know, you killed all of them. I thought that Jax's brother, a trained Beta-blood would be able to kill you, but I underestimated the strength of a true born Alpha, especially one born from two separate bloodlines.

I knew I was running out of time. Sebastian grew impatient, ready to take the Alpha position. He didn't understand why I kept putting it off. I couldn't kill you myself, and all of the people I had sent to kill you ended up dying themselves. John included. That pussy.

So, I called the Blood Alpha, pretending to want to form an alliance. I obviously knew he would turn it down because his cousin is Thane. You have the tendency to be violent and disrespectful. I thought that if the Blood Alpha was disrespected by you, he would kill you for your insolence. He was quite the brute back in the day, known for killing anyone for the slightest indiscretion.

Obviously, my plan was derailed as soon as you two found out that you were mates. Instantly, my problem got a lot harder. Cain was instantly in love with you, and I knew he would protect you with his life.

I reached out to Jax, the Beta who accompanied Cain to my territory. I could see the disgust on his face when he looked at you, and knew he would be willing to help me kill you.

He tried poisoning you, which failed. We arranged for rogues to take you, which obviously also failed. I had to think smarter. So, I made a fake declaration of war on Blue Moon, knowing that Cain would go there to help defend his cousin's pack, and leave you unattended.

As soon as Cain was far away from Blood Lake, I withdrew the declaration, and Jax successfully kidnapped you. And here we are now!" Wilson gleefully finished. My head was spinning from the huge influx of information I was assaulted with.

So Wilson was my father, killed my mother, tried to kill me, and now is going to kill me?

He raised the knife, and slashed at my face, leaving a deep cut on my cheek. "You could have cost me my mate and my son."

I rolled my eyes. I didn't ask to be born bro.

Thane offered to stay with me in Blood Lake, but I told him he needed to stay with his pack. Even though Wilson withdrew his declaration of war, I didn't trust him not to attack Blue Moon.

Gamma Axel was at my side while I coped with losing Ares. He was surprised by my calm nature, expecting me to fly off the handle and become feral. My wolf was tame for the first time in my whole life. He was so pained he didn't make an appearance or attempt to connect to me.

I held myself together in front of the pack. It's what they need to see. That despite losing the Luna, I still have everything under control. Panic would spread like a wildfire if they knew the depths of my sorrow and grief.

I pushed my grief away to focus on finding her killer. As soon as I avenged her death, I would kill myself, leaving Axel as the Alpha.

He was next in line for the position, since Jax's bond was also broken. In the course of a month, I had lost my Beta, my Delta, and most importantly, my mate. I was a failure of an Alpha, and I was certain that once I passed, Axel would take care of the pack better than I have.