It had been a few weeks since Alexander had received the phone call from his uncle and was starting to get impatient as he waited. His uncle was supposed to be showing up after the cloaking was done to make sure that it worked. Alexander was starting to become very annoyed, and it was starting to be noticed by Symphony. He just wanted her to be safe and protected.
Just as Alexander was getting ready to call his uncle and ream him out for taking so long, there was a knock at the door. He opened the door and there was his uncle with a big smile on his face.
“Took you long enough” Alexander said to him trying to hide his anger.
“I am sorry about that, but it took a little bit to gather all of the things that were needed” Damion told him “But it worked. I wasn’t able to smell Symphony’s scent at all on my way here, from the border to the house it was as if it just disappeared.”
Alexander was relieved to hear that but was still getting over his frustration of it taking so long.
“I am very glad to hear that. Hopefully it will protect her for a while and things can start returning to somewhat normal for her.”
Alexander couldn’t wait to tell her that she was able to go outside and go for runs with her wolf and maybe go back to school. She would be over the moon by the news.
Damion stood in the doorway watching Alexander as thoughts ran through his head. “Who was this girl to Alexander? Surely, he has some feelings for her if he wants to protect her so badly. I know she’s powerful but what kind of power does this little wolf hold for her to be attacked?” Damion knew little about Symphony besides what Alexander had told him, he had a feeling that some important parts were left out but also knew that his nephew must have a good reason for not telling him everything.
Damion was pulled out of his thoughts by Alexander clearing his throat.
“Is something troubling you, Uncle.”
“No, it is nothing.”
Alexander didn’t look convinced but let it go. He led Damion down to his office to go over somethings regarding the other problem they had. He wanted to know if Damion had found anything out about the people that attack Symphony’s school and how to defeat them. Alexander also knew it was time to tell his uncle everything if Alexander wanted his help. He called Gavin to meet them in his office so he could be filled in as well. The last time Damion was here he had purposely left Gavin out of the meeting, as it was about Symphony’s cloaking. Gavin met them outside of Alexander’s office and the three of them went in to talk. Little did they know there was another set of ears lurking in the shadows that wanted to know what was going on as well.
Symphony watched as the three men went into the office. She hadn’t moved from her hiding spot until she was sure they weren’t coming out anytime soon. She wasn’t one who normally listened in on private conversations, but she wanted answers. Every time she asked Alexander about anything she was shut down or the subject was changed, and she was tired of it. It was her life that was at risk, and she wanted to know why.
She crept up to the door and put her ear on it, letting Starlett’s ears take over, as she could hear better than Symphony could in situations like this. Symphony was not prepared for what she heard coming from inside the room.
She heard Alexander’s voice first.
“I appreciate you helping with all of this regarding Symphony. I also know that the information that I have given you hasn’t been much to go on as to who may be behind the attacks. What I am going to tell you does not leave this room. Is that clear. It could cause a lot of trouble for all of us.”
Symphony heard the second voice, but she didn’t recognize it. It sounded angry.
“Well, it surly can’t be that bad, can it Alexander? I have known you a long time and I know you wouldn’t do anything stupid to put people’s lives at risk. What did you do boy and why is this girl so important?”
She was shocked by this second voices words. What had Alexander done that was so bad, she wondered?
“When I first came into the throne, I wanted respect and the power that my father never had, as you know, I was young and stupid, Hell I was only 10 years old when I was crowned. I knew the kingdom would never respect someone of my age, the queen tried to poison me at my coronation. I was smarter than the people gave me credit for, and I had come up with a plan after I heard that there was a Kolana/Mattra wolf going to be born, a girl no less, I knew that was my ticket to power. I came up with a plan to kidnap the child and when she came of age, I was going to marry her and use her power to become the most powerful king in the world. There was a hiccup in the plan though and I killed the Alpha and Luna when I took the baby. As that baby grew up I distanced myself from her by working all the time. But as misfortune has it when she turned 16 that is when the threats and attacks happened. I wasn’t sure at first if it was her old pack looking for her or something else and that leads us to where we are now.”
“Where is this child now? What does this have to do with Symphony?” Damion asked.
Symphony wanted to know that answer too. She never thought Alexander could do something like this.
Alexander took a long breath.
“This has everything to do with Symphony. She is the Kolana/Mattra hybrid baby.”
Symphony couldn’t believe what she had just heard. She always knew that her parents were killed, and Alexander found her but know she knew the truth. She didn’t want to hear anymore and ran to her room. She grabbed her backpack and started filling it with clothes. She didn’t know where she was going to go but she couldn’t stay here. All Alexander wanted was her power and to use her, he never cared about her to him she was just a pawn. She trusted him to protect her, and this is what she got. As she was packing tears started streaming down her face. She quickly wiped them away and headed towards her window. She knew if she went out the front door Alexander would hear her, and she didn’t want that.
As soon as she hit the ground, she took off running, Starlett burst through to go even faster. They ran toward the woods that surrounded the property. They didn’t know where they were going to go but they knew they wanted to get as far away for Alexander as possible. They ran for what seemed like hours before they stopped. Symphony shifted back and sat against a tree with her eyes closed trying to process what she just found out. She was hurt and angry all at the same time. She knew she had to get moving again before Alexander realized that she was gone. She didn’t want to shift at the moment, so she started walking to the sound of rushing water.
Little did she know there were more scary things in these woods that wanted to hurt her more that she thought Alexander did.
Alexander knew that what he had told Damion and Gavin was a lot to take in. He knew now what he did back then was wrong but it couldn’t be changed. He still had the plan of making Symphony his but he didn’t think it would be by force this time. He had a feeling that Symphony would become his willingly if he asked her. While the three men sat in the office in silence, they had no idea that Symphony had heard everything and had ran away. Damion was in shock at what he heard from Alexander. He knew the story around was that someone had killed the Alpha and Luna and their daughter had been taken but never in a million years did he think that Alexander had anything to do with it. He knew that Alexander had killed her parents but he didn’t realize who they were. He knew Symphony had power just by her scent, but he didn’t realize why she had her power but now he did. He almost felt bad for helping Alexander with all of this, but Symphony was just an innocent bystander in all of this. G
Symphony didn’t know how long she was following the sound of the water, but she was happy when the stream finally came into view. She was exhausted from walking and needed to rest. Starlett had gone quiet too, which Symphony assumed was from being so tired. She knew that she had been gone for quite awhile because when she left the house it was a little after 10 in the morning and now the sky was pitch black. She stopped by the stream and sat down. Lucky for her there was a big tree nearby that she was able to sit against. Thankfully it was warm out, so she didn’t need to break out the blankets. As she sat, she looked through her backpack for a snack that she had packed and ate that while she tried to silence her thoughts. As she tried to make sense of the situation, she was unaware of the danger that was waiting for her, hidden in the shadows of the trees, a group of rogues had been following her for several hours and were waiting to make their move. They knew she was alone a
After Alexander found Symphony’s room a disaster, he called his guards to start the search for her. He had met with both Gavin and Damion and filled them in on the situation. Damion had called in some favors and had a hundred men show up to help look for her.After the first day of her being gone Alexander started to worry. He knew she was strong and could take care of herself, but he was worried about what could happen to her. He had let Dax take over to see if he could find anything but thanks to the cloaking spell that he had his uncle put on her she was impossible to track. He had asked Damion if there was anyway to lift the spell quickly but he had told Alexander that the spell had to wear off on its own which would take a while. He was starting to grow angrier every day that she was missing. He just wanted to know if she was safe, he didn’t care if she didn’t want to stay with him after everything.They were now coming on day six of her missing and they hadn’t found anythi
Symphony was settling in nicely in the Village, Pawfoot. She had been there almost a week and had made quite a few friends in that short amount of time. She knew she should keep moving but everyone had been so nice, and she had been helping out the owner of the inn in exchange for board and food. She was reading to the children in the park when she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up and felt like someone was watching her. As she looked around, she didn’t see anyone out of the ordinary, so she brushed it off. She finished reading to the children a little while later and she still couldn’t shake the feeling that she had gotten earlier. She picked up her pace as she headed towards the inn. She was greeted by the other employees and the owner. She asked if she was need as she suddenly felt ill. The owner told her that it was ok if she took the rest of the day and rested. She thanked her and headed up to her room. When she got to her room, she noticed her door was somew
Alexander didn’t know where to begin, or how to explain to Symphony why he did what he did. Part of him knew that no matter what he said she may leave again and never come back. He knew that she deserved to know the truth no matter what her reaction would be. He couldn’t stand the thought of her leaving again but he had to do right by her, he owed her that much at least.“Are you just going to sit there and stare at me or are you actually going to tell me everything” Symphony said sounding annoyed “If you are just going to stare, I will leave.”That brought Alexander back from his thoughts.“I don’t even know where to begin” Alexander said, “I guess I will start at the beginning and try to explain the best that I can.”Symphony looked at him with cold eyes. She was fighting the anger that was starting to well up inside of her. She knew she should give him a chance to explain himself.“I needed the power to protect myself and my reign. My father’s wife was not my mother and she de
Symphony sat in silence for a few moments. Taking in everything that Alexander had told her. She didn’t know how to respond to him. She looked at Gavin and the look in his eyes told her that he knew everything before she over heard them in Alexanders office. She was hurt that he didn’t say anything at all to her. Granted he was just there to protect her but still he could have told her.As she stood up and headed toward the door Alexander acted like he wanted to stop her. She had remembered his words though that if she wanted to leave she could and he wouldn’t stand in her way. She saw in Alexanders eyes that he didn’t want her to go. She just shrugged her shoulders and continued out the door. Before she walked out she turned.“Is it ok if I go make some coffee, you guys both look like you could use some, you look like crap.”Alexander almost burst out laughing at her words, Gavin cracked a smile.She headed toward the kitchen when she heard footsteps behind her, they didn’t sound
When Symphony came to, she heard voices coming from some where in the distance. She heard what sounded like two voices, she thought one sounded familiar, but she couldn’t be sure, they seemed to be arguing about something, but even with her wolf hearing she couldn’t make out what they were saying.She unfortunately couldn’t make out where she was either, she only knew that it was dark, damp, and cold. She waited until her eyes adjusted to the dark surroundings to see if she could make out anything that may be familiar to her.She sat up slowly as her head was still spinning. She tried to reach Starlett but wasn’t able to, whatever was in the shot they gave her must have blocked Starlett.“So much for being a powerful wolf” Symphony thought to herself “If one shot is enough to take Starlett down what good am I.”She looked around again and noticed that she was in what looked like a cell of some sort. There were no windows or normal doors, just a long row of bars and a gate that held
~Fast forward 10 months~Alexander was starting to lose his patience. It had been ten long months since Symphony had disappeared. Damion told him that the spell that was cloaking her scent should have worn off by now but they were still not able to locate her. Whoever had her must have their own cloaks in place and having someone very powerful on their side that placed it. Damion’s friend wasn’t even able to locate her. Alexander had been driving himself crazy trying to find her. He had guards scouring every inch of the kingdom and they all came back with nothing. No scents, no leftover camp site, nothing. He knew they didn’t just vanish off the face of the earth they had to be somewhere but the big question was where. Damion tried calling in all the favors that he had with everyone and even he was coming up empty. Either no one knew anything or they knew something and we’re to scared to say anything. Damion felt worse with each call he made. He had become very fond of the girl a