Chapter 3 THE TRUTH

ALPHA BLAKE Ever since he perceived the rogue scent on his daughter Vega, he had been suspicious of her. He knew his daughter well enough. He knew she lied about just going for a run. There was a lot more than that, and he would find out soon. In times like this, he missed Lana, his mate, she was a good Luna and the best mother to her kids. It's so unfortunate that she had to sacrifice her life for Vega. Ever since Victoria and Vega were born, Vega has always been weak. Lana was a powerful witch and so she discovered her daughter Vega wouldn't have a long life because she was born without a wolf. Lana could not watch her daughter die and so she fed Vega with her powers. There were consequences for Lana's action and it was the fact that her powers would deteriorate whenever she fed them to Vega. Alpha Blake tried to stop Lana from doing what she was doing, knowing her life would be shortened, but she refused. She said she could never watch any of her daughters die before her very own eyes, especially when she had the powers to save them. She was determined to sacrifice her life so Vega could live for a very long time. Truthfully, Lana loved her two daughters equally, but she paid more attention to Vega because she was the weak one. When Alpha Blake saw how dedicated Lana was to Vega, he decided to pay more attention to Victoria so she wouldn't feel left out. After the death of his wife, Alpha Blake developed both a love and hate feeling for his daughter Vega. He loved her because she was his flesh and blood but he couldn't help being displeased with her sometimes for she was the reason his mate died early. He had promised Lana to never let any of their daughters find out about the truth and so he had kept this secret to himself all these years. He knew Vega's wolf was a rare one and she hid it from everyone. It was better no one found out about her identity because her identity would only bring chaos and disaster to the werewolf world... ........................... "There's something you need to see Alpha Blake." Beta Raymond walked in on his Alpha looking very disturbed. Alpha Blake gritted his teeth knowing full well something was wrong, he could sense it already. They both shifted to their wolves and raced down the pack's boundary. Alpha Blake eye-scanned his environment before setting his paws outside his boundary with Raymond behind him. They walked just a few steps and the stench of dead rogues hit their nostrils. "What the hell happened here?" He asked his beta through mind link but Raymond was as confused as he was. "Whoever did this must be very powerful," Raymond said. They went back to their pack and shifted to their human forms. "Who do you think must have done this Alpha?" Alpha Blake clenched his fists in pure anger. He knew just who might be responsible for this. "Raymond, keep what we found outside the boundary a secret, no one must find out about this, absolutely no one. Do you understand?" Raymond nodded in absolute response. They both knew this was trouble. Rogue attacks were something they had never experienced since the agreement they had with the rogue Alpha Griffin. But now that two rogues have been found dead not far from their pack, it was clear a member of the White Snow Pack did it and Alpha Blake just might know who was responsible for it. He marched into the house but found out Vega and Victoria already went to school. He knew it! Last night he perceived the ominous rogue scent on his daughter Vega. He knew she had a powerful wolf but never in his wildest dreams would he have imagined Vega could kill anyone. Has he underestimated his daughter's power? Alpha Blake paced back and forth in his study room. He knew what would happen if anyone found out about this. His Pack would be at stake, and even his daughter Vega would be in deep trouble... Later in the evening, Vega came back home tired as usual. This time she made dinner for everyone in peace because Victoria stopped talking to her. Vega so much enjoyed the silent treatment Victoria was giving her, and she wished it would stay that way for a very long time. After dinner, Alpha Blake requested Vega's presence in his study room. Just when she thought she was safe, now she's being summoned. Vega hardly visited her father's study room because he seldom requested her, unlike Victoria who had constant access to his study. "Shut the door behind you," came Alpha Blake's deep voice. Vega felt like melting away from her father's presence, something tells her she's in deep trouble. Jackie was saying all sorts of things in her head but she just shut them off to the back of her mind. She stood in front of her father who was sitting on his hair with his gaze penetrating deep into her soul. Vega's heart began to beat faster in her chest out of fear. "Are you ready to tell the truth now?" She could tell her father was very angry at her right now. There's no reason to hide anymore because she knew he must have found out. "I only killed them to defend myself," Vega said in a whisper with her head hung low. Alpha Blake's stern face softened a little. He never knew she would come out so plain. He couldn't deny the fact that he was quite pleased knowing his daughter at nineteen could defend herself. If only Vega could see her father's face right now, she would understand that he was proud of her at this moment, but she was just too afraid to meet his eyes. "Do you know what you have done?" He changed his tone. His daughter must have done the right thing in defending herself but she never thought about the consequences of her actions and that annoyed him. "I know... I should never have killed them." Vega's tears ran down her cheeks. "Have I endangered our pack?" She raised her head to look at her father whose face was expressionless. "I don't know if we are in danger yet, but I know this is not the end." "I am so sorry father, this is all my fault. I will fix this." Alpha Blake let out a sigh. "And how do you intend to fix it? You are right when you say it is your fault but you can't fix anything as it is now." Vega cried even more, she regretted ever going into the woods that night, and she regretted not watching where she was going. "Go back to your room and for goddess' sake! Don't cause any more troubles for me." Vega ran out of her father's study only to bump into Victoria who had been eavesdropping by the door. She ran past Victoria who smirked at her. She got into her room and shut the door behind her. Vega lay on her bed and cried herself to stupor and her tears blinded her vision. Vega wasn't crying for the rogues she killed, she was crying because her father was disappointed in her. She wished she had let the rogues kidnap her that way her father wouldn't have to be disappointed in her. Maybe it would be better to be bullied and hated by a stranger than by your own pack members and family. Victoria walked into Vega's room. "So you're now a rogue killer? Wow... my sister is so tough." Vega thought she bolted the door behind her but from the look of things she didn't. "Why are you crying? I mean shouldn't you be happy you killed a rogue?" Victoria stood in front of Vega who lay on her bed with her arms underneath her head. Victoria smiled like a sick maniac. This was what she always wanted and that was to make their father disappointed in her. "Leave me alone Victoria! You've won. Are you happy now?" Vega was in pure rage. It was bad enough that her father is disgusted with her; now Victoria is only making it worse by adding salt to her injury. "Oh baby sister, you don't know how delighted I am right now. I'm so very excited you are beginning to show your true colours." "Get out of my room!" Vega screamed in anger. Victoria smirked in a wicked way. "I will leave but let me tell you this: when the rogue Alpha comes looking for the killer of his rogues, I swear to the moon goddess I will sell you out!" Victoria left her sister's room in rage shutting the door forcefully behind her. "Don't worry Vega, we will be okay, I promise." Jackie consoled Vega. "You should have let me claw at her face. I so badly want to destroy that face of hers." "We can't do that Jackie, she's still my sister no matter what. I am sure she will come around someday." No matter what happened, Vega still loved her sister very much.