Alpha’s Regret-My Luna Has A Son

Four Days Later We held the funerals yesterday , and today I couldn’t cope with work , so I started the mural at the homeless shelter .I designed the sign and sent it off last night to my manufacturer .So when I walked into work to find everything handled and for once the sky showed no sign of rain , I got a head start on the mural on either side of the door leading into the old school .I had two days until the council meeting , and two days after that , I had the challenge for my father’s pack .I was a little nervous about exactly what it was I was getting myself into with his pack , especially if it was bankrupt like Ava believed .

Yet if I could restore a hotel to its former glory , I had no doubts I could dig them out of the hole my father dug .I forgot how much I enjoy drawing and painting , though the old rendered brickwork was making it a bitch to stencil out the design with my paintbrush .I had done the background white like a canvas , though standing on a ladder while it was windy wasn’t ideal .

Hearing a car pull up along the road behind me , I glance over m y shoulder to see Valen’s car .He hops out , walking over to me .

"Everly , the wind is hectic today .Get down before you fall off , " Valen scolds , coming over and holding the ladder .

I shake my head but climb down , unclipping the harness as I reach each step on the ladder .

"I have a harness , " I tell him , but he shakes his head .

"Harness won’t do much if that unhooks from up top .It’s only hooked to the guttering .That’s not the sturdiest thing , especially those old crumbling ones .It would be best if you had told me you were doing such a gigantic mural ; I would have had a cherry picker brought over .Don’t use the ladder .I will get one sent over tomorrow , "

Valen scolds , and I shake my head .

He had a point , though , and the site supervisor also gave me a lecture about the same thing , making me wonder if he called Valen .

"The site supervisor called you , didn’t he ? " I tell H Valen , and he smirks .

"Of course , " he says , and I roll my eyes .

"I thought you had your meeting today with your father over pack business ? " His eyes darken slightly , and he sighs .

"I sent my accountant instead , " he says while bending down to help pick up my supplies .

I pack them into a box and put them in the cleaning closet just inside the school doors .

"You can’t just avoid your father , " I tell him , following him out to his car .

"Unless it has something to do about Valarian , I don’t want to hear it , " Valen growls , opening the driver’s door .

"Valen , he is your father , and he is a wonderful dad , " I tell him .

"He lied to me , ‘ " Valen states .

I sigh , climbing into the car .

"Your mother wouldn’t want you to toss your father away .He fucked up , but he is trying to make up for it .The petition got pushed through by him .He drops everything he is doing whenever we need his help with Valarian . " I tell him , and he starts the car , nodding his head .

We head to school to pick Valarian up .When the bell rang , he came running out excitedly , jumping up and down to show the painting he had done 

"Wow ! " Valen says , looking at it .

Casey came over to show us her painting , which was covered with glitter and swirling scribble .

Valerian , however , was all straight lines of paint that looked like he used a ruler to make sure he didn’t go out of the lines .

I smiled down at him , and he grabbed his father’s hand as we crossed the road to the car .

Once in the car , we headed home while listening to the radio talking about the upcoming council meeting .

My attention turned to the news reporter as her nasally voice spoke about a n upcoming war .

"It appears war is brewing between Alpha Nixon and Alpha Valen .Alpha Nixon was spotted today leaving the council chambers in a rage after learning Alpha Valen’s mate , Everly Summer’s , the infamous disgraced daughter of Alpha John from Shadow Pack , petitioned to have the laws involving the unfair treatment of rogues changed .Alpha Nixon refused to speak to the media today after h e was spotted in an argument with Alpha John just in the front of the council chambers before reversing into Alpha John’s car .It appears tensions among the packs are high , and in the next few weeks , we will either see change within the city or war between packs" Valen turns the radio off , glancing at me , and I sigh .

Great , the media was going to blow this right up , and if there wasn’t a war , they would ensure one starts with the hysteria they would cause .

"Would the City really go to war over mum’s petition ? " Valarian asks , and Valen glances in the mirror at him .

"Hopefully not , but unfortunately , people don’t like change .Greed and entitlement start a lot of issues , " Valen tells him .

"But Rogues have nothing .They aren’t even allowed to own housing ? " Valarian says .

"And that is why your mother is petitioning to have the laws changed ."

"...So , Alpha Nixon wants to take more from the rogues when they already have nothing .What’s left to take ? " Valarian asks .

"Their lives , that is all that’s left , and people like Nixon think they deserve to play God and dictate how people should live and what laws they should live by , " I answered with a sigh .

isn’t your dad on his

the wrong side ,

you ? " Valarian asks , and I look

shows his character , not

you’re his daughter ?

that’s true , but I am not my father o r my mother .I am my own person ,

like you or dad when I a m older ? " he

.One day be a better Alpha

if I don’t want to be an Alpha ? " Valarian asks

will find someone else to take over the

I want to be Luna like Mum ?

you will be Luna Valarian , " Valen

, mum .I think I will stick

important than the Alpha , " Valarian says

so ? " Valen asks

Luna keeps the Alpha in line , " Valarian shrugs ,

 "You think this is funny ? Our son just de manned me , " Valen chuckles

" I tell him , patting Valen’s shoulder

, and on the way , I texted Kalen to come over for dinner

two had a chat

trying , but Valen had to put in some effort on

Valen do the dishes while I sat on the couch with Valarian , watching some kid’s show while I tried not to

outside to take it before returning , saying he had to head out

home since it was

went to bed after reading to him and tucking him .I heard m y phone ringing in the living room

was from Zoe .I answered it , thinking it was unusual for her to call so

was wrong and the sirens in the background made

the air was sucked from my lungs as

" she sobbed into

? What is it ?

you hear me ? " she

"Zoe ? "

gone ! " she sobbed into the phone

"What’s gone ? "

here ,

number again , but all I got was her voicemail .I instantly called Valen’s

awkwardly in the elevator with

you heading off to

enough that I had to

knew , she was only thinking about mine and my

to Everly about m y problem , so

? " he asked , and I

.Are you proposing to Everly

be going to see him ?

it’s about bloody time , " my father says , and

had his way , I would have married her

sort of ring did you get her

mum’s rings .Valarian picked out the stone ."I tell him , and my father nods

He swallows .

are picking it

, so I am stopping over there .Apparently , the engraver isn’t

car , wanting to get this over with .I pulled

saying there was something wrong with the engraver

for my father to follow me .He

are you doing

? " he says , though I know he was trying to

him , and

be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy his company

walked to the jewelers and knocked

locking it behind us and we follow him

with it ? "

forehead , which was covered in sweat

damn thing apart , but I am a jeweler , not a bloody technician , and the ring holder won’t spin , " he grumbles