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 side ?

wrong side , " I

? " Valarian asks , and

that shows his character , not mine ,

his daughter

mother .I am my own person , just like you are your

shouldn’t be like you or dad when I a m older ? " he asks

better , surpass us .One day be

if I don’t want to be an Alpha ?

find someone else to take over the pack ,

Luna like

be Luna Valarian , " Valen chuckles

no offense , mum .I think I will stick with Alpha Valarian , " Valarian says , and Valen snickers

more important than the Alpha , " Valarian

that so ? " Valen asks

the Luna keeps the Alpha in line , "

Our son just

, " I tell him , patting Valen’s shoulder while

headed home , and on the way , I texted Kalen to come over

was time these two had a

was trying , but Valen had to put in some

dishes while I sat on the couch with Valarian , watching some kid’s show

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

said he should head home since it was a

gone for hours , and eventually , Valarian went to bed after reading to him and tucking him .I heard m y phone ringing in the living room only after I

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

wrong and the sirens in the background made my heart thump in

air was sucked from my lungs as her following words left

sobbed into the phone

? What is it ?

me ? " she asked

"Zoe ? "

gone ! " she sobbed into

"What’s gone ? "

get here , " she

but all I got was

stood awkwardly

are you heading off to ? "

was bad enough that I had to sit through

she was only thinking about

complain to Everly about m y problem , so I told him

Dion The jeweler ? " he asked

.Are you proposing to Everly ?

would I be going

father says , and I can’t help the

, I would have married her the

the ring is ready .What sort of ring did you get her ?

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

He swallows .

picking

am stopping over there .Apparently , the engraver

for my car , wanting to get this over with .I pulled up out of the

there was something wrong with

to follow me .He pulled up

you doing ?

can help ? " he says , though

upset with him , and this feud of ours

I said I didn’t enjoy his company a little

the jewelers and knocked on the

over and unlocks it , locking it behind us and we follow him out to the back of his store

wrong with it ? "

his forehead , which was covered in

jeweler ,