After the video conference with Aida
Despite Aida's persistent claim, that the young man Gregor had bought, Adrian, was dead, Gregor refused to believe it. Adrian couldn't be dead. It just couldn't be true. As Aida responded, her hesitation was palpable. If he didn't know her, he might have believed what she said. However, as she answered, she played with her hair. It was an old habit of hers when she was unsure. And it was precisely because of this that he couldn't trust her.
Gregor paced back and forth on the floor of his office, his mind racing at lightning speed. The solution to his dilemma he found himself in seemed unattainable, but deep down, he knew that Adrian held the key. Even if it meant distorting the truth or challenging the laws of their world, Gregor had to find a way to bring him back. He needed to find a way, no matter the cost.
As the Alpha of the Shadow Pack, Gregor's duty was to ensure the stability and security of his pack. However, a well-kept secret threatened the very fabric of his leadership. The Shadow Pack, unlike any other pack, was cursed. The curse prevented the Alpha from producing an heir unless a specific ritual was performed. The ritual required the presence of a rare bloodline, one that was mixed with warlock and wolf blood. Adrian possessed that rare bloodline.
He had stumbled upon this highly secretive information by sheer chance. During his courtship with Aida, she had confided in him about the mystery surrounding her father's identity, a secret that had been concealed from her since birth. The weight of this secrecy burdened her with immense sadness, as her mother had never disclosed the truth.
It was all just a matter of personal curiosity, starting with Gregor's search for the identity of Aida's father at the beginning; it was a mission of love and loyalty. At the beginning, he knew how important this was to Aida.
With the help of a few trusted members of his pack, he began an investigation into Aida's past. The trail led him to some old and hidden records in the archives of the Shadow Pack. There, he found references to a forbidden love between a member of the pack, that has pure bloodline and a mysterious witch. The pure blood pack's name was Crystal Blood Pack.
However, according to the old records, there was another cursed pack by Moon Goddess, and the heir of this pureblood pack married Aida's mother. Because they both lost hope in finding their fated mates and chose to marry. However, following the birth of Aida, Dirk met his fated mate, Dana, a witch from Rising Sun Coven. In any case, he adopted her as his Luna and severed all ties with Aida's mother, Anna.
Following this tragedy, when Dirk's father stopped him from inheriting his inheritance, he and his Luna created the Blue Moon Pack. Gregor realized that this connection to the witch's lineage had been concealed to protect the pack from the shame and the potential consequences of breaking ancient laws. This forbidden love had resulted in a boy whose blood had mixed with both the wolf and the wizard. This child was Adrian.
When he realized the witch bloodline was not just a matter of scandal. He continued his search. It was also the key to unlocking the Shadow Pack's curse. Gregor began to understand that the mixture of wolf and warlock blood might be the very thing that could break the spell that had been cast upon the Alpha lineage, preventing him from having an heir. The witches were cunning, and their magic was powerful. The secrets of the past were woven into a tangled web, and Gregor and his pack would have to navigate it carefully if they were to succeed.
Gregor kept this a secret from Aida, who can be severely wounded, because of her father's betrayal of her mother. And also, there was another reason, Aida's bloodline had become a weapon too, maybe a key to unlock a curse. If Gregor could not find Adrian, he had thought to use Aida, to produce an heir from her, until he found his fated mate Kira. And yet, despite the risks, Gregor couldn't ignore the love he felt for Kira. Therefore, he never went through this solution once he found his fated mate.