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Chapter 32 - Chap 32:Revenge and Retribution

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The wolf council members bent their heads in shame knowing that it was their Alpha that had taken the Starfall Luna. They knew that Alpha Thomas had signed his death warrant when he ordered Sean to bring Luna Alisha into the Black Raven territory. With his actions, he had also condemned the entire pack to the mercy of Starfall. Wolf law states that if an Alpha is captured or loses a fight, it is the prerogative of the conquering pack to either wipe the defeated pack out or absorb them into their fold. It was a matter of the strongest, who would eventually survive. classic Darwinianism at work. Many times, the conquering Alpha would kill all the mated couples and take the unmated female wolves back, making them the omegas of the pack.

The Black Raven did not stand a chance against Starfall. They had been one of the strongest packs before but with Starfall's young and dynamic new Alphas...The Black Raven pack was looking at all the elders losing their lives and their children becoming omegas for the Starfall pack. The Black Raven Wolf Council realised that Alpha Thomas knew this would have been the most probable outcome but it didn't deter him from carrying out his plan.

Markian, who was carrying Alisha in his arms came forward, reaching the front lawn of the packhouse where the Gamma and the Wolf Council were standing"Your Alpha took what was ours and so we came to get her back. I am going to take my mate into your packhouse now. She is cold and is injured. We will demand retribution for the wrongs of your Alpha!" he snarled as he entered the large packhouse in front of him leaving the Black Raven pack to shrug in dismay

Patrick turned and ran ahead of Markian so that he could usher him into the packhouse."Our pack is yours to do what you think is right. I hope you take into account that the Alpha and Beta had acted alone in the kidnapping of your Luna. Neither the Wolf Council nor the other wolves in the pack had any knowledge of what was happening in the dungeon. We were commanded by the Alpha to not set foot anywhere near the dungeon about two weeks ago. We were told that the roof had caved in and it was dangerous for any wolf to go inside. It was not in our place to question the Alpha and Beta of our pack...I see now that Alpha Thomas betrayed the trust that the pack had in him by willfully endangering us to serve his own means." said Patrick as Markian walked past him and enter the door of the packhouse.

The Council members as well as the members of the Starfall rogue unit trooped in from the cold dark night to the comforting warmth of the packhouse. They sat quietly in the living room as Markian, followed closely by Mitchell deposited Alisha on the large bed in one of the rooms which they had walked into. After ensuring that Alisha was comfortable on the bed and the windows of the room were securely licked from the inside, Markian left Mitchell with Alisha and walked back to the living room where the Black Raven Wolf Council sat awaiting their punishment with bated breaths

Joseph, the apprentice to the pack's doctor had been summoned to treat Alisha. As he entered the living room, he bowed his head in deference to the wolves of higher rank."Dan, the pack doctor, was last seen yesterday when he was summoned by Alpha Thomas to the dungeon. His mate has been crying since yesterday as she claims that Dan is dead. We wanted to ask the Alpha if he knew what happened to Dan" said Joseph with his head bent forward as he waited for permission to examine Alisha.

Alpha Thomas who has been tied up and make to sit on one of the chairs shifted uncomfortably as all eyes turned to him. He growled and looked down at his feet confirming Joseph's suspicions that Dan was murdered by the Alpha. Joseph hoped that Dan's mate was wrong but he had never seen someone who felt their mate bond snap, ever have their mate return to their families, alive. Dan was very much loved by everyone in the pack and Joseph didn't know how he was going to tell Dan's mate that she was right. He glared at his Alpha knowing that Alpha Thomas had probably killed him without any remorse. He couldn't deny the fact that he and the black Raven pack had followed Alpha Thomas so blindly for so many years. All of a sudden, the rose coloured glasses that Alpha Thomas had put on all the members of the pack had cracked!

Markian stood up from the sofa he was sitting on and walked towards the room that they had placed Alisha in. He knocked before entering seeing that Mitchell was inside protecting Alisha. Apollo didn't want to leave her side. Markian had let Mitchell stay with Alisha as he settled the problem with the Black Ravens. Mitchell had been continuously mind linking Markian with updates about Alisha's condition even though there had been not much change.

Mitchell sat beside the bed and kept growling softly as Joseph checked Alisha. She looked like she was sleeping and he had tried cajoling her to just open her eyes but nothing had happened. Apollo has also tried searching through his mind link with Heera but she was nowhere to be found. Joseph quickly assessed her noting her pale complexion and thready pulse. He excused himself to get the necessary treatment from the Black Raven clinic.

"Alpha Mitchell, your Luna needs blood urgently. Her wolf is not helping her get better and I don't think we can wait for her anymore as she grows weaker with the passing minutes."Joseph said worriedly as he started to prepare Luna Alisha for a blood transfusion. He looked around expectantly as wolves never usually needed blood unless there were mortal wounds. There weren't any blood products available in his clinic to be transfused to the Luna. Mitchell quickly stood up and approached Joseph "Take my blood. Take all of it! I don't care! Just save Alisha!" he said gruffly turning back to look at his mate who looked so small and frail lying on the large bed.

"We will have to do a blood cross-matching first, Alpha...Just to...just to see if your blood is compatible. Give me a few minutes to get my equipment from the lab" said Joseph as he quickly rushed out of the room to get the equipment he needed to check Mitchell's and Markian's blood types.

The other wolves from the elite squad also wanted to be tested as they too were willing to give not only their blood but their lives for their Luna.

After furiously working in the laboratory for about nearly four hours, Joseph came back to the packhouse with good news."Alpha Markian! Alpha Mitchell! We have enough compatible blood to start the transfusion for Luna Alisha" Joseph said as he sat on the floor beside Luna Alisha's bed.

"We didn't give you our blood Joseph! How did you get your blood supply?" asked Mitchell suspiciously. He still had his reservations about the Black Raven's and knew that there was a chance still that some members of the Black Raven's pack could be still loyal to Alpha Thomas and want to hurt Alisha.

"Alpha...both of your blood were not compatible with Luna Alisha's. I also checked your team. Only Ben's blood type was remotely similar. If I didn't get more samples, I would have had to take his blood."Joseph explained

"What do you mean more samples....who else? Who did you get the blood from?" asked Markian who turned to Mitchell in bewilderment.

"Alpha...I tested everyone! The entire pack is outside...All of us were tested to see if we were compatible" said Joseph quietly as he drew back the curtains allowing Mitchell and Markian to see hundreds of wolves sitting quietly on the lawn of the packhouse holding candles and torches praying to the Moon Goddess to save Luna Alisha. Mitchell's eyes grew wide in disbelief he saw members of the Wolf Council and the rest of the Black Raven pack waiting patiently outside. The two Alphas slowly walked to the front door and opened it. A sudden hush descended upon the pack of wolves sitting on the lawn of the packhouse.

"We hope that Luna Alisha is better, Alpha...All of us are praying to the Goddess to save her." said Nigel the head of the Wolf Council of Black Raven. Reagan, who was standing behind the two Alphas, gasped as she looked out onto the lawn

"We don't condone what our Alpha did! We are very sorry that we didn't stop him from kidnapping your Luna but if you let us ....we will stay here and pray for her." explained Nigel as a soft melody of an ancient prayer rang out from the group of wolves sitting on the lawn

"Alphas...I need to start the transfusion of blood now! May I be excused? "whispered Joseph as he went back to Luna Alisha's side

Markian eyes flickered to Reagan who nodded and followed Joseph.

Mitchell and Markian walked outside coming to stand in front of the pack."Thank you! Thank you for your prayers and your blessings. We realised that Alpha Thomas may have actually been hiding his activities from you. We will take over this pack and you will swear your loyalty to Starfall..but if anyone still wants to leave ....Markian and I will not stop you. You can go home pack now. Make sure you arrange enough food for yourself and your family...We will not hunt you down!! You have our word as Alpha wolves and as men with honour!" said Mitchell fervently as he stared into the faces of the Black Ravens surrounding him and his brother. He turned and followed Markian into the packhouse knowing that he would allow any wolf to leave in peace after they had shown him that they meant no harm to his family and pack.

There was a lot of murmuring between the members of the Black Raven pack. A few wolves got up and left the gathering and headed back to their houses intent on leaving the pack. Nigel was given the task to take stock of all the wolves that wanted to remain and climbed up the stairs to the packhouse. Just as he raised his hand to knock, Samuel opened the door. Nigel jumped back in alarm as he saw Alpha Thomas being pushed out of the door into the lawn of the packhouse.

Alpha Thomas growled as he saw that his pack had been sitting in front of the packhouse the whole night yet none of them had even tried to rescue him from the Starfall rouges."You spineless bunch of rats. How dare you betray me?! I am your Alpha!" He boomed in his alpha voice making all the wolves on the lawn cry8ng out as they fell to their knees. Seeing them writhe in pain, Alpha Thomas continued to use his alpha voice to demonstrate his dominance over all the wolves on the lawn. Many screamed in anguish as they could not fight against the power that he wielded. The rogue wolves from Starfall blinked in surprise as they were not affected but they could feel the wave upon wave of alpha aura emanating from Alpha Thomas.

Samuel roared as he struck Alpha Thomas at the side of his head to stop him from using his power on the pack"Do not dare hurt anyone just because you are in the position to do so! You are an insult to the very nature of being an Alpha! How dare you?" he shouted as Alpha Thomas fell to his knees. The Alpha grimaced as a trail of blood dripped out from a cut in his eyebrow. Slowly the wolves on the ground stood up and thanked Samuel. They didn't want to look their Alpha in the eyes as they had lost all respect for him with his blatant use of power against his pack members. More and more of the Black Raven pack wolves left their houses and gathered around the lawn to bear witness to the proceedings taking place as they knew that something important was going to happen.No one wanted to miss seeing how Markian and Mitchell were going to punish the Alpha. They had heard from the River Moon pack that Starfall was just but strict as new alphas of their pack.

Bryan and Samuel held on to Alpha Thomas arms while Mitchell and Markian waited for the others to arrive. Alpha Thomas's eyes brightened as he saw the Black Raven Wolf Council members walking towards the lawn and take a seat in front of them. Grayson cleared his throat as he started to read the accusations against Alpha Thomas."You have been charged with gross misconduct against your pack and to the Starfall pack. Your actions have caused many to suffer and for this, we are asking the wolf council for their help in delivering a punishment that is just for the atrocities that you have perpetrated." he said as he looked around expectantly into the faces of the Black Raven pack.

"Alpha Thomas! You commanded the kill on Debra....the mate of Starfall's Beta, Samuel. She was caught in the crossfire of your attempted kidnapping and your Beta, Sean, killed her without mercy. Your Beta has already been dealt with and now it will be your turn. You have also been charged for kidnapping our Luna...Luna Alisha. You compounded your offence by torturing her for the last two weeks and poisoned her with wolfsbane to keep her powerless against you." he said as he glared at Alpha Thomas

"Does anyone here want to say anything before we discuss the sentencing?"Grayson asked not expecting anyone to answer. He was shocked when a female wolf stood up."I want justice for Dan....He was my mate. I know you killed him,  Alpha!  I cannot feel his life force linked with mine anymore. I want to know where did you dispose of him?"  asked Linda, the mate of Dan, the Black Raven's doctor. She trembled as she waited for Alpha Thomas to answer her question.

The wolf council shuffled uneasily. Their faces showing their extreme displeasure at the actions of the Alpha. Noting the sudden change in the feelings of the Wolf Council, Alpha Thomas started to get angry.

"Who do you all think you are questioning?! I am your Alpha and my word is the law! You have no right to sit there and judge me! Don't you remember what happened with Lawrence? I had to order their assassination! I couldn't have him defying me and then continue living! And with that weak whore!! You know how weak humans are! They cannot be allowed to mate with us, wolves! The Moon Goddess is WRONG! My mate was the proof! ALL HUMANS ARE WEAK! They cannot be allowed to mate with wolves. I had to get rid of Lawrence's bastard as well" roared Alpha Thomas as his eyes blazed with pent up rage.

Nigel stood up angrily "You mate was not weak, Alpha! It was you...You were told not to get her pregnant so early in your marriage but you didn't listen! You wanted to prove to the world that you were the powerful male...She was too young, Alpha! You are to blame for forcing her to get pregnant and then leaving her just as she delivered her baby. She died of a broken heart Alpha! You broke her heart!"

Alpha Thomas growled as he realised that he was only wrenching his shoulders out of their sockets by trying to twist out of Sam and Bryan's vice-like hold. He glared at Nigel, transferring all the hate he was feeling onto the shoulders of the Head of the Wolf Council "Shut up Nigel! You know nothing except what I tell you! Don't you forget your place you stupid wolf!" he snarled ferociously. Nigel stood deadly still as Alpha Thomas ranted at him. The wolves sitting behind Nigel bristled in anger at what Alpha Thomas said.

On realising the chilling expressions on the faces of the Wolf Council members, Alpha Thomas turned to look at his pack members for their consideration. His heart fluttering as he schooled his features to show concern for his pack"Black Ravens...You know that what I have done...I have done for you! Your safety has always been my priority! The mate of the alphas was a threat to our very wolf existence. I could not allow her to live and pollute our bloodlines.....And Dan! I did not kill him! That was Beta Sean's work! Dan had molested Alisha and Sean had caught him...Sean didn't want him to come back and defile our pack so he killed him. He then threw Dan's body into the ravine near our pack borders....where the hyenas live. It was not me, my dutiful wolves...I am innocent! I have never done anything that would jeopardise your lives"

"You lie Alpha! My Dan would never hurt a fly...I would have felt it on my mate bond if he had done something with another woman...You are a liar and a bastard for talking ill of a noble man who died in your service. I was with him when Nathan came to get him. I heard Nathan say that you needed him to cure the wolf in the dungeon..... I didn't realise that you were holding Luna Alisha prisoner!"Linda cried as she fell to her knees in front of the Alpha. Her tears streamed down her face as she came to terms with the fact that she would never get a chance to say goodbye to Dan.

The Black Ravens shifted uncomfortably as dissatisfaction towards the Alpha radiated through the entire pack in waves. A few women stood up and walked towards Linda, they ignored Alpha Thomas and slowly helped Linda stand up and walked her back to her house to rest.

Markian could see Nigel's eyes misting over as he mindlinked with the rest of the council members. Suddenly Nigel blinked and shook his head. He then turned towards Markian and Mitchell to state quietly "We have heard the accusations against the Alpha of the Black Ravens and have also heard his explanation. We ask that we be given a bit more time to discuss this matter as this pertains to the future of our pack. We will meet again tomorrow and give you our answer" said Nigel as he bared his neck in submission to the two young Alphas

On seeing the way Nigel had submitted to Markian and Mitchell, Alpha Thomas lost his temper and roared in anger." How dare you to bow to them?! They will never be the Alpha of the Black Ravens! Not as long as I live!" he shouted as he shifted into his wolf shredding his clothes into smithereens. He snarled and kicked Samuel away while turning to bite Bryan between his shoulder and neck. Alpha Thomas viciously shook him Bryan tearing the muscles of his neck and piercing through his carotids. Bryan's eyes glazed over as blood from the gaping wound on his shoulder spurted out onto the lawn of the packhouse. Mitchell, who was standing nearer to Bryan, leapt onto the back of Alpha Thomas's wolf to try and dislodge his jaws from Bryan's flailing body. Markian caught Bryan limp body as Alpha Thomas's wolf spat him out onto the lawn. He pushed his fingers into the gaping wound to try and staunch the blood which was flowing out. He looked desperately around for someone to help him. Markian gasped as his eyes fell on Grayson, Bryan's son, who stood frozen as he stared at his father on the ground bleeding to death. Markian voice pierced his stupor "Grayson! Come on! Help me with Bryan! I need you now!"

Grayson shook himself mentally and quickly rushed to his Alpha's side. He ripped off his shirt and used it to push on the spurting artery in a vain attempt to prevent more blood from being lost"Dad! No! Please Dad! Hang in there! Please don't die!" cried Grayson as he felt his shirt getting drenched with blood. Nigel ran forward to help Grayson with his father"Alpha! I will stay and help Grayson...You need to help your brother! Go now!" he shouted to Markian as he knelt beside Grayson.

Markian jumped up and ran towards the lurching wolf who was trying to bite Mitchell's arm off.Markian's wolf battled him for control seeing his brother fighting Alpha Thomas on his own. His sharp talons extending completely to claw at the attacking wolf. Suddenly a blur of fur collided into Mitchell's body throwing him off Alpha Thomas's wolf. Mitchell landed on his side with a hard thump. In a blink of an eye, he was up again, but this time he started fighting with the large grey wolf that had attacked him. Mitchell used his sharp claws on his left hand to catch the offending wolf by the scruff of its neck. With his right hand, he punched the wolf with all his might, hearing the crunch of the wolf's ribs breaking against his counter-assault. The grey wolf howled in pain as he thrashed around trying to find a bite hold on Mitchell. The grey wolf knew that if he did not finish Mitchell off now, it would be to his detriment so he gnashed his teeth louder and twisted his body trying to capture Mitchell off guard. Mitchell leapt in the air and struck the grey wolf on his snout with a devastating uppercut. The grey wolf flew backwards due to the force of the punch with his neck in an extended position. Mitchell grabbed the chance to deal a killing blow to the grey wolf exposed neck. Mitchell's claws gauged a large hole into the grey wolf's neck which marked the end of the fight for him. Slowly the grey wolf shifted back to his human form as his wolf slowly bled to death. Nigel ran forward to lift the young man who was bleeding out."Nathan! Nathan! What have you done my boy! Why did you interfere? Thomas deserves to die...Not you my precious son! Not you!" He cried bitterly holding Nathan to his chest.

Nigel turned to Mitchell and shouted in anguish"Kill Thomas! He deserves to die! I beg you! For my son!"

Mitchell nodded and ran towards Markian and Alpha Thomas who were still fighting. He could see that Markian had managed to injure the alpha wolf over his left flank and back. Mitchell pursed his lips to emit a shrill whistle before he jumped over the wolf and landed beside his brother. Markian who had been fighting the Alpha wolf by himself took a deep breath. He had only managed to injure Alpha Thomas multiple times but had not been able to kill him. He noticed that the alphas attacks had now become more haphazard and sluggish.

Alpha Thomas's wolf stared at both the young Alphas warily. He had lost much blood in the fight with Markian. He realised that Nathan couldn't keep Mitchell busy for long so he tried his best to kill Markian quickly but looking up and seeing both the twin alphas stalking him.....Alpha Thomas realised that his time was up

With a loud roar, Alpha Thomas's wolf lunged at  Markian hoping that he will be able to take down at least one twin before he died. Markian sidestepped his lunge and drove his claws into Alpha Thomas's right flank. Markian felt the pop of his claw going through the lung cavity and the subsequent hiss of air rushing out causing Alpha Thomas's lung to  collapse. Mitchell , on the other hand, ducked low so that he could score the Alpha's underside with deep gauges across his abdomen Alpha Thomas cried out as he felt himself getting disembowelled. His injured intestines pushed out of his abdominal cavity and coiled on the ground beside him.

Alpha Thomas groaned  as he knew that he wouldnt be walking away victoriously from this fight.He looked down to see the pooling of blood from his veins onto the lawn of his packhouse. He crawled towards his pack members who were standing on the lawn watching the fight in hopes that they would help him. One by one, the pack members turned their backs towards him showing him unequivocally that he had lost their faith and trust as an Alpha.

Thomas stopped crawling and laid his head down as the last of his life-giving blood left his body and drenched the grass on the lawn of the packhouse. As Markian and Mitchell looked on Alpha Thomas breathed his last breath and died knowing he had lost the very things that he, in his twisted mind, had thought important enough to hurt and kill others for. Markian and Mitchell looked up to the sky to give thanks to the Moon Goddess for allowing them to defeat Alpha Thomas as they had promised Alisha they would.

Markian and Mitchell hurried back to Grayson who hadn't moved from his father's side since the beginning of the fight." He is dead Alphas! I am glad you were able to kill Alpha Thomas and avenge him. He saw you kill the Alpha before he closed his eyes." whispered Grayson as he sat there cradling his father's body in his arms. Tears filled the young Alphas eyes, as they too had grown up thinking of Bryan as a father-like figure, a teacher and a friend. They crouched on either side of Bryan and with the help of Samuel, the four of them carried Bryan into the packhouse. Bryan would need a proper send-off. A send-off fit for a hero of the Star fall pack. He would be buried in the Starfall cemetery with his family and friends.