Chapter 24: 23:The Alpha''s Pack


    He continued leading her along the beautiful stone path of the garden and past a rocky pool that


    seemed natural with an undying flow of water that cascaded from a heap of rocks and poured slightly


    sshily inside the pool.


    Her eyes lingered on it. She could imagine herself sitting on one of the rocks surrounding the pool and


    writing her thesis. Too bad she didn''t belong there. She would run away.


    "It''s beautiful, right?" He asked having noticed her interest in the surreal-like beauty of the pool. He


    often admired it too.


    "Yes." She responded.


    "It''s not man-made."


    "Wow. Well, it seems that way."


    Arda decided to distract him further from the subject of her possible escape. He may have gotten


    suspicious and she feared him putting measures to make it impossible for her.


    "I would love to sit there and work on my thesis."


    "Okay."


    "Really?" Arda had been expecting a no. He was a bad guy, after all. This was someone who would still


    not free Karina for her mistake.


    " Yes. Really."


    "Thanks."


    "As long as you always ask nicely."


    She resisted the urge to talk back at him. She was trying to build his trust in her not antagonize him.


    They came onto a tree-shaded space surrounded by a wall of flowers that didn''t close in on therge


    dining table she saw, upied by a number of people, all of them, tall. They all rose upon seeing them.


    "This is our family." he said.


    Arda could barely take time to study them as among them, she instantly caught sight of Karina who


    was smiling at her. Arda rushed over to her and they embraced each other closely.


    Gillow watched them with some annoyance. If it were him, he knew Arda would not be rushing over to


    hug him. Instead, she feared him.


    "K, I am so happy to see you." Arda told Karina.


    "Me too, Arda."


    "When did you get free?"


    "Two days ago."


    Arda didn''t bother asking why Karina had neithere to visit nor called her. She wouldn''t put it past


    Gillow and his orders.


    "I''m d it''s over. I missed you."


    "Yeah. I missed you too. My phone is still ceased by the Alpha."


    "I''m not surprised."


    "Arda." She heard Gillow call her, causing them to reluctantly disengage. Actually, Karina gently had to


    force the disengagement but Arda was not offended. She knew that Karina was only trying to avoid


    trouble.


    She turned and hastened over to Gillow''s side and he took her hand in his.


    "Thank you for setting her free." She said, looking up at him with sincerity in her eyes.


    "You''re wee." He responded. "Because of you, I have reduced her days in that cell."


    "Thank you. I hope you have really forgiven her."


    "If I haven''t, she would not be sitting there now, would she?"


    "No but why didn''t shee and see...?"


    "Shh...this is not the time." He said, cutting off her words.


    Arda fell silent and he led her closer to the standing group and started making introductions.


    They were a total of seven persons including Karina who he introduced as Pack Warrior. The driver


    whom he called Asher was a Gamma and in charge of the pack warrior. Now she understood why he


    was so authoritative over Karina the night they hade for her. "They are basically the fighters for the


    pack."


    She also met Chester who he said was an Omega. He was basically a servant and did work around the


    house. He also went on errands. Even though she had been only trying to annoy Chester, she had


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    been right about his role in the pack. She wondered why he had been annoyed, calling himself a


    member instead. Weren''t they all members? Better still, he could have just said he was an Omega. It


    sounded more dignified than member. Except perhaps, he was feeling like an outsider. She wouldn''t


    me him. Gillow was a mean leader.


    Gillow introduced her to a stone faced man he called the Beta and was second inmand. He also


    said the man was the Penance Guard in charge of discipline in the pack. Arda hated him on sight. He


    had tortured Karina, no doubt. He had some scars on his face and looked scary to Arda.


    There was a friendly faced woman among them who he called the Beta female. He called her Dora and


    said she was scar''s mate. She was in charge of house keeping in the house. Arda could liken Scar and


    Dora to Beauty and the Beast.


    The other female in the group was the Gamma. She was the driver, Asher''s mate and her name was


    Sue. She had the same eyes as Gillow which intrigued Arda. She also looked snotty and haughty and


    just a bit older than her.


    They all gave her a handshake as Gillow introduced them. Thest person he introduced was an


    elderly man in the group. He wore his beard long and looked like a wise man. Gillow introduced him as


    the Salutary. They called him Elder. He was a herbal werewolf. He was the healer for the pack and


    Gillow added that he was full of wisdom and practically a father. The group took their seats after the


    introduction with Arda still standing beside Gillow.


    "If you''re so few, why have your enemies note for you?" Arda found herself addressing everyone.


    They all looked at Gillow as if asking for permission to reveal the reason. He nodded and the Elder


    cleared his throat.


    "Because we are not like them." He said and Arda frowned. It told her nothing.


    "We are hybrids." Karina offered as her own way of being borate. Arda''s frown deepened. It still told


    her nothing.


    "We are Werewolf Vampires." Scar said. His voice sounded ominous. "Hence, we are dangerous." He


    concluded.


    "And more powerful." Said Chester.


    "Shut up, Chester." Sue told him.


    "You will show him respect, Sue." Gillow told her firmly.


    "Yes, big brother."


    Arda''s eyes widened. Those two were siblings. Oh, no wonder she had those eyes and haughty air


    about her. Did she really cook? Arda noticed her artificial nails and impable dressing. She didn''t fit


    her role.


    "I have told you, Sue. Chester is not yours tomand. Apologize to him at once."


    "Sorry, Chester." She said grudgingly and Chester gave her a nod of acknowledgement.


    "Happy?" She asked Gillow, rising to her feet.


    "Sit the fuck down!" Gillow bellowed and she fell back to her seat, a pout creasing her mouth.


    Arda hid her smile. He had a bratty sister. Served him right. Sue looked at Arda, the pout gone. She


    was grinning now.


    "Anyway, Chester was right." She said. "We are more powerful." Sheughed.


    "You could call a small pack of werewolf vampires an entire army." Said Asher.


    Ardapiled all they had said together in her head and finally understood. When she looked up at


    Gillow, he was smirking at her. "Now you know." He said, his chin lifted with pride.