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I think about that. Well, no I didn’t. My surprise must be showing on my face because she continues as if I had answered.
“Well, then I guess you can imagine my horror when your mother destroyed mine. She was going to kill me until she learned I was pregnant.”
My eyes dart to Satish, who is drinking in her every word. He winks at me, and I yank my gaze away.
“It wasn't long after that when I met Dior. My Reaper Wolves and I stumbled into the Blue Mountain Pack. Dior, thankfully, didn't care that I was up the duff. He just wanted his mate. Yet, his father didn't approve of me, some rogue woman he was forced to take in. Dior took care of him, of course, allowing him and me to take over the pack.”
She motions for one of her men to come over, whispers something to him, and he runs off.
“However, Dior and I had a son when Satish was just four. We loved Blue Mountain Pack, we finally had a home and I raised my sons there.” She looks off into the distance wistfully as she speaks. Then continues, “Yet, when Satish turned 12, his father asked for visitation rights. Claimed his conscience got the better of him, and guess who signed the parental rights over to your father, allowing him to change Satish's last name?” She looks between both of us, but I’m clueless.
“Any guesses?” Lorelei asks. Sage and I look at each other. But Sage is the one that answers.
“Only an Alpha of Alphas can do that.”
ChapterOne Hundred
“Correct! Mr. Gabriel Octavian signed the papers,” she says, making sure to emphasize each syllable of the name. “Not that it stopped Satish from running away and coming back home, but your father was always chasing after him, and dragging him back.”
“Your father thought he could fix Satish. Stop him from becoming a Reaper Wolf, yet Reaper Wolves aren't born pure Reaper Wolves. Though he has a longer life span, his senses are more heightened than that of an average wolf, and he is faster and deadlier,” Lorelei explains proudly as she glances at her son and smiles.
“But it turns out all those things don't matter when you have a huge pack and alliances with prominent people. We once had an alliance with the Black Creek Alpha.”
I look at Sage, but she doesn't seem to notice. Is Lorelei talking about Eziah's father?
“Some of our scouts went looking for more women. When we wandered into Blue Mountain Pack, I was shocked to learn Dior was my mate. I thought he would reject me when he learned about Satish. Yet, I was even more shocked to find that over half the women there were also mates with my men. Had to keep business running, elites wanted women and were willing to pay for them, yet most were off limits.”
“So, I sent my men out to scout, usually we picked off rogue women, looking to feed their children, we'd offer them shelter, and food in exchange for their bodies. If they refused, we simply took them. That is how I met the notorious Ezra Pierce.”
“No way would Ezra do business with the likes of you,” Sage sneers.
Lorelei holds a hand up. “Yes, he didn't have the stomach for it like his father. He is weak!” she growls.
“This wasn't long after Satish turned 19. He had returned to the pack to visit his brother; his father couldn't stop him now because he was an adult. However, our reunion was short-lived when our pack was attacked by the Black Creek Pack, after my scouts kidnapped a few of their women. Turns out, pack is family to Ezra, and he made sure we knew it.”
“Most of our men were killed. We knew we couldn't stay because a pack rising from the dead is a little suspicious. Dior and I managed to escape with our son, and Satish introduced us to a rogue commune. Of course, we took it over, the women were rather easy to capture, especially once the rest of my Reaper pack had reawakened.”
“For a time, we went underground and went into hiding. Satish would visit when he could, but part of him taking over his father's pack was that his father had to train him to replace him. So we had to bide our time, we started up operations, rather successfully I might add, made alliances with Alpha Jackson. Business was booming, and while Satish was training to take over your father's pack, I was training my youngest son to take over the business. Dior and I wanted to retire, we were sick and tired of having to watch over the rogue camps, and I wanted my mate away from temptation.”
“So it was you working alongside Alpha Jackson?” Sage asks, causing Satish to chuckle.
“Who else? Most rogues fear their own shadow. You should know Sage, you were one,” Satish flashes a cruel smile, his hands dropping onto her shoulders.
“That was only the beginning, you'd be surprised at what people will do for money. People die for it, I know that all too well,” Lorelei says, unable to hide the emotion from her words at whatever thought choked her.
“A few years later, one of our girls was called out, her name was Lilith. One of our pimps lost three girls in a week. Lilith was to help replace them, he wanted a girl to work the corner of the Casino. So I chose Lilith, she had pissed me off when I learned she was fucking my mate. See, Dior had a weakness for pretty girls, it was part of the reason I wanted my son to take over. And oh did he pitch a fit, he even mutilated her, thinking I wouldn't send her! He was mistaken. Lilith was sent to the city, and I was glad to be rid of her!”
“I'm failing to understand what this has to do with us?” Sage says dryly.
“Oh, I'm getting to that, don't you worry,” Lorelei tells her. Suddenly a man comes out pushing a TV on a cart. Another brings an extension cord and handheld camera. They set it up while Lorelei keeps speaking.
“A couple of days went by, and I got a call from one of my men saying Dominic Octavian wanted to buy her, and he offered a hefty amount for the bitch too. Curious about the man knowing his father was responsible for me losing Satish, I told him I wanted to double the amount. He refused, and said if I wanted her back, I had to come get her. Of course, Dior demanded I retrieve his little whore! To which I obliged, intent on killing her if I did.”
“Dominic Octavian bought her?” Sage asks.
Lorelei nods her head. “So I decided to look into Dominic a little, and learned he was a prominent man in werewolf society, the Alpha of Alphas, just like his father. He challenged me to come get her, and I stupidly took the bait, I will own up to that mistake. See, Reaper Wolves can't be commanded, so I knew it would come as quite the shock for him to meet a woman that could withstand his aura. I saw it as an opportunity,” Lorelei explains.
“Stupidly, I walked into the casino intent on blackmailing Dominic and threatening to expose this Alpha that everyone looked up to for what he was; a man who wanted to buy used goods. I was planning on publicly challenging him if he refused to pay. See, back then, the Alpha of Alphas only remained the Alpha until challenged. I knew I could withstand his aura, what I didn't realize was that he was a descendant of the original Octavian witches, and I walked into a trap!”
