Chapter 80
Chapter 80
Xavier POV
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I feel a sense of unease as we face my father and Heather Ramona aka Heather Dominion. I would never think of her as one of us, however. She looks too comfortable standing beside my father and his eyes, they are strange, looking as though he is looking right through all three of us. I subtly try to get the vial of the antidote that Mala gifted us, even as Heather smirks and my father finally decides to speak. This is the first time that he has left his room, according to Xander, since we left, and something tells me that this is not good. Heather looks too smug and that alone is enough to unsettle me. Regan casts me an uneasy glance but Xander remains stony–faced. Whatever this is. I rationalize, we will face it together. All we had to do was get close enough to be able to feed my father the antidote and everything would return back to normal.
“My sons” my father rumbled, glancing between Xander and me it has come to my attention that you are trying to take my authority and have plans to kill me.”
His tone was filled with rage.
What? What nonsense was he spewing now? Xander speaks, sounding angry “We plan to do no such thing. Father, can’t you tell that this woman is spewing lies” he blurted out, motioning to Heather whose smile only grew wider.
It was as if we were falling into her carefully laid trap. I glared at her, feeling frustrated and fighting the urge to shake some sense into my father, knowing it would do no good. Without the antidote, he would only continue to believe Heather and neither of us. Still, it rankled.
“Silence” our father snarled, glaring at Xander. “How dare you speak about my mate like that? How dare you imply that she is lying? I have always known you two were ambitious, but to plot to kill me, your own father” he shook his head in sorrow “I cannot even begin to tell you how much that grieves me.”
“Alpha Jackson” Regan attempts to speak, her voice shaking slightly in fear, her eyes wide with disbelief, “your sons would never do such a thing.”
“You” my father points at her “are an accomplice to their misdeeds. As their mate, you have helped them to do this. You are just as much at fault as they are,” he said.callously.
Regan’s mouth dropped open in shock. For a moment she looked dumbfounded by the accusation. None of us had any idea that this was what was in store for us when we first entered the study. You had to hand it to Heather Ramona, she had planned for everything. She was smarter than we had given her credit for. She and Isabelle. We had underestimated the both of them or perhaps we had been too arrogant.
“What proof do you have?” Xander’s voice is tight. “What proof do you have that we are attempting to kill you?” he asked incredulously.
Without proof, my father could claim nothing. It was a reasonable question but it didn’t faze my father in the slightest.
“I saw it myself,” he said, drawing himself up and straightening his shoulders. “If Heather hadn’t discovered the vials of poison in your room, I would never have guessed that you had been slowly poisoning me in order to make me ill. It was lucky that she found them in time, preventing me from becoming seriously ill” he roared. “Do you have any idea how fatal that poison is when ingested in large amounts?”
“Ridiculous” I snapped, my hand finally closing around the vial in the bag and slowly withdrawing it, my hand keeping it well hidden from prying eyes. “We are your sons, we would never…” I trailed off at the dangerous look in his eyes.
He didn’t believe me. Heather had him well and truly wrapped around her finger.
“I too, am devastated that you would take such action against your father. If I hadn’t suspected that you had intentions to get rid of him, not to mention myself and even Isabelle, well then, who knows what might have happened? We would all be dead. How could you even think to harm my daughter when she is pregnant with your child” Heather asked sounding indignant.
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Xander opened and shut his mouth, looking lost. “Isabelle is not having my child” he growled, still in denial.
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But she was. The paternity test had proved it and I had every reason to believe Mala’s words. Not that I had gotten around to explaining everything to Xander.
“It is your child and the rightful heir to the pack as Alpha” Heather said, flipping her hair over her shoulder and smirking at him.
Xander looked on the verge of attacking her.
“We are the rightful heirs and Alphas of the pack” I shot back, staring at my father “You are under some sort of spell, you need to wake up I urged, my voice rising.
Regan moved closer to me. Something made me put the vial in her hand instead of holding onto it. I felt her hand close around it. My father gave a bitter–sounding laugh. “Spell? Heather would never attempt such a thing. What could she hope to gain by putting me under a spell? No, the only villains here are my own two sons. I killed my own wife for your sake” he spat at Regan and then turned back to Xander and me “And this is the thanks I get? I have sacrificed, worked hard, sweated blood to make sure that you have been taken care of and in the end, you stab me in the back”
He shook his head looking disgusted.
“What a shame” Heather shook her head, a smile curving on her lips “but then there are always bad apples in every family. Take Regan for example” she purred. “She’s always been a troublemaker. It’s no surprise that she’s helped the two of you. Do you realize the consequences of what you have done? Do you realize the depth of your own stupidity?” she pressed.
“Goddamnit Father, open your bloody eyes” I growled, clenching my hands into fists. “We would never harm you. Neither would Regan. You’ve barely known Heather since you’ve marked her. Shouldn’t that be enough to make you suspicious? Since when have we ever turned our back on you? Since when have we ever expressed a desire to see you harmed? We would die for you” I emphasized as he looked at me stonily. “We wouldn’t kill you.”
“I thought I knew you” my father’s voice is filled with regret “and once upon a time I would have believed that. But the proof is undeniable. The shame” he shook his head. “The only solace I have is knowing that my mate continues to be by my side and that Xander’s child will grow up to become the next heir.”
His words were condemning. He had already found us guilty. My own father. I couldn’t believe it.
“Heather has been conniving with Beta Jonathon” I snapped, motioning to her as she remained expressionless. “She’s the one who has been poisoning you, along with Isabelle. They are the ones who want you dead. Why can’t you believe us?”
“My husband is dead” Heather’s eyes are wide “I couldn’t possibly be plotting with a dead man. He was banished months ago and there is no chance he survived as a rogue. You are simply spouting nonsense in order to save your own skin. Bringing up my late husband’s memory is low, even for you. You are disgraceful” she declared passionately.
I had
to
give it to her, she was a wonderful actress. The bitch.
“Worry not” my father murmured, putting a protective hand on Heather’s shoulder and regarding us coldly “I shall ensure they are punished properly my darling.”
“Sir, we didn’t do it,” Regan says, glancing at us with desperation I’m telling you…” she trailed off as my father slammed his hand on the desk, cracking it.
He had lost his patience. We stared at him in silence. I got a sinking feeling in my gut.
“Enough. I will not listen to more of your lies. Men” he shouted, and we turned, hearing the sound of approaching footsteps, the study suddenly filled with warriors, all of them with grim expressions on their faces “I am now the Alpha in charge. My sons forfeit the titles having tried to murder me. Capture these three” he pointed at Xander, Regan and me “and place them all in the dungeon. I intend to punish them and make an example out of them. Flesh and blood does not give you protection against breaking the law” he boomed.
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I tensed. I couldn’t believe this. There was no chance of getting close to Father with so many warriors between us all. I glanced at Regan and didn’t see the vial in her hand anymore. I was poised to fight but Xander caught my eye and shook his head, subtly motioning to Regan. Neither of us wanted her to get hurt. Not by our own men. We silently submitted, allowing the warriors to restrain us with silver cuffs. It hurt to see Regan restrained, my wolf almost going berserk, but it was better than seeing her be injured. My father gave a malicious grin.
“Good work. At last, you see sense. Men, take them. Place them in a cell together” he instructed icily “I shall show them that small mercy at least.”
The warriors began to drag us all out. As we left, I glanced over my shoulder and saw Heather give a wide grin as she blew a kiss at the back of us all. She was under the illusion that she had won, but I wasn’t about to give up. When I got free, she and her daughter would feel the pain I inflicted on them with my bare hands. Screw the elders, it was now a matter of survival.
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