Page 81 of Wolf's Redemption

Chapter 28 Eric

Cathy couldn't sleep, and her nightmares and constant panic attacks wouldn't leave me either because since our bond became stronger, I could feel and experience everything she did.

"Are you sure I can leave you alone?" I asked her.

"Yes, it's your father calling you," she told me with her head tucked into her pillow. "It must be important."

I stroked her back with fingertips on the thin fabric of her pajamas.

"I know, but I don't want to leave you in this mood," I continued. "I know you're not well."

She hugged the pillow and curled up, covering her face. "I can't stop thinking about Morgan," she said, voice breaking.

"I know it's hard. Believe me, I know," I said. "But none of what happened is your fault. You ran away from there in time. Otherwise, you and our son might not be alive either."

I felt Cathy's pain and hugged it. But she had made a barrier and wanted to spend her mourning alone.

"I'll be fine," she told me and closed her eyes to try to get some sleep.

I tucked the covers around her, gave her a kiss, and went to my father's office.

"Son, you're just in time," my father said, coming over to greet me.

Since it was a private meeting, it was just my father, Andrew, Sebastian, my father's Beta, and me. The office felt small with the four of us there, but it was also because of the large table my father had the map of our territory on in the center of the room.

"What's going on?" I asked, seeing them all so focused.

"Explain Sebastian," my father ordered.

"Well, the enemy has infiltrated our territory along the border, specifically around the Delaware River. And according to our informants, they have set up several camps scattered around the area and have not yet organized," he said, rounding the forest with a red marker. "Nicholas would never have been so careless, so we must take advantage of that and strike now before they get organized."

"We interrogated the intruders who ambushed Cathy and discovered that Alston is nothing more than a front and that the real leader of the pack is their former Luna, Lissandra," Andrew said, continuing his father's explanation. "They will play dirty and attack to kill. We are outnumbered, but their loyalty is compromised as they don't all accept Alston as their Alpha. We have to use that against them somehow."

"That's excellent news," I said. "Why haven't we attacked yet?"

My father walked over to the head of the table and rested his hands on it. "Because there's something else I'd like to talk to you about," his expression was serious, the same one he wore when he was about to say something either very good or very bad, and I felt my throat go dry. "I want you to be the one to lead this battle."

I stood up with my back straight like a soldier and with my face raised proudly. "It will be an honor for me," I replied. "I want to make those people pay for what they did to Cathy and for threatening my son."

Andrew patted me on the back and stood next to me. "We will carry on our fathers' legacies," he said.

Sebastian nodded with an almost imperceptible smile and tried to hide the pride he felt.

"There is one other thing," my father said, walking toward me with slow but steady steps. "I’m planning to officially make you the Alpha of the pack," he said.

"I couldn't accept that. You are still here and capable of continuing in your position," I immediately replied.

"I know, but it is time for an old man like me to rest and leave the future of the pack in more capable hands," he said with an expression that he would not take no for an answer. "Your mother and I have already talked it over. We were waiting for you to get a worthy woman to take her place, and you have."

My pulse shot up, and I felt the ground beneath me shift.

"I'd be honored," I said, "I'll go make the arrangements, and we'll leave right away."

"Very well, son, but remember not to take the enemy for granted," he said. "The Sith Pack is strong, and even though they have lost their leader, they have one advantage, and that is that we don't know their strategy, and it could all be a trap."

"I will raise the Night name among the other packs and return with victory," I said.

My father stayed with Sebastian and Andrew going over all the details they knew so far about the enemy. “Prepare for battle. We leave in an hour”, I announced to everyone in the pack in and around the mansion. When we got to the room, Cathy was sitting on the bed, putting on some boots.