960 The Strength Of The Howlers Now
Gary had always been curious about what had happened that day, why he had turned into a Werewolf, and what was in the package that the Underdogs were delivering.
All his questions had been answered now, and it was from a person he thought he might never meet again.
He looked at his father, thinking back to the story he told. Although his anger had subdued and he could understand him, what now?
After years of not living with his father, was he expecting things to go back to normal? For him to be part of his life again?
With everything going on, it felt like an impossibility.
“I have an idea of what you are thinking, Gary, and you don’t have to worry,” Dean said. “First, I came here right now to explain everything to you.”
“So you knew why you were in this whole thing to start with. So you knew the reason why you had gotten involved. You were born into this world because of me and dragged into this world because of me, so you are my responsibility. Yet, I was unable to be responsible for you as you grew up.”
“Which is why I deeply apologize to both you, Amy, and, of course, Maya. What you need to do now with what I told you is think about what will happen next.”
“Next?” Gary asked, wondering in what way. They were still somewhat recovering from everything that happened with the Phoenix Gang. Where were they to go from this other than rebuilding themselves?
“He’s talking about Lupus,” Kai added. “The whole world saw what happened, the whole world knows about us, which means Lupus knows that there is another Alpha.”
“Based on his character, he will be frightened and scared and will do what he can to get rid of you. You have to remember though, he doesn’t know who you are, Gary, that you’re his nephew or anything like that, and even then, because you’re an Alpha of another pack, he won’t feel that way.”
Gary always knew that they would have to fight against the other Alpha. He knew that since the ritual had taken place, including the quest he had gotten.
It was strange to know now that Lupus was related to him.
“You are in a fortunate situation. Right now, Lupus is busy dealing with the Altered Hunters. I don’t know how long that will go on for, but I doubt he will lose the fight. Still, it will go on for a long time, use that time to keep growing,” Dean said as he stood up from his seat as if he was ready to leave the establishment.
“You’re leaving… again,” Gary said.
Dean looked deep into Gary’s eyes; they were the eyes of a person in pain.
“I have to. Even now, I’m still working with Rickle. He allowed me to help the Howlers because it was somewhat good for our situation.”
“The vampires had been clashing with Lupus and his group for a while now, but now that they know that there is another Alpha, they might take a step back,” Dean explained.
“Wait, why?” Marie asked.
“Because we’ll just take out each other,” Kai replied. “The best time for the vampires to strike if they want to get rid of the Werewolves is after a battle between two Alphas.”
“Correct,” Dean said. “Even more so, it’s been a long time since another Alpha has been able to make a group this big and this strong. The two sides are evening out. My guess is, the Altered Hunters are actually being controlled by the vampires as well.”
“In a way, they sent the Altered Hunters to fight against Lupus to help you, so that you guys can continue to grow and to even out the playing field so both sides are more even.”
“The vampires are some of the most advanced and trickiest people out there. I know since I’m working for one of the trickiest of them all.”
“There’s a good chance that the vampires could switch their target from Lupus to you, or even after a clash between the two of you, come for you. Which is why I need to continue working with Rickle to stop all of that.”
“This is my role in life. I hadn’t accepted it before, but knowing that my role in life will help out my family, that it will help out you, Gary, and your mother and sister, it’s easier to accept, and I don’t feel like running away from it anymore.”
“Gary, you are stronger than me. You didn’t run away from Slough or the Werewolf side of you. I have a feeling that some of it is due to the friends around you. So I will say it again, thank you, everyone, and if it comes to it, there might be a time when you will see me again, but I hope that is not the case.”
Dean walked towards the staircase to head up the stairs. His words, heavy in their minds, meaning he would only be there if there was trouble like the time not too long ago.
“Dad!” Gary called out. It was hard for him to say as he was standing there with both of his cheeks a little red.
“I just want you to know that I understand why you did what you did, and I don’t blame you for it, but with everything our family went through, it’s going to be hard just to forget about those things.”
Dean smiled back at his son.
“How did you grow up so good, even without me there?”
“Mum was a pretty good dad as well while you were away,” Gary replied, but his expression turned serious for a moment. “I want to ask if the Howlers as they are now went on to take out Lupus… are we strong enough?”
This was the question on everyone in the Wolf’s Pool Club’s mind. They had just won a battle against the Phoenix Gang, one of the Kings, and all of them had grown stronger in the process.
“There is a reason why the Phoenix Gang was listening to Lupus and his group and went as far as to attack your city.”
“The Phoenix Gang were afraid, Sin was afraid of Lupus… so that should tell you a lot,” Dean said as he continued to walk and headed out the door.
Leaving everyone wondering just how strong Lupus and his pack were.
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