My One and Only Alpha

Chapter 25 - the Plot

Roman frowned in remembrance of his servant's failure, but approved of his determination. "Yes, you do Cassian. You were hopeless to do the only thing that was asked of you... But fret not, my darling. I too, did not succeed in my goal at the fault of the Seer's mate's foolish interception. ""What would you have me do?" Roman and Cassian mulled it over and came to the same conclusion, turning to their ally and citing a determined conclusion. "Bring Louis to the caves," they said in unison." It will draw Harry to us, and then I can end this game once and for all. Once I've disposed of the two leaders, we will make another invasion on the tribe and destroy the heirs, ending his treacherous bloodline forever," Roman added manically. "I could have him here in a week's time."

 "Are you stupid?" Cassian spat, but Roman put a hand on his shoulder to quiet him. "Now, now, Cass. Stupid can't be helped, but that was a thoughtless question indeed," he agreed, scowling at the other wolf. "You know as well as we do that you cannot remove a new Mother from their family without encountering the unnaturally strong and powerful wrath of the Father. Harry is the strongest he'll ever be in his life right now, you wouldn't make it two miles outside the border with his mate before he found you and ripped you apart. We have to wait this out, "Roman explained to his loyal friend.

 "How long do you suggest we wait?" "They need to be ignorantly comfortable and complacent with their happy lives... thoughts of our last attack far out of their minds. Give it a year or two," he decided, stroking Cassian's neck affectionately while he spoke. "Truly that long, my superior?" 

"Yes. It's of no consequence to you. Don't act inconvenienced, you won't like what happens. I've waited for twenty two years, I can wait a few more. This is everything to me, you know what Harry symbolizes to me. He must die at my hand and there is plenty of time to make that happen. Let him forget about me, let him drop his guard down, then capture the queen bee. He will crumble without his precious Omega, and it will draw him out and I shall incinerate him. Simple. I've been training a very long time for it, I'm confident in my ability to bring his reign to an end.Now get back to Chehalis, they're going to get suspicious. Cassian tells me they already are." 

"It has been hard to keep up appearances, gracious one."

"That's your problem. Nobody will come running to your rescue if your mutiny is discovered. Don't be an idiot. Go now, old friend... come back in six months for more updates," Roman dismissed as Cassian climbed in his lap for more attention."Yes, sir. I won't let you down."

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That first year of the pups' lives had been filled to the brim with exciting milestones and grueling hardships. Louis had been tested further than he ever thought possible, but he wouldn't take one second of it for granted. He knew he would miss his puppies' dependence when they were fully grown Alphas. Eyadon had proved himself time and time again that he was unmistakably the heir of Chehalis' Pack Alpha. Everything he did screamed leadership, and his parents were excessively delighted at his progression. 

At one year old, in wolf form, the puppies were close to their full size, and this physical strength and experience had caused them to be much more aware and cognizant as human babies. Harry had taken Eya hunting in their wolves' several times a week, and the pup was getting stronger by the day. Carmela and Nordé had started playing a game with their brother in which they would throw soft toys at him from opposite sides, and the Chaska would attempt to catch them both, or prevent them from making contact. It was thrilling for Harry, tiring for Louis, because he would be the one that would retrieve the objects scattered all over the floor, but both parents were proud beyond measure. 

Eyadon was vivaciously working toward his first word, and to Louis' dismay, in lieu of the infamous 'mama' he'd been hoping for, the gradually evolving word was sounding more and more like 'mia'. Any time the little Chaska started working on it in the presence of the subpack, either Harry or Louis would quickly collect him and run outside with some haphazard excuse before Zayn could discern the pup was striving for 'Mirima'. Louis' other two pups hadn't gotten this far in their development yet, and were content to babble nonsensically, however they were still superior to Miri's growth as an Omega. She was a docile and kind pup, hardly ever screaming or crying, she was extremely dependent on her parents, and infinitely patient when she desired something.