As promised, here's chapter 21. Enjoy
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[Humphrey's POV]
I walked to the prison den and put Raoul in one of those cages that we stole from humans a while ago. I waited for Kate and the security wolves to arrive before I left him be. This is a lot to take in. If Raoul dies, I die, if he lives, there's a chance this whole incident can spark up again. What to do with him is a conflict just as tough as what we went through. On one hand I can spare the pack the worry of Raoul getting his powers back and trying to fulfill his ridiculous goal but I would die and Kate would live without me, and I don't want what happened to June to happen to Kate. I could leave him alive but then he could pull the same trick as before. This isn't fair, I shouldn't have to make a decision like this. Yet somehow, certain fucked up situations led to this. What a life I have to share to my pups. Speaking of, I wonder how Kate is doing. I haven't taken into consideration the fact that she was pregnant. I hope that she's still ok after all that she went through.
"You think you've stopped me?" A voice said out of nowhere. I quickly looked at Raoul and saw that he was up and awake. "I still have your pack under my control." He noticeably struggled until he realized what was happening. "So you were able to get rid of my control on them. How I don't know, probably having to do with Lilly, your 'special' healer."
"So what if it does. You've lost, there's nothing you can do now." He laughed a little bit.
"You know I didn't lose yet. Right now our little skirmish is at a stalemate." He shot me a sly smile. "I know you're debating what to do with me." I gave him a serious look trying not to give away the fact that, what he said was exactly what I was thinking about.
"And what would that debate be about?"
"As if you don't know. You're debating whether or not to kill me. each option comes with its pros and cons mainly you being alive or not. You know if you keep me alive this whole thing will happen again. Yet you don't want to die after you just married the girl of your dreams. What will you end up doing I wonder?" He was starting to aggravate me.
"You're our prisoner. There's no way that you can try and kick this up again." I tried to give myself hope, of course Raoul made it false.
"You think that your pack was the only one that I did this to?"
"You didn't." I said hoping he didn't make other packs suffer like ours did.
"I didn't do to them what I did to you but I did pick out certain victims, mainly Omegas. Most are desperate for strength and it makes them so gullible." I then remember what he was about to do to Lilly. I might as well get as much information out of him now.
"I thought that you didn't have to mate to keep your powers in check. You said you became one with it." He chuckled a little.
"I figured you'd know by now that I tend to lie, a lot. That's another way I spread the virus around. Plus, it gets really good when you control the girl you're mating with." I gave him a disgusted look.
"You're sick."
"When you've been alone for as long as I've been you do what you can do. I have many others that can, and will, come help me." now he was getting too confident.
"It's nothing we can't handle." He rolled his eyes.
"How long do you think I had this virus?"
"I don't know, a few months if I had to guess." He laughed so hard he ran out of breath and had to take one before he could continue laughing.
"Humphrey, my old friend, I've had this for years. The packs went to war the day you left, and became uninhabitable after a month. Humans showed up not too long after either. I was one of the first wolves taken and I was in that horrible science lab for at least a few months. Long story short Humphrey, I've had this virus for years." I gave him a small smile.
"It's a little ironic that all this could have been avoided if you didn't take things into your own hands." He got angry quick.
"THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO DO. And I don't like leaving it to others to make decisions for me. What I did was the best option."
"What you did was foolish!" I snapped back. "No one had to die and the packs didn't have to go to war. We would have found a way but you had to be impatient and selfish." He pushed against the entrance of the cage. I must have hit a nerve.
"Fuck you Humphrey. You just wanted your sister to suffer. I wasn't going to let that happen. I did what I needed to." Now I got close.
"I loved my sister. Don't forget that this was all your fault. You have to live with that." He unsheathed a claw and put it to his throat.
"No I don't." I immediately regretted ticking him off.
"You wouldn't."
"Wouldn't I?" he pushed his claw into his neck, cutting him a little. I got a little nervous when he did that. "Just thought I would remind you what will happen if you choose to kill me." he pulled his claw away from him and looked at me with a wry smile. He put me in a situation where whatever I decide to do, I lose. He turned away from me and went to the back of the cage. I heard footsteps behind me, I turned to see my beautiful mate, Kate, coming up from behind me.
"Is he talking?" She asked. I shrugged.
"Not that much. He pretty much just told me that he had this for a really long time, and that he's raped other wolves in order to keep his own powers in check." She went wide eyed at that last part.
"No way! That's sick."
"That's what I said."
"I'm right here." He said, deciding to speak with us again. He refused to look at us though.
"You think we give a fuck after what you did to us?" Kate said with sass.
"Fair enough." He said defeated. He then looked Kate over, checking her out. "If it wasn't for Humphrey being your mate I would have definitely made you another one of my one night stand wolves." Kate growled at him.
"Calm down Kate. He's just trying to get under your skin." I shot him a look. "Even if I didn't have the powers, I would have done everything I could to protect Kate from you." He gave one, loud laugh.
"Oh please, your best Alphas can't touch me. There's no way an Omega like you can do anything to me." Kate looked to me.
"What do we do? Because I really want to kill him right now." I wouldn't mind if she did if it wasn't for the fact that I would die if Raoul did.
"Thing is Kate. There are two options. We can kill him and be done with it, but that means I die as well, or we can let him live and defend ourselves from any threat that comes from his other slaves." Kate looked dejected when I said I would die if he did.
"I don't want you to die, and if he's had the virus for as long as we think, we could be talking about defending ourselves from an entire pack full of wolves. even with the powers we now have, it would be difficult." She had a point, and it's the reason why I can't make a decision.
"While I don't care what you choose to do. Just a reminder that the longer you take, the closer my slaves get." He then turned away from us again.
"So we're on a timeframe to pick what we should do with him, and each choice has a set of consequences to deal with?" I looked at Kate.
"I'm afraid so." We heard footsteps coming and turned away from Raoul to see Hutch and Cando coming to guard the den.
"We're normally not security wolves, but this one is a special case. Your dad thought it would be best to put his better Alphas here." Kate nodded in agreement. Winston made a smart decision with sending these two here.
"We leave you in his care then, we're going back to the den to relax. It's been a helluva day." Kate told them.
"Of course Kate, it's the least that you two deserve for catching this guy and stopping his plans." Hutch and Cando took their posts at the den and me and Kate left them to do their job. After everything that's happened the sun was starting to set and Kate and I were extremely tired. We arrived at the den and I immediately curled up in the corner. Kate got in front of me and did the same. I put my arm around her and pulled her closer. Her soft fur pushed up against my body, making me feel warm. I felt around her belly and noticed a slight bulge.
"How are you feeling with the whole pregnancy thing." She shifted in my arms a bit.
"It's not as bad as I thought it would be, with everything that's happened I'm surprised that I don't feel anything." She put her hand over mine and rubbed the bulge on her belly. "All I know is, I'm glad you're the father of these pups." I gave her a kiss on the cheek. She really made me feel special.
"I hope that I can be there for them for the rest of my life." Then I thought about the situation at hand and it instantly made me feel conflicted. "At the same time I don't want them brought into the pack only to be scared of an incoming attack all day." She sighed at the thought.
"Hummy, we'll figure it out together, ok? After all we are a team. I want you to be here to care for the pups and I also want them to grow up in a safe, thriving pack." She gave a big yawn. "We'll figure it out tomorrow. Let's get some sleep, we've done a lot today." She's right. I'm glad she has a positive outlook on this when I don't. She's becoming more Omega than me. Tells me that I'm starting to fail at my job. While at the same time it gives me a sense of accomplishment that one of the most hardcore and serious Alpha has an Omega side.
"You're right Kate, we'll figure it out so that everyone wins. Well, except for Raoul of course." She didn't respond and I knew why from the rhythmic rising and falling of her chest. I chuckled and gave her a kiss on her cheek. "Good night Katiekins. I love you very much, don't forget it." Were my last words before I succumbed to my drowsiness.
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