Dark Heart: fay war.
Chapter Twenty One.
Deep huffing breathes as they race… two horses headed in different directions. One races to the fay city to deliver Lord Castiel's message. The other races towards The Hidden Vale. She knows of the other rider… has counted on the vampire lords to do the right thing and call for Lucien. He needs to be in place when the Blood of the Moon flows from The Vale to anoint him. He needs to be home.
Lord Castiel's messenger reaches the fay city before she reaches The Vale wall.
There is a knock on the pack's door… Kale grumbles and gets up to answer it.
"Messenger from Cas" says Lord Gabriel as Kale opens it, he steps aside with one word spoken loud "Alpha".
Lord Gabriel walks into their room and Kale shuts the door. Lucien is pulling on pants as Gabriel spots him.
"There's a message from Castiel… the Vincent situation is worse… I hope you have some clue what that means ?" announced the vampire.
Lucien growls low at the name and some of the new members cringe.
"Obviously you do… he says your needed home as soon as you can" adds Lord Gabriel.
"Alright you lazy dogs up ! Pack and ready to move in twenty minutes" barked Kale at a look from his Alpha.
"Should I come with you ?" asks the vampire lord anxiously.
Lucien thinks a moment then nods "Yes… if this means what I think it might Cas will need you and Balthazar to defend the castle… maybe even Lucifer" adds Lucien grudgingly.
Gabriel's eyes go wide as wolves move around him packing and dressing "What could it mean ?" he asks.
"That the insane wolf is coming to try and take over south of the Dannath too… that I have to put him down" replies the alpha.
Gabriel pales and nods but quickly says "I'll go get Bal and tell Oran".
Lucien nods "Good idea the sooner we leave the better… I'll have two of my wolves escort the humans home but the rest of us should ride as fast as we can. When did he arrive ?".
"Ten minutes before I knocked…" replied Gabriel.
Lucien nods "Good".
"Meet you in the court yard… I'll arrange for the horses to be ready too" calls the vampire as he turns and heads for the door quickly.
"We'll be there" replies the werewolf alpha.
One of the general's soldiers catches up with him only to be sent running to the stable to get their horses ready. Lord Gabriel went to his brothers room first so they had time to get ready as he stopped briefly at his room to tell Tommy to pack before going to see the fay king.
Within twenty five minutes of Lord Castiel's rider arriving most of the wolves and the vampires had gathered in the courtyard and were mounting their horses as King Oran said goodbye and offered any aid they may need.
Lucien leaves Alexis and Johnny to bring the humans to Castiel's castle.
Lord Azriel sits talking to Lord Castiel as Dean and Dain play cards by the fire.
"So do you think this pack is as big as they fear ?" he asks his brother.
Castiel nods "Oh yes… two alpha's scared like that… enough to be hunting allies… it must be".
"So this Vincent ? Have you had the displeasure ?" asks Az.
Castiel shakes his head "No… but from what Lucien has told me of him… all the werewolf packs in Midian under his control would be the worst thing to ever happen".
"Fuck… that sounds bad… we need the council then too, we vampires may need to get involved in this" says Az.
Lord Castiel nods in agreement "Yes we may". Lord Azriel sighs deeply, not liking the idea of a werewolf war.
Castiel looks at Dean a small frown on his brow, knowing that he will have to defy the council if they call him to fight. He will fight to defend his mate before anything else and if there is a war he will not let Dean leave the castle. Being the survivor that he is the vampire lord calls for his house keeper and instructs her to start stocking the panty for a siege. The look on her face make his soften and he raises his hand and rests it softly on her cheek "I am being over cautious Ellen… Lucien will deal with things before they go that far" he half whispers to his old friend.
She swallows hard but nods "Yes My Lord… should I ready rooms in case the staff need to be moved into the main castle too ?" she asks being a very organised and practical woman. One of the things Castiel loved most about her.
He nods "Yes… a very good idea, thank you".
Miss Ellen nods and "Is there anything else My Lord ?".
"Not at the moment" he replies before she curtsey's and leaves to start preparing the castle in case it is attacked.
Az frowns as a thought occurs to him "So if Lucien knows this mad dog why hasn't he put him down before now ?" he asks Castiel.
"Sheer numbers brother… Vincent is never alone he is always surrounded by his wolves. Lucien's pack has never been large enough to get him near the bastard but if the other alpha's want to ally their packs and make a concentrated attack to get Lucien to him… Lu will kill him, of that I have no doubt" replies Lord Castiel.
Lord Azriel nods "So what did he do to Lucien to deserve such hatred ?".
"Lucien made a home north of the Dannath long ago… till Vincent rose as alpha of the Black Mountain pack and started absorbing all the smaller and weaker packs into his. Mostly by force as I am told… Lucien was the one alpha he could not cow. So he tried on several occasions to kill him… Lu got sick of it and moved his pack south" replies Castiel.
Lord Azriel shakes his head with a stunned look "Someone tried to cow Lucien ?" he asks.
Lord Castiel nods gravely.
Then shock turns to amusement and he's laughing and gasping "Oh this Vincent must be an idiot… only an idiot would try such a thing".
"That or someone truly insane" muses Castiel.
That thought brings Az up short and he stops laughing and frowns again "We'll stay here if you need us Cas… you know Dain and I can fight".
"Thank you Az… we will see what happens" replies Castiel.
Lita manages to get in good with some of the very lowest in Vincent's pack… pretending to be just some female wolf up for some fun… paying no attention to what they say about their pack or at least pretending too. She spends four days 'having fun' with them then slips away early one morning and heads back to her Alpha. If the wolves she had met were to be believed they were in serious trouble… the Black Mountain pack was larger now than any pack had ever been… well over a thousand wolves. Lita races home… barely stopping to eat, hardly sleeping even though it is a weeks journey and running in wolf form the whole way, she is faster as a wolf than she could ride a horse, so she runs.
West Delta is on edge… he paces and waits for word… his pack uneasy around him as their Alpha snaps and is short with them in his worry. Only Hunter seems immune… only Hunter would dare snap back, he loves his mate, his Alpha but does not take any one's shit, not even West's. It's one of the reasons West loves him so much… he keeps his alpha grounded. "Will you stop pacing… what good is it doing ?" whines Hunter from their bed.
"I have to do something… I hate not knowing what's going on" replies West.
"You have better things to do than pace Alpha" husks Hunter.
West glances at him "Oh ?".
Hunter grins seductively and tosses the sheet aside to reveal his hard on "Yes you can come over here and wrap those gorgeous lips around my dick".
West growls low, moves swiftly to the bed, pushes Hunter back and pins him, half growling "Watch how you speak to your Alpha… boy".
"Why did I turn you on ?" grins Hunter cheekily.
"Yes" husks West as he nips the boy's throat playfully.
Hunter moans and rubs against him "Fuck me Alpha" he husks low.
West nips harder and grinds against his mate, husking "Your such a whore".
"Your whore" moans Hunter as he spreads his legs.
"Yes mine alone" husks West.
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