Sierra snorted, “That could take a while.” I disagreed, “Her baby boy moved out and is growing up. That’s going to be my fault in her mind. She will do something dumb soon… like maybe today. Bradford just took me up on my offer for help. Patricia’s losing control… and we both know her type… control is all they have. They don’t react well when they lose it.”
I walked around studying the Warriors, frowning at a couple of groups. They were pairing themselves with someone on their level instead of challenging themselves. Those that were better were doing the same. That just wasn’t going to do.
I stepped in ordering, “You two switch.” The guy looked at the girl I’d pointed to. He frowned saying, “Carlie is a level three, and I’m a level two.” I nodded, “I can tell. You need to challenge yourself. Carlie should take some fights with some level two’s and give them pointers.”
“Then she should seek out the level four’s to learn from. That’s how you get to the next level. You’ll never get there if all you do is fight other level two’s. You should also fight some level one’s so they get experience.” They all stared at me surprised.
Cory walked over to say, “Which they know. This isn’t sparring with your friends’ hour.” I shrugged, “I’m sure they have friends in higher levels. If that’s where they are comfortable, they can fight with them. Just switch things up. No more than two fights with someone at your own level.”
Cory snorted, “I guess we should’ve made that a rule instead of just saying it.” I smirked at him pointing out, “We just made it a rule.” Cory laughed and I moved onto another group. I offered a few more suggestions before my watch blinked black.
I stalled because that was an alert from my computer. I linked Sierra, “Did you see that?” Sierra answered, “I’m walking in with your computer as we speak. I knew you’d want to set up a schedule for Bradford, so I went to get it. The black signal is just a happy coincidence.”
Several other Warriors had requested that I work on their schedules too. I knew where Xander’s office was in the gym, so I walked in there and grabbed my computer from Sierra. I looked at the alert. Someone had sent my name to the Supernatural Council for something. Freya began to growl.
I quickly checked it and gaped at the screen. I erased the email from everywhere. Sierra asked, “Who was it about?” I growled, “Me. Bad move Patricia. REALLY bad move.” Sierra gasped, “No way. She wouldn’t.” I snorted, “She would and went all in. Patricia told them I was the white wolf.” Sierra’s eyes widened.
My friend whispered, “Did anyone read it?” I shook my head saying, “No. I had Mason set up a trap on her communications. Keywords stopped any emails from going through without us knowing… but she just betrayed her pack.”
“GOSH DANG IT! Do I REALLY have to be the constant bearer of bad news? I KNEW she would do something stupid… but this?” I thought about it, “Patricia already had the email address too… there’s nothing to suggest she fished around for an email. That was sent to a specific person… not just the Supernatural Council’s blanket email.”
Sierra gasped, “You think she’s a mole?” I snorted, “She’s definitely a mole who is reporting things… probably about the pack… which is going to be about my mate and his family.” Sierra sighed. I closed my eyes muttering, “I’ll have to dig into that. We know the Supernatural Council’s files are compromised… if she’s reported….” I closed my eyes as I trailed off.
Patricia had compromised the Conners pack and family specifically. I could feel it. Sierra consoled, “Hey, it’s ok. Everyone knows what Xander can do.” I shook my head arguing, “No, they don’t. They know that he’s a pusher and he’s a goodfighter. They also know he’s a Healer, but not how good of one he is.”
“No one talks about how he can call the wind. Or the other things he can do with his Fairy powers… but the pack absolutely does. His siblings can all do things they wouldn’t advertise. I wouldn’t and Haley and Eric are smart. They wouldn’t give up certain things about their pups.”
Freya growled in my head as it hit me. I shouted, “CRAP ON A CRACKER! Patricia is going to have screwed them over. The Ring… they have everything Patricia has given the Supernatural Council.” Sierra frowned, trying to calm me down by saying, “Maybe not.”
I snorted, “The ONLY place it was written that my dad killed the Ducant Alpha… was in their files. The ONLY way Ezra could've found out who it was… was through them. He didn’t go after Eric’s daughters… he didn’t go after Lucas’s... he went after me, because he KNEW my dad killed his stupid half-brother… who he KNEW freaking deserved it.”
“Ezra was just looking for an excuse to be pissed, and it was given to him. Unless… Patricia or someone else directly told him… Ezra got this information from the Supernatural Council’s files… which means she betrayed her pack and mine. I honestly don’t think she has the balls to directly tell Ezra something… but…” I waved, “No, that’s not a today thought.”
Freya linked, “You think Cassandra would’ve.” I replied, “I think she would’ve handed that over, yes. To get back at everyone for not behaving the way she wanted. I’d bet Ezra already knew though from the files. If she did it… which I don’t actually know… yet.”
I closed my eyes, going through my task list. I talked through some it, “I need to set up the schedules before I get lost down this rabbit hole.” Sierra snorted, “At least you admit you’ll godown a rabbit hole. Just know it’s all the way to Wonderland and you don’t ever want to leave.”
I rolled my eyes, “I have to do it. I have to know what she did. I need to know what the Supernatural Council knows. They will be coming here soon anyway.” Sierra asked, “Why?” I sighed, “Because of us. They messed up. Everyone knows Black Path was under their supervision for fear of being treated unfairly by the Werewolf Council. We are proof they messed up. Specifically, I am.”
“They want to know what I know. They want to know how my wolf was suppressed. They will want to interrogate me and take me away. They will want to intimidate me into not speaking publicly about knowing they took bribes, because they were so busy they took any opportunity to not come down.”
“That has to be the rumor already, and they don’t want us to confirm it. They will want all of us to agree not to talk. As the Female Lead Warrior… I know they took bribes. They will want me, so the group agrees to stay quiet.”
“I was the one who went to see them. I know they knew I was in Black Path with an alias. They all knew my parents and Tristan weren’t dead. They freaking knew it, and they are worried I’m going to detail out to Eric, or Xander, the times I went there and the cases they refused to hear.”
“I’m the biggest factor in the Supernatural Council’s mind that could bring their entire Council down with a few words. I don’t have the mindset from Black Path because I wasn’t raised there, and they knew it. They knew where I was and committed treason against Werewolves and their oaths to protect Supernatural’s.”
“They declared war on the Werewolves, but the larger group doesn’t know that. I do. That’s all without the fact the Supernatural Council saw Odette and never helped her. They know what she is, but they didn’t interfere and that’s their job.”
I added, “Plus, they don’t know that I know they allowed Hunters to turn against their purpose. They don’t know I know Anastasia. They are letting Hunters go against the Supernatural’s when they know their true purpose.”
“They are going to try and intimate and lock me up. Because I know they declared war on Werewolves by not reporting to Alpha Peter that I came to see them and believed my family was dead. They directly went against Red Run, which brings all the allies on them. Especially since I’m officially Xander’s mate. They knew about the Trevor mate controversy where he claimed I was his and did nothing.”
Sierra snorted, “The Supernatural Council have to know that won’t work on you.” I shrugged, “No, they don’t. That group consider themselves quite powerful and are used to people folding. Or being intimidated by them.”
Sierra asked, “So what are we doing about it?” I smirked explaining, “We will be ready when they come.” Sierra laughed, “You’re going to blackmail them.” I nodded, “I have enough to do so… but I’ll dig around and find more. I already have the trump card. I know they took bribes… and I know they knew my real name, alias, and the fact that my family wasn’t dead. I could ruin them.”
Sierra said, “And we aren’t doing that yet because?” I answered, “Because we want the Ring and the Ring has their information. We can use that against both groups of people. The Supernatural Council will go down in fiery flames… just at the right time. They will pay for what they’ve done.”
