Chapter 81

Elliot’s POV

“Elliot! What’s happening to me? My face hurts!!” Shirley cried as tears streaked down her cheeks.

She no longer looked like Silver; she was back to her normal self, and she was sobbing uncontrollably while perched on the bed that shared with my wife. Fury like never before rose through me and I wanted nothing more than to rip her throat out. But it would cause a war if I were to kill another Alpha. I couldn’t do that; at least not yet.

“Why would you do this, Shirley?” I asked through my teeth, my eyes glowing red as my wolf fought to take control.

She blinked, surprised that I called her by her name.

“I…” her voice trailed off as she thought about what to say. “How…”

“Because you will never be Silver,” I growled. “How dare you try and trick me like that, Shirley. We were once friends, but now you are an enemy. Tell me, who are you working for?”

She pressed her lips together.

“I won’t tell you,” she said, tears still clear in her eyes. “Please, Elliot. I’m only doing this for you. You don’t need Silver. She’s weak and wolfless. She could never do for you what I could…”

“You are wrong about her,” I said, taking a step away from the woman I thought was my friend. “She’s not weak. She’s stronger than anyone has ever given her credit for, and I won’t allow you to hurt her anymore.”

“Elliot, what are you saying?” She asked as more tears spilled out of her eyes and down her cheeks. “Please, don’t do this!”

If I stayed here any longer, I would kill her for sure. I turned to Luca who was leaning against the doorframe with his arms folded across his chest. He had some gamma warriors on standby.

“Get her out of here; bring her to the dungeon from questioning. We are going to find out who she is working for and what they want,” I told him.

He nodded.

“Yes, Alpha,” he answered, motioning for his men to do as I said.

“Elliot, wait, no! Please. Don’t do this to me. I’m your friend!” Shirley pleaded as the Gamma cuffed her, making it impossible for her to shift and break free from them.

“You are no longer my friend, Shirley. You are an enemy to my Luna and to my pack. You will be treated as such,” I hissed.

“I’m not an enemy!” She cried.

She continued to scream and fight until she was no longer in sight.

“You okay?” Leo asked, patting me on the shoulder.

I nodded.

“I’m going to the dungeon to see if I can get any answers out of her. But first, I’m going to give the clinic a call and see how Silver is doing.”

“I’ll head down to the dungeon with Luca and wait for you there,” he suggested.

I nodded in agreement and waited for him to leave; once he was gone, it left only Charlotte and me.

“Thank you, sis, for helping me,” I told her. She folded her arms across her chest and gave me a short nod.

“It was the right thing to do,” she replied. “I don’t think the danger is over though. Silver is still in the red zone. Her brother captured her, and he could capture her again. He’s obviously the reason behind all of this. He’s the chaos and destruction that I saw in my first vision. That was why I only saw one child because it was never Silver that was the dangerous one. It was her brother. But visions change all the time and if we aren’t careful, Silver could tumble over the edge as well.”

“I won’t let that happen,” I said with a head shake. “I will protect her with my entire life.”

Charlotte looked at me for a long while.

“You really love her, don’t you?”

A smile tipped the corner of my lips.

“Yes,” I answered. “I really do.”

She nodded and then wrapped an arm around my shoulders.

“Oh, little brother. What am I going to do with you?” She teased. “I guess I’ll head back to the clinic and see if I can get her memory restored. She must know something that’ll stop her brother.”

“Do you think he did anything to her while she was there?” I asked, the thought weighing heavily on my mind.

“It’s hard to tell. He wiped her memories for a reason. He must have some kind of plan. The question is, why?”

“See if you can help Silver and report back to me. I’ll be there as soon as I can,” I told her.

She nodded and left without another word.

I pulled out my phone and called the doctor before I went to the dungeon to deal with Shirley. I needed to make sure that Silver was okay before I did anything.

“Dr. Scott’s office,” the receptionist said.

“It’s Alpha Elliot, I need to speak with Dr. Scott,” I ordered.

“Yes, Alpha,” she replied.

A few minutes later, a new voice sounded on the phone.

“Alpha,” Dr. Scott greeted. “Did you expose the imposter?”

“Yes, Shirley’s in the dungeon right now. I’m going to interrogate her and find out what I can about who she’s working for and what they want. How is Silver?”

“She’s resting,” Dr. Scott answered. “The test results should be ready soon and then I’ll see what exactly she was given. We might be able to restore her memories if we knew for sure what was wrong with her and what was blocking them.”

“Keep me posted. My sister, Charlotte will be there soon. Use her if you need to. She’s knowledgeable and can create potions if needed.”

“Will do,” Dr. Scott replied. “I’ll keep you updated.”

I hung up the phone without another word and made my way down to the dungeon. Luca and Leo were already there along with a few other Gamma warriors. Shirley was chained in her cell, and she was looking furious.

“I have a pack to run!” She growled at them. “You can’t keep me here!”

“You should have thought about that before you decided to make an enemy out of the crown pack,” Leo said, folding his arms across his chest as he stared at her. “I have no idea what you were thinking. You might be a strong pack, but we are stronger.”

“I will make sure the Darknight pack is safe,” I said, stepping around the corner to face them. “It isn’t the pack’s fault that their Alpha turned to the dark side.”

“I have not turned to the dark side. I’m doing what is right,” she said through her teeth, struggling against the chains. She started to scream when the chains started to burn into her flesh; silver was painful for werewolves, regardless of how strong they were.

“You won’t get away with keeping me here for long,” she said through her teeth. “They will come for me and get me out of here. Then, there will be hell to pay.”

“Tell me who you are working for, Shirley,” I said, staring directly into her eyes. “What do they want with Silve?”

She let out a bitter laugh.

“Isn’t it obvious?” She asked, her brows pinched together. “Her brother wants her to join him. I agreed to help him if I can get what I want.”

“And what is it you want?” I asked.

“You,” she nearly spat. “I’ve always wanted you, Elliot. Can’t you see how good we would be together?”

I shook my head, not believing her words. I knew her better than that; there was more to this story. She wasn’t just after me. She wanted more.

“Why is her brother trying to cause destruction in our world?” I asked.

She rolled her eyes and leaned back against the wall she was chained to.

“I’m not obligated to tell you anything,” she said. “Not until you let me out of here.”

“That’s not going to happen, Shirley. Just tell me what that bastard wants!” I ordered.

She grinned as she met my eyes, her normally blue eyes going dark and deadly.

“He wants revenge.”

Revenge?

Revenge for what?

I was about to ask, but Leo tapped my shoulder and held his phone up.

“The doctor is on the phone for you,” he told me.

I glared at Shirley who only chuckled; a growl escaped my throat as I grabbed the phone from Leo.

“What is it?” I asked, turning away from them.

“The results came back; Silver was given Moonshine. It’s used to block memories and powers,” Dr. Scott explained.

“Can it be reversed?”

“Your sister seems to think so. She’s currently working on getting Silver’s memories restored as we speak. She’s very confident. She’s making some kind of potion. Apparently, she had most of the ingredients already. I’ll keep you posted on if it works or not.”

“It’ll work!” I heard Charolette saying in the background.

“Okay, I’ll be there soon then,” I told him before hanging up.

I turned back to Shirley who was snarling at me; she heard the conversation and knew that Silver would soon get her memories back. Everything that happened when they had her in captivity will be revealed.

“Your days are numbered, Shirley,” I hissed.

I motioned for Luca and Leo to follow me; then we left the dungeon listening to Shirley scream and cry behind us.