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“I won’t say it was easy. But I’m glad it was all working out.”
“I’m happy for you, brother!” I pulled me into a hug.
“On a serious note,” he continued, stepping back, “you’ve got to
tell Xavier the truth about your brother’s death.””
I frowned, not sure I’d heard him correctly. “What?”
“My dad was a very proud man,” Matthew said, his expression
darkening. “He found some sick happiness in telling me
everything that was wrong with my family.””
I had never realized how selfish my uncle actually was. “But
why tell Xavier? He’s going to hate us more for it,” I frowned.
There were so many things that didn’t make sense yet.
Did my father have another child? Or was it just the brother I
never knew about? Either way, I think I’ll have to meet Xavier
to learn about the truth, but I don’t think he’ll be willing to
share it with me.
I thought about it for a moment. “Does he trust you yet?” I
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asked, despite knowing the answer. “I mean, I wouldn’t trust
someone who’s been so quick to betray.”
Matthew smiled faintly. “He’s actually just like you. Quiet and
broody. But we haven’t really talked.”
“Can you try talking to him. Maybe he’ll give something out.””
“I’ll try. Though I doubt he will share anything with me. He is
very discreet.”
“And I need to talk to all Alpha on his side. Do you think you
can arrange a meeting?”
If I could somehow get those Alphas to turn on him, the council
will lose all the warriors and hence lose the battle.
“I can try. But maybe this approach will put me in risk.”
I understood his concern. But right now it seemed the only path
for us to go.
Matthew’s POV
The day I found out my mother wasn’t actually my real
mother, that was the moment I stopped believing in fate or in
the idea of ever being truly happy. It didn’t matter that she
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wasn’t my biological mom–I still wanted her love so badly. I
begged for it, time and time again, but it was like trying to catch
the wind. It was never meant to be.
Blood may be thicker than water, but that doesn’t always make
it any better. Honestly, I never gave much thought to my
father, but for some reason, I always longed for his approval.
Even though it was something I would never receive, I couldn’t
stop wishing for it. It was like this empty hole inside me that
nothing could fill.
“Do you really think revenge is going to make you happy?” That
was the kind of question you ask when you’re trying to get
someone on your side, but in this case, it was a pretty foolish.
“Isn’t that why you’re here?” He looked at me, his eyes
narrowing.
There’s something unnerving about being around Xavier–he
can be absolutely terrifying. But he hasn’t done anything really
evil since I joined. Sure, he’s attacked the pack, but that’s not the
same as the stuff I’m involved in now.
“It is, but Asher is your brother,” I responded, knowing that
trying to hurt your own brother is almost like hurting yourself.
It’s not something anyone should do lightly.
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“Says the man who plans on tearing him apart,” he shot back
with a smirk. I could tell it was meant to throw me off, but it
didn’t work. He won’t get away with whatever he’s planning.
“I’m just trying to understand you better,” I said. I know what
he’s after, but he’s pushing too. far. Destroying a man’s house is
one thing, but ripping apart the fabric of a family? Innocent
lives will be lost for things they have no clue about. And they
certainly don’t deserve that kind of fate.
“I don’t trust you,” he said without hesitation. “I’ll let you play
your game, but don’t think for a second you can pull one over
on me. I’ve been playing this game much longer than you.”
It’s a dangerous game I’m in, but it’s a game he had been trying
to make me a part of. He didn’t understand that I know the
rules better than anyone.
“You can play with them, but don’t try to push the same agenda
on me,” I said. I could see the skepticism in his eyes. He didn’t
know what to make of me, and I wasn’t about to let him in on
all my plans.
“It would have been better if you took after your father. You
don’t even know what it’s like to be evil. You can’t possibly
understand what it means to fight against people like us,” he
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said with a bitter edge in his voice.
