"Who's next?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why don't I rephrase that, what are you going to do now Thalia?"
"We'll go with the original plan and watch out for Lolla. Easy."
"You know nothing is that easy, right?"
"I know, but let's just act like it is."
"So I'll look for a way. Now that I have the title of both Alpha and Luna to myself, I'll manipulate Slias and get him to start a war with the Montgomery pack."
"And if he doesn't listen?"
"Oh he will, I'll make sure of it," Thalia said with an evil smile on her face and walked towards the window.
**
Montgomery pack
**
"Remember what Selene said about me…"
"Us."
"Yeah sorry, I was going to find a witch to help me revive Monica's spirit fully?" Marietta said looking at Harley.
"Vividly,"
"She gave us a deadline to how long the piece of Monica's spirit in me would last."
"Haa, I don't remember that, like at all."
"Wait, who are we talking about?" Both Zack and Lexy asked in union looking lost.
"Selene, the Moon goddess came and talked to both Harley and me."
"The Moon goddess herself came down to talk to you guys!?"
"Hum yeah, long story short, she repaired both Harley and I souls, gave us a second chance at finding love and she also gave me a fraction of my lost wolf back, saying I, I mean Harley and I to go find a witch to revive Monica, my wolf spirit fully and I have until the end of the month which is ending in two weeks."
"Wow."
"Yeah, that's it."
"How come I don't remember?"
"I don't know Harley but we have to do something about it. Will you help me?"
Harley looked at Marietta and then Zack and Lexy before going quiet for a while.
"Zack, where did you say you heard the rumors that the witches might be?"
"They are outside California,"
"Where exactly?"
"Minneapolis."
"Then, that's where we're going."
Two hours later, both Harley and Marietta were on the plane to Minneapolis.
****
"Mom, what are you talking about, I can't start a war for no sensible reason."
"It's not a sensible reason. The Montgomery pack stole something from us, our pack's most cherished treasure and you're saying it's not sensible?"
"I didn't mean it that way, it's just… it just feels too soon Mom."
"I understand Silas, but I think I need to tell you something."
"Mom, are you sure about it?"
"Yes Silas, if I wasn't sure about it, I wouldn't bother telling you."
Sails hit his fist on the wall and gritted his teeth for a while before turning to look at his mom in anger.
"If he wants a war, then we're gonna give it to him."
Thalia smiled to herself for successfully manipulating Silas into doing what she wanted.
***
"Thalia, I thought you said you were going to tell Sails about us, about me, what the hell happened?"
"I'm sorry Chris but I couldn't, if I did, I wouldn't be able to convince or manipulate him into doing what I want which is going with the plan."
"No," Chris said, shaking his head, "Thalia, I've waited for 24 years Thalia just to finally have a relationship with him, all the things I did, just so I could see him grow up, watching him call another man his father and all that. You finally gave me hope that I could finally have a real relationship with him, but you just ruined it with your selfish desires Thalia, what is wrong with you? You were never like this, what happened, what changed?"
"Everything Chris, everything fucking changed, nothing's going my way, I hate both Marietta's parents, mostly Meridith."
"Why!?"
"Because she stole the man I love away from me!"
"So you killed her."
Thalia didn't say anything and just stared at the floor.
"What about her father?"
"He…he died, Chris."
"What the hell happened that day?"
"I was only aiming for Meridith, but Marietta's father was in the car with her and so was Marietta. I arranged for a truck to crash into Meridith's side of the car that night, but it went sideways, her husband took the wheel from her and turned it to his side while Marietta was in the back seat in her baby bed and fast asleep. Marietta's father managed to escape with Marietta and he dumped her in an orphanage and died in the woods."
"So you were there that night?"
"I only arrived when the accident happened, I was too shocked to do anything and left immediately. I only found out about what happened five years later."
"Damn Thalia, now you're after their daughter, but she hasn't done anything to you."
"You want me to wait till she finds out that I killed both her parents because I was blinded by heartbreak? Yeah, no."
"You can just come clean, tell her everything, and beg for her forgiveness. Yeah, it may take a while for her to forgive you but she will eventually do, she's a good girl."
"Why are you speaking so highly of her Chris, have you been watching her or spending time with her?" Thalia asked, looking alarmed.
"I haven't, well Once in a while I came across her when she was still in the pack. She…" Chris looked like he was thinking whether or not she should tell Thalia about Marietta looking a bit like him and why he felt like protecting her."
"What is it Chris, she what?"
"Huh? It's nothing, I was just thinking about something, that's all, nothing to worry about."
"Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, why?"
"Nothing."
"Okay."
"So what are we going to do now Thalia?"
"I don't know Chris, we go with the initial plan and get my revenge."
"Wha, I thought you already gave up on that."
"Oh, Chris, I absolutely cannot. My son hates her, his girlfriend hates her, and I hate her parents, especially her mother, like I said earlier."
"So you want to get your revenge on her by force."
"I hate her because she's her mother's daughter."
"You're twisted Thalia, you know that you know what, I think I need to go for a run."
**
Montgomery pack
**
"I can't believe Harley and Marietta left us," Lexy looked at Zack and shaped her head. " I can't believe they left me with you," Lexy said with crocodile tears.
"What, am I that bad?"
"Yes you are, you are no fun."
"I am your blood brother and Harley is my best friend and our Alpha Lex."
"Yeah, sure. Anyways you notice something off about Marietta?"
"How so?"
"I don't know, you know what, never mind about the question, and let's get to work."
"Hum okay."
**
On the plane to Minneapolis
**
"Marietta, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just a bit nervous that's all."
"It's gonna be okay, we're going to look for the witches and restore Monica's spirit."
"Yeah, I just hope they help us."
****
"Where exactly did Zack say they were? This map keeps getting me confused," Marietta said and placed her right hand on her forehead. "I feel like my brain is overworking itself and it just needs a break."
"We should take a break and rest for a couple of hours, we've been searching for a while now and haven't found anything."
"Yeah, we should and I'm hungry."
After eating, Harley and Marietta saw a hotel and booked a room. A few minutes after stepping into the room, Marietta felt an energy run through her and ran to the balcony. She looked towards the woods and turned to look at Harley alarmed.
"Did you feel that too?"
"Yes, I think it's coming from over there."
They both rushed out of the room and into the woods they kept looking through the wood but couldn't find anything.
"It was coming from this side of the woods, but why can't we find anything?"
"We just have to keep looking at Marietta, don't give up just yet."
"I will never give up on trying to bring Monica back…Do you feel that? I think it's coming from here."
They both walked in the direction the energy was coming from and Harley was picking up scents of magic and people. They kept walking and found a large cave and outside the cave was a lady in her early twenties.
They quickly went up to her and asked if they were at the witch's cave. She told them that they were and her name was Miranda. She invited them in and the cave was filled with crystals of different colors, shapes, etc. They told her everything and she was willing to help them but they would have to free her kind from the prison they call home.
"I don't know, do you think we should free them?"
"Well, she sounded pretty convincing."
"Yeah and despite to free them. What if we free them and they cause problems in the future or something?" Harley said looking from Marietta to Miranda.
"she's willing to help us. We just have to make sure she promises us that she and her coven would be on good behavior if we decide to free them."
"What if it's the other way round?"
"Then we have to stop her and her coven."
"Marietta, are you even thinking? It's just the both of us against them, about twenty witches at the same fucking time, do you want us to pull that off?"
"Hum, I hope you guys know that I can hear you right?"