After telling Millicent what she was going to do to secure Christopher from the witch, she continued, 'It is guaranteed to work, I assure you. But in the impossible event that it does not, I shall introduce you to a greater witch whose potions and powers have never ceased to amaze me. Sashi will neutralize any spell she may have woven round Alpha Christopher', she emphasized. 'But you shall try the first suggestion before we go for plan B'.
'Thank you mum Cara. You are a life saver. I shall do all that you have asked me to do', I said. 'But revealing to me, my pregnancy, isn't the only thing you want to tell me, is it?' I asked curiously. 'You sounded as though there was more especially concerning my birth pack'.
'Yes', she said, her eyes shinning as she laughed happily. 'You are not going to believe this but your brother is alive!'
'Mum Cara', I snapped, not finding it funny at all. 'You don't joke with things like that!'
'I am not joking, my dear girl. Your brother is alive and you have seen him too but may not have known he was your brother!' she said.
'Really?' I asked incredulous. 'How is that possible? I saw my mum die with my own two eyes!'
'When our attackers, that's Alpha Sylvester and his men...' she started.
'Yes, yes, Yes', I prompted moving my hands impatiently, anxious for her to get to the point.
'Well, when they left, we came out of hiding to survey the damage. We found your father, our great Alpha and his Beta dead. They could not be helped', she said sadly and I felt sad as well, recalling the scene. But I was still impatient for her to tell me more about my brother.
'We found your mother, she had lost a lot of blood and was dying but there was a pulse - a very weak one. We knew she was not going to last for much longer, so we decided, that having lost you all, we could at least save the pup in her womb, the heir to carry on the lineage...
' I and some other mid wives, cut your mother open and brought out the pup. As soon as the pup was brought out, your mother heaved a heavy sigh and breathed her last', Cara said and wiped a tear from her eye. 'It was as though she had been waiting for us to save her son. I have always believed that, that sigh was a sigh of relief'.
I was sobbing quietly as I listened to the tale. It brought to my mind the futility of wars and battles.
'We thought that you had also died or that a worst fate awaited you if you were captured. And that your brother was the only surviving heir of the late Alpha Harry OHara. You can imagine my joy when you confirmed to me that you were Luna Amelia's daughter'.
'But you are yet to tell me who my brother is', I said. 'Hope he is okay? He was not deformed due to the battle and all our mother had to go through?' I asked suddenly afraid.
'No. He was born perfect. Everything in the right place. Like I said, you've seen him before and he is none other than my adopted son, Hugh!'
I was shocked. 'Hugh?' I asked.
'Yes, Hugh!' Cara said smiling and touching my shoulder gently. 'Did you not feel anything the very first time you saw him?' she asked, ' I've been told that you and he instantly connected!'
I recalled that from the start, I had felt a strange connection to Hugh and had even referred to him as the brother I'd have had. When all the while he was actually my brother, speaking and doing many things with me and I hadn't known!
I became impatient to see Hugh again and tell him, he was indeed my brother.
'And where is Hugh?' I asked, not believing that I had been there for some hours and had not asked to see Hugh like I always did. I had been so occupied with the tales of the war and Raph's mate that I forgot to ask about him.
'I believe he is playing with his baby brother in a neighbor's chambers', Cara said. ' These days, Raph has time for little else, but his job and his mate. Hugh goes off with his baby to show that he is now a big boy!' Cara laughed. 'He's so adorable!'
'About the pack', I continued, 'Is there anything that can be done? I heard that it is just like a plain ground now. Alot of Alphas, rogue and otherwise have tried to occupy it but have not been able to stay there for long and they've always had to move away, is that true?'
'It is true and I can only say that the spirit of your parents are guarding the place for Hugh Harry O'Hara to take over the throne as the rightful heir!'
'That's correct!' I conceded. 'But how are we going to go about reviving the pack?' I asked, already anxious to get to work.
'You have to take it easy. We shall take it one step at a time', Cara said, patting my shoulder and smiling at me, proudly. 'I knew you were no ordinary princess and you are going to be a great Luna'!'
It reminded me of the situation at the Moon Ville Pack and I felt sad.
'No, no', she said, making a clicking sound with her tongue on the roof of her mouth, shaking her fore finger from right to left. 'I want none of that! We do not need it!', she said sternly. 'Do what you have to do to secure your Alpha. Be confident while you're at it and leave the rest for nature and the Moon Goddess and everything will be okay'.
'Do you have any ideas though about how we can restore the pack?' I asked, making an effort to get out of my melancholic mood.
'I know a few others who like me, are from the Crescent Pack. They'll be only too happy to come back to their pack of origin. There's no place like home, you know!' she said, a far away look in her eyes and I could feel her brain cells ticking, as she plans on how to carry out the feat. 'With you as the Luna of the great Moon Ville Pack, and acting Alpha of the Crescent pack, they will all troupe back to the pack!'
'You're sure they will?' I asked. 'You're sure it will work?'
'As sure as fire!' she smiled confidently.
