The Red

# 19 Isaac

Baby number one let out a howl that shook the house. Which no one was prepared for except Nicole. She gingerly hopped out the bed, probably still sore from our lovemaking.

"I'll get her, you go take a shower and relax baby." I told her. I steered her into the bathroom and gave her a kiss.

She looked at me skeptically before prancing into the shower. I turn back to the noise of my offspring. Her piercing howls were ones of hunger.

I walked to the baby's room after throwing on pants. Flipping the switch I saw her older brothers sleeping in the midst of her howling. Such compliant kids.

Looking at my daughter, I saw her red face and her little blue eyes caught mine. Immediately she stopped crying. I walked over and peered into the crib.

"What's a matter my little princess?" I turned my head sideways. The little imp copied my movements.

She then started wiggling. I reached down and picked her up. Holding her away from my body because she smelled like sadness.

"Daddy doesn't appreciate this. I expect full obedience from everyone in my pack young lady." I said sternly.

The wiggly child just giggled and continued soiling her diaper.

"Fine! You're the boss but don't think I'll let you get away with everything. No boys until I'm dead. And even then, make sure I'm completely dead. After that wait an eternity then check back in with me a see if I'm truly dead. Only then can you talk to a boy. Okay princess?" I say as I'm cleaning her up.

I take her little noises as an agreement. After I finish changing my princess, I take her to the kitchen to eat. Not fully understanding what she ate, I made her a sandwich.

Holding her to my chest, I picked up the sandwich and raised it to her face. Before the monster could take a bite Nicole walked in.

"No! She can't eat that!" She grabbed the baby out of my hands and put a warm bottle in her mouth.

"Oh, I thought she could eat the sandwich." I looked sheepishly towards the floor. Which is ironic for a Wolf shifter.

She laughed a little. "Maybe in a year or two. Don't you need to start disbanding your chain of command?"

I nod and leave the kitchen to my office where several of them are waiting.

"I'm relieving you all of you're post. We will be having a match in the arena tomorrow to redetermine positions within the pack. Also I'm joining the packs from here and my homelands. We're going to war with my father and the shifter mafia soon. And with any luck the foxes will back down." I say.

Some looked disgruntled but most looked eager. "What about the other females that were rescued? Are we still sending them to their homes?" An Omega asked me.

I nodded my head. "If the female isn't mated to someone in the pack send her home. We can't put them in danger. We fight at dawn but be quiet when you all leave, my children are sleeping." Gasps went through the room but no one questioned me about the babies.

I squared my shoulders and walked out the room. As Alpha what I say goes and now it's time for me to start acting like one. First, by stepping up to my tenacious father and his ruthless ways.