My Feral Eyes

Chapter 16: Richards and Knightly

Shadow's POV

The man standing in front of me. I know him. I know that I know him, but from where? Is he one of the men who beat me with my time with Master...or is he from before? He's talking with the Kings, they cut him off right as he was about to tell me his name. I roll my eyes.
"Hey? Remember me?"
Probably shouldn't have said that, but hey, I'm clothes-less, confused, and cold.
The men walk over to me, and my mates see me shaking.
"Sh*t."
Callum starts taking his shirt off, and hands it to me. I smile, gratefully and put it on. I look over to the guys again. I look to Callum, d@mn, he's got abs. I look down. He doesn't make any commentary about me checking him out.
He's a king, Shadow. He was trained him whole life to be courteous.
I block Moon out, yet again.
Coen looks at me. He almost seems, sad. Or I could just be imagining things.
The nameless man comes over.
"Apologies, your Highness. I am Kings Beta Zavier Richards."
I stop. Zavier...Richards. As in, no it can't be.
"Luna Shadow..."
I hate that name.
"Shadow's fine."
"Alright, Shadow. What's your last name?"
The kings are supposed to know every Alpha. They'll know who I am if I say, but they'll know if I lie. I look up. They're all waiting expectantly. I sigh. I guess that it's time.
"Shadow Knightly. My name is Shadow Knightly."
All the men pause. Then Zavier speaks.
"As in...the Red Shadow Pack?"
I pause and look at him. Our pack was extremely well hidden. Nobody, except for the Kings, know...knew about us. Unless Zavier was told, but I doubt it. We were like an exclusive club. Only some knew.
"How do you..."
"It's my ex pack too."
"What?"
"You're Alpha Zanders daughter. Shadow Knightly. The first female Alpha. My Alpha."
Zavier bows to me.
"No. No, no! I'm nobody's Alpha!"
I look at him.
"I wasn't trained, as my parents were going to let the Beta be Alpha."
I hold back a sob.
"My Beta...oh my goddess."
"Zavier? Is it really you?"
"Yes, Alpha...I mean Shadow."
I smile. Zavier Richards the Beta of the Red Shadow Pack, is alive.
I go over and hug him.
"You don't know how lonely it's been."
I look into his eyes.
Coen and Callum clear their throats. I turn back to them.
"Oh, sorry."
I look back to Zavier.
"Explanation. Now."

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Zavier's POV

"Explanation. Now."
I start explaining.
I tell Shadow about how the rogues came and burned my house down. How my parents and my 2 younger sisters were trapped inside. I tell her how I was the only one to escape. How the rogues chased me, and how I had to defeat them all. Alone. She gives me a pained look and sways when I tell her about seeing her brother's body. Lying lifeless on the ground.
She starts to cry.
"Zavier, I couldn't save him."
"You were 10."
"It doesn't matter."
"You shifted once."
Callum and Coen look to me and then back to Shadow, who they were holding now. In unison, as usual they look at her.
"You were only 10, only shifted that 1 time, lost your pack, and then became a feral? All on the same day? And you blame yourself?"
Shadow looks down.
"My brother, Ash. H-he tried to help me, but he was only 13. He couldn't help."
I look down, now. Most wolves shift at 13. Shadow had an early shift, due to fear. She called out to her wolf, and her wolf listened. She didn't know how to control her wolf, which is why she became a feral.
Shadow looks up.
"My brother shifted twice, but Zavier?"
"Yes?"
"Can you please finish?"
I nod. I can't not tell her. She's been through so much, I can tell. She's like a little sister to me.
"After I saw your brother, I ran to the pack house to find survivors. I saw you and Warrior Matthew. Then I saw you run off. I walked over to him and asked where you were going. He told me you couldn't take the heat, so you left. He said that you didn't care. I tried to follow you, but he said we need an Alpha. So I stayed. I stayed to become the Alpha, to protect our pack. I was waiting for you, Shadow. But after a while, I didn't find my mate. So I went out looking for her on my 18th birthday. I traveled everywhere. And then I found her."
I look to the Kings.
"The daughter of the old king. Coen and Callum's sister."
I smile, remembering my mate, who's an ocean away.
"In the Kings' pack, the mate of the youngest sibling, if the youngest is female, becomes their Beta. I left the Red Shadow Pack, and Matthew became Alpha."
Shadow looks at me.

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Shadow's POV

I look at Zavier. He's been through so much. I fight the feeling to cry.
He's had the same, hard life I've had. Zavier looks to Callum and Coen. He comes over and looks me in the eyes.
"Shadow. What happened to you? Why did you leave the pack?"
I look at Zavier. I think he already knows, but he wants confirmation. Something I'm not ready to give. But I look in his eyes, and then Callum and Coen's eyes. Something tells me he hasn't ever told his story to the twins. They both looked, well, startled.
I look to Zavier.
I don't need to tell my whole story.
And Moon replies.
But you should.
I roll my eyes.
"I was surrounded by rogues..."

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I had time to write more!! Yayyy! This chapter was an interesting one, am I right? 😂 anyway
What do you think Shadow is going to do? Is she going to tell the whole story, or will she leave some of it out?
How will shadow's mates react?
And Zavier's here yesss! He's one of my favorite characters in the book, besides his mate. She's an interesting one.
Anyway, thanks for reading!! ❤️