~James' POV~
I let Blade surface to keep the others under control. He gave away a growl making all wolves crawl back into their humans except for Stella, my sisters wolf, Amber was an alpha's daughter and her wolf was stronger than the others. Blade let out a warning growl making even Stella stand down, not to Amber's liking however.
" WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Amber growled at Natasha whilst positioning herself in a fight stance.
"Amber, I understand that times are tough right now and that you all feel helpless towards the girl you all love and want to protect, but first of all, Avery doesn't require protection she needs you to believe in her and to be there for her, second of all if you only focus on every negative thing happening right now, on all the bad, all the uncontrollable things, you will never be able to solve this. Make it a habit to smile more and do fun things. Only then will you have the energy and the knowledge needed to win this." Amber took a step back and sat down in her chair.
" Don't ever do that again." Lisa said in a low growl.
" Deal. Now can we continue?" I sat back down and stared at Natasha as I explained what had happened. She swallowed hard and looked into my eyes
"I'm so sorry." I felt it, I actually felt how sorry she was. She had been through something similar, her mate trying to kill her, but she had to see her mate getting killed in front of her, I could still save Avery.
"Why is this wizard so infatuated with Avery? Do you have any idea what this is all about?" Trish asked. We were all equally helpless and looking for anything that could help us. Well maybe not that helpless. I knew something that the others didn't, and so did Natasha. She gave me a knowing look and I decided to share the facts I knew with the others.
"It can't be just a relative who controls someone's mind, there has to be a direct connection, a connection that is given from the making of the person. The wizard controlling Avery is her father." Gasps were heard from everyone as they stared in shock. I swallowed hard and my jaw tensed as I continued.
" When we were talking in the conference room the other day, I asked Natasha to stay behind because I saw that she had information. She had information regarding Avery's mother's kidnapping. Avery's mother was kidnapped by a witch because of a conflict her parents had with him when Madeline was a child. He demanded revenge and thus he kidnapped her and impregnated her with Avery.
They tried to rid themselves of her before she was born but he had put a protection spell on her rendering their countless attempts useless. When she was born he was already making contact but he needed to wait for the right moment and apparently that moment came when Avery arrived here. He wouldn't be doing this for fun. He has a plan and Avery is the key to succeeding, which is why we must make sure that he doesn't."
I took a pause to let it all sink in before continuing.
"Avery being in the dungeons is the last thing I want but it is for the best. That way she can't harm anyone, whether it be someone else or her self and also he has no use for her when she's behind bars so he will probably be leaving her alone for a while." Alex dragged his hands over his face, Ambers wolf was restless, I could feel Stellas urge to kill, Lisa and Trish were holding each others hands, Jackson was sitting with his arms crossed over his chest, his jaw clicking, he was trying to control his wolf, and Alvin was tapping his foot making me want to cut it off.
"What does this mean?" Jackson asked, lifting his eyes to meet mine.
"It means we have a wizard to find and kill." Everyone turned back to me, their eyes filled with determination.
"So what's the order, Alpha?" Trish asked me. I looked over at Natasha because honestly, I didn't have a fucking clue.
" First, you need to make sure that Avery is never alone. That is the single most significant thing, if you leave her alone her mind could drift and cause more damage. She needs to know that you are all there for her, especially you, James." I nodded my head, of course I'm gonna be there for her, I'm her mate. "I'm going to try and find a way to stop or at least block the wizard,"
"Isn't that what the barrier was supposed to do?" Alex asked, he was annoyed, we were all on edge but we needed to control it or everything would blow up even more.
"It was, but I underestimated his powers. I thought he would be an ordinary wizard but he's strong, very strong."
"Well, don't fuck up again." Alex snapped.
"Alex!" Amber warned him getting on her feet.
"What? This fucking mess would have never happened if we had done it right from the start. Now Avery's in the dungeon, there's a fucking wizard out to get her, and he's probably already planning a war while we're sitting here like a bunch of fucking idiots trying to come up with a plan!"
"What do you suggest we do? We need a plan, Alex! We can't just go in blind, that's not how we do things." Alvin was also standing now and so was Jackson.
"WE SHOULD BE OUT LOOKING FOR HIM!" Alex roared, his authority clear in his voice making Alvin step back, but not Jackson.
"WE WILL BUT WE NEED A FUCKING PLAN! IT'S NOT A GOOSE CHASE, IT'S A DARK WIZARD WE'RE DEALING WITH. WE ALL CARE ABOUT AVERY HERE!"
They were all talking over each other by now, one saying this and one saying that. I was just sitting there, observing them.
"What the fuck are you smiling for?"Alex snapped my way. I hadn't even realized that I was, but I was smiling. A warm feeling spread through my body, Love.
"Last time you all stood around bitching like this was three years ago when we were going on that trip to L.A. It was about where we should visit first and neither of you wanted to forfeit, so for one fucking hour you stood, just like this, bickering with each other and in the end, we went to all of the places that everyone wanted to go. And how long has Avery been here? Few months more or less? She brought back Christmas, she brought back our family, and she brought back your annoying ass screaming. Only now, it's because you all want to help her, save her, and we will. However, first you need to sit the fuck down and shut up because the first person to give me a headache will have double practices every day for a year." They all relaxed and became completely quiet. They looked at each other and then back at me. I saw Amber tearing up, her bottom lip pouting like when she was a child.
" We can't lose her." Amber spoke with a shaky voice and fear glowing in her eyes.
" We won't." I promised her, and they all took their seats. Alex came to stand beside my chair and put a hand on my shoulder. He had done that ever since we were kids. Sometimes it was to calm me, and other times it was to calm himself.
Now that this was all out of the way we could come up with a real plan.
"Natasha, do you have any idea of how to get rid of the wizard?" She looked at me with a sorrowful expression and I had my answer with there.
"I'm sorry, Alpha, I don't know. But I promise you that I will find a way." That's all I could ask for.
"Natasha are there any ways for us to fight a wizard? Any tips that could be useful?"
"Now that you can, there are a few things that can weaken any witch or wizard you come to encounter." I looked over at Jackson.
"Gamma, take Natasha to the warriors and tell the lead trainers to teach them everything that Natasha says, I want it to be engraved in their bones by the end of the month."
" Yes, Alpha." Jackson gave Lisa a quick kiss and then he and Natasha headed out.
" Trish and Lisa, I need you guys to make sure that nobody talks about Avery. It seems that the entire pack is already aware of the fact that she's in the dungeon and I don't want any more details being leaked."
"Yes, Alpha." They said in unison before heading out as well.
"Alvin, tell Damon that I want him to stand guard down in the dungeon and that nobody except the ranked members is allowed down there."
"Yes, Alpha."
Now it was just me and my siblings left. When Alvin closed the door I released a heavy breath and leaned back, pinching the bridge of my nose.
"Amber, you had some friends that knew some witches didn't you?"
"Yes, in Uncle Carlos' pack." I had an idea, but it needed to be under the radar.
" Contact them and get information of the witches and wizards that they know. I need you to pay them a visit. Ask around about a wizard that may or may not have had a conflict with a werewolf family around 40 years ago."
"Yes, Alpha." Amber was about to head out the door.
"And, Amber, make sure nobody knows. Be subtle." Alex scoffed behind me and Amber threw him a death glare.
"Of course, Alpha, and fuck you, Alex."
"Hey if he's Alpha I'm Beta to you!"
Amber slammed the door shut as she walked out of my office. I turned to Alex.
" Why do you always have to be a dick?"
"Why does she always have to be a bitch? See, there are a lot of valid questions but not nearly enough answers."
"You're damn right about that." I said, scratching the back of my neck.