Alpha Unleashed by Aileen Erin

Author:Aileen Erin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ink Monster, LLC

Chapter Seventeen

As soon as I stepped onto the podium, cameras started flashing. I could see through the flashes, but they still startled me. I nearly froze, but pushed myself to keep moving. I placed the now slightly crumpled piece of paper on the lectern. No less than ten microphones were taped to it, and I had to suppress the urge to tap on them while saying something like is this thing on?

I set my notecards down, spreading out the first few across the surface. Dad had said to focus on something above their heads, but all I saw were signs. Some were nice. Things like “We <3 Weres!” Others said some things that were not so nice about wolves and hellspawn.

A group of people stood behind me. Classmates. Cazadores. My friends. And Dastien.

You can do this, he said through the bond.

I took a breath in and prayed I didn’t fuck up too badly. “Thank you for coming today.” My voice wobbled and I cleared my throat. “I know the footage you all saw was shocking.” My hands shook, so I gripped the sides of the lectern. “You might also be shocked to know that werewolves have been around nearly as long as humans.” I couldn’t believe I was here, telling the world these things. I forced myself to look up, over the crowd. “And, since they’re a long-lived race, most of the people you see here—the ones all in black, and those behind me—have fought in many American wars. Including the one for our independence.”

The silence among the crowd was eerie. Only the sound of photographers’ flashes competed with my voice. “Werewolves have been protecting humans for centuries. Name a monster, and it most likely exists. Vampires. Demons.” The card said pause, so I took a moment, and then started again. The words were coming easier now. “Our leaders have been planning to come forward, but we’re extremely sorry that our presence had come to light in these circumstances.” I paused again, preparing for the hardest part. “Not everything that happened that night made it onto the video. The compound you saw is where the local coven of witches has made their home for the past fifty years. They lived peacefully within our community until their leader, Luciana Alvarez, turned to dark magic. Now Luciana has committed an unforgivable crime by murdering her coven and summoning demons into the world.”

Some people shouted questions.

“I know this might sound crazy. Believe me, I didn’t know that any of this existed until a few months ago. That’s why I’m the one speaking to you today. I was a normal human girl until a few months ago when I became a werewolf. I’ve been where you are, and I know more than anyone what an adjustment this knowledge can be, but the pack is trustworthy. They’ve been protecting you without hope or desire of recognition or fortune. They would’ve stayed in the background, content to protect us from afar, but this time, the evil is great.

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