JUNIPER PACK

Walking into my office, I looked at Charles, my secretary, "Charles, I know you felt the break as I did. Right now, take messages. I will start making calls to discover what happened to my parents, brothers, and guards. Send a runner to the hospital for updates on my siblings and the guard's mates. Tell him to run here to get me. Tell Doc only to contact you if I am needed there. Otherwise, I will be in my office trying to find out what happened. I am going after the bastards who did this."

"Yes, Alpha," he says.

I walked over to the phone and called the Community Crisis Center, but the line was busy. I then called the Supernatural Council. Those lines were active. I grabbed my cell phone and named Councilman Goliath.  That phone rang, an agitated voice picked up, and I could tell he hadn't looked at the caller ID. "Whatever the hell you are selling, I don't want it. I got real emergencies to deal with."

"UNCLE GOLIATH, ITS ME, CHARLIE, DON'T HANG UP," I yell back.

I heard him clear his voice, "I am sorry, Charlie. We have had two emergencies, and I don't have time to chat."

"Mom, Dad. Scott, Zander, and their four guards are dead."

"What? Dead? What happened?"

"That's why I am calling you. We were training when we felt a connection break less than an hour ago. They had been at the counseling center working today. My siblings and the guard's mates are sedated at the pack hospital. I am fighting for control.  I tried calling the center but got no answers. I then called you. I want to know who I am chasing and going to kill."

"There was a car bomb near The Counseling Community Center we were informed of about 45 minutes ago. We have not heard who the victims are.  That was the second crisis we had been notified of. The first was five rogues who escaped from the Lycan prison and had outside help.  They also escaped using bombs.  We sent Lycan experts to the sites to evaluate and update us on what happened. I better let your uncle know his brother might of been a victim." He paused to take a deep breath. He blows it out slowly.

"I will send your grandma Victoria, Tiana, Scott, and Zander to you as soon as possible. I will join you once I know something. I will contact Solomon to bring your grandparents and other family to you.

You call an Emergency Elder Meeting and activate them to return to their old positions. When Solomon gets there, he can step up to help you. I know you are feeling the heartache. You have only been alpha for a little over a year. I am surprised you did not go down. This shows you are strong."

"I have to be strong. I have too many people counting on me."

"You are doing fine." He paused, "by the way, was it the wolf guard or the Lycan guard's with your family today?"

"They were wolf guards today. The Lycan guard has been in charge of the territory patrol guards since I took over, but today they have been helping with training.  They were training more territory guards to help patrol the territory.  I need to check in with them."

"Knowing them, they automatically tightened down security. Just link them to let them know to expect council members and your family soon." He paused, and I heard someone say something to him.  "I have to get back to work."

"If you hear anything, let me know. "

"Will do." I get off the phone.

I link the Lycan guard, "I know you have already tightened security. Thank you. Expect members from Green Valley Pack, Supernatural Council, and the Lycan family here soon. Message my assistant because I will be busy trying to find out what happened, and he will get a message to me."

"Yes, Alpha." I then close the link.

I stand up and walk to the door.  "Charles, call everyone for a pack meeting within an hour of Elder Solomon, my family, and the council getting here. I don't know the exact time so be ready. Have them ensure the family wing is ready for Green Valley, the guest wing is set up for Supernatural Council, and the Lycan Guesthouse is prepared for my uncle and his family. I am heading to the hospital. Oh, and contact all the top three elders. I want to talk to them in 30 minutes." I start to walk away. "Shit." I turn around and walk back into my office. "I am calling Uncle Easton at the Lycan pack to inform him his younger brother is dead. I forgot to do that."

I close the door and go lay down on the couch. I pull out my phone and dial. It rings several times, and my uncle picks up, "Charles, I cannot talk now. We got an emergency here at the prison."

I reply in a quiet voice, "I like pickles on my sandwich."

He stopped and said, "Repeat that?"

In a louder voice, I said, "I like pickles on my sandwich."

My uncle sighed, "You better not be tricking me, boy. Everyone cleared out of the room. Go do what you have been assigned." I hear chairs sliding back and footsteps, and then the door closed. "You remembered that line?"

I did a dry, forced laugh and said, "I remember visiting you and running into some meeting. I interrupted it, and you yelled at me, 'Get out and go to your room until I come up to talk to you, and I did."

"When the meeting was done, I came up to talk to you about the interruption of important meetings."

"I asked you what if it is essential and cannot wait. You replied, 'If it is urgent and an emergency, you can give me a code sentence. Then you asked me, what is something you cannot stand? I said pickles."

My uncle replied, "Your code sentence is I like pickles on my sandwich."

"I have never used it until today Uncle Easton."

"I know, Charlie. What is going on?"

I got a very hard ache when I started to speak. I started seeing black spots in front of my eyes. "Mom, Dad, Scott, Zander, and their guards are all dead.."

"What? How the hell did that happen?"

"We were at training. We felt their break. I tried calling them, the center, and the council. No one answered. I then called Uncle Gideon's direct cell phone and told him I felt the break. He told me about the explosion at the prison and near the council center. I am waiting until he calls to confirm. I think that the council center explosion killed them. He would confirm that is what killed them or if there is a third emergency." I took a deep breath and blew it out. I saw those black spots in front of my eyes. I rubbed my eyes. I took a second deep breath and blew it out.

"My siblings and the guard mate all clasped. I am staying up, but I feel the pain of their loss, my sibling's and pack's pain. I keep seeing black spots, and I have never seen that before. But I have to stay strong. I have an elder meeting in 20 minutes and a pack meeting after that. I got to go. Are you going to notify Grandpa and Grandma? Or would you rather me do it after the pack meetings?"

"I will do it. We will be there as soon as we can. I have to clear up a few loose ends still. Get my beta up to speed."

"I am having  the pack prepare your guest house."