My Secret Life (New Edition) Maleah novel Chapter 491

Chapter 491 Shock

Zalia

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I keep looking from Hester to Elinor and try to wrap my head around Brad’s behavior, because I never thought he ordered Hester around. He was always telling us that we should accept everyone for who and what they are, not that he preached it in front of other Alphas and I know he didn’t because he taught us that every Alpha had different ideas.

I remember hearing many different opinions over the years, but they all had one thing in common and that is their lack of faith in females. I remember hearing many Alphas say that they would have never accepted their fated Mate if she was of a Low rank, but I know that it will weaken a Pack if multiple generations of High–ranking members take a chosen Mate.

“Even though there is enough evidence to support Zalia’s claim I have something to add to it.” Axelle says as Liam places a file in front of me and as I open it I am faced with a picture of Mom, taken some time after she came to the Palace. I glance through the pages about her case and I stop at the page from when she left the Palace.

Right there in front of me is the evidence that Mom changed her name, she didn’t want her family to be able to find her and risk that someone might try to forcefully mark her. She wanted time to find her Mate and come to terms with her past, to find a way to never let it happen again. That leaves me with a question I will never find an answer to, because the only one that can give it to me is no longer with us.

“Zalia, you still haven’t answered my question.” Axelle says as I close the file and hand it to Dad. I know I didn’t give her an answer and I am not quite sure how to answer her question. I know the Packs are too far apart to run both of them to the best of my abilities and I am not sure if I can resolve it the way I want to, but I know I can get that answer if I talk to Uncle Darric for a moment.

“Your Majesty, I think I need to talk to Uncle Darric for a moment. Can I use the Alpha office?” I ask as I get up and Uncle Darric follows me out of the dining room the moment Axelle nods her head. I know that technically it is my office, but Moon Stone Pack is still under her command until she releases it back into

my care.

I walk into the office after the Guards at the door have gotten permission from Axelle and as I stare at the boxes on the desk I remember why they were placed at the door. I open the first box and find the files of every High–ranking member of Moon Stone Pack and I know I have my work cut out for me no matter what I decide to do.

“Uncle Darric, how many more Pack–members can Crystal Cove house?” I ask as I open the second box, I need something to do while he is thinking about the answer. I am surprised to see what Brad did with the Pack’s finances and I feel Twilight getting angry the more I read, he really deprived our Pack from a lot of

money.

There have been things over the years we couldn’t replace, because Brad made it clear there weren’t enough funds to replace them and every piece of paper in front of me shows me that he was lying. Just another thing I have to consider before I can answer Axelle’s question.

“Zalia, can I have your attention for a moment?” Uncle Darric asks and I look up at him to see him smiling at him. I hand him the files I am holding, just to show him why Twilight and I are a bit agitated and it only takes a few seconds for Uncle Darric to start shifting his eyes between the files and me.

Both of us understand that Brad kept this Pack on a tight leash and only spend money if he really had no other choice. I am getting a better understanding of why other Packs never spend the night here, because it might have shown them that our Pack wasn’t as wealthy as Brad and Hester wanted everyone to believe and if they wandered around the territory they would have seen that not everything was well taken care off.

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Chapter 491 Shock

“Let’s start with your question before we go into the Pack’s finances. I think I understand why you are asking your question, there is enough room for a few hundred more Pack–members and there is a stretch of territory that can be used for housing Pack–members.” Uncle Darric says and knowing I can easily house close to a thousand more Pack–members makes my decision casier.

I link Deimos to join me in the office as Uncle Darric gets up to return to the main dining room, I need his thoughts on a few things that have been running through my mind and as my Mate he has just as much say in this as I do. Deimos wraps me in his arms the moment he stands next to me and for a moment we just stand there.

We sit down on the couch facing the window and we go through the files with a fine toothcomb, I want to do what is right for this Pack. As the Alpha it is my job to keep my Pack–members safe and to make their lives as pleasant as I can.

I hear Goliath growl next to me and I stare at the page Deimos is pointing at. There is a list of yearly returning money transfer, but the name of the receiving party isn’t familiar to me and I know I will try to find out who this is. I need to be able to explain why Brad transferred that money every year, not only 1 deserve that answer so do the Pack–members.

By the time Deimos and I have gone through every file on Brad’s secret bookkeeping, I know exactly what my funds are and what I want to do for the Pack. Deimos and I were even able to tackle a few other issues I had running through my mind and I am getting closer to making my final decision.

I need to take to a few more people before I can answer Axelle’s question completely, but I will make sure I will answer a part of her question before lunch is over. They all need to understand that this isn’t an easy question to answer, it isn’t going to be a short answer or something that can be done within a few hours and the issues I haven’t answered for myself yet are going to take a little while to get answers to.

Deimos pulls me from my thoughts when he whispers in my ear, “Lunch is ready.” I reluctantly get up to face everyone again, but I also know I can’t hide in here forever. I slip my arm around his waist as we walk to the door and I take a deep breath to steady myself, hoping that Elinor won’t open her yap again.

I see Servants walking in and out of the main dining room as we walk down the hall and I hear an angry voice coming from the dining room. “If she thinks I will give up my title without a fight, she is sorely mistaken. Moon Stone Pack belongs to me and she will never become it’s Alpha, she has no idea what to do with a Pack.” I hear Elinor shout.

I walk into the room with Deimos by my side and as Elinor takes a step towards me Conner steps in her way, growling at her when she tries to get around him. Deimos and I ignore it as we walk back to our table and I smile at all the food that is placed on the tables, I am going to enjoy this lunch a lot.

Deimos and I keep our conversation through the mind–link, neither one of us willing to share anything with the others yet and I really enjoy the food the Palace Servants prepared. Elinor keeps trying to get my attention, but I act as if I don’t notice and I hear her growl from time to time. Deimos is enjoying it a little too much if you ask me, but I am not going to tell him to stop.

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