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Tala continued up the stairs. Remy was alone with Kodi who was still in the back of the cell, not moving or looking up at her.
"We will figure this out, bro. I know whatever I did at least got you to where you can think for yourself. I will find a way to make it so it is entirely out of you."
Kodi didn't look up, "I'll believe that when I see it. I have been dealing with this for months. It wasn't until you pointed it out to be something more than me mourning my mate to know it was something more dire. If there is no cure, I will have someone end my life so I don't put this pack in any more danger."
Remy was taken aback by his bluntness. She knew he was struggling, but not like this.
I need to find a cure. Now.
Chapter twenty-six
Remy
It had been three days since Kodi was brought to the pack house. Each day, as much as Remy thought she broke the hold of the Dark Dimension on him, he grew worse. Sometimes he wouldn't move from the corner and didn't dare to speak. Lykos issued a command that no one was allowed to go down to the cell outside of him, Tala, or Remy due to his Lycan losing control and trying to rip open the bars. With them being lined with silver, he should not have been able to touch the bars, but his rage overrides his ability to think, and he would still try to pry them open to get to whoever brought him food or a change of clothes. With the three of them having more dominant Lycans over Kodi, they were the safest at controlling the animal while down there.
Remy walked down there yesterday, and she could see the black swimming in his eyes. Her heart broke at the idea of him losing the battle to the dimension and her or her parents having to kill Kodi to keep the pack safe. If there was another option, she would be doing it. Kaida had not replied yet with her solution to the Dark Dimension, so they were running out of time and options.
The rest of Kodi's pack settled in long enough for Lykos to consider building another house for them all. Many of them had to bunk up in the same room to accommodate them, and a few were even with other pack members who had the room to take them in. Remy was to check on them all occasionally to ensure they were happy. When she did, the pack members seemed restless without an Alpha to guide them. Many were asking when they would return home, and some asked about their Alpha returning to them. Remy's day brightened when she heard her brother was a good enough Alpha, and his pack felt lost without him. It also angered her, and that anger was pointed at her father. At first, Remy thought it would be best to leave it alone and let Lykos handle it, but it ate away at her to the point that she couldn't sleep, so now it was her problem to fix.
Rapping her fist on her father's office door made her heart skip a beat, and her palms grew a little sweaty. She heard him say come in, so she took a deep breath. As she opened the door, Remy saw her mother sitting on the edge of his desk and Lykos staring at some papers sprawled out. Tala was glancing down at them until Remy opened the door. Tala gave Remy a smile, and her eyes dropped back down to the papers.
"Dad, we need to talk."
Lykos peered up at her from the top of his eyes and gave her a look that said, "Well, out with it."
"Kodi's pack is not settling in as you hoped. They need their Alpha back or for someone to step up for that role. They are lost right now while here. It's our job as Alphas to protect and serve our packs, but we aren't doing a good enough job at it right now." Remy's voice grew angrier with each syllable.
Lykos stared at her for a few seconds and then looked at Tala. "When did I allow for my children to disrespect me like this?"
Tala shook her head, "This is not disrespect, my love. This is the product of being an Alpha. You are like this too, so it’s nice to see you getting a taste of your own medicine."
Lykos growled at her, but it only caused Tala to smile. Remy cleared her throat, "Yo! I'm still here. Get your wagging tongues back in your mouths, and listen to me!"
Remy knew she shouldn’t have lost her temper, but she was over this. If she were to be an Alpha, she needed to command the people she was talking to, or they would assume she was weak. Especially males. Because the men seem to think that women are lesser than them, and that shit needs to stop.
Lykos finally looked at her with a smirk. "You should know how hard it is to be in the presence of your mate. You have one of those now."
Remy tapped her foot and crossed her arms over her chest. "I don't give a shit about my mate right now. He isn't here to distract me. Now if you would please answer my damn question. What are we going to do about this? We have thirty people in our territory who do not want to be here. They want their Alpha back or to be accepted into this pack so they can stop feeling so lost! If you aren't doing anything about it, then I will!"
Lykos lifted his brow at her. "And what do you plan on doing about it?"
Remy wasn't prepared for that question. She hadn't thought about a plan just yet. She just knew that something needed to be done. There was an option of letting Kodi loose and possibly allowing the pack to be taken over by the Dark Dimension, but that wasn't an option she wanted to offer. The other was to kill Kodi and allow his second to take over the pack, and she didn’t like that idea either. The third was to figure out anything to help Kodi beat this so he could return to his pack instead.
Or...
"I will take over the pack and return them to their territory. While Kodi is recovering, I can lead that pack so they can resume their lives. Once we have a plan to rid Kodi of the Dark Dimension, we can execute it, and he can reassume the role."
The words left Remy's mouth before she thought them through, but after hearing them, she thought it was a good plan. It would allow the pack to return to their home with a powerful Alpha over them. It would also mean she would have thirty people under her, adding to her power and making them a powerful ally to the Great Plains pack during this trying time. At first, she didn't know if it was a promising idea, but now she thought it was the best plan she could have produced.
Lykos straightened his back, and his eyes didn't leave hers. Tala whined as they locked their gazes, almost like Lykos's wolf was in charge. She wanted to let Remy know that she was to abide by whatever Lykos planned on saying. Remy didn't give up. She kept her gaze on her father and made sure not to blink. This was going to take a while unless one of them relented.
I will not back down. Fuck this. He wanted a solution, and I gave him one.
A growl emitted from Lykos as he narrowed his eyes at her. She opened her mouth to tell him she wouldn't back down when a sickening roar broke their gaze. Lykos and Remy looked out of the window behind him. He stood up, blocking Remy's view of the front yard and driveway. Some of the pack members were walking around, but they suddenly stopped and stared at the house. Remy felt underneath the floorboards shaking, and soon it shook the room.
KODI!
Remy raced through the door, down the hall, and then down the stairs. Kodi was in his Lycan form, a platinum blonde even in his beast's form, with glowing green eyes. His hands were around the bars, smoke gathering from the silver burning into his skin, and his arm muscles flexed as he pried the bars open. She practically skipped down the steps and called on her Lycan to wake. Kodi's eyes were on her and stopped momentarily as she shifted into her Lycan. Standing on two feet with her lengthened arms and claws dangling in front of her was not the form she was used to. Remy preferred to be on four legs with her having that option. Kodi noticed how she was quickly shifting and snarled. He returned to prying the bars open, and Remy felt the wave of his power roll through the room. He looked at her again. The glowing green eyes were swimming in black, and Remy knew who was more in charge.
