Whatever Arya had said didn't make sense. The letter could have been mistranslated, or she could have added that part to make it look like he was her brother.
Rodriguez was deep in thought, and that is one reason why he agreed to let Michelle go shopping with Donna when she asked. He wanted to stay alone.
Arya did approch him after dinner, but he straight up refused to acknowledge that there could be a connection between them. He was born as a rogue pup, and this was the nearest pack that he could find... but it didn't make sense! Moonsglow pack should have been nearer, and being in wolf form, he should have stumbled there instead of reaching Moonstone pack territory!
If what Arya said was correct, then that means that grandpa Michael knew he was his grandson, so why didn't he say anything?
Yes, he did tell him to rule this pack not as Moonstone pack but as a rogue pack. Why? Did he mean that Rodriguez as a rogue is more powerful? Or is it simply because he thought family would make him weak?
Arya was not at the breakfast table, and somewhere in his heart, he was grateful. He didn't have the energy to face her.
His own mate told him to talk to Arya and get to learn about his family, but the way she reacted afterward was alarming. Did she know something about Arya and her family that he didn't know? Of course not! She would have definitely told him if she did.
Life does play tricks on people who least expect it. All this while, when he was single, his sister never showed up. When she eventually did, so did his mate! Now, who should he get to know about his mate or his biological family?
The letter said that Arya would rule by his side, but it never mentioned his mate, but he found her, his mate! That's why he thinks the letter is lying.
After breakfast, he went into his office to do some research himself about this matter. Grandpa Michael always kept a journal hidden somewhere in the office, and if what Arya said is true, then he must have written about it in his journal.
After searching for hours, he finally found an old journal buried deep into a stack of old books. He took it out and opened it carefully.
The first few pages were filled with love and warmth. He had written about his son, Mark, who had found his mate in a neighboring pack, but he was afraid of the Alpha of that pack, Kane Flowerew, who was notorious for killing alphas; That was his literal title, the Alpha killer.
Then, the entries became dark. On one page, he had written:
What I fear is coming. He knows about Mark and his mate, Anna. She and her sister have been targeted by him for his harem. But my son is strong. He wants to get Anna out of there and bring her to this pack.
This would most probably mean war, but my mother is a witch, and she is alive. I'm sure that she'll be able to protect us, as she always did.
Rodriguez turned the page and found more of the same thing. Michael talked about his bloodline and how they were strong, but not as strong as the females in this family tree, who would not possess the wolf spirit but would become powerful dark witches
who would rule beside their brothers, and every sacrifice she made at the altar would make the Alpha stronger.
The best part is that only the heir of the Moonstone bloodline would be able to rule this pack.
Only the Moonstone bloodline. The one true heir!
Does that mean he truly is related to Arya?
He continued reading:
The war is finally at our gate. That cheating bastard! He brought vampires as well. They fight for him.
Mother is weak. I never noticed this, but she hadn't made a single sacrifice since I can remember. It is draining her and, with the last bit of power she had, made a last Moonstone necklace and gave it to me. I will fight for my pack...
No! No! no! Yes, we won. They are all gone, but mother... Goddess, mother is dead! I should have known this war will take something from me.
Mark is still in Moonsglow pack, not by choice, but fear. He now has a child, a daughter. Aria Moonstone. The first female after two generations of men. Mother had me. I had Mark and Steve. Steve... my son, who abandoned us, this pack ages ago. I don't even know now if he's still alive or...
Rodriguez felt his eyes tear up. If this is truly his family, then they had gone through a lot.
After a few more pages of reading, he finally reached the part he was questioning about.
Finally, my son is coming to this pack, and I will be able to not only meet Aria but also listen to my grandsons heartbeat. Yes, Anna is about to give me my second grandchild, Rodney. Rodriguez Rodney Moonstone.
The journal fell from his hands. Rodriguez Rodney Moonstone?
His name is Rodriguez. Michael called him Rodney!
Arya is right?
He gathered himself and picked up the book, and with a heavy heart, began reading the part where he came in.
OH GODDESS!!! WHY? WHY SO MUCH HATE FOR ME?
They had a crash! Apparently, some pup ran onto the road, and Mark swerved off to the side to protect him and fell into a ditch.
Oh Goddess, curse that pup! May he die in the same way... no, not die! May he live a miserable life and lose everything dear to him! Curse the Flowerew bloodline!
My granddaughter lived. My son died! The future alpha is no more, and so isn't the luna. I have heard that my grandson also....
No! I have to be strong. They all will come for me. I can not break. I have to be strong.
One of the guards brought news that a rogue pup is on the run. In his pup form. What a coincidence! Days after the accident that took everything from me, a light of hope comes into my life.
I'll raise him like my own.
Rodriguez was now fully crying.
He continued reading:
Oh, Goddess! It's him. My Rodney. My grandson! He also has the birthmark of a crystal that glows under the full moon.
Both my grandchildren are alive. The day they meet will be the day the Flowerew bloodline will start counting backward, as death will be approaching fast!
Before I die, I will leave everything to Rodriguez, my grandson! He will be the only undefeated Alpha... no, I will leave him a rogue pack, and our biggest enemy will help in making my grandson the strongest Alpha out there. The more Kane kills alphas, the larger my grandsons pack becomes.
In the end, when the two siblings meet, they will take revenge on the Flowerew bloodline.
A knock on the door brought Rodriguez back to the present. His tears had wet most of the pages of the journal, so he quietly put it down, still open, and went to the door.
Arya! It was her! The last person he wanted to see right now.
But did he have a choice?