Brand Of A Traitor

Levy pushed herself off Logan’s face and then turned around to leave, she was in no mood to care about anything that Logan has to say to her, he was seven years too late and from the looks of it..he wasn’t even here to apologise to her. Her wolf whined in a low voice, telling her to give Logan another chance but she didn’t, instead, she walked away without looking back, not once did she look at Logan who was left behind, and maybe she wouldn’t have ever if he didn’t stop her. Again. 

“ Levy Harlow, you can say whatever you want but you are still alive aren’t you? And I hate to repeat this but I have never renounced my claim on you nor have I permitted to leave the pack, if you leave now then you will be branded as a traitor along with being a murderer is that what you want?”Logan called out pausing Levy mid-track as she turned her head and cursed him inwardly in her head for not letting her go even after torturing her for so long.

She knew she couldn’t leave, no matter what —- not when he was threatening her that he will brand her as a traitor. 

A traitor—— was a shifter who was banished from the pack for a crime that was simply unforgivable, if they were to leave the pack then they will never be able to reclaim their life in another pack. Even loners would think twice before letting a traitor in their group and even if they do, they will always be suspicious of the one wolf with the brand of a traitor. If Levy left now then she would have to give up all her plans of restarting her life from the scratch, she would not be accepted by any pack and no one will claim her as their mate either.

And if there was anything that Levy was afraid of after spending seven years in prison it was loneliness. 

It seemed to bite her every time she was left alone—- the silence was never ending and honestly, she was tired of it after being locked up for seven years in a block of bricks. 

“ What do you want?” Knowing that she would not be able to leave here without Logan making things difficult for her, Levy asked as she finally turned around and faced Logan before crossing her hands in front of her chest. “ If there is something that you want then spit it out.” 

She watched as Logan’s eyes narrowed with annoyance brimming in those electric blue eyes, if this happened seven years ago, she would have definitely tried to please her but not now, she stayed where she was and glared at Logan right back as she quirked a brow up. “ So? What is it, that brought you here?” 

“Lily.” was all Logan said

Lily? She frowned and looked at Logan. “ What about her?” 

“ She has been cursed,” He finally gave a little detail about why he was here looking for her, so it was the sister of his beloved that was cursed. 

“ And what does that have to do with me?” 

“ Levy—-”

“ It has everything to do with you,” before Logan could say anything, Elder Hopkins exploded as he waddled forward dressed in his black robe with golden embroidery—- the uniform of an Elder. His portly belly juggled as he rushed out from Logan’s behind because he was so small and seemed to have been hiding behind Logan and Jake for a great deal of time, she didn’t take notice of him before. “ If you hadn’t cursed my daughter with god knows what awful mumbo jumbo of yours then we wouldn’t be here! Its you who caused her to be like this and you will put her right this instant, or I will make you—-”

The rest of his words drowned in his throat when Levy flicked her fingers and several fiery canaries started to circle her head. “ You were saying, Elder Hopkins?” She asked innocently like there weren’t birds made of fire revolving around her all prepared to attack on just one order from her.

“ Levy you will stop that right now,” ordered Logan but not only did Levy not listen to him, she even doubled the number of the burning canaries. “ Levy! As your alpha, I command you to stop this moment!” 

Only then did she turn to look at him with a mocking smile. “ Maybe you need to get yourself a hearing aide, Alpha… I just told you, I do not take command from you … I am not the same Levy, who used to kneel at your feet upon seeing your slightest frown, so you better give up the idea of controlling me. Now instead of trying to get my reins under control, why not tell me why you are here with that thing?” She added as she pointed to Elder Hopkins. 

Logan growled, he wanted to kill Levy this very instant but at the same time he couldn’t bring himself to do so… if he hurt her now then she will never break the curse that has been cast on Lily and then with what face will he ever show up in front of Mavis? 

Thus, he calmed down and tried his best to ignore the flaming canaries that she has summoned around her head and said, “It's Lily—- she has been sleeping for the last seven years, we have tried everything to wake her up but we couldn’t do so, that's why I need you to break that curse and wake her up.” This was his biggest regret, it has been seven years, and yet he couldn’t find a single witch or mage who was strong enough to break the curse that has been cast on Lily. 

That little girl.. she was Mavis's beloved sister and if he couldn’t even wake her up then with what rights can he say that he loved Mavis? 

When everything was going wrong it was Elder Abbot who suggested that maybe they needed to bring Levy back since she was a much stronger witch. So, the only reason he was here was to take Levy back was Lily —- not him, nor his wolf.