Knight pulled Raven into his chest for a tight hug as he muttered: "It hurts to see your people suffer, but you need to know--""I know." Raven nodded with a cold, dead voice, "It's my responsibility.""No, that's not what I was going to say." Knight lifted Raven's chin softly and gazed into his eyes, "You need to know, you can't stop all evil. You are a good Alpha just by caring about it, and I know you do.""Caring is fucking cheap!" Raven shut his eyes closed as tears fell down. He would have cared about crying in front of Knight, but he didn't think he could be more humiliated in front of this man."Caring is not cheap. Someone can't afford to have it their whole life." Knight lifted Raven's chin and pecked away his tears before he took Raven's mouth for a gentle kiss."You were right, I AM just a stupid little prince, living in my dream bubble." Raven smiled bitterly, the pride that was once in his eyes was replaced by angry fire, "I WILL get to the bottom of this!""You WERE. Yo
Knight never came back that night.Raven was getting more and more nervous, and he went to check the pack prison three times before the end of the next day. No trace of Knight. There weren't even any reports about any intrusions that night.Raven wanted to go and look for Knight, only to realize all he knew about Knight was that he was a "rogue" that lives around the pack somewhere.Raven could do nothing but wait for pieces of information, and his ever-so-happy life was never the same.He looked into Allura's case from four years ago, and he read through all the files about the rogue attacks in the past 30 years. He worked into late at night and often sleep with his elbow on the table and his face buried in the papers. He woke up to work more and he even worked during his meals.The Alpha's house became ever so quiet to him.People around him were shocked that their innocent, bright Alpha suddenly changed into a quiet workaholic, but only Raven knew, he wanted to get to the bottom of
[Alpha! Please ride me! I'll take you out of the circle!] Noah shouted at Raven as another three rogues stepped out of the woods, roaring.Raven took 20 men with him this time when he headed toward Pouring Mountain. They searched for the whole day with no trace of rogues whatsoever, but on their way back, a group of 10 rogues out of nowhere ambushed them.It would have been okay if his loyal fighters didn't make a run for themselves, leaving Raven with only six fighters to fight with him.But Raven could understand them -- he was forced to shift back to his human form by a sudden burst of a strange pain in his stomach, and he could barely stand up, let alone fight.[No...] Raven muttered, lying on the ground, [Just saved yourselves, please...]He didn't want to get anyone killed for his stupidity, but none of the six wolves made a move.They didn't want to leave their Alpha.Raven could barely move at the pain, and he knew the chance of a wolf carrying a disabled human against a circl
"We don't negotiate with rogues." Iron shifted back and stood on the tip of the edge, his figure dominant."We will take our chance and fight our way out," Knight grinned at Iron, "but you can at least hide your ambition of wanting your Alpha dead a little bit better, BETA Iron."The wolves surrounding them didn't make too much a move hearing Knight's words, but Iron pressed his lips and hesitated."How is exposing his plan now gonna help?!" Raven hissed under his breath."He's powerful, but he is still trying to get you killed in a discreet way exactly because you still have most of your people's support. He can't kill you in plain sight...yet." Knight answered patiently in a lecturing tone as if dealing with a curious little kid.Raven frowned at that tone but had to agree with Knight. He was just upset he couldn't figure that out on his own."Don't be so hard on yourself. I have seen the world for five more years than you," Knight curved his lips, and Raven appreciated that thought
"Iron Hogan, Beta of the Pisces Pack," Knight rose his voice for all the wolves around them, "You are surrounded by my rogues, roughly three times more than your men, I would say?""Despicable!" Iron shouted as he glanced around. No trace of any wolves whatsoever."I wouldn't dare call myself that in front of you," Knight smirked, "but I'm gonna keep your Alpha for now, as my trophy. I assume you don't have a problem with that, do you?"Iron growled in anger: "Pisces's warriors! Tear that damn wolf apart! Attack!""I need to talk to them!" Raven hissed at Knight.Knight nodded slightly: "Try their loyalty to you and observe. You stand a chance at commanding them if most of them show loyal or at least neutral to you."[Uncle Iron!] Raven bit his lips, trying to find some energy left in his body to maintain the mindlink as he reached out to as many wolves as possible. Most of the warriors put through his mindlink request soon, and Iron was the last one to do so.[Alpha, we can't let the
Raven woke up in cold sweat, naked under a thin sheet in a simple bed.Knight wasn't there."Anyone? I need...water..." Raven tried to rise his voice, but he could barely hear himself. His limbs were still soft as mellow, and his throat dried due to the fever.He pulled himself up by the nightstand and looked around. He was in a shabby old cabin. All there was in the room, was only a table, a chair, a closet, a nightstand, and the bed under him.Did that fucking rogue put him in a prison cell?! Sounds like the kind of sadistic joke Knight would make.Raven breathed in hardship as his eyes fell on the kettle on the table.It took Raven minutes to get to it though. He had to support himself against the wall to avoid crawling to the table, but he made it in the end, only to find it empty."Guard!" Raven shouted, at least the frustration and anger amplified his voice, but only for a little.No one came though.Raven pulled himself to the door and pulled in fury, only to almost fall back b
"Raven..."In the darkness, Raven heard a rough bass. He blinked only to realize he wasn't in total darkness, but actually surrounded by a sea of the black tulip. The flower sea was so delicious that Raven didn't want to move at all, but the light in afar had a stronger pull on him so he walked forward.He walked for so long that he lost the sense of time, only to reach the white light to find out that it was actually a huge white wolf."Knight?" Raven murmured but the wolf didn't move. He walked forward and the wolf walked at the same time and walked forward, too, keeping the same distance between them. Raven wanted to run, but all of a sudden he felt something between his legs and his body stiffened when he realized someone was touching him!"Knight!" Raven snapped as he pushed that hand, but instead of backing away, the hand pinched him before stroking faster and faster. Instantly the friction built up in his as he moaned, enjoying the touching. Knight hugged him from behind -- or,
"And then you just got out?!" Simon rose his eyebrow so high they almost disappeared into his hair."What else am I supposed to do?!" Knight grunted in frustration."You sleep with so many women, AND men, how come you are still so bad at this?!" Simon burst into laughter at Knight's sullen look.A wood flew at Simon's way and he dodged Knight's ashamed-anger-driven attack in laughter."Seriously, when women say they want you to get out, usually they don't really want you out." Simon shook his head, "I learned that the hard way, trust me, the longer you 'stay out' the worse!"Knight rolled his eyes before he signed with a defeated tone: "Then what IS it that they want?""They want you to apologize, most of the time," Simon said in a lecturing tone."I did! I apologized, a lot! I barely rose my voice...I think." Knight rubbed his hair in frustration, "Except when I fed him the cure...I think.""There are a lot of 'I think' there." Simon squinted his eyes at Knight."I don't know, okay?!
"Knight! Where are you?! Raven?! Caleb?! Anyone?!" Simon's loud voice sounded through the whole pack, "What the fuck is wrong with the mindweb? Where is Knight and why is Raven the Alpha now?!"Shouting this was only Simon's way of waking up those who hadn't yet accepted his mindlink invitation --Simon couldn't force a joined mindlink of everyone in the pack, only an Alpha could.But he had no other choice.Everything was fine only a few hours ago--He woke up to the most peaceful and long-waited Christmas morning with his beloved daughter and lovely wife, to celebrate the last Christmas they get to spend in the forest--It was fine to live there when Knight had only a handful of guys to keep around. They cared little about things like houses, dresses, and holidays. But now with Knight becoming the Alpha, the pack could no longer just keep the rough rogues, but also werewolves with family and all.So Knight decided to accept Allura's kind offer and move his pack into a small town tha
Knight returned to his village after a perfect night with his mate, in a low mood-- it was only the beginning of a long wait that didn't have a time limit on, when being away from his mate for merely seconds seemed torture to him. It was only at the gate of the villiage did Knight rememebered -- Frost pledged to Rain in the mountain after Raven went in rage, though only for a short night, that merged the two packs before he gave the title back to Frost, meaning-- He was now an Alpha with no pack, again. And this time even his loyal rogues had left him. Just what he wanted right now -- he wanted to bury himself in bed and get some good sleep after the tiring visit of Raven's prison, hopefull he could sleep till forever-- That was the promised time of his mate's return, right? He was exhausted. "Alpha?!" Simon's shocked voice stopped Knight's legs when he was heading toward his little cabin, and Knight turned to look in shock, only to find-- More and more heads stucking out of t
"Raven...?" Knight got nervous when he lost all expectation of what Raven wanted a serious talk for."You really think she might poison me?" In a light tone, Raven waited till Allura was out of the room, making no move at neither the real cure nor the temp cure.It was the first time he really tried to go against the great Alpha in front of him, and magically, he calmed down and could think clearer like never before.He knew how to play the Alpha who had only his benefit in mind, and he just needed to make his moves right."I'm not saying that she has ill intention," Knight explained, trying to search for Raven's eyes, but Raven sighed with his eyes, low, "I know how hatred works, and she has been blaming you for what happened for too long to just shake it off overnight.""I see..." Raven sighed in a heavy tone, frowning as if the fact that he couldn't win his people's hearts over bothered him.And Knight fell for that instantly, because that feeling was genuine."I'm not saying that
Knight wrapped his arm around Raven's chest from behind, falling asleep quickly as Raven listened to his steady breath carefully, thinking about how to get out without Knight knowing.Whatever the bad news was, he couldn't trust Knight's decision.Raven closed his eyes and mindlinked Allura again.[Sorry about that,] Said Raven, looking around the laboratory through Allura's eyes, [what's the bad news?][We have analyzed the cure and basically re-created it exactly in the same proportion,] Allura raised a tube for Raven to see.[What do you mean basically?] Raven frowned, catching on to the keyword.[Well, we use the same method on them with a centrifuge and it came out as the same,] Allura put down the tube, and her eyes fell on the centrifuge in the middle of the room, [but somehow they are working differently...][As in?][As in, the mice with the poison in their blood took our cure calmed down instantly like how the cure was supposed to have worked, but later the symptoms appeared
"Knight...Knight?!" Raven mumbled when he opened his eyes, but the bed was empty, and that gave Raven an icy quiver before he threw the sheet away and jumped out of bed, only to fall to the ground with his body shaking in a heavy sweat.Knight was gone?! Again?![Noah!] Raven mindlinked Noah, trying to get back up to his feet, [Where are you? Where is Knight?!][Alpha?] Noah's confused voice came through, [I'm in the lobby of the Alpha's house, do you need me to come up to help?][No!] Raven huffed, [Where is Knight?!][I don't know...] Noah shot a worried glance up in the direction of Raven's bedroom before he left the lobby, [I'm coming--]"Yo," Knight's voice suddenly rose as the bathroom door slid open, "fancy way to wake up, Alpha Raven."Huffing Raven on the ground: "..."[Alpha, I--] Noah hesitated and Raven already cut the mindlink."Where did you go?!" Raven snapped angrily, cold sweat all over him when he woke up to an empty bed."The...bathroom..." Knight blinked innocently
Knight instantly understood Raven's shout, and he got out of Raven's grab easily before he jumped at Noah when Noah froze where he was."You break the vial and I'll die, too!" Raven shouted as he stumbled off the bed at the two, and his words slowed down Knight's move visibly."What the fuck are you still doing here?!" Raven snapped at Noah as he jumped on Knight's back, "Can't you do ONE thing you are told?! Run!""Give me the vial or your Alpha dies!" Knight cut in before Raven could even finish his sentence, "Don't obey your Alpha!"That was the weirdest order ever and Noah froze there, darting his eyes between the two Alphas like a moron."Noah!" Raven snapped, "What the hell?!""Your Alpha needs the vial!" Knight wouldn't budge, "I'm only trying to save him--""I-- I don't have the vial..." Noah mumbled with a frightened look, horrified."What?!" Raven snapped, "You took it and ran away when I--"He stopped his words, shooting a guilty glance at Knight and Knight instantly unders
"Are you fucking kidding me..." Mumbling with a resigned tone, Raven sighed heavily as he turned around slowly to Knight's pitch-dark eyes.Hands locked behind his back, Knight sat on the floor with his back against the table, smirking."From the look of your shaking hands," With a drawling tone, Knight's eyes fell on the empty bowl that rolled to the side, "you didn't take the cure?""And now that you have," Raven panted with a messy breath, giving up his failure of a plan to contain the beast with a sarcastic tone, "do you still insist that you stopped loving me, ALPHA?""I never said that," Knight's eyes scanned the room before he sighed and stood up, putting the handcuff on the table gently.Raven rolled his eyes at Knight's silent bragging."Where is the vial?" With a coaxing tone, Knight pulled Raven up from the floor before he carried Raven to the bed and put him there, again."I drank it up before throwing it outside the window!" Raven snapped at Knight sarcastically.He could
"Alpha! Are you alright?!" Noah shouted, tapping Raven on the face."Stop it..." Raven gasped for air with a frown. He didn't black out, just couldn't maintain a calm face under Elena's poison was all."Let me help!" Noah put Raven's arm around his neck and got him to the bed before he asked, "Why are we taking down Alpha Knight?"Raven didn't have time to explain his full plan to Noah, but just told him to take whatever necessary means to take down THE beast, hence Noah's three shots."Why did you shoot him three times!" Raven snapped angrily, finally catching his breath after the mate mark on his neck faded a little."I...I panicked..." Noah blurted tamely, "His eyes were red and I knew how strong he was so...""Okay, whatever," Raven waved his hand impatiently, putting the vial in Noah's hand, "feed him this first and then we'll talk!""What is this?" Noah took the vial to Knight with a swift move, "Are you..."His hand froze, and Raven shot over a questioning look."Is this poison
"Really, you think so, huh?" Raven suppressed the anger and sting rose at the rejecting words from his mate."I'm sorry," Knight sighed heavily, dodging Raven's eyes, "I thought I could do it, but in the end, you are still a White.""It wasn't my father who did the crime," Raven stood up with his fists shaking at his side, but Knight took that a sign of Raven's anger, and didn't connect that with the poison."Your father allowed the attack," Knight took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his chest in pain like never before when he forced his cold words out of him, "maybe not intentional, but he made a deal with the rogues to make his name, and that cost innocent lives, Raven.""..." Though knowing Knight was only saying this because he wanted to sacrifice his own chance of living for him, Raven couldn't help but felt hurt, and the worst part was, Knight was right.Nolan White bought the rogues to attack just so he could come to the rescue and make his own name. Though not intended to