CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE | COMFORTINGNATHAN“We are going to give her a befitting burial. Even though she was a bitch, she was still a member of our pack, and she didn't deserve a death like that." Carson says, staring at all of our faces. As usual, he acts maturely and takes over everything. Lucinda has been crying since the moment the corpse was revealed. Even though she was not close to her, and didn't like her, she still watched her grow up. It must be hard for her too. As for me, I just keep staring into nothing. Honestly, I don't know how to act, or what to say. Growing up, I have always had a problem with expressing my emotions. I bottled them up, and at the end of the day, I end up taking out all my pent-up aggression on someone. I know I should probably not feel this broken up about her death, but I can't help it. Whether I like it or not, the truth is that Clementina made a big impact On my life. We did almost everything together while growing up. She was my best friend an
CHAPTER SIXTY | HOME; WHERE SHE BELONGSNATHAN“Oh my goddess, Alena," Lucinda exclaims, running to assist her in walking.Her leg is still broken, and she is leaning on a stick for support. She collapses the moment Lucinda touches her to help her. Lucinda places a hand on her waist and the other hand on her shoulder, trying to carry all her weight. She takes her hand off Alena's stomach to place it somewhere else to comfortably carry but stops once she sees the blood that appears on her hands. With shaking hands, Lucinda slightly turns Alena to the side and is greeted with the sight of the gunshot wound. Lucinda screams in horror. “She is bleeding guys, she has been shut." Caleb and Carson immediately swing into action, taking Alena out of the trembling Lucinda's hand and trying to reduce the blood flowing out of Alena. Through everything, I just silently watch in horror, frozen in shock. I don't move until I feel the agonizing pain in my stomach. I frown, crouching down and
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONE | BURIEDNATHANSomeone pats my back in comfort, before heading to the chair at the front and taking his seat. This is how things have been since the moment they announced her death. Random werewolves would just approach me and say something comforting, or pat my back in comfort. A child even hugged me and told me that he is sorry for my loss. I love the fact that my subjects care about me, but it is fucking annoying and pathetic that they only liked her when she died. They only accepted her after it is too late. Since she was a rogue that was initiated into the pack by the Alpha, the members of my pack didn't like her. They hated rogues and the only reason they left her alone is because of the fear of the then Alpha, my father. But they never truly accepted her. The pack members hated her. Clementina's death still feels unreal. It feels like I am dreaming and would wake up tomorrow morning to find her pestering me to accept her. But it is not a dream, because
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWO | TRUTHFULLY BACKNATHANDoes she remember everything that happened? Or does she still think she is in that time when everything was still perfect in her life? Slowly and cautiously walking towards her, I give her a reassuring smile.“Hey," I greet softly. She does not answer and continues staring at me. “How are you feeling?" I ask. She still does not take her gaze off me and keeps staring at me like I am an alien. I do not think that she remembers anything. “I missed you so damn much it hurts," I whisper, not expecting her to hear. Neither was I expecting her to reply. “I miss you more than you could ever miss me." She croaks out. She starts coughing, and I immediately rush to the bedside table to get her water to drink. She shakily talks the cup from my hand and gulps down its content within seconds. I silently watch her, smiling like a young schoolboy that is in love with his teacher. Finally, some good news. “I missed you so...so fucking much," she re
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREE | THE NARRATION NATHAN“Tell us every single thing that happened," Caleb orders Alena. I don't like how he addressed her, but I understand that he is desperate to find his mate. Once Alena informed me that she knows where Cara is, I called Caleb over to listen to what she had to say. I don't have the right to hide anything from him, he has the right to know about everything that happened to his mate.“Where should I start?" Alena asks, nervously scratching the back of her head, slightly scared of the way Caleb is talking to her. I take her hand and squeeze it lightly, smiling at her in reassurance. She has always been scared of him. “Nathan informed me that you were placed on a chair because you could not stand on your own due to your broken leg. You disappeared not long after. How?" Taking a deep breath, Alena squeezes my hands before talking. “I was waiting for my mate when a young lady came over to me. She introduced herself as Cara, the Beta's mate, and
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR | COMING BACK NATHAN “My dad let me go," She whispers. “Damn it!" Caleb exclaims. “Why the fuck would he let you go?" He growls. I give him a warning look, mind linking him to behave himself. I know it must be very frustrating for him, but it is not my mate's fault that she was released. Caleb runs his hands through his hair in frustration. He turns to the door of the hospital, acting like he wants to leave, but then turns around and moves to stand directly in front of Alena. “Tell me something...anything." He desperately begs. “I...I...I... don't know what to say to you." Taking deep breaths to calm himself down, Caleb looks into Alena's eyes with determination. “Okay, let us start from here. How did Caleb King let go?" “He just came into the cell, forced me to swallow something, and the next thing I knew, I was in the same forest I got lost in when I was still a rogue." “Why the fuck would he let you go?" Caleb asks again. Alena shrugs in reply. Not s
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVE | A SLICE OF THE PAST NATHAN“I know where Caleb King is." Doctor Alex declares. The knife drops from Caleb's hand and his mouth opens like a fish out of the water. “You do?" Lucinda squeals, bouncing on her toes like a little kid in a candy store. As for me, I just blankly stared at him, knowing that he is lying. To know a liar, you look into their eyes. Looking into Doctor Alex's eyes makes me know that he is lying to us. He is only trying to make us let him go. His shaky hands, bouncing leg, and twitchy nose is also a giveaway. Usually, Lucinda and Caleb would know that he is lying already, but they have been blinded by excitement. Lucinda can not wait to end Caleb King's life and Caleb just wants his mate back. “Where is it, you have to tell us," Caleb growls. “I will, but first, you have to promise to let me go once I tell you Caleb King's location." Doctor Alex responds, smiling in hope. “Yeah, we will let you go. This is probably the best news I hav
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIX | SET UPNATHANWe couldn't go to check out the Old Diamond pack until the next night because I wanted to watch over my mate and make sure she was fully well. I spent the rest of the day with my mate, making sure she was safe and comfortable.I noticed something weird about her though, she was always looking straight ahead, oblivious to the world around her. When I asked her what was wrong, she replied that doesn't know who to follow, her head or her heart. She refused to say any more after that. I tried reading her emotions, but couldn't, I couldn't even feel any fucking things from her. It felt like our mate bond had been broken. I would have pressured her into telling me what was wrong, but I was too worried about today's mission to do so. The next night, Caleb, Lucinda and I led some of our well-trained and trusted warriors to the old Diamond pack. If it was up to Caleb, we would have left last night, but as the Alpha, I didn't allow it. I know Doctor Alex l