Vengeance

"Your dinner is ready, Alphaess," Maria bows her head, worriedly looking at Nyx.

Nyx says nothing and continues to lie on her bed motionless. She has a lot going on her mind, and she doesn't even want to figure it out. A great power comes with great offerings and regrets, it never comes alone. Right now she's wishing someone will come forward to save her from this mess, and she can relax in an island or something like that in the meantime. What a bizarre wish, she laughs at her helplessness.

"Alphaess," Maria addresses again, trying to keep her tone polite.

Nyx glances at her, aware of her presence and mindset. She doesn't feel like eating or doing anything, but she still gets up hoping food will help remove her distress for a while.

"Any letters for me, Maria?"

"No, Alphaess."

Nys wonders if Lorenzo heard about the war too. That will only cause him to worry about her and interrupt his training, which she doesn't wish for. She sighs, preparing her mind to be strong, she's not someone who runs away from problems. She's the leader of a pack, if she doesn't do it, then who's gonna do it?

Suddenly a guard comes running in her room, breathing heavily. Nyx immediately recognises the person, he's in charge for her den's protection here.

"Forgive the rudeness, Alphaess, but there's a horrible news."

"What is it, Taylor?" she can see an ominous sign coming up in the pack.

"Advisor Jenna was abducted," he pauses for a moment, wiping his sweats. "Her body was found just an hour ago, near the vengeance river."

Nyx can't help but shiver after hearing this, feeling dizzy in the head. Even yesterday she had a meeting with her personally regarding the war matter, now she's dead? She grits her teeth, her claws come out in a glimpse of second, promising herself that whoever did it has to pay, in the worst way possible.

It's not even a threat. It'll be the reality.

"Near the vengeance river?" Maria mutters to herself, because that river is the signature sight of the Vengeance pack. Which definitely indicates that the predator is from that pack.

"Don't say it," Nyx hisses, she's well aware of who's Maria thinking of. That devil disguised in a body of wolf, the one who came for revenge.

Noah.

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The sight of Jenna's body is enough to make anyone's stomach turn upside down, at least if that person is normal. The predator attacked her in a way that she couldn't even turn into her wolf form, the fight probably lasted for a few minutes. Countless scars are showing all over her body, which was stripped naked forcefully, some scars are still slightly bleeding. Her lips were torn apart, along with her stomach parts and uterus. The killer was just one person which is evident, the dry blood on her genitals prove that she was raped after her last breath and which was so aggressive that it broke her veins and arteries there. Her eyes are still open, downside is her broken neck facing the bank of the river,, and she's lying inside of a bush covered with mud and insects.

Nyx stares blankly at her lifeless green eyes, standing still. There's not an ounce of emotion expressed in that face, it's like her soul is away somewhere.

A medical staff comes up to her, handing her a plastic bag. Nyx breaks her poster after all, looking at the evidence nonchalantly.

"What's this?"

"A piece of fabric, the killer was wearing a black robe most probably," the staff replies.

"So he did all of this without turning to his wolf form?"

"Technically, yes. The piece is torn apart, from the fight Advisor Jenna put against I assume. There's no blood sample around of the killer, but it's logical to assume that he's from the Vengeance pack. While he might not be a bodybuilder type, but he's immensely strong. There is some urine samples near the bank, but that won't come handy to catch the predator either. Overall he's a twisted man, I doubt any part of him is related with any humanity."

Nyx looks at the black fabric, which is covered with blood stains. This is just the beginning, she thinks to herself, that bastard can do much worse. He's devoid of any emotion or rationality or morality, he's a pure monster. She doesn't even know how did she survive from his grasp, but now he has done this to one of her people, there's a price to pay, even deeper and scarier than the pits of hellfire.