REID’S POV
I had no choice but to hand Aliyah over to the Silver Moon wolf named Jaxon, whose angst I did not like. Admittedly, I could not force myself to trust that guy, basically because he was from the Silver Moon. I should not add that his actions towards me earlier were not acceptable. But Aliyah seemed to have known him so well and gained her trust over a short period of time.
"I will be waiting for you," Aliyah said to me softly, cupping my face as she looked at me with eyes filled with love and worry.
"It won’t take long, I promise," I assured her, kissing the back of her palm.
"Please don’t let any families be harmed, Reid," she pleaded.
Although I wasn’t sure if none of these innocent families were harmed, I still nodded my head and promised that I’d do my best to ensure their safety.
"Wait for me, alright?"
She nodded in response and then let go of me. Breathing heavily, I gazed at Jaxon and t
ALIYAH’S POVThe back gates were almost an hour's walk from the woods, but with Jaxon’s impressive speed, we were able to get across it in no time. There were cars parked near the back gates, which were owned by the Jewel Pack."I think I just died seeing these luxurious cars they brought for the attack."I caught the distaste in Jaxon’s tone, but I did not say anything at all, for I felt so responsible for what was currently happening inside the Silver Moon land. He opened the door for one of the cars, and then put me in the passenger seat.My cheeks flushed in an instance when I saw his eyes checking out my nakedness. But then again, I did not say a word. At that moment, I felt that it might be better to fall into silence, as with the darkened expression on his face, I would really say that one word could trigger his anger.After all, who wouldn't be angry if their pack was attacked by another wolf pack?His eyes surveyed
ALIYAH’S POVI blinked awake and realized that the sun was already coming up. After scratching my eye for a bit, I looked down at my body, which was still covered by a blanket. Then, in a flash, I recalled what happened before I got inside the car.A gasp escaped my lips. I tried to sit upright, but I found myself unable to move at all. The muscles in my legs felt like jelly. Even my brain felt sluggish and heavy, as if it were full of lead weights. It took everything I had just to be able to make a small movement; pushing the door next to me open and trying to stand up, even if my legs were wobbling terribly. I held the blanket around my neck, covering my naked body.I looked around, searching for signs of Reid, or Jaxon, or anyone in the pack that could probably tell me how the battle went. But there was nothing... just trees and trees, and more trees... and the unknown trail that led deeper into the other side of the forest.The sun was slowly ri
REID’S POVI felt terrible, and I didn't know why.As we drove home, Aliyah was silent. I hoped I could read what was on his mind to help me figure out what she was thinking all this time, but I couldn’t."Aliyah, a penny for your thoughts?" I tried to ask her, but she didn’t answer me.Instead, she kept her eyes on the road. I could feel my heart thumping harder inside my chest as we got closer to our territory. I drove even faster than usual, hoping that once she got to see her friends, she’d feel somehow better.As I looked back at what had occurred in the Silver Moon land, a pang of sadness caught me off guard. I never understood what Aliyah was feeling until just now, and I finally became aware that she might have thought I was so cruel for leaving the pack in that state. But I would do what I promised her. I would deploy people to help the innocent families and Jaxon rebuild the pack, though I knew it would take time t
ALIYAH’S POVI was mostly quiet on our way home. Reid had noticed it, but instead of firing me with questions, he just joined me as I took the time to seize this brief period of peace, even though I knew it was temporary.When we got home, the pack house was deafeningly quiet. My wolf, Kae, was jumping inside of me, totally happy by the fact that we were finally home. I knew I should be happy too, but I could not force myself to smile a bit. The moment we stepped into the pack house that taught me what family looked and felt like, the fatal feeling of being incomplete struck me.No one welcomed us yet, and I was relieved by that. I knew I would not be able to smile at anyone right now. I could not be totally happy after all that happened in the Silver Moon pack... especially after what happened to our baby.I was glad that Reid respected the peace I needed. Although we were alone in our bedroom, he didn’t urge me to answer the question regardi
REID’S POVThe following day, I went to ask Charlotte to treat Aliyah’s wounds in our bedroom. She tried to talk to her and had inquired about the things her family and Samarra did to her, but Aliyah was not in the mood to answer her. During the entire time of aiding her wounds and putting on gauze over her legs that were bitten, she was quiet. Her eyes were only glancing over at the flowers that were displayed on the balcony. It was like her outlet that made her breathe."Aliyah, I know you are going through a tough time, and I understand you have no courage to speak right now, but in order to treat you further, I need to know how you had a miscarriage," Charlotte explained as she spoke carefully to her after treating her wounds on the legs. "Aliyah."However, Aliyah did not say anything, as if she had not heard Charlotte’s plea at all. I was leaning my shoulder against the doorframe as I watched them speak—or Charlotte speak—and I
ALIYAH’S POV Days passed, and while everyone was living their life normally, here I was still indulging my pain that spread like an infection in my body. My wounds were healing, but I don’t think the lifetime damage would. Silence and having some alone time have been my comfort for the past couple of days. Ever since I came back into the pack house, I avoided talking to our pack mates, knowing I was far from feeling okay. There were times I would hear the familiar voices of Liana and Alice from the outside, but even though Kae was urging me to socialize as it would help me move on, I just could not find the will to do so. That morning, Reid went away to deal with Pack’s affair after having our breakfast. While I appreciated how he took care of me, I couldn’t fathom how he was able to act normally after what happened. He mourned only once and then moved on with his life, unlike me, who would probably take years, or even a lifetime, to move on from all these tragedies. /"Reid is sti
REID’S POV The sun had barely risen by the time I woke up. I stared at the ceiling for a few minutes, trying to remind myself of my responsibilities as the Alpha of the pack. Needless to say, I was far from being fine. I hid my sadness over the past couple of days because I had to attend to some pack matters and doing it without setting aside my grief would only make me unable to perform my duties very well. I didn't want to fail the pack or the promise I made to Aliyah, so even though I knew I needed to mourn, to have some space to think about everything that had happened and make a better plan for me and Aliyah, I forced myself to man up quickly and do what had to be done. "You don’t really have to do this, Alpha," Cecelia told me after we visited the pack I took in a month ago. "They are my new people. It is only necessary for me to check on their situation, Cecelia. I don’t want them to have the impression that I am ignoring them," I replied. That made her chuckle and nod. T
REID’S POV"What the fuck are you doing here?" Seeing the Gamma of Silvermoon in my territory suddenly irked me. Not because he was from the enemy's pack but because I suddenly remembered his closeness with my Luna.With blazing eyes, I glared at him."Why are you with my warrior?" I asked once again and looked at Lucas who was with him.Jaxon equaled my taunting eyes. It made my head boil for apparent reasons."I'm here to talk to Aliyah. Where is she?"Oh, the goddamn arrogance of this wolf made me want to slash his throat with my claws. Yet I tried hard to calm myself knowing Aliyah would not like me hurting her friend."See my mate? Don't kid me. Tell it to me instead."There was no way I would let him talk with Aliyah! Not when she was still mourning, and definitely not when we were not fine!The Gamma of Silver moon, Jaxon, sighed and cocked his head. As if indicating that he had no reason to tell me what he wanted to convey to my little wolf."No. I only want to talk to her, n