Chapter 20

Ronald's POV

I didn't want Freya to join the warriors in the hurt and it was not because I thought she was weak or not capable. It was because I foresaw the danger that would come to her. I knew the wolves under my command like I knew myself, we were always hostile and extremely rude to an outsider. I knew my people would try to harm her and that's why I tried to stop her. She didn't listen and I let her go. I watched her movement, the way she ran and avoided dangers. She's good, and faster than most of my warriors in wolf form. I wondered how and why? I've never smelt her wolf and I thought she didn't have one yet, but how is she that fast? My eyes were keen on her when someone tapped me on the shoulder. I turned to see an elder frowning at me and I immediately knew the reason. 

"What?" I asked, walking to have a seat prepared for me. 

"She has to go." He said, following me. 

"Who?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. 

"The girl, the one you've been frolicking with. She needs to go." He stated and I chuckled.

"It's not funny, she's been taking your attention all the time she's been here. She needs to go, with immediate effect or I'll do something and believe me you will not like my action." He threatened, wagging a finger at me. 

Remember when I said my subjects were a bit hostile, let's just say when they don't have their way, they'll do anything to make sure they do; even though they get blood on their hands in the process. 

"No! I'm not letting her go. At least not now." I said, my eyes on the woods. 

"And why is that? First that stray and pathetic girl and then rogue wolves. What are you trying to achieve, Ronald?" He asked in anger. 

I stared at him for the first time the conversation started, my smiley face turning into a frown. 

“Firstly, it’s Alpha Ronald to you. Secondly you seem to have forgotten your rank here, who and what gave you the gut to threaten me? I sneered 

"Listen and listen well, Jackson. That should be the last time you insult or threaten her. And so what if she's having my attention just for the time being, because I don't give it to Leah, doesn't mean someone else won't have it. And for what I am planning, sit back and you might just find out. Don't go poking your nose where it's not needed, it won't end well for you." I threatened, getting on my feet. 

Jackson stared at me in shock at my outburst, I might just say today is the first time I snapped at him. Jackson is kind of the oldest elder we have and Leah's father. I know he's had his eyes on the throne for as long as I can remember and that's the reason he keeps pushing Leah to me even though she has a mate. 

"I'm so-sorry, Alpha. I might have let my anger get the best of me." He stuttered, bowing his head in apology. I nodded my head, walking to the pack house, with him following suite. 

"I just wanted to know what you were planning and your plans for Freya and the other rogues." He said and I stopped abruptly. 

"It's simple, I want to know what she knows. I feel like she's from a neighbouring pack and when I get to know what she knows, I can discard her." I answered with a sinister smile on my lips and he nodded. 

"The other elders said you changed, they were wrong. " He said smiling and I scoffed. 

"They have no idea I am just getting started. She knows more than she's letting on and once I get her to open up, I stab her in the back." I said in all seriousness. I wasn't lying, nor was I kidding. No one should know the kind of barbaric plan I have for her, so I'll just keep it to myself. 

I was on my way to my room when I heard another scream. I heard the first one when I was still deep in a conversation with Jackson. It sounded like Freya, but I quickly waved it off. The second scream confirmed my thoughts and immediately I went running towards the scream. When I got to the woods, I saw a guy, one of the rogues carrying her out in his arms. 

"What happened?" I asked, staring down at Freya who appeared to have passed out. 

"She got into a little accident and broke her leg." He answered and I nodded. 

I warned her not to go and she did, this was the exact situation I was avoiding. 

The rogue handed her to me and I took her up to her room. I immediately got the physician to attend to her and he did. I looked at her leg and it wasn't healing in any way. It confirmed my suspicion, she had no wolf. It would make my work easy, a wolfless girl was easy to manipulate. 

I stayed with her until she awoke hours later, we exchanged a few conversations and the minute I asked her why her leg wasn't healing, she froze, confirming my suspicion, again. Then Leah and Hayley appeared, claiming they were friends. 

Honestly, I didn't believe the 'friends' lie they told and one of them probably caused the injury. I shoved it off and left them alone. I had other pressing matters to attend to, so I went back to my office. 

Still in my office, sorting my issues when a knock came on my door. 

I looked up to see one of the guards guarding the border. 

"Alpha, there's a bad news." He said, his head bent. 

"Do you ever bring good news?" I snapped, throwing a paperweight at him, which he dodged skillfully. 

"I'm sorry, alpha." He apologised. 

I was sick of everything, their apology and their inability. 

"What?"

"Some of our pack members were torn to pieces last night as they were coming back from the neighbouring pack." He said and I immediately went red in anger. This was the third killing this week,and I had no idea why someone was killing my pack members. 

I was about to lash out when I felt the earthquake...