All Chapters of Inferno & Steeled Alpha: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

*Omario POV*I arrive at the castle before dad and his folks return. The idiots are probably still chasing the rogue scent Terrence sent out. I am not worried about Terrence. With his speed, I am pretty sure that he is back in Palmland by now. “Still waiting?” I ask Rufus, whom I find waiting in the courtyard. He probably waited for the hunting party to return until he came out here to investigate. “Thank you, Your Majesty,” he says and bows respectfully in front of me. His response take me by surprise but I keep a straight face. “For what exactly?”He smiles at me and I suddenly feel bare. “Now I won’t be involved in persecuting an innocent girl. I will forever be grateful to you.”I look at him with mixed feelings. He knows too much. All this information make me vulnerable and his a liability. “You have earned my trust and loyalty. Anything I know, I will take to my grave. You have my word, Your Majesty,” he vows, reading through me. At least he is not in my head like my Gamma

*Omario POV*Four months later….“Missing the sunlight?” Terrence asks when he finds me staring at the sunset. He returned from Palmland three months ago and him and I have gotten even closer. “What?”“Thin as a skeleton but a million dollar smile that lights up the castle,” he teases. He is still convinced that Abi is my mate and I have stopped arguing with him on it. “I hope that she is okay,”I confess. He is the only person I can talk to about her. I could try to find out how she is but that would be too risky. With Pious always lingering around, I am pretty sure that one of his missions is to find her. “She is a fighter. Of course she is okay.” I don’t know if Terrence is trying to convince me or himself, but I hope he is right. “Are you okay?” The concern on his voice is unmistakable. He is almost a brother I never had, but an irritating one at times. I shrug my shoulders. I just feel down a lot lately. With Brenda back in the castle, dad is completely under her spell and m

*Abi POV*I clench my fists and watch Alpha Theo getting closer while my heart beats like a drum. I am well aware of Terrence and Omario shifting next to me but my focus is on my sworn enemy and his friends who almost have us cornered at the aisle. You can tell from the grins on their faces that they are excited about this. This is another stupid hunting adventure to them. Terrence and I are obviously outnumbered, it must be clear to everyone here whom the victors will be, but one thing for sure, we will not go down without a fight. I can’t help but be reminded that my father once fought against these idiots, and killed a lot of them too. He would have come victorious had it not been for Alpha Theo’s invincibility. I hope I inherited some of his heroics. Terrence’s wolf tries to charge forward, but I pull him with his neck and push him right behind me. He growls, clearly not impressed with my actions. He’s always tried to shield me from harm, even took some punishments for me, it’s

*Omario POV*I sit on the bed in my chambers in a daze, trying to make sense of what happened. The elders and prophets have sworn me in placed as the interim Alpha before the formal ceremony, but I did not hear a word that was said. My door opens and I don’t even turn to check who it is. Only one person does not bother knocking. “Say it.”I know that he always has an opinion too. “Say what?”“Say what’s on your mind.”I know he has something to say, it’s better if we talk and get over with it. “You are an asshole.”There it is! My Gamma never disappoints. An empty laugh escape my lips. I’m not even shocked anymore. I was the second powerful person after my dad, now I’m the Alpha but none of that ever stopped Terrence from speaking his mind. “I have no doubt that you will be good for the people but I can’t be your Gamma.”“You are taking side and choosing Abi over me?”I don’t even know why I ask because it’s obvious. I am hurt by his decision because he has not even asked me my

*Omario POV*I start pacing in my chambers the moment Terrence walks out. What would Nina block Titan’s access to Abi?Has she really had enough and shutting both of us out?“Don’t worry Titan, I will fix this,” I reassure my dejected wolf before taking my phone and calling the human who picked Abi the night I helped her escape. He tells me everything I need to know. I jot down Abi’s address. “We are going to find her as soon as the funeral is over, okay?”Titan does not respond. It would be nice to know what he thinks but him and I are not so close anymore. I hope that will change when Abi is back here. An hour goes by fast, I head out to the courtyard for the funeral procession. A lot of familiar faces, the families of dad’s friends are already standing outside. Some, including Olivia, are in tears. I don’t approach her. Very colourful words were said when we parted. I am certain that she hates me now and I don’t blame her. At least Loyd is by her side. He has not spoken to me si