Chapter Hundred and Seventeen Visit to 11val.
Rihanna’s POV
Beatrice had read Ray’s letter sixty–two times since morning to provoke a reaction from me. The only reaction I could give was laughter, which might not the well with her, as the letter was a pitiful one. Or was it?
Chris had gone blind saving hostages. Ray had specifically added in my letter that it was a warrior and his mate, Cara. I cared little about her. But Chris would have protected Ray from harm, as my brother would have chased after Logan to save his mate. I was grateful for that.
“Black Rose has been directed to find a remedy so he’d recover,” Dara grunted, sick of how many times Beatrice had read the letter.
Beatrice glared at her but dropped the letter, facing
me: “We didn’t have any specific instructions, but we are supposed to visit.”
Visit? And why? I bet my expression did the asking as she replied.
“You’re under him! Blue Fire recovers from the attack. Blue Bloom mourns their princess. Black Rose was sent to find a remedy…
“And we are here doing nothing,” Dara completed her words.
Beatrice nodded firmly.
Who said we were doing nothing? We were here making sure what happened to Blue Fire and Blue Bloom wouldn’t happen to us.
“I don’t think I should leave. Black Rose Alpha and Beta aren’t around. What if Logan strikes?”
Beatrice shook her head. “The Delta is there. Jake is there, and they have more than capable elders!”
That reminded me that I hadn’t appointed elders yet to my pack. Not that I needed them. Black Hills never needed theirs.
“Alpha, there’s no excuse. Our visit would take off the bad blood we have. There’s no need for bad blood when we should be uniting!” she added.
My Beta had a way of heavily convincing me. I couldn’t refuse. I rested on the seat, watching Dara. “You aren’t saying anything.”
“Would it matter? I bet Beatrice has packed her things, awaiting your permission,” she grumbled.
Beatrice rolled her eyes, holding the letter again. “If you want, I’d stay behind. Go with Dara.”
Dara snapped her head at her. “Is it because of what I said? I have no intentions of seeing Chris,”
And Sasha was there. What if she recognized Dara’s voice?
“Let her stay. She needs to be with the warriors in case of any attack.”
Beatrice scoffed, folding her arms. “Black Rose can leave their pack without an Alpha or Beta, but we can’t. Since you’re going, I’m staying.”
I agreed. “I’d go with Camilla.” Her arm was healed now, and she didn’t hold grudges for long. She wouldn’t be infuriated to meet Chris.
Since it was settled, Beatrice bounced off, looking/accomplished. What was with Betas and their weird loyalty?
Dara fell to the table, faking a cry. “I admired her persistence before, but no, it’s annoying.”
A chuckle left my lips as I left my seat. If I was leaving for a while, I should make a short run around and enjoy my pack.
“Why do you sound like we’d be at Black Hills for more than an hour?” my wolf asked sternly.
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I chuckled again. “Whenever Alpha Wayne got badly injured and Alphas visited, they stayed for a day of two, it was relpect to the the
She loudly scoffed, probably wondering why I’d ever do that.
Beatrice was a reason, but again, I missed Black Hills. Not much, but I did. It wouldn’t hurt to move around the walls of the Black Hills palace one time thi time around, without fear of being yelled at if found by Alpha Wayne.
I’d probably get an apology from him, or I wouldn’t need it. “I’ll be reshaping those bad memories I had. Like healing myself.”
Lana didn’t understand and disconnected from me. Maybe Black Hills was a place she didn’t want to spend an hour in. But it was my birthplace, and I did have a few special spots. It wouldn’t hurt to revisit.
I hastened my steps towards the stable when I saw my Delta there.
“Camilla, did Beatrice tell you?” I asked her as she pulled horses out from the stable.
She smiled. “Yeah, I’m preparing the horses.”
Wait, were we leaving now?
“How long are we staying?” she asked.
took out two fingers but said, “Three days.”
She raised a brow but shrugged it off. “I’ll get things for three days then.”
What was I doing?
I smiled, taking off my jacket to have my run before she’d be done. “Tell me when you’re done.”
Before she replied, I started shifting.
Lana wasn’t in the best mood, but a run around always helped her. She took off the moment her fur moved with the wind. We covered miles within seconds.
Her heart was boiling mad at Black Hills and Black Rose too, after Jaden’s crazy wolf. So we didn’t run west or north where they were.
Red Moon was at the east, so we headed there. Logan’s last location was at that point, before the attack with Chris, which seemed indefinite.
“I feel an energy close here!” Lana said, then increased her speed.
Whether it was rogues or travelers, they didn’t dare get too close for my warriors not to notice. This distance was quite close to me.
The energy kept growing stronger, more intimidating. Lana’s speed decreased. This felt like Logan.
“Why would he be around here? At the Boots and Rivers market especially?” I wondered.
Staying high at the hill, I sighted Logan, talking with an old seller at the market. He was being low–key with all those masks.
I shifted to human form and wore my clothes. Quickly, I slid down the hill to meet with him,
My claws shot out as I advanced him. The place was crowded, so he’d barely hear me. My hands went to his spine, and I dug in slightly, then kept my other hand on his neck. “Follow me slowly.”
The old seller looked at us carefully before taking away her goods from Logan.
He, gently taking steps backward, followed me out of the market into the forest. I scanned him, and he had a hole on his neck.
Perfect time to unalive him.
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He tried moving, and my claws dug deeper into his spine. He stayed calm. I did the same. Then we got to the forest.
“Kill me now?” he ordered with a strained voice.
Honestly, I didn’t have the strength to, but he shouldn’t know that.
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