Rihanna’s POV
Lana seethed, glaring in the direction Chris had gone. I tried to calm her down, there was no need to chase after him. I would only get myself exposed or injured, but surely not killed. He had hesitated when handling me I suspected I still carried the scent of Black Hills.
Dara mind–linked me, asking if the warriors should return affirme “Today’s training should end. That Alpha has ruined my mood.”
Camilla, in her wolf form, crawled toward me as I continued facing the path Chris had run down. What had made him leave his palace?
“Tell me you know why he came this far?” I asked Camilla.
“The information I got from the palace was that the Alpha was chasing after Jake and the Delta. They were on their way home,” she replied.
Chase them? Did they have an argument?
“Are they home then? Does Chris not know the way to Black Rose that he came to us?” I felt annoyed. Just when I was getting Lana to forget about avenging him and to live a peaceful life, he showed up and attacked my warriors.
“Your Silver, won’t you ask why Chris was after Delta Jonah and Jake? I want you to ask,” Camilla snickered through the mind–link.
I didn’t care much. Jake and Chris always had a bit of tension between them. If Camilla wanted me to know, it would probably please me. I wanted to be pleased at that moment. I shifted back to my human form and slipped the gown from my leg onto my body.
“What made him chase them?” I asked, sounding less interested.
The warriors around me had clueless expressions. Camilla shifted to her human form, and a warrior rushed to hand her a dress.
“Delta Jonah somehow figured out my spy at Black Hills. She was a maid assigned to him,” Camilla started, frowning.
That blue–eyed devil. Since the girl hadn’t been killed, it meant he didn’t expose her. “What about the argument with Chris?”
“My spy said Princess Vanessa found a mate.”
Both Dara’s and my head snapped toward Camilla. Dara jumped down from the tree where she had been shooting arrows, one still in her hand.
“Princess Vanessa found her mate? With whom? Delta Jonah or Jake Justin?” she asked, eyes wide.
I sighed. “It will be Delta Jonah. She’s met Jake Justin before now, but nothing happened. Jonah can’t be with her. She doesn’t
deserve him.”
Dara agreed.
I shook my head and wrapped my arms around my body. The other warriors did the same. The weather had turned cold, so I told them all to go inside. Our cave, beside a river, was always cold. I was the last to go in.
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I glanced one last time at the path Chris had run down. There was to need to run after him; he would face the pain of rejection. When he saw his sister being elected, he’d understand what I felt, what Ray felt.
I hoped he’d remember me in I agony. I would feel very rewarded he did.
The warriors circled a fire in the open field, though it was warmer inside the cave.
“Delta Jonah insulted the princess and ran back to his pack. That’s why Chris chased after them,” Camilla added, scoffing.
“I think I’ll be nicer to him next time I see him. He knows rotten goods when he sees one,” Data joked, earning chuckles from the warriors.
My lips tugged upward. I felf no pity for Vanessa. She hated me and hade sure I was devalued by the whole pack. I lost my position as Beta because of her. She made her father, my Alpha, disregard me and she was glad when her brother–my ez–mate rejected me. I lost my mate and my happiness.
Then, she made sure her best friend became the new Luna, replacing me with that bitch Sasha. That was a blow to my confidence.
But unknowingly, Vanessa had given me so much more–a pack of my own and a chance to be more than Black Hills‘ exclusive silver wolf.
“We should sleep early since it’s cold. I’ll watch outside with Dara to make sure Chris doesn’t send any warriors to search for us,” I
assured.
The pint of worry on the warriors‘ faces cleared off, and they sighed in relief. Slowly, they went off to sleep.
“Let’s go, Da…” I trailed off.
Right behind me, Dara was already asleep. I rolled my eyes–the cold must have put her out.
I searched for any sign of alertness from the others, but all the warriors wo
fast asleep. What kind of sleep sickness was in the air?
Cold.
I carried Dara to bed, tucked her in, took in the cheerful aesthetic of her room, and left to watch outside by myself.
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“Finally, some alone time,” I exhaled, climbing atop the cave. I could see the entire market from there and a part of the cursed Red Moon Pack.
I looked to the right and saw the vast river, with its signature collection of the dead’s
boots.
The myth surrounding the river protected us from anyone trying to cross it. They never found us. I also made sure the warriors poured silver and wolfsbane into it every month so it would itch and remain unsuitable for life forms.
While my eyes focused on the river, I noticed a light glowing from the forest beside it.
I jumped down from the cave and strolled toward the source. The intruder didn’t have angry energy and could be a traveler. But the scent was familiar.
“Delta Jonah?” I gasped when I recognized the scent. My legs hurried toward him, but Lana froze me.
“Why are you excited over this guy? Do you want your heart broken again? Doesn’t he already have a mate?” she scolded all at
once.
My forehead creased. What did she mean by that? She sounded as if had more than platonic feelings for the Delta.
“Should you even have platonic feelings for that man? He’s an enemy. Remember how Black Rose’s Beta wants to catch us?” she
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reminded me.
“Yes, but Jonah isn’t that Beta. He’d talk about today’s events, and badmouth Vanessa so much that he’d hate the fact that the
Moon Goddess considered her s mate.”
Lana laughed. “You know you can never be his mate, right?”
My jaw clenched, and I hissed. “I don’t even want to be, Lana. What’s wrong with you?”
Not waiting for a response, I shut her out and hurried toward the Delta.
“I’d rather die than do that. In fact, I shouldn’t return myself and let someone else do it,” I overheard him muttering.
myself
I stopped walking. Wait, did he know he was coming close to my cave? No, he didn’t know where it was.
Then what was he doing here? And he was speaking of dying? He walked past me without noticing.
“Is he heading to the river?” asked myself. Was this guy really thinking of dying instead of accepting Vanessa?
I peeked, and sure enough, he was heading toward the river. A stab of disappointment and doubt hit me. Was he really trying to die?
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