That was definitely no way to treat your mate.
I ignored them both and sped deeper into the forest. She knew I meant no harm but was being mean because she wanted to weaken the mate bond.
Well, I wouldn’t let that happen.
She chased after me but lost me within seconds. She should know I was trained in forests like this.
“Are you playing a hide–and–seek game with our mate?” my wolf sighed.
“It’s a couple’s thing,” I replied.
“Except we aren’t a couple,” he sniffed.
“Right.” I diverted back toward her pack, but she cornered me immediately, growling. No doubt, she was in a bad mood.
I let her lead me to the pack, and she left to let me change. I wouldn’t have minded her staying.
When I came out, she was in her human form as well.
“Jake isn’t here,” she said as I approached her.
I froze. “But I sent him here.”
“And I sent him back,” she said, turning to me. Her dark eyes pierced into mine, doing strange things to me.
“Why?” I managed to ask, trying to hide how distracted I was.
“Well, he shouts a lot. I don’t want Jonah here either. He looks down on me. Your warriors are all that’s needed,” she said in a heartbeat.
A lady approached her and mind–linked when she got close. I could tell because the lady stared at me for a while without actually looking.
“Kill it,” she ordered, and the lady smiled. I bet that was a rogue.
“I actually came here to see Jake,” I told her when the lady left.
“Did you?” she rolled her eyes.
“What if I came here to see you?”
I would wonder why. I need no Alpha advice.”
“And that’s all I am to you–just another Alpha?” She was beginning to hurt my feelings.
“Right now, yes,” she replied, meeting my gaze.
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She was being sincere. What did she mean by “right now“? Like that could change when she was ready?
Then I wouldn’t worry. I was good at waiting. Officially being mated to her at this point in her life would only bring chaos.
“That’s mean,” I scoffed, looking away.
I noticed her smile. “I am mean,” she admitted, glancing at me and then at the warriors working. “If you want to stay, you can stay. I’ll be patrolling.”
I tried to join her, but she raised her hand.
“And please, don’t join me in patrolling my own pack. Thank you.”
I stayed where I was, wondering what I was supposed to do.
“Oh, before you leave, I wanted to ask.” I called her back before she left. She sighed and sluggishly walked back.
She looked like Ray when he was bored. It stung to know she was bored of me.
“Wanted to ask…?”
“There’s a rumor reaching me that Sasha is missing.” I avoided using “Luna” in case it displeased her.
She frowned, looking at her hands. “Why?” She looked up at me. “Wait, are you asking me?”
I shook my head vehemently. “No, I’m just sharing.”
“It sounds like you’re accusing me. I didn’t even see her that day, so how’d I steal her?” She raised her voice.
I sighed. “I didn’t accuse you. I just shared. Actually, the rumors also said that you took her, but it’s obvious you didn’t.”
There was a brief silence between us before she scoffed.
“Maybe her mate killed her. I doubt he liked her before their coronation. She was always a bitch.”
She surely disliked the Luna but deemed her unworthy of attention, so she was unlikely to be involved in her disappearance.
“Either way, she’s your Luna now. At least worry about her safety,” I told her.
“I’ll tell my warriors to look out for her, but tell Chris he might not have her back in one piece if I find her. So, he’d better find her himself.”
She clicked her tongue, playing with her hair as she walked away. She was obviously thinking about Sasha
I wondered too. Did Sasha feel threatened after hearing that Your Silver was Chris’s ex–mate? Did she think Chris would want her
back?
That seemed unlikely. Rihanna and Chris were over.
I doubted he could oven live in the same house with her, knowing the torment she caused him. Besides, she was my mate now.
Mine.
I exhaled, looking for a place to sit. There was none, so I walked ahead to find my warriors and cheer them on.
I passed by the men building blocks but stopped when I noticed something familiar.
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A man wore a hairpin.
That was unusual for men here. This area was cold, so the men typically had long hair that covered their necks,
Also, men wearing hairpins was considered feminine. The only pack that did so was Blue Bloom, and their men looked feminine.
The hairpins were usually expensive and worn by privileged men or officials. What was one doing here?
“She’s gone,” a warrior beside the man said. “What did you want to do now that she’s gone?”
“Ahh, nothing. Just speak to her in private,” the man replied, bowing
He left the others and began tiptoeing toward the forest.
Your Silver’s warriors didn’t notice anything peculiar about him, but his hairpin stood out to me. I followed him.
I hadn’t walked three locks before I saw the man rubbing his neck. tattoo revealed the mark of a warrior wolf.
“Alert Dara now! There’s a wolf going after Your Silver,” I mind–linked my warrior.
I did it so Dara would know, but I knew she’d be late. I followed the man myself.
Your Silver could easily defeat him; but if she was caught off guard and assumed he was just a slave, he could hurt her.
“What do you want, sir?” she asked as the man approached, head bowed.
He fell to his knees. “I am very grateful for you helping me and my family escape Red Moon. They enslaved us for years.”
He was a good actor. Nothing about him seemed Red Moon.
Rihanna stepped closer, wanting to help him up. “It’s alright. You’re welcome.”
I saw his claws emerge, ready to strike her as she reached out to him
“Not on my watch,” I whispered.
As she held his arm, he raised his claws to scar her, but I rushed in and held them mid–air. My claws shot out, tearing his arm off.
Rihanna stepped back as the man screamed. Her eyes darted in confusion, trying to understand wha
happened.
Realizing the danger, she tore out his gullet, letting him collapse lifelessly. She exhaled.
I wanted to ask why she hadn’t interrogated him, but I bet she was too mad to think clearly.
“Thank you. I could’ve been s
eriously injured,” she sighed, holding her hands.
Well, there it was. I had won a favor from her.
“Sure. You’re welcome,” I responded proudly.
