“Jay, send out the search parties. I don’t want any danger to come to her. Make sure that you find her and protect her well. Even if it means protecting her with your life.” Mark said. He was pacing back and forth as he gave his orders. He was still in disbelief that Maya was actually still alive.
“Yes alpha.” Jay bowed and accepted his mission without any qualms. Since miss Maya left, his alpha has never been happy. He has been living in self-blame all this while
Just as he was about to leave the study room to start the preparations, he heard Mark say, “You know what, never mind, I will go by myself.” Mark said. His face was as if he was making a very difficult decision. In his heart he was afraid. Afraid that if he did not do anything, he was never going to see Maya again.
He feared that he will repeat the same mistake he did in the past of failing to protect her. He had failed her once and he was not going to fail her again.
“Alpha!” jay reacted. He never imagined that Mark would say something like that. Although he knew that his alpha missed miss Maya, was it not a little overboard for him to put himself in danger because of her?
He now had a mate who was also his Luna, how will she react after hearing that Mark had gone to find another woman? And what about his pack and his parents, what was he going to tell them?
Jay heard that the reason why Ashton is a wanted criminal was that he left his pack because of a woman and that woman happened to be miss Maya. Upon coming back and learning that his brother had taken over his position, he did not hesitate to kill his grandfather. He would never allow Mark to do such a stupid thing.
“What is it?” Mark asked impatiently.
“You want to go on your own?” Jay asked.
“Yes! Is there any problem?” Mark asked, looking at his beta with a cold gaze.
“Of course not alpha. But we have just received the news and we are yet to verify it. We don’t know if it is true or not.” Jay tried to convince him.
“What do you mean?” Mark asked with a chilling aura. Jay was trembling but he still braced himself to say what he wanted to say.
“I don’t want my alpha to rush into something that will endanger his life. Although from our source of information, the person that Ashton saved was miss Maya, we still need to verify the authenticity of the information. What if someone is trying to set a trap for you?” Jay asked.
“You don’t have to say anything. I am one thousand percent sure that the woman is Maya. I have always had this gut feeling that she is still alive and that one day I will find her! You want me to let it be and let her face danger alone?” Mark asked.
“I failed her before when I did not protect her well and let her be bullied. I cannot repeat the same mistake. I have to bring her back no matter the cost!” Mark said. He was not going to take any chances.
No one knew just how much he missed Maya. He would wake up in the middle of the night screaming her name. He had seen her face in his sleep many times covered in tears asking him why he let her down. How could he dare repeat the same mistake? He just wanted her by his side like how it was when she was young.
“Alpha, if all the news is true, then miss Maya won’t need your help. She is now Ashton’s mate. If even Ashton can’t protect him, then who will? Are you sure that she will willingly listen to you and leave with you?” Jay asked.
Hearing that she had a mate, Mark felt his heart shrink. His heart was hurting so much that he could feel blood dripping into his lungs. He loved her so much and hearing that she now had a mate, Mark could somehow not accept it.
In the beginning, when they were still together, Mark had promised her that no matter the cost, she will be his Luna. But what did he do in the end? He let her be bullied and even played lovey-dovey in front of her with another woman. She was made a slave and he could not even protect her dignity.
Jay’s reminder that Maya now had a mate and it was the legendary alpha Ashton was like a wake-up call for him. He felt like someone had poured a basin full of cold water on him and he was instantly awake.
“Alpha, let me arrange for a few search teams. Although rumors have it that Ashton was badly wounded, I am sure that he will be able to protect her well.” Jay immediately said after seeing the wavering expression on Mark’s face. He knew that his alpha was sensible and that he will make the right decision.
“Okay. But make sure that after every hour, I have a report of what is happening. If you find her, protect her with your life.” Mark ordered.
“Be assured alpha, I will personally oversee this mission,” Jay said as he bowed respectfully.
“I trust you,” Mark said to his beta. “You may leave now. But You don’t have to tell anyone about anything. This is a secret and I don’t want unnecessary people to get involved. Also, those going on this mission will have to swear an oath that they will never tell anyone.” Mark said.
“Yes alpha.”
Jay left the study room leaving Mark in deep thought. he knew that the person who had harmed Maya the last time must be from his pack. He already had an inkling of who might have done it, but considering that he did not want to destroy the little that they had between them, he had decided to find Maya using his means.
And if that person heard that Maya was still alive, he did not know what crazy things she could do to get rid of her.
Lily on the other hand was throwing a tantrum in her room. She had initially come to bring Mark some food but she had not been prepared to hear such news.
How could that bitch still be alive? And from what she heard; she might have been saved by the legendary alpha Ashton. On the day of the summit, she had been looking forward to seeing the only alpha, at the mention of his name, her heart thumped wildly. But not only had he not shown up, but it was his beta who came to give his half-hearted apology.
Lily never imagined that the reason alpha Ashton had not shown up at the meeting was that he was busy tending to the woman, she despised the most.
How was that even possible? She had racked her brain to get rid of that slut only to send her to a more prominent person.
And even that bastard Mark wanted to go and find her personally?
“No!” she shouted. From what she overheard; Mark still had no inkling that she was the one who had ordered Maya to be killed. She knew that if he found out, it will be the end for her. She will never clear her name.
After the men she sent to get rid of Maya did not come back, she had been living in fear because she had no idea whether they succeeded or failed. But as days went by, she became assured that Maya was dead. She had firmly occupied her space beside Mark but unfortunately, his heart was no longer with her.
“No! no! I have to stop Mark from going to find that bitch. She can’t be threatened by that good-for-nothing slut who only knows how to seduce men.
She had to think of something very fast. There was no way she would allow those two to meet again.
With her mood unstable and having thrown a tantrum, Lily sat tiredly on the bed. She looked at the room that had once been filled with warmth and sweet memories and smiled self-depreciatingly. Although she had wracked her brain so much and killed so many of her brain cells just to get Mark to break up with Maya and be with her, she was not happy at the moment.
Ever since Mark learned that Maya was missing and she had probably been killed, his heart had turned extremely cold. There was a time that she suspected that Mark might know everything, but seeing that he never asked her, Lily had relaxed.
But now, he could not wait to throw himself in danger just to find that slut Maya, how could she take it!
Lily stood up abruptly, wanting to head to Mark’s study room. But just as she took the first step, she felt her head spin and before she could react, she fell with a thud and lost consciousness.