“I don’t know the whole of it. When I went up, I saw your Gamma on the floor like that. I didn’t saw anyone and Luna Ashira was nowhere in the house.” Zynia explained with worry and panic.
“You didn’t hear anything?” I’m starting to think ill about Zynia. She’s just at the basement, she’ll clearly hear a thing. Any thing.
“I fell asleep, too but the effect of the potion was only for a short time because I got the blood of a stealer and-”
I snapped my head to her. “Potion?”
“Yes, Alpha Aiden. I believe someone used a sleeping smoke potion around the house. That explains the guards outside in slumber.”
I eyed her for a second. Is this woman telling the truth?
“Should I believe you?”
“I owe my life to you, Alpha Aiden. I won’t harm you or your mate. She’s one of us, a good kind. I have no reason to betray you or your people.”
“Seth clearly fought. He don’t have the blood of your kind. He didn’t fell asleep, how could you explain that?’
Zynia gulped hard that I heard it. My forehead creased from how her face turned into a worrier expression.
“What!” I snapped when she took her time in silence. She looked like she’s observing me, thinking if she should speak or not.
“A-Actually, this is what I was trying to say earlier. Luna Ashira, she-she’s pregnant.”
My jaw dropped and a high-pitched sound haunt my ears like tinnitus. I was shaken once more, the tiny little pieces that shattered inside my chest has been pulverized.
I felt numb that I can’t feel my feet, making my body stumble and leaning on the wall.
“A pregnant stealer can protect herself and those she wanted to protect near her, but unconsciously. The changes you said to me are also the symptoms of pregnancy of our kind but-”
I didn’t heard the rest of what she’s saying.
My Ashira was taken by a mateless wolf and she’s carrying my child!
“Alpha Aiden, if I was right, I think I heard Seth utter Ravenous Alpha Elon’s name before he fell senseless.”
I snapped my head at her upon hearing the bastard’s name.
ELON!
“I-I’m afraid Alpha Elon’s mate was dead. Luna Ashira is pregnant and the pup in her womb will protect her but also weaken the bond between you two.”
My head is floating and I can’t follow what she’s trying to say to me. Does it matter? She’s not with me, she’s in possible danger and God knows what Elon will do to her!
“I’ll take her back to me.”
“No, no, that’s not what I meant, Alpha Aiden.” I knotted my forehead. “The mate bond will be weak. Have you heard that stealers can be stolen?”
I stiffened.
“If Elon has enough knowledge about this, your mate might be stolen like she didn’t met you. At all.”
I never thought a world could be destroyed in just a day but for me, at this very moment, mine just got crushed.
Nick’s POV
I watched Aiden and he is terrifying and deadly to look at right now. We just arrived at the Ancestral after taking care of Seth. Seth has almost died, and the pack doctor said that its thanks to what Z gave him, he survived death. Ava is now by Seth’s side so I left with Zeke but was met by this sight of Aiden.
Zynia told us about Ashira being taken by Elon and the probability that she will be stolen from Aiden from being his mate.
And from how I see Aiden right now, I don’t think its right to have a talk with him yet. I can feel that another war will come but far from the childish war Alpha Elon started.
I don’t think Aiden will go easy on him now.
“Nick, to the office, now.”
I watched Aiden stood up from where he was seated and I nodded slowly when his back has faced me. Damn, why am I having delayed response?
Oh, my tail’s tucked right now. Damn it.
There’s a dark aura which surrounds him and it feels like if I inhaled the same air he breathes, I will die.
‘His head must be messy right now.’ I thought as I followed to his office, gently closing the door when I entered the room. I know I have this habit to piss him off, but my head unconsciously adjusts depending to the situation. There’s no room for mistakes for now.
“Alpha Aiden.” I bowed slightly. He motioned for me to sit and I did. I must show I honor him though we are friends. Alphas tend to be aggressive when something is messing with their heads or if they are serious about something.
And Aiden is now both.
Aiden looked at me and his eyes are enough to deliver a message that he likes to kill. It’s turning red, too reddish that it made a black shade. It’s fu*cking scary.
“We will attack Ravenous tonight.” he proclaimed. “I don’t give a fu*ck if I need to wipe his pack off the map, I need to have my mate back.”
I gulped. If we are to attack Ravenous pack, they will surely be wiped.
I nodded, looking elsewhere to avoid his eyes because he is looking at me and it scares the shit out of me.
“Are you against it? No opinion that you think will balance mydecision?”
I looked at him with widened eyes. Did he just ask that?
He hates the balance but his responsible behavior always took him over. Thinking the safety and what’s better for the pack and such first.
Though he never asked for it. He never need it though I keep reminding him.
But now.
His head sure is messy and he’s trying to not make a mistake. Anger can make a bad results, he must have think he’s too angry to decide alone.
This is not my Alpha I was talking with, he’s still Aiden, in his right mind.
But in wrath.
“No, Aiden. Our pack won’t be jeopardize with the war because we’re ahead in number. We are not under the peace treaty either, and Elon had started a war. Though this will be bloody but our shifters will fight for their Luna. They will fight for you.”
He nodded and sighed. “I need every strong wolf to prepare in an hour. Let the pups in training to guard the territory, together with the females. We can’t lose many.”
“I’ll arrange it. But its not possible to lose some, Aiden.”
“This is war. Few lives will be sacrificed and what I can do is to limit its number. Though I doubt their pack could kill a lot of ours, I still can’t take the risk.”