It had been about an hour after Valledor’s call. Walden should have known about it by now as she was sure that Valledor wouldn’t waste any time in calling to break the news to him. But where is he now? He’d cancelled the rest of court activities for today, probably due to the fact that he was distraught by the sudden news, everyone was. She got up from her bed and headed to the alpha’s chambers, knowing Walden, whenever he was in a bad mood, he would be in either two places; his bedroom, or the training ground, as a good combat always helped him take his mind off things.
After reaching his room, she knocked on the door gently, but no response came from inside. She decided to go in, opening the door and entering before looking around.
“Walden? Are you there?” He was, but he didn’t answer, Samara went in to the inner chambers, she met him sprawled there on his bed shirtless, he was awake but had a blank expression on his face, he didn’t appear to be happy, just like she’d guessed.
“Walden, are you okay???”
“I’m fine Samara, can you please go away? I’m not in the mood to see anyone.”
She feigned a look of concern and ignorance, taking a moment to have a seat on the edge of his bed, close to him. “What is the matter dear? You know you can tell me anything….”
“Like I said before, I’m fine Samara, leave me alone!” He yelled.
His angry words didn’t make her back off, Samara knew Walden like the insides of her favorite book, and if there’s anyone who could get into the deepest parts of his life he kept away from any other person, it was her.
“Walden, I know you’re upset about something, and it even makes me more adamant not to leave you alone like this. I won’t leave this room until you tell me what it is, you can’t keep it away from me of all people Walden, you know you can’t.”
Walden sighed, of course, he couldn’t keep things from Samara, she’d always led him in the right directions and if there was anyone in this entire pack he could trust with his life, anyone he could share his secrets with without having the fear of being backstabbed. it was her.
He took another deep breath, before he began to speak, slowly…
“I thought we were meant to be, I always thought that nothing could come between us, even after our packs united, I thought our chemistry was unbeatable, but I guess I was wrong.”
“Walden, what is it? Who is it you’re talking about???”
He closed his eyes, about to let out the most heartbreaking news he’d heard today, but Samara needed to know, “Miranda… Miranda is getting married to someone else.”
Samara covered her mouth with her two hands in surprise, acting as if she’d just found out, “but how? How did this happen??? I thought… I thought she loved you… I thought you both were still going to get back together.”
“That’s what I thought too, you know I recently mentioned going to visit her but you advised against it for now, stating that we should give her some time to cool off because of what happened, and now the next thing I heard, only a few days after our engagement got called off, is that she is getting married to the silver pack’s alpha, the same man who sent spies here to kill me.”
“This is terrible Walden, surely, we can’t allow this!!!”
“I’m not sure there’s much I can do about it Samara, it seems as if Miranda’s the one who made the choice, and from what I heard, she’s also giving out her elite troops to alpha Damian.”
“What??? Why would she do that?”
“They seem to have made a new agreement similar to the one Miranda and I had before; a symbiosis between the two packs through marriage, but this time, Miranda is giving him her soldiers.”
“We cannot allow this happen Walden, I know you’re heartbroken, you’re feeling as if there’s nothing you can do, but can’t you see what is going on here??? Can’t you see that alpha Damian is just using Miranda to get her men?? After he gets what he wants he’ll abandon her and the Lotus pack will have nothing!!! They’d even be worse than how they were before! Surely you can’t allow that to happen to someone you care so deeply about!!!!”
“So, what exactly do you want me to do about it Samara? Is Miranda not old enough to see those things for herself?”
“Walden, you don’t sound like a man who needs his woman at all! Do you not know you alpha Damian is?? Let me remind you in case you’ve forgotten… he’s the leader of the strongest territory amongst the whole twelve wolf tribes, he’s never been defeated, and he is ruthless, he kills without mercy and not only that, he is feared by all who surround him. How do you know that Miranda isn’t being forced or compelled into that marriage?”
“So, what are you saying? You want me to go against Damian and try to stop their marriage because of that?”
“It’s what I expect you to do Walden, if you truly care about Miranda as you claim.”
“That’d be crazy, if alpha Damian is truly all you’ve mentioned just now, then it’s best I stay away from him. I don’t want to trade my life nor the safety of my pack because of a woman.”
“You wouldn’t be trading your life Walden, if Damian kills you, he knows very well that he’d be asking for war from the night shadow pack’s forces, he wouldn’t risk the life of his men like that, as he knows that there’s a bigger battle ahead to prepare for, especially since he has more responsibility on his shoulders with this new union between the Lotus pack.”
“So, you think there’s still a chance to have Miranda back?”
“Yes Walden, a very big chance in fact! If Miranda changes her mind about the wedding, alpha Damian has no right to force her to marry him anymore, since he no longer stands in his territory. And unless he wants to invite war, he’ll leave you and Miranda alone.”
“Oh Samara! You’re right! Thank you so much! I knew I could count on you! You don’t know how uplifted I feel to hear this advice you’ve given me; I won’t lie that the thought of losing Miranda disturbed me so much.”
“There’s still a chance to fix things, there’s still a chance to make things right between the both of you; go there now! Tell her how much you love her, tell her how sorry you are for the failed engagement, look for every possible way to make it up to her, and win her heart back. The silver pack’s alpha will have no choice but to back off and return to his territory once you two reconcile, I am more than certain he won’t retaliate.”
“Of course, he wouldn’t try to waste his men on a girl when he needs them for the upcoming war.”
“Good, so now that it’s decided, you are going to the lotus packhouse. You must hurry now; you don’t have much time as alpha Damian seems to be in a rush to seal the deal. The both of them are getting married tomorrow.”
“Don’t worry yourself Samara, Miranda won’t be getting married to that monster. I’ll hella make sure that marriage does not hold!”