Third Person’s POV;
“Mom, is he telling the truth?” Rose asked gently.
Mary glared at Elijah and growled before replying,
“Yes”
“WHAT!” Rose and Mark shouted in disbelief. Elijah scoffed and turned towards Mary who was throwing daggers at him with her intense hatred-filled gaze.
“Nice to meet you, Mrs. Mary Blue, or can I say Mary Dawson?” Elijah said mockingly.
“I will make you pay for it” Mary tried to move towards Elijah like a fuming dragon but Rose stopped her in time.
“Mom” Rose looked at her mother with disbelief.
“You hid it from us?” Rose asked in a voice which was no more than a whisper.
“What else did you hide?” Mark asked in a voice which loud and clear.
“You are a liar!” Rose stated as she realized every single thing Elijah spoke till now was the truth and it also must be true that he is truly her mate.
“Mark! Rose! You are crossing the line!” Mike said with evident anger on his face.
Alpha King Cole saw the regret and trauma in Mary’s eyes and he didn’t like it one bit. Even before she was his girlfriend, they were still best friends for years and he couldn’t see her in such trouble.
“Alright, enough of the family drama. Put the guns down or we will tear each and every one of you apart!” Alpha King Cole ordered in his commanding Alpha tone and it had an effect on hunters as well and they hesitantly kept their weapons down.
“Except for Rose, obviously” Elijah added which made Mike blaze in anger.
“Stay away from my daughter, you lying b*stard!” Mike shouted in his face but it didn’t have the desired effect as the said opponent didn’t cower down.
“Language, father-in-law. Your language can get you in trouble” Elijah replied, he made his voice sound playful but there was a deep threat in it which Mike understood perfectly.
“Who the hell are you?” Mark asked in confusion.
“Crown Prince Elijah Smith, the future king of Werewolves and your sister’s mate!” Elijah said politely as he didn’t have any rivalry with Mark and Marks’s confusion was justified as he was also kept in the dark all these years.
“You are not coming even a step closer to my daughter! You killed my brother and now you are lying to put the blame on us!” Mike concluded which was false but he wasn’t aware of his brothers’ doings.
“You are now trying to make us fight amongst each other?” Levi asked not backing from his untruthful claim.
“He didn’t lie actually, dad” Rose said determined to expose the truth.
“It’s okay, Rose. You don’t have to” Elijah said not wanting to create a conflict between her and her family.
“I need to tell them the truth, Elijah or they will think lowly of you” Rose said with clear resolution.
‘Like I care’ Elijah thought but kept the thought to himself.
Elijah didn’t reply, he just stared at her for a little while and then nodded.
“Dad, all of your brothers with three other villagers attacked Elijah last night” Rose said turning towards her father.
“What?” Mike asked in shock
“You are lying” Uncle Levi shouted in anger but he was shit scared that his lie would be exposed.
“Stop shouting at my mate!” Elijah growled, ready to tear him apart.
Levi got a horrible flashback of the night he attacked Elijah and how Elijah defeated them so bad even after being hurt like hell. It didn’t take a millisecond for him to obey to his command in fear of making this beast angry again.
“I am not lying, I saw everything with my own eyes, Dad. He was just running away defending himself but they kept on attacking him. They shot him four times and then Uncle Pete tried to burn him down. It is at that point, that Elijah attacked back when he was almost burned by him” Rose said explaining the night’s event that she experienced herself.
“That’s not true.” Uncle Levi shouted again.
“But it is. You saw me there as well, you and Aunt Milly both did” Rose said smartly planning the trap and Levi fell in it instantly.
“No that’s not true. Milly wasn’t there at all. I didn’t see you. You are lying!” he screamed again ready to pounce at her when Mike interjected.
“That means it’s true” Mike said feeling defeated because of his brother’s fabrication.
“I lied about Aunt Milly to get the truth out of you but sadly for you, I was really there! I saw Elijah first when he was still in his werewolf form. Then saw you all attacking him, especially Uncle Pete and David. You were the one who alone shot him twice” Rose said making Levi sweat as he knew the truth that he shot that dog twice.
“You were with Oliver and other kids” Levi said still trying to persuade Mike otherwise.
“How can you forget that I went missing the entire time after I hit my head on that tree and they left me there. I woke up and after a few minutes, that incident happened. I was hiding behind the tree” Rose said looking at his father. Mike knew his daughter wasn’t lying and he knew what this indicates as well.
“Levi, you broke the peace treaty we made with so much effort in the back of the day” Mike said looking at Levi with disbelief and fury.
“It’s not Levi’s fault alone. The rest also wanted to do the same” Stella interjected trying to appease Mike but was met with an angry Mary.
“What same? Trying to kill the werewolf crown prince? Have you guys lost it?” Mary asked like she was talking to a bunch of fools.
“No, we were not there to attack the crown prince. We are not that mad to get ourselves killed but unfortunately, we met him instead of other werewolves” Levi said finally revealing the truth. He now knew that hiding the truth was futile.
“What other werewolves?” Mary asked in confusion and shock but was met with silence.
“Your family. The Dawsons. He got the information that they were kicked out of the pack. Hence, they wanted to kill them off but the universe was not on their side and that’s why they met me instead” Elijah said as he knew they would not be willing to speak of their crime.
“Is it true? You were there to kill my wife’s relatives?” Mike asked hurt and shocked.
Levi looked down without uttering a word.
“Answer me, you b*strad!” Mike grabbed his brother’s collar.
“Yes, yes, we did. We were tired of them. Since the day this woman came into your life, you are not our brother any more. As the supernatural hunters, our work is to hunt these beasts down but you are protecting them like a bloody nanny!” Levi burst now looking straight in to his brother’s eyes. Mike left him and looked at the rest of the elders who were equally responsible for this mess.
“I can’t believe this” Mike held the handful of his hair and started pulling it in frustration.
“Stop blaming us. See what your daughter has done! I believe she is the one who saved the Crown Prince after their attack!” Stella pointed an accusing finger at Rose.
“Rose, did you?” Mary asked in wonder.
“He was dying and I am a doctor. How do you expect me to just sit and watch someone die?” Rose said without any expression on her pretty face.
“Did you only save me because you were a doctor?” Elijah asked feeling a bit uneasy with her words.
“That’s not the entire truth and you know that and now shut up” Rose said not looking at him at all but the slight coloring spreading on her cheeks was obvious. Elijah smiled in relief.
“You haven’t even taken the oath yet! What if you might have done something wrong and he ended up dying?” Mark asked in shock.
“He was in critical condition; he would have died of the wounds anyway if I hadn’t operated on him immediately. And did you forget that I am the top student of my university? Elijah trusted my talent more than you!” Rose said without batting an eye.
“So, I was right. You were hiding him in the basement last night?” Mary asked already knowing the truth.
“Yeah, I removed his bullets and treated him there” Rose confirmed as well.
“Gosh! This is all so messed up!” Mark said over flowing with information.
“Believe me, it hasn’t even started to mess up yet” Liam said with a chuckle,
“I should have taken a video. Layla and Cora would have enjoyed it” Matt added.
Elijah glared at the two of them and they shut their mouth immediately.
On the other hand, Mary pointed an accusing finger at Alpha King Cole and said in an angry tone,
“Cole, you kicked out my family and blackmailed the rest of the packs to not take them in?”
Elijah cleared his throat and interrupted them,
“Well, first, it is ‘Alpha King Cole’ or ‘your majesty’ for you. And second, actually, that was me who kicked them out” Elijah accepted waiting for the worst reaction from his mate.
“Why did you do that?” Rose hissed in anger.
“They pissed me off” Elijah replied plainly.
“What do you mean? What did they do?” Rose asked ready to chew his head.
“I will tell you later” Elijah said not wanting to continue this conversation infront of everyone else.
Mike was done with all the drama happening around him. It was too much of a mess for a single day to adjust. Hence, he decided to end this once and for all.
“Alright, enough of the accusations. You killed my brother but you are still here which means you want something from us. Let’s come to the point. What do you want?” Mike asked directly making Elijah smile at his leadership quality.
“I want my mate” Elijah said plainly.
“What the hell do you mean?” Oliver interjected in anger.
“The literal meaning. I am taking MY MATE with me!”