Liam’s POV
I felt Macy through the bond the entire time the ritual went on, her emotions were like a rollercoaster that hit me hard and affected my wolf and me. Everything that we witnessed in some way amazed me, After I explained my dreams to Ripley, she sought answers by reaching into the spirit realm as she called it, My hands are full presently with this absurd battle up front.
Macy fell unconscious after everything, I had to carry her out of the cave in bridal style. Ripley fell unconscious too and Shawn had to carry her limb body, The drive back to the Packhouse was a quiet one, I knew Greg was itching to know what happened however I was too exhausted to say a word.
Dad, Mom, and Macy’s Grandma stood in front of the Packhouse waiting for us, they all had inquisitive looks on their faces. I brought my mate out of the car and walked past them, going upstairs without a word.
” What happened, son?” I heard Mom’s voice. However, I simply ignored her,
” They need rest Grace, I will answer whatever questions you all have,” Serai tells them,
Immediately I set her body on the mattress before taking her clothes off, leaving her in only her underwear and then covering her with the quilt.
” Will she be fine?” I questioned my wolf who seemed restless,
” I hope so, I cannot feel her, it is so strange,”
I shrugged after hearing my wolf’s reply, in all she should be okay that is my concern. My mind wanders back to the curse, and it makes me wonder how one could curse her generation. Serai and Ripley have been of great help to us, I sincerely expect a positive turnout from this.
My phone rang, breaking the silence in the room and bringing me out of my thoughts, I checked the caller ID to see my old friend calling. A smile creeps to my face as I answer the call.
” Callum,”
” Liam, we have leads.”
I smirk at this newfound information, “Where are you?”
” I will send you my location, Liam, you must come as soon as possible,”
The call ended, and I quickly kiss my mate on the head before leaving my room. The living room was filled with my family and friends all seated together listening to Serai explaining what happened earlier to them.
” Son, it is good news the curse has finally been broken!” Mom says as I walked toward them, everyone had a smile on their faces, I simply mind-linked my Beta to go get the car ready, I had important things at hand to attend to.
” Mom, that is great news indeed,”
” Are you going somewhere?” Dad inquires, this time with curiosity on his face, I only nod my head at him and immediately dart out of the mansion before he could ask another question.
” What could he possibly have found out?” Greg murmurs as we drove to the location Callum had sent me,
” We are about to find out,”
I was curious too; however, I was delighted we now had a lead, this unknown person was likely to be on the lookout for my activities. I was being spied on, and I knew for sure.
The place was a one-story building with a gate that we drove through, I immediately got out of the car as soon as it stopped Callum stood in front of the building waiting for us, he looked the same as the last time we had a business together.
” My good friend, it is nice to see you again, Liam Torres.”
” I cannot say less, My friend,”
After our pleasantries, Callum ushered me into the house and then into his office, my Beta and I both took a seat as Callum walked over to his bar to offer us drinks.
” It is good you came on short notice,”
” Thank you for reaching out and aiding Callum, It is a help I would never forget my Friend.”
” It is confirmed a group of Rouge wolves has been seen grouping and habituating which is odd, now Henry of the Red Hood pack led a few of them for a year until what transpired with your mate,”
” Henry led a few?” Greg questions,
” These wolves do not dwell in one location for a long time, I have had and lost leads on them, They act like a pack and are loyal to one person who is their superior. However, the vital information my men managed to get is that they are led by a female who is from the Waterfall pack.”
I furrowed my brow in utter perplexity at his statements, A woman? From Waterfall? I turned to my Beta, and he had the same confused look on his face.
” Are you certain of what you are saying?” I questioned needing to be certain,
” I have proof of what I am saying, please come with me,”
Callum showed us into a room with see-through glass, My eyes caught a man tied down with chains and also a collar on his neck to prevent him from shifting, meaning he was a werewolf.
” This is a Rogue wolf from the army that attacked you, like I said, we have been keeping tabs on them but luckily, my men were able to capture this one two days ago, This way, please.”
I carefully listened and watched as Callum plays a video on his computer system. My Beta and I attentively observed the content of the video. In it, the man tied down was revealing what he knows.
I heard him confirm Callum’s words by repeating that It is a woman who leads them, and she is a Waterfall pack member. ” What if he is lying?” Greg mind linked to me, that was another forte to presume.
” You have a point,” I linked back to my Beta,
” I want to meet this hostage of yours, Callum, maybe he might spit more Information if he sees me,”
Callum agrees to my request and the door to his compartment was unlocked for me to step in, the Rogue raised his head to see who walked into his cell, however, the instant he sees me the Rogue laughs menacingly in a loud voice, he was battered with injuries all over his body courtesy to Callum and his men, blood sprouting out of his mouth as he began to speak.
” It is you, Liam Torres!”
” I see you know me,”
” Everybody knows you, Alpha of the Waterfall pack, We all believe one day our mission to put an end to you will finally happen.” the Rogue voiced out with hatred in his eyes,
” You should pray more for your mission to happen, Rogue,” I said lazily,
” Rogue, yes I am Rogue because you made me Rogue you bastard!” he yells at me, my wolf growls at his disrespect to us wanting to teach him a lesson, but I restrained my angry wolf from taking control and killing this Rogue.
” You believe I made you Rogue? How is that possible when I do not even know you,”
” I was a happy man living well in my pack, until you arrived, and took that happiness away! You made me Rogue, I am from the Floha Pack. Now does that strike a memory?”
I creased my brow at his utterances, my mind wandering back to a few months before I came back to Waterfall, I had received a report that the Floha pack, which was a small pack, that was located in the eastern part of the country was involved in human trafficking. So I visited the pack and their ex-Alpha and Father to their current Alpha, who was an underaged man and was the one who sent this report, seeking my assistance to stop the act.
Later on, the pack got divided as most of the pack members decided to leave the pack following their Alpha, who was stripped of his title, while the others stayed in the pack after the Beta took over as Alpha.
” Hmm, I do remember how your nothing of an Alpha got stripped for killing innocent tourists who wandered into your pack.”
The Rogue growled at me as he listened to my words, trying to break the chains, so he could attack me. What a fool, I thought.
” You had no right to butt into the matter of other packs, if only you had stayed out of it, then I would not have to turn Rogue!”
” You had your choice and decided to follow your Alpha, now how is that my fault, Rogue?”
He growled again at me, his eyes showing how angry he was, and due to the collar, his wolf could not come forward. I needed more answers, and the only way was to agitate him to speak.
” The boss will never let you go free, Liam Torres, she will make sure to put an end to you, watch out and see because you never know where it might hit you from,”
His words only made me chuckle, “If you believe a mere woman can put an end to me then you must be stupid, nonetheless, too bad you would never get the chance to see me put an end to your boss.”
With these words, I walked out of the cell leaving him behind to rot in his compartment.
” Liam, I believe these Rogues all have a thing or two against you or have been promised something significant for them to come out in their masses, these wolves are massive,”
Callum explains as we were now seated in his office again, and his remarks had meaning, but I worried less about it, I was not scared of a pack of Rogues, the thing I was worried about was them laying a hand on my human mate, Rage growled at my thoughts, he too was worried about her safety.
” Call if something comes up, Callum, and Thank you for today,”
” I would be in touch, and Liam no need to thank me, you have done more for me than I have ever accomplished for you,”
I nod my head at his expression before walking out of his building with my Beta behind me. We got in our car and drove off.
” We have another traitor!”