Chapter Hundred and Forty – Liam.
Chris’s POV
Logan might be getting the army he was hoping for. That’s if I can’t help it. And I believe I could.
I had to ditch plans to visit Black Rose and go to Silver Pack instead. I knew what was killing now so Vanessa could wait there.
And whatever that other Lycan wanted, it was surely related to Silver Pack.
“Liam, right?” I asked the young man.
He nodded, munching on some wild fruits he picked around. “That’s my name.”
“Why were you ‘chilling’ here? This is around Black Rose and they’re hostile to rogues.”
The fruit in his mouth fell off.
“You didn’t know? You’re lucky you didn’t get close or you’d have been killed.” Edwin grinned.
“I didn’t know I was close to Black Rose. I’ve always wanted to see their Alpha. I heard he’s the hottest Alpha in all the kingdom.”
Liam gushed before rushing towards the Black Rose Alpha.
Edwin cocked his head, his grin falling. “The kid wanted to be at Black Rose?”
“Jaden is the hottest Alpha?” I didn’t know why that part stuck. I turned to the boy running off. “Hey, wait!”
Edwin and I sped to block him. Maybe I shouldn’t see him as a young man but a kid, like Edwin said. He should still be a teenager.
“If you come close, you’d be killed!” I warned.
“Not when I’m with the Alpha King, eh?” he smiled broadly and wanted to keep walking.
Edwin pulled him back. “We are no longer dropping by there. We need to know why Pedro was killing and why he went to Silver Pack.”
The boy’s face squeezed.
I wasn’t sure if it was because we didn’t want him seeing Jaden or because we were leading him to Silver Pack.
“I don’t really like their Alpha. But if you want, we can drop by there, there’s a cutie I’d like to check out.”
He walked towards Silver Pack.
A cutie? This kid.
Edwin held me back, staring as the boy leave. “When I stood close to him, I sensed the scent of silver. That’s peculiar around Silver Pack.”
What’s he getting at? “Maybe he stopped by.”
“Close enough to the borders? Or else how did he get the scent on him? And he said he wanted to see a cutie there?” Edwin noted suspiciously.
I blinked. If he was seeing someone it meant he had been into Silver Pack before. I doubt that he’d be able to enter being a Lycan.
My eyes squinted on him and I scanned the clothes on his body. “Aren’t those the messenger’s clothes? The jacket, at least.”
Edwin went back, realizing this.
Okay, this was messed up!
Liam turned, seeing we weren’t following him. “Um… coming? Or you guys rather not meet that Alpha? I understand, she’s not fun.”
I could hear Edwin’s heartbeat. If this kid had the messenger’s clothes, then wasn’t he the one who killed her?
Liam folded his arms, gazing at us. He followed Edwin’s eyes on him and looked down at his clothes.
I hoped he had an explanation for it.
Maybe Pedro dropped it on the road and Liam picked it up or maybe Pedro got it for him.
Liam had a dangerous aura but he was pretty carefree and wouldn’t be so free with us if he killed one of our own.
“Liam, who gave you those clothes!” I asked.
He looked up at me, with a blank expression. “Pedro found them for me.”
My breathing normalized. So this Pedro was the one doing these tragedies.
Liam turned away. “C’mon, let’s go to Black Rose! Alpha Jaden is also said to be the nicest Alpha, no offense to you Chris, in the kingdom.”
Who was giving this boy his information?
“Alpha wait, I don’t still trust this guy. Who’s the Pedro he keeps talking about?” Edwin held me back.
Liam stopped again, glaring at us. “What now?”
I advanced towards him carefully. “Who’s Pedro to you? And where’s he now?”
An innocent grin came upon Liam’s lips. “I won’t be seeing Alpha Jaden today or the pretty girl from Silver Pack, with you two at least.”
“That’s not an answer!” Edwin shouted. “Where is Pedro? And who’s he to you?”
Liam exhaled. “He’s here.”
What? The boy disappeared, like the wind.
We looked around us.
Suddenly, Edwin groaned in pain, falling to the ground. I turned to him and he had a claw mark drawn on his thighs.
“Liam!” I yelled just as the kid appeared behind me wanting to attack but I held his arm and threw him back.
He sped off again, like he actually disappeared.
“And Pedro?” we heard Liam’s voice amongst the wind in the cold night.
I lifted Edwin to my shoulder, his legs was badly injured by that impromptu attack.
“Pedro is my wolf actually. He’s quite different from me, isn’t he?” Liam snickered.
I could feel his energy, it was back to that hurdle of trees, and his eyes were glowing. That was his wolf, Pedro. He had the dark energy I sensed.
Liam was dangerous, I should have known. He’s a Lycan after all.
I sped off with Edwin before he’d lose a lot of blood. This was my fault again. I fell for the innocence of a teenage boy.
I didn’t feel Liam chase after me. Why was he here? What did he need?
Well, one thing was sure, he wasn’t on my side.
I wondered if he actually liked Jaden. And since he didn’t like Your Silver, then she was still in danger.
I alerted the warriors to retreat as I came closer to my border. Liam could easily deceive them and they can’t handle a Lycan with a Delta rank.
Cara was at the border with Ray who quickly took Edwin from me.
“Take care of him, please. I need to go back.” I told Ray, dropping Edwin on him.
I needed to bring Liam back, or kill him. We should only be dealing with one Lycan.
“Alpha, Alpha. The Luna!” someone screamed.
I stopped myself from running out and turned. “What!”
“The Luna needs you. She fell down the stairs!”
What was this? Down the stairs! How did she get there! Wasn’t she supposed to be on bed?
Ray pulled me back. “The Luna is pregnant, go check her now!”
Curse this distractions! I stared at the maid calling me and she was covered in… blood!
Without thinking, I dashed into the palace, heading for my bedroom. “Sasha! Sasha!!”
I heard a whimper, then cries. “My baby!”
She was lying on the floor, blood seeping from under her. No, no, it didn’t happen again.