Chapter Hundred and Fifty-One – Logan’s mate.
Jaden’s POV
Ralph always wanted me answering to him, sharing my thoughts with him but still taking whatever advice he makes for me.
And honestly, I didn’t have a problem with it.
It was always nice to have someone who wanted to know what went on in your mind.
As I grew up and kept most of my thoughts to myself, having being surrounded by stern uncles, it was freeing to be expressive.
However, Ralph would never share.
He could at times but at the end of the day, he was only answerable to himself.
“He should go wherever, as long as he returns safely and let’s me scold him for ‘running off without telling where he’s off to.'” I scoffed.
I was close to my border and just as I came out from the trees path toward the path to my pack, a figure sped to me, stopping behind me.
“Ralph?” I turned.
“Who the frack is that?” it was Liam.
He was still around? I hid him from the path to my pack so no one would sense him. “Shouldn’t you be home?”
He laughed nervously. “I know I didn’t add that I ran away from him to see my father but yeah, I did so I can’t just waltz back home.”
“Till you see him?”
“No, I did see him. But till I’m ready to be locked for months and never see this part of the world again.” Liam rapped, sighing afterwards.
He was a daredevil travelling all by himself. He’s an adult but I’d still be worried for him.
“Why didn’t you just tell your mom you needed to see you dad? She’d have understood.”
He cackled. “You’d think so. I don’t even know why they broke up but something big happened. I guess I know why now.”
“What?” I got inquisitive.
“Well, whatever is greater than love in this world? Power! My dad wanted power so left his mate and son to create his own pack!”
There was so much bitterness in his tone. And his mother was Logan’s mate? Why on earth did he leave his mate for power!
And then let my mother kill his new sons? He was crazy and not ready to be a father.
Truly, Chris was right, he was power hungry. I should keep him away from my mate.
My eyes went to my injured shoulder and I wondered how long I’d stay alive. “Your dad had poisoned me. I have few days to live now.”
Liam, who hadn’t been concentrating, snapped his head at me. “Few days to live? You?”
Why did it sound like he didn’t believe me?
I wanted to take off my shirt so he’d see it but he stopped me. “I can smell the blood and poison. We Lycans have good sense of smell.”
“So why didn’t you believe I’m dying?”
“Cause you’re not!” he interjected humorously. “The poison kills within hours and you’re a day with it. Your body slowly dispenses it, that’s all.”
Could that be true? I looked at the injury and with my wolf vision, I saw that a small part of the tissues were growing back.
But only a small part.
Camilla stopped the bleeding but the poison kept on spreading, way faster than the tissues were healing. I had good chances of dying.
“Well, whatever happens, I’d like to do the best I can before then.”
“Yeah, yeah. But guess what?” Liam grinned.
It reminded me of Ralph’s earlier ‘guess what’ which opened me to knowing Beatrice was from Red Moon.
“What? I’m bad at guessing.”
“I heard from some wolfs that my bad father, Logan, actually had sons from other women!”
He was excited about that? “I’m pretty sure it should be ‘raped’ other women to get sons.”
His facial expression changed to disgust. “What? Why’d anyone do that?”
“I shouldn’t tell you but a son of your father was born from rape. Anyway, like their father, must of his sons turned bad and were killed.”
Liam’s shoulders dropped lower and lower as I spoke out each sentence. “I didn’t know.”
Of course, he was the most normal of all the sons, to some extent, judging as he had his biological mother and she was actually mated by his father, not raped.
“Really, just forget everything about Logan and live your life. He’s not worth having memories with.”
Liam nodded. “I learnt that the hard way. After I pushed him down the hill, he tried to kill me, but I didn’t want to fight him so ran back.”
I remembered I didn’t get to thank him for saving Rihanna when my arm didn’t let me run faster. “Sure. And thank you for helping.”
“Certainly didn’t do it for that Alpha. I did it for your sake. I don’t like Silver wolfs. Either they are proud, or mysterious. Worse are both!”
I have heard that Lycans and Silver Wolfs didn’t mix. The Silver Wolf’s barrier does a great deal to them. “Don’t worry Rihanna is better.”
He rolled his eyes then looked at my pack. “I don’t think you want them sensing me.”
“They’d be alarmed after I just got hurt by one of your kind. Also, my younger brother is quite possessive.” I snickered.
Liam’s eyebrows furrowed. “Well, lucky him. I grew up alone so played with natural wolfs. They were the only ones who got my rage.”
It may look like I’m lucky but… maybe I saw. “Your rage?” I asked him.
“Yeah, I was hot tempered growing up. My mom made me realize the rage was my wolf’s and said I should let him vent instead of caging it.”
Was that what I should do with mine instead of fighting with him all the time?
“When your wolf vents, he kills others, right?”
Liam nodded. “Lots of times, so I do it when there’s someone to kill. Most times it doesn’t go as planned and I’m locked up. It’s cool though.”
By saying ‘it’s cool though’, I could tell his type of lock up was more like grounded, with normal love and care from his family.
Mine, whenever my mom wasn’t around, was locked in a darkroom or tied in a forest.
Till my wolf stopped being rash, I had to suffer that. I had no help in fighting my demons.
“Okay Liam. How about you return to your little motel, I need to rest.”
He ran off but came back again. “Sure, bro. And yes, I’m anointing you my big brother.” He sped off again.
I stared at the place he left before a smile crept to my lips. “This kid is really another Jake.”