Chapter Hundred and Sixty-Six – He can’t die.
Rihanna’s POV
I couldn’t wait to see Jake’s or Jonah’s reaction.
The moment I dropped Ralph’s corpse in the courtroom, I left.
It was too much to bear. And it was my fault.
If I was around when Chris and Jaden planned to confront Logan, I’d have been able to find Ralph before he died.
“Rih, it’s not your fault. Logan killed him before you sensed him. You only saw, with my vision, that he was there.” Lana reminded.
Even still, something would have been done to prevent it. Now, Black Rose lost a Beta. Would Jaden ever forgive me?
I ran back to where Jaden was seated but there was no sign of him. Instead, Beatrice was seated there.
She had a confused expression as she looked up at me. “Is everything alright? I saw Alpha Jaden and he said things I didn’t understand…”
“Beatrice.” I hushed her. “Beta Ralph is dead. He was killed by Logan.”
Her confused expression slowly fell to an annoyed one. She went back with clenched jaw. “Logan killed a Black Rose Beta?”
Did it sound impossible?
Maybe because she wasn’t actively involved in the fights with Logan or she’d know he could.
“He kidnapped him and killed him, where as making some crazy charm with Red Moon hostages.” I sighed. “This is a dark day.”
It was a dark day for all of us.
The whole Kingdom. Logan nearly killed an Alpha King, Alpha and had killed a Beta.
If I didn’t come, he’d have caught up with my Delta and Lead Warrior.
Destroying leaders by hierarchy.
I remembered something and began running back to my pack.
“If it’s Dara, she’d be okay.” Beatrice assured.
I slowed down and turned to her. “It’s Chris. I know Dara will be okay, but what about Chris? He’s the Alpha King and if he dies..”
She nodded, completing it. “That would mean Logan won, he can rule us by default.”
I nodded back. And I can’t ever let it happen. Logan would never kill the current Alpha King.
The warriors had worried expressions as I ran in. I met Jean at the staircase and she jumped to her feet. “Alpha, you’re back.”
“Where’s Chris? How’s he?”
She looked down and I feared the worst. “He’s critical. Camilla said he’s drained of energy.”
Beatrice barged into the room and I followed her cautiously. My Delta laid Chris on a table, with bandages all over him.
“I don’t know if he’d survive.” She said without turning. She made him drink a drug then sighed.
“He should remember that the battle isn’t over and fight this. I don’t know how else to help.” She flung her hands in the air.
Chris could fight it, he wasn’t rough but he knew when to be resilient.
“In cases like this, the presence of loved ones, like a mate, helped wolves fight through.” Beatrice muttered.
Mate? Chris had no mate.
I was an ex-mate, could that work? “No Rih, don’t spark any dead bond.” My wolf warned.
Then should he die? I rushed to him and held his hand. They were cold. “Was he in a coma?”
Camilla shrugged. “Something like that. He is past being unconscious. He’s dying.”
Lana suggested. “Remind him of Vanessa, his unborn son. If he dies now, he’d be leaving them in a world Logan ruled.”
My Delta took steps away from him then casted him one last look. “Let him be, Alpha. If he lives or dies, it’s in the moon goddess hands.”
“And the Moon goddess isn’t about to take him!” I yelled at her. “She has Ralph already.”
Her eyes widened and she placed her hand on her mouth, then snapped her head to Beatrice, who nodded sadly.
I shook Chris. “Hey, if you die, Vanessa will be shredded by Logan and her parts scattered into the sea!”
With my wolf’s vision, I scanned his body and saw a spark of life coming in.
I continued. “And Sasha is due soon. You’d never see your son. He’d never shift because Logan will kill him. Are you really doing this!”
Maybe shouting wasn’t helping anything.
Camilla gazed at me with lidded eyes, like she was sure he would die.
“There’s no way to snap him out of this?” I questioned for the hundredth time.
“None I know of.” She said with a low tone.
Does this mean we’d be losing two leaders of our kingdom? This was a big win for Logan. A double guilt for me.
My claws began to leave their places as my hand still held unto Chris. “You better wake up or I’d fasten your death.”
Beatrice tried to hold me but my barrier pushed her back. She pounded on it. “Do you want to be the reason he dies?”
I chuckled manically. “Which is better? Dying by Lycan or by a Silver Wolf?”
My Beta frowned deeply. “C’mon, Alpha! That’s crazy. He might still survive.”
“Then he should wake up now.” I frowned too. “Wake up, now!” I told Chris.
My eyes shifted to a certain color. It didn’t feel like I was in Alpha mode but something else.
Something I had felt on that day I raced with Logan.
“Chris?” I called for the last time. “You asked for this.” My claws dug into his wrist, not deep and I pulled it out.
I was trying to provoke his healing senses.
They weren’t being active or he’d be better now. Maybe the injuries were too big for them and they were giving up.
I dug my claws into his wrist again, more deeply and I felt his hand move from pain. My eyes lit up and I took my claws out.
He began healing slowly. Does this mean he’d survive? His neck injury was relatively larger than the holes I made on his wrist.
“He’s healing, this should be a good sign.” I told Camilla, taking down my barrier so she could come close and see.
She hurried to him and checked his pulse. She made a small smile. “His energy is rebuilding as well. What did you do?”
I smirked, showing the almost healed holes on his wrists. “And who said that violence doesn’t solve matters sometimes.”
I walked away when Camilla reconfirmed he’d live. His senses were up and running again.
Beatrice left to see Dara.
A sigh escaped my lips when I reached my room and fell on my bed. The events of today playing in my head.
I wasn’t able to find Duchess Vivian before I met Jonah at a motel where Jaden’s mother was allegedly staying.
Everything was a fail today, the only win being that I resuscitated Chris and got back safely.