Chapter Hundred and Sixty-Seven – Where’s he?
Rihanna’s POV
A new day always came with a new hope.
But not this day.
My eyes were heavy from crying and there was a heavy load in my heart and on my shoulders.
Where were we to start? I felt so disoriented.
Maybe it’s harder on me as it’s my mate’s Beta that was killed but it meant Logan would destroy werewolfs with or without my energy.
All the same, I had to leave bed and go to my people. I was the Alpha and hope.
I styled my hair in a way that hid a part of my eyes where dark circles stayed.
Walking to the courtroom, I could hear Chris’s voice. I hastened my footsteps.
“You are awake!” I said, slightly excited.
He was without his shirt and hurriedly covered his body. “Yes and turn around please.”
I smirked, he was one male I knew that never liked anyone seeing him with a shirt, since he was a teenager.
I turned, exhaling. “It took a while to bring you back. Where you chatting with the Moon goddess?”
He grunted. “I didn’t have the time. You can turn now.”
I strolled to my seat at the end of the room and crossed my legs when I sat on it. “Black Hills know you are here so stay till you can walk.”
He folded his legs on the table, feeling it’s sturdiness. “So I slept on this hard thing. I miss my bed.”
I rolled my eyes. My Beta walked in as the nurses that had given Chris some drugs, walked out.
“Alpha Chris, you survived!” she cheered, patting his back softly.
Chris grinned broadly. “With the way you two sound, I think I had given a shock.”
Shock? That was an understatement.
Imagine if he died and Logan had another attack? Jaden was psychological not ready and I couldn’t take him alone, yet.
And the guilt I’d have for touring Sun Burn Kingdom while the Alphas of my kingdom serve their lands?
His resuscitation saved me all that. But he didn’t have to know.
“It didn’t shock me. I don’t care if you die.” I said. “But we need the extra hand though.”
He should know I was joking but he frowned. “Nice to know. But tell me you killed Logan.”
A frown came to my own face hearing the name of that beast. “I didn’t. And now, I don’t think I should be the one. Jaden will be doing it.”
The Lycan owed him more than he did me.
Chris sat up right and said in an authoritative tone. “No. Jaden has to preserve his energy, he shouldn’t engage in what would stress him.”
“Then he’d use his energy, avenge his pack, then suck in Logan’s Lycan energy.” I tilted my head. “Either ways, Logan is his.”
Chris peered into my eyes like he was looking for something in them. “Is there a reason why he should have him? Related to the prophecy?”
Was he indirectly asking if Jaden was the destined silver wolf’s mate that’d fight by my side? He must have suspected.
“It’s not that. Logan owed Alpha Jaden a great deal. It’d be unfair to take his chance to avenge his pack.” Beatrice chirped in.
“What happened?” Chris asked.
“Ralph is dead!” I declared. “Logan killed him, tied him to a stake and waited for the volcano to erupt but we found his body.”
Chris froze for a second, his head slowly turned to me. “Does Jaden know?” he sounded scared of my reply so I said nothing, only nodded.
He attempted to move but he fell, as his blood hasn’t fully circulated.
I sped and caught him on time, not wanting him to return to a state that’d put me in turmoil.
I slammed him back on the table, irritated by our closeness. “Sit at a place before you die as well. We just got you back from the dead.”
He breathed in and out, his eyes glued to the floor. “This will be too hard on Jaden.”
It was hard on everybody. Ralph found his mate less than a year ago. I wondered if he was a dad.
Chris’s loud sigh snapped me from my thoughts and I gazed up at him.
“Logan would be dying painfully this time.” He looked at me. “Have you seen Jaden? He could do something stupid.”
I glanced at Beatrice who shook her head. “We haven’t gotten a letter from Jake yet that Jaden returned. He didn’t return yesterday.”
He wouldn’t have gone to look for Logan. We didn’t know where Logan headed to. “Jake will soon write back. Jaden will be fine.”
“Losing someone does a lot to a person. He needs someone around who won’t blame him.” Chris advised.
“Who’d blame him?” I clenched my fists. “He tried to find Ralph. How was he to blame?”
Chris explained. “He’d feel he didn’t do enough. You know, he tried to limit his use of energy due to his arm.”
How dare he think that? He did enough!
Should he kill himself and Ralph still wouldn’t be found? Now, he’d have a chance to avenge him.
“I’d try to look for him.” I began stomping out of the room. “Chris, stay here and I’d send you…”
“Send me back now. I have to make it known formally that Ralph is dead and pin it on Logan. Also condolences needs to be sent.” He said.
I kept my hands on my hips, with pursed lips. How was I to send him back then? “Did you come with a horse?”
He nodded then sighed. “It’s at Black Rose and I don’t want to go there now.” Me too.
I mind linked Beatrice and requested. “Please, arrange a comfortable carriage that I will escort to take him back safely to Black Hills.”
“I’m on it.” she bowed and left.
Chris raised a brow at her actions. “Is she taking me back? Fine. Go and look for Jaden.”
I took a step closer to him. “I’m taking you back. Jaden can wait, I think he needs time alone.”
There was silence between us for half a minute.
He broke it by asking. “I’m asking only because I’ve been reading the prophecy back to back ad one part of it is yet to happen.”
My lips pressed together and my forehead folded as I wondered where he was getting at. Everything in the prophecy would be fulfilled.
“Have you gotten a mate yet? Is there a Silver Wolf mate that is to help you defeat this evil?” he probed, with a lopsided grin.
So he eventually asked. “Yes. Jaden.”
I knew he already had suspicions. “Any other question? You should try walking as I’m not going to carry you to the carriage.”
He smirked, then broke into a laughter. “Ray was right then. And, you two make a good pair.”
That wasn’t the reaction I expected of him hence my reason for hiding it all along. “Thank… you?”
“Hmm. His gentleness complimented your crazy impatient side.” He added.
Was that a backhanded complement? I clapped my hands. “The carriage is here, let’s go!” and I strolled off, a smile creeping to my lips.