Chapter 13: Chapter Thirteen

I couldn't continue to talk to Aiden about it anymore. That day, he had just thrown me over his shoulder and we had a very intimate time for the entire day! I didn't even remember how many rounds we had done that day. But after that, I could barely get up from bed.

Many days passed like that until one morning, I heard Aiden discussing something on the phone with furrowed brows.

So there's a dead woman. I see. He said and ate a slice of sandwich from the plate. I'm coming. And he hung up the phone, placing his phone back in his pockets.

I glanced at him and served him another sandwich, sitting beside him on the dining table as usual. I was curious about the call and the 'dead woman' talk.

Who was that

Ethan.

It took me a while to remember who Aiden was talking about. That guy with glasses

That person didn't seem to like me that much back then. At that time, I hadn't remembered that this guy was only second to Aiden in status. That was why they called him Beta Stride. Even though this was a common knowledge among the werewolves, I was still unaware of it because of my life in the city.

But that shouldn't be the reason for him to hate me right

Then again, I haven't spent time with that guy to know whether he hated me or not. So I just felt neutral about him. But what Aiden had said piqued my interest. And the dead girl

Aiden swallowed and wiped his mouth with a tissue paper before getting up with his plate. A dead girl was found on the outskirts of the pack.

Does she belong to our pack I followed him like a tail into the kitchen and placed my plate in the sink as well.

No. There was a frown on his face as he stood in the sink. Water was running, but he seemed to be in a daze. I pursed my lips and closed the tap.

Can I come with you

He thought for a moment and nodded. Okay, get ready.

The pack was big. At first, I hadn't realized this fact when I had just arrived. But after spending weeks here, I realized that there were ships, houses and even two or three schools in the back. It seemed more like a small in itself rather than a separate werewolf pack.

In the eyes of humans, this pack was just another group of residents outside the main city filled with people who wanted to stay surrounded by nature.

But for some reason, the human police from the city had their eyes on our pack. They thought that although it seemed to be a place filled with residents, they had doubts that perhaps there might be criminal activities going on.

But even though they were suspicious of this fact, they never cared about it before without any evidence. I didn't even know a thing about it until I heard this from Aiden while he drove us toward the murder scene.

Why did humans have so many weird thoughts about this pack It wasn't like there were any criminal activities, right

A flash of memory came in front of my mind about how Aiden had killed his own mother, and my mind silenced for a moment. One crime did happen back then.

So was that why the police were so suspicious

Whatever the reason was, now when the dead body of an unknown lady was found within the boundary of our pack, the police wouldn't waste any time in hopping in their vans and driving their vehicles here.

When we arrived at the scene, Ethan was already present as he talked to a few people from our pack. He had deliberately lowered his voice, and glanced right and left before speaking. The person before him nodded and left with his group, leaving Ethan, Aiden, and me alone.

Aiden's Beta Stride came toward him and said, I told the guards to keep an eye on the road and tell me if the police arrive.

I didn't focus on them, and instead, I walked slowly toward the dead body of the lady. This was the first time I had ever seen a dead body lying on the ground.

The woman's face was ghostly pale. Her eyes were widened in fear and opened wide. No one was there to shut them. Perhaps she died even before she could shit her eyelids. Her body was stiff and back arched as if she was struggling before she died. Blood was dried on her head.

No one could tell how she died, but it was clear that someone was probably threatening her before she took her last breath.

My breath stopped for a moment when I saw her body. My legs trembled as they slowly gave up and I fell on my knees. With widened eyes, I stared at the dead woman for a long time as tears spilled out of my eyes.

Horrifying. This was the only word I could use to describe my feelings at this moment.

Perhaps, after a long time of talking, Aiden finally noticed my reaction and rushed toward me, taking me in his arms. I was still shaking in fear, but he softly caressed my head.

Sir, I don't want to be too blunt, but you shouldn't have brought her here.

Why Aiden's eyes went sharp when he glanced at his Beta Stride.

She'll be a burden to us. Ethan's eyes had a trace of disgust that he covered well the next second. But it was enough for Aiden to notice and get angry the next second.

So you mean she doesn't deserve to handle her status as a Luna His voice was cold as ever.

Ethan paused for a while before parting his lips. All I'm saying is, she's a weak woman, and it was better for her to stay at home rather than observing a dead body with us. Then he paused and said again, It's not like she belonged to a pack before she mated you. I don't want to be disrespectful, but she's the worst choice you have possibly made. You could've chosen someone with fighting skills rather than someone like her. She would only be a burden and nothing—

At this time, Aiden had already let go of me and grabbed his Beta Stride's collar, glaring at him sharply. Something flashed in eyes, and he stared at the man without blinking. A hint of redness appeared in his eyes. And seeing that redness, I remembered how Aiden had ended up behaving days ago.

Before I could do anything, the hand that gripped the man's collar tightened as veins bulged on his neck. Aiden's eyes darkened further so much that all I could see was pitch black. There was no trace of emotion on his face other than extreme rage, as if he had been hypnotised into thinking he could only become angry and nothing else.

Suddenly, I felt something was wrong with Aiden. In rage, that day he seemed to have lost himself and nearly killed Claire. And now, Ethan was his Beta Stride, and his life would be in danger.

She could even see a trace of fear in Ethan's eyes, but the other guy didn't dare to move.

I panicked. I didn't want Aiden to make a mistake out of his rage and kill someone he shouldn't. Although I didn't know anything about his past, I somehow felt like this rage mode of his could be one of the reasons why people would think of him as a ruthless person.

I should stop him before things get worse!

I instantly leaned on him, and hugged his arms tightly, burrowing myself deeper in his arms. In a feeble voice, I called out his name when my lips were near his ears. Aiden…

Suddenly, the hand that had gripped loosened automatically and he blinked rapidly as if wondering where he was and what he was doing. Then he turned to look at me, shaking form. He caressed my head gently.

I raised my head only to see Ethan's shocked face and Aiden's embarrassing expression with a hint of immense guilt and a hidden emotion I couldn't understand.