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CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR
LUCIAN'S P.O.V
"The fuck!" I stared at Aurora, my mind reeling. "Sorry...repeat what you just said. What do you mean Alpha Desmond is alive?" I asked, my voice low. "I killed him. With my own fangs."
She took a deep breath and fidgeted with her hands.
"I saw him Lucian. He was the one who kidnapped me, he and another guy, his son."
My eyebrows went up.
"Son?"
"Yes."
"But I didn't see any son when I came."
She blinked at me.
"Really? I could have sworn I heard his voice before fainting."
That's when I remembered the young man I fought with.
"Wait a minute. By any chance, is his name Eli?"
Her eyes brightened.
"Yes, him, Elijah. Desmond told me he was his son from a black witch he had met a long time ago. She fell in love with him but after he was done with her, he felt she was too powerful and so he killed her."
The breath from my chest whooshed out, not from the news about the black witch, but from the shocking news.
"Aurora?"
"Yeah?"
"I might have killed this Eli guy."
Her eyes flew open, her mouth agape. She turned on my lap to fully face me, once again plunging me into another round of torture. I had to inhale deeply to calm my dick down.
"You killed him? Oh no, that's bad...."
Then she placed a finger on her jaw, "...on second thought, its actually a good thing. He should feel what it is to lose someone close to him after what he has done."
Then a troubled look on her face as she groaned.
"But this is so going to get you in trouble Lucian. I'm sure he'll try to find you when he finds out."
"Hey, hey." I took a hold of her hand, they were warm and a bit sweaty. "Calm down, I'm going to be fine."
She stared at me with worried eyes, biting her lips.
"Now, tell me everything from the top."
She nodded and took a deep breath again.
"So, Alpha Desmond....ah forget the title. Desmond was the one actually responsible for the death of my people...."
I listened attentively as she spoke, by the time she was done, it was well over an hour.
"And that's everything I've found out. I know it's a lot to take in, but there's more. Desmond, he's not just a monster, he's a madman. He's obsessed with power, with becoming the most powerful alpha in the land. And he's going to stop at nothing to achieve his goal."
It felt like a huge ice had been dropped in my stomach "What does he want with you, Aurora?"
Her eyes locked onto mine, and I saw a flash of fear. "He wants to use me, Lucian. I...I think he wants to use my power, and my blood, to become even stronger. And if he succeeds...I'm afraid to think what will happen. He even lied that I had a surviving relative. He's nuts, though I don't know if I should believe him or not."
My fists shook as I clenched them, I could feel my wolf clawing around in his cage in anger.
"If only they had finished the job and just killed him outright when he was still a baby, we could have avoided all this."
What Desmond did and is still doing is too horrific to even imagine. So my actual father had been his identical twin brother. And he killed this twin brother along with his own biological parents. His parents had been right to abandon a monster like him.
"I know....and all because of a prophesy that I still don't know about." She threw up her hands and moaned in a resigned voice.
"Yeah, but from the way I see it, you are at the center of it."
She shook her head fervently, her white strands flying around her face and brushing my lips.
"I don't want to be. All I ever wanted was to have a normal life but it seems like that is too impossible for me."
I raised my hand and caressed her face, she looked sharply at me, then he cheeks got red and she swatted my hand gently.
"So what do you want to do?"
She stayed silent for a while, her head lowered so I could not see her face. I noticed her shoulders shake slightly, then slowly, she raised her head up and stared at me. Her golden eyes were suddenly bright and filled with determination.
"I want him to pay, Lucian." Her voice came out choked, her hands balled on her lap. "I want to see him cry and beg for forgiveness for what he did to my people. He killed innocent people, he did all these, killing your father and his family, deceiving you guys for how many years." tears pooled in her eyes and ran down her face. "I. Want. Him. Dead."
I used my fingers to clean the tears from her face as I nodded.
"What you want is what I want. I know what he has done to you is unimaginable but trust me, I have a feeling that my hatred for him is just the same as yours maybe even more than."
The corner of her lips quirked up and a choked laugh escaped her.
"No, I don't think so. Mine is more."
My eyes twinkled, "We'll see for ourselves on the day when we finally get our revenge."
She looked at me, her eyes eager as she sniffed back her tears.
"So, you're going to help me?"
"Without question."
You are my mate after all. I said it deeply in my heart. I don't know if she heard it but her eyes widened a fraction then lowered with a soft smile.
"Thank you. Do you think...he's going to go to the pack?"
"Shit!"
I hissed and cursed under my breath. I hadn't thought of that.
"It totally slipped my mind. I have to call Griffin and let him know that he is alive and they should be careful."
"You have your phone?"
"Yeah..." I nudged her to get up so I could stand. "I brought yours too.", I reached inside the car and retieved two phones, one with a black pouch and the other with a white pouch, just like our wolves.
"Here's yours."
"Thank you."
But just as I opened my phone, about to dial Griffin's number, he called me.
"He's calling me right now." My heart thudded in my chest.
"Then pick it up."
She came closer to stand beside me, her eyes wide as she watched me. I couldn't help but be distracted by the scent coming from her, I quickly cleared my throat.
"Hello Griffin."
"Lucian...don't come back to the pack!"