Chapter 40: Rejecting A Wolf

Anderson and Aiden rush towards the western border. When they arrived, pack warriors and Kent surrounded Alaric, who was sitting on a rock covered in blood.

Alaric had his head in his hands, and the surroundings were quiet. Only the shuffling of feet and the occasional murmur, so of course, when Aiden and Anderson arrived, things got hectic.

Aiden and Anderson both wanted to rip apart Alaric, but as the last person to see Aurora, they had to calm down.

Shifting to human forms, they walked towards Kent, who had his hand folded in front of him. Kent sent them a warning glare as he saw the aggressiveness they were coming with.

"Where's my daughter?" Anderson stopped just in the vicinity of Alaric and asked.

"He hasn't spoken a word because he can't," Kent answered for Alaric, "He's injured, but he's healing rapidly."

"Injured? Then?" Aiden asked, glancing at Alaric, who suddenly looked up, giving Aiden a look at the rapidly healing hole in his throat.

Werewolves can heal quickly, just not that quick, and a wound like that could kill the strongest alpha wolf. And for Aiden, who has two powerful parents, he was easily stronger than Alaric, and even he had no confidence to heal from a wound like that.

Aiden frowned and looked at his father, who froze. Anderson's face changed immediately, and Aiden guessed that his father knew something.

"Does the council know?" Anderson suddenly asked Kent, who looked at him confused.

"What?" Kent asked, not sure what Andersin was asking him.

"He should be dead, with a wound like that not only is he not dead but he came back. Something is wrong." Anderson reminded Kent.

If one thought about it, it was wrong. Not only were they so casually surrounding Alaric who had such a deadly wound rapidly closing up, but they acted like such a wound was nothing.

After being reminded by Anderson. Realization dawn on not only Kent but the other wolves.

"And if he can't speak, can't he mind link? Unless there's something wrong with him." Aiden didn't fall behind and put his word in also.

"Alaric?" Kent backed away from Alaric and motioned the wolves to do the same. "Why can't you mind link?"

Alaric didn't move, nor did he look as if he was making any attempts. But inside his mind was a jumbled mess.

When he woke up, he was at the western border already, in pain, and complete shock. He blacked out. It began happening a few days after the rejection.

At first, it was not very bad. He would black out for minutes and then wake back up, but then the time he blacked out got longer, and a sort of unease and anxiety gripped Alaric.

He couldn't take it anymore and sort the council of his father, but Kent blew him off, and he never attempted to talk about it again.

So imagine his surprise when he woke up naked, covered in blood, and had a hole in his throat.

Not only that, but as he stumbled forward, he met wolves from the pack. They demanded to know where Aurora was. He felt this sinking feeling in his body.

He didn't know where Aurora was. If he took her during his blackout, he really didn't know, and though Alaric tried hard to mind link them, it was like a barrier enveloped his mind

Especially when his father arrived, he wanted to scream and shout to tell him what was going on just to seek comfort.

But with everything going on and his father watching him with that cautious gaze. Alaric's mind went blank. Tears of frustration welled up in his eyes. 'I don't know what going on. Devin what the fuck did you do?'

Alaric asked his wolf knowing it would not answer him. Alaric did try to ask his wolf why it was taking over him and making him black out countless times.

He just never received any answer or explanation so imagine his surprise when Devin actually answered.

'Find mate,' Devin growled, it wasn't the answer to his question but the way Devin sounds sent shivers down Alaric's spine.

Whatever answered him wasn't Devin, it didn't even sound like Devin, and the feeling he got when it answered him, Fear? why would he fear his own wolf? Unless it wasn't his wolf, to begin with.

"Alaric?" Kent's voice brought Alaric from his horror. Alaric looked his father straight in his eyes, Kent could see the fear in Alaric's eyes. Yet beneath that fear was indifference.

Kent's eyes flashed with understanding. "I'm going to ask you a few questions just nod or shake your head to answer okay?"

Alaric nodded at his father's words. Kent took a deep breath and glanced at Anderson and Aiden. 'Something's wrong with Alaric. Looking into his eyes, it's like I'm looking at two different people.'

'You think that's gonna make up for what he's done?' Anderson replied aggressively.

'Look, regardless of what he's done, he is my son. I know you want nothing more than to rip him apart but that won't change the facts. It won't be so easy to kill him.' Kent glared at Anderson.

Anderson glared back and the two came to a standstill. Anderson looked away in a huff.

If he wanted he could kill Alaric and ain't nobody in this pack that can stop him.

But as the last person to see Aurora, he needed to reign himself in. To get to his daughter faster.

"Alaric," Kent turned and faced Alaric one more. "Do you remember almost killing Jace?"

Alaric's eyes widened briefly before he shook his head no. Kent followed up by asking questions carefully.

"Do you remember taking Aurora?" Again Alaric shook his head no, "Do you know where Aurora is?"

Alaric shook his head once again. Kent pursed his lips as he stared at Alaric. He was indecisive about his next question. But he knew with the father and son glaring from the side he had to.

"Do you know who did these things?" Kent asked, Alaric lips were pressed into a thin line as he shook his head no.

"Was it Devin?" Kent didn't hesitate and asked again this time Alaric's response was strange, he shook his head but after a second later he nodded his head then his brows furrowed in confus8before he shrugged.

Kent didn't ask anything anymore, he only stood and motioned the father and son to walk with him.

"Something is wrong with Alaric. When I asked him that question, his eyes turned cold." Kent told them when they were far enough.

"Then what do we do? Whatever is happening, it's him losing control of his wolf and to the extent of not knowing what's happening. We can't handle this matter." Aiden mumbled.

"You need to contact the council," Anderson told them. Aiden frowned and looked at his father disapproving of that decision.

"Dad, no. I don't think it's a good idea." Aiden said to his father.

"No it's the best option, we can't delay it. and the council should hear it from Kent himself. This has been blown up. No matter what this means the end of this secret and with what is happening to Alaric and what he did. Do you think we can hide things?" Anderson made an excellent point.

Aiden could only listen as his father told Kent about his plan with his hands clenched into fists.

A few hours after that, in an undisclosed location. A man with a stern face received an interesting report.

As he listened to the report, his lips twitched as they formed into a sadistic smile.

"Who gave them the guts? Aurora Dale, Jace Maddox, Alaric Lynx, and Maya Francis, what a predicament you kids have found yourselves in." The man mumbled after hearing the report.

"In conclusion, we believe the alpha's son may have turned into a half-lycan. The girl is presumed dead." The one reading the report licked her lips as she finished talking and waited for the man to speak.

"Dead? That girl is very much alive, something is missing from that report. Go and find out exactly what is going on in the Lunar pack and bring back those kids. All of them!" The man leans forward with a smirk."Kill anyone that stands in the way and kill anyone that had anything to do with it."

"As you wish, my love."The woman mirrored his smirk before turning to leave.

"Don't disturb him unless you have to. If I find out you disturb him unprovoked, I'll send you to level 12." The man added before she left the room.

She shivered in fear as she turned and met the gaze of her mate. He meant what he said. He always did what he said he'd do.

The woman didn't speak. She only lowered her head to the man before scampering off.

"A new half lycan, we haven't had one in over five years." The man rubbed his hands excitedly as he chuckled to himself. "And with one whose mate is alive. Oh yes, oh yes. She'll be treated like a princess."