Chapter 45: Rejecting A Wolf

Gently, Nick hooked his arms under her knees and held her in a princess carry, and walked to the bed where he placed her down.

He then walked towards a chair furthest away from the bed and began to contemplate. What just happened made no sense at all to him.

A future Aurora coming back to show him a dismal future? What sort of nonsense was that? Not even witches had the power to transient time. It was just impossible, so why was it that he believed it?

It was only now that he realized his body was still shaking. If what he saw through her perspective was the truth and the things that happened to her, Nick's body ached.

The horror she would have to go through, the pain she endured. He knew exactly why she wanted two pills. They controlled her by using Jace's life. That boy from her pack,

Thinking about Jace, Nick couldn't help but frown. Aurora's attachment to him more seemed like he was her second chance mate, not Tom.

Tom wouldn't like or joke about something a new mate, so Nick knew Aurora was Tom's mate. So this meant Jace was someone special to her. Nick guessed it was probably the number of times Aurora and Tom interacted was low, this was his guess as to why Tom wasn't as important to Aurora as Jace.

When the council arrives, Aurora will go with them willingly.

Not only because it couldn't be avoided because she would run headfirst into the fray for Jace. But because her family was under their control.

Glancing at her on the bed, Nick decided to do the wait-and-see method. He would make the pills, and if what she said were the truth and the council members did come within the day.

He would do as Tom instructed, just thinking about his mate and son's end. And then thinking about Tom's ending.

He clutched his chest, he wanted so badly to go out and confirm with his own eyes if they were truly coming but he didn't plan on doing it simply because he was afraid if he saw them he'd kill them exposing everyone in greater danger.

Nick chose the lesser of two evils and stood up. He walked towards Aurora and cast a spell, and wrapped it around her heart. It was small and insignificant. The wolves wouldn't be able to detect it.

With this, he would know the moment her heart stopped. He didn't believe it, it was unbelievable but if what she showed him was right, then he would take heed to everything she said.

As of right now, he didn't know who they, she spoke of, but he was confident in knowing when the time came.

Nick wondered if he should tell Tom and Dillion, but on second thought, that wasn't a good idea. So he moved to go make the pills in his lab.

His thoughts swirled as he walked towards his lab, and he tried to remember any information on the witch that Aurora named. 'Morel, that woman was still alive,' he thought to himself.

Every witch would know about her, the witch that waged war on werewolves by herself. He actually thought she died as many others believed.

A witch who hated werewolves, thinking about the spell he broke a few weeks ago, Nick couldn't help but wonder. If Morel had involved herself in this somehow, then it meant things weren't simple.

Nick was already having a headache about whether or not what Aurora showed him was true, and now, with an elder involved, it seemed he needed to do some digging about Aurora.

'Dale,' He pondered as he entered his lab, 'Where have I heard that last name before.'

Aiden pursed his lips as he followed the crowd of wolves back to the pack house for briefing. They search fruitlessly for weeks in every direction but South.

And now that they were going south, he felt uneasy. He wished Anderson was here to help him calm his nerves, but his father was arrested after he took all the blame for breaking the taboo.

Luckily, the council did not really linger on who was at fault because, in actuality, they were secretly happy about this taboo-breaking.

However, the council claimed he still needed to be put on trial for his crimes, and it would be done only after Aurora was found safe and sound.

The only thing that puts him at ease is the fact that his mother could feel Anderson is alive through their mate bond.

Jace, Maya, and Alaric were also taken back to the council headquarters. Though they wanted to stop it, they could because the council threatened not only them but everyone in the pack's lives.

Once again, it was sacrifice of the few, for the many. This time, it was even a choice. They had to do it. But as Aiden thought of his sister and the sickening feeling he had deep in his gut.

He knew nothing good was going to come from them finding her.

"Tomorrow we head for south, a pack lives there and we will search there for your missing pack mate." Astrada nonchalantly glanced at the crowd and righteously told them.

As Aiden heard that, fear gripped him. His gut feelings were never wrong. Aiden lowered his panicked eyes to the ground as he stood in the middle of the crowd.

"Alright, go home and get some rest and Aiden Dale, " Astrada called out Aiden's name, hearing his name called Aiden stiffened.

"Won't you stay back, we have some things to discuss."

Everyone left, and only Aiden stood there with his eyes on the ground with a frown. Astrada swept her gaze over him as she approached.

"Aiden, as the brother of the missing person, I think you should come with me," Astrada spoke slowly, Aiden's heart tensed and clenched in his chest. "Don't want an accident to befall someone so close to Aurora."

The underlined threat in this one line made him raise his gaze to meet Astrada's.

"What do you want with my sister?" Aiden clenched his fist and asked. "Why are you so desperate to find her."

"It's my duty as a member of the council to find and help those wolves in trouble. Put away your accusing gaze, I'll would never harm Aurora." And that was the truth, Astrad would never harm Aurora. As for who would really harm Aurora, it was a bit too early to say.

"You expect me to believe that?" Aiden asked her in disbelief.

"I don't care if you believe me," She paused. "Come, you'll spend the night with us. Don't worry, we'll send someone to watch over your mate and mother."

"So that's how it is," Aiden mumbled as he clenched his fist in frustration.

"Whatever do you mean?" Astrada laughed as she walked off. With no other choice, Aiden followed her.

'If there is truly a goddess, please let Aurora not be anywhere near us.' Aiden prayed as he followed behind. 'Please, God, please!'

The next day, everyone set out at eight am. Astrada, along with Aiden and some enforcers, went with cars straight toward Tom's pack.

Meanwhile, some wolves run along the way with the same destination in mind. When Tom woke up, he felt his eyes lid jumping.

Something bad was going to happen.