Chapter 36: ; The Mystery

"Cheska!" She was brought back to the real world by a sweet voice. When she looked up, she saw Ava and Matthew standing together.

"You're here, too," Cheska said softly, looking into Matthew's eyes. When she found out he had been with another girl, she couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

Ava looked at her with a smile of surprise. She walked toward Cheska and asked, "What happened to you?"

Cheska let out a big sigh and told the whole story, including how Leonel had helped. She was scared by how calm Matthew was, so she held onto his arm and begged to go home.

"Where is that person?" Matthew asked in a low, threatening voice.

Cheska shook her head and said, "He's gone." As he turned to Leonel, Matthew's grip on her got tighter. He said, "Get that man and take him to the prison."

Cheska thanked Leonel, and her thanks made her voice shake. She didn't want anyone to know how comfortable she was with Matthew, so she ignored it for now. Her only wish was to sleep.

Matthew's face was still dark as they walked to the parking lot. "You were supposed to wait for me. But you didn't listen! "He yelled, his irritation clear.

Cheska felt bad and said, "Matthew, I know that as the leader, you have a lot of responsibilities, especially right now. I won't bother you with small things."

"Small stuff?" Matthew yelled in a very angry way. "Cheska, I care most about your safety. If you don't pay attention to me, I'll have to lock you in my room!" He yelled with his teeth clenched.

Cheska couldn't help but say to herself, "As if he could do that with Eunice in the house!"

Matthew asked as they got to the car, "How did Leonel find you, by the way? Did you bring him?"

"No. His in the spring, too, "Cheska replied that she didn't want to bring everything up. She closed her eyes and tried to look like she was tired.

She might have been tired because her lie about being asleep worked. When the car stopped in front of their house, she woke up. When Matthew told her to go inside, she asked, "Where are you going?"

"The meeting is still going on, so I have to go back," he said before starting the car.

Cheska thought it was because of what she had been through, but she didn't say so. Instead, she just nodded and turned to go into the house.

As she walked into the living room, she saw Eunice scrolling through her phone with a lot of concentration. "Hey, you aren't with Matthew, are you?" Eunice asked with a frown on her face. "Why are you wearing that? Did you stop caring about fashion?"

Cheska didn't want to talk to Eunice, so she walked up the stairs with her head down.

"What's making her act so mean?" Eunice said something to herself. "As if I were interested in her? Huh! I would love it if you changed the way you dressed."

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Thunder Cage...

Matthew De Silva walks with purpose into the jail room where the man who tried to hurt Cheska Macbride was being held. He called Leonel to make sure the prisoner was safe because he wanted to meet him in person.

"Alpha," said the guard watching over the prisoner as he opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Matthew saw a naked man who was tied up. His face was swollen, and blood was all over his body. It was difficult to tell him apart.

"As you told us, Alpha, we didn't ask him any questions... We found him in the woods with blood all over his body... In this way, "The jail guard tells the story.

Matthew balled up his hand. The man was about to die, so how could he talk to him? "Was this done by Leonel?" He asked the guard while he pinched the attacker's chin.

The guard shakes his head in fear as he says, "When we got here, Beta Leonel was already gone, so we don't know if he did that."

Matthew let out a loud sigh. "Make sure this guy will still be alive when I kill him.

But both Matthew and the guard were shocked when the attacker suddenly shook and blew a bubble out of his mouth.

"Damn it! He got a poison that would kill him!" Matthew cried out. Because he was angry, he thought he punched the wall and made it fall down.

The guard was so scared that they could hear their heart beating in their ears. "Alpha, I had no idea what was going on. I just stood guard at the door, and as I was told, I didn't let anyone in "he said in a voice that was shaking.

This guard is being honest. "Who is going to kill him? Does he have someone with him?" Matthew thinks as he hits the person who attacked him.

"He's gone." Matthew says to the guard, "Tell me everyone's name who brought this guy here!"

As he said the names of the four people who had gone into the woods with the attacker, the guard's throat got tight with fear.

"What happened to them?" Matthew asked as he looked at the dead body of the attacker.

"Wolfsbane was used to poison him, but why? When Matthew saw the blue stuff on the side of his mouth, he said something to himself.

"What is this man trying to do with Cheska?" Or does it go back further?

When Matthew gets out of jail, he is full of doubt and worry. His wolf's instinct tells him there's more... So Matthew went back to where Cheska was attacked in the woods.

As Cheska's scent lingered in the air, it was easy for him to find the spot.

Matthew could picture what happened by looking at the tracks in the dirt.

"He grabs her there, and Cheska fights back and tries to run... But her attacker grabs her, and they both fall down. Matthew says with his fists clenched. He had to keep his cool and worry about Cheska's safety.

Matthew walked around the perimeter all night, while the moonlight cast shadows that made him feel uneasy. Getting hints and traces...

Members of the pack, Xander and Edi, were on patrol when they heard something move in the bushes. They changed quickly and got ready for battle. They didn't expect Matthew to be there.

"Alpha, what have you done to get here?" Xander asked.

Matthew said, "I'm trying to find out who hurt Cheska."

Edi smelled the air and pointed in the direction of a path. "I smell something here."

Matthew went after them, and they found a clue. It was a piece of fabric with the symbol of the Thunder pack on it.

Matthew growled, "Thunder pack." "They have some things to explain."

Matthew and his friends went back to their territory to figure out what to do next.