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CHAPTER NINETY-SIX
AURORA'S P.O.V
"And so, that's what happened. I fought and I won."
"So it was Lilith who started it, huh?" Kale rubbed his jaw, a wry smile on his face, not looking surprised at all.
"You know her?" Lucian frowned.
"Yeah, she's the classic pack bitch. Always trying to butt in where she's not wanted. Even going as far as to laying a claim on Kieran here."
My eyebrows went up in surprise, so she really wants him huh?
"Kale." Alpha Kieran growled.
"What? It's true." He shrugged indifferently. "You know she's nothing but trouble. I'm just glad someone finally put her in her place. Well done Aurora."
"Thanks. She started it, I was just finishing it."
Alpha Kieran sighed, "I'm sorry. I'll talk to her...and the other women."
I nodded.
"No problem. You really need to put more eyes on your females. And by the way, where are the older females or are there no older females here?"
Lucian narrowed his eyes, staring at Kieran.
"Yeah, I noticed that too. Where are they?"
"They're gone." Kieran shrugged.
I gasped, pressing my hand to my chest, Lucian sat up sttaight, his fave softening.
"I'm so sorry. What happened?"
"Huh?" Kale questioned.
Lucian stared at him.
"Was it a rogue attack?"
Alpha Kieran tilted his head sideways, exchanging a look with Kale.
"What are...you talking about?"
Lucian and I exchanged our own glances.
"You just said the older women in your pack are gone. So we're wondering how it happened."
I leaned closer, placing a hand on his gently.
"It must have been hard for you right? I'm sorry."
It pained my heart that they had to go through something like that. Losing the older women in a flash. I can just imagine the amount of grief they would have felt. Maybe thats why Alpha Kieran is always so hard faced and cold. He can't smile after such a gruesome tragedy.
With his eyes darting to my hand on his, Alpha Kieran coughed.
"No...no...its not what you think....no matter how much I like this...your attention....but I think you might have misunderstood what I said."
"Yeah, they are not dead. No one died." Kale chorused frantically, waving his hands.
Lucian pulled my hand off Alpha Kieran's and glared at him.
"Then what did you mean by they were gone?"
"Yeah, you clearly said they were gone. So what are you talking about."
Alpha Kieran slapped a hand to his face and growled.
"They just went for their one month hunt."
"Huh?"
"Hunt? Oh."
Lucian and I nodded slowly, suddenly feeling foolish.
"What hunt?"
"And why did you say it like that?"
"Because it's a normal thing in this pack. Every year, women who have reached the ages of forty and above get a whole month to leave the pack and go hunt and they eat everything, not bringing it back here. I thought it was a normal thing in all packs."
"Its not even a normal thing at all." Lucian deadpanned, I nodded my head in agreement. I never knew there was such a tradition here.
"Next time use your words well. You had us feeling sorry for you, you bastard." Lucian grumbled, turning away from him.
"It's not my fault you misunderstood me."
"You are unbelievable." Lucian scoffed then stood up and pulled me up with him. "I'm tired, she's tired. Right?" He looked at me, waiting for my answer, I nodded.
"Yeah, I'm pretty beat, especially after fighting all those women." I grinned.
"Right, you heard her. So, we'll be heading back to our room now. Bye."
"Hey! Where are you going to? You can't stay in her room. Lucian!"
He pulled me along and didn't stop despite Alpha Kieran's multiple yells and roars.
"That guy is so annoying." He grumbled once we were finally in my room, I sat on the bed, massaging my arms, rubbing from the top to the bottom.
"When did my room become 'our room' ?"
He smiled, sat down and began massaging my arms for me, I let him do so, a content smile on my face as I closed my eyes.
"Since I decided that the only way to protect you and keep my eyes on you."
I let his words sit in for a while. I was definitely not calming myself down from all the butterflies that were fluttering in my stomach. Nor from the way sparks of electricity struck everywhere his hands touched. I was fine.
"T...thank you."
"You're welcome." Then he placed a light kiss on my shoulder.
"H..hey!" I squeaked, almost jumping up but he held me still.
"I have some bad news.
That calmed me down.
"What is it?"
"The fight we had today. The attackers were sent here by their alpha."
I waited, my heart hammering in my chest.
"They want you. According to what we got today, Desmond might have let it slip about you and your abilities. Now every alpha is or might already be on the move to get you. Thus was just the first attempt."
I swallowed and took a deep breath, a tired laugh escaped me.
"I somehow knew this was going to happen." I tried blinking back my tears but some still slipped out. I felt him squeeze my shoulders so I reached out and held his hand.
"Do you think we should leave? We can't let this pack go through war because of us." I whispered.
He paused. "Running isn't going to solve anything. But I'll do what you say."
He was right, running wasn't going to solve anything. It was only going to prolong the whole process. I suddenly felt exhausted and drained, both mentally and physically. The events of the past few months have left me drained. I left the place I grew up in and have known for most of my life. My best friend, my new friends. All because of one man.
"I'm tired Lucian. I want this to end. I want him dead, I wasn't my life back. I want my happiness back." My voice broke at the end. Lucian's warmth pressed against me as he hugged me from behind, resting his face at the crook of my neck.
"Its okay. Everything will be alright."
"So what do we do now?" I asked, inhaling and exhaling slowly.
"I have a plan. Though I don't know if Kieran will be up for it."
I turned my head to look at him, his blue eyes were deep and serious.
"What's your plan?"