Chapter 20

“You, thankless wretch! How despicable you are! I shouldn’t have wasted my time in useless protocol.”

Alpha Henry grabbed Chloe’s wrist and banged her to the car’s side door. She shrieked as his claws dug into her flesh. His free hand roamed over her body, making its way to her shirt in an attempt to tear it.

Chloe raised her head to look at the crowd, but no one was willing to step forward. Her friends tried to help her, but Alpha Lawrence’s warriors were hindering their attempts.

Despite the sparks and attraction by mate-bond, Chloe fought against his hold. His hard body was rendering her motionless. She closed her eyes to use her full strength, but all of a sudden, the heavy weight of Alpha Henry disappeared.

“Can’t you hear, cifesboren? She said, No!”

Chloe opened her eyes and saw Alpha on the ground, who did a brilliant backward somersault and got up to face his attacker. She was frozen to her place after seeing that a cloaked man, whose sandalwood scent overpowered the musky fragrance, in a glitch.

“Edith!”

His name lingered on her lips for a while, he flipped his hood and turned towards her, revealing his long snowy white hair under his cloak.

“Chloe!”

His lips curled up in a smile, which was a sudden beam of sunlight, illuminating the darkest corner of the Chloe’s world. In broad daylight, her world was only endless darkness, but Edith’s charming countenance brightened it just like the sun. He stopped at Chloe for a moment and then averted his gaze towards Alpha Henry, whose fury was rising to the sky.

“She is my mate, you leech. How dare you to interfere in my personal matter.”

He charged at Edith with full speed who stood there firmly, only to step aside when he was about to bump into him.

“What a coincidence Mr. Wulf! I am also her soulmate.”

Edith crossed his arms at his chest and calmly faced his hyperactive enemy.

“You, you are that…?”

Alpha Henry stuttered, he was unable to comprehend his sudden appearance.

“So, my popularity is still in trending!”

He chuckled and placed his right fist on his heart.

“Yes, I am Edith Ellsworth.”

His amused tone infuriated Alpha Henry more, but his next line ran a chill down everyone’s spine. They shuddered with the icy frostiness of his murderous aura.

“You are lucky that you are still breathing after hurting my beloved. As I am feeling generous today, you are allowed to vanish, either by driving your automobile or turning into your worthless wolf. Choice is yours!”

Edith’s provoking smirk and his cold eyes were a lethal combination. His authoritarian ambiance shadowed over three Alphas and several high-ranking wolves.

With fury twisting inside, Alpha Henry was in a red rage. His humiliated face darkened like he could taste blood. He roared.

“You should be the one to leave, as you have rejected her. After all, there is no such pairing of a werewolf and a vampire.”

Chloe looked at Jason, who growled at Alpha Henry, a live proof of such kind of pairing. Edith raised his hand gracefully and hushed Jason.

“I can only sympathize with you about your wrong information.”

He paused and glanced at the elders of the Shadow Moon Pack, who just arrived at the scene.

“Well, from the ancient times, there is a rule of face-off in case of two mates of same female. I am here to challenge Alpha Henry for the love of my soulmate.”

“Love!”

This word instilled life’s energy in Chloe’s dead soul. Lulu stretched with a new-found fervor.

“Vampire King lied, Edith is here for us!”

She was cheering for Edith’s victory, despite the fact that werewolf Alphas were way stronger than Royal vampires.

Simultaneously, an elder brought a scroll and announced the terms of agreement signed between Werewolves and Vampires.

"Soulmates are Heaven’s blessings. The Moon Goddess and Goddess Sanguis are compassionate towards their believers to grant them partners for eternity. As love is boundless, many anomalies can be generated in terms of pairing." He paused to catch his breath.

"As for a general rule for interracial mates, their Kings should help their subjects to have a happy life. One male having two female mates can stay together in a polygamous relationship, or one female can go for rejection too. In the case of one female having two male mates, there is no room for polygamy. There will be a hand-to-hand combat between those two males, the flight will continue until the death of one participant." Murmurs filled the air, cutting the elder in his talk.

"Automatically, the winner will be allowed to mark his mate. If one male is ready for rejection and leaving the female for the other one, this will end the dispute, sparing them from the bloody battle."

The Elder closed the scroll and asked Alpha Henry.

“Alpha, as you have heard the details of Alpha King’s regulations, what do you say?”

But instead of Alpha, Edith replied in his calm voice.

“Alpha Henry stands no chance against me, I have already marked my beloved. I will suggest him to save his face and leave in one piece. His Pack needs a living Alpha.”

His cold indifferent face was not complimenting his mocking eyes, a sly grin appeared to enrage Alpha Henry, who was burning with mortification.

“Your mark doesn’t matter to me, blood sucker! I will go for the combat to prove my strength.”

“As you wish!”

Edith shrugged, placed his right hand at his back in a fist.

“Giving that I am older than you, I will defend first.”

Alpha Henry nodded, and the whole pack circled them, witnessing the event of the century.

The presence of heighten wolves hindered the Chloe’s vision, so Jason picked her up and made her sit on his shoulders.

“Is it better, my Beta Wolfe?”

He mind-linked her, as his elated tone re-assured her.

“Yes, it is. What about your Royal Uncle’s fighting skills? I would like to mention that Alpha Henry is a pro in battles.”

Chloe was worried, praying to both Goddesses for a miracle. She looked at the ground where Edith was standing tall facing Alpha Henry, whose claws were out, as he was moving slowly to fix the angle of his attack.

“He didn’t fight in any official war. I have no idea about his strength, Wolfe!”

Jason was unsure about Edith too, who was peacefully dodging dangerous blows of Alpha’s sharp claws. As the fight was in fast-forward, and the entire crowd was cheering for Alpha Henry, Chloe whispered in her heart.

“Edith, kill him! I can’t wait.”

She noticed a visible jerk in Edith’s figure and thereafter, the real battle began. Edith extended his arms and removed his long loose sleeves out of the robe and stretched his one foot long pointed nails, veins on his forehead turned black as his fangs enlarged to satisfy his surging thirst.

He blocked Alpha’s claws with his hand and with a loud crack, his bones were crushed into pieces. Alpha Henry took a step back, his eyes widened at his limp hand, which was hanging freely.

“Is this enough for you, Alpha Henry? I am giving you one last chance. Accept the rejection and leave; otherwise you are responsible for the consequences of your actions.”

“You wish, Edith Ellsworth!”

His vile laugh resonated in the surroundings, as the crowd was dumbstruck with the little display of Edith’s strength.

“I have underestimated you, but no worries, I can deal with you, measly being.”

His hands reached to his clothes and tore them apart, initiating a quick shift. Chloe’s heart jumped to her throat, she begged piteously.

“If any God or Goddess is listening to me, please help my Edith, l love him!”

Note: (In ancient English, cifesberon is used for bastard and Wulf for a wolf.)