She didnât give much hint as to what they couldâve discussed. I had a hunch it was about me. As much as I wanted to grill her about their topic of conversation, I thought itâd be best to leave it alone. If anything was going to concern me, I was sure theyâd let me know.
âAlpha, are you worried about Alpha Locksworth going with you to Nightwake?â
Mailia asks quietly. Her brown eyes gleamed with worry, her lips turned into a slight frown as Noah placed his hand on her knee. Of course I was worried. I could practically taste the disaster at the tip of my tongue. The detaining operation was going to commence today and all we were doing right now was waiting for Raizel to arrive. Weâd agreed on keeping the operation on the low. We didnât want to catch lingering gazes and cause panic in Nightwake or possibly alarm the rogues something was going on.
Williams had sent his warriors to accompany us, but they were instructed to wait outside the border unless their assistance was required.
With that said, I was only bringing Isaac with me.
Noah was to stay here with Meredith to keep watch the pack. I had to be careful now more than ever with all thatâs going to happen. Raizel had decided to do the same; Weston keeping track of everything at Ignis Red while his Gamma would go with him.
Anxiety began to grow inside me. So much could go wrong and no part of me doubted that. It was all a matter of who provokes who first. Whose impatience would get the better of them. My bet was on either Walker or Dixon. Remembering the outburst Landon didnât help to reduce the stress on the my shoulders. Chances are, heâd act the exact same way- maybe even more since Raizel would be with me.
Curse the damned mate bond.
Regardless of the little effect it has on me, it seemed like Landon still felt everything. Was it a side effect of being the one who initiated the rejection? Did the Moon Goddess interpret the rejection as one sidedly his fault?
âYes,â
I breathe out, **
âIâm sure something will go wrong. Whether it be Gamma Chamberlain refusing to cooperate or Dixon making a scene. Worse case scenario a fight will ensue between Raizel and Landon.â
I felt a smile twitch on my face, âIâm fairly certain thatâs what Williams wants anyway, Why else would he order Raizel to accompany me? With all the trouble theyâve caused, Williams knows Raizel doesnât like Nightwake much. And if he finds out Landon was my mate?â
I scoff with a roll of my eyes, âThe Bloodlust Alpha might just make an appearance.â
I hadnât told him, but when he found out about my rejection, Raizelâs wolf had released very threatening snarls directly to my wolf. He was vocalizing his anger for us, trying to reassure us he and his human wasnât the same as my exâmate. His wolf going as far as comforting my wolf with 13:36 The Female Alphaâs Sanctúan 63.4%
promises of killing my exâmate for my honor. It was kind of funny. His wolf adorably nuzzling his snout against my wolfâs in attempt to ârelieveâ us the pain.
Raizel didnât seem to notice his wolfâs outrage, too focused on his own to realize the kinds of things his wolf was communicating to us.
âIâd pay to watch that.â
Noah mumbles, seemingly getting lost in his thoughts. No doubt imagining the scene in his head.
âI would literally pay him thousands.â
âYou know, Alpha. It might not be so bad if he goes with you.â
I look to Isaac who shrugs.
âI mean, who really cares what he does? If he wants to sign his death warrant by pulling something with you in front of Alpha Locksworth, no one would object. Besides, he doesnât even know Landonâs your ungrateful exâmate. He doesnât even know you met your mate! It canât be that bad.â
Thereâs murmurs of agreement circling around us. The mood getting considerably lighter when he brings up this point. I whip my head around, seeing everyone nod enthusiastically at Isaacâs logic. If only they knew. I hadnât told them that Raizel knew of my rejection. Things had been so hectic with Isaac coming back, then the rogues and now going to Nightwake that it sort of just escaped me. Clearly they didnât see the potential of a murder happening with this operation. The murder of Landon and quite possibly the murder my father.
I bit my bottom lip. Shifting my attention to Meredith, she holds my gaze and immediately I realized that she knew.
We spoke.
Was all she said to me in our mind link. The last word being emphasized to give me somewhat of an understanding of what it was they spoke about. Thereâs an unmistakable twinkle in her eyes accompanied by a smile ghosting across her lips. It was obvious heâd gotten Meredithâs wolfâs approval.
The feeling surging forth from her similar to the motherly affection she directed at me.
It was then that things were beginning to make sense in my head.
Raizel had more than likely asked Meredith for her blessing. Possibly doing his best to assure her he wasnât going to be like Landon. I felt my wolf whine. She rolled onto her back with her paws sticking up high in the air.
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