Chapter 10
The Shrewd Wolves (H&HP Series #3)
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âGratitude- the meanest and most sniveling attribute in the world.â
- Dorothy Parker.
DARYA P.O.V
My legs were literally shaking and I felt cold all over. I gulped and closed my eyes. Why was I so scared? It is just another pack and I have been to so many packs already.
This was once the enemy pack, my wolf reminded and I groaned. Quillon looked at me questioningly and I just faked a smile.
âI can smell your fearâ he stated and the smile got wiped from my face.
âI donât know why I am scaredâ I said honestly. I really didnât know why I was so scared. It was very unlike me.
Closing my eyes, I inhaled deeply and soon unfamiliar scents hit my nose- All belonging to Serene Pack wolves.
âI donât usually get scaredâ I muttered shaking my head. Nothing scares me anymore. But I didnât know why the thought of some wolves scared me.
To divert my mind, I stared out of the window to look at the thick tree trunks, green grasses covering the earth. I smiled softly when I saw that but then all of a sudden an image popped in my head. An image, in which, all the trees were burnt and the green grasses were black and dry.
Wincing, I leaned back against my seat which once again had Quillon look at me. He asked something but I didnât hear it. All I could think about was that image.
It was then I realized why I was so scared. I was scared for the Serene Pack wolves. I was scared that if I lose control, then I would hurt them. I could burn their whole pack down. That is why I was hoping no one would provoke me into losing my temper.
I rubbed my fingers over my forehead and closed my eyes.
Please donât let that happen. Please donât, I kept praying to the nature goddess.
âDaryaâ Quillon snapped and I opened my eyes. âDid you hear anything I spoke in the last five minutes?â he queried and I shook my head. I also realized that he had parked his car at the corner of the road.
âSorryâ I mumbled sheepishly staring at my fingers on my lap. âWhat did you say?â I demanded looking up at him.
âI wanted to know why you are so scared if you donât usually get scared?â he asked and I sighed.
âI am fineâ I answered softly. âI was just thinking about some stuffâ¦. But I am fine nowâ I said and flashed him a brilliant smile.
Quillon narrowed his eyes and stared at me suspiciously. His stare, with those dark eyes, was really unnerving and so, I quickly looked away. It was then I spotted some wolves in the middle of the woods, looking at us.
Leaning forward, I narrowed my eyes and stared at them, âMy friendsâ Quillon said when he began driving again.
âAll of them?â I queried wide eyes. They were nearly ten-fifteen wolves, who were running on either side of the road.
âI am a very friendly person doll faceâ Quillon said with a grin and I knew why he used that word, friendly. I just grinned and shook my head when I recalled his outrageous proposal of having sex once and parting away like friends.
No way would I have accepted such demeaning proposal.
âYou may be friends with others but you are not my friend and you will never be my friendâ I said with a growl.
âDo you have any friends?â he demanded and I spun my head to glare at him. But then I recalled that he had me investigated and sure enough no one in the school knew who my friends were.
âI doâ I said looking ahead. âMy friends are those who love living a private life just like me and that is why none of your detectives were able to find about themâ I retorted and Quillon frowned.
âWho are they?â he queried with a low growl but I didnât bother replying him because I could see houses on either side of the road. We were in the residential area of Serene Pack.
âMost pack wolves stay hereâ Quillon murmured when I stared at a fifteen floor apartment building.
âWhere do you stay?â I asked.
âA little farâ he replied speeding down the road. It was already six thirty in the evening and I wondered how far his place from here is.
Well, his little far was actually twenty minute drive from the apartment. I climbed out of the car and stared at the house. It was a modest two storey house. There was already two cars parked in front of the house and I recognized one of them as Grace, Quillonâs motherâs car.
This is his parentsâ house.
As if on cue, Grace called me. I turned to see her walking towards me. I still cannot believe she is Quillonâs mother. She is so young.
âWelcome darlingâ she beamed hugging me and I returned her hug. âI am so glad you cameâ she said pulling away and then turned to look behind her. I followed her gaze and gulped when my eyes fell on the former alpha. Quillonâs father, Scott Sanders.
âAlphaâ I said and lowered my head.
âYou can call me Scottâ he stated and I nodded. âWelcome to the packâ he said like a trained robot extending his hand.
With a smile, I shook his hand. My hands were tiny on his. âThank-youâ I mumbled softly.
âThatâs my youngest son, Quintonâ Grace introduced and I looked at Quinton, who was standing beside Quillon.
When compared to Quillon, Quinton was quite short but then he was still in his teens. In looks wise, Quinton too was just like his father, with dark hair and dark eyes. However, Quintonâs skin tone was just the same shade as his mom.
âHiâ Quinton mumbled and I replied the same. However, I grinned when Quinton blushed and lowered his head. He was embarrassed about the way we met for the first time.
Good! He should be embarrassed.
There was a low growl from Quillon and I found him scowling at his blushing brother.
âLetâs go inâ Grace said and I nodded.
âMom, I will take Darya to my place. Let her settle in and then we will come here for dinnerâ Quillon suggested solemnly and my wolf perked up when she heard that we are going to his house.
âExcellent ideaâ Grace grinned. âDinner is at nineâ she said facing me and I nodded climbing inside Quillonâs car.
âHow far is your place?â I queried interestedly.
âAnother ten minutesâ he replied.
Ten minutes later, Quillon parked his car and climbed out. Quickly, he took my bags and kept it in the middle of the driveway. He was about to pull out his keys from the pocket, but stopped when he saw that the door of the house was open.
âQuinnâ he growled out and then turned to face me. âThe door is open. The upstairs, left side fourth room is going to be yours for the next two monthsâ Quillon said walking towards his car. And then, he got inside his car and within a minute, the car vanished from my view, while all I did was stare at his behavior with my mouth dropped open.
Chivalry is indeed dead!
As if I was depending on him! I just felt bad for my wolf.
Shaking my head, I picked one bag at a time and stepped inside the house. Quillonâs house was a two storey building too and it was beautiful inside as well as outside. The living room was wide and spacious.
The right side of the wall had floor-to-ceiling windows providing a beautiful view of the swimming pool. There was a white color couch, where six to seven people could sit comfortably, opposite to the wall having a large screen T.V. The white walls of the room complimented the wooden flooring. At the left end of the room, there were ten stairs leading to the next floor.
Sighing, I kept my bag and decided to bring the other bag. But I was surprised when I saw Quinton bringing them in for me. âThank-youâ I said with a smile and he nodded.
âI will take it upstairsâ he said walking past me. I smiled and followed after him.
âYour brother said my room is on the left sideâ I told Quinton, once we were upstairs, when he went to the right side.
âBut Qâs room is hereâ he said confusedly.
âI didnât agree to share room with him, just yetâ I muttered with a shrug and Quinton nodded. âHe said the fourth oneâ I pointed to Quinton.
âThank-you Quintonâ I said once again after he kept the bag on my room for the next sixty days.
âNo problemâ he said with a shrug and was about to leave, but he stopped and faced me. âI am sorry⦠for the other dayâ he said with a guilty smile. âI really mistook you for my dateâ he defended and I cocked an eyebrow. âI am not lyingâ he said with a blush and I couldnât stop the smile that appeared on my face.
Mistook my foot!
âI am sorry tooâ I said with a chuckle. âBut it wasnât me who put you inside the trunkâ I stated honestly. âIt was my guardsâ
âOhâ
âThey did it. I asked them to just drop you out of the territory before Duncan sees youâ I mumbled.
âBut the Alpha knowsâ Quinton said and I blinked in confusion. âThat I come to his territory.â
âDuncan knows?â I queried surprised to hear that piece of information.
âYesâ
âYou have been to Emperor even before?â
âYeah⦠five to six timesâ he said with a shrug before walking away. âAnd Darya, you can call me Quinnâ he added and I nodded with a smile.
For some reason, I knew that Quinton and I would become good friends. The boy was nothing like his asshole brother! Quinton was all warm and friendly, while Quillon⦠Grr!
Shaking my head, I spun around to have a good look at my room. I sucked in a breath as I looked at the room. It was simply wonderful.
The floor-to-ceiling window of the room led to a balcony. The room had a beautiful queen size bed, an attached bathroom, a walk-in-closet, a coffee table, a study table, a large book shelf attached to the wall. This room was just like my room in my house. The only difference, this room was shades of white, black and grey.
I decided to unpack my things. At the same time, a woman, who seemed to be in her mid-forties, entered my room and introduced herself as Ms. Haley Owen, the part-time housekeeper.
âThe Alpha sent me hereâ she said softly.
Oh! So this is the way, Quillon works.
âI can help you unpack, Lunaâ she said and I inhaled sharply.
âCall me Daryaâ I said and she, nodded nervously. I then decided to take her help because I didnât know how to arrange everything neatly.
Thanks to Mrs. Owenâs tremendous help, my room was arranged within an hour. Once she left, to her house, I decided to take a shower. It was already eight-thirty and Grace had said the dinner would be at nine.
After having the quickest shower of my life, I pulled out a dress from the closet. It was a simple, boat neck floral printed dress. I just brushed a few strands of my hair sideward and then secured it with a barrette. Just when I was about to pick my cellphone, Quillon barged into the room.
For a second, I was startled and so I just stared at him with wide eyes. He looked so good that it caused my heart to beat very fast. He was dressed casually with beige trousers, a light color t-shirt and a dark color hooded jacket over it.
Snapping out of my stupor, I sat on the bed to wear my ankle length boots. âI know you have got no manners, but I do expect you to learn to knock whenever you come to this room for the next sixty daysâ I pointed out as I slid my foot into the boots. My cheeks were warm and so I didnât dare look at him.
âThis is my house and I do whatever the fuck I want hereâ he said glaring at me and I rolled my eyes. âNow Quick. Be downstairs in fiveâ he ordered before going out of the room.
The way he ordered me around it made me furious and so I picked up the other boot and threw it at him. Unfortunately for me, Quillon ducked right at that moment and my boot fell downstairs.
âOops. Bad aimâ he chuckled and then went downstairs with his werewolf speed.
âI will kill you one day, I swearâ I muttered walking down with one shoe.
Quinn was already there and he was smirking at me. âIf you hit the target next time, I will give you thousand bucksâ he dared extending his hand.
âDealâ I said slapping his hand. I will hit that nutcase one day.
After wearing another boot, I got in the passenger seat of Quillonâs car, while Quinn got in the backseat.
âYou look beautiful darlingâ Grace told me with a smile as soon as I stepped inside their house.
âThanksâ I said smiling shyly and followed her to the dining room. Scott, Quillonâs father, was already seated in the head of the table. Quillon took a seat to his right while Grace sat on the other side. âSit next to Qâ Grace told me and I nodded nervously.
I suppose the seat belonged to Quinn, because he grumbled something and then went to sit next to his mother.
âDid you like the house darling?â Grace questioned.
âYesâ I replied truthfully. âItâs beautiful.â
âAnd you need any help in unpacking?â
âNo. Mrs. Owen was of great helpâ I said to Grace.
âOh Good. Glad she came to help youâ
âQuillon called herâ I said looking at Quillon, who was eating his food.
âGoodâ Grace said with an appreciative smile.
There was a minute or two of silence, before the former Alpha called me. I was so stunned to hear him say my name that I literally dropped the spoon on my plate.
âYes?â I said uncertainly.
âTell us about your wolfâ Scott demanded.
âMy wolf?â I parroted nervously and Grace nodded with an encouraging smile.
âWhat color is your wolf?â Quinn asked me.
âBlackâ I answered.
âQâs wolf is midnight blue in colorâ the former Alpha said proudly and my eyes widened in surprise. I have never heard a wolf having that color fur. âItâs a very rare colorâ he added and I smiled.
âHis wolf is taller and stronger than mineâ the Alpha continued and I stiffened. I knew where this was going.
âDadâ Quillon called through gnashed teeth.
âSo, naturally, we did expect his mate to be one with title and also a trained oneâ the Alpha pointed out. My wolf growled and I clenched my fist under the table.
âScottâ Grace called in warning.
âAre you trained, Darya? Do you fight?â Scott finally decided to be blunt.
I have killed wolves so ruthlessly that you would have chosen to be blind than looking at me doing it, I wanted to shout but I didnât. I will not lose control to my wolf.
Taking a deep breath, I answered, âYes, I am.â
âAnd who trained you?â Scott queried interestedly.
âDuncan and his friends.â
âYou do know to fight and defend yourself?â
I can defend a whole pack if I want to. Slowly, I raised my head, âI know. I wouldnât want to depend on any male, even if itâs my own mate, for my protectionâ I avowed looking at the former Alpha in the eye.
Scottâs eyes widened and he sucked in a breath as he saw me. Quillon who saw his reaction turned his head to look at me. He looked stunned for a second before he blinked.
âYour eyesâ¦â Grace started and I immediately closed my eyes. Crap! What did I do? Clenching my fist, I pushed back my wolf.
âRedâ Quillon said in a whisper and I opened my eyes.
âRed? Really?â Quinn said in astonishment and looked at me. He pouted when he realized that my eyes were back to their normal steel grey.
âThatâs a very rare colorâ Grace continued. âIsnât it Scott?â she turned to glower at her mate who flushed in his seat.
âItâs just an eye colorâ I mumbled uncomfortably.
âI have not seen any wolf having red color eyesâ Quillon said. Apparently, now he couldnât take his eyes of mine.
Gritting my teeth, I turned to face him, âI have not seen any wolf having midnight blue fur either. But I am not making a fuss of it now, am I?â I whispered harshly.
I was more than surprised when he smirked, âThey are backâ he said looking me in the eye and Quinn bent sideward to look at my eyes.
Scowling at him, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to calm myself.
âDamn! I missed it againâ Quinn sulked.
âDonât worry. You will see it soonâ Quillon stated in confidence and I turned to frown at him. âI often tend to bring that side of herâ Quillon grinned. I stomped his feet under the table, which caused him to mutter a curse.
âJust like I bring yoursâ I said with a cheeky smile, when he glared at me with dark eyes.
âKidsâ Grace called and I blushed and lowered my head. For a moment, I forgot there were others sitting with us.
âI am not a kid momâ Quillon grumbled frowning at his mother.
âWhateverâ Grace muttered shaking her head and then moved her gaze to me, âI am very pleased to hear you are trained to fight Darya. I too was trained to fight by my brotherâ she said in a sad voice and I stiffened in my seat.
I promise Grace, one day you will surely meet your nephew. Not everyone died that day. Cortez told me that I should never ever mention about his existence to his aunt because she never once looked back at her pack after she came to know it was attacked. He was furious at her.
However after knowing Grace, I could tell that she would never do that. It was obvious she still missed her former pack.
âGraceâ Scott called her gently and she closed her eyes.
âI am fineâ Grace muffled softly. She opened her eyes and stated, âI am sure all she-wolves in your pack are trained?â
I looked up when I heard Quinn chuckle after hearing her say it. Beside me, Quillon too lowered his head and smirked. I suppose itâs a family joke.
âGraceâ Scott growled in warning.
âYesâ I said looking at all of them. Â âItâs the same for every pack, isnât it?â
âNot allâ Quinn clarified and I looked at him questioningly.
âSerene Pack she-wolves would choose standing whole day in the kitchen over fightingâ Grace supplied.
I couldnât even hide my shocked expression after hearing that statement. What the actual fuck? The only way I would stay in a kitchen whole day, is if you chain me there.
I am not that interested in cooking and so I rarely go to kitchen.
Narrowing my eyes, I shot a questioning look at Quillon. There is no way we are going to work as mates, if he agrees to that.
âI will catch your hair and drag you out of the house if you stay in during a fightâ he whispered in a barely audible voice and I smiled.
âI will kick you, where it hurts the most, if you make me stay in the house during a fightâ I said before looking away.
Thank-god!
I am really glad Quillon isnât a sexist! At least not when it comes to this.
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Meanwhile, at Konradâs warehouseâ¦
Ekon descended the stairs and immediately looked for Konrad.
His gaze first fell on Sanity, who was sitting in her chair at the dining table and sketching something. The table had six chairs. Just few months ago, all those chairs were occupied, but nowâ¦
One occupant of the chair, Jared, was dead. He was killed by Darya, four months ago, and another occupant, Rick, had left and formed his own group. Ekon knew that, Rick too would be killed soon by Darya. He was a lone wolf at the moment and Darya, without doubt, would target him first.
Shaking his head, Ekon looked at Sanity. For a moment, he paused and stared at the seventeen year old girl, with platinum blonde hair, light green eyes and an innocent face. To any outsider, she might seem like a lost little girl, who is in need of protection. But little did they know how malicious she is.
So far Sanity has killed fifty-three wolves, without batting an eyelash. She killed all of them by stabbing a Kerambit to their throat.
Sighing, Ekon walked towards her and looked at her sketch. It was a picture of a perfect family. The woman had a small baby in her arms, while the man had an arm draped over the womanâs shoulder.
Every time Sanity draws the same sketch.
The man in the sketch was her father. The woman her step-mother and the baby, her half-brother. They were all dead because Sanity had killed them all.
âWhere is Kornad?â Ekon asked her placing the file he was holding on the table.
She stopped sketching and then, pointed her pencil towards the direction of a living area of the warehouse. Ekon, didnât mind her lack of response for he was well aware that Sanity talks, only when she thinks itâs necessary to talk.
Ekon walked towards the living area, where all lights were switched off. However, he saw a figure sitting on a grandmaâs rocking chair. Konrad!
âI brought the file you were asking forâ Ekon began but he got no response. Instead, Konrad continued moving to and fro in his rocking chair. âI have kept it in the tableâ he added.
Ekon sighed and turned to leave but he had important information, which he had to share with Konrad. For a moment, he debated. He was hesitant to share it not because he knew Konrad wouldnât like it, but because he knew, that someone else is going to suffer if he shares that part of information.
He decided not to share the information. Just as soon, time was taking him back to the memory of how he first met Konrad.
Ekon, pictured himself, as a sixteen year old boy, who was being repeatedly thrashed, with a belt, by his father. He was crying and begging his father to stop, but the cruel man that he was, continued hitting the boy harder and harder. Today was the first time he fought back, but even then, he wasnât capable of standing against his father, who was stronger than him.
âYou are going to regret talking back to meâ his father spat in fury dropping the belt. Ekon, hugged his knees close to his chest and lowered his head. There were many flesh wounds in his hands and blood oozed from every one of them. Every time his father whipped him, the pain would increase. âI should have killed you the minute you were bornâ his father muttered and Ekon gulped. He gently blew air on a wound in his elbow, hoping it would soothe him. âBut I am going to rectify that error nowâ he spat in fury and Ekon stared in horror at the iron rod his father was holding. He couldnât run because he knew his father was faster than him. His wolf was just a pup, while his father was an experienced fighter.
As his father raised his hand, Ekon closed his eyes and prepared himself for another hit, braced himself to die, but that hit never came.
Hesitantly, he opened his eyes and gasped, when he saw the iron rod falling on the floor, followed by his fatherâs well-built body. He shrank back and noticed his father, who was lying on his stomach, gasping for air.
âSonâ his father called and raised his blood stained hands.
Slowly, Ekonâs eyes ran over his fatherâs back until he saw a long, sharp and silvery sword injected on his fatherâs back.
âNo one treats their son like thatâ an unfamiliar voice stated and nervously, Ekon looked up, until his gaze clashed with the green ones of a teenage boy.
The boy, looked at Ekon and smirked slowly. Ekon, was shocked and unable to move. All he could do was sit on the floor and watch as the boy pulled out the sword from his fatherâs back. Watch, his father dying slowly and watch, the boy gently wipe the blood from the sword.
âAre you going to sit there forever?â the boy asked Ekon, who slowly shook his head as a reply. âPlease donât tell me you are feeling sad for the death of this pathetic excuse of a fatherâ the boy remarked and once again Ekon shook his head.
He didnât. He didnât feel any sort of emotion watching his fatherâs body. His father was a cruel man, who always hit him. He didnât love his father because his father never loved him.
âThen get upâ the boy commanded.
Slowly, Ekon stood up, holding the wall for support, and looked at the boy, who was younger than him in age but still looked stronger than him. âYou saved meâ Ekon whispered slowly and the boy cocked an eyebrow. âYou saved meâ Ekon repeated and the boy rolled his eyes. At that moment, all Ekon wanted to do was thank god for sending this boy in time. âThank-youâ Ekon murmured in a wobbly voice.
âYou are crying?â the boy asked staring at Ekon in disgust. Immediately Ekon blinked repeatedly, cleared his throat and then shook his head. âGoodâ the boy said and turned to leave.
âWaitâ Ekon called running after his savior. The boy growled and then glared at Ekon. âI donât have anywhere to goâ Ekon mumbled lowly, without staring at the boyâs intimidating green eyes.
âSo?â
âCan I come with you?â Ekon didnât know what he would do if the boy said no. He knew for sure he couldnât go back to that house.
âWhy would I want you with me? What can you do for me?â the boy demanded.
Slowly, Ekon raised his head and looked at the boy in the eye. âI promise to do anything you want without questioning it. I promise to serve you until my last breathâ Ekon swore vehemently. He would forever be grateful to this boy, who saved his life.
As a reply the boy just smirked. âEkon right?â the boy questioned and Ekon nodded, wondering how the boy knew his name. âI am Konradâ Ekon eyes widened and he stared at the boy in shock.
This is Konrad? This was the boy, who was created by his fatherâs friends? He had heard that Konrad was strong, incredibly stronger than all other wolves.
âAnd I do hope you always remember the promise you made todayâ Konrad concluded.
Emerging from that frightening memory, Ekon blinked and shook his head. He had made a promise!
Taking a deep breath, he turned to look at Konrad, who was still rocking to and fro. âDarya found her mateâ he said abruptly. Once the words left his mouth, he regretted sharing it with Konrad but he knew he couldnât take it back either.
The rocking stopped all of a sudden and then slowly, leaning forward, Konrad opened his eyes to reveal mint green irises. âWho is it?â he asked in a low voice.
âQuillon Sanders. Alpha of Serene Packâ Ekon replied, carefully watching Konrad, who got up.
âAh⦠Quillon Sandersâ he repeated and smirked softly. âAs expected her mate is an Alpha, but unlike her, there isnât anything special about himâ Konrad mused. Sanity, got up from her chair and walked towards them.
âThere isnâtâ Ekon agreed. âBut I have heard he is quite good in physical fightingâ Ekon shared.
Konrad just shrugged it off. Physical fighting was never a problem for him! He could hypnotize hundreds of wolves and command them to attack his target if he wanted to.
âHis parents are Alpha bloodsâ a familiar voice stated and Ekon looked up to see Cable, another wolf, who worked for Konrad. Cable, jumped from upstairs and landed gracefully on his feet.
âInterestingâ Konrad said. âBut is that it?â
âYesâ Ekon was sure of his answer. There was nothing special about Quillon.
âI know everything about that bastardâ Cable replied, walking towards Konrad. Cable, a twenty year wolf, loved only two things in the world. One- women and two- watching his victims gasp for air, when he strangles them to death.
âHe was my former Alphaâs sonâ Cable announced. After killing his first victim, using a cable wire, Nathan, who originally belonged to Serene Pack, renamed himself as Cable, once he became a rogue.
âDo you know anything else about him?â Konrad asked staring at Cableâs icy blue eyes.
âI know Quillon is strong. Insanely strongâ Cable muttered and Ekon frowned. âBut thatâs just because he is an Alpha, whose parents too are Alpha bloodsâ Cable scorned.
âQuillon is after Cable ever since he left the packâ Ekon stated and Cable growled.
âWe will not be able to kill Quillon in a physical fightâ Cable pointed out after sometime.
âMaybe you cannot. But I canâ Sanity said and three heads turned to look at her. âAll I have to do is aim for his neckâ Sanity said holding a Kerambit and then throwing it ahead. The Kerambit hit the throat of a picture of Darya, in a nearby board and Ekon winced when he saw it.
He knew he was working for wrong people, but he couldnât break his promise. He would never break his promise. For that one promise he had made lots of sacrifice⦠including rejecting his mate!
Ekon gulped when he thought about Meryl. His beautiful mate. He wanted to be with her, but for her protection, he had to reject her. She deserved better than him and he didnât need anyone telling him that.
âEasy there, Sanityâ Konrad whispered tucking a strand of Sanityâs platinum blonde hair behind her ears and that snapped Ekon out of his thoughts. âEasyâ Konrad whispered next to Sanityâs left ear, the half of which was cut off by Darya last year. âWe do not want to kill him yetâ he added softly.
Most wolves considered Sanity to be Konradâs mistress, but Ekon knew the truth. The truth was that Konrad was incapable of feeling any sort of emotion except wrath.
âThen what are you going to do?â Cable demanded with a growl, watching them with narrowed eyes. To Cable, Sanity was a challenge. She was the only girl, so far, who had refused him. The only girl, who was not attracted to him and the only girl, who threatened to kill him if he got any closer to her.
But Sanity, just like Konrad, was an emotionless wolf. One could say she was the female version of Konrad. However, just like Ekon, Sanity does what Konrad asked her to do, without questioning it. The difference between Sanity and Ekon was that, Ekon wasnât as coldhearted as her.
âWe take one step at a timeâ Konrad murmured, walking towards the board, where there were pictures of Darya and everyone she considered family.
âDarya has already moved to Quillonâs packâ Ekon announced.
âFinally, without those five Alphasâ, I seeâ Konrad mused removing the Kerambit and passing it to Sanity.
âBut even then you cannot kill Daryaâ Cable spat in rage. âWe tried everything. Weapon, fire, electricity⦠nothingâ he growled out running a hand through his blonde hair. âYou go for a physical fight with her, all those curvy creepers come out of nowhere and soon you are dangling in the air upside down. Nothing kills herâ Cable roared in frustration.
âYou tried killing her. I never didâ Konrad said with a smirk, turning to face Cable and Ekon gulped. That was true. So far, Konrad had tried to hurt Darya on various occasions, but not even once with an intention of killing her. It was only to give her some pain and see how much she can bear.
If Konrad tried killing her, then without doubt he can be successful.
Slowly, Konrad uncapped a marker pen and wrote the name, QUILLON, in the glass board.
âAre you going to use her mate, to fight against her?â Ekon questioned in a whisper.
âThat would be funâ Cable said smugly. âQuillon will definitely kill her if you hypnotize him. Quillon doesnât know what losing is because he has never lost at anythingâ Cable added and Ekon noticed the envy in his tone.
âWell, he would know what losing is when he stands against meâ Konrad stated in a confident tone.
âSo, whatâs the next move?â Cable queried watching Konrad, curiously.
âNext move⦠I go and have a little chat with my friend Daryaâ Konrad said turning to face the others. âIn the meantime you will send a gift, from my side, to Quillon Sanders.â
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