Chapter 21-The Prisoners

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Chapter 21-The Prisoners

Brendon Kingston's POV

Waking up, I was once again met with the sight of blonde hair tickling my nose. My heart warmed at the sight of Sydney in my bed as she cuddled up to me.

A slow smile crossed my face as she shifted before pressing her head into my chest. I gently raised my hand to stroke the back of her head gently as I filed this memory among the others I had of her.

In her sleep, Sydney was the type of person to cuddle. Some people hogged the whole bed, some simply stayed in the same position but Sydney? She always moved closer to whoever was in the bed.

Now that Sydney slept in my room, I felt closer to her. I looked down at her and the peaceful expression on her face. Occasionally, her eyelids would flutter and her nose would scrunch up slightly.

I liked looking at her while she slept, it may be creepy but she was fascinating. Who knew that under her angelic looks that she was such a spitfire?

Looking down at her, even when asleep, Sydney was beautiful. Her golden curls were in disarray as they tumbled around her shoulders and fanned across the pillows. Thick eyelashes dusted the top of her cheekbones and her plump pink lips were open a little.

Her cheeks were slightly pink, due to the cool weather and the nightgown she was wearing showed off her cleavage and the white lace didn't help. Instead, it made it all the more enticing.

As I observed her, Sydney one again shifted and this time her hand nearly hit me in the face if I had not moved my hand away. I sighed before glancing at the clock.

It was already nine and I had things to do. I knew Sydney was a little bored here and there but I didn't want to burden her with all the issues going on with the pack and that included whatever I was doing.

Reluctantly, I released my hold on her and climbed out of the bed. After showering and doing whatever needed to be done, I headed down and stopped when I just remembered that Rhett and the rest had arrived safely with our hostages a few days ago.

I had yet to see them again and at the thought of them, anger from the wolf surfaced. Before, while I was in bed with Sydney, it was silent and content as we spent some time with her. But now, at the thought of those who had hurt her? The wolf wanted blood. Their blood.

A low snarl ripped from me at the thought of them. No one knew that they had been taken, everyone thought they had went off on a long holiday. Thus, no one could accuse me or the pack for taking them. A cynical smirk cross my face as I flexed my fingers.

Walking down the stairs, the yearning to be back with Sydney entered and I sighed and forced my legs to move on. I had things to do and the faster I did them, the faster I could get back to her.

Things were finally moving accordingly. It has been two months since she had arrived here and now, we were starting anew.

I had seen the difference in Sydney when comparing her to one that I had blackmailed and the one that came to me freely.

I was captivated by her. All of her. Heading towards my study, something tugged at my subconscious. It was still bothering me that I didn't know what Sydney felt so familiar to me. Could I have met her before? I didn't think so. Sydney was from the North American pack and a wolf with no ranking while I was from the European pack.

I couldn't have met her before, we were worlds apart. But why did it seem that I knew her? It was strange and I would probably puzzle on it later. A knock on the door broke me out of thoughts and I called out, "Come in."

Rhett entered and a sly smirk started, "Brendon. So, how is it sharing the same room as your mate."

I kept my gaze on the papers in front of me and answered casually, "How is it now that Sarah is sleeping in your house?"

Rhett choked before clearing his throat. "Touché. Anyway, the prisoners are ready if you're interested. Everything went according to plan. Alpha James wouldn't suspect a thing until too late."

I nodded and stood up, "Good." As I packed the folders Rhett asked hesitantly, "Brendon, would you want Sydney occupied today? After all, you get quite a mood after dealing with prisoners."

At this, I stopped and thought about it silently. Rhett was right. The more savage part of myself appeared and I wondered if Sydney would be terrified of me? I nodded, "Yes. Keep her occupied. She doesn't have to know what's going on today."

Rhett nodded his head, "Of course, I'll get her to the pack orphanage. She's been wanting to go there. Once she's occupied, I'll join you."

Sydney was interested in the orphanage? I shook my head slightly. Why was I so surprised? She was from an orphanage and it was most likely that she wanted to bond with the children. My heart warmed at that, that Sydney wanted to be more involved with our pack.

"Alright." I answered and gave a short nod and walked out of the house. As I headed towards where the prisoners are held, my body thrummed in anticipation for vengeance. After all, revenge was what helped you to sleep at night.

Prisoners taken by the pack were kept underground. We didn't have many, some were pack members that rebelled and wanted an anarchy, rogues who attacked in the past and wolves like the beta and his mate.

The cells were underground and a building was above it. Wolves from the pack knew not to go near there. It was a strictly secured place. No one got in and no got out unless of course they were authorised.

Entering the building and walking down the stairs, my wolf howled in anticipation as murderous energy coursed throughout my body.

Acknowledging a few greetings, I stopped in front of a cell that was divided into two where the two hostages were.

Will obviously caught sight of me and he stood up. He didn't look too bad, just rather dishevelled and dirty. His chosen on the other hand was spitting mad and she flung herself against the bars screaming at me. "HOW DARE YOU! WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!"

I simply raised an eyebrow at her outburst before asking calmly, "Who said you were ever getting out?"

At my response, a gasp sounded and she glared at me hatefully, "What do you mean by that?"

I just stared at her unblinkingly and she let out another screech of anger and tried to claw me through the bars. Without a word, I grabbed onto her and gripped it tightly. Immediately, she let out a shriek of pain and the beta started shouting to let go of her.

"Let go of her please! We haven't done anything! Why are we even here?" Will shouted and pleaded and I scoffed. Who knew he was such a weakling?

I remained silent and the female scoffed, "Is this because of the blonde? What? Has Sydney charmed you with her legs open?"

At this, the wolf in me ached to rip her into pieces for insulting our chosen. However, I knew she was trying to get a rise out of me and impulsive actions made from anger were bad. I just ignored her taunting and looked at the both of them.

"Or what? Cat got your tongue? Are you her little doormat now? Answer me!" The female screeched irritatedly.

I chuckled lowly and gestured for two guards to open Will's cell door. Once he was out and held by the guards, I took a silver knife out from one of the shelves in the room and shrugged, "Every comment you just made about my chosen, he gets two stab wounds to the gut."

I looked at Will who had a horrified expression on his face and the female gasped in horror and started screaming. With that, I plunged the knife into his body.

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The bloodlust was still in me, thirsting for me to spill more. I clenched my jaw as I tried to reign in the control from my wolf. I knew he enjoyed dealing with our hostages.

And to be honest with myself, I did enjoy it too, vengeance and revenge was like an addiction for me. The two were far from dead but yet they had started to show their true personality. People only really showed their true self before they died.

Will the beta was a coward. He had begged for his life but those words had fallen on deaf ears. I wasn't one to take things lightly. In fact he had even spilled everything on how it was Giselle's fault and that she had even planned everything and whatnot.

I didn't know what Sydney ever saw in him. Why would she choose someone who could betray her the minute things got bad? He was the sort to even sacrifice his own family just to save his own skin. Thus my question, why did Sydney want to start a life and family with a guy that could turn on them any moment?

The female on the other hand, was a fighter, tears had been streaming down her face even as she screamed and threatened me. It was fascinating that the male was the pathetic one while the female was the fighter.

Just the thought of them made a frown cross my face, what I've done was barely enough but there were other days. It wasn't going to be the physical dealings that would break the female, it would be the psychological one. There were methods for those.

Shaking my head from my dark thoughts, I was met with the sight of Sydney running around with some of the children from the orphanage as I headed home.

The bloodlust the wolf felt disappeared and instead, a warm lighthearted one appeared. It still never failed to amaze me that a mere sight of Sydney could calm the beast in me.

My cold dead heart skipped a beat and for a wild moment my brain conjured an image that made me lose my breath. The very image of Sydney having my children-our children made my heart long with yearning.

I shook my head at my thoughts and continued gazing at my chosen as she started chasing the children around as they played. Sydney looked so carefree as she caught onto one of the little boys and began twirling him around in the air.

The child started screaming in laughter and soon, Sydney was clamoured by them to have their turn. I was enthralled by the mere sight of her laughing and having fun as the sunlight shone on her.

I could literally feel the difference between us right now. I thrived on blood and pain while Sydney was the total opposite. I looked down at my hands to see a fleck of blood and quickly wiped it on my pants.

"Kingston!"

I looked up to see Sydney waving as she started to head towards me. "Hey." She beamed at me and all I could do was give her a small nod as I took in her flushed cheeks and wind blown hair.

"Hey." I greeted as dozens of pairs of eyes landed on us. "Alpha!" The children greeted as their eyes were wide in awe.

I nodded in acknowledgement and they scattered off to play. "I see you've made some friends." I stated and Sydney nodded, "Yes, the children are really lovely." She sighs and gives the children a few sympathetic glances before turning back to me, "How are you? I didn't see you this morning. Rhett says you had some business to get to."

I nodded, "I did. Have you had lunch? Or are you hungry?"

A light blush bloomed on her cheeks and she shook her head. "I-no, it's okay. You have business to get to-"

"Let's go." I ordered and tugged her gently towards me. "W-what? It's okay, you have work-"

I cut her off before staring her down, "Its okay, you're my mate Sydney and the business can wait. Let's go get something to eat."

With that, I continued walking and stopped when I realised that Sydney wasn't with me. Turning around, I spotted Sydney still standing in the same spot with a stunned look on her face before she headed towards me and threw her arms around me tightly.

I stood there awkwardly, not knowing what was going on before I hugged her back, enjoying the feeling of her in my arms. She pulled away after a moment and a brilliant smile crossed her face.

"Let's go get lunch." I say and without thinking, I wrapped an arm around her waist before kissing her lightly on the forehead as I led her towards my car to go to a restaurant for lunch.

Once we were seated down, I was met with a scrutinising stare as Sydney sat opposite me. "What?"

She shook her head as she studied me before a smile cross her face, "Nothing. By the way, is there any other duties I could be doing besides taking care of the orphanage?"

I raised my eyebrows in surprise before replying, "Why? You don't have to. I'm fine managing things on my own."

She sighs and reaches over for my hand and holds it tightly, "I know but I want to feel needed Kingston. I mean today at the orphanage, I felt great spending time with those children. And I really want to help you with your duties. Not paperwork, I want to be more involved. I am your mate and chosen aren't I?"

I inhaled sharply and nodded, I didn't know she felt this way and I was extremely pleased. "Alright, when we get back, I'll find some duties for you."

Sydney beamed as the food arrived and we began eating.

***

Once we were home, Sydney sighs and suddenly hugs me tightly. Her head rested on my chest and her slim arms were around me. Taken aback by the sudden display of affection, I stiffened before embracing her.

Her head snuggled before she stopped and pulls away from me frowning. "Why do you smell a little like Will?"

Oh bloody fucking hell. I cursed inwardly and maintained my stoic expression. "What are you talking about?" Sydney frowns and crosses her arms as she scrutinises me. Her blue eyes were narrowed and she took another step closer to me and sniffs.

"Yes, you smell like Will. What is going on?" She demands and crosses her arms. I clenched my jaw and look away before she sighs, "He's here isn't he? In the European pack?"

At my silence, Sydney shakes her head and bites on her lower lip while I was fucking confused. How the hell did she know? It was just a scent, she couldn't come to that conclusion all on her own. "Where is he Kingston?"

At this, anger flared and I could feel my wolf tense. She still couldn't have feelings for him could she? Jealousy raged a battle in me, I wanted to lock her up in a room until Will was dead and then, whatever pull he still had on her was gone. And finally, she would be free from him to love me.

"You can't possibly have feelings for that fucker!" I shouted and slammed my hand on the desk. Without flinching, Sydney sighs before stepping forward and grabs my face and kisses me.

Her lips moves against mine and I pulled her to me, swiftly forgetting all the jealousy and rage. Slowly she pulls away and caresses my cheeks with her fingers. "It's not that. I don't want you to do anything stupid that will have dire consequences."

I relaxed slightly and a small smile quirk up on her lips. I shut my eyes before opening them and glared at her. "He's in the pack prison with that female of his. And it's already too late."

Sydney's eyes widened and she seemed to be struck silent before swallowing harshly, "What does that even mean? Giselle is here too? Why? What's the point? You could be causing a huge war! Giselle is the daughter of Alpha James, Kingston!"

I simply looked at her, mildly amused that she didn't seem to think that I had cut off any lose ends. "Sydney, they hurt you! I don't take these sort of things lightly! And right now, everyone thinks they are on a vacation."

"But that's revenge! Justice and vengeance aren't the same thing!" Sydney points out and I crossed my arms. "It is when it helps you to sleep at night."

Sydney frowns and starts shaking her head disapprovingly. "I get that you're doing this for me. But this is wrong! You have to forgive to truly be free. Revenge wouldn't help."

I scoffed at that and Sydney scowls, "Does it really help you sleep at night? Can you honestly tell me that getting revenge helps you to be at peace?"

"Yes." I answered coolly and Sydney glares at me and juts her index finger into my chest. "Liar. If that was true, you wouldn't be tormented by those nightmares of your uncle or your father."

My scowl deepened and I snarled, "How can you expect me to forgive someone who wanted me dead and basically tortured me for years?"

Sydney licked her lips and held onto my hands as she stroked comforting patterns on the rough surface of my palms. "You can because it lightens and frees your soul. Revenge is for those who are the weaker ones." She says quietly and hugs me once again and kisses my cheek.

I just stood there, stunned beyond belief as this time, Sydney held me in her arms giving me comfort.

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