Chapter 16

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY  to all my lovelies :D:D

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Pic on the side is of Tyson Grier >>>

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“Everything that had happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.”

― Banana Yoshimoto, NP

DARYA P.O.V

After lunch, the next day, Quillon said he had to go patrolling around the territory with his pack members. I believed he was patrolling to make sure none of Konrad’s aids were close to the territory.

When I was sure both the brothers were out of the door, I called the unit.

The unit is actually, a small voice transmitter device that I had dropped in Rick’s prison cell yesterday. The unit already knows I am the master and hence, whenever I call it, I will be able to hear any minute sounds in the surrounding through my cellphone.

Once the unit was activated, I could hear sounds of Rick’s ragged breathing in the prison. Smirking, I cut the call. He is still in the prison. Until he is in the prison, he is safe… from me!

I had it all planned.

Thanks to the character trait written by Quillon, in Rick’s picture, I came to know that Rick’s weakness was Greed. At that precise moment, I made a plan along with the five Alphas’. My photo was placed on a website with a prize for anyone who would kill me. I knew that Rick would definitely come after me for the money. Everything was going according to the plan, until somehow Quillon came to know about that website.

I don’t know how he learned about the existence of website. I had made sure he was kept out of this, but somehow he still got to know about it. For now, I suspect Konrad sent the website address to Quillon. I have already asked Tyson to find it out for me.

Once Quillon came to know about the website, there was no stopping him. My wolf cherished his protectiveness, but I felt guilty because I was lying to him. He cared but I did not deserve it, especially when I was the one who had asked Tyson to create that website.

However, it was too late for me to backtrack from my plan. I knew Rick would choose to attack me in my college, because that is where I am mostly present without my guards around, and so I planned to go to college yesterday. However, Quillon had dominated me and ordered me not to go to the college. When he did that, my wolf seriously got threatened and she immediately surrendered to him. I desperately want to know how Quillon does that, how even other pack wolves submit to him. How is his wolf so dominant? It is definitely not because his parents are Alpha’s because Sel, whose parents too are Alpha’s, cannot dominate other pack wolves.

Quillon is something else. I have to find out how his wolf is so powerful!

I knew I couldn’t stay in the room, even though Quillon commanded me to and hence, I ran away. In college, my guards had already spotted Rick and so I deliberately went towards the court, so that he could follow me. I was waiting for him to attack me. Unfortunately for me, Quillon also saw Rick at the same time. I had seen through the window, how with just one punch Quillon was able to knock Rick out.

He informed Duncan and brought Rick to Serene. I was just waiting for the moment Rick would escape from that prison.

Every werewolf is gifted. Only through sheer dedication can someone find one’s true self. My gift was mastering all the elements. I didn’t know what Quillon’s gift is, but I knew Rick’s gift- nothing is ever locked for him. He can open any doors. Escaping a prison, even with tight security, is a left hand job for Rick Carlson.

But escaping from me- that would be difficult for him! Now that Rick knows I am here, he will surely try to escape, but he didn’t know about the voice transmitter that I had dropped outside his cell yesterday. Once, I come to know he is not there, I will make my move.

Today was a Saturday and usually I go to my farm. However today, I had to be at home because of Rick. Since I knew Rick would definitely escape prison today, I finally decided to tell Quillon that the website idea was mine.

I switched on his laptop and began my work.

It was already one in the afternoon and I had just finished lunch. I didn’t want to go to room, so I decided to watch a movie. Someone knocked the door.  When I realized it was Bee, I quickly opened the door for her to come in.

“Am I disturbing you?” she asked nervously.

“No. I was about to watch a movie. Want to join?” I asked and she nodded.

“Whom do you keep calling?” Bee asked after I hung up on unit. Rick was still in his prison cell. I guess Quillon and his friends had hit him a lot. I didn’t want them giving electric shock to him because that would be a very easy death for that coward and hence I had purposely stepped over the wire and absorbed electricity. But I couldn’t stop this from happening.

“A friend. But I guess he is busy” I said dropping my phone to the couch and looking at the end credits rolling on the screen. After pressing the stop button on the screen, I looked at the other folders to search for some good movie.

I had already seen most of the movies in the pendrive and so had Bee, so we decided to check the music library. There was a folder named REMIX SONGS and I opened it.

“I love the fourth song, the fifth, the eighth… OMG! I love all the songs” Bee said grinning as I scrolled down the list. “Play the fourth one” she said and I did.

It was Everybody from The Backstreet Boys. The song was more than a decade old but I still loved it.

“Raise the volume” Bee said, before we began singing along.

Ten minutes later, we were not just singing, but we were also standing on the couch and dancing. Currently, the remix of begging you by Madcon was playing.

“Beggin, beggin you” Bee sang.

“Put your loving hand out darling” I shrieked.

“I need you, to understand” Bee continued her line.

“Tried so hard, to be your man” my voice was rough from all the shouting I have been doing in the past ten minutes. It’s a good thing no one was in the house.

“What are you doing?” a familiar voice asked from behind and my eyes widened. Yeah right! No one was in the house.

Slowly, both Bee and I turned to face the intruder- Quinn, who was staring at us with narrowed eyes. Dimly, I was aware of Tshawe Baqwa singing his part. I turned to look at Bee, whose cheeks were the color of tomato. I knew she would be of no help in answering and so, I decided to answer.

I had just opened my mouth, when Quinn raised his hand indicating I stop. I stared at him in confusion. However, my jaws dropped the next second as Quinn began to sing.

“A broken man, But I don't know. Won't even stand the devils chance to win my soul” he sang, skidding forward and doing some really good locking and popping moves. I looked at Bee and soon we began whistling and cheering Quinn.

“What we doin'? What we chasin'? What about 'em, why da basement?” Quinn continued and jumping, he stood on the couch in between us. Soon, we too joined him and the three of us, continued singing and dancing like robots.

“I'm fighting hard, To hold my own. I just can't make it, All alone” Quinn sang and then it was my turn.

“I'm holdin' on, I can't fall back. I'm just a con, 'Bout to fade to black” I crooned, with a frowning realization that the lyrics were taunting me in some weird way. However, I didn’t ponder much over it. Instead, flipped my loose hair and continued dancing, while Bee sang her part.

“Beggin, beggin you, Put your love in hand out baby. Beggin, beggin you, Put your love in hand out darling.” The three of us continued singing the chorus together and when the song came to an end, after the third time, Quinn extended his hands for me and Bee. We both caught one of his hands and twirling; we moved closer and hugged him on either side, before popping our right leg up and planting a kiss on his cheeks.

Quinn, whose eyes lit up like a kid’s on a Christmas morning, laughed loudly, while we giggled, still hugging him on either side. However, our laughter faded, when we heard applause sounds from behind us. As I breathed in, I realized that there was more than one person behind us.

Slowly, Quinn loosened the hold he had on our waist and the three of us turned to look at our audience, who were still clapping at us.

Oh Fuck!

Our audiences were Quillon and his friends. However, I barely noticed the friends, because my eyes were focused on Quillon, who expectedly, was not clapping. His eyes were running over my body and I felt self-conscious because all I was wearing was a striped tunic tank top and jeans shorts. My cheeks were the color of beetroot and I shot him a guilty smile, which obviously wasn’t returned because he was frowning at me.

“Nice performance” Harvey, the third-in-command of Serene Pack said grinning at us, after the clapping stopped.

“I would like a repeat” Ram, who was standing behind Quillon added.

Running a hand through my hair, I turned and got down, followed by Bee and Quinn, who too were blushing.

“I…uh… I just came to keep these here” Quinn murmured and he dropped three pendrives on the coffee table. When I saw my cellphone there, I picked it up. “Now, I am going to go” he added.

“Me too” Bee and I said at the same time. Without doubt, all the three of us were embarrassed.

Smiling shyly, I followed after Quinn. As I passed, I nervously glanced at Quillon and found him staring back at me. My gaze met his for few seconds. But even in those few seconds, my heart fluttered and I felt breathless. Nervously licking my lower lip, I looked away and strode out.

Bee heaved a sigh, once we were back in the living room. “Nevin didn’t seem mad” she mumbled and just then I realized that Nevin too was there in the movie room.

“Is there a lipstick mark?” Quinn asked showing us his cheeks. Smiling, I gently slapped his cheeks before going upstairs. He asked the same to Bee, but I didn’t hear her response because I was getting a call from Tyson.

“Hi” I answered breathlessly. I need to drink water.

“Are you alright?” he questioned.

“I am fine. I was dancing” I said taking a deep breath.

“Okay… I found who sent the site address to Quillon” Tyson said gravely and I tensed.

“Konrad?”

“Sanity. Her signature was in the register book of cybercafé. The account is closed.”

“It was created only to send the mail” I sighed and he replied with a yes.

“Is Rick still in the prison cell?” Tyson asked me, because he was the one who gave me the voice transmitter last week.

“Yes. I have to check again” I said more to myself than him. I had called the unit almost half-an-hour ago.

“Okay. Do that and inform me whatever the status is” Tyson reminded.

“Wait” I said before he could hang up. “You might get a call from Quillon soon” I warned.

“I will deal with it” Tyson said calmly.

“Thank-you” I said with a smile.

After gulping down water from a whole bottle, I called the unit and heaved a sigh when I realized Rick was still in the prison. Since, I was sweaty from all the dancing, I decided to freshen up.

Before I went to freshen up, I got a call from a school friend and the next twenty minutes, I spent chatting with the friend, who too came to know about the website and wanted to know every single detail about it.

After that, I finally washed my face, hands and legs and once again decided to check on Rick. Keeping my phone on loudspeaker, I called the unit, while also drying my face.  When I couldn’t hear Rick’s hoarse breathing sound, I frowned and increased the volume. There was no sound.

The voice transmitter was capable of catching sounds up to 50 feet away. After few seconds, there was sound of someone falling on the ground and I stiffened.

Rick has escaped!

Taking a deep breath, I cut the call and put on my ankle length boots. I put my cellphone inside my jeans pocket. Opening a drawer on my study table, I picked up a tube of moonflower fragrance and also a lighter. Those were the only equipment’s I needed.

I jumped from the balcony and rushed towards the backyard of the house. Once I jumped through the compound wall, I rushed to the prison, where I noticed the prison guards on the ground.

Bastard!

I caught Rick’s scent and did not waste any time in following it. I climbed up a tree and from there using branches of different trees, I kept tracing his scent. Two minutes later, I saw Rick, who was escaping using werewolf speed. I was about to get down, when I caught Quinn’s scent.

As I looked down, I noticed Quinn, who without doubt was following Rick.

Shit!

Not good at all.

I quickly jumped down and ran after Quinn. “Quinn” I called his name and he stopped in his tracks and looked at me with a frown. For the first time, I was seeing Quinn furious. His eyes were pitch black and his claws were out. “Go home Darya! A prisoner has escaped” Quinn said with a growl.

“What?” I pretended to be surprised. “Are you following him?”

“Yes. I don’t have time to waste. Q, wants me to catch him before he escapes the territory” Quinn added walking past me.

Quillon will be here soon. Not good at all.

“Wait” I said before he could run.

“What?” Quinn asked in irritation, turning to face me.

“Sorry” I murmured and clenching my hands to form a fist, I punched him in the eye, knocking him out. “You cannot handle him” I mumbled staring at Quinn, who was now lying on the ground.

Climbing the tree, once again, I followed after Rick and caught up with him. Since, I wanted to be ahead of him, I leapt forward, catching hold of a branch of a nearby tree. Mentally, I controlled the branch of that tree and once I grasped it, I jumped to that tree.

When Rick heard the whizzing sounds of leaves, he stopped and growled savagely.

Smirking, I climbed down of that tree and stepping ahead, I watched Rick, who had his side towards me. “Looking for someone?” I questioned walking ahead, while my wolf raised her hackles and stood up in an aggressive way. As soon as Rick heard my voice, he turned to look at me.

“I was wondering where you were” Rick mused with an amused expression. “Today, I am going to kill you” he said and I cocked an eyebrow.

“I came here with the same agenda” I said with a grin. “Let’s not waste our time talking then, shall we?” I queried as Rick clenched his fists. “I am sure the Serene Pack wolves would join us soon and neither one of us would like it if they intervened” I pointed out and Rick nodded.

“You are going to die witch” Rick snapped walking towards me. The moment he raised his fist, I ducked and turned to roughly elbow his stomach. When Rick was about to kick me, I jumped to my left, however I still got hit on the chest. As I fell on the ground, Rick hovered and was about to stomp me, but I quickly rolled and leaning on one knee, I rammed my head against his stomach. When he tried to regain balance, I stood up and twirling, I kicked his face.

Rick spat the blood and then wiping his lips, he rushed towards me. When he was about to wrap his arms around me, to crush me, I ducked once again and clawed his thighs. He groaned and fell on the ground. However, before I could kick him, he caught my leg and attempted to twist it. I fell on my back, wincing in pain.

Both of us stood up almost immediately and this time, I rushed towards Rick. Before I could attack him, he caught my neck and pushing me backwards, he rammed me against a tree, repeatedly. The moment I felt helpless, my blood gushed in my veins and soon heat spread around my body.

My head hurt badly and I gritted my teeth, while Rick raised me from the ground and smirked. He was about to punch me with his other hand, but I caught it and forced him to drop it on his side. When Rick slammed me against the tree for the second time, I felt the heat coming out of my fingertips in the form of current.

As I caught Rick’s wrist, he groaned and immediately loosened the hold he had on me. When I fell on the ground, I took a deep breath filling as much air as possible to my lungs. Muttering a filthy curse, Rick punched me in the stomach, but fell back because once again he was shocked by the current oozing out of every pore in my body.

His punch hurt, but I still managed to smile when I saw him groaning in pain because of the shock. It was from the same current that I had absorbed yesterday before Quillon could torture him. While he held his hand and withered in pain, I kicked him in the stomach. He fell flat on the ground and trembled from the shock.

Gritting my teeth, I stood up hovering near his head. “Just watch, what this witch can do” I spat furiously, while my wolf snarled in satisfaction. Since he was lying close to a tree, I mentally controlled a branch of a tree and forced it to drop on him. He cried in pain and I smiled.

“You know Rick-” I began walking away, while Rick tried to throw the branch off him. “I really thought Konrad and you have parted. I could have never guessed you both were still friends. But now that I know you are still a team, I also know that one of your friends is going to come here. I am hoping it is Cable” I finished through gritted teeth and finally turned to face him, only to see him throwing the branch off him with a loud grunt. He flipped, stood up and bared his fangs.

My wolf’s tail curled towards the back as she crouched down ready to attack. My whole body, which was burning with the electric current, started shaking in anger. I wanted to get rid of this mutt once and for all.

Growling, both of us rushed towards each other. Lunging high in the air, I sat over his shoulders and then catching his neck and hair with both my hands, I dug my claws on his neck before snarling and twisting his neck. Since current was still radiating from my body, Rick couldn’t fight back.

When I was sure his head was separated from his body, I flipped and jumped ahead, to make a graceful three-point landing. My whole body was still shaking in anger and my hand, which wasn’t touching the ground, was holding Rick’s head.

Once, I heard the thud of Rick’s body dropping on the ground, I slowly looked up only to see many pairs of legs. One was standing ahead.

My eyes slowly travelled up, until my gaze connected with Quillon’s flabbergasted ones.

QUILLON P.O.V

After a round around the territory, I returned home with my friends to discuss the security facility for the night. We needed extra guards today because there were chances of one of Konrad’s aids coming to the pack to rescue Rick.

Until now, I didn’t sense any unfamiliar scent.

“I think Steve is good to be made the chief for the patrol team” Nevin said to me, while we were entering the house. I frowned when I heard loud music coming from the movie room. It had to be Quinn!

“What about the prison guard?” Clay asked.

“I have already asked Phil” I replied and growled because I could hear singing voices too. More like shrieking.

“What’s that?” Harvey asked laughing.

I was about to ignore it and go to my office, but the loud noise was irritating and so, I strode towards the movie room, with others following me. As I walked closer, I furrowed my brows because I could hear female voices too and as I inhaled, I took in Darya as well as Bee’s scent along with Quinn.

Just what the hell is going on?

And I did see what was going on once I reached the doorway of the movie room. The three monkeys were shrieking and dancing like robots standing on the couch.

“Wow” Clay said watching them.

‘Ever since she came here, this is the first time I am seeing her happy and carefree’ Nevin said through the link watching his mate with a tender smile.

“Beggin, beggin you, Put your loving hand out darling” Bee sand and then pointed towards Quinn, who began singing the next line.

“I'm fighting hard, To hold my own. I just can't make it, All alone” Quinn sang dancing and then pointing at Darya.

“I'm holdin' on, I can't fall back. I'm just a con, 'Bout to fade to black” Darya crooned and my lips curved to form a smile because this girl couldn’t sing to save anyone’s life.

My wolf purred as he watched her flipping her golden hair and dancing, without a care in the world. Maybe she couldn’t sing, but boy, she could dance… really well! I stifled a painful groan, when I watched her swaying her hips, waving her hands, wiggling her shoulders…

Fuck My Life!

I was so busy staring at Darya, that I didn’t even realize the song had come to an end. Well at least not until my brother wrapped his arm around my mate’s waist and she kissed him.

SHE KISSED HIM!

My wolf snapped his jaws furious to see that. She is mine! I clenched my fists to prevent myself from shifting and attacking Quinn.

“Da fuq?” Nevin hissed when he saw his mate kissing Quinn.

The sounds of my friends clapping were a very welcome distraction at that moment. Slowly, the three monkeys turned to look at us, with wide eyes and guilty blush.

Darya’s eyes connected with mine and she attempted to smile but I was too busy controlling my wolf, to smile at her.

“Nice performance” Harvey said.

“I would like a repeat” Ram added.

Nervously, all three of them got down from the couch and were looking all around except at us. I glared at Quinn and he looked completely taken aback by it. I glared because he had his arms wrapped around my mate.

“I…uh… I just came to keep these here” Quinn murmured and he dropped three pendrives on the coffee table. “Now, I am going to go” he added while Darya picked up her phone.

“Me too” Darya and Bee said at the same time.

The three of them made a bee line towards the door and I stepped aside to let them pass. My eyes were on Darya, who raised her lasheS and smiled at me. My wolf purred like a jungle cat when he saw her, but I cleared my throat and looked away.

Damn that girl!

Damn my wolf!

Once she was away, my wolf started to calm down and focus on the important issue, which was Rick.

“I will be here, if you need me” Clay said walking inside the room. He had taken a break for the next two hours as he was on duty since morning. “I will inform you if there is any news about Rick” Clay added picking up a pendrive that Quinn had dropped earlier.

“Can I stay here?” Ram asked and I nodded. I didn’t need them for what I was about to discuss.

Nevin and Harvey, sat on the other side of the desk, facing me, in my office. “When will be the hacker be here?” I asked Nevin.

“By four, I guess. Who do you think would create such a website?”

“I thought it was Cable but now I know it’s definitely not him” I replied.

“Who else?” Harvey questioned.

“I think its Duncan’s enemy” I mused still not sure about it.

“But normally the mate is targeted right?” Nevin probed and I nodded opening my laptop. Once I saw the screen, I froze for a moment before letting out a ferocious growl.

“What?” Nevin and Harvey asked at the same time.

Gritting my teeth, I turned the laptop and their eyes widened when they saw what was in the screen.

“Tyson? Alpha Tyson Grier?” Harvey asked in shock.

Darya had found out who had posted the website and it was Tyson Grier. Why would he do that? What is his rivalry with me or Darya or Duncan? He is Duncan’s mate’s cousin, then why would he? Is he after Darya or something…?

My wolf was pacing repeatedly inside me and wanted me to slaughter Tyson Grier.

“Do we have his contact detail?” I breathed out harshly pushing back my wolf.

“Uh… yes. It’s th-there” Nevin stammered. He checked my laptop and very soon he found Tyson Grier’s office contact number.

Growling, I punched his numbers and called him. That Bastard! How dare he put prize money on my mate? What does he want? Serene Pack had no rivalry with Regal!

The call was answered after three rings and was picked up by Tyson’s secretary. “Sir will be on the line soon Mr. Sanders” she said after I asked for Tyson.

“Quillon Sanders” I said once Tyson was on the line.

“I know who you are Sanders and I also know why you called me” Tyson said and I stood up from my seat, which had my chair drop to the floor.

“How Dare you?” I hissed through gritted teeth.

“I will remove the website” Tyson said calmly and I frowned. “Once news of Rick’s death reaches me” he added and then hung up. I called him again but there was no response.

“Fucker” I spat punching the wall. Just what did he mean by news of Rick’s death? What is he up to? I am going to attack Regal and make sure Tyson regrets doing this.

I turned and faced Harvey and Nevin, who were eagerly waiting for my orders.

Before I could open my mouth, Clay burst in through the door, “Quillon, you have to watch this” he said breathlessly and I scowled.

“Not now Clay. I don’t have time for it” I said bitterly.

“It’s about Darya” he said and I frowned. My wolf perked up all of a sudden wondering what happened.

“What happened?” I demanded walking towards him. “Where is she?” While I took a deep breath, I could still sense her presence upstairs and I could hear her upstairs, talking to someone. Probably that little nephew of hers!

She is fine.

“There is a video” he said already making his way towards the movie room, with me following him.

“Play it from start” Clay said to Ram. Before I could see what was on screen, Ram had already pressed replay button.

“What’s there in the video?” I demanded.

“You have to see to believe” Clay said. “It was in one of the pendrives Quinn kept earlier… I thought there was some movie, but then I saw her name” he said and at that precise moment the video started playing.

The first thing I saw was crowd cheering around what looked like a fighting arena.

“Okay… Time to welcome your pack Alphas’” the host, who I recognized as the Beta of Regal Pack, Zachary screamed and once again the crowd cheered. There were two of them another hostess and I didn’t know who she was.

“What the hell is this?” I said in exasperation. I wanted to kill Tyson Grier… not watch some stupid video.

“Ladies hold your breath-” the hostess began, “for here comes Cortez Moreland” she finished and a door opened. I narrowed my eyes, wondering what this is all about.

The crowd cheered loudly as finally Cortez Moreland, started walking calmly towards the center of the arena, with a smile on his face. I have never met Cortez Moreland, but I know he is called ruthless because he doesn’t spare rogue. However, how he spared Konrad’s brother is beyond my knowledge.

The camera moved around the crowd and stopped until it reached a blonde toddler, who without doubt was Cortez’s daughter. She was sitting on her mother’s lap, whose face wasn’t visible.

“The owner of this arena” the host added and I cocked an eyebrow impressively. Cortez owned that? It looked good.

“Granel Hampton” the host said and soon Granel, skid forward in a street dance move, which only made the crowd cheer more and more.

“What is this?” Nevin asked perplexed.

“Shshh… just wait” Ram said.

“Tyson Grier” the hostess said and I clenched my fists and growled loudly. Tyson was shown kissing his mate, who I’ve heard is human. After that, he jumped through the fence and ran ahead to meet Cortez and Granel.

I was still not getting, why he had posted Darya’s pic on the website! What is he going to gain?

“And last, the Alpha couple Duncan and Seline Rhoades” the host crooned, which had the crowd whistling and cheering.

First the Luna was shown, who was standing on the top of the large gate. Smirking, she turned and then jumped backwards. Duncan, who was on the ground, caught her in his arms, without any hesitation. They kissed before he lowered her and hand in hand they went to join the other three Alphas’.

When and where was this event held? Maybe Duncan and Tyson had some fight on that day and that is why Tyson did all this?

If it’s true, then I have to see what happened…

“Our first contender is Stuart Rivers” the host shouted.

“They have to fight against any one of the Alphas’” Ram supplied and I nodded. I watched Stuart, who chose to fight with Granel, but he was defeated within seconds.

Three more came after him and they too were defeated by the others.

“Forward this until Darya comes” Clay told Ram and I turned my head to look at them.

“Darya fought with an Alpha?” I asked Clay. I think it was Tyson!

“Not just an Alpha” Clay replied and I cocked an eyebrow. “Look” he said nodding at the screen, which started playing again.

I watched Duncan’s mate who knocked down a wolf, twice her size. Seline Rhoades knew to fight! She was good… the best female fighter I have seen so far.

“Who’s next?” she asked looking at the audience dropping the sword, which she was holding. The four Alphas’ behind her smirked!

“The offer is open for anyone” Duncan added spreading his hands.

“Anyone can come here and fight against any one of us” Cortez imparted pointing at the ground and I shook my head. Wish I had been there to kick all these Alpha blood’s ass!

“We will be gentle” Tyson mocked.

“They are so arrogant” Harvey said with a grin.

“I know right” Nevin added staring at the screen.

“Power pride” I muttered with a smirk.

“Come on” Granel faked a sad voice when no one responded. The crowd, which was the pack wolves under the leadership of these Alphas’, had gone silent.

“Alpha” a girl from the audience called and everyone looked at her. “There is someone who is ready to fight with you” she said said meekly.

“And who is it Sabine?” Granel demanded.

“Someone who is going to kick your arrogant ass” another female voice shouted and everyone laughed.

“Really?” Granel asked grinning at his mate, who was smirking at him.

“Yes. All of yours” the same woman, whom Tyson had kissed earlier, who without doubt is his mate, said.

“Ooh….” The crowd said at the same time.

“Well, where is this person?” Tyson asked his mate, with a smirk.

“She will be down in few seconds” Tyson’s mate said and I narrowed my eyes. She?

“She?” Seline Rhoades asked cocking an eyebrow.

“Yes. She is your favorite student. In fact, all of yours” Raven said with a grin.

“Guess, who the she here is?” Clay said from behind and I stiffened.

“Who?” Nevin asked stupidly, but I already knew who it was. Favorite student?

“Call her then” Duncan demanded.

“She has gone to change. She will be here soon” Sabine said with a smile.

“No” Raven said and I furrowed my brows. “She is already here” She added and then pointed her finger to her left, where Darya was descending the stairs, while tying her hair into a side braid.

“Holy shit” Nevin gasped.

“There is more” Ram said grimly.

“Go Darya” another woman, who I realized was Cortez Moreland’s mate, cheered and Darya looked up. Her eyes widened when she realized that everyone in the crowd were looking at her. She stopped, narrowed her eyes and looked around questioningly.

“Just go and kick their ass” Raven supplied and Darya cocked an eyebrow.

“Come on Darya” a male voice said, who was her bodyguard Dick! Soon more and more voice, supported and my eyes widened. The crowd was cheering the Alphas’ earlier, but now, they were cheering for Darya.

When asked no one from Supreme Pack or Emperor Pack where ready to share information about Darya. Mike said, most claimed they didn’t even know her, but here almost all the five pack wolves were cheering for her. Was that lie to Mike premeditated?

Darya colored and lowering her head, she entered the arena.

“Yay, come on Darya” Even the host was supporting her instead of the five Alphas’.

Darya walked forward until she stopped facing the five Alphas’. The five Alphas’ who were standing in a next to each other, smirked at her.

Something must have happened that day. Something bad. Maybe that’s why Tyson did all this!

Cortez raised his hand and only then the crowd stopped cheering Darya’s name.

“So, whom would you like to fight against?” Duncan asked his sister with a smirk.

“All” Darya replied with a same smirk, totally spooking me. All?

The five Alphas’ seemed impressed and they nodded.  “Ready?” Granel asked Darya and she replied with a yes. Granel made the first move to attack her and while before he could hit her, she ducked, punched his waist and standing up she slammed his chest with her elbows before going after Tyson and kicking him in the chest. She fought against both of them until they were thrown out of the circular ring.

I was wrong when I said Seline Rhoades is the best female fighter I have seen. I was wrong because Darya is even better than her… probably best!

The next to attack her was Duncan, who threw a stick at her. Darya not only defeated Duncan, but also broke his stick into three parts, which only had the audience howl.

As I watched her, I realized that she was simply amazing in fighting. She was trained. Very, very well trained. When she told me she knew to fight, I didn’t realize she was this good!

Was she trained by these five Alphas’? I think it is true because Raven had said she was their favorite student.

Cortez Moreland was next. Darya and Cortez had a hand to hand combat and almost three minutes later, when Darya pinned Cortez to the ground, he tapped out.

The last one to fight with her was Seline Rhoades. Duncan’s mate threw a samurai sword and Darya caught it. “Ready?” The Luna asked and Darya nodded.

They had a Kill-Bill style fight. Every attack from the Luna, Darya blocked it without any hesitation until Darya finally hit the Luna’s wrist which compelled her to almost drop the sword. Darya took that moment to her advantage and pointed the tip of her sword to the Luna’s throat.

The Luna stared at the sword, then at Darya and smiled accepting surrender. Nodding, Darya dropped her own sword and took a step back.

The crowd of almost five-hundred wolves, not only cheered for Darya, but also gave her a standing ovation. The five Alphas’ who were defeated by Darya, too clapped for her, but Darya… she didn’t look happy. She had stepped back a lot and judging by her posture, I could say she was nervous.

The louder the crowd cheered for her, the more she started cowering.

Taking another step back, Darya placed right hand on her chest and genuflected and bowed her head, offering surrender. I furrowed my brows when I saw that.

The Luna, chuckled and then rushing towards Darya, hugged her. The other five Alphas’ too hugged her. In fact Tyson and Granel even lifted Darya up, who was crying with her head bent down.

The video stopped, however I was still staring at the screen, with a frown in my face.

Watching this video, I realized that Darya was trained by these five Alphas’. Five fucking Alphas’ were her trainers and that means, she is without doubt the best female fighter. Looking at her every move, anyone would be a fool not to admit that. How could I have not noticed this? I directly assumed she was untrained. I never assume, but in her case I did because I thought thinking the worst of her, would make it easier for me to stay away from her.

But now it is all the more difficult to let her go, because she is everything I want in a mate! I kind of knew it the minute she first yelled at me. How will I be able to let her go if this doesn’t work after two months? Sighing, I decided to focus on other important things- like this video.

After watching the video, I was confused about many things. Why did the pack wolves lie to Mike, while I had Darya investigated? In the video it seems that almost every wolf from five packs knows who Darya is! Another thing- if Tyson is her trainer, then why would he make that website? It doesn’t make sense. Besides, he also said he will remove the website after he gets a call… what call?

Something is missing here and that is why, I am not able to connect the dots?

“Wow Quillon, you playfully fight with us, she playfully fights with five experienced Alphas’” Nevin breathed out totally impressed.

“She is an even better fighter than your mom, Q” Harvey added.

“Told ya, you would believe it only after you see it” Clay stated with a smile.

I wanted to talk to Darya and ask her to explain certain things, but stopped when Ram said, “There is another video.”

“Play it” I commanded. Did Darya keep these videos here? But Clay said the pendrive was kept by Quinn… how did Quinn get the video?

Unlike the previous video, this one looked like it was taken by a hidden camera. The video was taken in what appeared to be a club. The lights were blinking repeatedly and the video was not that clear. The person who took a video was holding the camera.

After few seconds, there was a clip-clop sound of a woman’s heels. The video was not clear, plus the club was dark except for the dim red lights. Once the woman stopped at the center of the stage, the music started and she slowly and seductively began swaying her hips as required by the flow of the music.

Behind me, Harvey whistled and I frowned. What the hell is this?

Soon, the spotlight was on the woman, who I realized had dark blonde hair. Slowly, she turned to face the audience. My eyes almost popped out when I saw that the woman was my mate! My apparently innocent mate, who was dancing in a sleazy club like a pole dancer!

A POLE DANCER?

Clenching my fists, I growled loudly and my wolf snapped his jaws furious to see Darya like this. She was dressed in a black crop top and shorts that was not just body hugging, but almost reduced to undergarment. She was scantily clad in front of all those males. And why the fuck did she color her hair? I like it in gold. Just when was this video taken?

The spot light was on other dancers, who were not even wearing fifty percent of what Darya was wearing. After few seconds the spotlight was back on Darya, who was spinning around the pole like an angel. She was flying, floating, reclining, splitting and swaying her legs that brought all sorts of lustful thoughts to my head.

I gulped as I saw it.

Darya was flexible. Very, very flexible!

My wolf, who was furious at first, now moaned softly. Her moves were frankly overkill and it had my wolf raise his horny head! He was urging me to take her and make her mine. Boy, how I wanted to do exactly that by just watching her move. If the video has this kind of effect on me, I don’t even want to imagine what I would do if she dances this seductively in front of me.

Man, I didn’t even know someone can bend like that!

Slowly, she left the pole and dancing, she moved seductively towards the audience. An audience of only male sex!

She walked ahead and flipping her hair, danced next to two men in a nearby table. My whole body started shaking in anger and I growled loudly that had my friends stepping back in fear.

What the fuck is she doing? She is mine!

The lights faded at that precise moment and my wolf bristled wondering what was happening. However, it was back the next moment and I frowned when I realized that the men sitting on the table where Darya’s guards. The Nick guy and another one. What is this video about?

She gyrated around some more, until she flopped on the couch, where a guy was already seated, but his face wasn’t visible. Again the spotlight moved from her and almost ten seconds later, when I was on the brink of punching the screen, it was back on Darya, who was leaning closer to the guy and smiling seductively.

I swear, I saw red at that precise moment and I wanted to kill that guy, who was gawking at what is mine. My claws dug on my palms and drops of blood, dribbled on the floor.

“Holy shit” Ram gasped. “Is that…”

“Jared” I hissed through gritted teeth before him.

Jared was one of Konrad’s aids! Just what was Darya doing dancing in a club with Jared? My question was answered immediately.

Slowly, Darya leaned backwards and walked around the couch and wrapped her arms around Jared’s neck, still dancing. The lights faded and when it was back, Jared as well as Darya was missing.

I was about to assume the worst, until I realized something.

Darya was the one who had killed Jared!

After the video stopped, I unclenched my fists and stared at the floor. What game is this girl playing? She had killed Jared? She had definitely killed him because he was found with his neck twisted and Darya, had her arms around his neck, in almost a choking way.

“She killed Jared” Nevin spelt that out carefully waiting for me to say something. I was too furious to say something.

Growling, I strode upstairs to find Darya. I kicked open her room door and frowned when I saw that she wasn’t here.

Before I could do anything, Clay called me from downstairs. “What?” I snapped at him.

“Rick escaped” he whispered.

Jumping down, I ran towards the prison, I will deal with Darya later. I want to catch that fucking rogue before he escapes from my territory.

‘Quinn’ I called through the link, while I was running towards the prison along with my friends, who were far behind.

‘Yes?’

‘A prisoner has escaped. Alert everyone about it’ I commanded and he replied with a yes.

While I was still running towards the prison, Quinn connected with me to say, ‘Q, I have caught his scent heading west. I am following it.’

‘Good. Kill him’ I said to my brother and ran to west. I should have killed that fucker yesterday!

While I was heading west, I couldn’t catch Rick’s scent, but I could catch Quinn’s and soon, I followed it. Few seconds later, I winced when I felt a pain on my head. It was not my pain- Darya’s. Where is she?

I felt another pain, on my stomach this time and I gritted my teeth. Who is hurting Darya? Rick? Two minutes later, I held a tree trunk to come to a hasty halt when I saw Quinn, on the ground with a black eye.

“Quinn” I called loudly and scanned his body for any other injuries. I heaved a sigh when I realized he was fine. “Quinn” I patted his cheeks.

“Go ahead. I am sure he is still in the territory” I barked at my friends when they stopped near us. Nodding, they ran ahead, while I patted my brother’s cheeks.

Growling in frustration, I brought my claws out and slowly pierced Quinn’s neck with it. He woke up in a jolt and cried, “Bitch.” I scowled as I heard it. “What a bitch” Quinn mumbled.

“What? What happened?”

“Darya” he said standing up and placing a hand on the cut in his neck, which was already healing. “Darya punched me. I was following Rick” he complained.

Darya?

Why did she punch Quinn?

At that exact moment, I figured everything out.

I am a bloody fool! I am a bloody fool who got played by his own mate. So, it was Darya who was lying yesterday. Not Rick.

“Let’s go” I hissed through gritted teeth and bringing my wolf at the forefront, I ran ahead, with Quinn following me. It took me less than a minute to run ahead of my friends.

I stopped when I spotted Rick and… Darya… who was sitting on Rick’s shoulders.

“Darya” I whispered her name, but she didn’t hear me. Instead, she was growling murderously.

A split second later, Darya flipped and jumped ahead to make a graceful three-point landing a few meters away from me. My brother and my friends, who finally caught up with me, stopped in their tracks when they saw Rick’s body dropping on the ground with a loud thud.

There were loud gasps and sharp intakes of breath, when they saw who killed him!

Slowly, Darya looked up. Her eyes burning crimson and her slim body was trembling in rage. Her eyes travelled upwards, until it connected with my astounded ones.

As I looked at Darya, my mate, one and only one thing came to my mind-

Delicate Barbie Doll, My ass!

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I know, I know… there was nothing much about Cortez but hey, he had a dialogue :D Hope you liked it!

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Next chapter will be posted on 21st.

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