Chapter 118 - 120

Chapter 118: Chapter 120

Chapter 120

"I am Alpha of SilverFang. I demand an audience."

"Alpha Frederick was very definite about his orders. He expects no visitors. Perhaps another time, Alpha Kai." His security staff said.

A bald man with marks over his jaw, disappearing behind his thick beard only to drag down his chest.

Marcellan held me as I remained healing, but I tapped his arm and he let me go. A small party of envoys had followed behind us.

As we approached the gates to Moonblade’s castle, the bald man’s gaze shifted to me. "You are a man who’s seen many battles, and you have that to show for it," he pulled up his collar, and I smirked. "I’ll need you in the war to come, and for that, I’ll retain your life."

Suddenly, his sternum cracked inward, followed by the seizing of his heart.

One...

Two...

Three...

I counted on the inside as his eyes closed and he dropped to the floor. Immediately, the other guards levelled their weapons at us, stirring alertness through our envoy. But I raised my hand.

"If I can take down your leader, you are nothing but eggs. Part." With my command came the weaving of wind, sweeping the man away from the door.

Behind me, as Kai and I entered the gates with our envoy following, Kai murmured. "I love you so much, Alex."

Inside the castle, only Kai and I approached its walls, and soon we found the chamber where Frederick sat. At the end of a long table, behind him a ceiling to floor window allowed for great ventilation as it brightened the entire space.

He plucked a grape from the snack tray, biting down on it with his front teeth before finishing his drink and hurling the cup away. It shattered against the floor.

"You’d rather take out your anger on a cup that can’t fight back?"

He chuckled, lips twitching.

"I see SilverFang didn’t fall."

"Miracles do happen," Kai said, unease etching his features. Speaking of which, I made a mental note to address that later.

"I was sure I mentioned I didn’t want visitors, so why are you here?"

"I need you, your strength and your armies. I know the truth now. The connection between Nathan, me, and Moonblade. We’ve always been connected, and if I’m not wrong, I believe you knew this from the moment I first stepped into Moonblade."

"If I said yes, will you leave me alone?"

"No," I said, stepping forward. "I must destroy him today. I can’t afford to lose any more time."

Frederick’s laughter bounced off the thick walls.

"Oh, please." His eyes shifted to Kai. "Even if he can’t see it, you can at least tell him how he looks. Some shitty corpse is what you look like."

"Shut up!" My voice rose above us, snagging his attention. His brow lowered as the edges of his eyes creased.

He was calculating.

"We had a deal. To destroy Nathan for you, and in return you would heed my authority as Aetherblood. Now, I ask you to be there for me."

"For nothing in exchange, no, and I’m not sorry."

I seized my cape and turned around. With a gesture, Kai nodded, agreeing we were done here.

"I didn’t come here for your yes or no. I told you already. I expect you to be there once I find Nathan. Get ready for war." I finished.

But he wasn’t finished.

"Is that a threat?"

For a second, I zoned out. My eyes darkened and my power surged through me.

Anger boiled my blood, causing the table to split in two. Then it parted and I advanced towards Frederick. Fury burned in the glare I fixed on him.

"If you’ve ever raised even a pet, you’d understand my pain. My flesh torn while I was alive and awake. My babies ripped from my belly. The pain unbearable, I entered the spirit realm without a transporter. So yes, it is a threat. I’ll take my babies back, and I’ll end that monster. And if I fail, he’ll take over SilverFang and then he’ll come for you."

Frederick’s smirk faded as he locked eyes with me.

"Frightening but irrational." He muttered. "Nathan needs the full moon to perform the ritual. Wait for that, and you’ll have my forces at your disposal."

My nose scrunched as I scoffed. "I know about your lost mate. You’re searching for a second chance mate, aren’t you? With your father gone, you’re the last of your bloodline. Beneath this facade, you’re a frightened little man."

I walked back to Kai, finalising our departure. "Help me destroy Nathan, and perhaps even you may be granted the possibility of finding a second chance mate... if the world doesn’t end."

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KAI’S POV

Kai touched me from behind, bringing me back to the present. I hadn’t even realised when I’d lost myself at the balcony.

"I think it’s time we spoke about what happened between us." Kai said.

I wanted to resist so badly, but I knew he was right. It was the only way I could find some measure of healing.

"First, how do you feel?"

"Burning. I’m fuelled by so much rage I don’t know how to expel it. I’ve tried finding the bastard who stole my babies but he’s nowhere to be found. When I try to sleep, horrors are the only whisper I hear. Death is all I see. Leo’s. The Lockes’. My parents’. I’ve lost so much, and I can’t recover any of it. Even if I kill Nathan, they are gone." I admitted, my vision blurring as my voice dwindled.

Kai placed my head on his chest. Eyes tilted heavenward, I watched the moon. In a few days, it would be full. I could not wait.

Every second wasted tore me apart.

"You know, when I lost you, I was so scared. Despair is an understatement. I was completely crushed, but then I also came to understand something. That I wasn’t alone, and I had help. I knew you’d come back to me, and so I took a stand for our home so you could come back to it."

Kai lowered his head, his lips connecting with mine. His breath fanned my face. "However you wish to end this, I’m with you. All the way to the end. I don’t care about rationality. Our enemy isn’t following any rules, so believe me when I say this, sweet peach, let our rage out and find that motherfucker. Our family will not end because of him, and I yearn to see my babies."

Warm liquid flowed down my cheeks, my throat tightening as I sniffled.

Before I could reply, Marcellan barged in. "Guys, there’s something you must see. Hm, more like someone."

Kai and I exchanged a look before following Marcellan out.