Chapter 26
ROLAND
Why was every plan of mine when it came to separating Aubrey and Damien‘ After what I did in the park, I at least expected them to have parted ways but instead, it felt like I only forged their relationship to be stronger.
“Get ready for war. Damien asserted and my
teeth gnashed against each other. The fierceness in his eyes was enough testament to his seriousness, he was hellbent on destroying me no matter what it took. Was this how much he cared for Aubrey? I didn’t blame him though, Aubrey’s charms are so potent that it has driven me to the lowest abyss of madness.
“Silver Crescent will break its alliance with you,” he continued. “We will no longer do any business together. We will enforce that every Pack that we share alliances with will also blacklist your Pack from any form of business or partnership. You will be considered a top–tier enemy to Silver Crescent and to the Packs we share alliances with. There will be no avenue for forgiveness as we are nothing but lifelong foes”
My gaze wandered to Aubrey while my heart thumped restlessly. I tried to maintain my unwavering composure but how could 1 when my Pack could potentially face damnation from Silver Crescent all because I wanted Aubrey back at all costs? The obvious answer was to succumb to their pressure and accept defeat for the sake of my Pack’s safety lat today, just this time, I wanted to be selfish. I was foolish enough once to let Aubrey, the light of my life go. I wasn’t going to miss the chance to lure her. No matter who the enemy is, even if it’s the moon goddess, I must have Aubrey! I alone deserve her endearing smile, her eyes should only sparkle with love and affection for me! Her heart should only throb for me!
And so, without thinking any further, I let my lips blurt out one of the most risky decisions I’ve ever made in my
“As long as you remain with him.” I held Aubrey’s gaze so she found it impossible to waver from my eyes. “I will not back down. I am not one of those Alphas who can be bullied even in the face of overwhelming power. Freya is going to die unless you return to this Pack!”
“Oh my goodness, Roland, Has your madness eaten you this deep already?” Aubrey angrily quipped back.
“Oh I haven’t even started.” I sneered. “Guards!!!”
Three of my men instantly rushed to my side while confusion painted Damien and Aubrey’s faces.
“Gather our Pack members at the Pack’s square, Freya Allan will be executed today!”
The guards froze
“Roland“!” Aubrey yelled while Damien’s hands clenched into fists,
“I knew you wouldn’t be easy to break,” he said. “Which is why I brought more than half of my Pack’s warriors along with me. Right now, they have surrounded your Pack boundaries and with just one call from me, there will be slaughter!”
“What?!” Aubrey gasped, the same shock that painted her face also haunted me down my spine.
“You’re bluffing.” I retorted, he scoffed and at the same time, my phone rang in my pocket I slipped it out only to see one of my security chief guard’s IDs stationed at one of the boundaries,
“Pick it up, I’m sure your men at the borders have news for you, Damien chartered and my thumb trembled as I accepted the call. “Alpha Roland, we have a problem.” the chief guard said. “Warriors of Silver Crescent have surrounded our boundaries at all sides.” “How dare you?!” I growled at Damien while I gradually crushed my phone to pieces.
“You think you’re the only one who can display madness? Touch even a strand of Freya’s hair and I will give you a taste of hell!”
“Oh is that so, you want a
want a war? I will g
give it to you!” I snarled. “What are you waiting for?” I barked at the guard. “Arraign Freya for her execution!” “You fool!!” Damien trouted to me, about to punch me. I readied my right fist as well, prepared to crush his jaw but before we could reach each other, Aubrey trotted to our middle in a split second.
“Enough” She yelled, holding our punches midair while glaring at me. Her eyes suddenly softened but it was at Damien instead and he retracted from her. She focused in fur and flung my arm away, her icy glare gracing her hazel eyes once again
“Til stay,” she muttered.
“Aubrey!”
“Damien protested but she refused to take her eyes
es of me.
“I’ll rejoin the Park and accept your offer. In return, you will release Freya immediately.”
I donned a proud smile. She finally succumbed to my will.
“You should leave, Damien,” she said.
“I’m not leaving! I refuse to accept your decision! I came here to free Freya, not to watch you return to this bastard.”
She held his hands and my chest stung. “Do you trust me?“
Damien inhaled deeply, pain festering in his eyes. “Aubrey…….”his voice softened.
Just trust me on this one, will you!”
He gave her a slight nod.
course, as her puppy you have no choice but to listen to her. I scorned.
“Watch your tongue, Roland,” she glared at me
“Or what? I’m your Alpha now, remember? You will accond me with due respect,”
She seethed and I could see it bright in her eyes how much she wished to rip me apart.
“Il prepare the documents for your membership, you’ll also have one of the fi
“I don’t need anything from you, just release Freya”
“Until you sign the document. I won’t.
“Then let me at least see
“I’ll take you there.”
Damien growled.
cher
“Let your guard do it instead,” she replied.
finest houses given to you—
Damien growled again while her chest heaved up heavily.
“Fine”
1 grinned devilishly. “Give my regards to your father, Damien. This was a nice meeting.” I tapped his shoulder as I reached bum but he brosky ba my hand away. I chuckled darkly and faced Aubrey. “Say your goodbyes to him, I’ll be waiting in my car. I added before walking away. Cab mounds of a few minutes had passed before she came to join me. Not a word left Isecand Edrove in silence to the surgeon. She might have the none but it was only a matter of time before her heart softened towards me. She fell for my chartis once, what’s a second time that it is
“I’ll wait for you here, I told her as soon as I arrived at the dungeon but she hissest and angrily left my car before proceeding is the places alighted from my car and leaned in front of it with crossed arms. Thanks to her my Park was not at a wide scale war. I was still pondering that thought when another car came to park beside me. Simon alighted from it and guilt instantly took a powerful stride mine
He peered at me for a while, his eyes devoid of emotions. He was my closest friend, someone I could lay my life down to but past asse proclamation of mine ruined everything. If only he knew that I could never bring myself to ban him. I never had the intention to kill Twva ing ther
I was about to walk
k into the dungeon.
He sighed and was
“You should return to your duty as the Heta I quoted behind me and he paused midway before muning to me with a ligorate
m going to release Freya, I was never going to kill her.
“I know,” he replied while my brows arched slightly in a frown. “Freya is your longtime friend 1 saw through you from the beginning and t rst commend you though, for using her misfortune as an opportunity to get what you’ve always wantest, Aubry
Your think everything will fall in place now that y friendship you have with Freya, just like your marriage with Auley, what makes you assume you are any better mon
you have her back?” he scoffed. My frown deepened. “You svoldict even respect the bond at
You’ve only sunk yourself into an abyss of chans, Holand. I will not become you Beta, once Borja leiade would be thinking of how to hamille Melissa,” He finishes and resumed walking but then he suddenly pued “One more thing, I truly hope Jeremy is your son”
we’ve leaving the Pack HINGE VARE
