Darian's POV
"Can you believe that those lunatics are trying to snatch my pack away from me while I'm still alive?" I asked Ciara while fuming in anger, but she remained silent while staring at me indifferently.
It has been over ten minutes since I have been voicing out my anger and explaining to her what I went through at the hands of the supreme Alphas, but she has remained silent.
"What have I done to deserve all these Alpha Ciara, firstly, it's my brother trying to claim my mate, and now the supreme Alphas are trying to snatch away my pack; I swear through the moon goddess, once I claim Elena and my pup back, I'm going to go back to my pack and claim back what rightfully belongs to me, even though it means killing the supreme Alphas," I swore to Ciara, who furrowed her brows at me.
"And how on earth are you defeating the supreme Alphas and claiming back your pack in case you don't succeed in claiming your mate from your brother and bringing her back to Wolfenwood Pack in less than forty-eight hours?" Ciara asked me with an inquisitive look.
"I will fight against them, of course," I replied confidently, and immediately she chuckled mockingly at me before shaking her head in disbelief.
"You mean the same way you did the first time?" she asked me, but I remained silent.
"Sit down, Darian, she commanded me, and without hesitating, I sat on the wooden chair.
"Have you ever seen a werewolf disappear before?" She asked me, and I shook my head negatively.
"For the supreme Alphas to become three in one is possible, but only twins have the ability to do that, so possibly they are triplets, but for a werewolf to vanish only means one thing: they are using black magic," she said to me.
"What!" I exclaimed in surprise. "But the supreme Alphas were the ones who prohibited the use of black magic," I said to her with a surprised tone.
"You don't get it, Darian; everyone breaks the rules, even those who invented the rules, she said to me, and I heaved heavily.
"Do you have any idea of how I can defeat the supreme Alphas?" I asked her.
"Maybe, but I will tell you after you bring Elena back," she said to me, and I nodded positively.
"So are you assigning some of your soldiers to me?" I asked her with a pleading tone.
"Yes, but only ten," she said to me after some seconds of silence.
"Thanks a lot," I said to her, my voice filled with gratitude.
"Don't mention it, Darian, but I'm only doing this because of Elena, not you, so make sure you bring her back," she said to me, and I nodded before walking out.
Elena's POV
Since Alpha Darian left yesterday, I have been in my room, lost in my thoughts; the only company I had was my baby and Tricksy, but I had to block Tricksy in the meantime, since she won't stop asking me to accept Alpha Darian back after all he did to me, and as for Richard, I don't see myself becoming his mate; I don't feel any single thing for him except gratitude. At least if I'm his mate, I would have felt it; even Tricksy won't despise him in such a manner. Actually, I understand her; no one in her shoes would be happy; our mate is still alive, and someone else is trying to mark us.
As these thoughts were running through my mind, I looked at my baby, whom I was breastfeeding, and noticed that she was already asleep. Without hesitating, I arranged my breast before laying him on the bed, and afterwards, I started arranging the things I used in bathing and feeding him.
As I was still arranging the items, someone knocked on the door. Knowing it was Richard, I asked him to come in, and immediately the door burst open, and he walked in.
"Good morning, Elena," he said while sitting down on the bed beside my baby.
"Good morning, your highness," I greeted him, and immediately he furrowed his brows at me.
"Your highness?" He asked me with a surprised tone. "Since when did you start addressing me as your highness?" He asked me, but I remained silent while arranging the items I was arranging before his arrival.
With that, he heaved a sigh before standing up from the bed.
"If it's about yesterday, I'm sorry," he said to me while approaching me.
"I should have informed you that Darian is my brother; I was just afraid that you would reject me, thinking that we are both the same," he said to me before bending his face to my neck and inhaling my scent.
"I understand Richard, but it doesn't make any difference; even though you didn't inform me about it, I still didn't accept you as my mate," I said to him frankly while shifting my head away. Immediately, I felt his two hands on my shoulder, but when I tried walking away, he maintained his grip firmly on my shoulder, making it impossible for me to move.
"What are you doing, Richard?" I asked him with a frightened expression while trying to break free, but he remained silent while maintaining his grip on my shoulder, and immediately I felt his breath brush on my neck. I didn't need to think twice before knowing that he was trying to mark me without my consent.
"Richard, stop it, please stop it," I begged him while trying to break free, but he wrapped his arms around me, blocking me from making any move, and immediately I started feeling his canines touching my neck, but being determined not to allow him to mark him, I started shaking my head violently, making it difficult for him to place his canines on my neck.
"Stop fighting it, Elena; you are my mate, and no one or anything is going to stop me from marking you," he said to me before blocking my head on the wall. Immediately, I felt his sharp canine piercing into my neck, but I couldn't do anything to retaliate because he was holding me firmly. Deep down, I could feel Tricksy whimpering in pain.
"Please stop it, Richard; you aren't my mate." I cried helplessly but he paid deaf ears to my pleadings.