Chapter 23

'I like
'em insane'

The pack horrible is deadly quiet, not a person in sight. We venture further, looking for a doctor or a nurse before anything gets way out of hand.

Lea's had trembles as we start to reach the last few rooms and she pushes open the door, inhaling sharply.

No-one.

She turns to me, her whole body shaking. "Where's my Dad?" She starts breathing fast and I do the same as what she did to me.

I approach her slowly, hugging her. "We'll find him. Calm. Inhale, exhale."

"Like I haven't been doing that all my life! Just, come one. Let's go. I will find him." She continues to whisper to herself and we exit the bland room, ready to enter the next one.

A slow but hopeful Alpha appears behind us in his wheelchair, wheeling to us. "Anyone?"

We both shake our heads in sync and Lea opens the next door, sighing in relief. She runs in and I see her hug her Dad tightly, crying.

"I thought you were dead Dad! I couldn't find you!"

He hushes her, stroking her back and hugging her back just as tight. I wish I could be like that to my family. I wish.

The image reminds me of my own baby. My own dead baby. Unconsciously, I step away from the Alpha and continue to watch the reunion.

"The Alpha's injured! We need to help. We don't have an heir yet."

He nods and gets to work, doing the magic in his hands that neither I or Lea possess. In an hour, Silas is professionally wrapped up, hooked up and looks better generally.

He smiles when I walk in and goes to grab my hand. Pulling it away quickly, I sit beside him, speechless yet again.

"I just wanted to let you know that-" I sigh and inhale deeply. "-that everything that happened in the forest was a mistake. The mate bond had influenced me and I didn't want you to die. But I don't love you. And I don't think I ever will love you."

In that moment, I realise that this is worse than making him love me and then break his heart. Because I showed that I cared. And now, I'm showing that I don't.

The table beside him becomes suddenly so interesting and I stare it down, practically burning holes into the wood surface.

"W-what?"

I feel his heart break and all his emotions flood my sense. Shock, confusion, anger, heartbreak and betrayal.

My eyes droop and I close them for a second, letting them take away my invisible pain.

"Why?"

His face is the first thing I see when I open my eyes again, Earth to Forest. Breaking it, I shudder and face away from him.

"You killed my child." I can't stop the break in my voice towards the end and I breath shakily again, preparing myself to speak.

"You hurt me. Your parents murdered my parents. You abuse the people that were once the same status as me. How do I grow to love a person like that?"

The sharp intake I hear from his has me shaking, bad. I hate him. I hate him so much. But I can't stop the love that wants to overcome the hatred and want me to love him.

I can't stop the lust and desire I feel every time I look at him. I can't.

"You killed your own child." This time my voice doesn't break, it wobbles and then I cry. I cry everything out, letting him feel my own anger, my own hate, my own betrayal.

"You don't understand how it feels to get whipped with silver and see your mate staring straight into your eyes! You don't understand how it feels to find out that your own mate killed his child! You don't! Because it was never you! Never! Of course you didn't realise what I was to you, but that doesn't mean I will love you again! No. That will take a long time, maybe my life time."

His Adam's apple bobs up and down as he gulps and I look him in the eyes one more time before escaping the now claustrophobic yet spacious room.

"I hear shouting. More specifically, I heard you shouting. What happened?"

I keep breathing in and out, each step away from him feeling like I keep stabbing myself. Again and again and again.

"Quinn?"

She turns me around and looks me in the eye, a look of pity coming across her face, leaving just as soon as it came.

"Are you okay?"

And at that moment, I feel like a child. Crying over a boo boo. I cry and cry into her shoulder, making sure to soak the shirt.

"I'm not okay."

She hushes me like her a Dad did to her and we hug for ages, only breaking apart when wolves start to appear, cautious yet ready to fight.

She-wolves to be specific. I wipe my eyes and roll my shoulders back, ready to act like the Alpha of this pack.

Striding across the room, I ignore the curious glances I receive and I stand on a table, stomping my foot.

"Wolves! Wolves!"

Everyone turns to hear the crazy lunatic stomping emir feet on the table.

"I can gladly announce that the Alpha of The Moonshine Pack has been defeated and he's led back to his pack, offering his own to us. It doesn't matter if he offers it anyway, we won, we would take it!"

I shout at the top of my lungs, hyping up every wolf listening. "The lives w shave lost today will not be forgotten! Everyone has gone down in honour, every soldier giving their lives for the sake of our pack!"

Everyone howls in unison, remembering the dead and celebrating the victory. I join in, glad to be out of this mess that is called a war.

I then howl a howl to shut everyone up and once they do, I speak again.

"Our pack has been destroyed! From the pack house to the hospital, everything has been broken and wrecked! It is our job as a pack to be united and to fix it! From children to adults, we will all pitch in and clean so that the pack is back to normal in the next month. The red moon is coming up, it's best if everything is okay by then."

People go silent and others whisper amongst themselves, confused.

One guy shouts, attracting my attention and the attention of others. "Why should we trust you? And where is our Alpha?"

My itchy throat begs for water but I ignore it, answering his question. "I'm speaking on behalf of the Alpha and he was injured whilst defending the pack. The Alpha of the Moonshine Pack attacked him and it was unexpected, leading to your Alpha winning. Although he won, he did get injured and is currently under the he of the pack doctor."

He nods, satisfied. This leads to everyone howling in success and happiness. I ready myself to jump off the table but I'm stopped.

A fleeting image of a person invades my peripheral vision and there is a teen stood in front of me.

He looks about 17 and supports a cheeky grin on his face. "I have a message from the Alpha Queen."

He passes me a paper with the Royal stamp visible on it and is gone before I can ask him any questions.

In cursive writing is written a name.

Silas Black.

A letter. Interesting. I wonder what the Alpha Queen wants with little old Silas. And yes, Alpha Kings/ Queens do exist. And yes, there might possibly be a story on them two.

But I guess we will find out after I've finished with this book. I have an idea on what the second book is going to be about, I just need to develop the plot line before I make it into a book. And, of course, I need to finish this one first.

So, I did revision today. I hope you guys are proud because it takes a lot of not procrastinating for me to actually do that. And I got an update as well. Today has been a decent day today.

Questions questions, I need questions:

Any questions for Silas and Quinn and sir interview?

What do you think the Royal Invite is about?

What about Quinn's reaction? Did you expect it?

Who thought Quinn would now be hopelessly in love with Silas?

What's your guilty pleasure? (Hah! Mines too many things but one main thing is chewing gum. I can't stop for some reason!)

Birthday? (Mine's 5th June)

What do you want to do in the future?

Who's your celebrity crush? (Mine ranges from Brendon Urie to Ian Somerhalder and Colton Haynes. Of course there is more...)

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