Chapter 14: Chapter 14
Cedric
I landed on top of Rain with heavy thud and saw her eyes close slowly as she went limp and her hands dropped to her sides, her head tilted to the side showing her neck as a silent sign of surrender, my wolf roared and snarled at her again like it was daring her get up and challenge him, but she didn't scream anymore and she didn't move any more, she stood at the slightly open door and when I attacked her, we both fell back and the door flew open as we landed outside the office. Suddenly the front door flew open and Cyprus stood there looking at me with horror then down at Rain then back at me in shock "alpha , calm down, shift back" he took a step closer and I stood on all fours above Rain's body as a sign of possessiveness then snarled at him, he froze and looked even more shocked but as I growled at him he bowed his head and spoke slowly "alpha Cedric, I beg you, shift back, please" suddenly I felt my wolf retreat and within seconds I was above Rain in my naked human form. I looked at Cyprus who looked at me with horror " alpha, look" he gestured towards Rain and I followed his gesture till.my eyes landed on her stomach-it was bleeding and her blood made a small puddle beside her.
I panicked as I stared at the gash on the side of her stomach, I started to touch around and feel how deep it is but then Cyprus stopped me "alpha, no, you could cause greater damage- let me take her to the pack healer" I swallowed hard and breathed fast as I looked down at Rain who had fallen a victim because of my recklessness, I looked back at Cyprus and nodded "take her, I will be there shortly, I need to calm down". Cyprus nodded and walked slowly and carefully towards Rain, as he knelt down beside her and moved to touch her, I suddenly felt my wolf push forward and snapped my teeth at him, Cyprus froze but kept his eyes down as he waited for me to calm down, I decided that the best solution would be for me to get out of there, so I darted upstairs to my room and locked myself inside.
I could hear Cyprus' foot steps down stairs as he walked outside the house, I stood by the window and watched him walk towards the healer's shed as he carried Rain in his arms, he had her slightly lifted up so that her head rested on his shoulder while her arms dangled down- I felt my wolf growl at the scene- I caused Rain harm and I'm losing control over my wolf around her, she is affecting me and my wolf in a bad way. Right now I have all the reasons to give her away to the Amara pack, she is a virgin, in fact she is the only virgin in my pack who's ready to bare pups, but it is known how a wolf would treat a woman that isn't his mate, especially a human, I've almost killed her myself-the first time I saw her with Zevrus I literally bit her and crashed her into a tree, then she was almost raped by Jacks, and the next day she knew about Zevrus' death- it's a miracle she can still stand on two feet.
I thought about the idea of handing her to alpha Dracus again, and decided it's not gonna happen. Now I needed a plan to avoid war, setting a trap for another alpha and his escorts would be shameful of my side to do, and it's against the law, what am I going to do? I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it's time for the gathering I called upon. After putting on some clothes I headed to the conference room, every wolf bowed their head as I passed by them and reached for my chair ahead of the huge round table, "everyone, sit down" I gestured for them then rubbed my face with a sigh. After everyone was comfortable and quiet, I cleared my throat "I gathered you all here tonight because I have news to share with you, and I have a plan witch I need every one of you to approve." Everyone nodded and I continued "the rule of the virgin mate says- as we all know, that a female should stay untouched until the alpha of the pack she belongs to gives his blessing to her bond with the male" again everyone nodded and kept quiet "sadly one of our wolves broke the rule" at that moment I heard growls and curses around the room , I banged on the table with my fist "silence!" The room went silent again and I continued "if a virgin is deflowered by her mate without the approval of her alpha, the alpha of the pack has the right to choose another virgin for one of his wolves without necessarily having the virgin's approval" I sighed and rubbed my face "the virgin mate of one of our wolves belongs to the Amara pack, alpha Dracus will be here tomorrow to claim.one of our virgins" instantly everyone panicked and growls combined with shouts and curses and promises of blood spelling were all over the room, I banged again on the table "shut up! Hear me out!" I continued "the only virgin that is mature enough to be mated is Rain, but as we all know, she belongs to Zevrus and therefore we must protect her, now my brothers I need to hear ideas from you in order to set a plan for tomorrow" I stood up and eyed everyone, most of the wolves seemed to be in deep thought, my eyes landed on one wolf who was shaking his head in disapproval "Castor? Is there something you wanna share?" He looked up and met my gaze "alpha, forgive me but I don't believe that it's worth it" I narrowed my eyes at him and everyone seemed to take a step back from him so that I could see him clearly "what do you mean exactly?" Castor looked around him then he swallowed hard and continued "why should we protect Zevrus' mate when he's dead? If Zevrus is dead she doesn't need to be here" I growled him but he must've mastered all his courage "I am not willing to put myself in the face of danger and in a war all for the sake of an unclaimed human" I snarled at him "you will respect her and all of you shall treat her as an equal in our pack, Zevrus claimed her in front of all of you that night, we all know that was his wish- and you will respect it even after his death".
The room went silent for a while, I walked to my chair and sat in it, then kept eyeing everyone and waiting for someone to throw an idea toward me.
One wolf named Jason stepped forward and raised tipped up his chin to get my attention "alpha, I have a plan, but I need you to hear it patiently until I'm finished" I nodded at him to continue "when alpha Dracus arrives tomorrow, we will act normal and give away Rain" I growled and stood up, Cyprus placed his hand on my shoulder "please, let's hear his plan" , I closed my eyes and took a deep breath then opened them again and nodded for Jason to continue, he cleared his throat "after they leave we send two wolves after them to know where they would be keeping her- then we take her back," I shook my head "that plan is way too obvious, I think alpha Dracus is smart enough to be aware or any intruders or run-aways" Jason nodded "yes I know, that's why I volunteer to be one of the two wolves to do the mission" I looked at Cyprus then back at Jason "and how exactly are you planning to go in and out?" Jason smirked "well I happen to know an old tunnel underground that leads exactly to the tree lines behind the Amara pack's territory, it used to be an escape route for prisoners at war-now it's abandoned and still can be used" I scratched my chin and thought about it for a while, it seemed like a good plan , but still "let's say you reached that tree line, you'd still be outside and far from the room or cell or whatever place they would be hiding her" Jason nodded "I know, that's why I plan to cover my smell and sneak in" another wolf called Colton spoke up "but they will know that we took her back " Jason shook his finger "they won't because she will "escape" and I will take her somewhere away from our pack" I growled, "where exactly do you plan on taking her Jason?" He raised his hands in surrender "alpha, I don't have any intention in becoming another werewolf torn to shreds like Jacks. In order for my plan to succeed I need you to trust me, besides, I'm doing this for Zevrus." ." Colton stepped to stand next to Jason "and I'll be his partner in the plan" I studied them for a while then nodded and spoke up "is anyone against the plan?" No one spoke up so I knew everyone accepted it. I wrapped up the meeting and walked out of the conference room - it's time to check on Rain.
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