Chapter 48
Chapter 48 — The Concern
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“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."-George Bernard Shaw
Kiya
“You sure know how to stir up a big ol’ pot of chaos, don’t you?” Galen slumped next to me on the couch in themon room,
passing me my dinner te. At the center of the sea of tomato sauce was a big, steamy piece of cheesysagna that | happily
dug into, ignoring the pointed inquiry.
Word spreads like a virus around here. The disy from training today didn’t go unobserved. By mid- afternoon, the entire pack
was buzzing about the “returned ve“. Many grew silent when I passed by them, or swiftly moving out of my path in fear. |
haven''t seen Neron or Raina since | pushed her to the ground, but | couldn''t find it in me to care.
It felt good to give my sister a taste of what she did to me.
“The wolves gossip more than they train,” Jacqueline mumbled in disdain, crossing her feet on top of the wooden table. “You
can’t believe the shit I''ve been hearing all over. These mutts don’t know when to keep their snouts out of business that isn’t
theirs.”
“It must be a shock to them,” Abigail added, resting her head on her mate’s shoulder. “I''d be talking too if someone from my
home suddenly returned from the dead.”
“It''s funny.” Sapphire snickered, munching on her piece of the pasta. “To see alleged strong wolves so spooked. | wonder how
long it would take for them to beg for her forgiveness.”
‘They aren''t getting any,” | spoke up, shoving a piece ofsagna into my mouth. “I’m not here to rekindle rtionships.”
“Yeah, but...” Galen sat back, resting his back on the pillows of the couch. “What are you going to do about Neron? Alphas don’t
let their true mates go without a fight.”
“He rejected me, remember? There is no bond between us, so he is free to mark whoever else he wants.” Preferably Odessa.
Speaking of which, | noticed she doesn’t have a mate mark on her neck. Neither did Neron. Why haven''t they fully mated yet?
Had this pack been Lunaless for five years now?
This pack was in more disarray than | thought.
Before we could get another word out, Darien stomped past us. From his side view, he looks furious. His normally neat dark hair
is disheveled, his nose was ring with every inhale, and the entirety of his eyes were pitch ck. The rest of us looked at each
other in silence before dropping our tes on the table and running after our friend.
“Darien!”
“Darien, bro, wait up!”
“Darien, stop!”
Darien threw the front doors open, his fury striking cracks into the wood. None of us could catch him because he uncaringly
stripped down nude, shifted into a fully grown pitch—ck wolf, and raced into the woonds
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deep into the shadows. Our fears rolled into each other through our mind—link, unanimously specting what made our friend
take off in a fit of fury.
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“Something is very wrong.” Galen murmured. “Dari never acts like this. I’ve never seen him so upset.” He starts to remove his
clothes. “I’m going after him.”
“No.” Jackie pressed her palm against Galen’s chest. “He needs some time to cool down. He’lle back to us when he is.
calm.”
“He’s in his wolf form on territory he doesn’t fucking know!” Galen bellowed, shocking all of us. Galen cares deeply for his best
friend and was always the first toe to his defense if something goes wrong. | understand why he felt this way. | felt the pull to
do the same.
“What if he gets hurt? What if there is a fucking rogue out there and attacks him?” Galen implored.
“Galen, we must trust that Darien will make it back on his own,” Abigail mused, her hand on his shoulder. “He is a Delta and an
extraordinarily strong one at that. If anything happens, he knows how to get himself out. Sirius will guide him back to us.”
Sirius is Darien’s wolf, intelligent and cunning. As much as | agree with Abi, | still wonder what set him off. What in this world
could have turned that calm and collected man into a disheveled mess?
Galen begrudgingly fixed his clothes and walked towards themon room, along with the rest of us to finish our dinner. We
had to keep our optimism alive that our friend would be okay. | made a mental note to talk to Darien once things cool down. By
the time we finished, we headed towards the kitchen to set our dishes away.
| noticed two Omegas fishing the piling dishes along with Lead Omega Cassandra wiping down the ind. She gave a curt nod
to my friends who set their dishes down on the counter, but | lingered at the doorway. Cassandra''s pale green eyes found mine,
her movements faltering.
“Aren''t you going to set your dishes away?” Sapphire asked me.
“| just want to know if I’m allowed in the kitchen.” My glower pierced Cassandra’s orbs, chilling her core. My friends trailed out of
the kitchen, leaving me by myself at the entranceway. “Am |?”
She stammered, gripping her white rag in a useless attempt for relief. | could smell the fear rolling into her repugnant scent of
mint. Her eyes trembled, casting themselves away from mine. “Y—Yes. Of course, you are.”
Rolling my eyes, | walked in. | knew | could have just walked in and got my shit over with, but | wanted to see how Cassandra
would react. A deep part of me longed to see the monster that loved to strike me with a metal spoon, mock my voice, and tease
me for eating out of the garbage. The nickname of roon still gives me nightmares whenever | enter a kitchen, even back at
home.
Cassandra had effectively left her mark on my essence, springing up when | grow hungry or if | so much as think about walking
into a kitchen. Some days were so bad that I’d stop eating for weeks. Her presence in my mind weakened over the years, now a
squeaky voice in the depths of the gloom. | toss my te and fork into the pool of soapy water, ignoring the sshes of water
thatnded on Samantha and the other Omega, Alice.
“H-How is the food?” Her gritty voice inquired. “I hope it was to your liking.”
“| had better,” | open the fridge and rummage for a water bottle. Cassandra’s cooking would neverpare to Cleo’s. In her
food, | could taste the love and care she puts into it. Cooking for so many wolves is not a simple
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task, but she does the work effortlessly along with her Omegas I’ve gotten to know over the years. Many of them have found
their mates or have a baby on the way.
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“| apologize,” Cassandra murmured, bowing her head. “If you could tell me where | need to improve, I’ll make it up to you next
time.”
| didn’t answer. | felt sick. | half
expected that any moment now, that
woman would whip out her spoon
and smack me o nithe@ackof the’
head, head’ re was kind. | didn’t
have time for the onught of
repentance from people who don''t
deserve my forgiveness. Alice and
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Nevertheless, they’re left with disappointment. Unscrewing the cap, | chugged my water down, already on my way out the door
before Cassandra blurted, “I’m sorry!”
| stopped in my tracks, screwing my bottle cap on.
“I''m sorry for treating you the way | did years ago! Please find it in your heart to forgive me, Halima.”Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.
Anger rolled out of my pores yet
again. No shortage in sight. | huffed,
rolling my eyes. “Save it for someone
who cares.” | left t one fA itd
kitchen}￥ghdiing the echoes of her
pathetic sobs. They had their chance.
| would''ve forgiven her if things went
differently. But whether these people
changed, they still hurt me. They had
a choice to hurt or help, and it was
clear what they decided. Fuck them.
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As | walked towards my room, |
noticed Odessa heading to the fourth
floor toward Neron’s room. We made
eye contact, 1, Que bIOWh ayes Staring
deep\intd Sie another. However,
there was a strange glint in hers. A
glint that spoke of nastiness and
victory. Her lips curled up into a leer,
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O-kay?
I
Shrugging my shoulders, | head to my room, locking the door behind me. | was exhausted from today’s events and the new
training routine for the fighter wolves starts tomorrow at 7 AM. | quickly changed into my pastel purple tank top and matching
shorts, opening the window to allow some air in before hopping under the
Covers.
Before | knew it, | drifted into a deep sleep.