Chapter 51
Chapter 51
Caleb
A pout forms on my lips as I obediently wait for L’s Alpha to show up. When he does, he isn’t alone.
Yato, his brother, is with him and so is Daisy. They listen to L’s version of the story, then to Lina’s,
and soon, all eyes are on me.
“Well?” Alpha Xavier asks, and 1 gulp at the intensity of his eyes. can’t put my tongue on it, but
something about this Alpha doesn’t sit right with me. He is scary. “Are you going to tell us your version
of the story?”
“Of course, Alpha Xavier,” I say, meeting his gaze. His eyes are a piercing emerald, but I don’t allow
myself to flinch. I’m not a werewolf-his alphamand doesn’t work on me. “I caught Lina outside your
house, trying the door handle. When I confronted her, she said something about a mission, and that’s
why Lassumed she was working for the vampire queen.”
Alpha Xavier grunts, pinching the bridge of his nose. He looks tired, his ck hair a ruffled mess that
somehow suits him. I could see myself working under this man…if he would let me.
“I’ll get to the bottom of this,” he says finally, ncing at Lina, who trembles under his gaze. “Do you
have anything to say for your defense?”
Lina gulps. #M-my sister is your future Luna, and she can bear witness to my innocence. Daisy also
knows I’m not a bad person. I’m her sister!”
Daisy snorts. “Dude, you’ve beaten me up so many times when we were kids that I honestly don’t know
what to think of you,” she nces at me. “I honestly trust L’s vampire mate more than I trust you.”
Lina gawks at her sister and Yato burst outughing. I’m not sure if I’ve missed a joke or something
“You guys probably want to sleep.” Alpha Xavier says. So I should probably take Lina to the hotel and
interrogate her there.”
“Oh about that!” L turns to me. “Caleb can look inside of her head and tell us exactly what is going
on….if you trust him,
that is.
“He is a mind-reader?” Alpha Xavier seems curious, and I shudder when his eyes meet mine.
Something is definitely wrong with this Alpha. Usually, when I look at a werewolf. I can sense that I can
read their mind, but this guy? I can’t, which worries me. Is he a normal werewolf?
I swallow thickly. “I can read minds, yes…”
“Would you be willing to teach me to do that?” Alpha Xavier asks, which makes me gasp.
“Umm……I don’t think that’s a skill for werewolves. Vampires, on the other hand, can-”
“I’m a hybrid.”
Oh.
Wait…what the hell? Do those exist?!
I look around the room. L seems shocked, but Yato and Daisy just smile-they already knew Alpha
Xavier’s secret. Well, this is news to me. Most hybrids die at birth, unable to handle the conflicting
forces of both species within them. Yet here is Alpha Xavier, standing before me in the flesh.
“A hybrid,” I repeat dumbly, the wheels in my mind almost screeching with how quickly they are
spinning. “Does this
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mean…
learn to do it myself. And since “I can resist your mind-reading.” Alpha Xavier finishes for me.” But that
doesn’t mean I you’re such a gifted vampire…” His gaze is challenging, and I find myself epting it
before I even think through the implications of what I’m agreeing to
I gulp down my apprehension and put on a brave face. “Alright then, Alpha Xavier. I will try my best to
teach you.”
There’s a moment of silence in the room as everyone digests this new development. Finally, Lina
breaks the quiet with a gulp of her own, her fear making her restraints rattle slightly.
“Wait, so you’re going to let him…poke around in my head?” she asks incredulously. Yato bursts out
laughing again..
“You’re about to have all of your secrets exposed,” Yato sounds amused. “How do you feel about that?”
Lina shrieks. “Y-you can’t do that!”
“We can, we will,” Alpha Xavier replies dryly. “It seems like a small price to pay for the truth.”
“And this should be interesting.” Yato adds, grinning as he crosses his arms over his chest.
L throws me an apologetic nce. “It’s okay if you don’t want to do this, Caleb; we can find another
way
I shake my head. “No, it’s okay,” I assure her, though I’m not sure how exactly this is going to work.
Maybe I could grab Alpha Xavier’s hand and somehow guide him inside Lina’s head with my abilities?
Alpha Xavier nces down at me. He is a tall guy, at least 6’5 to my 6’l, and he is massive. But I
suppose all Alphas are… hmm. I hope L isn’t disappointed that I’m more lean than muscle-bound.
But now isn’t the time for insecureparisons – there’s work to be done.
Before anyone can object or second-guess this unusual approach, I step forward, extending a hand to
Alpha Xavier. He raises a brow but relents and reaches out, allowing me to focus my magic. I close my
eyes, and Alpha Xavier follows my lead by closing his own.
Then, I pull Alpha Xavier into Lina’s mental library. It’s filled with books that symbolize her memories,
and I go through. each one at an incredible speed, letting the books I don’t find interesting fall to the
ground.
I sift through the volumes of Lina’s life one by one, allowing Alpha Xavier to see some glimpses of her
past while carefully steering him away from the more irrelevant ones.
Soon, I find a memory that seems promising. It’s the vampire queen speaking to Lina inside the
underground castle.
I draw Alpha Xavier’s attention to it, and together, we delve into the memory. The walls of the room
fade into the grandeur of the vampire queen’s throne room. Her pale skin is slightly luminescent in the
dim lighting, and her eyes glow with an unnatural light as she speaks. She’s issuing orders to Lina, who
kneels before her.
“Lina,” she begins, her voice echoing around the cavernous room as though it was a whisper in our
ears. “You know I can’t let your mate go before the war is over. But once the werewolves have fallen, I
promise you there is a ce waiting for you in our n right by your mate’s side.”
“Can’t I just see him one more time?” Lina sobs. “I’m worried about him.”
“Are you insinuating that I would hurt him?”
Fear washes over Lina’s face. “N-no, your majesty-”
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“Good, then finish yourjob and murder L Alvarez. She took the life of one of our own, and every day
she stays alive is another day that gives the werewolves hope of winning the war. She needs to die.”
“L?” Lina asks. “But she is my sister’s friend!”
“Do you want to see your mate live another day or not?” the vampire queen roars. “Last time I checked,
you were madly in love with Oscar. And I imagine you want your mate by your side Isn’t that right?”
Lina’s gaze drops to the floor, her shoulders hunched in defeat. ‘s clear she’s torn between loyalty to
her sister and saving the life of her mate. But in the end, the mate bond wins, and Lim nods, tears
running down her face.
“Good.” The vampire queen’s tone is cold and void of emotion. “You know what you have to do, then.”
The memory ends abruptly there, leaving Alpha Xavier and I standing in the quiet emptiness of Lina’s
mental library again. I can feel him pulling away, his mind still processing the information we just
unearthed.
We open our eyes simultaneously, and I’m startled by the fiery rage reflected in Alpha Xavier’s gaze.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org .
“Lina is a traitor. Instead of going to her Alpha for help, she decided to plot against us, against her own
pack,” he seethes, fists clenched. “She betrayed us all just to protect her lover.”
I swallow hard, my mouth suddenly dry. “We don’t know the full circumstances, Xavier… Perhaps she
felt she had no choice.” I try to reason with him despite the pounding of my own heart.
L is the most important person in my life, and I don’t want anyone to harm her. But if I were in the
same seat as Lina, then I would do anything to keep L safe, including killing my own n.
Choice or not, she’s crossed a line,” Alpha Xavier retorts, his voice hard and unyielding. He turns to
face Lina, who is now openly weeping in her restraints. “You put our entire pack in danger because of
your selfish desires. I can’t believe you were going to kill L to save your mate!”
I notice the green in the Alpha’s eyes is starting to turn red-a sign of the vampireing out to y.
This usually isn’t a good sign, especially since I can feel his thirst for the traitor’s blood, but Daisy is
quick to intervene.
“Xavier, calm down,” she ces her hand on his broad chest and strokes him. “Take it easy, okay?”
Alpha Xavier’s eyes return to their soothing green, and I tilt my head in amusement. Daisy is more than
a foot shorter than her Alpha. She looks like a little kid inparison, which is why I find it soical
that the huge Alpha lets himself be calmed down by her.
“I didn’t know Alpha Xavier was a hybrid,” L says, walking up to me and meeting my eyes. “It makes
sense why he trusted you now he is a bridge between the species.”
I look back at Alpha Xavier and Daisy and smile. “I suppose he is
L’s grip tightens on my arm, her brows furrowed with concern. “I don’t think I’m going to be able to
fall asleep on my own…do you…umm would you mind sleeping beside me? J-just to keep my
nightmares at bay!”
I nce down at her, surprised by her sudden vulnerability. L Alvarez blushing is a rare sight to
behold…and very adorable.
A grin spreads over my lips. “Of course, L,” I say gently, putting an arm around her shoulders. “I
won’t let the nightmares get you.”
Her blush grows deeper, and she mumbles a quiet thanks’ before pulling me away from the others. I
follow her like a dog. allowing her to close the door behind us and then expecting her to sleep with her
clothes on.
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But that isn’t what happens..
L starts undressing, and I freeze into a block of ice, unsure what to do. She is standing before me in
all of her naked glory. and pouts up at me. “Why do you look so shocked? Am I really that
unattractive?”
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