84. Her Name


    ROYCE.


    Twenty minutester, I’m waiting on the bridge where I had asked Quade to meet me. I’ve pulled my


    hood up. Although I chose a location that is far from the pack, I still need to be careful.


    The asional car driving past or the sound of sirens in the distance fills the air, but there’s a clearck


    of life around.


    I nce at the sky, it’s going to rain again, the clouds mask the moon.


    It''s a full moon tonight… I love it when it''s a full moon, shame it''s hidden behind the clouds.


    The ground is already wet from the sudden downpour that had ured on my way here. Typical British


    weather.


    The sound of footsteps makes me look up and I know from his smell it’s the Beta.


    It is him. His hair is almost fully grey, his brown eyes full of concern as he approaches, his hands


    tucked into the pockets of his chesterfield coat.


    “Good evening Alpha Royce, is everything alright? I won’t deny I have been worried when you wanted


    to meet here.” Quade says.


    “Good evening Beta.” I respond, getting the formalities out of the way. “Everything is alright. I just


    wanted to talk to you away from the pack to make sure we aren’t overheard. You have nothing to worry


    about when ites to me. I won’t keep you long and we’ll cut to the chase.” I reply, smiling faintly.


    He nods, “I’d appreciate that.” He says.


    I stand straight from where I was leaning over the bridge, to now face the older man.


    “It’s regarding something Father told you to do years ago, something that your conscience refused to


    let you, and I assure you, I’m grateful that you did not obey.” I say quietly.


    His heart skips a beat and there’s a twitch in his jaw, but aside from that, he remains pretty much


    impassive.


    “I don’t think I’m following Royce.” He says seriously.


    I raise an eyebrow. “Then allow me toy it out for you. I’m talking about my sister, Quade, the very


    sister that mom somehow thinks passed away and the very same sister that you left at an orphanage.


    Does that ring a bell perhaps?” I reply, my voice sharp.


    His heart thuds and we both know he can no longer deny or pretend to y dumb. He knows exactly


    what I’m talking about.


    His eyes snap to mine but I’m dead serious. I’m not here to y. This topic is not easy for me either,


    knowing that while we were raised with money and luxury aside from the severe training anyway, she


    was thrown in an orphanage somewhere.


    “How do you know that?” He asks, looking around. This time there’s fear in his eyes.


    “That’s not important, and you did the right thing. I know you fear Father, but I assure you, I will make


    sure that no harmes to you. I need to know where she is, a name, or the name of the orphanage. I


    need to know everything you can tell me.”


    “Royce… Please, I know you want to find her or locate her, but she’s no longer there. She’s… joined


    another pack, apparently despite it being a human orphanage where I left her. It has ties to some alpha


    who has taken her, but I have been unable to learn anything further.” He says, sounding desperate.


    “Please let it go. I’m certain she’s happy wherever she is. If your father learns of her, he may want to


    silence her. You don’t know him, Royce.” There’s an urgency in his voice.


    “I know exactly who my father is, Quade, but who knows… I wonder what kind of life she had. I still


    want the name of the orphanage and the name you gave her when you left her.” I say, my eyes trained


    on him. This time I let some of my aura out, knowing he can’t deny a direct Alphamand.


    I may not be his Alpha but I’m still powerful, and mymand will work… instantly, he lowers his head


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    in submission but the words that leave him hit me hard.


    “Winona Walters… that’s the name I gave her. As for the orphanage…”


    I’m no longer able to listen, my heart thudding as that name rings in my mind. Everything else drowned


    out.


    ‘Hi, Winona… Damn girl you look fine… Luna Winona, nice to meet you… Nice to meet you too, Alpha


    Royce…’


    The memories from when Sk was hospitalised rey in my mind, getting louder and louder.


    She had looked familiar… she was of Sris blood… the sense of familiarity when I had touched her


    hand… the familiarity I had sensed when I had seen her…


    I ce a fist to my mouth as I try to process it. Winona… Marcel Rossi’s second chance mate…


    Oh, bloody hell…


    I’ve already met my sister and failed to recognise her…


    “Winona… I know where she is.” I say, looking up at Quade, who stops talking.


    His eyes widen in shock before he pales. “Y-you do?”


    “She’s mated to-” I stop when I suddenly sense a powerful surge of darkness, mixed with a faint


    familiar presence, one that almost drowned into the other one…


    It fades, and I realise it’s somehow masked, but it’s here.


    I turn sharply, scanning the area around us.


    Both auras that now feel as if they are one, are familiar. The darkness reminds me of the same energy


    that the serpent that I had killed held and I instantly motion Quade to be on alert.


    “What is it?” He asks sharply, removing his hands from his pocket, readying himself.


    Before I can reply, I hear the sound of a gun being cocked.


    “Duck!” I shout, raising a shield as the first round goes off, and a bullet does, in fact, m into my


    barrier.


    What on earth…


    “What are you doing?!” I shout, unable to process what exactly is going on.


    Suddenly, his presence disappears, but I remain on edge. Whatever is going on isn’t right.


    I spin around, sensing him behind me. My heart thumps as I stare at nothing, and then, before my very


    eyes, I see him begin to materialise…


    Just like… the serpent.


    “You’re not the only one who’s special.” He hisses, sounding more snake-like than ever. His pupils


    aren’t the same either, now holding the serpentine-like slit of a reptile…


    “What is going on!?” Quade asks sharply, despite his calmness I know he’s confused.


    “What are you doing?” I ask the man before me, not letting any of my emotions show.


    He simply smiles, a smile full of pure hatred and contempt. This close, I can feel the darkness and it is


    the very same as the one that surrounded the serpent I killed. It now envelops him and my eyes sh


    as I ready myself.


    The light rain that had begun to fall now begins hammering down faster, but it’s not my doing. But when


    the first sh of lightning fills the sky, it definitely belongs to me.


    “Not this time.” He chuckles, as smoke suddenly fills the area, blinding me. I cough slightly, backing up.


    Time seems to slow as I summon the wind to st the smoke away, but in that split second, I hear the


    gun go off, and this time it hits something.


    “No!” I shout, as the smell of blood fills the air and a thud tells me someone has fallen. “Quade!”


    I follow my nose, my heart thundering as I realise his heart has stopped beating already just as I


    stumble over the fallen Beta’s body.


    “Bastard!” I snarl, my anger raging within me.


    How could he kill him?


    The smoke clears and I drop to the ground beside Quade’s lifeless body that lies on the floor, his mouth


    still open in shock, blood pouring from his chest.


    I can see the bullet lodged in his chest, a bullet that killed him instantly.


    What the hell is this?


    Heughs manically. “These bullets are an impressive thing, don’t you agree? You know there’s only a


    few left out there… a certain man who goes by Schurke Wolf made them… Ah, it’s just a shame that he


    discontinued them… one shot and you''re dead. Shifter or not.”


    “You’re fucking sick! How could you kill someone who trained you as a child!” I snarl, standing up.


    What will I tell his family? I turn to face the bastard, only for him to disappear again.


    How is he doing that?


    Something is seriously wrong.


    I turn, lightning crackling in my hands when I hear himugh.


    “The thing is… I now have the upper hand… if you can’t see me… you can’t hurt me.” Thest word he


    speaks is right close to my ear, and I spin around, sending a st of lightning behind me, but he’s gone


    again.


    “Fight me like a man, not like a coward!” I snarl, trying to pick on a scent or anything.


    “I’m no man.” He replies, and I sense him behind me again.


    I spin around as lightning shes in the sky and right down, but I’m toote. I hear the gun go off, but


    it’s not one bullet he shoots, instead, he keeps shooting until the cartridge is empty.


    Each one pierces my chest… white-hot pain erupts through me and there’s a shrill ringing in my head


    as I fall to my knees.


    I can’t breathe… I can’t…


    I fall sideways onto the wet ground.


    “That’s it… bow down to me… you belong at my feet. I am better than you in every fucking way!” He


    hisses, grabbing me by my hair roughly and yanking me up, but I can''t feel it, the pain ij my chest is


    tenfold.


    He forces me to look up at him. A man I do not recognise…


    There’s only hatred and satisfaction in his eyes. His happiness at my state has him incredibly ecstatic.


    This time… he really has got the upper hand…


    I try to speak but I can’t…


    “I’m shocked you’re not dead yet, but give it a few more seconds.” He chuckles as he throws me to the


    ground.


    He kicks me in the face, making my head snap back and i hear something break as another wave of


    pain adds to what i''m feeling already.


    But no matter how badly I try, I can’t fight him, my body is no longer cooperating…


    He backs away, a sadistic smile on his face as he watches me lying there helpless… powerless…


    Sky…


    I hope she can’t feel my pain… I’m not sure if she can… do we both need to have marked one


    another?


    I’m… I’m not sure…


    My vision bes blurry as my heart struggles to continue to beat… whatever those bullets are…


    They’re… they’re stopping me from healing…


    You must live…


    I tell myself, but it’s futile.


    I try to summon lightning, trying to jolt my heart that ising to a stop, back into action… but…


    I can’t…


    My body isn’t working.


    I stare at the ground, my blond hair falling in front of my eyes, but even with my view half covered, it


    doesn’t hide therge pool of blood that is spreading around me, even the pouring rain is unable to


    wash it away…


    Is this it?


    So much for doing what I need to…


    Take care, Love… I’m sorry I couldn’t fulfil all those promises I made…


    My eyes are forced shut as I feel my life force beginning to ebb away…


    END OF PART 1


    A/N: Now let''s keep social media spoiler free so everyone cane read and suffer this cliffhanger


    with all who have just read it! Muhahaha!


    Book 2 will continue right here :)