11. The Real Poison
CHAPTER 11: The Real Poison
"YOU''RE FUCKING kidding me. This is not the right time to y around, Calyx. Don''t fucking test me,"
Alpha Karius said sharply to Calyx after dropping the news about Lilian. No, she''s not yet dead. What
the hell is he talking about? That''s impossible!
Calyx sighed. "I hope I''m just kidding, but I''m not. You know me damn well, Alpha Karius," he said
weakly. Calyx is not really not the type to y around. And he''s always telling the truth to Alpha Karius,
but it was really hard to believe him.
Alpha Karius brushed his palm on his face in frustration when he felt like he''s about to tear up. He
shook his head aggressively. "I will not believe you unless you show me the wolf that I asked to look
over her. I''m sure he could tell Lilian''s whereabouts right now."
"That''s another problem. I can''t find that wolf anymore but I asked the wolves in your mansion when
the chaos happened. Some of them are familiar with Lilian so they knew it was her that had been
punished by Gianna," Calyx said coldly. "But for your peace of mind, I will still find that wolf to confirm
Lilian''s situation right now."
Alpha Karius let out a deep breath before nodding his head. No, that''s not real, right? Lilian is not yet...
dead. He''s just dreaming. Right. He should wake up in this nightmare now! But inside him, he could
feel how his heart shattered into pieces the moment Calyx told him that Lilian didn''t make it. It feels like
he couldn''t breathe anymore and the only thing that could ease his pain is to see Lilian... alive and
breathing.
That night, Alpha Karius spent his time looking at the sky, silently praying to the Goddess that Lilian is
okay and well... that she''s in a good hand right now, wherever she is right now.
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THE NEXT MORNING, Alpha Karius went to his mansion to continue visiting those wolves who were
injured yesterday, even though he doesn''t really want to since that means he will see Gianna again.
She still pissed him off. He''s not sure anymore what he will do to her once he sees her.
"How''s everything here?" He asked Calyx. Calyx arrived first at the mansion and Alpha Karius couldn''t
be more thankful to him since the truth is, he''s not really in good shape right now after what he found
out yesterday... about Lilian. Calyx was the one who instructed the wolves and witches to tend to the
wolves'' needs since he wasn''t around awhile ago.
"It''s getting better. I already asked some witches who have the ability to heal and they are now on their
way here. Some of the wolves that have been really hurt so bad were the Omegas, plus their healings
aren''t that fast, either."
"Okay. Thanks for your hard work, Calyx," Alpha Kariua genuinely told him as he tapped his shoulders.
"What about the other thing that I asked you to do? Did you find the wolf?" He wanted to know where
that wolf is to know the truth about Lilian''s whereabouts.
Calyx cleared his throat. "Yes, I already found him. I''ll take you to himter."
Relief washed over Alpha Karius when he heard Calyx''s response. That wolf is the only key if he''s
going to believe the death of... Lilian. He doesn''t want to believe yet unless the wolf will tell him
everything.
Alpha Karius busied himself that day with the wolves. And it was a good thing that they are all getting
better even though some of them still feel distant to him since they''re questioning his capability as the
Alpha of the pack. But he''s trying to win their trust again. He''s working really hard to make things right
this time. He just hopes that Gianna won''t do something to make everything worse again.
When it was already five in the afternoon, Alpha Karius prepared himself to leave the mansion to meet
the wolf that he asked to look over Lilian. Calyx took him to the abandoned house just near his
mansion. He went there immediately and Calyx weed him with a smug look on his face as his
tongue poke his inner cheek while shaking his head.
"The man won''t really talk and tell me everything. Maybe you could make him speak up," Calyx said as
they went inside the room where he saw a man with tight silver chains around him. His eyes are
blindfolded. Above him was a faint light from the yellowish bulb that''s also illuminating the whole room.
Calyx went to the man and removed the blindfold from his eyes harshly. "The Alpha is here. Better tell
us everything if you still want to live. He doesn''t have that much patience so be a good dog." Calyx
even tapped the man''s cheek lightly.
"A-Alpha Karius... spare me!" The wolf begged immediately as soon as he met Alpha Karius'' gaze,
making him smirked when he saw the fear in his eyes.
"Have you forgotten the fact that I''m still your Alpha, hmm? I told you to look over Lilian. Why did you
suddenly disappear, huh? Where were you?" He asked as he pulled the hair of the wolf, showing his
cold and intimidating expression. "Now, tell me everything that you know before I decide if I want you to
live or... die."
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He shook his head in fear. "P-Please, don''t k-kill me! I wanted to tell you everything but... b-but..." The
man dodged his gaze and cried this time.
Alpha Karius looked at Calyx, like he was also thinking the same thing on what just the man said. It
seems like something... or someone is stopping him to tell them everything.
"But, what? Tell me what happened after Mason took Lilian. Fucking tell me."
"I... I..." He shook his head. "Promise me first to protect my family after this. I have a daughter, please
look over her in case something bad might happen to me. Tell her and my mate that I love them both so
much--"
Sighing, Alpha Karius nodded his head, feeling impatient. "Fine, fine! Stop saying things and just tell
me now or I''ll kill you for real this time," he said with his threatening tone.
"T-That time, after you asked me to look over her, I didn''t really do it. I intended to not tell you, Alpha
Karius, what Mason did to her because I was told to shut up... to not stick my nose on it and not report
it to you..."
"Who the fuck told you that?" Alpha Karius asked with his gritted teeth this time and clenching jaw.
"I-It... it was Luna Gianna. She told me that she will give me money in exchange of not telling you what
she did to L-Lilian. If I won''t obliged, she will do something to my family..." His breathingbored with
his eyes welling up with his own tears. "After Mason took her, they humiliated her in front of the pack.
Everyone was saying that she should be killed because she was a thief. She was used of stealing
something even though she didn''t really do it. I saw her e-escape when the intruders came but... I-I''m
not sure if she''s still a-alive. I-I''m sorry, Alpha Axel. I was too afraid..."
With his heavy breathings, Alpha Kariua forcefully pulled his own hair again. "Fuck. If you were able to
tell me, I could''ve saved her! Damn it!" He couldn''t help but to me him! If only he was able to tell
him, then he would be able to protect her!
Alpha Karius suddenly saw red all over the surroundings. His canines appeared as he punched the
face of the man on the face repeatedly until he''s bleeding profusely. He let out all his frustrations by
punching him too hard but then, Calyx was able to stop him. He tried inhaling deeply as he nced
back at the man again who can''t be recognized anymore. His eyes were dropping as he coughed with
his own blood.
Sighing deeply, Alpha Karius closed his eyes when realization hits him. No matter how much he
mes anyone, it will still be his fault. This will not turn out like this if only he''s good at deciding things.
Now, he''s doubting himself. Maybe they are all right... that he''s not really a good Alpha.
"If you want to kill him, then tell me. I would dly do it for you. Don''t taint your hand with that useless
wolf," Calyx said seriously as he red at the bleeding wolf. Alpha Karius was so mad already that he
wasn''t able to say what he wanted to say again. He only wanted one thing right now.
He wanted to cut his ties from Gianna and their pack. Gianna is obviously the real poison here. He
shouldn''t have trusted her since the very beginning.