Chapter 78
Chapter 78
Oran
After getting an urgent mind-link concerning an unidentified car breaking into the territory, i exited
the packhouse only to find Walter climbing out of a shiny ck car. “You should have informed me
of your arrival, prior to breaking into the territory,” I said, hanging up my phone.
“At least I called,” he replied, also ending the call he had made just ten seconds ago.
“Yes, we are blessed that you managed that. After all, this pack is here for you toe and go as
you wish, right?” Bix taunted from behind, exiting the packhouse after me.
Walter gave Bix a drawl look, which Bix returned immediately, before Walter stepped into the front
yard and asked, “Is Willow home?”
“I thought she went to meet up with you,” I raised my brows.
“That’s right but she never showed up,” Walter remarked. “I’ve tried calling her multiple times, but
she never picked up. It worried me, so I came here to confirm our ns,” he exined.
Bix and I exchanged looks and realized that something was wrong. “That’s strange, the kids haven’t
returned from kindergarten yet either,” Bix murmured.
Walter looked at the two of us in rm. “Don’t tell me she ran away again,” he eximed.
“I don’t think so,” I shook my head. “Everything seemed good between Reuben and Willow since
they came back from their trip. They are working on their rtionship, so why would Willow run?” I
reasoned.
“If she did not run away then…” We all looked at each other, then rms began going off inside our
heads.
“Find Willow before Reuben learns about her disappearance!” I ordered, pulling out his phone to
contact Reuen, however he paused abruptly, “Willow called me so many times!” I frowned.
Bix checked his phone too,” She called me too!” Bix blinked in surprise and then suspiciously
added, “Why did our phones not ring then?” As they all started getting
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worried, another car stormed into the clearing. This time, it was none other than…
“E?” Bix frowned at the sight of her rushing out of the car. “Where have you been thest few
days? I’ve been looking for you everywhere!” he stated but then noticed something usual, “Why I
can’t feel your wolf?” his eyes widned and I also fronwed when it felt like E’s wolf was dead or
something.
“He… he made my wolf disappear… he could vanish my wolf…” she murmured, sweating badly as
she saw ghost.
“He? Who? Who made your wolf disappare?” Bix eximed. E shook her head in fear and then
looked up him. “Bix, where is Reuben?” she asked, panic evident in her voice as she tightly held
onto his arm,
“Why are you looking for Reuben, E?” I interjected, feeling irritated as I pushed her hand away
from Bix before she could provoke him.
“This is interesting,” Walter chuckled, lighting a cigarette as his eyes focused on E. She shot him
a hateful re before turning to me.
“Just tell me where the hell is Reuben, Oran,” she snapped, her gaze piercing as she added, “it’s
about Willow.”
Everyone’s attention shifted to her, surprised by the gravity of her tone.
‘What about Willow?” I inquired, stepping closer to her.
Reuben
Staring at the reflection of the clock in the half-filled wine ss, I tapped on the table where I had
been sitting for the past half an hour, silently lost in thought. Dex’s behavior in my mind felt strange
for some reason. What was this feeling I was getting from my mate bond with Willow? Why were
her emotions going up and down like some sort of amusement park ride?
“Do you detest me so much that you’re not even willing to look at me?” The Alpha King poured
himself a ss of wine as he sat at the center of therge table.
“I don’t detest you,” I murmured, my gaze fixed on the table, my fingers tracing the rim of the wine
ss with no intention of drinking its contents.
“Then it must be this face that reminds you of your dad, right?” he remarked, taking a deep breath.
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Finally, I lifted my gaze to look at my uncle, who appeared to have aged a bit since ourst meeting.
“You shouldn’t drink so much,” I gently removed the fourth wine ss from his hand.
He chuckled, shaking his head. “If you cared about your dear uncle so much, you would have
visited me more often instead of killing my most trusted advisor, Elder Frank. Or you would have
thought twice before breaking the marriage contract with Alpha E. You should have considered
the Emerald Family’s reputation before taking such bold actions.”
“It seems Alpha Adam is healthy enough to instigate the King,” I stated dryly.
Heughed. “Adam dide to the pce with broken bones toin about you,well at least
he didn’te toin to me. He went to ck.”
“ck is back?” I raised my brows.
He nodded. “With the Kingdom facing these mysterious attacks, I need my son beside me. That’s
why I called him back. However, Alpha Adam has brought this matter directly to ck. ck is a
Crown Prince, you of all people understand that means he can’t ignore Alpha Adam’s ims. I
assume as cousins the two of you are going to meet each other very soon because this matter has
also reached the ears of the council,” he exined.
“Alpha Adam is under the delusion that going to the council or seeking help from ck will make
me marry E. Elder Frank was simply allowed to continue breathing air while in hiding after
crossing the line with my soulmate. As for my marriage to E, she was the one who ended it.
There was no way that I could have canceled it myself. I don’t see anything wrong with my actions,”
I remarked without hesitation.
“You say that as if I didn’t know about those devilish schemes you concocted to coerce her into
ending the contract. “I’ve watched ck and you grow up in front of my eyes, and I am well aware
of what you kids are capable of,” the King remarked, lifting his wine ss.
Once again, I felt something strange through my mate bond with Willow, this time sensing her fear.
What the heck was going on? Why was she afraid, and of whom? “Uncle…” I lifted my gaze to lock
with his. I needed to conclude this conversation quickly and return to Willow. “I’m sure you didn’t call
me here just to chat about Frank or E.”
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The hand holding the ss paused, and his expression shifted slightly into a more serious one.
“True,” he admitted as he set the ss down. “It’s about your soulmate, Reuben.”
“What about her?” I inquired.
“That girl… get her out of your life,” he ordered.
“That is not happening,” I firmly refused.
“You dare to disobey me for that girl?!” he growled, clenching his fists at his sides.
“Yes, she is my soulmate. She is mine, there is no way I am giving up on my mate,” I dered.
“You still have note to your senses, Reuben!” he mmed his hand down on the table as he
furiously rose from his seat. “That girl is the reason Louis is not among us. Thanks to her, you
ruined your own future! She was the reason you have gone insane to the point where you are killing
people, breaking marriage contracts, and disobeying your Alpha King knowing the consequences
could be deadly!” he roared, his face flushed red with anger.
I stared into his eyes nkly and remarked, “I have no regrets for what I have done, what I have
lost, or any consequences that I may face. Don’t force me to do something that is impossible.”
Uncle gritted his teeth and barked, “What the hell don’t you understand, Reuben?! Your obsession
with that girl is going to cost the whole werewolf world! That girl spells disaster for our realm. You’ve
known that for the past six f cking years, but you’ve turned a blind eye, still chasing that girl to keep
her in your life!” His frustrated voice, mixed with surprise, echoed throughout the room.
I calmly stood up and replied, “If you’re saying all of this about my mate just because of Frank’s
remarks about Willow’s ill fate and that other nonsense he told me six years ago, I don’t care.” Six
years ago, when Frank hade to me after finding out about Willow, he had told me about
reading Willow’s ill fate and dark past. I didn’t give a dam n about anything that he had to tell me
and just beat the hell out of him. However, it surprised me that he had secretly informed my uncle
about Willow. Judging by my uncle’sments, it seemed he hadn’t let the matter
go.
Uncle’s eyes widened, “You don’t care?”
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“That’s correct, because I don’t believe what he said about Willow is true,” I replied, turning around
to leave.
“What if everything he said about your soulmate is true and that what ising can da mn well
wipe out all of us?” This question froze me on the spot.
“What do you mean?” I asked, turning around to face him.
“Do you know anything about your soulmate? Like which pack she grew up in before you brought
her to your own, how she lived, what she did, or who her parents were?” he interrogated me.
“Her past never bothered me and I never asked her about it because all I cared about was Willow.
Not her past,” I responded firmly.
“Great,” uncle chuckled in frustration. “You don’t give a da mn about those things, but you must
know her surname, right?” he raised his brows.
When he asked, I turne
Since I met Willow for the first time, she never told me her surname. She simply introduced herself
as Willow, even in school and college, she never used her surname. The time I saw her hesitating
about her surname, I never pressed her to reveal it to me but why was my uncle so agitating over
her surname?
Uncle chuckled, “It seems you don’t know the true identity of your own soulmate. Let me tell you
what I found out after digging into her past.” He passed me a paper that turned out to be Willow’s
primary school certificate. “Look at your soulmate’s surname with your own eyes,” uncle stated,
looking at me seriously.
I shifted my gaze from her given name to her surname only to fall into shock. “Willow… Rathbone?”
???? ???? ??
Uncle nodded, his expression changing. “Yes, she is Rathbone. The same Rathbone family that has
been wiped from the realm eleven years ago!”
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