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A weekter ,
Iy on the Healer’s table , drenched in sweat , my body shaking uncontrobly as I writhed in agony .
My skin burned as if it had been set on fire from the inside out .
My muscles clenched painfully and every joint felt like it had been ripped apart .
I groaned , suppressing the urge to cry out … if it was
? with L ? I this terrible for me , then how would * had thought rejecting her would be the end of the whole charade .
But the pain keeps getting worse every day making me realize the mate bond was more than an old wive’s tale that I could shrug off .
I clutched at my chest , hoping the pain in my chest .
would stop , but it didn’t .
“ You’re bad shape , Alpha , ” the healer muttered , “ I’ve never seen something like this .
Can you remember if you had anything … ” he trailed off .
Since this week , I’ve made several trips to the Healer
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quarters and was secretly getting treated but I was also ashamed to admit it might be due to me rejecting my mate .
I’d rather suffer in silence than let anyone know it was because of that .
“ Just give me something for the pain ! ” I breathed clutching the side of the bed , as my breath came in ragged gasps .
The healer nodded and puttered for a minute with a lot of dark liquid before he brought one to me .
“ Alpha , please drink this ,” He said .
His voice sounded distant but I wmyself to collect the potion he was offering me and owned the bitter liquid in one big gulp .
I waited for a few minutes and the agony subsided .
When I opened my eyes , I saw the healer staring at me , with a worried expression .
“ We need to find the root cause , Alpha .
Your body is beginning to reject all treatments .
I don’t know what this is .
Do you have any idea … ”
“ Thank you ! ” I murmured pushing myself down from the examination table .
“ I think thisst potion is more effective than the rest .
I’ll be fine in a few days .
I’m sure .
Just keep increasing the dosage or whatever .
”
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With that , I stumbled out of the healer’s chamber .
The walk back to the pack house felt like an eternity and it didn’t help that Lax had been quiet for a while now .
Since the day L had left the pack , he had stopped responding to my calls .
He was there , alright , I could feel him but he had his back to me .
Maybe if he were here , I wouldn’t be putting up with this level of intensity of pain that I was feeling .
But I knew he was trying to punish me and I didn’t have the energy to deal with him now
My mind wandered to L – ag missed her , missed her scent , h
It always did .
I presence .
Every time
I closed my eyes , she was there in my mind : her soft , sad eyes , the way her lips quivered when she spoke .
I hadn’t loved her , at least not consciously .
I had pushed her away , rejected her but I was doing the right thing .
Sooner orter , everyone woulde to appreciate my sacrifice .
As I arrived at the pack house , I met Seth at the door .
His eyes flickered up and down my form , I knew he wanted to say something – had been dying to say something but something kept holding him back .
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“ Speak already , Seth , ” I mumbled “ Your silence is louder .
”
“ I don’t know what excuse to give to Miss Cassidy again , Alpha ! ” he sighed “ This is the 7th time today she came looking for you .
Even your grandfather .
”
I patted his back and walked past him .
“ There are thousands of excuses to give , Seth , you just need to let your creative juice flow .
I cannot meet anyone in this condition and you know that .
I’ll be fine by tomorrow , tops .
Just look for something else to tell them .
”
He stared at me for a seconda
flicker through his eyes .
thought I saw fear
“ I know it’s none of my business , Alpha but I could send some soldiers to Blue Ridge pack for Miss Woond .
You’ll be better if she’s here .
”
“ I know ! ” I chuckled sadly “ Do you know how many times , I’ve contemted driving there myself but I cannot keep using her when I don’t want her ? It’s enough that she thinks of me as a monster … ”
“ You’re not a monster , Alpha ! ” he hushed me “ But sharing your burden can help the people you love understand you .
Perhaps , if you had made her see
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reason in a good way ,” he added .
“ I’m sure she would have stayed and you wouldn’t have to put up with this .
”
“ Yeah ! ” I said tly walking to my room .
“ The pack healer said my body is beginning to reject the potions .
Do you have any idea what that means ? ”
His eyes zed in deep thoughts for a second before he shook his head .
“ It’s strange that you’re going through this Alpha .
Usually mate bond rejection hurts but it doesn’t give you a fever .
I’ve never heard of it in all the years of my living .
I think something must have happened to her .
Can Lax feel r mate mark ? ”
“ He’s not talking to me , Seth ! ” I sighed reaching for the door of my bedroom .
“ And no more talks about L … We cannot be together and I will ovee it .
Lenny ising overter , let him straight to my room , okay ? ”
He nodded .
As I opened the door to go inside , he stopped me again , giving me a box .
“ What’s that ? ” I asked .
“ It’s Miss L’s I presume .
The maids found it while cleaning her room .
Maybe it might help you or should I have it sent to her pack ? ”
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I took the box from him and opened it .
Lax stirred within me as soon as her scent wafted up to my nose .
It was her scarf in the box .
I closed the box , feeling nostalgic suddenly .
I handed the box back to Seth , shaking my head .
“ Send it to her , Seth .
I don’t deserve to … ”
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“ I’ll leave it with you and send it back tomorrow , ” he replied , thrusting the box back to me and leaving .
As soon as I entered my room , I hurriedly removed the scarf from the box , holding it to my nose , inhaling her
scent .
.
Lax stirred within me and I felt the pain from the fever slowly easing .
Her scent was so strong , that I got lost in it and didn’t hear the door creak open .
“ Seriously ? ” came Lenny’s voice .
He was standing in my room , hands on his hips , ring at me .
My head snapped up , the grip on the scarf tightening for a split second before I carefully folded it and ced it back into the box on my bed .
My jaw
clenched in annoyance as I turned to Lenny .
“ Does that belong to who I think it is ? ” he asked with a smirk ying on his lips .
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My expression darkened as I narrowed my eyes at him , putting the box away .
Lenny plopped down into the chair opposite me ,
shaking his head .
“ I’m just relieved it wasn’t her undies .
Still , ” he added casting a nce at the box .
“ It’s pretty weird .
”
“ You’re the one who’s weird for barging into my room without knocking .
“ What are you doing here by the way ? ”
“ I’ve got the report from this week’s patrol but first are you okay ? You don’t look go
“ I waved him off .
“ I’m fine , ” I lied “ Tell me the reports .
”
Lenny pulled out a small tablet and scrolled through it .
“ The Feral that appeared some weeks ago – they’ve disappeared .
There’s been no sighting , no activity since this week .
It’s like they vanished into thin air .
”
I blinked .
“ What ? ”
“ Yes Alpha , ” Lenny nodded “ I find it very strange but I think it’s very odd that they left just like that .
I’ve poured through books , trying to justify their actions but it still doesn’t make sense .
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“ What do you mean ? ”
“ They showed up , attacked only warriors who tried to attack them , basically stayed in the pack doing nothing but then , why did they attack L that day in the forest ? I mean , she’s wolfless and harmless and I know she wouldn’t have tried picking a fight with them .
She’s the only Feral victim we have except the warriors that we attacked and Omegas when they first arrived .
”
“ Come to think of it , they appeared only at the White Mountain region .
Did any of the Alphas report seeing them around their packs ? ”
“ No ! ” Lenny shook his head .
“ It is as if something was drawing them to the White Mountains don’t you think ? And while I was on it , I did some digging on L … ”
I stiffened at the mention of her name .
“ Why do you think I would be interested in her ? Is it because of what happened that day ? ”
“ Far from it , Alpha ! ” Lenny shook his head .
“ Many people in her pack hate her , ” he continued .
“ She’s wolfless and a deviant and because of her monthly pheromones , her father drove her out of the pack to
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live in the human world .
”
My chest tightened as I remembered the letter her father had sent to me the other time .
“ But it doesn’t make sense to me , Alpha .
She’s an Alpha daughter , pure – blooded .
How could she be wolfless ? Why did the Ferals attack just her ? Was it because of your mark on her neck ? ” Lenny said thoughtfully .
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