Page 92 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

"Oh…" I said, glancing back at Jo. I wonder why she wanted to speak to her. "Don’t you think you're saying that simply because Endora blinded you?"

Marcel shook her head.

"No, Endora clearly turned to the dark… That child… She was born from darkness." He said, frowning deeply. "I just hope she’s not caught, because Endora needed her…"

"Then it wasn’t fucking smart to let her go then, was it?" Alejandro growled.

"To me… She was still a child, barely sixteen years old… I'm sorry, but I am not going to hold a child captive when I am acting of my own free will."

"Yeah, but we could have at least kept her the fuck away from Endora." Alejandro shot back.

"Ok boys…" I said, placing a hand on Alejandro’s arm, before Marcel got fired up too. "Is something else bothering you?"

He sighed and looked down at me.

"I felt a pack link break. I wanted to step out, get a cell phone connection and find out if it was Fred… or someone else." He said, his eyes flashing red.

I nodded, my heart thudding at the thought. How was Aunty Indy going to take the news?

I knew Aunty would always question if there was any chance of redemption, would he have changed? I knew deep down that abusers like that never changed. I sighed deeply, hoping that Selene would grant my aunt the healing she would need to make it through this… Because it was surely going to devastate her…

103. Returning Home

ALEJANDRO

We were back on the road by sunset, I had organised transport for the wolves who needed it. Mainly the ones who had been treated and then a few pregnant women. Kiara had stated the ones who needed mental support would be kept at our hospital. I loved how she was already making fucking decisions for our pack. She was the perfect Luna and I have no fucking idea why I didn’t see it before. She may only be eighteen, but I forgot that with the way she behaved at times.

I had made sure provisions were made for the rogues. Food, tents and all the correct supplies were ready at the edge of my pack territory. I hadn't mentioned Marcel’s identity or even the witch’s real identity to anyone. I had only passed on some information to my men who were waiting at the border of the forest and then managed a crap signal to fill Darien in on a little. Rafael remained at my pack whilst he had sent Rayhan, Maria and Raihana back to their own pack. I would tell him in person, it was going to be a lot of fucking crap to take in.

I had also found out whose pack link I had felt breaking, it had indeed been Fred who had been killed. I could tell the difference between someone breaking a pack link and death. Darien had confirmed everyone else was accounted for. There was no way he would have been able to survive and although he deserved it, I had lost one of my best men. I had sent him to his death without even a chance of him getting a proper burial… Perhaps making an example of him would have been better, to make sure something of the sort didn’t happen again…. But that was Indigo’s secret and I knew for a fact she wouldn’t have allowed it.

Kiara placed a hand on my thigh and I glanced at her.

"Are you ok?" She asked softly.

"You can fucking sense it huh?" I said,

"One of my many gifts." She said lightly.

But I could see the concern in her eyes.

"And you’re my fucking gift." I said, cupping the back of her neck and kissing her softly.

Fuck, her lips were the softest, most fucking sweetest things ever... Well, there was only one other place that tasted better and that belonged to her too…

"Once we’re back… I was thinking if you're ready, shall we set a date for the marking ceremony?"

"A marking ceremony?" She asked.

Although I wanted to marry her, I didn’t want to rush that.

"As king, they expect me to mark my mate in front of witnesses as it’s, in a way, marking you as their queen. If anything were to happen to me, for you to get complete rule, we need to do it publicly."

"Nothing will happen to you." She said, frowning.

"I know, but still. So we need to mark each other. As much as I’d fucking love the privacy, I don’t mind showing the fucking world, including a few fuckers, that you’re mine."

She let out a small laugh.

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