Chapter 9 - Jace | Chap. 8

I glarred from my window, starring at Cade while he trekked with that thing at his side, smiling and giggling like children.

I felt my Wolf purr at the sight of the Omega, but I shuned him down. I hated when he admired that pathetic excuse of a Wolf. It reflected onto my feelings and made me gain a certain admiration for her. It made me feel sick.

Everyone acted so sweet around her, like she was some sort of miracle child. Pathetic. She was nothing more than an abomination who's life worth little to—

"Jace." A slick, black reddish male walked into my room, ripped jeans and leather jacket contrasting his edgy look.

Rider. One of the Pack's elite Scouts, Cade's second in command. Once again, not my favorite kind of guy. Emo look, hot headed, always questioning orders. And that smug face of his... it was sometimes enough to tick me off and make my hair stand on end.

I growled between my teeth. "What do you want, Rider?"

A silence lingered as his leather boots stepped into my room, breaking into my personal space as always.

"Well Sir, just wanted to see how your doing. You know, considering what's happened." I could feel his smirk burrow into my back with a burning feel. "What a shame. Such potential wasted into one little female." He was mocking me. Teasing my title, my situation, my lineage, everything about me was being tested with that one phrase.

He walked to my side, gazing at Cade and the Omega through through my window. I held another growl when he scoffed. "Huh, seems like Cade was assigned as her bodyguard. Looks like you were replaced as a priority.

- You didn't answer my question!" I snapped, glaring this idiot with anger. "What do you want!?

- Ouch, someone's snappy today! I was just trying to be nice to my Alpha." A disgusting grin lifted his cheeks. He always enjoyed it when he made me mad. It was the same since the very beginning. He always tried to push me to my limits, make me loose control. But I was better than that.

"If you're to waste my time—

- The Scouts came back from their patrol. We've found something we're sure you'd like to see." His tone had completely changed, from teasing to ice cold and serious.

He may be an idiot, but Rider knew how to be serious when things were needed. At least once he finished mocking me.

I turned to face him, making sure this wasn't some sort of prank or joke of his. And when I saw his face, I could tell he was actually serious.

"Show me." The red haired prick nodded, and left my room while I trekked by his side.

He brought me outside and exited through the back door which opened to the woods. Once he stepped outside, he began to remoge his jacket, then his shirt.

"I'd suggest we use our Wolves to reach the area. Unless you want to drag be—"

I had already turned into my Wolf, the fabric of mt clothes ripping into shreds as I took form. Most people wouldn't want to rip their clothes apart but I already had plenty of outfits back home. And I wasn't going to let that prick get the last word.

I gave Rider a growl as he took off the remaining of his clothes. 'Hurry up.'

He grinned. "Woah, Alpha, didn't think you were that excited to see me nacked."

I snapped my jaws. 'Don't play cute with me.' And he winked. Why did that guy kept hitting on me!? I'm not guay! And even though I've never known weither he was for boys or girls, I'd rather not find out at all.

Finally, Rider changed into his Wolf and he lead me into the forest, towards the territory's border. It didn't take much time to arrive since we were much faster on four paws.

When we arrived by the scene, mixture of foreign and familiar scents wiped at my face. Obviously a few pack members has gathered here. I spotted a pure white pelt within the crowd, Zed, and stepped to his side

'Whats going on?' I wondered over the link. Zed curled his ljps into a snarl.

'R. They've trespassed and killed one of our  cattle.' Itnrigued, I gazed at the carcass before me and tilted my head.

That's one of our cattle? Look more like a pile of dead meat to me. Smells like it too. I sighed. Was I seriously called here for some dead cow!?

What the fu— 'Look, I don't have time for this crap. I've got better things to do than investigate on the death of some animal—

'Hold on.' Interrupted the blond female, Nala, while she approached the carcass. 'It's fresh.'

I rolled my eyes. 'We can see that Nala, we aren't blind—

'Sir! It was killed barely an hour ago!' She insisted, blue eyes glarring at me.

That's when I understood her worry. The cattle freshly killed an hour before the patrol... it was too perfect to be a coincidence. Something was wrong. Very wrong.

I felt a chill flow down my spine and gazed down, deep in thought. Why would they kill one of pur cattle and simply leave it there!? It didn't make any sense... unless.

Shit.

I turned to Zed, the fastest Scout of our group and growled as I spoke over the link. 'Get to my father and warn him! Rogues ha—'

A bone chilling howl reasonated in the distance and I instantly recognized my father's call.