Jax P.O.V
The guilt of what i had done to Xander plagued me. It was her own fault she had driven me to strangling her stupid ass to get her to stop making accurate accusations.
Everything she said was true but my wolf refused for a human, Luna or not to speak down to him. I had had to stop him from killing her.
Athena was a necessary distraction that aided me in running my pack with as much efficiency as i did. Her moans and cries of pleasure did nothing for me.
In fact i often wondered what Xander would sound like were i to fuck her hard. I always complied with Athenas requests when she told me to go faster or to ease up out of politeness.
Sex was a necessary chore that helped my body function.
It didn't hurt that she was a good warrior as well.
I showered in the guest bedroom then went into my bedroom to pack my shit. She was asleep when we left. I watched her peaceful soft slim curvaceous body rise and fall with her soft breathing.
She was still a kid that was dragged from her world and plunged into mine without a choice. I shook these thoughts away.
I needed to be focused to ensure the safety of my pack members. I decided to leave the lower ranking, less important warriors to watch over Xander and the reservation.
She was safe on my grounds no-one would dare try to start a war with me by coming for whats mine. We assembled in the courtyard and did roll call once everyone arrived we began the hard journey ahead of us.
First was the jog and then would come the swim and finally the climbing. I had scheduled this session where it would rain heavily to intesify the training. We started the journey with me running lead and Mercer at the back and Zero in the middle.
Safety was a major priority for me. We stopped after 160 km. I could feel the strain on my own feet but i loved the difficulty and strain.
We set camp and got ready for the next leg of the training. We found a stream where we could wash the grime from our bodies.
I conceded and allowed everyone to sign into a hotel since we would rest for 48 hours in preparation for the swimming leg of the journey which would be the hardest in my opinion.
The body of water we had to cross stretched for about 75km. That would be taxing on our bodies.
I called Lancer one of the men watching over her. He informed me that she did not leave her room but she was inside. My heart constricted a bit knowing that i was the cause of her anguish.
We left and began the swim at the end of it we were all exhausted that i allowed for 3 days rest before continuing.
When we got to our next hotel and plugged in our devices i noticed many missed calls on my phone most of them were from my father.
The old asshole never called unless something bad had happened. I hit dial on his number.
"Where the fuck have you been Jax? Fucks sakes you are an alpha. Training doesnt absolve you from that responsibility!"
"Stop shitting on me and tell me whats wrong old man." I growled to him.
"Jace came to visit".
My body stopped functioning. I couldn't breathe. Where Jace walked calamity and devastation was a promise awaiting deliverance.
"What did he do?" i asked.
For the first time in my life i experienced fear and foreboding. Jeremih breathed out heavily.
"Come back now" he commanded and then he hung up. Something was wrong. I got Zero and Mercer to get us transport back home we would have to fly i hated the sky i preferred the ground like most wolves.
Athena didn't try anything. The aura my body was exuding was one that told people to be weary and to stay away. I arrived first since Mercer and i had taken the Ferrrari 9/11 from the airport because i needed to be on my property as soon as possible.
The gaurd on duty opened for me and the sight before me almost made me crash the car. There were coffins littering the courtyard about a dozen or so.
I jumped out of the car and emptied the contents of my stomach. I felt dizzy but nonetheless rushed to open all of them, I breathed a sigh of relief when i realized that Xanders body was not in one of them but the deep sense of loss didn't lessen.
"What happened", the alpha in me demanded to the guards that were now watching over the dead bodies.
"They came out of nowhere alpha. They only killed the warriors none of the civilians."
She then hesitated and looked at the ground as if wishing it would swallow her up.
"Anastasia what happened don't fuck with me not now." She breathed out and her breath hitched. There was a sickening stench of fear that stemmed from her rolling off of her.
"The Luna sir, he got miss Alexandrite."
The rage when those words registered had me throwing a fit. I took down a few trees using my fists alone and then went to the car that was now idling.
Mercer knew better than to approach me. When i was finally done with blood streaming down my arms i asked for further details. They took me to my room.
Everything was intact but there was a strong smell of blood. Her blood. I walked to the bathroom and saw that it was undisturbed then walked to the bed that was the source of the blood.
It had now dried up. On the wall on my side of the bed read. "Hide and seek is the name of the Game. I have hidden now its your turn to seek Alpha."
My blood went cold. With Jace nothing was ever straight forward. I could be looking for a dead body or a mangled Alexandrite.
He was a sick and twisted fucker that had no problem with killing for the sake of it. My phone suddenly vibrated with message coming in. It read.
"Hey Alpha Hey. I will give you the first clue. I fell at the hands of the enemy showing my in-competence and so my life was taken. Remember my final my final moments and then the fun shall start."
It was a fallen soldier. I had to do a time lapse with one of them. Alphas were the only ones who could perform time lapses with the dead. The person had to have died within 72 hours.
I raced outside and began the search for the body. There was always a catch with gifts from the moon godess.
My energy would be rapidly drained with each time that i perfomed the time lapse. I gazed at the 12 bodies before me and began the task at hand. I finally found the body after 7 tries but i was on the verge of passing out.
I pushed through and saw the soldiers final moments. I had been fighting off not just the exhaustion but the pain of seeing my people dead. I was the one in charge and as Alpha it was my duty to protect them and yet i failed. I couldn't dwell on these thoughts. I had to focus on the task at hand.
I found the final body and began the process. She had done her best. Her last memory was of Jace saying North. The game of life and death had began.
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I went to lie down begrudgingly and alerted the others to be armed and ready by the time i woke up. I was jolted awake from my body being vigorously shaken. I opened my eyes and came eye to eye with the same blue eyes as mine.
"Ayleks" I sighed in relief. At least she was safe though we weren't close, i would have lost it if anything had happened to her. She looked tired.
"I had gone for a shopping trip so i missed it all. Im so sorry Jax." I shook my head and pulled her in. She felt guilty because she once had dated Jace.
We were all once a gang when we were younger and Jeremih was Alpha. I was going through some bullshit.
"Its okay we will find him, he drained me by having me do random time lapses. we will get her back".
Ayleks had grown fond of my human Luna and always chastised me for mistreating her. She nodded and lead me to address the families of the dead.
I said a few words of apology and promised to get back their Luna and rain vengeance on the dark Vengeance.