Cedric
I was squatting down in the same spot Rain was standing on yesterday, I could smell her faint scent on the grass where she had fallen, last night I didn't sleep, my thoughts were running and I was thinking what's become of Rain so far, I tried hard not to imagine that bastard Dracus touching her or raping her, every time I imagined her naked underneath him just like when Jacks did, my blood starts to boil and my wolf fights to come out- her scent helped me calm down.
I sensed Cyprus approaching me, I stood up and turned to face him, from the way his features look I think he didn't sleep either. he stood in front of me and bowed his head "good morning, alpha", I grunted "morning" and took a deep breath as I scanned the area. Cyprus cleared his throat "alpha, I'm sorry that the pack didn't agree to have Rain as your mate yesterday" I frowned, that moment was one of the worst moments of my life, Cyprus continued "but because of the sacrifice she did to protect our pack from war, our pack members asked me to deliver a message" I tilted my head to the side and nodded for him "go on" he cleared his throat "alpha, we have a plan to get Rain back". I raised my eyebrows and put my hands on my hips "you do?" Cyprus nodded , I sighed "alright, gather everybody up in the conference room, I'll be there in five minutes".
walking into the conference room, everyone was there chattering and talking- I rounded the table and sat on my chair, everyone went quiet and I leaned on the table and laced my fingers "alright, I heard you all came up with a plan to save Rain, I'm ready to discuss it" everyone glanced at each other, then I saw Cyprus, Jason and Colton stepping up, I nodded for them to talk, Cyprus spoke up "alpha, we are all fully aware of our pack status, we have few warrior wolves and the others have families and responsibilities to take care of, therefore we decided that the best plan would be to contact the packs that we have peaceful agreements with- that way our numbers would increase and we would be able to fight." I shook my head "no one will agree to go to war over something that isn't against the law- alpha Dracus used the law as an armor and calculated things wisely before he acted" Cyprus looked at Jason and Colton and sighed, I tipped my chin towards Colton "any other plans" Colton nodded "yes alpha, as a matter of fact, the plan that Cyprus shared was actually plan B" I cocked an eyebrow "is that so? and what's plan A?". Jason smirked "well alpha, if I may- I would like to tell you what the plan is" I looked at Colton who nodded, looking back at Jason I nodded.
I stood up from my chair, after hearing Jason's idea, I actually started to have hope- this idea was improvised and alpha Dracus certainly would never think of it. Everyone stood watching me with anticipation, waiting for my agreement, I paced around the room back and forth, thinking of Jason's idea- finally I stopped and turned to face everyone- "I agree to the plan".
Rain
I stood in the large bedroom by the big window with my arms crossed, I observed the pack area ahead of me, just like any normal day, people were roaming around, women were cooking and children were playing and laughing. I noticed a little boy and a girl playing together- they reminded me of Jake and I when we were kids, I smiled to myself but then tears started to blur my vision, I missed him terribly, if he hadn't died, I wouldn't have been here today- being either prey for food or some truce gift passed over from one alpha to the other over my virginity. maybe if I had sex with some of the losers I used to date back at high school , I would've spared my life this whole long chapter, I sighed and wiped my tears. I need to be strong, Cedric promised me that he will be here for me, he will save me, and as much as I doubted it I still wanted to believe that I will not spend the night at alpha Dracus' quarters.
"enjoying the view?" I jumped and shrieked as alpha Dracus' voice broke the silence, I turned around and clenched my fist at my chest- one day I'll have a heart attack and die of jump scares like these. Alpha Dracus laughed and crossed his arms ''did I startle you? you sure seemed deep in thought" I sighed "I was watching the pack" I stuck my thumb back towards the window, alpha Dracus' eyes followed and he nodded, still smiling he approached me- I stood still as he stopped next to me and looked outside the window "funny thing, I thought you were thinking about your alpha" his eyes moved to look at me, I blushed and looked down, he chuckled "ah, young love, you two sure seemed to be on the same page-I saw the way he looked at you when I had you between my arms back there- there's no mistake, he loves you" I blushed harder but didn't say a word, does he really love me? Alpha Dracus held my shoulder and turned me to face him "look me in the eye, and tell me you don't feel the same towards him" I gulped, I don't know how I feel about Cedric, do I love him too? What about Zevrus? I closed my eyes and looked down but alpha Dracus raised my chin with his finger "do you love Cedric?" I couldn't answer him, he studied my face and nodded, his stare lingered on my lips for a second then he looked away and let go of my chin. he walked towards the bed and my heart started to beat faster as he sat on the edge of it and patted the spot next to him "come sit with me" I froze and stared at the spot next to him, he sighed "Rain, I don't like to repeat myself , either you come sit here or I get you to set here, you won't like it", I swallowed and moved to sit next to him "good girl", he patted my back with his heavy hand and I coughed, then he buried his nose in my hair and took a deep breath, I tried to be as calm as possible, alpha Dracus put his finger under my chin and made me face him, "tell me, Rain, how did you get to the Steel pack in the first place?" I shuddered, it was a relief that he wasn't going to do anything to me right now, I sighed and started telling him my story.
After I was done, alpha Dracus seemed to be deep in thought, he was leaning forward with his elbows on his knees and fingers laced under his chin, with each breath his muscles seemed to move and ripple under his shirt, I sat quietly and waited for him to say something. after a few seconds passed by, he finally moved to stand up- then he turned to face me "well, after what Cedric did to you, I still don't understand how he managed to make you love him" I blinked, that wasn't what I expected to hear, I looked down at my fingers "well, nobody is perfect, and I believe that if someone is capable of hate, they are also capable of love" alpha Dracus squinted his eyes at me, then he stepped impossibly close to me and towered over me, I craned my neck to look him in the eyes, he spoke with a different tone "well then, do I need to bite you, throw you into a tree and pounce at you- to make you love me?" my eyes widened and I opened my mouth to say something but no words came out. what the hell is wrong with these people, I had to ask him a question "alpha Dracus, what makes me so special that everyone seem to fall in love with me or want me to love them" he smirked and tilted his head "well, it's obvious, you're pure- never touched, never kissed- you are rare". I frowned "what makes you think I haven't been kissed? How do you know that?" he shook his head "I don't, because I can't smell a human male on you- but when it comes to being kissed by a werewolf" he tapped his nose "my nose doesn't lie" then his smirk turned into a smile and he winked at me.