Beta Farkas and the soldiers followed the Alpha's back with their eyes while he was walking away from the door of Cailean's house.
Alpha Conri noticed that no one was behind him, he stopped and turned around and looked at Beta Farkas and the soldiers that were looking at him. His eyebrow raised and then asked, "What are you waiting for? I said let's go. Now!"
Beta Farkas signaled the soldiers and walked behind Alpha Conri.
Cailean was breathing heavily when she sat on the wooden chair.
"Wait here, let me see if they are already gone." Leikos said and walked slowly towards the window. He saw them walking away from the house, he walked to the kitchen to get her a glass of water and gave it to her hand and said, "Here's your water. They already left."
Cailean let out a sigh of relief and said, "I guess now that I rejected him openly, he will stop bothering us here."
Leikos looked at Cailean intently and asked her, "Are you sure about this? Do you really want to reject the Alpha? I know you want someone to love you and take care of you, and it's something that only your mate can do and rejecting him means that you need a mate again."
"Why? Do you want me to go there at the palace and be his Luna?" Cailean asked him.
"It's not that, I'm just concerned about you, Cailean. Don't get me wrong." Leikos said to her.
"I'm sure I won't regret this." Cailean said to him. She took a deep breath and added, "I would want for my mate to be just normal, a normal person. Alpha Conri and I were so far from each other and I don't think we will have the chance to get closer. Him, going here is only a sign that he wants to change me. He wants me to be in his world and I don't think I can do that. This is the kind of life I want, where I can do and be whatever I want. I'll choose this over and over again rather than live my life there in the palace being controlled and not happy."
"You're maturing so fast." Leikos said with amusement in his voice. He tapped Cailean's shoulder and added, "I hope that Alpha Conri will really stop bothering us now and respect your decision. "
"Even if he won't, I'll stand on what I've decided." Cailean said with a serious face.
Leikos nodded and said, "Go and bring your stuff in your room and I'll prepare the dinner." He lit up the small lamp and walked towards their small wooden kitchen.
Cailean nodded and said while standing, "Wait for me and I'll help you."
"You don't have to, I can make it alone." Leikos said without looking at her.
"Wait for me!" Cailean shouted before she entered her room. She sat on her bed for a moment thinking and asking herself if she did the right thing.
Leikos noticed that Cailean was not going out of his room so he asked, shouting from the kitchen, "Cailean? Are you coming?"
When Cailean heard him, she went back to reality and stood up carefully and answered, "I'm coming."
Leikos and Cailean prepared their dinner together.
Cailean helped set up the table since she can't cook, she arranged the table by feeling it with her hands and placing the spoon and fork on it.
Leikos finished cooking and was about to burst in laughter when he saw that the spoons and forks were placed too far from the plates.
"It smells so delicious. " Cailean exclaimed with a smile on her face.
Leikos put the food on the table and arranged the spoons and forks in the right place.
"Did I place it too far again?" Cailean asked and pouted.
"Not really, it's much closer now." Leikos said and sat on the chair in front of her. He put food on her plate and then to her and said, "Now, let's eat."
Cailean nodded and they started eating.
In the palace, Alpha Conri went directly to the living room and sat on the sofa.
He raised his hand and immediately a servant came and he ordered her, "Give me an alcoholic drink and two glasses of ice."
The servant nodded and lowered her head and left to get what Alpha Conri asked.
Beta Farkas went inside a few seconds later and there he saw the Alpha opened the bottle of alcohol aggressively and poured inside his glass.
Alpha Conri took a sip on his drink and leaned on the sofa, where he saw Beta Farkas standing in the entrance of the living room.
He sat properly and told him, "Why are you just standing there? Come here and drink with me."
"I just came from outside." Beta Farkas said and sat on the sofa beside the Alpha's sofa.
Alpha Conri was silent, he kept on thinking on how Cailean had the courage to reject him and asked in his mind, "What now? I've looked for her everywhere because I already need a Luna but she what? Rejected me. A mere rogue rejected me."
Beta Farkas sipped on his glass and looked at Alpha Conri and asked, "What is your plan now?"
"What do you think is my plan now huh?" Alpha Conri asked Beta Farkas and looked at him with rage in his eyes. Beta Farkas felt scared when he saw his eyes, Alpha Conri put his glass on the table aggressively and tightened his grip on it and threw it on the floor that echoed the whole living room, "A rogue rejected me! I am an Alpha! How dare she reject me!"
The servants were alarmed when they heard it and started whispering at each other.
"We need to be more careful when we encounter the Alpha or he'll use us to vent his anger." One of the servants said.
Alpha Conri is known for being strict, hot tempered and strong Alpha. He dominates everyone that is beyond his reach and if you do him wrong, you are left with no choice but to pay for it. Even if you die, your family will have to pay for it.
One of the servants was about to clean the shattered glasses on the ground but Beta Ferkas signaled her to go back.
"I will never accept this! Give me another glass, NOW!" Alpha Conri shouted.
The servants panicked when they heard his shout and almost all of them ran to get him his glass and one of them gave it to him.
Beta Farkas took the initiative to pour alcohol in his glass.
Alpha Conri breathed heavily and took a sip on his alcohol.
"I think you should stop thinking about this for now." Beta Farkas said meaningly. He looked at the Alpha and said, "I've received a letter from Arnulfo. It said that the Red Moon Pack is planning to attack our pack because they've heard that you are being endorsed as the next king of werewolves."
Alpha Conri scoffed and smirked, then took a sip on his alcohol and said, "Why are they going to attack us? It's not like I asked to be endorsed as the king. Why don't they go to the committee and complain there?"
"Because they know that they will not listen to them and the only thing they can do is to do something for you not to be the king." Beta Farkas explained and took a sip on his drink.
"I don't want to waste my men's blood over something that is not worth it. Adolphus, he's so greedy!" Alpha Conri said firmly.
"It's not like we didn't expect this from his pack." Beta Farkas said to him. He rested his back on the sofa and added, "You know who he is."
"You're right." Alpha Conri nodded. He looked at him and asked, "How's Arnulfo being the spy there?"
"He's helpful." Beta Farkas answered.
"Does he know when they are going to attack us?" Alpha Conri asked again.
"He didn't include it in the letter, but he clearly said that we need to be prepared for it." Beta Farkas answered again.
Alpha Conri nodded and said to him, "We need to prepare, we have no choice."
"It's better, we can't be complacent." Beta Farkas said to him.
Alpha Conri took a deep breath and ordered him, "On that, we need to start training our men again. Tell the leaders of our soldiers and inform them with the details and provide what they need."
"Will do, Alpha." Beta Farkas said and bowed a little.
Alpha Conri stood up and added before he went to his room to rest, "I want to see them training as soon as possible."
Beta Farkas nodded and stood up after he left and proceeded to inform the leaders of the soldiers in the palace.
In his room, Alpha Conri went inside his bathroom immediately and let the water run down his body.
He closed his eyes and he started seeing Cailean in his head, he shook his head and scoffed.
He looked at his hand and he can still feel how Cailean pulled her hand away from him, he closed his fist and leaned his head on the wall.
"She rejected me." Alpha Conri whispered and his heart ached again. He finished showering and drying himself and lay on his bed staring at the ceiling.