His Silver Mate

7. Hate

Eva POV

It's been two days since I returned to our pack. I returned the next morning of that night. I couldn't take him out of my mind. I tried all possible ways to keep my mind busy. I could do this. I could move on. I might not know how. But I could.

Evan and Ryan didn't return from the Royal pack. Today Luca didn't attend the training. I trained the juniors and went back to the room. I got ready for the day and went to Luca's room. I was thinking of something else and entered his room without knocking.

"s**t, I'm sorry", I said and quickly turned away. He was naked over some girl. This i***t should lock his door if he had someone. Thank goddess their lower halves were under covers.

"i***t. Why didn't you lock your door?" I yelled.

"I didn't expect you to come without knocking", he said.

"Shut up", I shouted. He chuckled.

"You can turn back", I heard him near the bathroom. I turned back.

"Uncle asking for you", I said and looked at the woman in his bed.

"Rain?" I shocked. I didn't expect my best friend.

"Darling", she gave a cheeky smile.

"Come on. Sit", she patted the bed.

"Ew. No way", I said remembering what they were doing a moment back.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Trust me. You don't like the details", she chuckled.

"Shut up. I asked how you end up with my brother", I said.

"Horny wolfy thing", she shrugged.

"Eh..whatever. I think you both remember today. Get to the woods ASAP", I said.

"Can I lend your dress?" she asked. I frowned.

"He tore mine last night", she said with a sly smile.

"Fine. I'm leaving", I left without any other word.

I gave her a sun dress. I went to the woods. My family was already there in the cemetery. It's the death anniversary of our former gamma Luca Thomson. Luca and his ancestors from generations serving as Grey Lake Gammas. 23 years back our pack was attacked by rouges near our lake. He fought and saved many lives that evening. He died protecting his pregnant Luna. My brother Luca was named after him. After his death Uncle choose my father as the gamma and my brother continued it.

Luca Thomas was our hero. He was in our books. He was an inspiration to new generations. In our training, we were taught about his bravery. He had our respect. Every year on his death anniversary, we went to the cemetery and showed our respect and love for him.

Many of our pack members were there already including my family. I placed the flowers and stood with my father. They were best friends. He missed Luca a lot. For everyone, Luca didn't find his mate. But my father said that he met his mate and she rejected him. That was just a few days before his death. My father felt the loss of a mate made him depressed and that's why he got killed. No one knew that woman including my father.

Luca's parents Sean and Liana Thomas arrived. He was their only son and that couple were grieving all these years. My father and uncle gave a respectful bow to the old couple. They sat before the tomb. We walked away leaving them with their son.

We had been organizing a pack run on this day every year. Warriors, training wolves, elder wolves, pups who shifted recently, and all others who were interested could join the run. Every year Evan organized the run. This year Luca and I organized it.

I removed my dress and changed into sweatpants and a T-shirt. Many wolves were ready to shift. Luca shifted into his white wolf with black patches on his back and paws. Following him, many wolves shifted. Many had white mixed with other colored wolves. They sprinted into the woods.

I took the responsibility for the pups who shifted recently. We shouldn't let the pups wander in the forest. So, I took all the less than twelve years old pups to the forest in human form. It's hard to handle kids. They were almost 50. Once we reached a clearing I ordered them to stand in line by their age.

"Shift", I ordered the older kids. They shifted with ease. It's a little hard for pups less than 8 years old.

"Shift", I ordered to the next line. Before they shift I heard a loud howl from distance. After that, I heard a few more. Somewhere near our pack borders

I linked my father and informed him. I ordered the pups to move back. Three guards were with me. They surrounded the kid in a protective stance. In minutes my father along with 5 other warriors came to us.

"Did you hear that?" I mind-linked Luca.

"Yeah. I sent other wolves back. Few of us are following the howls", he replied.

"We are coming", I said.

"You better go back to pack the house", he said. Ah, annoying protective brother.

"You two, go north", I ordered two wolves. They shifted and sprinted. I along with three others went south. Again we heard howls.

"That way", I showed and two wolves shifted and sprinted.

"Eva, shush", John, Stell's brother shushed me and slowly walked forward concentrating on something.

"Stay there", he instructed.

"Rouges", he said and shifted into his white and grey wolf.

"Go back to pack the house", he said through the link. Like I listen.

I ran behind him in human form. After a square, he disappeared into the green. It's hard to match wolf speed. I tried to concentrate on any sounds around me. After a few minutes, I heard the snap of twigs. After some time I smelt blood. My senses perked up and after a moment I smelt my mate.

In a moment, a large dark brown wolf with green eyes came towards me. Large. Equal to the size of Ryan's wolf. How could it be possible for a wolf to look this great? Blood dripped from his jaw. Did he eat anything? He stood a few feet away from me and suddenly shifted to his human form. Naked. Did he want to kill me or something? My wolf drooled at him. She was saying dirty things to me. My wolf and I together imagined those dirty things with him.

"Like the view?" he asked and I came out of my trance. I lifted my eyes to his face. Quickly I turned away. s**t, he caught me.

"Where can I find some clothes?" he asked. I pointed to a tree without looking at him. A deep sexy chuckle vibrated from him.

"You can see if you want", he said. Tease eh?

I took three deep breaths to control my racing heart and blushed cheeks. I turned back and found him with pants and shirtless. Those sexy abs.

'Not again', I reminded myself.

Boldly I removed my shirt and stood in a sports bra. His eyes darkened and he growled. I walked near to him. His eyes roamed over my body. Strangely it made me more confident. I crossed my arms to my chest.

"Like the view?" I mocked. He shook his head violently and his eyes turned back to brown.

"Now tell me, what you are doing here?" I asked. He tried to walk away.

"Don't you dare. It's my pack. You are an intruder now. I demand a proper explanation for your actions."

He chuckled and moved close to me. Extremely close. His scent surrounded me. He leaned close to my ear. "You supposed to be in your house Princess. Not in wild", he said in a husky tone.

"Eva", I heard John before I answer Jack.

"Stay back", John ordered Jack.

"Where is your alpha?" Jack asked.

"Eva, move back from him", John said coming towards us.

"He is alpha Jack of North Mountain", I said. John understood no threat.

"Pearl Moon hired some rouges for revenge. Say your alpha to be careful", Jack said.

"Are you okay?" John asked and I nodded.

"Alpha was on his way to pack house. They just crossed the borders safely", John said. I heave a sigh of relief. We went back to pack house along with my mate.

Once we reached the pack house, I saw four other wolves including Jack's beta. Luca was talking to them. Jack went to his pack wolves. I went inside. Chole, Alex's mate came towards me. Rain was just behind her.

"Are you okay?" both asked in unison. I nodded.

I found my mother and aunt throwing orders at staff. They asked me how I was and I answered. My brothers arrived. Evan, Alex, and Jack were talking about something. Ryan was talking to my father and uncle while Skylar stood silently behind him. I went to her and at the same time, mom and aunt came to her. I greeted her. Even before we talked, they pulled her with them. Evan called for a meeting in an hour.

"Eva, please look after the arrangements for our guests", Evan asked and I accepted. A couple of omegas already running errands.

"Marth, please arrange guest rooms", I said. She nodded.

I went to the kitchen to suggest a menu for the staff. Stella was already there talking with our head chef.

"I got it. Better go and help your mate", I said. Before she answer Rain popped up in the kitchen helping her hand. Stella retired and we handled the kitchen.

I got the link from Martha saying she arranged the rooms. I went back to the living room. I informed Alex and he asked the guests to leave to their rooms. I guided them to the guest room lounge. I felt that intriguing gaze of Jack on my back. He was following close.

"Your room", I said pointing to the door before me. He smirked and went inside. What's that smirk for?

I took my steps inside. I cleared my throat. He knew my presence but didn't turn back. "What you think about that rouges?" I asked.

"Nothing", he spat.

"Did you kill anyone?" I asked. He hummed. Why the f**k I was trying to talk to him?

"What you want?" he asked.

"I.. I." I exhaled.

"I want to talk about us", I said in a low tone.

"What us? There is no chance of us", he said.

"But the...", I couldn't complete my words.

"If you are asking about what happened between us in the palace. Consider it a mistake. It's just the heat of the moment. And I had no interest in you", he spat. I gulped the lump formed in my throat.

He took his steps towards me and stood near to me. He moved his head towards my neck and sniffed. My heart rate increased for his proximity. I tightly closed my eyes and smelt his scent. I heard his chuckle near my ear and opened my eyes. He moved back.

"I have a proposal. I heard s*x with the mate is amazing. You can be my s*x buddy..", he said. He again leaned close to my ear and whispered, "..or be my mistress."

"Obviously, you don't deserve to be my luna. You don't worth it", he said. I didn't find any joke in his words.

"You better stop w*****g with the prince and think about me. Trust me, I can do better than him."

He moved away. "You can thank me later for saving you from the pain of rejection", he added, before going inside the bathroom.

I walked out of the room. Humiliation was the only thing I felt. I have probably never faced something like this before. I felt my insides burning with rage and pain. I continued to walk out. I restrained my tears from spilling out. I found Luca and someone else going towards Dungeons. It might help with distraction.

"Where do you think you are coming?" Luca asked after finding me following them.

"To meet the prisoner", I answered and walked past him. Among five wolves who attacked, four were killed and one was prisoned.

"Stop there. He is not a celebrity. You can meet and ask for a selfie. Stay here", he said sternly. I gave him a look and ignored him.

"My dad will have my head if he finds that I allowed you downstairs", he said.

"Then don't tell him", I said and walked in.

It was dim as always. I was never allowed here when I was a child. I was still not allowed but I sneaked in a few times and my brothers covered it. Cells from the first order were empty. I took a left turn and found three men before a cell. John, Silas, and North Mountain pack wolf. I walked towards them.

"What are you doing here?" John asked me.

"Same as you", I answered.

A man lay on the floor with blood all over the place. I could imagine the level of torture. North Mountain pack man threw water on that man from outside. He screamed and scurried away. He tried to get rid of water from his skin. I guess they diluted wolfsbane in water to the level it could burn the skin, but not too deep.

"Stop it and get the words out of him", I said, more like an order.

"Everything has its procedure", Silas commented. These men had a few more torture plans under their sleeves.

"If you don't want to be tortured more, spill the bean", I said, walking closer to the cell. Luca pulled me back even before I touch the bars.

"I.. I don't know anything", the prisoner said in a low tone.

"Why the f**k you and your friends attacked our alpha?" the North Mountain man asked.

"We were a group of rouges living with humans. We used to participate in underground fights for money. Yesterday, a man met us and offered a huge sum to kill the Alpha. Alpha was away from his pack and less escorted. So, we agreed", he said.

"Who's that man?" Luca asked.

"I don't know. I had never seen him before", he said and coughed out blood.

"Was he a wolf?" I asked.

"He covered his scent. He might be a wolf. His eyes were red", he said.

"What else do you know", John demanded. They may continue their torture to get a few more words out of him. I couldn't stand their ways and went out. After that, I went to my room and locked it inside. Many things run through my mind. Pearl Moon rode for revenge. Already attacked Jack. My brothers were under threat. For Ryan, it's not just a pack issue. It's about his mate. Rouges. How could a pack make deals with rouges?

Quickly I changed my clothes. I wore black jeans paired with a white shirt. I went downstairs to attend the meeting. The room was filled with all high-ranked males. Jake and Evan sat on both sides of the table facing each other. Ryan and Alex sat beside Evan. Jack's beta and gamma sat with him. Remaining occupied chairs randomly. I sat on the couch beside a north mountain pack member. He looked too young to be here. A teenager. He smiled at me and I replied. Meanwhile, Luca and remaining walked in.

"What do you get?" Evan asked Luca. He said everything we learned from that rogue.

"A may-be-wolf who covered his scent hired them to kill you", the boy beside me stated.

"He could be a pack wolf or another rogue", Alex said.

"That prisoner said that he eavesdropped on a part of a phone conversation that a red-eyed man had with someone else. He didn't get any names from it. But he heard mention of gamma's mate", Luca said, looking at Ryan. Our guess was correct. It was indeed pearl moon.

"How could a pack have searched for rogues and planned an attack in such a short time?" I voiced out my thoughts.

"You mean some others involved in it", Jack asked.

" Maybe", I said. He slowly nodded thinking about something.

"Why would a pack hire rogues when they have trained warriors?", a man asked.

"To avoid consequences if ever caught", Silas answered.

"Instead of trying to get their Alpha out, why were they behind us?" another one asked. It was a valid point. Everyone bought up their thoughts.

"By the way, who was this mysterious red-eyed maybe-wolf who fished rogues in the human world? Is he a pack wolf or not?" the boy beside me asked. Few said he was a pack wolf and few said, rogue.

"Shadow gang", I said.

It's a gang of rouges. Assassins. They were ruthless. They had close connections with the human underworld. They were involved in drugs, weapons, smuggling, and many other illegal businesses. They were renowned for their perfection rate. If they took over a task, they would complete it with 100 percent. Royal packs and many others trying to get rid of that gang for years. For the past 4 years, they have been isolated and we thought they had been killed or moved to some other country. After today's incident, I couldn't help my thoughts wandering about that gang.

"No one has heard them for years", a north mountain man commented.

"It doesn't mean they don't exist", I answered.

"First we have to find the next move of our enemies", Evan said.

"I will look into the internal affairs of Pearl Moon. I will try to find as much as I can", Jack said.

"I will talk to the king about the issue. I will try to find if anyone is out helping Pearl Moon Alpha", Evan said.

"I will work on Shadow gang", I said.

"It's foolish to waste time on baseless assumptions", Jack said in a displeased tone. He shouldn't use that tone on me.

"For now, it's better to keep Shadow gang aside", Evan said. I didn't expect that from him. How could he take Jack's side? I didn't miss the smirk on Jack's lips.

Meeting continued on a few other possibilities. I couldn't focus on anything. I wanted to leave the room but I didn't want to show myself as weak in his presence. Everyone moved to the dining hall for lunch. Jack got a call and he walked out. I waited for him in the corridor.

"Hello Alpha", I greeted him with an extra sweet smile.

"Waiting for me?" he asked with a smirk.

"Yes. I thought about your proposal", I said in a low tone and walked close to him. I gave a slight push on his chest and he leaned against the wall behind him. That arrogant smile on his face irked me and at the same time made him hot. I was looking forward to wiping it away.

I placed my hands on his shoulders and rose on my toes to match his height. To my convenience, he adjusted himself a little lower. He placed his hands on my waist. Damn, sparks.

"I don't like your offer. No. You can't satisfy me", I whispered near his ear. I moved back from his gentle hold. I checked him from head to toe.

"Not impressive", I commented.

"I don't think you can do better than the prince", I mocked. His smile dropped and his jaw muscles stiffened. I expected this reaction as I hurt his male pride. I patted his arm with a sarcastic sweet smile and walked away. Mate bond. It's a two-way thing. Another male presence in my life hurt him as much as another female presence in his life hurt me. Let it hurt.