THE UNWANTED MATE

CHAPTER FOUR

Allister hummed at him in response but did not say anything else after that. "What do you want from me?" He said to him, He never asked the how or the what. It was the "why." "We cannot allow her to carry on, and you know that we must put a stop to her for good before she causes the darkness to grow. It has already reached our neighbors. What we need to do is put a stop to her." He said to him: Allister hummed as he nodded his head at him in agreement, as he knew that he was right. "Do you have any idea of her location or where we can find her?" he asked. He watched as he let out a sigh and grabbed a hold of the crystal ball that was in the center. He noticed a thick cloud form. "She is in the Water Crest Wolf Pack, an omega, I believe." He muttered. He watched quickly as the oak came into view and a figure of a girl with long black curls appeared. She had piercing green eyes and had her head vastly down as she was locked in a cell. Allister was left frozen by the sight of her. He did not know why, but she seemed to unlock something deep inside of him. "That is her". Grand said this to his own dismay. Allister had his gaze fixed on the damsel that was on the screen. He did not know what it was, but something almost animalistic inside of him was riled up by the mere sight of her. He knew that he could not react rashly, but he could tell that there was something off about her. "So what do we plan to do about her?" He said it after a moment, and he did not miss the fact that his voice was raspy and his tone was strained. He watched as the grand let out a sigh from his lips as he shook his head at him in response. Well, the good thing is that there is nothing that we are going to do. She is set to be burned alive by her pack. They want to kill her for murdering the Alpha’s son. Even without knowing it, she is still a danger to people. So once this is over, I am going to need you to retrieve her." Grand said. He looked towards him with a raised eyebrow in confusion as he wondered why. "Why me? You could have sent anyone out there, but why did you choose me specifically?" He asked him, and

he watched as he gave him a bright smile. "Because I can see that there is something dangerous about her. She may set off and attack one of our men, so because of that, I need this one to stay between the two of us. I cannot have you tell anyone else about what is going on," he said to him. He thought over it for a moment as he looked towards the glass one last time. This was what was best. After all, he did not like the fact that the girl was playing with his mind. He was relieved that soon enough he would get rid of her. "I am not aware of when it will happen. It could be a week or two. I need you to be ready to retrieve her corpse." Grand said, and he nodded his head at him in response as he sucked in a deep breath. With that, he turned to leave. This was nothing out of the ordinary for him. It was his duty to keep the balance across the realm, and there were times when that meant that he would do things that would be considered by some to be unethical. But in the end, he was not about to apologize for ensuring the safety of the people. He was doing it for them. And in truth, what they should have been grateful for was him. He spent the next few days focusing on his training. He did not know why the girl still continued to linger in his thoughts. It did not matter how hard he tried to keep his mind clear of her, she still seemed to linger in his head. On the seventh day, he realized he could not do it anymore and made his way back to the grand room. As his gaze drifted to the crystal dome, he found her tied up against a stake. He let out a venomous growl from his lips as something snapped inside him. He would not wait. He was going to get her now. He had his mind set, and he knew that it was irrational of him to think of doing something like that. He was also aware of the fact that Grand would retaliate, but he had not had a moment of peace since he had seen the girl. He had to put a stop to it himself. And so, as the night lay thick over the compound, he made his way out of the compound and headed towards the forest. He hoped that he would not be too late to put a stop to it. Without thinking, he shifted into his wolf form. He allowed his wolf to take control as everything seemed to pass by in a blur around him. By the end of the night, he knew that things would not be the same. What he did not know was that what he was doing was bound to secure their fates or assure their mutual doom.

… Rebecca could barely lift her head. Her gaze was fuzzy, and her eyes were unfocused. At that moment, all she wanted to do was die. She wished that they would have killed her earlier so that she would be sure that all of it was over once and for all, but they did not. It had been two weeks at least. Or so she thought.