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ALPHA ORION.
The leader of the trackers wasn’t happy when I told him what had happened. He was so angry and I could swear that if his fellow was here, he would have ripped the man into pieces for letting that bitch slip through. But on another thought, I knew that it wasn’t totally the man’s fault. Tianna was too fast for him. Even though he had been there, waiting patiently patiently to grab whoever that would run out of the cave, she burst through and nearly knocked him down.
He had lost his footing but grabbed her. She used her claws to slice at his hands, making him scream in pain before leaving her alone. She took the advantage and ran for her life. He stood up almost immediately, enraged, and ran after her.
“How long has it been?” The man asked me before looking at the direction they had followed. I shrugged and shook my head, not knowing what to tell him.
“Hasn’t been too long. Four minutes, five, somewhere there.” He shook his head as he heard me say that.
“Well, there is no way I’m going to wait for him to come back. I lost two men to Maya down there and I need to take her back as soon as possible so the Alpha can do whatever he wants with her. And I don’t think he’ll get her. If he has been chasing her down for the past five minutes, then he isn’t really going to catch her anymore. Who knows, he might be dead.” He said, shaking his head mournfully. There was a melancholic tone to his voice now, as if it had already happened.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
There was nothing we could do about this now. Without another word, he grabbed Maya who was on the floor, tied. She seemed to have fainted but was stirring now.
“She’s awake.” I informed him. He looked down at Maya and then back at me.
“That’s more than enough reason why we can’t stay here any longer. If the other girl comes back, I might be having a hard time taking care of both.” He said before he leaned and grabbed Maya before tanking her over his shoulders. She screamed in pain as he started to walk back to the path we had followed while coming here. I felt so accomplished with Maya being caught, and I couldn’t wait for the other tracker to come back with Tianna, dead or alive, I wouldn’t care. I nodded.
“In that case, let us leave immediately and go back to the Pack. In sure the Alpha must be waiting for us right now.” I said, already feeling hopeful of the whole thing. At least, we weren’t going to have our tactics revealed to Alpha Venom, unless Maya had told Tianna everything before now. My thoughts were inherited when she started to scream again. I looked to see her struggling feebly against the tracker who threatened he would hurt her again if she didn’t get quiet. She calmed down immediately and we continued our journey in peace.
Upon our return to the Pack, Alpha Ryker was waiting for us. He looked so stern, yet expectant.
“Orion,” he greeted, as soon as she was dropped on the floor with a resounding thud. She moaned in pain. “Is this Maya?” He asked me. I nodded as I stared down at her in complete disgust.
“Yes, Alpha Ryker. We caught her a long way away from the boundary. One of the trackers has gone after the other woman. I suppose she should be brought back there very soon, depending on when she gets caught. He nodded and considered what I had just said.
“What about the others, the other trackers?” He asked.
I shook my head. “She killed them.”
He looked down at her and stroked his jaw thoughtfully. I knew he wasn’t bothered a bit about the death of his men, but instead by her power, the kind of power she had used to defeat the trackers, two of his finests.
“Take her to prison immediately and make sure there is nothing that will make her escape. In fact, chain her up and have the nurses treat her wounds. We must make sure she recovers fully before the battle. She will be of very good use. I will model her into what I want before the day.” He promised and that’s when she began to make a scene, shouting.
“I will never join you!” She yelled, tightening her jaw. Ryker didn’t respond, instead he stared down at her. One of his guards approached and slapped her on the face.
“You dare not talk to the Alpha like that.” He yelled at her, before he grabbed her hands and began to drag her towards the entrance of the Packhouse. Other guards joined in to avoid worsening her injury. They carried her and left immediately. After that, Ryker turned towards me with a not-so-pleased look on his face.
“I must admit, Orion, that I am disappointed in this mission. This wasn’t what I expected when I gave you my best men to bring back the girl and her friend. I wanted both of them back, but you just brought one back and let the other slip through your fingers, and now two of my most important warriors are dead.” I countered back.
“I gave the orders. It was their job to apprehend both women. Maybe you could have sent more of your men while we were going. In that way, nothing would have happened.” A very angry look flashed across his face immediately.
“Don’t you dare give reasons! Do you know what’s going to happen when the other girl gets back to her Pack and tells her Alpha everything? In case you’re not aware. This is not funny at all. If the other tracker doesn’t come back between today and tomorrow with that girl, whether dead or alive…” The rest of his words trailed off. I knew the rest of the words even though he hadn’t said it. I was in big trouble. And it could be too late to make a difference.