Chapter 3: Strange Order

George's POV 

I kept wondering why my heart was pounding in my chest like someone who was in danger, yet it was a feeling I couldn't explain. A feeling that made me warm and excited? I have never felt that way before. 

It wasn't a battlefield I was entering, whereas as a warrior, my blood was hot, and my muscles and senses were active. This was a dungeon. Yet, I felt something I didn't understand until I got inside. 

Young, fair, soft, pretty— eyes filled with flames of fire, and her body filled with blood. The Gamma of Red Sky Pack. But right now, I wasn't seeing her as the Gamma, as a warrior, but as—

“Mate,” I almost staggered back at the shocking confession of my wolf. My eyes widened as I slowly stepped closer to the cell. 

What the fuck?!

How? 

How on earth is my sworn enemy my mate? Is the goddess making a joke out of me? 

Years— years, all my life, I have been searching and desiring my mate, and she made my mate my enemy? 

“Do not touch her. Do not touch our mate,” Laine groaned. I was conflicted as I stood in front of her bloody, beaten flesh. 

I did this, I ordered her to be beaten. 

Once the warriors returned and informed me that they had captives, and mentioned the Gamma as well. I was more than delighted to instruct them to torture the Gamma till he spoke. 

First of all, the Gamma is a girl, and second, my mate. 

I watched her mouth moving, she was saying words, speaking about how she has information and she's willing to tell if I let her warriors go. 

My heart breaks for her. My eyes scanned her body whole as I wondered how much torture she had received in my name to finally wish to confess. 

A Gamma has been trained to withhold pain. She was going to confess because we had broken through, and that was supposed to excite me if it were someone else hanging right here in front of me. 

Her hands were tied upwards to the roof with chains made from wolfbane. She has been injected with wolfbane also. She cannot shift, and neither can she mind link anyone. I did this to her. 

“I am Kyra Dew, the Gamma of the Red Sky pack, and I am willing to give you all the information that you need. Just let the rest of my warriors go.”

Her voice sounded like a sweet melody to my ears, and her accent made me dream sweet dreams while standing. I could picture us living life as a perfect couple together with the most beautiful children running around in this pack. My pack. 

As she spoke, as she pleaded, her voice kept making my heart palpitate. My fingers clenched because I was trying so hard not to touch her soft cheeks. 

“Release every one of the Red Sky Pack's soldiers and let them go,” I ordered. 

“My lord?” They gasped, wondering, asking themselves, staring at each other, if they had heard me correctly. 

I watched her also. Her eyes went wide, she was staring at me like I was a ghost or I had grown two heads. But why should she? She is my mate. And I'll do anything for my mate—or else…

My eyes widened as they snapped to stare deeper into her eyes. I moved closer to her. 

She didn't seem to notice. She didn't react to it. Does she know…

I moved closer to her until I was a few inches from her. I held her chin, lifted it, and looked into her eyes. 

No way! 

That damn Red Sky Pack! She's immune. Immune to feeling or sensing her mate. Why would they do that? 

“Alpha,” Felix called, and I blinked. Kyra lifted her head, staring at me with deadly glares, but I turned from her. 

“Remove the chains. Take all of them back to Red Sky Pack. Leave this one,” I pointed at her. 

They began to unchain them when I turned back to her, “See, we're setting them free. Give us the information that we need.” 

“You think I am a fool?” She asked, her hands still hanging up, making me uncomfortable, but I tried not to order her release, also. “How am I sure they will get to the pack?”

“I am a man of my word,” I told her.

“I don't believe an enemy one bit,” she spat, and I almost choked. Fierce one. Huh? 

“You're the one in chains, yet you're the one giving the conditions. I said you have my word.” I walked around her. The clothes she wore had been torn by the whips. My jaws clenched. I wish to kill all those who did this to her. 

Yes, I gave the orders, but I wish they hadn't followed them. 

“I will speak when I know they are safe back at the Red Sky Pack,” she stated, and I chuckled, 

“That will be a loss on our part if you no longer give us the information we need,” I responded. This is war. Does she think we're in some beauty pageant? 

“You have my word,” she smirked. 

“Oh,” I stood by the side in shock, she was using my words right back. 

I walked closer to her again, closer than the first. A few movements and our noses would collide. We stared at each other, her gaze held mine. I observed— observed if I would see something… anything, but no. I didn't. 

“Fine!” I murmured before turning away from her, “I'll be back tomorrow. They should be back at Red Sky Pack before then.” 

“How would I know they have arrived?” She asked. 

“You'll mind link one of them. Then you'll know.” 

“Alpha George—”

“I know what I am doing, Felix,” I stopped Felix before he could finish his statement.

“Of course,” he replied with a bow. 

Kyra nodded, and so did I, before turning to leave. I got to where Felix stood and patted his shoulder, 

“Unchain her.” 

“My lord—”

“Do as I say.”