Chapter 30

VANCE

I kicked the man in the stomach and he rolled over on the ground, in pain. 

Before he could escape, I placed my feet on his chest, and I took the list from him. 

"Give it to me! You're not qualified to touch that!" The man screamed at me. 

I signalled at one of the guards with me and he promptly held down the man. 

"Is it that Trevor is unafraid of death? You are all unafraid of death? He actually sent you, a scout, to our border, to check what we are up to?" I asked the man , a sneer on my face. 

He was one of Trevor's scouts that we had caught near our border, and this time, I was able to catch him before he killed himself. 

"Hmph! Do you think you are impressive just because you caught me?" He sneered at me. 

I scoffed, not wanting to waste my time on him. The only reason he was still alive and running his mouth was because of the list I had on him. 

"What list is this?" I asked the man, as I opened it. 

"It's a list of all of the people who deserve to die! The people who have turned their backs on the alpha! As soon as he has the pack firmly in his hands, the alpha is going to come for them and he will make sure that every single one of them pays!" The man bragged. 

I had to admit, Trevor was pretty impressive for raising an army who was deathly loyal to him and who would die for him and his course in a heartbeat. 

"I see...." I said, as I read through the list. 

There was only one name that was underlined, and my eyes went wide when I saw it. 

Camile. Trevor had Camile's name underlined in this list! 

"What does this mean?!" I asked as I threw the list at the face of the scout. 

The scout laughed out loud when he realized what I had shown him! 

"The Alpha is going to reclaim what's his. she may have lost her mind for now because of your lies but she is going to come to her senses soon as soon as she sees the Alpha! He will explain to her!" The man bragged confidently. 

By what's"his" I guessed he was referring to Camile. 

Trevor really saw Camile as his property! 

I thought back to what Camile had said before she passed out. 

Trevor was spreading lies about her...he was making everyone think that she was nothing more than a crazy woman whose words could not be taken seriously. 

Obviously, this scout believed that Camile was crazy! 

"We are taking him back to the castle," I ordered. 

Perhaps....there was more use for this person. 

....

"Alpha," Brandon came to me as soon as I arrived at the castle. 

It was late, but it was obvious that he had been waiting for my arrival. 

"How has the pack been?" I asked, I had been gone for a few days, and I know that without me here, things wouldn't be looking up. 

"Not good," Brandon said, shaking his head worriedly. 

I stopped and turned to him, "what do you mean?" 

"Alpha, I asked you this when she first got here ...do you really think that it's a good idea to keep Camile here? I admit that I looked down on her in the past. I admit that she has been a good asset to us ever since all of this started. But I can't help but feel that the losses far outweigh that gains. For our sake ...and for her sake ....I really don't think that she should be here, " Brandon said, still shaking his head. 

"Can you please just get straight to the point?" I demanded. 

"Alpha...the pack has been in chaos ever since you left. They are blaming Camile....their voices may be small now, but they are just going to get louder and louder. Having an outsider in the castle while we are being attacked....it's not a good move,"Brandon said. 

"Where is she?" I asked Brandon. 

"Alpha, are you listening to me, for the sake of the pack and for Camile's sake, I think we should send her away! If you are worried, I can make sure that she's protected but she...." 

"I asked a question Brandon. WHERE. IS. SHE?" I asked , taking a pause on each word. 

"She told me she would be in the library but alpha...." 

I turned and headed for the library. 

"You know that we can't send Camile away now. You know how much help she has been ever since she got here. Do you think we'd have been able to figure out what Trevor is thinking if she wasn't here?" I asked Brandon as I headed for the library. 

Brandon shook his head, "of course not but....alpha...she is starting to pose a danger to us and to herself. It's just too dangerous to keep her around for now!" He continued to insist. 

"And do you suggest we send her away and fight off Trevor on our own ? Do you think we can understand that man the way she does?" 

I just wasn't willing....I wasn't willing to send her away! 

"Is it just about the insight she can provide for us....or is this about you, Alpha? Do you not just want to see Camile leave?" Brandon asked me .

I didn't reply to Brandon, but I didn't have to. Even though I didn't say anything,  I knew that he understood my thoughts well. 

Camile provided an insight on Trevor no one else could, and also, I couldn't let her go. I just could not do that. 

"Stay outside," I ordered Brandon when we got to the library. 

Then, I went inside alone. 

I saw her, bent over a table, looking over old files and archives of war seriously. 

I felt something shifted in my heart as I watched her, but I could not figure out what it was. I did not want to....just yet. 

"What are you doing?" I asked her quietly. 

Camile stood up to face me, a lifeless look in her eyes. 

"If you want to win this Vance, you need me. Let me help you plan your strategy!”