Chapter 11

KIAN

Several hours had passed by since he discovered that his pack was being used as a passageway for illegal activities without his knowledge. That had contributed to his rage which resulted in him being unable to control it. The other Alpha had stood up, promising not to forget the humiliation he was subjected to that day. 

He didn’t care, not one fucking bit. If  war is what Alpha Thane wants then a fucking war he will get. His anger still hasn’t faded, leaving him no choice but to go to the training ground and train it out of his system, it was a healthy way to let out anger… or something like that. 

From the corner of his eyes, he could see Shade approaching him with a sword hidden behind his back. If he was in a better mood, he would have smirked at his attempt to catch him off guard. He blocks the attack as soon as he launches it, while Shade fights with a sword, he fights with his claws. 

He never likes weapons anyway, except when he’s hunting. He loves using his hands, it makes him feel good to know that his hands weren’t used for speaking only. Growing up, his guardian had tried to make him use weapons, afraid he would lose his arms in battle one day and that would render him completely unable to communicate. 

“You win!” Shade announced, collapsing on the floor with his sword several feet away from him. 

He smirks at him, extending his hand to help him up from the floor. They both turned in time to see Xavie making her way towards them. His frown deepened at her new  appearance, what the hell was she up to now? He knew he wouldn’t figure it out even if he tried. The female mind was a puzzle to him and he gave up trying to understand it a long time ago. 

Shade winks at him, clearly misunderstanding his dumb founded reaction. “I just remember there’s something I need to take care of, should I send for Tint?” 

She only spoke when Shade disappeared out of sight. “What do you think? I realize earlier that a memory loss isn’t enough to fool Alec, since Annika isn’t buying the whole thing. Knowing her, she will be working double time to prove to Alec that Nyx and Xavie are the same person.” 

He nodded, to let her know he was listening.  A part of him agrees with her logic even  though he thought changing her hair wasn’t really necessary. His plans wouldn't make Alec second guess her identity because he has been pulling a few strings of his own. 

“Well, if that’s all then. I better go get ready for tonight’s party.” 

He watched her leave, his chest tightening with pain which made it a bit difficult for him to breathe properly. He couldn’t even the way he was feeling, how unfair it was that Xavie got a second chance while his sister didn’t. Perhaps it’s the universe punishing him for his sins, he couldn’t save his sister. 

The more he thought about it, the more his fingers clenched in anger, the frustrating part of it all was the fact that he had no one but himself to blame for her death. If only he had been against the pairing a lot harder, if only… 

“Too late to take a picture now don’t you think? She’s long gone.” Derek’s voice cut into his brooding thoughts. 

He blinks, redirecting the focus of his gaze back to his guardian. “Now what?” He signed. 

“Now what? Now, can we talk about the decisions you’ve been making lately? How about you discarding all I have taught you about controlling your rage? You’re being very reckless and I’m not a fan of it. A few days ago, you married a woman who I’m not certain remembers her own name and now? We might have a war on our hands, war makes people miserable, especially the innocent citizens.

“Ha, this is really just about my wife isn’t it? You don’t like her? Fine! But I beg you to keep those opinions to yourself and as for Alpha Thane, he fucking had it coming.” He signed back with boredom. 

”Hmmm, the weather has been nice these past couple of days, we should go fishing soon.” 

“What? No!” He signed but it was useless. 

Derek already looked away from him, walking into the distance. He wanted to bang his head against the nearest surface so desperately in frustration but instead of doing that, he made his way back into the palace to freshen up. 

He knocked on the door, pausing to see if Xavie was inside. When there was no clear response, he made himself comfortable. He missed having the place all to himself and with Xavie around, he had to stay away.

About half an hour later, he emerged from the bathroom. If he were to know she may be in the room when he came out, he could have stayed in there longer because now things just got awkward between them. 

Her eyes widened in a way that made him frown, she immediately turned her back on him. “I’m sorry, I thought you were still at the training ground, I’ll give you some privacy now.” Then she fled, like she was chased. 

He looked down at himself the same way she had, shaking his head. Has she never seen a wet male before? For whatever reason, the idea stirred curiosity in him. Pushing her odd reaction from his mind, he starts getting dressed. 

They met again on the first floor with Tint already waiting for them, also dressed in formal attire. He looked down at Xavie, who still refused to meet his eyes so he had to grab her shoulders to turn her around to face him. 

He signed to her, leaving Tint to translate his words. “I will handle everything tonight.” 

She frowns back at him in confusion. “Handle everything? What’s the plan?” 

Fortunately, the driver’s presence rescued him from saying anything so he just gestures towards him, using his head. He could tell she had a lot of questions, questions he had no interest in answering. 

He was about to leave when she held him back. “You have to tell me the plan Kian, we have to work together, right?” 

He looked at Tint before signing his words to her. “We are going with your plan, you told me it’s the foundation right? So we are going with that until I can come up with one.” 

She lets me go, letting out a sigh of relief. “Oh, I thought you came up with one already. Never mind then, my plan will buy us enough time.” 

He lets her walk in front of him this time, he couldn’t trust her. He didn’t trust her, getting revenge on Alec meant more to him than anything else in the world and no one would screw that up for him!