chapter 39

KAELION POV

Seliora seemed to have stopped fighting this time.

In no time, I was certain she would discover why her father did what he did to my pack. Afterwards, I will then launch another attack to kill him, once and for all this time.

I had no idea what to do with Seliora afterwards, but for now, I had Lexi's burial to plan.

I hated that she had to die like this but hated the fact that she died in the pack house which was meant to be safe.

She was supposed to be under my protection.

If Seliora was right about one of my pack members being a traitor, I was ready to do whatever it took to find whoever did this to her even if it meant giving Seliora access to the library so she could get the information she needed.

“It’s time, Kaelion,” Jackson said, stepping into the office.

“She was supposed to be safe here, Jackson. I failed Lexi just as I failed every one of my pack members who was killed by Alpha Thane,” I muttered, picking up the empty bottle of wine that was lying on the table.

“This isn’t your fault, Kaelion,” Jackson responded but I was too angry.

Angry at the situation and how everything seemed to be going out of my control.

“Fuck!” I growled, smashing the empty bottle of wine against the wall.

“Easy, Kaelion,” Jackson stated, rushing towards me.

“We have to bury Lexi, the pack members are waiting. Pull yourself together.”

“I am going to find who managed to do this under my watch and shred him into pieces, Jackson,” I whispered to him, looking into his eyes.

“What do you need me to do?” He asked, nodding his head in agreement.

“Nothing, I have got all of this under control,” I muttered, finally managing to pull myself together. “Let’s go bury her.”

I hated burials so much.

Maybe it was because I had witnessed so much of it in the past few months or maybe it just reminded me again and again of all the people I had lost.

I didn’t know Lexi quite well but she was one of the few people in the pack who supported me. She never questioned my decision and was already ready to help.

As I walked outside of the house, I looked down on her body which had been wrapped in a white piece of cloth and placed in a coffin.

“Take her into the car,” I demanded, making my way towards the car.

The pack guards followed my instructions and after they were done, I got into the car with Jackson while some of the pack members also got into the bus.

“Drive!” I demanded.

The journey to the pack cemetery which was thirty minutes away reminded me of the day Misha was buried.

The journey to the cemetery felt like the longest journey of my life. I felt nothing but emptiness and only looked out of the window while imagining how good it was going to feel to avenge her death.

“Are you okay?” Jackson asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. “You seem lost.”

“I’m good, man,” I whispered.

A few minutes later, the car came to a halt and I stepped out of the car with Jackson by my side. Lexi’s coffin was taken out and carried towards the ground which been dug while Jackson and I followed behind them.

“Are you sure you don’t want me to do anything about this, Kaelion?” Jackson asked in a low tone. “This is a big deal, a member of our pack was killed in our own home.”

“I know it is. All I need you to do is stop this news from spreading. No one must hear about this,” I stated.

“It’s time,” One of the pack members stated as Lexi's coffin got placed down.

“We are here today to bury one of our own, Lexi,” I stated with a straight face. “She was a loyal pack member, a friend and so much more. She would be greatly missed and will forever be in our hearts.”

Afterwards, a few more pack members spoke about Lexi while I looked on anxiously.

I hated being here. It was the same place Misha was buried.

About thirty minutes later, Lexi’s coffin was lowered into the ground and sealed.

I instantly turned back towards the car and entered with Jackson.

“Drive now!” I demanded.

As the driver drove off, my mind flashed back again to how I had made a promise to Misha's grave to not come to see her until I killed whoever did this to her.

“You know what, I do need you to do something for me, Jackson,” I muttered, looking sideways at him. “Since Alpha Thane has not come to get his daughter as expected, I need you to find out where he has been hiding.”

“Okay,” Jackson replied.

The journey back to the pack house was a silent one. A million things ran through my head as the gentle breeze touched my face.

Not only was the only person I wanted to kill so badly still out there, but there was a traitor in my pack.

A traitor who must have been in the pack for so long.

“Who do you think killed Lexi?” I asked, breaking the silence in the car while looking sideways at Jackson who had been quiet.

“I would say Seliora,” He answered. “She might have killed her out of anger just like she attacked you on the day of the pack regale with a knife.”

Jackson must have figured Seliora attacked me out on his own since I still haven't told him about what Seliora did.

“She did not. Lexi told me she didn’t do it right before she died,” I muttered.

“Why did you lie to me on the pack regale day about her not attacking you, Kaelion?” Jackson asked while I stared at him blankly.

I possibly could not tell him I felt a little soft spot for the daughter of our enemy.