Celeste opened it up, finding a small perfume bottle filled with a clear, watery substance and a crushed up paper. She took out the bottle, handing it to Zillon. "I suppose that's it and this..." She picked up the paper. "Must be what she was talking about. I wonder what's written inside...why did she not fold instead of crushing it?""Go ask her, Kitcat, nobody here would know...but how about opening it so we can see too?"Celeste looked down at the paper, slowly starting to unfold it, she didn't know what would be inside. She was curious, anxious too, but she was also scared.What if it was a letter broadcasting just how worthless and disgusting she was? What if it was a letter of degradation?Celeste's hands shook as she finally got it opened up, her eyes zooming in on the words written on it...'It's ironic, I know...the same thing that happened to you is now happening to m—'A hand settled over the paper, blocking

*BEFORE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER*"What's so wrong with wanting to find out if you were being played? We were so close...it couldn't have all been fake. He told me to be strong, if not physically, then mentally...he taught me so many things, been there so many times, he even took care of me when I was sick. Why go so far for revenge? Something must be off, I can't see myself believing that Xavier would order the rogues to kill anyone. He was so gentle, so pure...I need to hear him say it, the Xavier I know is way too nice to ruthlessly play somebody."Zillon sighed. "Sometimes I wish I could ignore that desperate look in your eyes. Everytime you beg...I give in." He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Is that why you always do it? Are you taking advantage of me?"Celeste shook her head. "No...never, I just want to know what's going on...I want to understand the situation. You say that I'm your Luna, doesn't a Luna help her alpha? Especially in times like this.""And there y

Zillon stepped out of the darkness of the dungeon and into the light of the outside, turning to stare at Liam and Fredd. "I'm leaving Celeste with mom and dad as soon as the sky gets dark, we're going on patrol tonight because if it really wasn't Xavier all along, then we're in trouble. We need to delve pass our borders, we need to take this more seriously...we're under attack and here I was thinking that it was just a petty little revenge. We have the same product they have...it might not be much, but it's probably enough to cover our tracks for tonight." He sighed, the stern look on his face not changing. "I want you to the east Liam... Fredd to the west...I'll take the south as for the north borders...I'll get one of the best fighters here to cover it. The link between us will be open and there'll be no men on patrol, just us. I want everybody at there best games...nobody else should die, especially not you guys."Fredd and Liam nodded at him. "Noted."

The woman's hands covered her breast and in shame brought her legs close together as she sat on the floor. "Please...I beg of you, don't kill my mate...we come in peace...Xavier... we've come to see our alpha."Zillon would've tilted his head in confusion if his jaws weren't hinged around the beast beneath him neck."We're from the underground cave you raided a week ago...though I can't pick up your scent, I know it's you who took him...your colour is one of a kind." Her eyes glided down to the wolf she had claimed to be her mate, then back up at Zillon. "Your men already killed some of us, even tonight we're being hunted like dogs… blood there was so much blood, if we didn't run away, we'd be dead too...have mercy we've never harmed a pack before and we'd never harm yours."Zillon's eyes squinted at that...blood? His men knew better than to kill before questioning, moreover, they'd ask him first.Connecting to the open link, Zillon reached out to

Zillon started his walk back to his parent's house, naked and dirty. He was tired and stressed out. Last night he had told the pack that he'd protect them no matter what and now he doubt he could. He was even considering negotiating with the enemy, but that would damage his pride too much. He had to fight back...but how? John was the Pack's best man and if they could take him down bare handed while he was in his wolf form, then they could do the same to every other warrior in the pack. Sure the Forrester pack came second to the alpha king's, but it was nothing incomparable to theirs. Sighing, he ran a hand through his hair, his eyes fluttering to the left when he heard footsteps. An elder...the same one who told him about Celeste's heat approached him, his staff in his hand. "Greetings Alpha..." Zillon bowed his head and c