All Chapters of THE ALPHA'S MATE IS AN ASSASIN: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

GEMMAI remained with them until they fell asleep. Both mother and daughter were mournful, and I tried to imagine what their family was like before their father was killed for trying to protect them. For their sake, I took off my armour-it had become heavy and arduous anyway-and carried the little girl in my arms. She had become comfortable with the idea of being carried by me, and was more relaxed, to my joy.They spread out a mat and lay on it, while I stood guard though they invited me to come join them. When at last I heard two gentle snores, I slipped out of the house, with my mind racing over plans to help them, to have them feel the loss of their father a little less. I knew it would not be easy, but I was determined to do whatever it took to keep them safe.Wearing the armour back on my frame was exhausting, but I did it anyway and went out, moving myself back into the deserted streets, while surprised that Alfred should be so evil, and daring enough to carry out such plans un

GEMMA The woman and her daughter screamed in terror."Relax... It's me." I told them. "But the Alpha?""A number of soldiers brought him here," the woman said, regaining her composure after the scare I put her through. "They said that the Rebel Army are putting up a quick attack, and they are trying to contain them.""They left no soldiers to stay with you?""They all rushed off without waiting.""They won't make it. Not unless we can wake him up."I turned towards the man that lay in the room and there was Alpha Grey, the leader of the Suro Kingdom, lying on the mat they had spread earlier to sleep themselves. His eyes were closed shut and his chest rose and fell with slow breaths. I approached him cautiously, still feeling the blood of the soldier I killed on my hands. I dropped to my knees near him and dared to kiss him, touching his white hair, but he still did not move. It made me wonder why... why the Moon Goddess would always place him in my power when I was supposed to kill

ALPHA GREY I ran like a madman and climbed atop a tower. There, on the highest point, I shifted to my werewolf form and howled the loudest I ever have, calling for my men to gather to me. At first, there was no response, so I howled again, and this time some dark figures started to rush towards the bottom of the tower. An arrow whizzed past my ear as I looked down upon them, and another arrow struck me full in the chest, sending a hurt through my body.They had only turned on my murderous instinct, and raging, I jumped to the bottom of the tower where they were gathered. The first of them to attack came at me without warning in the form of a shadowed figure lunging from the dark, his blade glinting in the faint moonlight. I waited for him to come to me and drove my fist into his gut, while he coughed something wet and warm on me as he doubled over. I did not give him time to recover, seizing his wrist and twisting it until I heard the crack of his bone. With two more of the rebels

ALPHA GREY I took the bodies out myself before returning to them, setting them at ease.Still, tension remained in the air between all four of us, and I could feel it. They made a small fire in the centre of the room, and we sat around it, staring into them. All was eerily quiet, and I could feel them staring at me when I wasn't looking."Is this how you stare at fires in the north for nothing, little one?" I asked, beckoning on the girl to come to me. She moved towards me with slow steps and I drew her into my lap to pat her hair when she was close enough. It seemed to encourage her confidence, because she spoke after it."Not all the time. Father and Mother used to tell me stories."My head instinctively turned towards the woman, and I saw the pain flash in her eyes from her daughter's words. As I watched, she raised her head and her eyes met mine for a second before she looked away again, hurriedly brushing something off her cheek. This reaction of hers stabbed at my heart, and I

ALPHA GREY Over the next few days, I lived not as Alpha, but as a commoner.Rose managed to find some of her husband's old clothes that had long been out of use, tore them apart into neat pieces, and joined them together again with an intricate but backbreaking sewing process in order to create a cloak I could wear and which would have a hood that could hide my face at the same time. She also gave Gemma one of her old clothes as they were of almost the same size, and since Gemma had no notable features that she could be recognised by if my men saw her, less enthusiasm was put into her disguise.Though not a word was said, I could feel the neighbour's questions thrown around about who the new man with Rose was, and how soon she had gotten with a new one right after her husband's death. However, I always spoke to her in private about the importance of what I was doing. It was to avenge her husband and for her sake, so that they would all get the justice they deserved. She understood to