Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 115

All of the animosity trained from her face, replaced by confusion. “I’m sorry for your loss, and I hope you get the answers you seek. But it is a very dangerous time right now. You are standing in the crosshairs of a volatile conflict. We have not been able to confirm where everyone’s loyalties stand. For your own sake and that of your sister, it would be better for you to return to her right now. Stay away because the blood of many wolves is going to be shed.”

“I can’t leave, not yet. Tell me what happened. Have you tried negotiations? I didn’t come here for that, but maybe I can help.” Truthfully, the last thing I wanted to involve myself with was a war. Hycinth needed me now more than ever.

Sydney replied flatly, “We’re at war because Hycinth left him.”

tood…

eart sank.

ust knew I wasn’t going to like the answer.

enses were gone. Her bottom lip quivered. “He’s not

. It was true

d not to see it coming. I leaned forward

but didn’t of

ey, I thought the feuding ended when Alpha Grant died. Who is leading the opposition and why?” It just didn’t make any sense to m

other pack. As far as their reasoning, we just assumed it was the same as it’s been for decades-territory.”

secondary to the more important question. “What happened with Leander? Is he strong enough to fight them?”

s own life.”

e.

’s Wolf had already tried to take his own

ged breath.

idn’t seem to be motivated by war, but only by the Alpha, she worried about. Hands twisting together, she anxiously waited for my reply.

their relationship, but I answered honestly, “She wants to return to him. She’s been working through her issues. She just doesn’t know how…and she doesn’t think he either Leander or the pack will welcome her back.” It really wasn’t my place t

learly not expecting my response either. I watched the calculation begin as she absorbed my information. T

she returns, do you plan on challenging her from Leander?”

ering me and walked into the kitchen.

s going to allow Hycinth to walk into that kind of a f****d up situation.

he pulled two beers from the refrigerator and handed one to me. Flicking her wrist, she twisted off the cap and turned up the drink, swallowing deeply. Wiping her lips with the back of her hand, she refused to look at me and stared off at a point on the wall to the side. I studied her profile. Her bottom lip quivered, but she was trying to hold it together. The rush of emotions playing along the surface surprised me. She looked in pain.

d, “I hate this pack so much.”

hey could all be wrong.

Her troubled eyes glistened. “They killed my mate.”

m still wrapped around her side, I tugged her forward, back toward the living room. “Come on.”

nk.

me what happened to him.

ck. His name was Jason.”

isting the urge to ask more questions, I waited to let her speak.

w him that one time. Just once…” her fea

se, and the timing couldn’t have been worse. There we were, standing on opposite sides of the war, meeting for the first time. And then everything went hor

rry.”

as if I hadn’t spoken, still

n Leander’s mother?”

nd then suddenly, everything changed. Alpha Grant charged toward her. By this point, Jason knew who she was to me. He reacted instinctually. He tried to save her, but the Alpha’s claws took out his throat with one mighty sweep. First Jason, and then Maddie, and I never understood why. Obviously, our talks end-“

cidence here.

eyes widened at, what I was sure was, a murderous expression on my face. She whispered, “What’s wrong?”

d barely get the words out, “was her name Madison?”

did you know that? Did you know her?”

shook, the beer in the

t and headed toward the hallway.

had no intention of just waiting for her to return and quickly scrambled after her. If she was bothered by my presence right on her heels, she didn’t say anything. We entere

hout the benefit of her smell, but my Wolf new immediately. There was no doubt in his mind. Clutching the tiny piece of jewelry like my life depended on it, my body curled in on itself. I held it to my lips. “It’s her!” my voice hitched as a sob broke f

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